Bushwalks at Pondoro

In this article, we will give you a detailed overview of the experience Pondoro offers through its bushwalks in its magnificent reserve. These bushwalks complement the experience you have at Pondoro. While game drives mainly allow you to observe and photograph animals, bushwalks immerse you in the heart of nature and offer you a completely different experience and perspective. Your senses are activated as you lean on your hearing, smell and sight to experience nature in its raw and unfiltered form from up close. 

Bushwalks are a great opportunity to focus on smaller things: like tracks of animals, traditional and medicinal uses of plants and trees as well as birds, insects. Observing and understanding the flora and the animals' immediate surroundings provides a better understanding and insight into their behavior. This is an opportunity to see up close what different herbivores (elephants, antelopes, hippopotamuses, etc.) eat and to understand their feeding strategies based on the seasons, the type of animals, etc.

Of course, just like game drives, bushwalks also give you the opportunity to observe animals. Encountering giraffes, hippos, and elephants from a different perspective than from a car is always a highlight. Before encountering these animals, it is important to learn how to recognize their passage through the bush by the tracks they leave behind. You’ll come across many animal tracks, including antelope such as waterbuck and impala, as well as hippos, elephants, and crocodiles, plus plenty of smaller creatures like birds and even insects.

(Photos différentes traces des animaux)

People often imagine that bushwalking is a very dangerous activity, but if you are accompanied by local guides who know the terrain and the bush, and if you follow a few basic rules, everything will be fine. Under these conditions, walking in a big city can be more dangerous than a bushwalk.

A bush walk is a chance to reconnect with nature, and experiencing it at Pondoro with expert guides who know the bush like the back of their hand will leave you—just as it did us—with memories that last a lifetime