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Walking safari

The feeling of walking through thick vegetation, in search of the Big Five, is an experience unlike any other. Get up close and personal to the bush, and its wildlife, with experienced guides to discover its best-kept secrets.

In South Africa, many game reserves offer exhilarating walking safaris, also known as bush walking, where you encounter animals in their natural habitat. Walking through the bushveld, you will identify animal tracks and insects, bird watch, and learn about ecology.

At the Pakamisa Private Game Reserve in the Maputuland region of KwaZulu-Natal, guides explain the life cycles of everything from insects, plants, and trees to the behaviour patterns of mammals and birds. The Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Western Cape offers walking safaris that range from gentle ambles in the surrounding bushveld to challenging trails in more remote wilderness areas. Walking in Kruger National Park, you may come face-to-face with the Big Five.

Walking safari accommodations offer a feeling of being at one with nature in luxurious tents or environmentally friendly no-trace camps. You are accompanied by a professional, armed guide, with a back-up guide or tracker, to make sure you’re kept safe at all times.

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• You will need to drive or fly-in to your safari destination.
• Bush walking is an all year round activity as each season holds its own attraction.
• Overnight walking safaris usually include accommodation.
• Rangers provide an all-inclusive briefing on how to behave when encountering animals on foot.
• Take the necessary precautions beforehand if you’ll be walking in a malaria area.