The Fascination of A Walking Safari, Want to be close to nature’s sounds, sights, and smells? A walking tour is the best way to really get to know our beautiful natural world.

Think of a slow-paced guided walk where you can enjoy the small details of the bush’s plants and animals. One can notice many things that are missed on a Jeep-driven game drive that goes over the grassland. You could say that a walking safari is an experience that goes with the flow of nature.

But only if you respect the land and wildlife the way they want to be respected. That is, stop talking and focus on the sounds, colors, smells, and other things that the wildlife uses to find their way around.

Your guide knows exactly what the animals around you look like and sound like as they lead you through this nature walk. This also includes seeing poop or scat on the road. In this case, temperature is important; the animal is closer to the scat if it is hot.

Your safari guide could be a Samburu, a Hadzabe, or a Maasai person, depending on where you go. They will be experienced, sure of themselves, and skilled. Based on what you want, he will lead you for a few hours or a whole day or more.

There will be many different kinds of small animals, from dik-diks and gazelles to mongooses and warthogs. You might get close to a zebra, giraffe, buffalo, rhino, leopard, or elephant, but don’t be shocked. Also, lions and leopards have been seen before.

There’s nothing more exciting than finding a big rhino or elephant just yards away, checking you out and taking your measurements!

Walking Through The Great Migration

It is amazing to see millions of wildebeest crossing the Mara River during the Great Wildebeest Migration in the Serengeti and Masai Mara.

Walk safaris on the Serengeti side of the river are a great way to get close to this one-of-a-kind event. As the wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles herd, run, and swim across the Mara to avoid the crocodiles and big cats on the other side, you’ll get close to them.

You’ll have a clear, perfect view of this age-old battle for life between grazers and predators.

Also close by, the Mara Naboisho Conservancy, which borders the Masai Mara, lets you go on walking tours with a Maasai guide through its beautiful scenery. There aren’t many places like this where you can leave your Jeep and walk to get the real walk safari experience.

This sounds like a fun way to see the best of Africa in a new way. In Kenya and Tanzania, we have a wide range of fun walking tours that let you get close to the natural beauty of our world.