Explore Kruger's Wilderness Trails

 Getting deep into Africa doesn't mean spotting the big five from the comfort of a Safari Jeep. It's getting out, on foot, into quiet wilderness isolation, seeing the details that make the whole, and feeling the heart of Africa beating strong.

Distance: Up to 50KM

Location: Kruger National Park, South Africa

Ideal Time Commitment: Seven Days

Best Time of Year: Year Round

Essential Tip: Obey your guide unquestionably- your safety depends on it

• Immersing yourself in African nature: no barriers or fences, just you and the bush
• Revelling in a silence so profound, you can hear your own heart beat
• Thrilling at the real, though carefully managed, danger of meeting animals face-to-face in the wild
• Spotting a rarely seen bird like the gorgeous, elusive Narina trogon- and finding that just as exciting as sighting one of the Big Five game
• Seeing the ancient, mystical rock art of this area's earliest inhabitants
• Falling asleep to the night-time sounds of the bush

The Kruger's National Park is a vast swathe of bushland on South Africa's eastern border with Mozambique. Covering nearly 20,000 sq km, it's on of the largest national parks in Africa, a natural world little altered since the indigenous San people first lived here 20,000 years ago. Game spotters have been coming here since 1898, when the park was founded, but most visitors still see the park from behind the windscreens of their vehicles- only disembarking in the safety of rest camps.
With all those caveats, walking in the wilderness of the Kruger National Park is nothing short of an adventure of a lifetime. This is a magnificent journey on which you can feel like the first human that trod the Earth. You'll travel through a glorious African Garden of Eden, and shed the burdens of modern life. These days in the wilds could change you forever.