Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Great Walking Safaris

From an article in Wanderlust Magazine, The 7 Best Walking Safaris in the World. Kenya, Namibia, and Zimbabwe are the African safaris from this list. (Other walking safaris are in Australia, India, and Sri Lanka.) They are:

A Maasai-led walking safari through Kenya’s Chyulu Hills (Jun-Oct)

Night walking safari through the Kaokoveld Desert, Namibia (Apr-Sep)

Camp-to-camp walking safari through Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe (Jul-Oct)



Secret Safaris

From an article in Wanderlust Magazine, 13 Secret African Safaris without the Crowds.

The Savuti & Linyanti Concession, Botswana
Zakouma National Park, Chad
Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi
Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Kunene Region, Namibia
Akagera National Park, Rwanda
Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Somkhanda Game Reserve, South Africa
Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda
North Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe

Monday, August 1, 2022

South Africa

There are lots of activities in South Africa from wine tours in the Cape region to wildlife experiences in places like Kruger National Park.
On TripAdvisor I found the hop-on, hop-off Franschhoek vineyard tram that looks interesting. On TripAdvisor there are many vineyard tours and wildlife tours, mostly one day tours.

Cape Town

The Table Mountain cable car would be interesting. 

Cape of Good Hope would be interesting to visit (located in Cape of Good Hope Nature Preserve).

A lot of the vineyard tours start out of Cape Town.


 

Zambia

Zambia looks like a great place to tour. Lots of lodges and adventure activities are available.

Zambezi River Cruise by Wild Horizons

Helicopter flight over Victoria Falls by Livingston's Adventure

The Explorer Club Africa, Livingston, besides a lodge (below), has many activities - river cruises, whitewater rafting, game drives, tours of Victoria Falls and of Livingston, and more.

ACCOMMODATION

Zambezi Sun Hotel, Livingston

The Explorer Club Africa, Livingston



Kenya

A good place to start from or end. There are lots of national parks to visit plus activities.

ACCOMMODATION

Nairobi Safari Club, Nairobi. Cost for a studio suite is 6,500S (~$65CDN)

Samburu Sopa Lodge, located in the Samburu Game Reserve

The Ark Lodge, Aberdare National Park

Lake Naivasha Sopa Resort, Lake Naivasha

Sentrim Mara Lodge, located near the Masai Mara Game reserve