This is the traditional way how tourists travelled through Africa. It started in East Africa and the option moved south from Kenya to Tanzania.
The list of best mobile camp operators you can use for your experience include &Beyond, Asilia Africa, Nomad, Alex Walker and Tanganyika Wilderness Camps.
It is also introduced in Uganda and Rwanda whereby now tourists rent a car with roof top tent for self-drive holidays around these countries.
In the past few years this mode of exploring Africa wasn’t popular as operators focused more on putting up permanent structures and there were also no travelers talking about it. It is gaining momentum and dominating the tourism industries of different countries in Africa.
Mountaineering tours
If you love to appreciate the beautiful views of cityscapes and land scapes from the peak of a certain mountain, these tours are the best. Multiple operators offer it in various countries around Africa.
Don’t hesitate to try mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mount Kenya, Rwenzori, Mgahinga volcanoes and Elgon in Uganda, Nyiragongo in DR Congo, Karisimbi and Bisoke in Rwanda to mention but a few.
Mobile Safaris is the oldest mode of travel used in the Past to explore Africa’s great Wilderness. With this option travelers use mobile tented camp than permanent self-contained rooms.
This was done in the Past because there were few or even no self-contained rooms in different camps to use for accommodation.
Therefore with the aim to improvise, Safari operators and private moving clients decided to arrange for mobile tents that are mounted in different camps while on the move. This experience helps clients to soak up the real taste of Africa’s Wilderness.
With mobile camping stay in various camps while exploring the major Wildlife features within the range.
Everything is mobile and includes mounting of Safari tents for shelter usually for a couple of days you are to spend, cooking of food and more.
Moreover, mobile safaris exposes you to different Wildlife species in the bush including Wild animals, Plant species, Primates, Reptiles, different insect species plus different bird species that are recognized by their echoing sounds during the night.
This mode of travel started in the African continent particularly in the Eastern part of Africa in the major safari countries like Tanzania and Kenya.
These two destinations are known for their diverse Wildlife including the seasonal migration of the Wildebeests which occur from June to November when they cross from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park to Kenya’s Masaai Mara National reserve.
After sometime Mobile Safaris expanded to the Southern part of Africa in countries like South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and more.
It is now common in other African destinations including Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda to name but a few.