Active/Adventure: Pulse: Botswana Walking Safari

Botswana Walking Safari

Known for its stunning scenery and endless miles of private nature reserves (as well as its stable government and economy), Botswana offers, in the words of our correspondent, “one of the most authentic and mind-blowing wildlife experiences on the planet.” This November/December five spots are available on a walking safari organized by Epic Private Journeys, a company that has exclusive rights to walking tours in Botswana’s northwest. The trip is super-intense. Participants—and there are only six all together—will trek 130 kilometers (approximately 81 miles), traversing the stretch of land connecting Botswana’s two main wetlands: the Okavango Delta and the Linyanti. Because most locals in Botswana work in tourism rather than agriculture, the country is teeming with wildlife (particularly elephants), and encounters with the Big Five should be common. Accommodations throughout the walk are in Epic’s own private tents—all of which have bathrooms—though the first and last two nights are spent relaxing at luxurious safari camps (the remote Duba Plains in the Okavango Delta and Duma Tau Camp in Linyati). Epic will provide training programs on how to prepare physically and Brad Horn, the company’s managing director and the former managing director of Abercrombie & Kent, will be the main, on-ground guide. According to Horn, who has spent six years working in the bush, “there’s no walk in Africa that comes close to this for wilderness, game density, adrenaline, and endurance.” Trip costs $13,008 per person; contact Indagare for more information or to book.