Where in Africa | when to visit | what to do | next step towards Africa

Where in Africa? 

Africa's main safari regions are located in East and Southern Africa....East Africa comprising Tanzania and Kenya with Zanzibar on the east coast of the continent. Southern Africa's main safari destinations - South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.


Safaris in Southern Africa

Southern Africa is home to all of us in the company - the part of Africa that we know intimately...

Safaris in Zambia 

• Unquestionably Africa's best walking safari destination, remoter areas only accessible in the dry season May to October - nocturnal species are a very special attraction
  
  
• South Luangwa: home of the modern-day walking safari, one of the best places to see leopard, has some of the finest bushcamps and lodges in Africa
  
  
• North Luangwa: remote walking safari wilderness, practically off-limits for four decades, restricted access, "serious safari turf"
  
  
• Kafue: best reserve in Africa for antelope, ideal for old hands and "birding" enthusiasts
  
  
• Lower Zambezi: a relatively unexplored wilderness, Africa's real canoe safari spot with true wilderness lodges (canoeing tackled equally well from the Zimbabwean bank)
  
  
• Victoria Falls: from Livingstone - World Heritage Site, largest curtain of falling water on earth, Africa's "adrenaline capital" - one of the seven Natural Wonders - offers better "adventure" and "cultural" options than the Zimbabwean shoreline

Safaris in Botswana

• Best tackled on a fly-in or mobile basis - best from May to October
  
  
• Chobe: renowned for its elephant population, popular river front game viewing, zebra migrations in the Savuti and outstanding camps in the Selinda Reserve on the western front
  
  
• Okavango Delta: Africa's finest wetland - an oasis in the Kalahari, best accessed by light aircraft, usually explored from Moremi
  
  
• Moremi Game Reserve: focal point for Delta safaris, makes up nearly 70% of the Okavango Delta, includes some of Botswana's best camps - best on fly in safaris
  
  
• The Kalahari: home of the bushmen, one of the world's largest sand mantles, best tackled on a mobile safari, broadly encompasses the Makgadikgadi Pans

Safaris in Namibia

• Best tackled on a fly-in or mobile basis - best from May to October but fully accessible year round - allow lots of time if you can spare it
  
  
• Etosha: Namibia's premier wildlife spot, accessible only on the southern rim, has some particularly well known game viewing spots
  
  
• Central Namib: includes Namib-Naukluft, Sandwich Harbour and the famous sand dunes of Sossusvlei - a scenic photographers ideal
  
  
• Skeleton Coast: most of the area has limited access, best tackled on a fly-in safari in the north - very rugged, extraordinary wildlife
  
  
• Kaokoveld: Africa's last great wilderness, fascinating geology and ancient rock art - best tackled on a packaged safari

Safaris in Zimbabwe

• Victoria Falls: World Heritage Site, largest curtain of falling water on earth, Africa's "adrenaline capital" - one of the seven Natural Wonders - offers a wider range and selection of accommodation options than the Zambian shoreline
  
  
• Matusadona: on the shores of Lake Kariba, holds the highest concentration of wild lions, one of the last sanctuaries of the Black Rhino
  
  
• Mana Pools: World Heritage Site on the banks of the lower Zambezi River, best canoe safaris in Africa, ideal for walking
  
  
• Hwange: one of Africa's finest reserves, home to the Presidential herd of elephants
  
  
• Best tackled with a walking and canoeing safari - safaris year round but best May to October

• Tanzania and Kenya are definitely Africa's most popular wildlife destinations and you'll find a host of inexpensive to cheap "safari packages" and "safari-beach combinations".
  
  
• The largest single attraction in the region is the wildebeest migration on the Serengeti - an annual cycle ideally viewed between mid-December and the end of May in Tanzania and then usually best in Kenya's Mara in August and September.
  
  
• Tanzania's prime spots are the Ruaha and Selous in the south, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Tarangire in the north. Kenya's main attractions including the Mara, Amboseli, the Abedares, Tsavo, the Rift Valley lakes, Mt. Kenya and the coast.
  
  
• Kilimanjaro is an area we can also assist with, concentrating on the Heim Glacier and Machame routes.
  
  
• The trick to a planning a successful safari in East Africa invariably comes down to guiding standards and achieving a balance between affordability and "crowd avoidance".  The result is that we largely ignore Kenya and most of the northern circuit in Tanzania - we focus specifically on the Ruaha and Selous plus Mahale and Gombe Stream National Parks...

• We don't regard the Kruger National Park as a particularly good safari spot though - access is simple, it has a very well developed infrastructure and tends to attract big crowds....it's like a big safari park!  The only real alternative are some of the smaller and more exclusive private concessions...Speak to us about other attractions in South Africa.
  
  
• The remoter regions of Uganda, Cameroon, Rwanda and the Congo and Gabon are really for "aficionados", they're most definitely available...Speak to us about them.

Where in Africa | when to visit | what to do | next step towards Africa