https://www.greatserengetitraverse.com/serengeti-walking-safari-home daily 1.0 2024-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498113103719-SQ77M0Q68HI8CSO4SHHM/Walking+safaris.jpg Serengeti Walking Safaris - the GREAT SERENGETI TRAVERSE IS THE CLASSIC long walking safari For ten days we never set foot inside a vehicle, instead using our feet to stalk wildlife, meander rivers and cross one of the most dramatic landscapes on earth: Serengeti National Park. Using lightweight camps, we keep our footprint to a minimum as we walk across the flagship wildlife preserve on the continent. With no roads, no lodges, and no other people for many a mile, we traverse the breathtaking conservation zones of the park, off-limits to all other entry except our treks. Pioneered by Mark Thornton, this expedition provides a truly in-depth Serengeti experience for the first-time or experienced traveler who wants to be immersed in wilderness, to walk up close with Africa's signature wildlife and to accomplish what few have ever done... all with plenty of laughs and tall tales around the campfire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498037550860-CZNF91VM6Q3GZR6MJ657/image-asset.jpeg Serengeti Walking Safaris ZANZIBAR, MNEMBA & MAFIA ISLANDS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498213590523-KF6VBTR0INBKCXO4U6MN/image-asset.jpeg Serengeti Walking Safaris - end on a high note Need some luxury? Combine the Traverse with some down-time in luxury camps. Contact us to find the perfect options for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498115867457-WVV2Y3KNLT90EZJJJ16C/4c.jpg Serengeti Walking Safaris TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498213190237-GWWCS5VTM66C8H4JIXFA/image-asset.jpeg Serengeti Walking Safaris - LEave no trace Mark Thornton Safaris was honored to be chosen as one of three finalists in the National Geographic's World Legacy Awards 2017 in the category of Conserving Natural Habitat, one of the most recognized tourism awards in the world. A walking safari in our lightweight mobile camps is truly low-impact travel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498114777228-89ODSNH3TQDJMQZOP6ZU/DSCN1284_Fotor.jpg Serengeti Walking Safaris THE GREAT WILDEBEEST MIGRATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498210185666-34ORE8XB6ZRTNV9LIG1B/L1090605-cropped.jpg Serengeti Walking Safaris - trips are tailor-made All trips are private and tailor-designed to the specific group. A minimum of only 2 people is required to book your own private Traverse. Families are welcome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498114819137-MJRXEUUK1F3I411Q7WBX/Thornton+Safaris+Gorilla+Tracking.jpg Serengeti Walking Safaris MOUNTAIN GORILLAS, RWANDA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498115039294-JEPCACH2NB33IKS7WIS3/TZ_2011_518_wk1.jpg Serengeti Walking Safaris NGORONGORO CRATER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498127219183-AJ042QAMSE4ZGRWEQCZO/ODC-Wildlife41.jpg Serengeti Walking Safaris KATAVI NATIONAL PARK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498036943707-RUCR90RV723YJUCW2OEG/image-asset.jpeg Serengeti Walking Safaris - EXTEND your trip Why not extend your stay? The Serengeti Traverse can be combined with other elements of an East African safari such as the gorillas of Rwanda, the Serengeti wildebeest migration, Ngorongoro Crater or Zanzibar. Shorter walking safaris are also available in the Serengeti as well as in Tarangire, Ruaha and Katavi national parks. Just contact us for details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498030011344-270H7O59HSUOCBUHJD2P/Walking+1_Fotor.jpg Serengeti Walking Safaris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498036040884-OIZ39M8UBIWNKLOCI9EK/_I9A2369+cropped.jpg Serengeti Walking Safaris https://www.greatserengetitraverse.com/tanzania-walking-safari-the-guides daily 0.75 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496917197487-ROS4Z763D957FQ4P8QMZ/659_Fotor.jpg The Guides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496917445379-A42GG8HIXKGURJBRYFBR/P1020310+Gian+Chagumba+flipped_Fotor.jpg The Guides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496945542704-SSOX25GV4KPUZBK6YAUA/image-asset.jpeg