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Types Of Safaris
here are several types of the little details that are
safaris. These include Game impossible to see from a vehicle,
drives, Canoe Safaris, especially considering that while
Horse back safaris, Elephant on a vehicles you are expected to
safaris and walking safaris. stick to the road. The sticky
secretions of dik-diks and other
The type of safari you take small antelopes left on grass
depends on your preference and stems to mark out territory, the
your location. broken twigs left by leopard,
bones from recent kills, weird
Canoe safaris for example are not and wonderful bugs and
that popular in east Africa butterflies galore, and – with
mainly Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda luck – chameleon, of which there
but there are quite popular in are some real beauties (the
other parts of Africa including Jackson’s chameleon, for one, and
Southern Africa. tiny little critters half the
length of your little finger).
By far the most exciting way to And of course, being outside the
see wildlife is either on a confines of a vehicle imparts a
vehicle which may be a lodge jeep sense of freedom and also a
or a tour van or by Walking little danger if you enjoy the
Safaris. adrenaline rush that’s impossible
to get any other way.
The great thing about walking
safaris is that you get to see Game walks usually last just few
much more and any big animals you hours, but longer trips are
do see are likely to provide possible, making long-distance
heart-stopping moments as they hiking safaris very exciting
emerge suddenly from the bush. possibilities. Hiking is most
You're also likely to catch all likely to be allowed in
mountainous or heavily forested Walia ibex.
parks, where in fact “footing”
(as they say in East Africa) is Fish River Canyon in Namibia. A
often the only way around. Here mostly dry, 161 – kilometer-long
are just some of Africa’s great cleft near the South Africa
places for walking safaris: border, with surreal desert
landscapes (and flora), and an
The crater Highlands of Tanzania. outside chance of seeing leopards
Explore this region by grabbing and mountain zebras.
an experienced guide and escaping
the crowds by walking from the Mana Pools National Park in
lush Ngorongoro Crater to the Zimbabwe Abutting the Zambezi
desert Lake Natron. River, the waterholes here
attract a ton of plains game,
Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroon. A including elephants and rhinos.
huge tract of virgin rainforest,
best explored with an experienced Mokolodi Nature Reserve in
guide. Botswana. A privately run reserve
stocked with all the “Big Five”,
The Eastern Arc Mountains in plus lots of antelopes.
Tanzania. Face to Face encounters
with primates, bugs and Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park in
butterflies in Tanzania’s ancient Zambia. A good selection of
rainforest. wildlife beside the Zambezi
including rhinos.
The Ethiopian Highlands perfect
for walking are the Simien Namib-Naukluft Park in Namimbia.
Mountains and National Park. Explore the Namib Desert and meet
Apart from birds, look for Gelada its inhabitants springboks,
baboons, Simien foxes and the zebra, and ostriches are common
enough and flamingoes are special drown your sense in sights and
treat. sounds.
Nyika Plateau in Malawi. A
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