Make All Your Wildest Dreams Come True: 2025 Safari Bucket List

A Safari bucket list of adventures to make 2025 your wildest year yet.

While everyone else is making resolutions, how about dreaming up something a little more exciting? January 1st may not mean much to wild animals but it is the perfect opportunity for dreaming up your next epic adventure. Here’s how to make all your wildest dreams come true in 2025.

More adventures. But first, coffee.

We don’t mean giving it up, that is just ridiculous. How about more wild and adventurous places to drink your morning cup? Rise with the sun and sip on a freshly brewed cup of coffee somewhere spectacular. Watch colours paint the sky and birdsong ring through the African bush as you head out into the crisp air on a morning game drive. Stopping at some point for your morning cuppa in the bush. Trust us, no café can compete with a coffee stop during a dawn game drive, where your barista might just be upstaged by a passing leopard.

Adventure + coffee = bliss.

Spend more time in nature, less on a screen.

Swop screens for stargazing. Trade notifications for the calls of the wild, TV for a campfire and alarm clocks for the dawn chorus of birdsong.

Tap out from the demands of daily life and relax into the rhythms of nature. Spend time recharging in the wild. A safari is more than a holiday, it is a total reset for your soul. Slow down enough to enjoy all the simple pleasures of life in the African bush.

Have fun with the whole family

Whether you are 8 or 80, safaris are fun for everyone. Watching a giraffe elegantly cross your path or hearing the cry of a Fish Eagle for the first time, there’s no age limit to marveling at the wonders of nature. Kids can spend all afternoon playing at the pool while everyone relaxes, reads, and unwinds at camp. Morning bush walks or game drives turn the wilderness into a classroom where every sense is stimulated. A safari is more than just a vacation, it’s quality time with the exact right dosage of adventure, excitement, stimulation, and relaxation.

Explore the unknown

Visit the untamed wilderness of lesser known reserves. Explore new terrains and discover parts of the wild you didn’t know existed. Each area has a magic of its own. Whether it’s the rocky outcrops and undulating landscapes of the Maseke Balule or the meandering waterways of the Okavango Delta, there’s something unique about every location of our portfolio of camps. Discover pristine and wild landscapes away from the crowds.

Awaken your wild side

Looking to discover your inner explorer? Step out on a walking safari with Africa on Foot Wilderness Trails. Sharpen your senses as you learn to read the signs of the wilderness. Immersing yourself in the heart of the Greater Kruger, learn how to track animals through their spoor, listen out for the warning calls of birds and baboons while observing the intricate details missed from a vehicle.
Become a part of nature while still sleeping in style. Satellite safari camps are set up beneath star-studded skies in a beautiful new location each night.

Do something extra special

Maybe it’s an anniversary, a surprise proposal, or simply because today deserves to be extraordinary. Many of our lodges such as Nyala Safari Lodge offer intimate and unique sundowner experiences upon request. Spread out on plush cushions overlooking a panoramic vista or enjoy a candlelit table in the bush with the person you love most. In the African wilderness, each moment becomes unforgettable.

Discover a hidden talent and stimulate your brain

The bush has a way of awakening dormant talents. Whether it’s mastering capturing birds in a moment of flight or finding the perfect golden light, honing photography skills in the bush can be incredibly rewarding. Or perhaps it is learning more about the hundreds of bird species, the colours of their feathers, names, and calls. What begins as curiosity may blossom into a lifelong passion. The more time that you spend in the bush, the more detailed and intricate the learning becomes. There is never a dull moment on safari, no matter how often you go.

To make this year unforgettably wild contact our reservations team on reservations@sundestinations.co.za
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