Few things reshape a traveller’s sense of the bush quite like leaving the vehicle behind, and Kaelo Destinations has spent this September spotlighting exactly that side of its portfolio as walking season peaks in Botswana’s Northern Tuli Game Reserve. The collection runs safari lodges, tented camps and private homes across eastern Botswana, plus an exclusive-use beach house on Mozambique’s coast. September sits squarely within the WalkMashatu walking window, open each year from March through October, and also within the reserve’s high season, which spans 1 July to 31 October. Guests who already have a game drive or two behind them tend to find that the guided trails, the sunken photographic hides and the fly-camp sleep-outs are what stay with them longest.
Walking the reserve instead of driving it
At Mashatu, one of the two daily game drives can simply be traded for a guided safari walk, no extra booking required. On foot, the whole scale of the reserve shifts. Rather than covering distance, guests move at a slow pace through mopane woodland and along the riverbeds beside a seasoned ranger, learning to read spoor, insect trails and the scent of wild herbs, the small details a vehicle rolls straight past. When a traveller is deciding between a Botswana safari here and a busier, more familiar reserve elsewhere in the region, that walking option frequently tips the balance.
WalkMashatu takes the concept even further. Trails are limited to six guests, led by an experienced…
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