Top Activities while on African Safari – Amazing activities to top your Africa bucket list – Top things to do in Africa
Top Activities while on African Safari – Here are some of the safari activities that will enhance your safari excitement and experience with Great Adventure Safaris. Therefore you use them to select the best that will suit your safari life time experiences when you go for a safari. Here are the 2023-2024 top activities while on African safari.
Game drives and guided walks
This is one of the best ways to explore all savannah National parks and reserves. This is one of the must do activities that a lot of travellers don’t want to miss out on a safari. It will give you a chance to view majestic wildlife in its natural environment as you enjoy the spectacular vast endless landscape.
Game drives
Game drives are done in either a closed or open 4×4 wheel safari vehicle standard. It can be shared experiences with either safari specialist driver guide or camp driver guides who will help you get exposed to the secrets of the wilderness.
Guided Walks
Guided nature walks are another alternative you will enjoy exploring the national reserves or forests and listen to untold historical myths about the wilderness environment. They are always offered by your safari camp or lodge and they can as well be organized by your safari specialists. Both game drives and guided nature walks can be done in morning and evening hours depending on your safari itinerary.
Quad bikes and Mountain biking
These are some of the great activities to enjoy on your safari and they offer a wonderful safari experience. They are done in places like Kalahari game reserve, Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay close to the dunes. Other places include Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda at Mihingo lodge, south Luangwa, Mushatu game reserve in Botswana and in numerous private reserves in South Africa.
Canoeing/ Rafting/ Mokoros / Kayaking
This is an adventurous activity that can be considered on the list of all travellers that love adventure experience. While navigating the channels of distinct rivers and lake you will get a chance to experience unique wildlife, enjoy bird watching experience, the open skies and many more unique experiences.
Mokoros
The Mokoros is local dung out Canoe which you will encounter in the Okavango delta that is among the places where you will enjoy the fascinating traditional dugout canoe and other places like Chobe and some areas of Zambia.
Canoeing
You will encounter canoe safaris on the Zambezi river which is above Victoria Falls and multi-day canoe safari can be found at the lower Zambezi River where you will get chance to exhilarate an extremely exciting adventure experience.
Field Guide and Wildlife Courses
There are some travellers who are passionate about wildlife as well as wilderness. On this note there are many training institutions in South Africa that have got guiding courses of various length of time. You will get time and learn more about the wilderness biodiversity in Africa. Understand the ecology and various eco systems, how they relate and how they affect each other. The various courses will help you to build up on your knowledge and experience through the practical lectures and activities in the field of guiding. The coursed vary from 2 to 6 months as well as 7 to 14 days for the bush skills.
Sound safaris
The sound safari takes you to experience the different sounds of unique wildlife with a help experience guides on either guided nature of game drive. You will listen to the night sounds and calling of various bird species as well as cunning animals like leopards, hyenas, listen to the roaring of the lions among other wonderful sounds.
Boat safaris
It is important to note that, whichever place that has water, you will encounter with motor boats and activities like boat cruises are offered. Although boats are used to experience as a means of transport in Africa to access some remote areas, a lot of safari experts do offer wildlife viewing on a boat cruise experience. Boat cruise can be done in areas like Okavango delta, Selous GR, Zambezi River, Lake Kariba among others. It will expose you a diversity of wildlife and birdlife.
Balloon Safaris
Some of the great places to enjoy hot air balloon safaris include; the open plains of Masai Mara in Kenya, Serengeti National Park of Tanzania, the Namib Desert in Namibia as well as on the Okavango Delta on the lush waters among others areas in Africa.
Micro light and helicopter Flights
In almost all African countries, it is very possible to access safari destination by flight arrangements using charter aircrafts. You can as well fly from one safari destination to another or between safari camps, for example from Samburu reserve to Masai Mara in Kenya. Traveling while using flights you will get a chance to experience a wonderful view from above.
Horse Riding
Horse Riding will give you a chance to explore the Mesmerizing landscapes of Africa enjoy wildlife viewing on the horse back, explore the local communities and feel the adventure experience. It is done in African places like Chyulu hills and Masai Mara National Reserve of Kenya, Kruger and Cape Town regions of South Africa, Okavango delta in Botswana, kwa-zulu Natal, Lake Mburo National Park and Jinja at the source of the Nile in Uganda among others places.
Photo workshops
Taking photos is almost every one’s hub whenever they travel to a new environment and we encounter interesting wildlife and landscapes. Other travellers are accompanied by photographers and the photo workshop takes about 4 days to 2 weeks. The photographic workshops are what are referred to as photographic tours. They offer a chance to enjoy various attractions with in the region, enjoy bird watching experiences, game drives among other activities.
