Activities
The best safari days are never generic.
Choose the activities that make your safari feel alive, from quiet forest treks to private sundowners.
Activities
Choose the activities that make your safari feel alive, from quiet forest treks to private sundowners.
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Leap from the 216-metre Bloukrans River Bridge on the Garden Route, one of the world’s highest commercial bridge bungees, or join the bridge walk to w...
A day on the dramatic cliffs of Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, with lighthouse views, coastal trails, fynbos and wildlife at the tip of the Cap...
Game drives through the fossil valleys of the Central Kalahari, with opportunities to see black-maned lions, cheetah, springbok and gemsbok under enor...
Cycle or hike sections of the Congo Nile Trail along Lake Kivu, climbing through tea and coffee hills and lakeside villages with sweeping views. Suppo...
Walk across the sand to Deadvlei in soft early light to photograph its ancient blackened camel thorn trees against white clay and towering red dunes.
A guided forest hike to the former Karisoke camp of Dian Fossey, where her grave lies beside the gorillas she studied, a moving journey into conservat...
Climb the sharp crest of Dune 45 at sunrise for sweeping views over the red Namib dune sea, then run back down the soft sand. Arrive at gate opening f...
A ranger-guided hike down the forested walls of Empakaai Crater to its soda lake, a quiet highland alternative to the busy Ngorongoro Crater floor. Th...
A demanding multi-day trek along the floor of Fish River Canyon from Hobas to Ai-Ais, crossing boulders and river pools and camping wild each night.
Walk along the rim of Fish River Canyon, one of Africa’s largest canyons, taking in dramatic views of the winding river and layered rock at sunrise or...
Hop on and off the Franschhoek Wine Tram through a mountain-ringed valley, stopping at wine estates for tastings, cellar tours and lunch. Book ahead i...
Cycle through Hell’s Gate National Park among plains game and volcanic cliffs, then follow a guide into the narrow Lower Gorge with its hot springs an...
Walk the Hermanus Cliff Path along Walker Bay, one of the world’s best places for land-based whale watching in season, past tidal pools and small beac...
Game drives through the mountain-framed valleys of remote Kidepo, with opportunities to see lion, cheetah, elephant and ostrich in one of Africa’s lea...
A guided day hike from Marangu Gate through Kilimanjaro’s montane rainforest towards Mandara Hut, giving you a taste of the mountain without a multi-d...
A six- or seven-day trek on Kilimanjaro’s scenic Machame route, climbing through rainforest, moorland and alpine desert towards Uhuru Peak with licens...
Descend with a ranger into Kyambura Gorge, a hidden river forest in the Queen Elizabeth savannah, in search of a small chimpanzee community in a drama...
Paddle a dugout canoe or take a boat between the islands of Lake Bunyonyi, surrounded by terraced hills, visiting shoreline communities and quiet cove...
A boat trip on Lake Kivu from Karongi or Rubavu, visiting islands, fruit bat colonies and fishing villages along Rwanda’s steep green shoreline. It is...
Hike Lion’s Head at sunrise, spiralling up the peak with chains and ladders near the top, for 360-degree views over Cape Town, Table Mountain and the...
A dawn hot-air balloon flight drifting over the Mara as the plains wake up, followed by a bush breakfast. Flight paths depend on the wind, so every mo...
Guided quad-bike excursions across the vast white salt pans of the Makgadikgadi in the dry season, reaching remote islands and baobabs under huge skie...
A steep guided day hike up Mount Bisoke in Volcanoes National Park, through bamboo and giant lobelias to a crater lake near the summit. Clear weather...
A guided day hike on the lower slopes of Mount Kenya, climbing through montane forest and bamboo towards moorland dotted with giant groundsels and lob...
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