The most beautiful safaris to do in Africa

 « I had a farm… » , that is how Karen Blixen begins her story Out of Africa. In the manner of a tale spoken aloud, she narrates the extraordinary life she led in Kenya. Joseph Kessel, on the other hand, transports us with his iconic novel to the foot of Kilimanjaro. There, he unfolds a story of indelible friendship between a lion and a child. How can we do justice to these landscapes of Southern Africa? How can we capture the brilliance of the air filled with dust particles? How can we depict the fleeting shadows of wildlife in the savannah?

Come to Africa and experience what the English call "Wilderness"—in other words, the wild life! Either you will go there during the dry season and see the Maasai giraffes heading to the waterholes, or you will choose to go during the rainy season and witness the migration of wildebeest herds. Because the wildlife of Southern Africa is not just about the "Big 5"—elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and rhinoceroses. This is due to the fact that the biotopes found there vary from the desert areas of Etosha to the Victoria Falls.  

Come to Africa to experience what the English call "Wilderness"

I invite you for a week in a preserved location in the heart of the Great Lakes region of Africa, where Swahili is spoken. Welcome to Uganda in East Africa. Nestled south of Lake Victoria, the country alternates between meadows and forests. The wildlife observable, for example by all-terrain vehicle with a guide, includes hippos, giraffes, crocodiles, lions...

By choosing the cruise between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert, you will get closer to the predators that come to drink from the river. With a flow of 300 m³, it forces its way through a narrow bed before plunging 43 meters high into a canyon it has carved out. Here are the spectacular Murchison Falls!

If you are looking for thrills, opt for a balloon ride provided you are not afraid of forced landings! You will likely fall under the charm of Baker’s Lodge, a hut with a colonial spirit featuring trunks, mosquito nets, and an outdoor restaurant with a sign: « Beware of Wildlife »! Here, the animals roam freely, perhaps you will have your breakfast while being watched by a baboon!

Another animal park besides the Serengeti in Tanzania. This state, bordering the Indian Ocean in the southern hemisphere, which once had Dar es Salaam as its capital, gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1964. Here you are also in the country of Kilimanjaro with its eternal snows. It must be said that these peaks formed by 3 volcanoes culminate at 3800m! Offshore, the islands of Zanzibar and Mafia are visible, with their whale sharks or coral reefs.

I invite you to an eight-day safari starting from Northern Tanzania heading towards the Ngorongoro Crater, the largest caldera in the world. Either you will take a 4X4, or you will go on a walking safari. Once there, you will not know where to look since the wildlife park, the second in Africa, holds, believe it or not, 4 million animals and 400 species of birds. You will observe, in addition to the Big 5, Thomson's gazelles, hartebeests, impalas, Grant's gazelles, elands... Many carnivores roam there including lions, hyenas, or African wild dogs! While leopards and cheetahs usually tend to hide, here you will have the chance to contemplate them!

This former British protectorate became independent in 1966. With 40% of the lands left wild, here is the paradise for local wildlife. Aside from the Kalahari Desert, the country includes the Limpopo river basin. I suggest a photo safari from the Okavango Delta for about eight nights. The first stop in Botswana is the Moremi Game Reserve in the wild nature. Here, in addition to the classic predators: lions, buffaloes, or giraffes… you will come face to face with tsessebe or hornbills. Then you will head to the Sevuti, a channel frequented by elephants.

It will then be the turn of Chobe, a park created by the Crown in 1931! You will have the choice of taking an aerial safari aboard a 5-seater light aircraft or in a 4X4 accompanied by a ranger. Do not miss the Ngoma lodge with its canopy beds, its bay windows overlooking the savannah... To conclude, you will head to Victoria Falls which rival those of Iguaçu or Niagara. They mark a border with Zambia and Zimbabwe. These waterfalls, discovered by the Scottish explorer Livingstone in 1855, measure, hold on, 1700 m wide and 108 m high!

I suggest a photo safari from the Okavango Delta lasting about eight nights.

Namibia in Southern Africa on the Atlantic will be our last destination. There, one can spot the black rhinoceros! Its capital, Windhoek, recalls the German colonial era. To the north of the country, 400 km from the capital, the salt pans of Atosha stretch out. During the rainy season, this desert area fills with water and many animals frequent it. Safaris on tracks can then take place. It is within this unique ecosystem in Africa that I propose to lead you.

These landscapes planted with acacias are teeming with game. Some 113 species of mammals and 340 varieties of birds such as passerines dominate the area in addition to the Big 5. Around water points, indeed, antelopes gather. You will discover African dukes, oryxes, or rhinoceroses. Do not miss under any circumstances the Atosha Mobuti lodge in the East of the park near the Von Lindequist access gate. The thatched-roof establishment offers an open-air restaurant and is decorated with Namibian fabrics and decorative objects.