Travel after COVID-19 -Where to Go in 2021
With the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, many travellers had to cancel while a few brave hearts postponed their international travel. However, there is now rising hope for the discovery of COVID-19 vaccine yet to be approved as tested & Tried. With this sort of hope, we at Realm Africa Safaris™ think is about time to start looking ahead into the future – Blue skies are coming, we promise! If you’ve cancelled or postponed a trip you were due to take this year, you might be wondering when you will be able to travel again. It’s the million-dollar question and the truth is, nobody knows. So with that, it is time to start considering planning your travel after COVID-19.
Generally speaking, travel is going to be different after COVID-19, Destinations that were once over-crowded will suddenly become Less-crowded and more enjoyable, though it is likely many travellers will opt for more private holidays. Most important to note is that no matter what, travel after COVID-19 is going to happen anyway, but the question here is what are the Places worth visiting in 2021 – after COVID-19?
Kenya
Kenya is the oldest, and supposedly the most “well-known” safari destination. Less well known is that on a contemporary safari, you can lose yourself for days to end, untroubled by crowds, communing with the bush and its inhabitants in an almost religious experience.
In northern Kenya, Samburu, Shaba and Buffalo Springs Game Reserves join Lewa, Borana, Ol Pejeta and a belt of community-owned conservancies to deliver huge skies, exquisite accommodation, and superlative game viewing, while the more remote parts of the Masai Mara offer incredible encounters with wildlife in an isolation not commonly thought possible here. Meru is a wild “frontier” national park, better known, through Born Free, for the Adamsons and their pioneering predator relocations in the 1960′s.
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Uganda
Uganda offers an excellent game viewing experience and Is popular for mountain gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, whitewater rafting on the Nile, birdwatching, alongside a warm and welcoming people – rumoured to be the most hospitable in Africa, and stunning landscapes.
Gorillas In Uganda can be tracked at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga Gorilla Park, while chimpanzees can be found in Budongo Forest inside Murchison Falls NP, Kibale Forest, Kyambura Gorge near Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kalinzu forest.
There is also a well-operated Chimpanzee Sanctuary on Ngamba Island in the middle of Lake Victoria – 45 minutes trip by speed boat from Entebbe.
Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park provides excellent viewing opportunities for all Africa’s plains game as well as boat trips on the mighty River Nile. Hiking is possible on the Rwenzori Mountains, while Lake Victoria offers freshwater sport-fishing experience and a few private tropical-island beach resorts.
Read more: Uganda – what you need to know before you go.
Tanzania Travel after COVID-19
The sheer size of Tanzania and the so many things to see & Do in Tanzania make this country worthwhile a visit in 2021 – after COVID-19 has been contained. Travel after COVID-19
The drama of the annual wildebeest and zebra migration in the Serengeti National Park easily fills a week of your time on a Tanzania Holiday, Climbing Kilimanjaro – Africa’s highest free-standing mountain definitely require a week, Then there are other interestingly Not-to-be-Missed Parks like Tarangire, Katavi, Ruaha, and Selous – all iconic and remote Tanzanian parks.
The Ngorongoro Crater is a must-see for its ridiculous geology and a wildlife performance that leaves your jaw-dropped. The Tarzan-like magic of Mahale in the west seduces from afar, and Zanzibar.
Well-established air links do work well to get you around, and the lovely Budget, Midrange & Luxury camps, and lodges provide a welcome respite from the travel. Be warned though – Tanzania will infect you with a need to keep coming back for more.
Read More: Going on Safari to Tanzania
Rwanda Travel after COVID-19
Rwanda is tiny, and a leisurely safari- Holiday around the entire country will not take more than 10 days. For all its small size, the country has a lot more to offer than one looking at it on a Map would rather imagine.
The main attraction is the mountains of the iconic Volcanoes National Park, a line of mesmerizing peaks that are the home of mountain gorillas and other highly endangered animals. In the southern part is the biological hotspot of the Nyungwe Forest, and in the East, almost at the border with Tanzania lie the savannas and lakes of the Akagera National Park. For loads of interaction with Rwandan people and a glimpse into how Rwanda aims to face the future, Kigali and Lake Kivu are a perfect counterpoint to each other.
Accommodation in Rwanda varies from Budget, midrange to sheer Luxury. Rwanda’s paved roads make travel around Rwanda a pleasure and the network of helicopter routes turn inter-park transfers into delightful scenic flights that we often like to consider if time is a constraint for our client.
Read More: Rwanda as a Safari Destination
