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Guided Walking Safaris and Tours . Exclusive Off-the-beaten- path Experiences . Walking safaris in Africa

A walking safari is the perfect way to explore Africa’s raw and untamed wilderness on foot in the company of expert guides. After all, it mirrors how safaris used to be in the 1960s when adventurers experienced wildlife by trekking and tracking. Ideally, it provides a rare opportunity to properly immerse yourself by putting you in close touch with nature, where every footprint tells a story and every rustle could lead to discovery.

With a significant shift in African safaris and experiences, travelers are now exploring big game territories on foot, ranging from longer walking safaris to treks lasting for days or even weeks. They are more immersive, intimate and fully engaging, allowing you to appreciate the little things like the sound, the smell, and the touch of insects, plants, and birdlife that you could miss out on when in a safari vehicle.

Without a doubt, walking safaris are one of Africa’s premier experiences, and adding them to an all-round African safari adds a completely different dimension to an active, adventurous holiday. You’ll also enjoy the comfort of staying in exclusive lodges and mobile camps in captivating locations.

Walking Safaris Destinations

For those seeking a guided walking safari experience in Africa, the continent offers some of the best walking safari destinations.

In Zambia, South Luangwa, known as the birthplace of the walking safari, is the perfect location that offers tremendous, off-the-beaten-path walking experiences. Other locations include; North Luangwa, Lower Zambezi, and Kafue National Parks.

In Zimbabwe, the Mana Pools offer a richly rewarding experience with up-close elephant encounters through pristine forests and floodplains. Hwange National Park, Matobo Hills National Park, and Gonarezhou National Park are also incredible, delivering a rugged and highly scenic experience.

South Africa’s Kruger National Park offers exceptional opportunities for walking safaris, allowing you to see the “Big Five” alongside expert guides. Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, Madikwe Game Reserve, and Samara Private Game Reserve, offer an equally spectacular but entirely contrasting, dramatic desert landscape and riverine forest experience.

Botswana’s Okavango Delta, the private Khwai Concession, and the remote Northern Tuli Game Reserve are premier locations for exclusive walking safaris featuring rich wildlife viewing in a remote setting.

While Tanzania’s world-famous Serengeti plains and the surrounding private conservancies allow access on foot and Tarangire National Park offers incredible elephant sightings and ancient baobab forests, Ruaha National Park is the perfect location for those seeking the road less travelled.

Kenya’s Masai Mara and its surrounding private conservancies (not in the reserve) like Mara Naboisho, offer incredible walking safari opportunities often with local Maasai guides who add cultural depth to these walks.

Uganda and Rwanda’s gorilla and chimpanzee trekking are highly physical walking safaris but are truly awe-inspiring. They offer rare opportunities to spend time with endangered mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in their natural habitats, as you traverse misty, mountainous and dense rain forests.

Whether you go hunting down the Big Five in the Serengeti, following elephant footsteps through the Okavango Delta, tracking leopard in Zambia’s South Luangwa, wandering beneath towering albida trees in Mana Pools or tracking the endangered mountain gorillas and chimps of Uganda and Rwanda, this is Africa at its most raw, pristine and exhilarating.

Guided Walking Safaris, Tours and Packages

Explore our wide range of bespoke walking safari tours and packages for inspiration. Walks can be customized to your comfort, from multi-day fly-camping adventures and gentle strolls from a luxury lodge to longer walks or treks lasting for days or even weeks.

If you’re looking to immerse more deeply and connect with nature in Africa’s wild heart, look no further. We’ve walked these wilderness areas ourselves and only recommend the very best for you.