The Guides https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/4fb49e4d-814d-434a-b461-9dfc4fb0a156/thornton-safaris-serengeti-walking-elephant-sighting.jpg The Guides A favorite afternoon activity Around camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496918634171-TQNBIMC5074YF90V7DWQ/DSC_0307_Fotor.jpg The Guides https://www.greatserengetitraverse.com/tanzania-walking-safari-the-history daily 0.75 2017-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498132486580-YAYXMLNOAS8M6AXRSOQA/IMG_8574.jpg The History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498134325881-49831HH03AUZMUBHPQ9X/IMG_3509_Fotor.jpg The History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498133714136-REOYIXOCKG38113CCSCF/_GMS7046_Fotor.jpg The History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498133630434-IG9CW2KQGZ9HCKKRQTD9/26_Fotor.jpg The History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498133955119-DE0AD1GLFKT95Q12FNAJ/DSC_0315+crop_Fotor.jpg The History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498214084888-ERHBXXVDRVDWK5GRRKHN/IMG_3458.JPG The History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498214473220-41GI3OV4T56AA0EDZEZX/_GMS7181_Fotor.jpg The History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498132841422-5JYGQTMFW409X5QVCOJM/image-asset.jpeg The History - GOING BACK IN TIME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498048758238-V5NSIJQREUQJWLCL3V4A/Bushwalking+in+Maasa%232150E9+bw_Fotor.jpg The History https://www.greatserengetitraverse.com/tanzania-walking-safari-the-itinerary daily 0.75 2024-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1497965198828-EBPKDARLRQOPFRXTXG0W/image-asset.jpeg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498252389285-XDWKZ8LTFTLKZ00Z7ZZR/_I9A0611.jpg The Itinerary - each camp area is unique Some are quiet stretches along rivers where we sit in our camp chairs watching animals come to drink. Others overlook vast stretches of country where we can scan with our binoculars for giraffe, buffalo or lion. No rules, no smartphones, no roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498247537431-K0YPZKHK722GLYACK477/_I9A0242.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498247632489-58OZQWWSWTRO2J5JEFJP/IMG_7711_Fotor_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498247867261-221QSZBRO9WOJ8X5AQ68/20090907-_GMS0850+sm_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498247948339-0XIE9M66C4SSPNJIKKQ2/IMG_8479_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498248609107-VJWWN833NNVNRX9E4OKB/Thorton-Safaris-09_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498249176560-VPWKZ2S8UIG1TQOM4A9G/image-asset.jpeg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498249451989-UFE0H17AV38DR7ALU2FW/gallery24_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498249665818-MPNGLHOF1OV2JS2360YJ/DSC_0448_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498249782640-8HMU5AP8UXAVE37FRBG6/Africa+3748+_4-cropped.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498250977911-H1I4WU3KA363M6FDACNI/IMG_0898-1_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498250390473-ZBS1NZKMWTY5UF2UQNG5/DEC+2015+2262_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498250300804-OJOPMS2GMPMVCSAFDPEI/IMG_8575_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498250037482-MGOSUHQYR6SJXY5ZM1QS/High+fives+after+a+big+trek_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498252093370-HVO55CKOV8F5YPWA8DXR/Pic+-+Credit+Marlo+Sarmiento-m_Fotor_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498251931007-5MEVOQF11SIOAF28QDVK/GMS_2095_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498251414137-6ICRH4MBA8O66LLXPFRM/IMG_8608_Fotor.jpg The Itinerary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1497964854118-DFHQBV8KCE1OE8Y5BCY8/IMG_1969_Fotor_Fotor+2.jpg The Itinerary https://www.greatserengetitraverse.com/tanzania-walking-safari-the-walk daily 0.75 2017-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496857777947-Y8REJTB0XI1GKFLOKKLQ/image-asset.jpeg Best Serengeti Walking Safaris - PRIvate The true ‘high-end’ safari is not about luxury, but about experience, exclusivity and guiding. On this expedition, the camp, vehicles, guides (and entire wilderness!) are private to just your group. You are never mixed with other people. This is the way of the original safari. