Experiences in Africa
Game drives, walking safaris, gorilla trekking, river crossings. Your Africa, your way.
Experiences in Africa
Africa is not one safari. It is a collection of moments that stay with you long after you return home. The stillness of watching elephants move through the bush at sunrise. The quiet focus of tracking wildlife on foot with an expert guide. The profound, unhurried emotion of sitting metres from a mountain gorilla family deep in an ancient forest.
The best African journeys are built around experiences, not just destinations. This page is where your trip begins to take shape.
Combining Experiences in Africa
No single experience defines an African safari. The most memorable journeys combine several, the waterways of Botswana with the wildlife density of the Kruger, gorilla trekking in Rwanda followed by the open plains of the Serengeti, or a walking safari in Zambia paired with a few days at Victoria Falls. The art lies in bringing the right combination together in a way that feels seamless, balanced, and entirely personal. That is exactly what we do.
Get in touch with our team at Explore and Travel Africa and let us help you shape the right journey for you.
Plan Your Africa Safari
Choosing the right destination is the foundation, but it is just the beginning. The timing, the specific camps, and how the itinerary flows all matter just as much. Get in touch with our team at Explore and Travel Africa and we will work out exactly what is right for you.
Find Your Safari Experience
Game Drive Safaris
Some safaris begin with the familiar rhythm of game drives, and there is a very good reason this remains the classic safari experience. Early mornings and late afternoons spent in open vehicles, guided by expert trackers, following wildlife through vast and varied landscapes. Immersive, exciting, and always gloriously unpredictable.
Walking Safaris
Walking safaris offer something entirely different. Without the vehicle, everything slows down. You notice the smaller details, tracks pressed into soft earth, the alarm call of a bird, the shift in the wind that tells your guide something is close. Led by highly trained armed guides, a walking safari is a more connected and quietly thrilling way to experience the African bush, and one that rewards those who seek it out.
Discover walking safaris in Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa and browse our top Kruger Park walking safaris.
Photographic Safaris
For those with a passion for photography, certain regions and camps are designed to give you the best possible angles, light, and access to wildlife behaviour. From specially adapted vehicles to expert photographic guides who understand both the wildlife and the craft, these safaris are about patience, positioning, and returning home with images that do justice to what you witnessed.
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Water-Based Safaris
In places like the Okavango Delta, water becomes an integral part of the experience. Exploring by motorised boat or traditional mokoro canoe brings you closer to the quieter, more reflective side of the wilderness. Wildlife moves differently here, the pace is gentle and unhurried, and the atmosphere is unlike anything you will find from the back of a game vehicle.
AFRICA Safari Ideas
From premier fly-in camps to mobile safari adventures – browse our recommended itineraries and find your perfect match.
Gorilla Trekking
Few wildlife encounters anywhere in the world compare to gorilla trekking in Uganda and Rwanda. Deep in ancient montane forest, you spend a precious hour observing a habituated gorilla family at close range. It is personal, moving, and consistently described by those who have done it as one of the most powerful wildlife experiences of their lives. It belongs on any serious African itinerary.
Explore gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda
Great Migration Safaris
Timing your safari to witness the Great Wildebeest Migration in Kenya and Tanzania brings a completely different scale to your journey. Over a million wildebeest and hundreds of thousands of zebra moving across open plains, dramatic river crossings, constant predator action. It is natural spectacle at its most raw and overwhelming, and it is something that simply has to be seen.
Family Safaris
A well-planned family safari is one of the most rewarding experiences you can share across generations. Child-friendly lodges, tailored activities, and guides who know how to engage younger guests all combine to create something that works for everyone without compromising on quality or authenticity. The wildlife does not care how old you are, and neither does the magic.
Conservation Safaris
Conservation-focused safaris give you genuine insight into the work that happens behind the scenes to protect Africa’s wild places. From anti-poaching initiatives and community upliftment projects to wildlife research and habitat restoration, these experiences connect your journey to something larger than the trip itself. Staying with operators who take conservation seriously adds a layer of meaning that stays with you long after you return home.
Plan Your Africa Safari
Choosing the right destination is the foundation, but it is just the beginning. The timing, the specific camps, and how the itinerary flows all matter just as much. Get in touch with our team at Explore and Travel Africa and we will work out exactly what is right for you.
