Kenya walking safari
Walking and trekking is widely available throughout East Africa and allows you to experience the bush in a totally different way to a game drive. Without the sound of an engine, your senses come alive and you hear, smell and see things that you miss from a vehicle. In addition to getting a little exercise, walking safaris also allow you to learn about the smaller aspects of the bush- plants, tracks, insects, birds, and dung among others. Of course, coming across an elephant, giraffe, warthog, impala, buffalo, bee eater, robin chat, and while on foot can also be highly rewarding and can occasionally get the heart racing.
In terms of more serious mountain trekking, Africa offers limited options. Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) and Mount Kenya offer the two highest peaks in Africa and are both quite serious treks. Uganda’s Ruwenzori ‘Mountains of the Moon’ are mysterious, remote and not for the faint-hearted, However, there are good ‘hiking’ opportunities throughout Africa, including (but not limited to) Rwanda’s Virunga Volcanoes, Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Highlands, Kenya’s ,loita hills and Laikipia Plateau.