Arriving at Plains Camp in the early afternoon, you will have time to settle into your tent and enjoy high tea on the deck before setting off on the first walk of your journey.

Located in the low-lying southern portion of the reserve, the area surrounding Plains Camp teems with life, both great and small. Your guide and tracker will conduct a safety briefing before setting off on a short acclimatisation walk to enable you to get a feel for the terrain and being on foot in the wild.

Returning to camp for dinner, you’ll start to ease into the grounding magic of the experience.

Rising early to beat the midday heat, you’ll enjoy tea and coffee and rusks, a South African homebaked treat, before venturing out into the veld once more. Stretch your legs as you step out across the orange earth, yellow tufts of grass casting delicate shadows as the sun comes up. Learn the art of tracking and connect with ancestral knowledge of the local fauna and flora, before returning to camp for a hearty breakfast and a dip in the pool.

After lunch, embark on the main trail of the journey, covering up to 15 km with a remote wilderness camp your ultimate destination. Who knows what you might find en route – groups of white rhino, lone giraffe bulls or maybe even Samara’s celebrated cheetahs. Following in the paw prints of these magnificent animals, you’ll become part of their story, witnessing first-hand the continuation of Samara’s conservation legacy.

On arrival at your camp for the night, you’ll enjoy the wildest shower of your life – a traditional bucket shower hung from a Jacketplum tree. After a hearty meal and campfire stories, experience an unforgettable night sleeping al fresco under a mosquito net whilst your guide and tracker take turns keeping watch. For a really exhilarating experience, why not take your turn on night duty too! The silence of the night, punctuated only by the sounds of Nature, creates a profound sense of peace and connection with the Earth.

Waking to the smell of freshly-brewed coffee as the sun makes its appearance, it’s time for a delicious breakfast cooked over the fire. Lace your hiking boots back on before embarking on a walking trail back to Plains Camp. There, you’ll have time to refresh and reflect on your remarkable, grounding experience immersed in the sensory richness of the Karoo. An afternoon walk or game drive with sundowners will round off a special day.

On your final morning, the choice is yours. Perhaps you’ll want to stretch your legs one last time, or you may prefer to sit on the deck of your tent and absorb the all-encompassing peace of the landscape. Whatever you choose, we hope you’ll feel a heart-lifting sense of awe from having taken the time to be in Nature.