To do a safari in Africa, more than being an unique and unforgettable experience, is also to relieve childhood, and to watch “Lion King” in real life.
There is no better music for someone doing a safari than “The lion sleeps tonight”. When the first chords are heard, everyone gets ready to sing!
To do a safari is to understand that Simba, that little lion that so tragically lost his father, means Lion in swahili, and Rafiki means friend. Also Hakuna Matata, “such a wonderful phrase”, really means “no worries”.
Here in Africa that is really the motto. We bring with us thousands of problems from our privileged lives, and we see here “hakuna matata”. Here things move at a different pace. In Africa, the pace is living in the moment, regarding the landscape and marvel at mother Nature.
To do a safari is to spot a group of warthogs and here our guide say: “Look at the pumbas!” and everyone marvels at the sight of those peculiar animals. The thought that comes to my head is Pumba eating insects he found under a rock. And then, realizing that our guide never saw “The Lion King”, but already knows the names of the characters just from hearing the tourists mention them during the safaris.
To see all the animals in the Savannah, in the wild, makes us realize that Nature is really perfect. There is plenty for everyone, from the smallest herbivores to the largest carnivores. That makes us understand even better why we need to take care of our planet. Here, I had the opportunity to meet tribes that still live almost as they did before the Europeans arrived, to turn their world upside down! And, although the conditions these people live in are way worse than ours, if we compare to the standards of developed countries, they are happy, welcoming, and they smile and wave to strangers.
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57 days
Group Size
Max 28 - 30
Starts & Ends
Starts: Nairobi Ends: Cape Town
Countries
Kenya,
Uganda,
Tanzania,
Malawi,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe,
Botswana,
Namibia, South Africa
Overview
This comprehensive overland tour includes all of Africa’s blockbusters and then some. Explore Namibia’s giant sand dunes, mingle with the San Bushmen in the blazing Kalahari Desert, drift along the Okavango in a mokoro and trek with gorillas deep in Uganda’s misty mountains. The best part is surely witnessing the circle of life in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Bursting with highlights, this tour is sure to show you the magical beauty of Africa!
Nairobi to Cape Town Overland Camping (57 Days)
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Tour Length
20 days
Group Size
Max 20
Starts & Ends
Starts: Victoria Falls Ends: Nairobi
Countries
Zimbabwe,
Zambia,
Malawi,
Tanzania,
Kenya
Overview
Three weeks, five countries, one adventure. This rugged overland tour is your ticket to Africa’s most spectacular highlights. Feeling the heart-pounding thunder of Victoria Falls, the greatness of Lake Malawi, and the suspense of a nocturnal safari in the Serengeti, are all part of the itinerary. Top it off with three days of horizontal me-time on the paradise beaches of Zanzibar and now you’re really living.
Victoria Falls to Nairobi Tour (Comfort) (20 Days)
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Tour Length
13 days
Group Size
Max 16
Starts & Ends
Starts: Nairobi Ends: Dar es Salaam
Countries
Kenya, Tanzania
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With showpiece attractions by the likes of the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Mount Kilimanjaro, East Africa is story-book Africa. This whirlwind adventure sees you living out your wildest dreams with open-top game drives through vast plains and eye-opening Masaai village tours. After getting your fill of wildlife and local living, dust off your boots and soak up the African sun on the powdery-white beaches of Zanzibar. Now this is a dream come true.
13 Day East Africa Game Parks and Zanzibar Safari
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And all this, makes me think on what really matters. Makes me think that the priorities are all wrong in Europe and the developed world. We are all like sheep running from one place to the next, only thinking about the problems that are coming. We are living above the capacity of our Planet, and we know it is making the Planet sick. We continue to blindly walk on a path that is often meaningless, working jobs that we don’t love, and forgetting to seize the moment.
We need to learn to say “Hakuna Matata”!
We need to look more around us and less to ourselves
We need to search, within ourselves, what we want to do. What we want to leave in this world.
We need to stop watching the clocks and our bank accounts.
That is why I love travelling so much. Because I love what I find around me and I see other cultures. Because all that makes time stand still. And makes me question, makes me think.
So, you, that are reading this, stop a little bit and think how lucky you are.
“Hakuna Matata!”.
Visit João and Margarida’s blog – Nomad Plot – to read all about their worldwide travels or visit their Facebook Nomad Plot page and Instagram Account to follow their journey.
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