Wilderness Backpacking with Wildside Trails

The presence of “big game” is the ingredient that makes wilderness walking in Africa so special. And the chance to hike and camp out with the sounds of browsing elephants and roaring lions coming from the darkness adds an even more memorable dimension. There’s really only one destination that offers that – South Africa.
Since late 2022 there’s a new name – Wildside Trails.

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New Trails Camp in the Great Karoo

Overnight walking safaris are offered in a number of private reserves, and last week Samara Karoo Reserve launched a new dedicated trails camp with the opening of Plains Camp. “We have operated seasonal fly-camping for a while, and Plains Camp builds on a growing trend towards getting back to basics in Nature” says GM Marnus Ochse. “There’s no better way to reconnect with our ecological intelligence”.

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