Activities
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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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A ranger-led walking safari in Lake Mburo National Park among zebra, eland, impala and topi, an easy stop on the drive between Kampala and the gorilla...
A hippo-and-birdlife boat ride on Lake Naivasha, followed by a guided walk on Crescent Island among giraffe, zebra and antelope, where there are no la...
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...
Trek from the white beaches of Lake Tanganyika into the Mahale Mountains to find one of Africa’s largest habituated chimpanzee communities, in a truly...
Sit quietly beside a habituated wild meerkat colony at dawn on the Makgadikgadi grasslands as they emerge, sunbathe and forage around you. The meerkat...
Walk through Chagga farmland on Kilimanjaro’s lower slopes to the Materuni waterfall, then roast, grind and brew coffee by hand with a village family.
Track habituated golden monkeys through the bamboo forests of Mgahinga, on the Virunga volcano slopes, a gentler and very photogenic primate walk. It...
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...
A guided hike up the dormant Longonot volcano in the Rift Valley, climbing to the crater rim for sweeping views, with the option to walk the full rim...
A three- or four-day trek up Mount Meru in Arusha National Park, starting among giraffe and buffalo and ending on a dramatic crater rim with Kilimanja...
A short guided hike to the top of Murchison Falls, where the entire Nile squeezes through a narrow rock gap in a thunderous burst of spray.
A guided forest walk in Nyungwe to watch Rwenzori colobus monkeys, known here for gathering in unusually large, lively troops. It is usually shorter a...
Explore the Okavango’s islands on foot with a licensed guide, learning to read tracks, plants and animal behaviour, often reached by mokoro. It reward...
Travel by mokoro to a remote Okavango island and camp simply under the stars, with guided walks, canoe outings and evenings around the fire. Facilitie...
A scenic day on Mpumalanga’s Panorama Route, visiting God’s Window, the Three Rondavels, Bourke’s Luck Potholes and the dramatic Blyde River Canyon.
Hike the cliffs and rocky shores of the Robberg Peninsula near Plettenberg Bay, with views of a seal colony and opportunities to see dolphins and whal...
A guided day hike into the lower slopes of the Rwenzori, the Mountains of the Moon, through mossy montane forest towards bamboo and heather zones.
A guided walk through Semuliki’s Congo-basin lowland forest to the steaming Sempaya hot springs, with excellent birding and a chance of forest primate...
A guided hike past the three cascades of Sipi Falls on the foothills of Mount Elgon, through farmland and villages, with sweeping views and optional a...
Climb with a community guide to Bushman’s Paradise, a hidden Spitzkoppe valley where an overhang shelters ancient San rock paintings, with wide views...
A guided hike among the granite peaks, boulders and natural rock arches of Spitzkoppe, rising dramatically from the Namib plains in a community-manage...
Climb the steep, stepped Platteklip Gorge route up Table Mountain’s front face, explore the summit fynbos, and take the cable car down when it is runn...
Follow the boardwalk through coastal forest to the suspension bridge at the Storms River Mouth in Tsitsikamma, where the river meets the Indian Ocean....
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