Walking Safaris are our favourite kinds of safari in Africa! Walking opens up an entirely different world to you – one devoid of noise pollution or fumes.

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Zambia is the ultimate home of the walking safari, especially in the south luangwa national park. One walks with a guide in a group of a maxium of six people. You walk for around 10kms a day – so hardly arduous – stopping every now and then whilst your guide explains the finer points of the bush – such as the ecological role of the dung beetle, or termites. Make no mistake, you will see tremendous wildlife – elephant, perhaps lion, zebra, giraffe – and you can feel excited and thrilled whilst at the same time knowing that you are completely safe in the company of your expert guide. You then return to your wonderfully comfortable tent, with a chilled glass of wine brought to you. You take nothing but a pair of binoculars on your walks or a light camera!

The Selous in Tanzania has been home to one of my most thrilling walking safaris, walking downwind of a herd of elephant, keeping up with them and observing them. That was simply magical!

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South Africa offers walking safaris just outside the Kruger National Park, and Kenya now has wonderful walking safaris in the Laikipia regions and just outside of the Masai Mara – accompanied either by camels or mules and a wonderful ensemble of Maasai or Samburu warriors, who expose you to their colourful culture.  One feels more in tune with the bush on a walking safari – and all I can say, is that after going on them all my life in Africa – and having spent around 25 years arranging bespoke walking safaris for our clients – it still remains one of the most special experiences and the perfect way to either combine with a vehicle safari or simply as a stand alone safari, to explore the bush!

Zambia has some of the most extraordinary, wildlife concentrated regions in central Africa. They have regions which none of their other sub Saharan counterparts can compete with. Such as Kafue, and in particular, the Busanga Plains – which are more reminiscent of East Africa with their open plains and superb wildlife at certain times of the year.

But although Zambia is noted for certain species which occur only in this country, there are other factors which propel it above any other country – for its walking safaris. Walking Safaris in Zambia are simply sublime and the country has really geared itself towards offering the finest facilities for walking safaris. There are wonderful bush camps in the most heavenly locations where one can walk to and from, learning every nuance there is to know about the bush and wildlife in these surroundings.

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Zambia is also renowned for offering some of the finest guiding in Africa, after Zimbabwe.  So whether you want to simply walk out for a day, or have a completely private one or two day walking safari just for two of you (or more!) with one of Zambia’s finest guides (I cannot recommend this highly enough!), or if you want to undertake perhaps a five day walking safari with a group of up to 6 likeminded people, staying in comfortable, tented camps at night, walking on to the next camp the following day, then Zambia does this like no other country.

Far more people these days are asking for dedicated walking safaris, appreciating the fact that one learns so much more on foot and most people don’t like to be cooped up in a vehicle whilst on holiday! To spend the days being active, learning, seeing amazing wildlife, meeting new and interesting people amongst stunning scenery – with the bejewelled sky above you at night – yet still being comfortable – it simply doesn’t get better than that! Having said that, it is easy to combine with a conventional  safari by vehicle before or afterwards! For the finest tailor made walking safaris in Zambia, contact our team of specialists from Zambia!

A holiday in Zambia offers so many different experiences and is multi-faceted. From exploring the magnificent and unspoiled Kafue region, with its fabulous wildlife to the mighty Busanga Plains, again rich in wildlife and poor in tourist populations. Another wonderful reason is to see the different species which occur in this region – probably the best bird viewing in all of Zambia!  Then you have the beautiful north Luangwa which again has brilliant walking safaris, is not as game rich as its counterpart south Luangwa, but again it doesnt have the tourists either.

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South Luangwa is of course renowned for being home to the walking safari and there are some truly wonderful bush camps with an extraordinary quality of guiding. Then you have the rivers – both the upper and the lower Zambezi. These regions should also be covered and seen as they are entirely different to anything you will experience in the other areas mentioned above.

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In terms of sheer beauty, it is hard to beat the lower Zambezi. It is simply exquisite and we are blessed with some truly excellent camps and lodges here – in fact, one of them is a lodge that has been awarded for the last five years as one of the top camps in Africa – in terms of guiding and overall quality. Finally, one has the upper Zambezi and Livingstone, or Victoria Falls. Without a doubt, a safari to Zambia offers one a lovely cross section of first class game viewing, amazing quality of lodges and camps, unparallelled guiding (next to Zimbabwe) and is far less commercial than many of its southern Africa counterparts. Now, surely – that is reason enough to travel there? For unbiased advice and a team of experts from Zambia, contact us to tailor a safari of a lifetime for you!

Walking in Africa is one of my preferrred methods of transport! A walking safari brings one really close to wildlife, being a part of it, rather than a bystander.  Follow the tracks of mammals, insects and reptiles, learning all about their behaviour as your guide reveals a story that unfolds before you, what animals were heading in which direction, whether they are adult or juvenile, how many there were, perhaps what prey they had caught.

Then learn all about the trees and plants and their medicinal properties, as well as the folklore attached to them. Hone your senses on the night sky, learning to identify the stars and planets.  More than anything else, it is this feeling of being at one with nature, that slight fragility and vulnerability – especially as one sees perhaps a lion at a distance.

We arrange walking safaris for private individuals and parties or you can join a set departure with a group of a maximum of six people,  in Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa.

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An African Trekking Safari would otherwise be known as a walking safari. These in my opinion are some of the finest ways of being on safari! On foot – one’s senses are heightened and one learns so much more – such as the medicinal properties of trees and plants, how to read the prints (or spoormarks) in the sand, which animals they are, which direction they are heading (pretty important!), as well as learning to walk downwind whilst keeping pace with an elephant herd!

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One also learns all about the insects and butterflies and the ecological role of the dung beetle – so many things and all so fascinating and vital to the continuation of this extraordinary continent!

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We offer walking safaris on the outskirts of the Masai Mara and in the Laikipia region of Kenya, in southern, western and Northern Tanzania, in Namibia and South Africa.  There is also walking on Mount Kenya. We have the most comprehensive range of walking safaris in Africa – contact us for specialist knowledge!

Debs Tittle is one of the most wonderful guides in the south Luangwa in Zambia. She is simply amazing! Debs will take you out on fantastic walking safari on a completely private basis – whether it is just two of you or perhaps a group of friends. A fly camp is erected and these safaris are generally for just a couple of nights (although we can make them as long as you like as it is entirely flexible!). Some people will add this on to a more traditional lodge based game viewing safari which is experienced both by vehicle as well as on foot – with other people in the camp. However – this is for someone who is trying to get away from sharing this experience with others – who is looking for a more personal or exclusive style of walking safari.

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This is a fantastic experience and she opens up the entire world of the bush for you and brings everything to life – explaining the finer points of the ecological system – the termites, the dung beetles and their relationship with the soil and the environment. Then you also see wildlife in close proximity – follow their tracks and watch their behaviour. No rushing back in a vehicle or having to consider others – this is a privileged experience – just for you – with one of Zambia’s top guides! This truly is an opportunity of a lifetime and not to be missed!

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