 4 Day Walking Trail
Guests walk +- 3-4 hours in the morning to a pre-prepared brunch site. Relax and siesta during the heat of the day. Then walk +- 1 and a half hours in the afternoon. A wonderful dinner is enjoyed and then overnight at the trails camp before they set off again the next morning with similar walking times before returning to the trails camp for dinner and overnight.
Itinerary
Trails run on a schedule departure basis; either Tuesday to Friday or Friday to Monday. All guests need to check in at Pafuri Camp by 14h00 in order to sign indemnity forms. Shaded parking is available here. Transport to the trails camp is in an open 4x4 vehicle.
Day 1 (Tuesday or Friday)*
14h00 - Arrive at Pafuri Camp in order to check in and park car. You will be met by your guide.
14h45 - Depart by 4x4 for the trails camp.
15h45 - Arrive at the trails camp, unpack and settle in.
16h30 - Afternoon tea followed by a short afternoon walk during which your guide will introduce the guidelines for the trail. This walk may be out onto the Limpopo floodplain, to a nearby spring or up the ridge of hills behind camp in order to gain your bearings.
18h00 - Arrive back in camp before dark for a shower and drinks while the evening's food is prepared on the fire. After dinner relax around the fire before retiring to an early bed and the night sounds.
Day 2 (Wednesday or Saturday)
05h00 - Wake up
05h30 - Coffee and rusks before heading out on the morning walk. The direction of the walk will depend on local animal activity, but is likely to investigate the nearby waterhole or spring for the tracks of the night before and where appropriate to follow these tracks with the intention of finding the animal. Walking along animal paths and investigating likely areas for game or bird activity should see a 3-4 hour walk arriving back in camp for brunch.
10h00 - Hearty brunch cooked on the fire together with fruit and cereal, followed by a midday siesta listening to cicadas, emerald-spotted wood doves and other sounds of the heat of the day.
16h30 - Afternoon tea followed by a short afternoon walk.
18h00 - Arrive back in camp before dark for a shower and drinks while the evening's food is prepared on the fire. After dinner relax around the fire before retiring to an early bed and the night sounds
 Day 3 (Thursday or Sunday)
05h00 - Wake up
05h30 - Coffee and rusks before heading out on the morning walk. The direction of the walk will depend on local animal activity, but is likely to investigate the nearby waterhole or spring for the tracks of the night before and where appropriate to follow these tracks with the intention of finding the animal. Walking along animal paths and investigating likely areas for game or bird activity should see a 3-4 hour walk arriving back in camp for brunch.
10h00 - Hearty brunch cooked on the fire together with fruit and cereal, followed by a midday siesta.
16h30 - Afternoon tea followed by a drive to an area before an afternoon walk.
18h00 - Return to the vehicle for sundowners followed by a night drive back to camp. Following a shower, meet for drinks while the evening's food is prepared on the fire. After dinner relax around the fire before retiring to an early bed and the night sounds
Day 4 (Friday or Monday)
05h00 - Wake up
05h30 - Coffee and rusks before heading out on the morning walk or drive. The intention of this morning's activity is to arrive back in the main camp for a late brunch before checking out. A drive will allow access to parts of the concession not yet seen, while a walk may be the choice of the more energetic.
10h00 - Brunch served at Pafuri Camp.
11h00 - Check out and depart.
* Times are approximate and will depend on several factors such as the time of sunrise, the specific interests of the group and so on.
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