Adrenaline and Adventure: Kruger Park Safari and Victoria Falls Tour

You haven’t lived until you’ve experienced that shake-in-your-boots adventure of a lion brushing right past your safari vehicle. Or felt more alive than sharing a space with an elephant’s gentle presence.

Sharing moments on a luxury safari is extra special and the most intimate experience out there. Falling under South African law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, Kruger National Park offers a very gay-friendly safari experience. Many lodge owners and managers gay themselves, we won’t be surprised if you’re tempted to hit on the staff (wink, wink). Whether you fly solo, with a partner or friends, you’ll feel an extra flutter in your heart. An African safari does that to you.

You’ve dreamt of visiting the Kruger National Park since you thought you were straight. One of the only places in the world where you can have the utmost privacy (ooh, la, la), the African wild will make your heart sing.

With a footprint the size of Wales, the Greater Kruger Park area is one of the world’s largest wildlife reserves — and a celebrity in itself! Within the concessions and luxury private game reserves, your vehicle will be entirely open for better viewing, and you can follow animals off-road. Here you can also go for walking safaris and night drives. The most challenging part of your trip? Leaving.

Although homosexuality is illegal in both Zimbabwe and Zambia, the Victoria Falls tourist areas are very gay-friendly. Victoria Falls and its lodges are and have been a haven frequented by gay travellers for many years now.

Regardless of the law, locals' attitude towards tourists is generally welcoming. Besides, the lodges we have hand-picked, especially for you, are very welcoming to gay tourists and will orchestrate your trip to not run into any issues. Our guests always rave about Victoria Falls as one of their favourite stops of their Southern Africa tour (although it is impossible to pick favourites!).

Want to inject some good ol' fun in your life? Say hello to The Smoke that Thunders. Earning this nickname due to its billowing misty clouds rising up from the sheer force of the Falls, simply catching sight of it will make the trip worth it.

However, it has also been transformed into an adrenaline junkie paradise. Here you can indulge your wild side by participating in thrilling activities such as microlighting, bungee jumping, zip-lining and swimming in nature's very own infinity pool, Devil's Pool. Warning: it's not for the faint-hearted! If you prefer something more low-key, the sunset cruises and safaris are something to write home about. This is one location where you can never get bored!