a wilderness safari in Africa - Travel in Zambia, Botswana, Gabon, Namibia, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe and Malawi

a Wilderness safari in Africa presents:

Places of interest

Luangwa Valley, Zambia, Africa.
Far away from all major cities at the end of the Great Rift Valley.

An african wilderness with several national parks and an abundance of wildlife. Safari companies here are known for their walking safaris.

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Liuwa Plains, Zambia, Africa
is a pristine wilderness in Zambia where an unusual event take place every year: Africas second largest wildebeest migration.

Every may/june 35 000 animals start migratiog northward and then, 5 months later, the massive herds of blue wildebeest returns back to Liuwa Plains.

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Gods window, South Africa.
A dramatic lookout point on the escarpment just before entering the Blyde River Canyon.

This place offers a magnificent view across the Blyde River Canyon and the lowveld wilderness almost 1000 m below.

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Epupa Falls, Namibia, Africa.
Water falls in the north-western wilderness of Namibia.

The Kunene river drops here more than 60 m.

These impressive falls are about 500 m wide and surrounded by lush vegetation.

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Kalendulo Falls, Angola, Africa
Although said to be the third largest waterfall in Africa, Kalendulo Falls are more or less untouched by tourism.

The lack of tourist infrastructure gives an impression of what met Livingstone when he first visited Victora Falls, Zambia in 1855.

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The Amphitheatre, South Africa.
A huge rock wall 1 km high and 5 km in length, stretched out between the Sentinel and the Eastern Buttress.

The mighty Tugela River slips itself over the escarpment into the gorge below - almost a 1000 m drop.

From the summit there is a breathtaking view of the amphitheatre and the wilderness below.

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Tugela Falls, South Africa.
A total drop of 947 meters make these falls the highest in africa and the second highest water falls in the world.

Tugela Falls are located in the wilderness of the Drakensberg mountains, in KwaZulu-Natal, where the water cascades down from the top of the escarpment called the Amphitheatre.

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Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa
Every spring, if there is enough rain, a most spectacular display of wildflowers appears in this part of Africa.

Throughout Namaqualand from mid july to september, thousands of square kilometers of wildernesss, which most of the year is a sunburnt and barren semi-desert, are now covered with flowers.

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The migration from Linyanti, Botswana, Africa
With the rain the desert comes alive with new grass. This kicks off an annual migration of huge herds of Zebra, springbok, oryx, buffalo and blue wildebeest.

The animal stays in Savuti for weeks, then they move on into the wilderness of the Mababe depression. Later, around March-April, they reappear in Savuti on their migration northwards to Linyanti river.

The migration of southern Africa is smaller than the migration of eastern Africa, but still an amasing safari experience.

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The Iron snake of Africa, Kenya, Africa
Train from Nairobi to Mombasa along Kenyas most scenic route.

The train passes trough the wilderness of Tsavo National Park which is known for man-eating lions during the building of the railway more than a hundred years ago.

Fortunately these lions are no longer present. Today their descendants live here along with giraffe, impala, ostrich and other game.

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Mount Kenya, Kenya.
This mountain is with 5199m the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest mountain in Africa, only surpassed by Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

Around the mountain there is a protected area called Mount kenya National Park.

Due to differences in altitude and humidity, the flora of Mount Kenya is of great variety.

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Hells Gate, Kenya
is a small national park not far from Lake Naivasha.

It is fameous for its diverse topography and geological scenery.

This is a facinating part of Kenya, Africa with strange rock formations, spouts of hissing steam, hot geysers and extinct volcanoes.

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Sossusvlei, Namibia,
is situated in the Namib Desert. Some of the giant sand dunes here rise to the height of 300 m - the highest sand dunes in Africa, even on earth.

This wilderness is a spectacular sight at sunrise and at sunset, when colours are strong and is constantly changing.

Because of the fantastic photographic opportunities, tourists include Sossusvlei and Namib Naukluft park in their Africa safaris.

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Fish River Canyon, Namibia,
is located in the southern part of Namibia and is the second largest canyon in Africa.

Although plagued by drought, this wilderness in southern africa is the home of small and larger animals.

Daytime temperatures can reach 40讈 and beyond, nights can go below 5讈. Despite such harsh conditions, there are several species inhabiting the area, like leopard, baaboon, kudu and others.

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Kapishya hots springs, Zambia.
Sulphur free hot springs in northern Zambia.

Crystal clear sandy basin where hot water bubbles forth from the sand and flows into the nearby Manshya river.

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Mtarazi Falls, Zimbabwe.
Found in the eastern Highlands, and is claimed to be the second highest waterfall in Africa - only next to Tugela Falls, South Africa, with a 761m high drop.

The surrounding area is a park, Mtarazi Falls National Park.

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Kalambo Falls, Zambia.
Very few people know about this 221 m high uninterrupted water fall in the wilderness of northern Zambia, and even fewer have been there.

The fall is claimed to be the third highest in Africa - more than twice the height of Victoria Falls, and is really one of Zambias purest untouched sights.

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Blyde River Canyon, South Africa.
The fourth largest canyon in the world and an unspoiled wilderness with spectacular views.

The Canyon encompasses some of the most dramatic scenery in South Africa with cliffs rising 800 m from the river bed. The entire canyon extends over twenty kilometres in length.

Several safari companies offers tours to this exciting area in South Africa.

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Skeleton coast, Namibia, Africa
A famous and very much feared stretch of coastline among sailors.

The coast got the name from the numerous shipwrecks and from the pople that died there. The nature at Skeleton coast really fits the description "a wilderness safari in Namibia".

However, it is also an unspoiled, beautiful part of Namibia and safaris are possible in the southern part of the coastline.

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