19 Days / 16 Nights – South Africa + Namibia + Botswana + Zimbabwe
Self-drive tour and Fly In with assistance at Johannesburg airport – Option: driver guide in South Africa, Namibia or/and Zimbabwe
Basis: Bed and Breakfast, Dinner/ Breakfast and Bed or Full Board (all meals + bed)
Category: Standard or Superior or Luxury
Extend your stay with one of our extension trips!
Pre-book your activities before departure to benefit from your negotiated prices!
Southern Africa is a masterpiece of Nature offering a multitude of landscapes. You will have the unique opportunity to go to legendary places which have remained undamaged thanks to the efforts of local people to preserve this priceless natural heritage.
Moments forts :
- Private reserve in Kruger Park
- Cape Town and its surroundings
- Namib and Kalahari deserts
- Okavango Delta
- Victoria Falls
Your Itinerary:
Day 1: Home > Johannesburg
Day 2: Johannesburg > Kapama Private Game Reserve
Day 3: Kapama Private Game Reserve
Day 4: Kapama Private Game Reserve > Hoedspruit > Cape Town
Days 5 & 6 : Cape Town
Day 7: Cape Town > Windhoek
Day 8: Windhoek > Swakopmund > Walvis Bay
Day 9: Walvis Bay > Kuiseb Canyon > Solitaire
Day 10: Solitaire > Sossusvlei > Maltahole
Day 11: Maltahole > Kalahari
Day 12: Kalahari > Windhoek > Maun > Okavango Delta
Day 13: Okavango Delta
Day 14: Okavango Delta > Kasane – Chobe National Park
Day 15: Chobe National Park
Day 16: Chobe National Park > Victoria Falls
Day 17 : Victoria Falls
Day 18: Victoria Falls > Johannesburg > Home
Day 19: Home
Day 1: Home > Johannesburg
Flight to Johannesburg.
Day 2: Johannesburg > Kapama Private Game Reserve
On arriving at Johannesburg, you will be met by our local representative which will hand over your travel documents and assist you with your flight to Hoedspruit. From there, you will be transferred to your Kapama Private Game Reserve.
Once you have checked in for two nights, you will go for your first game drive and be able to observe the Big Five (Elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard) within the reserve.
Accommodation: Kapama River Lodge or similar.
Day 3: Kapama Private Game Reserve
Enjoy your day at the reserve joining activities/ relaxing and going onto two game drives (morning and afternoon).
Suggested activities: Interact with elephants
Suggested activities: Elephant back ride safari
Suggested activities: Visit a cheetah rehabilitation centre
Accommodation: Kapama River Lodge or similar.
Day 4: Kapama Private Game Reserve > Hoedspruit > Cape Town
After your last safari, you will be transferred to Hoedspruit airport and fly to Cape Town where you will collect your new vehicle and drive to your hotel.
Accommodation: Garden Court de Waal or similar.
Days 5 & 6 : Cape Town
During these three coming days, you will discover the great multi-cultural city of Cape and its surroundings with its fascinating history and natural beauty. Just walk on the streets, visit museums and art galleries, go up to Table Mountain to enjoy the view or join one of the many activities available.
We suggest you take a day to visit the Cape Peninsula: Boulders’ Beach, its natural reserve, go on a boat cruise in Hout bay or False Bay, watch whales in winter, go for a fantastic seafood experience at one of the renowned places etc. Explore the natural side of the city!
Another day visit: Cape wine route! Visit Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, learn about the History of this area dedicated to wine. Gourmet food and grand cru are on the list!
Suggested activities :
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Cape Peninsula :
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And plenty of restaurants you would love to book for your so you can enjoy the special South African twist (contact us)
Accommodation: Garden Court de Waal or similar.
Day 7: Cape Town > Windhoek
After a last walk around the city, you will drive to the airport for your flight to Windhoek, Namibia! Collect your car and drive to your hotel to relax.
Accommodation: Elegant Guest House or similar
Day 8: Windhoek > Swakopmund > Walvis Bay
+/- 400 km / 5h10
You will drive to Swakopmund and visit the oldest seaside resort in Namibia. Built in 1892, it is nowadays the biggest resort in Namibia where people like coming to relax and chill out.
