The cover image of Walking Safaris of South Africa, and banner image for this website, is actually a scene in Botswana. Taken by Emil von Maltitz, it depicts Stuart Quinn leading a walking group at sunrise in Northern Tuli Game Reserve, a place we included in the book because it’s […]
In the heart of Kenya, the Laikipia Plateau has all the ingredients for a top class walking destination. It has an average elevation of 2000m which is not going to leave you breathless, but creates ideal conditions for expeditions on foot. Shaped by volcanic forces, the terrain is varied, with […]
The wind in the grass, a sharp impala bark, the chatter of oxpeckers, the bass rumble of a distant lion: this is the background music of a walk in the African wilds. It’s an aspect that can be lacking when driving because, even if the engine is turned off, it […]
Some mountains are happy to take second billing. While the Drakensbergs star in a billion photos and promotional videos, the Lebombo range stands in the shadows. Its name is less familiar, yet its mountains span the entirety of South Africa’s top safari zone. Its ancient volcanic rocks are the skeleton […]
South Africa’s original Wilderness Trails were rough adventures. In the 1950s, when game rangers Ian Player and Magqubu Ntombela started bringing visitors into iMfolozi and Lake St Lucia game reserves on foot, tents were not part of the kit list. Guests slept out in ‘bivvy’ bags, taking it in turns […]
By day they read tracks in the sand, and by night trace patterns in the star-scape. They can ID a soaring raptor in seconds, tell tales of the secret lives of ant colonies and describe a half dozen useful properties of the Shepherd’s tree. The depth of knowledge of a […]
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