When the water levels fall, the walking can begin. Marshes and pans shrink, small rivers turn into dusty dongas and large ones can be waded. The bush thins too, reducing the chances of unexpected close encounters with grumpy animals. Instead of watery floods, remote fly-camps are bathed in starlight from […]
South Africa might have the lion’s share of walking safari options, but there is a multitude of wonderful adventures in reserves throughout Southern and East Africa. Our companion site at walkingsafaris.africa has the most comprehensive list anywhere to be found. Click to see options from the Cape to Kenya.
“I leave the house at 5 AM and by 6 I’m already immersed in deep bushveld. It’s wild to have this place so close to home.” Aiden Blake guides trails at Dinokeng Game Reserve, and just like most of the reserve’s visitors he appreciates its biggest selling point – proximity […]
In the Kruger’s far north, a languid liquid thread brings life to the Pafuri triangle, the national park’s most biodiverse area. The Luvhuvhu river enters the park via a series of meandering sandstone canyons, where raptors soar and crocodiles gape on sandbanks. It gushes over age-polished stones in the shade […]
Serendipity plays a big role in a memorable walking safari. Each time we step out into the wilds, there’s a sense of trepidation, an expectation of the unknown, the anticipation of nature’s surprises. There’s fresh tracks in the sands by the river; a sighting of a bird new to the […]
An enormous volcanic eruption 1.3m years ago gave North West Province its star wilderness destination, and a place which today offers excellent wilderness walking. The circular shape of Pilanesberg National Park defines the remnants of that seismic event, a series of heavily eroded concentric rocky circles rising over 1500m above […]
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