3-Day Serengeti Walking “Taster”

Day 1- Serengeti Wilderness Area: Leaving roads and tracks behind we head off road into the wilderness walking area of the Serengeti. These areas have not been visited for nearly 50 years except by the occasional ranger patrol. They offer a view of the Serengeti as it was...un-marred by game viewing tracks, lodges and minibuses. We will drive through the bush for several hours to our light-weight wilderness camp. Once in camp, we will go for an afternoon orientation walk where we will learn some protocol of walking with wildlife. Here we are the intruders and we must blend in if we are to get the full benefits of our visit. Overnight in the Wilderness Camp.

Day 2- Serengeti Wilderness Area: A full day of walking! We will set off early in the cool of the morning to search for wildlife with an armed guide and Maasai trackers. In the heat of the day we will stop for lunch under a shady tree or a cool overhanging Kopje or large rock outcrop. Walking in the Serengeti is not about covering huge distances, it is about moving slowly so as not to disturb the wildlife, peering around a rock kopje to see a herd of impala grazing, or, maybe, sitting near a waterhole to watch as the game come down to drink. It is about enjoying the smaller pleasures such as learning about the traditional medicinal properties of an Acacia tree, and, on occasion getting our hearts racing as we stalk the larger more dangerous game: buffalo and elephant. While we have been out all day exploring, the camp will have been broken down, moved ahead of us, and re-established in a new location. This is truly a ‘safari’ ...a journey, as we move though the wilderness. Overnight in the Wilderness Camp

Day 3- Serengeti Wilderness Area: This is our final morning of walking. As we wander among the towering rock kopjes that dot the area, we may find a spot where the elephants dig for water in the river beds, or maybe come upon a lions feeding on a kill. After an early lunch we will load back into the safari vehicles and drive out of the wilderness area to Seronera in the Central Serengeti. From here you will go to your lodge or catch a charter flight back to Arusha.