You will then go to Walvis Bay for the night.
Accommodation: Pelican Bay hotel or similar.
Day 9: Walvis Bay > Kuiseb Canyon > Solitaire
+/- 240 km / 3h30
You will discover the famous Welvitchia Mirabilis, a botanical curiosity located exclusively in the foggy
area of the Namib Desert. Some specimens are over 1,500 years old!
You will then travel through the stark Naukluft Mountains and the Kuiseb Canyon.
Suggested activity: Star Safari (Walk in the Namib Desert at sunset/ sunrise)
Suggested activity: Agro-tourism (Visit and/or sleep in one of the oldest farms in Namibia)
Accommodation: Solitaire Guest Farm or similar.
Day 10: Solitaire > Sossusvlei > Maltahole
+/- 350 km / 5h20
You will not regret waking up early today: you will have breakfast while catching sunrise over the Sossusvlei sand dunes. Some of the shifting dunes are as high as 325 meters and are coloured in shades of pale orange to bright red … Sossusvlei is a huge clay pan, enclosed by gigantic mountains of sand punctuated by skeletons of ancient camel-thorn trees.
You will then board on a 4 x 4 vehicle to reach one of the strangest sites of Sossusvlei: Dead Pan. You will climb to the top of one of the dunes and enjoy the magnificent views.
You will continue your trip via the Sesriem Canyon: this is a 30 m deep canyon carved through layers of conglomerate by the Tsauchab River.
Accommodation: Maltahohe Hotel or similar
Day 11: Maltahole > Kalahari
+/- 240 km / 3h30
You will take the road to Mariental on the edge of the Kalahari Desert. Ancestral land of the Bushmen , the 900,000sq km Kalahari desert is a large semi-arid sandy savannah , covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and as well as South Africa. This desert is characterized by its alternation of dry and longitudinal sections of red dunes and semi-arid valleys which gives to its landscapes a fantastic contrast of colors.
Suggested activities: 4×4 sunset Game Drive
Accommodation: Auob Country Lodge or similar
Day 12: Kalahari > Windhoek > Maun > Okavango Delta
You will drive to Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Nama, Herero, German, Afrikaans, and British cultures have influenced the growth and development of the city and as a result the German colonial styled houses stand alongside with modern buildings.
Your next flight will take you to Maun, Botswana! From there you will be transferred by air taxi to Okavango Delta.
Drop your luggage in your room and start to explore the reserve!
Accommodation: Moremi Crossing or similar.
Day 13: Okavango Delta
Enjoy your relaxing day in the reserve, joining activities: boat safari, bush walk, mokoro trip (kayak) at sunset, fishing… plenty of activities to choose from.
Accommodation: Moremi Crossing or similar.
Day 14: Okavango Delta Q Kasane – Chobe National Park
After your last activity, you will be transferred Kasane airport and will be met by a member of the staff to take you to your lodge. We will go on a game drive in Chobe National park to discover its fantastic landscapes and fauna later in the afternoon.
Accommodation: Chobe Safari Lodge or similar.
Day 15: Chobe National Park
You will keep exploring this fascinating national park and enjoy activities offered at the lodge.
Suggested activity: Get a Massage in the Bush
Accommodation: Chobe Game Lodge or similar.
Day 16: Chobe National Park > Victoria Falls
You will go on a boat cruise on Chobe River and will be transferred to Zimbabwe to your hotel, nearby Victoria Falls.
Suggested activity: Boat cruise on Zambeze River at sunset
Accommodation: A‘ Zambezi River Lodge or similar
Day 17 : Victoria Falls
Enjoy your day at Victoria Falls. Plenty of activities to choose from with a splendid landscape on the back ground.
Suggested activity: Visit the falls with a guide and a local market
Suggested activity: Elephant back safari
Suggested activity: Helicopter trip above the falls
Suggested activity: Bungee jump above the falls
Accommodation: A‘ Zambezi River Lodge or similar
Day 18: Victoria Falls > Johannesburg > Home
You will be transferred to the airport for your connection flight to Johannesburg.
Day 19: Home
That is where your memorable trip ends!
EXTENSION PACKAGES
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