| There are several types of safaris. These include | | | | often the only way around. Here are just some of |
| Game drives, Canoe Safaris, Horse back safaris, | | | | Africa's great places for walking safaris: |
| Elephant safaris and walking safaris. | | | | The crater Highlands of Tanzania. Explore this region |
| The type of safari you take depends on your | | | | by grabbing an experienced guide and escaping the |
| preference and your location. | | | | crowds by walking from the lush Ngorongoro Crater |
| Canoe safaris for example are not that popular in | | | | to the desert Lake Natron. |
| east Africa mainly Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda but | | | | Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroon. A huge tract of |
| there are quite popular in other parts of Africa | | | | virgin rainforest, best explored with an experienced |
| including Southern Africa. | | | | guide. |
| By far the most exciting way to see wildlife is either | | | | The Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania. Face to Face |
| on a vehicle which may be a lodge jeep or a tour | | | | encounters with primates, bugs and butterflies in |
| van or by Walking Safaris. | | | | Tanzania's ancient rainforest. |
| The great thing about walking safaris is that you get | | | | The Ethiopian Highlands perfect for walking are the |
| to see much more and any big animals you do see | | | | Simien Mountains and National Park. Apart from birds, |
| are likely to provide heart-stopping moments as they | | | | look for Gelada baboons, Simien foxes and the Walia |
| emerge suddenly from the bush. You're also likely to | | | | ibex. |
| catch all the little details that are impossible to see | | | | Fish River Canyon in Namibia. A mostly dry, 161 - |
| from a vehicle, especially considering that while on a | | | | kilometer-long cleft near the South Africa border, |
| vehicles you are expected to stick to the road. The | | | | with surreal desert landscapes (and flora), and an |
| sticky secretions of dik-diks and other small antelopes | | | | outside chance of seeing leopards and mountain |
| left on grass stems to mark out territory, the broken | | | | zebras. |
| twigs left by leopard, bones from recent kills, weird | | | | Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe Abutting the |
| and wonderful bugs and butterflies galore, and - with | | | | Zambezi River, the waterholes here attract a ton of |
| luck - chameleon, of which there are some real | | | | plains game, including elephants and rhinos. |
| beauties (the Jackson's chameleon, for one, and tiny | | | | Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Botswana. A privately run |
| little critters half the length of your little finger). And | | | | reserve stocked with all the "Big Five", plus lots of |
| of course, being outside the confines of a vehicle | | | | antelopes. |
| imparts a sense of freedom and also a little danger if | | | | Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia. A good |
| you enjoy the adrenaline rush that's impossible to get | | | | selection of wildlife beside the Zambezi including |
| any other way. | | | | rhinos. |
| Game walks usually last just few hours, but longer | | | | Namib-Naukluft Park in Namimbia. Explore the Namib |
| trips are possible, making long-distance hiking safaris | | | | Desert and meet its inhabitants springboks, zebra, |
| very exciting possibilities. Hiking is most likely to be | | | | and ostriches are common enough and flamingoes |
| allowed in mountainous or heavily forested parks, | | | | are special treat. |
| where in fact "footing" (as they say in East Africa) is | | | | |