Pafuri Wilderness Walking Trail

Tucked into the remote northern tip of the Kruger National Park, the private Pafuri concession occupies a wild, largely inaccessible wedge of land held between the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers. These two ancient waterways carve out a landscape of astonishing variety: rugged ridges and sculpted gorges in the west open gradually into broad alluvial plains and pans, monumental baobabs dating back millennia, and large fever-tree forests to the east.

This is one of Africa’s most ecologically rich corners, a meeting point of habitats where species from east, west and south converge. Though Pafuri represents barely one percent of Kruger’s total area, it shelters close to three-quarters of the Park’s plant and animal diversity. Elephants, buffalo, resident leopards, rare antelope, and exceptional birdlife thrive here, woven through a landscape steeped in archaeological and cultural history.

Your journey is anchored at a simple yet comfortable trails camp, with nourishing meals served each day and a dedicated game vehicle granting access to the concession’s more remote corners. Each day’s walk unveils a new aspect of this extraordinary wilderness. Highlights include standing at Crook’s Corner, where three countries converge at the meeting of two great rivers; exploring Lanner Gorge; wading along the sandy river bed of the Luvuvhu; or strolling beneath towering fever trees.

To walk Pafuri is to slow down to the Earth’s older rhythm—an unhurried journey through a landscape that still feels genuinely wild.