Cultural Interaction
Safari camps and eco lodges are essentially small villages comprising staff and guests. The intimate nature of the setting facilitates a great degree of interaction, and guests have the possibility to learn a lot about local culture from their hosts. But it's not quite the same as actually visiting an African village and meeting the people in their own environment.
Most safari camps are located in very remote wilderness areas, miles and miles away from any human habitation. There are, however, certain camps that are close enough to a rural settlements to be able to offer the opportunity to visit a village, accompanied by a guide, and meet the local people to learn about their way of life. This is inevitably a mutually beneficial arrangement - guests receive personal and authentic insight into rural African culture, while the village receives financial support from the safari camp for projects such as schools, clinics, wells, etc.
Cultural interaction may take other forms as well. Some eco lodges offer expertly guided excursions to learn about ancient San rock art, and marvel at some of the world's most mysterious and important petroglyphs. Others offer on site lectures at significant historic sites in South Africa, providing unrivaled insight into the long and tumultuous process that led to the creation of one of the world's youngest and most diverse democracies. In one way or another, safari camps and eco lodges offering cultural interaction provide guests the opportunity for hands-on learning about southern Africa's rich cultural heritage.
- Angama Mara (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
- Azura (Benguerra Island, Mozambique)
- Benguerra Lodge (Benguerra Island, Mozambique)
- Bisate Lodge (Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda), Rwanda)
- Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve (Cederberg Mountains, South Africa)
- Cottars 1920s Safari Camp (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
- Dunia Camp (Serengeti, Tanzania)
- Fugitives Drift Lodge (Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa)
- Gibbs Farm (Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania)
- Jacks Camp (Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana)
- Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve (Kruger Park, South Africa)
- Lewa Borana Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau, Kenya)
- Little Chem Chem (Tarangire Park, Tanzania)
- Little Makalolo Camp (Hwange Park, Zimbabwe)
- Loisaba Conservancy (Laikipia Plateau, Kenya)
- Londolozi Private Game Reserve (Kruger Park, South Africa)
- Mahali Mzuri (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
- Mara Plains Camp (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
- Naboisho Camp (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
- Namiri Plains Camp (Serengeti, Tanzania)
- Ngorongoro Crater Lodge (Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania)
- Nkwali Camp (South Luangwa, Zambia)
- Nsefu Camp (South Luangwa, Zambia)
- Nyungwe House (Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda)
- Ol Donyo Lodge (Amboseli National Park, Kenya)
- Roving Bushtops Camp (Serengeti, Tanzania)
- Sand River Masai Mara (Maasai Mara, Kenya)
- Sasaab Lodge (Samburu Reserve, Kenya)
- Sayari Camp (Serengeti, Tanzania)
- Segera Retreat (Laikipia Plateau, Kenya)
- Serra Cafema Camp (Skeleton Coast / Kunene, Namibia)
- Singita Grumeti (Serengeti, Tanzania)
- Singita Kwitonda (Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda), Rwanda)
- Singita Pamushana (Gonarezhou - Malilangwe, Zimbabwe)
- Singita Private Game Reserve (Kruger Park, South Africa)
- Sussi and Chuma (Victoria Falls, Zambia)
- Tafika Camp (South Luangwa, Zambia)
- Tena Tena Camp (South Luangwa, Zambia)
- The Highlands Ngorongoro (Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania)
- The River Club (Victoria Falls, Zambia)
- Three Tree Hill Lodge (Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa)
- Toka Leya Camp (Victoria Falls, Zambia)
- Tongabezi and Sindabezi Island (Victoria Falls, Zambia)
- Tortilis Camp (Amboseli National Park, Kenya)
- Tswalu Kalahari (Southern Kalahari, South Africa)
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