From Cape Town to Victoria Falls

Fly to Cape Town, via Johannesburg.

You will arrive in Cape Town early in the morning. A local representative of Safari Eksperten will meet you at the airport and drive you to The Townhouse Hotel, where you will spend the first three nights of your tour.

You are free for the rest of the day to explore Cape Town, before meeting your guide and the rest of the group in the hotel in the evening for a short information meeting about the tour.

Accommodation is in The Townhouse Hotel (or similar) and includes breakfast.

This morning you will be collected and taken by cable car, up the legendary Table Mountain for spectacular views of the Mother City and the surrounding peninsula (weather dependent). Back to the city, you will see the Company Gardens, Greenmarket Square, the SA Museum and colourful and the picturesque Malay Quarter known as Bo-Kaap.

In the afternoon we suggest visiting the V & A Waterfront, situated in the heart of Cape Town’s working harbour, which offers abundant indoors shopping and entertainment.

Accommodation is in The Townhouse Hotel (or similar) and includes breakfast.

Distance travelled: 50 km

Today we explore the Cape Peninsula. Travelling along the Atlantic Seaboard via Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay, we stop at Maiden Cove look-out point before continuing to Hout Bay. Here you have the option to take a boat trip to Seal Island (seasonal and not included in the cost). We carry on over Chapman’s Peak, one of the world’s most breath-taking coastal drives, to Cape Point and the Good Hope Nature Reserve. In the afternoon we travel on to Simon’s Town, a village with charming Victorian architecture, a naval base and a large penguin colony at the beautiful Boulders Beach. Kindly note the reserve entrance fee at Boulders Beach carries an additional cost.

Accommodation is in The Townhouse Hotel (or similar) and includes breakfast.

Distance travelled: 250 km

An early start takes us to the beach on the Atlantic Ocean to have a last look at Table Mountain across the bay. After lunch we head towards the Cedarberg Mountains, where we overnight in Clanwilliam, one of the ten oldest towns in the country that nestles at the feet of the Cedarberg Mountains.

Accommodation in Clanwilliam Lodge (or similar) with full board.

Distance travelled: circa. 230 km

Travelling up the West Coast, we pass through some magnificent mountain ranges on our way to the Orange River. If you are travelling in the South African spring you will see the spectacular carpets of wild flowers in the famous Namaqualand region. Later in the afternoon we will reach the Orange River, the natural border between South Africa and Namibia.

Accommodation in Felix Unite Camp Provenance (or similar) with full board.

Distance travelled: circa. 470 km

Today the only travelling is done in a canoe. Put your feet up and relax as the currents take you downstream the Orange River.

Accommodation in Felix Unite Camp Provenance (or similar) with full board.

We leave Orange River and cross into Namibia. En route we stop at Ai-Ais, where water, rich in sulphates and fluorides and with a temperature of around 60°C, gushes forth from the hot springs. In the Nama language “Ai-Ais” means “burning water”.

We then proceed to our accommodation, which is situated close to the Fish River Canyon. Fish River Canyon is regarded as the second biggest canyon on earth, only surpassed by the Grand Canyon in the USA. The Fish River Canyon is 160km long, up to 27km wide and up to 550m deep.

In the evening we can take in another perfect African sunset with the magnificent views and scenery along the edge of the canyon.

Accommodation in Canyon Roadhouse (or similar) with full board.

Distance travelled: circa. 220 km.

Today we drive further inland through the Namib Naukluft National Park.

Accommodation in Agama River Camp (or similar) with breakfast and lunch included.

Distance travelled: circa. 600 km.

We depart early in the morning for an excursion to the world’s highest sand dunes around Sossusvlei and Deadvlei. Some of the most spectacular dunes are over 300m high. We will make a stop to see the view over Sesriem Canyon, which was carved into the landscape millions of years ago by the Tsauchab River

Accommodation in Agama River Camp (or similar) with full board.

Distance travelled: circa. 230 km.

The day is spent driving in the Namib desert through the Namib Naukluft National Park  on our way to Swakopmund. The Namib-Naukluft Desert is an ancient land with an ageless spirit. It is home to some of the rarest plant and animal species in the world.

After we arrive in the charming town of Swakopmund, an oasis set between the expanse of the desert and the Atlantic Ocean, we have the rest of the day free to explore this quaint little German town.

Accommodation in Hotel a La Mer (or similar) with breakfast and lunch included.

Distance travelled: circa. 295 km.

In the morning we drive along the barren Atlantic coast from Swakopmund to visit the reserve at Cape Cross - the world’s largest breeding colony of Cape Fur Seals.

The afternoon is spent in Swakopund, where it will be possible to take part in some of the many activities available here. Otherwise you can simply spend the afternoon soaking up the atmosphere in town, visit a café, go shopping or  take a walk along the beach  - however the water is cold here, and the waves often rough, so swimming is only for the hardy!

Accommodation in Hotel a La Mer (or similar) with breakfast. Lunch and dinner are at  your own expense today.

Distance travelled: circa. 250 km.

