subject: Experience The Adventure Of A Breath-taking Safari Tour! [print this page] If you want to explore the scenery on foot and run freely among the wildlife, there are a wide range of safari adventures on offer. The following are some of the most popular locations.
South Africa
If you are an adventurous traveller who enjoys a challenge on safari holidays, hike around the Royal Natal National Park. Explore numerous trails on foot or on horseback along the Tugela River and see the magnificent river cascades. Bearded vultures will accompany you along the route, as will other carrion scavengers. The grassland and gorges are famous for their bird life. The real danger comes from puff adders and Berg adders, Africa's most dangerous snakes.
Vultures and large flocks of eagles, goshawks and other birds of prey fly around the lowland veld savannah, ironwood trees and magnificent Lubombo Mountains in the Hlane National Park and Mlawula Reserve. Mountain reedbuck find a home in the higher areas whilst red duiker and samamgo monkeys wander around the lowlands. There are ample opportunities to spot leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, antelopes, elephants, hippos and white rhinos wandering around.
If you would like to see the big five ocean creatures, namely leather backed turtles, whale sharks, bottle nosed dolphins, ragged turtle sharks and humpback whales, as well as the big five game, elephants, leopards, rhino, buffalo and lions, visit the Maputaland Coastal Forest Reserve. It lies on the Indian Ocean close to the border with Mozambique.
There are endless beaches, lakes and wetlands in one of the most pristine safari environments anywhere in the world. The turtles swim ashore to lay their eggs on the beaches. Walk around Lake St. Lucia, which boasts pelicans, flamingos, crocodiles, fish eagles, spoonbills and hippos.
Ethiopia
Walk through giant lobelias and come close to friendly wolves in Ethiopia. They live in the Bale Mountains, the "roof of Africa" and a target for some of the world's most hardcore safari travellers. You can travel on foot and on horseback through lush mountain valleys, camp on vast expanses of basaltic lava and meet the Oromo people who make this region their home.
Nepal
If you enjoy the rain forest for activity holidays, trek through the sub-tropical jungles of southern Nepal on the back of an elephant. This is the Terai region and the Bardai National Park lies in its remote far west. The area is mostly riverine forest, savannah and grassland and is one of the least known regions for foreign travellers. There are tigers, swamp deer, black buck and Gangetic dolphins. Walk through the forest and swim with the dolphins in the rivers.
Alaska
The northern wilderness of Alaska has numerous opportunities for some of the most extreme activity holidays. Travel around the Denali National Park at any time of year and learn about living in this land. You can learn about prospecting, trapping and hunting. Try travelling up river in a jet boat that offers a leisurely view of the wildlife and scenery. It picks up pace downriver as it speeds around hairpin bends and boulders.
The combination of wonderful scenery, fascinating wildlife and expert guides is hard to beat. For anyone not content to lounge on a beach every day, this is the perfect holiday.
