Exploring Africa allows you to use all your senses and hold onto these good memories, which will last you a lifetime. We would like our guests to experience everything to its fullest and to engage their senses at every opportunity.

We encourage you to take only pictures and to leave only footprints, to keep only memories and to give only respect.   Our idea of a safari is to tread lightly.

Following these tips from Leave No Trace, a non-profit organization that promotes a code of ethics encouraging outdoor enthusiasts to minimize wear and tear on the environment.

Keep your group small - less people - less of just about everything: less garbage, less food, and less crowding of popular areas.

To minimize the chances of injury or getting lost, listen to your guide and stick to marked paths. This also helps preserve delicate wilderness areas and minimize the chances of bumping into a wild animal. If you must leave the trail stick to durable surfaces such as gravel, rock, or dry grass.

Pack it in, pack it out! Whatever garbage you accumulate during your trip (wrappers, toilet paper, cans, film canisters, band-aid boxes) needs to come back with you. Don't leave anything behind! When in doubt, pack it out.

Only bring what's absolutely necessary! Be realistic and pack appropriately, and intelligently.

Dispose of waste appropriately - when nature calls, be responsible about it. Most lodges have a septic tank system so only toilet paper, faeces urine should enter a toilet.  If you happen to be out on trail and the call of nature is too strong for you hold in get permission to leave, dig a hole 6-8 inches deep and at least 200 feet away from the trail and water. When you are finished, cover and disguise your port-a-potty. Toilet paper should be packed out with you, not buried or left behind! So take a bag or drip dry.

Leave what you find - one of the greatest gifts being outdoors is all of the beautiful things that nature provides. Enjoy these gifts, but leave them for others to experience as well. That rock may look great on your desk, but it looks better right where it is.

Be responsible with fire - everybody loves a campfire, but it is important to realize that there is a responsibility that comes along with building one. An un-tended fire can scar a landscape, deplete wood supplies, destroy natural habitats, kill wild life, and endanger lives. Be smart when considering a campfire, if it isn't necessary for warmth or cooking, then it is best not to build one.

Let people know where you are - never venture into any wild or unfamiliar environment without letting somebody know where you are going, whom you are going with, and when you expect to return. Devise a plan ahead of time for what should be done if you do not return as scheduled. If something should happen, you become sick or injured; you will have the peace of mind of knowing that officials will be notified to begin looking for you. This can mean the difference between life and death.