Tsala Trails

Name: Tsala Trails
Address: Hoedspruit, ZA
Telephone: +27719914363

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Tsala Trails offers privately guided Walking Safaris, Signature Journeys and Tailor-Made Safari experiences across Southern Africa. Step Out Of Everything Else.

Led by Katharina & Koenraad, our safaris focus on wildlife tracking, immersive wilderness experiences and conservation. Led by Katharina & Koenraad, our safaris focus on immersive wilderness experiences, wildlife tracking, a deeper understanding of the natural world and the understanding of Conservation efforts in the area. Rather than observing wildlife from a vehicle, Walking Safaris allow you to experience the African wilderness on foot – discovering the smaller details, tracks and the ancient stories of the landscape. Follow along to explore the wild places of Southern Africa. Explore our safaris:
https://www.tsalatrails.com

Step Into The Wild.

19/10/2026

He builds. She judges. 🐾

A male village weaver weaves his nest from fresh green grass and ties real knots with his beak and feet. Then the female inspects it. Not good enough? He tears it down and starts again.

One of our favourite things to watch on foot.

23/09/2026

Only 3 spots left – November 18-23, 2026. Six days walking the Greater Kruger with Lea Milde and Koenraad.

A trip that only exists because Lea and Koenraad share the same idea of what a safari should be.

Not a race. Not a checklist. A slow walk through a wilderness where you're allowed to notice the small things – the tracks, the light, the way the bush changes hour by hour.

A combination of walking, conservation, and photography – a combination you won't find anywhere else.

One private camp. Two people who know this bush the way most people know their own street.

Message us at tsalatrails.com before the spots are gone!

Step into the wild. Step out of everything else.

22/09/2026

Today is World Rhino Day.

Three Black Rhinos in one frame – a small family walking through the bush.

Black rhinos are critically endangered. Only about 6,000 remain in the wild, down from more than 65,000 in 1970. Poaching and habitat loss have brought them within reach of extinction.

Seeing three together is rare. Seeing a family is rarer still.

Take a moment. This is what we're fighting for.

Learn more at tsalatrails.com

Step into the wild. Step out of everything else.

21/09/2026

Why here? | Where Stone Becomes Memory

Standing among the ancient engravings of Twyfelfontein, in one of the emptiest corners of Namibia, that was the question we couldn't shake. The distances between water are enormous. In places you can see 60 km without another sign of life. So why did people return to this one spot for thousands of years?

The answer came days later, from a stranger in a Swakopmund restaurant: "The people from Twyfelfontein travelled to the coast along the riverbeds."

Suddenly the desert wasn't a barrier. It was a network. Dry rivers like the Huab and Hoanib became ancient highways, leading to springs, shade, wildlife, and finally to one of the richest coastlines on Earth. Carved far inland, we even found a seal.

What looks to us like Mars was, to the people who understood it, a landscape of possibility. These engravings aren't just pictures in stone. They're proof that knowledge can turn an impossible land into a home.

Full story on our blog! 🌿

📍 Twyfelfontein & the Skeleton Coast, Namibia

19/09/2026

Only 3 spots left – November 18-23, 2026. Six days walking the Greater Kruger with .milde and . DM now to secure yours!

A trip that only exists because Lea and Koenraad share the same idea of what a safari should be.
Not a race.
Not a checklist.
A slow walk through a wilderness where you’re allowed to notice the small things – the tracks, the light, the way the bush changes hour by hour.
A combination of walking, conservation, and photography – a combination you won’t find anywhere else.

One private camp. Two people who know this bush the way most people know their own street.

Message us before the spots are gone!
Step into the wild. Step out of everything else.

07/09/2026

Yesterday was International Vulture Awareness Day. One of the most underrated animals on the continent.

Africa has lost up to 90% of some vulture species in recent decades, mostly to poisoning. Without them, carcasses rot longer. Disease spreads. Ecosystems break.

Vultures are the ultimate cleanup crew. Their stomach acid is strong enough to digest anthrax, cholera, and rabies. A group of 200 can strip an entire carcass in 30 minutes. They can spot a dead animal from 6 kilometres away.

Without them, Africa would be sick.

So this is our late post, for the birds that keep the bush alive.

Step into the wild. Step out of everything else.

02/09/2026

Is there anything better than sharing a passion with your partner?

Out here together, Koenraad and I - Katharina - are in our happy place. Out in nature, exploring, watching, experiencing. Moments we treasure, not only on safari with you, but in our day-to-day life.

Taken on our most recent walking safari in the Greater Kruger. The two of us, our guests, the bush, and whatever the day decided to show us.

24/08/2026

A camp inside the bush, not next to it.

When the lions call, they're not on the other side of a fence.
Our Selati Walking Safari camp sits inside Selati Game Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger ecosystem. A handful of canvas tents along a seasonal riverbed. No fences. No distractions. Nothing between you and the bush.

Comfortable beds. En-suite bathrooms. A shaded veranda. Nothing more, nothing less.

Evenings: around the fire. The bush doing the rest.

Step into the wild. Step out of everything else.

21/08/2026

Walking through Africa. Sounds like a dream?
Join us in November this year. We created something unique.

Conservation, photography, walking. A combination we could not find anywhere else. That's why we created it.
By your side, .milde with every tip for the camera. Koenraad teaching you how to read tracks and find animals.
All in the Greater Kruger Ecosystem. On foot.

Six guests. Some already taken. DM us to hear more.

19/08/2026

Every one of our tailor-made safaris is built around exactly this kind of moment – slow, personal, off the tourist path. Designed from scratch around who you are and what you want to see. And there's still room to join us in the coming season.

Where you'd stand? Epupa Falls in northern Namibia. The Kunene River roaring below. Angola just across the border. A drink in your hand and no one around for miles.

Write a message, and we can start planning your adventure!

Step into the wild. Step out of everything else.

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+27719914363

Website

https://tsalatrails.com/

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