Leaving the cold Atlantic coastline behind us, we then head inland across the desert plains to the Erongo Mountains. We will stop at Ameib Farm close to Usakos to visit Philipp’s Cave. The cave is only fifteen meters deep, but is thirty five meters wide and seven meters high. The most famous cave painting is the “white elephant”, but there are also drawings of giraffes, rhinos, ostrich, springbok, kudus together with prints of human hands.

The afternoon can be used to further explore the area or simply for relaxing by the pool.

Accommodation in the Omaruru Guest House (or similar) with breakfast and lunch included.

Distance travelled: circa. 310 km.

Today’s tour will take us to Kristall Kellerei, a small local distillery and vineyard, where we will have a guided tour. In the afternoon we will continue to Kamanjab, where we will visit a traditional Himba-village. This will be a journey of cultural exchange, learning and understanding the ways of the last traditional tribe in Namibia, the Ova-Himba.

Accommodation in the Oppi Koppi Restcamp (or similar) with ful board.

Distance travelled: circa. 330 km.

After our cultural experience in Kamanjab we will head to Etosha National Park, where the next three days will be spend on safari. In Etosha there is a good chance of seeing many of the biggest and most well known animals of the savannah. The nights will be spent next to illuminated waterholes, where many of the park’s nocturnal animals come to drink.

Accommodation in the Okaukuejo Camp (or similar) with full board.

Distance travelled: circa. 280 km.

Today offers a full day safari in Etosha. Etosha was made a National Park in 1907 and is home to approx. 114 species of mammal, 340 bird species, 110 reptiles and 16 amphibian species.

Accommodation in the Okaukuejo Camp (or similar) with half board. Dinner will be at your own expense.

Distance travelled: circa. 100 km.

Another full day safari in Etosha where we will look for species such as cheetah, giraffe, zebra and antelope.

Accommodation in the Okaukuejo Camp (or similar) with half board. Dinner will be at your own expense.

Distance travelled: circa. 150 km.

Our journey continues east as we drive along the Caprivi Strip to the town of Rundu. We make our way to Kaisosi River Lodge and spend a relaxing afternoon at our lodge on the banks of the Kavango River.

In the afternoon optional activities such as a visit to the Mbunza Living Museum, a traditional cultural school and local village for the local Kavango people, or a sunset cruise are available. It is also possible to unplug, relax by the pool, and enjoy the beautiful natural surroundings.

Accommodation in the Kaisosi River Lodge (or similar) with half board. Dinner will be at your own expense.

Distance travelled: circa. 435 km.

We leave Namibia and cross into the Okavango-Delta in Botswana, on its western border, and then head to camp.

Accommodation in the Guma Lagoon Camp (or similar) with full board.

Distance travelled: circa 380 km

We will spend the day exploring the Okavango’s network of rivers, channels and lagoons in a mokoro (traditional dugout canoe), discovering a variety of birds and animals that live in this district.

We stop at a secluded island and take a one and a half hour guided walk, hoping to spot elephants, waterbuck and/or the other animals living in this water filled paradise.

Accommodation in the Guma Lagoon Camp (or similar) with full board.

Leaving Botswana, we drive up the western border of the Okavango Delta before crossing back into Namibia and driving through the Caprivi-Strip.

Enroute to camp you will go on a game drive to the Mahangu National Park which is rich in fauna and flora. In the park you have the chance of spotting game such as sable and roan, elephants, hippos, buffalos, and many types of antelope. For bird watchers the Mahangu National Park offers more than 420 different bird species.

The tour will take us along the Caprivi-Strip, which is Namibia’s “access” to the Zambezi River. Our camp is on the banks of the Kwando River, and we will have the afternoon free to enjoy the activities available. It is a lovely place to relax under the shade of a tree, with a cool drink in hand, and enjoy the view over the river.

Accommodation in the Camp Kwando (or similar) in chalets with full board.

Distance travelled: circa 385 km

Leaving Namibia we head along the Caprivi and cross the border back into Botswana to Kasane, the gateway to the Chobe National Park, which is the second largest national park in Botswana covering 10,566 km2.

After settling in to our lodge, you will have the remainder of the day at leisure or to partake in one of the optional activities.

Accommodation in the Chobe Safari Lodge (or similar) with full board.

Distance travelled: circa 265 km

Today we rise early for a morning game drive in the Chobe National Park, which has one of the greatest concentrations of elephant found on the African continent. In the afternoon we go on a cruise on the Chobe River, a truly unforgettable experience and one of the best ways to view the wildlife and the spectacular sunset.

Accommodation in the Chobe Safari Lodge (or similar) with breakfast included.

Distance travelled: circa. 50 km

From Botswana we continue our trip to the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

On arrival we will visit the magical Victoria Falls, which has the local name “Mosi oa Tunya” - “The smoke the thunders”

Accommodation in the A Zambezi River Lodge (or similar) with breakfast and lunch included.

Distance travelled: circa 90km

You will be collected from your hotel in the morning and driven to the airport to begin your journey home, via Johannesburg.

Arrive back in Europe in the morning.