Bush Walking Safaris

Desert-adapted elephants while guests watch on a guided walking safari

Bush walking safaris bring Africa to life through its sights, sounds, and scents. In Zambia’s South Luangwa, trails from Time + Tide Luwi and Nsolo follow dry riverbeds where elephant paths and leopard tracks guide the way. Mana Pools’ Nyamatusi reveals the Zambezi on foot, while Ruaha’s Jabali Ridge opens vast baobab valleys.

Plan Your Journey

Kenya walking safari with Maasai guide among giraffes in the Maasai Mara

Footsteps Across Wild Country

At first light near Chitabe Lediba, your guide reads fresh spoor and leads you through whispering grass to a hidden pan. Later along the Lower Zambezi, Old Mondoro’s team shadows elephants quietly among winterthorn. Afternoon in Sabi Sand brings a gentle pace from Varty Camp, tracing rhino middens and bird calls.

Okavango Delta walking safari from Vumbura exploring floodplain islands

Serengeti bush walk with guide during the Great Migration season

QUICK FACTS
On-foot tracking
Expert trackers
Small groups
Armed scout
Low Impact

Laikipia walking safari tracking wildlife on foot at Segera, Kenya

Experiences & Highlights

Walking safaris slow everything down, so you notice tracks in dust, the scent of wild sage and the breeze that carries alarm calls. South Luangwa is a pioneer and Time and Tide’s Luwi, Nsolo, Kakuli and Chinzombo link gentle walks with game drives, letting you follow spoor and read the day as guides and scouts explain each sign. In Zimbabwe, Mana Pools camps like Kanga Expeditions and Zambezi Expeditions lead along river edges and open woodland where elephants feed at eye level. Hwange’s Somalisa and Somalisa Expeditions offer morning ambles near pans and along ancient game paths with safe, respectful distances.

In Tanzania, Jabali Ridge in Ruaha and Namiri Plains in the Serengeti provide vast spaces for learning about tracks, plants and behaviour, while The Highlands can add walks on the crater rim. In South Africa, Londolozi’s rangers and trackers balance short walks with drives for a varied day. Distances are adapted to fitness and interest, with clear safety briefings, steady pacing and time to pause, look, and understand how the ecosystem fits together.