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496856749731-5LAX3ICT8HMTFWCA5CHN/image-asset.jpeg Best Serengeti Walking Safaris - EAT WELL, Sleep well Camp is lightweight and low impact, with medium-size walk-in tents, cots, mattresses, comfy duvets and linens and pillows. A separate tent is set up with a sit-down toilet and hot bucket shower. Meals are healthy and delicious with vegetarian and vegan options served around the campfire with cold beer and wine. Camp moves location each day after breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496854175608-TP4RPVK9IEOXSJMF78D7/image-asset.jpeg Best Serengeti Walking Safaris - Difficulty: Moderate This is not a mountain climb, but one must be able to walk for 4-6 hours in the morning. Terrain is mainly flat with some rolling hills. It can be uneven, grassy and rocky in places. We walk full mornings, rest after lunch in camp, and enjoy an optional walk in the afternoons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496856185349-LUGQ27J0399IB01CFHQP/Pic+-+Credit+Marlo+Sarmiento-m_Fotor.jpg Best Serengeti Walking Safaris - CLIMATE Climate is mild and beautiful. At about 5500 feet, we enjoy cool evenings and mornings. When the sun comes out, it can average 80ºF, but by sundown, we are putting our fleeces on around the campfire. Perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498132185818-WBO5VZ12FN31DQ9M3C0C/IMG_3453-1.JPG Best Serengeti Walking Safaris - LED BY SEASONED SAFARI GUIDES This rare expedition traverses the roadless wilderness zones of Serengeti National Park where no others can go. We will encounter wildlife, challenge ourselves, and indulge in deep immersion into pristine wilderness. In our 10 days, we examine the remarkable biodiversity of the Serengeti’s varied ecosystems from river systems to open plains and magnificent rock protrusions offering the Serengeti landscape of the postcards. We also explore Serengeti’s human history, learning about our ancestors who walked this same terrain millions of years ago and the Maasai who until recently made this land their home. We see the marks they left behind: the rock paintings in caves, the obsidian arrowheads on the plains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496859226091-9DTSKH9T56UC8AFFA9OU/_I9A2113+cropped.jpg Best Serengeti Walking Safaris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1498131427527-NW3YND2PV3DIMWMWMCFF/IMG_8577+recropped+copy.jpg Best Serengeti Walking Safaris https://www.greatserengetitraverse.com/tanzania-walking-safari-the-wildlife daily 0.75 2017-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496832660916-HT445XZSEPSTPGVF9S9S/_I9A2089.jpg The Wildlife - GIRAFFE, ZEBRA & ANTELOPE On the trail, we regularly walk upon zebra, warthog, giraffe and near two dozen antelope species.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496832356760-H3L5DPE6J4H3D92WWG12/10548232_10204809148524135_5774890012598983364_o.jpg The Wildlife - RAPTORS The area has an amazing diversity of birds of prey. On the walk, we are continually spotting numerous eagles species, Peregrine falcons and countless vultures, often descending onto fresh lion kills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496831858266-O4OAWA6ZAY2D86BDF185/51_Fotor+desat.jpg The Wildlife - BUFFALO Our walking area is in the heart of a dry season cape buffalo corridor. With herds often over 100 strong, it has the highest density of buffalo in the park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496919339283-N9SLTBVT2VO03IFAKSWE/image-asset.jpeg The Wildlife - LION & LEOPARD This is ideal predator habitat – a perfect storm of prey supply, water and rocky outcrops in which to hide and raise cubs. Serengeti lion and leopard densities are of the highest in Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5935183220099e9f00b09b31/1496919967394-7U30KPRDPULW0HZNF0DM/IMG_3456+cropped.jpg The Wildlife - all in the detail It is not all about the "big stuff". 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