See, touch, smell, hear nature close up.
On a walking safari through the delta you are totally enveloped in nature. You spot amazing things close-up: an insect, animal tracks, big game droppings, swarming termite mounds. These small, unexpected aspects of life often make the biggest impression. If a game drive is like reading a book: a walking safari is actually becoming a character in that book.
Set out early in the morning into open grassland shaded by tall mangosteen and palm trees. Stay alert and you soon become attuned to details including the faint sounds animals hidden in the trees. There is nothing quite like being able to touch, hear, smell and even taste nature all around. The scents of wild herbs are intoxicating: sage, basil, purple pod weed—all fresh and far from city fumes.
Always follow the safety instructions: remember, this is Africa at its most untamed and raw. No matter what you encounter, never run. Follow the pace of the slowest person and proceed in a row like a train. Groups are limited to six persons and a guide with a two-way radio.
You might spot zebra, giraffe, crocodile, impala and even get the incredible adrenaline rush of sighting an elephant or lion. But don’t be scared. As they say at the camp “If you don’t bother them, they won’t bother you”. Bird-spotting is superb: bring along binoculars and prepare to be amazed by the variety of species swooping and diving all around.
Top Tip:
Combine a walking safari with an excursion across the delta in a mokoro dug-out canoe. Travel by mokoro to an island, explore on foot, then complete your mokoro experience on your journey back to camp. Unforgettable!
