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    • RESTORATIVE LEADERSHIP TRAIILS >
      • OKAVANGO LEADERSHIP TRAIL
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      • Umlani specialist elephant safari
      • UMLANI safari
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      • DESERT ELEPHANT safari
      • ZAMBEZI LEGEND safari
    • SPECIAL DEPARTURES >
      • Umlani specialist elephant safari
      • Okavango wilderness trail
      • 2022 Private Wilderness Experience
      • Sound safari with Derek Solomon
    • SAFARI-SHOP
  • TAKING OUR LEAD FROM THE WILD: CONVERSATION TOUR '23
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Special Safari Departures

The following uncustomary safaris & walking trails are personally guided and hosted by Alan McSmith.

If these dates or flavours are not what you have in mind, please feel free to connect with us to discuss personally crafted options.
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PRIVATE WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE: 28th July - 11th August 2023
Okavango Delta / Botswana

ON BEHALF OF NATUCATE.COM 

There is no better place on earth for wilderness and wildlife encounters than the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Join Alan on a 14-day adventure on behalf of our memory-making-partner Natucate.com, uncovering the Okavango's big game, wondrous ecosystems and conservation culture. Walk, track, stalk and drive, based from an intimate tented bush camp on an exclusive concession. Limited space is available on the 1-15th July 2022 departure.
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SPECIALIST ELEPHANT SAFARI
Umlani Bushcamp / Timbavati / SA
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​DATES SOON TO BE RELEASED

Join us on a unique elephant interpretation safari at Umlani, Timbavati Game Reserve. JULY dates are available for this fantastic collaboration with Umlani Bushcamp. Incredible fully inclusive rate with private activities.
R500 per trip is donated to Elephants Alive in support of their conservation projects.
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OKAVANGO WILDERNESS TRAIL
Okavango Delta / Botswana
 
​2023 DATES TBA

THE Okavango flood season is a sight to behold ... one of the finest wildlife spectacles on earth. Join this unique adventure accessing some of her most hidden-away secrets, the old fashioned way: by traditional dugout canoe and on foot.
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SOUND SAFARIS WITH DEREK SOLOMON
​Sausage Tree Camp, Balule / South Africa

TAILORMADE DATES ON REQUEST

Eavesdrop on the wild with legendary guide and conservationist Derek Solomon by using specialist audio equipment. A fascinating an innovative safari venture!
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          CONTACT US

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ENQUIRIES

SARAH MCSMITH
WHATSAPP: 0027 (0) 76 183 2040
EMAIL: info@alanmcsmith.com

SPECIALIST GUIDE

ALAN MCSMITH
WHATSAPP: 0027 (0) 83 472 4783
EMAIL: ​wild@alanmcsmith.com

HEAD OFFICE

AMS SAFARIS & SERVICES CC
PO Box 1565, Hoedspruit, South Africa
WEB: www.alanmcsmith.com

 IN COLLABORATION WITH
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Elephants Alive is an established NPO located close to Hoedspruit SA and have been monitoring elephant ecology in the region for 18 years. They continue to break ground in promoting and developing a harmonious existence between elephants and people.
RHINO SAFARIS
Rhino Safaris is owned by long-time colleague Rhino Grohmann. Specialising in German speaking tours and safaris, Rhino continues to deliver meaningful and masterfully hosted safaris. Rhino has teamed up with AMS to support elephant conservation with ELEPHANTS ALIVE by pledging a percentage of safari costs for safaris to Timbavati and Klaserie.
AMS has been using Umlani as a Timbavati safari base for over 20 years. Owned by the Schiess Family, Umlani has clung onto its authenticity and philosophy, and continues to offer meaningful safari encounters, minus the bling!
Footsteps in a long- standing operation/booking office for Oddballs and Delta Camps, bases for our Okavango Delta wilderness trails.
BushLife Experiences is a Dutch based safari operator who understand the finer things of safari life ... small groups, adventurous activities and unpretentious destinations. We do great work together!


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​INDUSTRY AFFILIATION

  
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​WILDERNESS IS NOT A PLACE, IT'S A WAY OF LIFE. THEN THERE ARE ELEPHANTS.



Banner Wildlife Photography ©Jens Cullmann: instagram or  www.jenscullmann.de ​
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ©Alan McSmith Safaris 2021

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  • WELCOME
  • ABOUT
    • WHERE WE GO
    • WHY & WHO
    • ARTICLES
    • ELEPHANT ENCOUNTER VIDEO EXPLAINED
    • CONNECT
    • Terms & Conditions
  • NATURE & LEADERSHIP
  • SAFARIS & TRAILS
    • RESTORATIVE LEADERSHIP TRAIILS >
      • OKAVANGO LEADERSHIP TRAIL
    • FLAGSHIP ENCOUNTERS >
      • Umlani specialist elephant safari
      • UMLANI safari
      • OKAVANGO WILDERNESS trail
      • DESERT ELEPHANT safari
      • ZAMBEZI LEGEND safari
    • SPECIAL DEPARTURES >
      • Umlani specialist elephant safari
      • Okavango wilderness trail
      • 2022 Private Wilderness Experience
      • Sound safari with Derek Solomon
    • SAFARI-SHOP
  • TAKING OUR LEAD FROM THE WILD: CONVERSATION TOUR '23
  • MEDIA