Adventure Safaris in Africa

Africa is an exceptional destination with an assortment of landscapes, lakes, rivers, vegetation, cultural activities, geographical features, wildlife, birds, fish and insects. It is realistic that different travelers to the continent come for different reasons. Go to Africa for a great holiday. However, when coming for adventure safaris in Africa, you may not be able to do all of them during one visit, unless of course you have a lot of time.
Guideforafrica selects for you the best options to consider for an adventurous trip to Africa. We recommend that with proper planning and consulting Africa tour operators you can cover aspects of all of them in at least two trips. But it all remains that if you are looking for some adventure in the wilderness, Africa is your answer.

WILDLIFE SAFARIS
Wildlife safaris in Africa are indeed mesmerizing experiences with amazing diversity of flora and fauna. Wildlife travelers here get vast opportunities to rub shoulders with the rich diversity of African jungles. Tourists as well as conservationists from around the world frequent Africa to savor the rich heritage of African wildlife. Among all African animals, the big five (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard) are the most popular, and perhaps most fascinating to observe. The experience of seeing them and other animals in their natural habitat is indeed very amazing. No wonder the word “African safari” is almost synonymous with wildlife safaris.
There are so many places in Africa that give you a rewarding wildlife experience, top on the list is Namibia’s Etosha National Park, South Africa’s Kruger national park, Kenya’s Masai Mara National Park, Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Ethiopia’s Awash National Park and Serengeti national park in Tanzania. You can also have an equally (or even more) satisfying safari experience in other less known wildlife destinations like Chobe National Park in Botswana, South Luangwa national park in Zambia, and Loango national park in Gabon.
For a first-time visit to Africa, I would recommend starting with any of the parks mentioned above. Besides the rare species of the African animal kingdom, the natural vegetation of the continent is resplendent with lush landscape.

CULTURAL SAFARIS
Africa is a unique continent that takes pride in its unity amidst diversity. The continent is indisputable diverse created because of the geographical disparity, the variation in the languages spoken here, the cuisine that is savored in the different regions, and even in the costumes that are adorned by the natives here. If you are the kind of traveler who is enthralled by scenic beauty and mesmerized by history, attracted by cultural abundance and a true connoisseur of ethnic cuisine, then Read more about Africa Cultural tours here.

SIGHTSEEING TOURS
Touring and traveling is favorite hobby of millions of people. Africa boasts numerous awe-inspiring tourist attractions. Most Africa sightseeing tours are quite entertaining ventures packed with entertainment and details of your destination, a private sightseeing tour is an effective option to know your place of visit as it acquaints you with your holiday spot quite effortlessly. Top of Africa’s natural land features for a sightseeing tour include the mighty Victoria Falls at the Zambia – Zimbabwe border, the giant sand dunes of Sossusvlei in Namibia, the Okavango delta in Botswana, Egypt’s great pyramids, the Sphinx at Giza, the Valley of the Kings, the temples at Abu Simbel, the Karnak temple complex, and the valley of the queens and Fish river canyon in Namibia. In Mali in West Africa, the ancient city of Djenne is an equally fascinating site. The city is home to the world’s largest mud brick building, the great mosque of Djenne. You may not wish to miss out on Ethiopia’s Lalibela monolithic churches; The Western Cape in South Africa, a premier tourist attraction, sightseeing tour in Morocco lead you to the Atlantic Coast region plus several other destinations.

ADVENTURE EXCURSIONS
There are lots of other activities for an adventure trip in Africa. You can fly over the Victoria falls on a micro light helicopter, go for gorilla tracking expeditions in the great Lakes region, canoeing, white water rafting, and kayaking (e.g. in Sagana and Nanyuki in Kenya), skydiving (e.g. in the annual Diani boogie in Kenya), snorkeling and white shark diving in South Africa, overlanding from Cairo  to Cape Town in South Africa.

BEACH HOLIDAYS
Africa probably does not spring to mind as the first destination you would choose when planning a beach holiday, but in absolute honesty the continent is not only about National parks and rich culture. It also has some of the fines beaches. A great way to wrap up your African safari is to go on beach holiday to the Indian Ocean islands, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Cape Verde Islands, Morocco and  Zanzibar.