|  | An exhilarating walking safari that will deliver an exceptional interpretive, up close and personal African experience. Departures every Monday and Friday.
- Bush walks
- Night drives
- Campfire dinners
| Each day guests enjoy a four- to five-hour morning walk, and a short pre-sunset walk and night drive combination. Reasonable standards of fitness are a prerequisite but distances covered depend on wildlide encounters. While observing a herd of elephant from a safe distance or tracking a rhino is possible, the emphasis is on micro-systems, and time is spent observing spiders, ant lions, dung beetles and other small yet perfect natural wonders. There will also be the oportunity to birdwatch and learn about habitats and ecology as you walk through the bushveld. The walks always cover new terrain, ensuring a comprehensive interpretive experience. Nocturnal game drives reveal the primal drama of the big cats on their inexorable quest for prey.
The safety of guests is a high priority on this safari and all rangers undergo intensive specialised instruction before being allowed to lead a walking safari. The rangers begin each walking safari with a comprehensive briefing on how to behave when encountering animals on foot as, despite the fact that dangerous animals are not tracked intentionally, they are frequently sighted on these safaris.
Please Note: The walking safaris are closed each year during December, January and Febuary due to weather conditions. |
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| Start: Kruger Surrounds
Scheduled flights:
. ±1 hour 15 minutes Daily SA Express from Johannesburg International Airport to Eastgate Airport
. ±1 hour 15 minutes Daily SA Express from Cape Town International Airport to Eastgate Airport
Charter flights:
. Federal Air - daily flight from Johannesburg International Airport to Ngala airstrip | Day 1
Guests are transferred from the gate to the camp at 14h00. After an orientation and briefing, enjoy a 1 to 1 and a half hour walk before an evening game-drive, returning for a hearty campfire dinner. | Day 2 & 3
An early start for a 4 to 5-hour walk (geared to guests' ability, desires and to the wildlife encountered). You will learn the folklore of the area, the medicinal uses of various plants and trees, and to interpret the wilderness through which you walk. Guest safety is paramount - both the ranger and tracker are armed, carry a First Aid kit, and are in constant radio contact with base camp.
Guests return to camp between 9 and 10am for a delicious brunch. A siesta follows. After high tea, an afternoon game-drive takes guests to the starting point for their next adventure - a scenic 1 to 1 and a half hour late afternoon walk. A night drive ends back at camp in time for an al fresco star-lit feast. A hot shower precedes a blissful sleep in a five-star tent with comfortable beds, hot bucket showers and flush toilet. | Day 4
A short 1 to 1 and a half hour stroll generates a good appetite for a farewell breakfast. At 11am guests are transferred to their departure point. | End: Kruger Surrounds
Scheduled flights:
. ±1 hour 15 minutes Daily SA Express from Eastgate Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
Charter flights:
. Federal Air - daily flight from Ngala airstrip to Johannesburg International Airport | ecoQuest
 Community
Ngala's community involvement has made the following possible:
- Building of a media centre and community computer centre at two schools in Welverdiend
- Implementing gutters and water tanks at Welverdiend Primary School
- Donating books, videos, stationery and a photocopier to the school’s library
- Sponsoring numerous hospitality education bursaries
- Siya Kwamukela student (sponsored by Moët & Chandon) in his third year of internship
- Implementing Edu-peg, a self-corrective early learning tool, at local primary schools
- HIV/AIDS awareness and education
- Ongoing conservation lessons and bush schools
- Coaching cricket and organising tournaments
- To celebrate World Environment Day, 220 school children were hosted at Ngala
- Distributing 985 Hippo Water Rollers in the community
- Implementing various income generation and small business development projects, such as a pig-farming enterprise and an African theatre group
- Commissioning work from local upholsterers, carpenters and plumbers
- Supporting a local transport entrepreneur who has since provided employment to five previously unemployed local residents
- Tracking school for community members run by Ngala’s senior trackers | Rate includes
. Meals
. Accommodation (comfortable beds with en suite bathrooms, flush w.c.s and hot bucket showers)
. Local beers & spirits
. Park fees | Rate excludes
. Gratuities
. Telephone calls
. Items of personal nature
. Imported drinks | Group size
Minimum: 2 Maximum: 8 | Walking tour type: Wilderness trails and wildlife
| Safari category: a value-for-money vacation
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Guestbook |
...we had a marvelous trip, everything was top drawer, five star and better in all categories...
Rosens (USA), 4 day Ngala Walking Safari, Oct 2006
...the best part of our trip. Much of the reason is the intimacy of the camp and the wonderful staff. Dinners together at one table under the stars is one of the things I remembered so fondly about my first Africa experience, and this camp brought that back to life. Also, I am a huge fan of tented camps because they keep you close to nature, with mesh sides that allow one to hear all the great night sounds. The walking safari was really quite special, and it was balanced with afternoon game drives. A leopard experience in our Land Rover was truly once in a lifetime. Finally, the people who run walking safaris tend to have more respect and appreciation for wildlife...
Curtis Butler (USA), 4 day Ngala Walking Safari, Oct 2006 |
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