MOBILE & WALKING SAFARIS
MOBILE & WALKING SAFARIS
Mobile and walking safaris in Africa combine the romance of a bygone era with the modern comforts and 5-star luxuries that travellers relish. Embarking on a walking safari—during which you travel on foot from one luxury mobile tent or lodge to the next—is unlike any adventure you will ever have. It transforms game viewing into game experiencing as you become part of the protected territories you traverse.
MOBILE AND WALKING SAFARIS IN AFRICA COMBINE THE ROMANCE OF A BYGONE ERA WITH THE MODERN COMFORTS AND 5-STAR LUXURIES THAT TRAVELLERS RELISH. EMBARKING ON A WALKING SAFARI—DURING WHICH YOU TRAVEL ON FOOT FROM ONE LUXURY MOBILE TENT OR LODGE TO THE NEXT—IS UNLIKE ANY ADVENTURE YOU WILL EVER HAVE. IT TRANSFORMS GAME VIEWING INTO GAME EXPERIENCING AS YOU BECOME PART OF THE PROTECTED TERRITORIES YOU TRAVERSE.
People have an inborn need to connect with other life forms. During these types of guided safaris, the connection to nature is incomparable and unhindered by vehicles and unnecessary technology. On foot, your senses come alive. Rustling leaves give away movements, tracks tell stories of moments recently passed and the warm African sun caresses your skin.
Walks in big game country can range anything from an hour to a few days or even a week. On multiday hikes you will rise to birdsong, the sun’s first rays or breakfast aromas before setting off to the next mobile camp with pre-erected furnished tents.
People have an inborn need to connect with other life forms. During these types of guided safaris, the connection to nature is incomparable and unhindered by vehicles and unnecessary technology. On foot, your senses come alive. Rustling leaves give away movements, tracks tell stories of moments recently passed and the warm African sun caresses your skin.
Walks in big game country can range anything from an hour to a few days or even a week. On multiday hikes you will rise to birdsong, the sun’s first rays or breakfast aromas before setting off to the next mobile camp with pre-erected furnished tents.
Dinner is enjoyed under billions of glittering stars around a fire in the company of fellow explorers.
Dinner is enjoyed under billions of glittering stars around a fire in the company of fellow explorers.
You will always be in the presence of prepared rangers and professional guides.
During this unique journey, larger animals are as much the heroes as the smaller creatures. As soon as you open yourself up, the details come alive.
Sparkling dew drops caught in a spider’s web; a gracious butterfly visiting a delicate flower; the dance between creative small predators and resilient prey.
You will always be in the presence of prepared rangers and professional guides.
During this unique journey, larger animals are as much the heroes as the smaller creatures. As soon as you open yourself up, the details come alive.
Sparkling dew drops caught in a spider’s web; a gracious butterfly visiting a delicate flower; the dance between creative small predators and resilient prey.
Each moment is intriguing, whether you are watching mischievous monkeys at play or holding your breath as nervous impalas approach crocodile-infested waters.
Each moment is intriguing, whether you are watching mischievous monkeys at play or holding your breath as nervous impalas approach crocodile-infested waters.
A cultural layer adds warmth to a walking safari. Your guide will surprise and delight you with his or her knowledge and stories and you may meet members of local tribes or learn about their inherited survival skills. After your trip you will know more about the healing powers of certain plants and special characteristics of rare birds. Local legends may even add colour to your dreams.
A cultural layer adds warmth to a walking safari. Your guide will surprise and delight you with his or her knowledge and stories and you may meet members of local tribes or learn about their inherited survival skills. After your trip you will know more about the healing powers of certain plants and special characteristics of rare birds. Local legends may even add colour to your dreams.
The sparkling waterways and floodplains of Botswana’s Okavango Delta can be explored on foot, affording the opportunity for excellent birding. In Zimbabwe, adventure walks are on offer at Hwange– and Mana Pools National Parks. Other top destinations include Tanzania and Kenya. Here you can choose between Selous Game Reserve and Tarangire National Park in the former and Maasai Mara National Reserve in the latter.
The sparkling waterways and floodplains of Botswana’s Okavango Delta can be explored on foot, affording the opportunity for excellent birding. In Zimbabwe, adventure walks are on offer at Hwange– and Mana Pools National Parks. Other top destinations include Tanzania and Kenya. Here you can choose between Selous Game Reserve and Tarangire National Park in the former and Maasai Mara National Reserve in the latter.
In these remote parts, steaming coffee welcomes dawn, a lion’s roar breaks the silence at dusk and lavish rooms cocooned in canvas hold everything you could possibly need.
In these remote parts, steaming coffee welcomes dawn, a lion’s roar breaks the silence at dusk and lavish rooms cocooned in canvas hold everything you could possibly need.
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