Africa's camping offer ranges from the established safari camp networks of east and southern Africa and the overlanding routes that cross the continent to the wild and largely unstructured camping available across vast areas of uninhabited wilderness. The most compelling experiences combine exceptional wildlife environments with the particular intimacy that comes from sleeping in the landscape rather than observing it from behind lodge walls.
Safari camping across the continent's major wildlife areas ranges from fully serviced luxury tented camps with permanent infrastructure to basic bush camping within national park boundaries where wildlife moves freely around the site overnight. Overlanding routes across the continent have developed a well-established campsite network and overlanding community that supports extended multi-country journeys through some of the world's most remote landscapes.
Wildlife awareness is non-negotiable at bush camping sites and guided protocols for behaviour after dark are essential rather than advisory. Health precautions including malaria prevention require advance preparation. Your money goes a long way making extended camping itineraries practical even when covering significant distances between the continent's most compelling wilderness camping destinations.
