Cape, Delta & Falls (Accommodated) - 19 days
Cape, Delta & Falls (Accommodated) - 19 days
Cape, Delta & Falls (Accommodated) - 19 days
19 Days Starting in Cape Town and ending in Livingstone
Visiting: Cederberg Municipality, Cape Town, Orange River, Fish River Canyon, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Solitaire, Swakopmund, Spitzkoppe, Etosha National Park, Windhoek, Gobabis, Maun, Okavango Delta, Nata, Kasane, Chobe National Park, Livingstone, Victoria Falls
Tour operator:
Tour code:
2531/CDFA
Specialist Group:
Singles Solo
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
6 - 16
Age range:
18 and over. Anyone over 65 to complete a Tour Suitability Form
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Interests:
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Tour Overview
ACCOMMODATED SAFARI: See the best of Southern Africa on this 19-day overland safari travelling from South Africa to Zambia. From Cape Town, take in the Western Cape and visit Fish River Canyon over the border in Namibia. Climb Dune 45 in the Namib Desert, relax in the colonial resort town of Swakopmund and search for wildlife on safari in Etosha National Park. Paddle mokoro canoes in the Okavango Delta, game drive through Chobe National Park, cruise the Chobe River and end your adventure on the Zambian side of Victoria Falls in Livingstone.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1: Cape Town
Location: Cederberg Municipality, Cape Town
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
Cape Town - Cederberg. Our African adventure begins today with a tour of the Cape Flats, to the east of the city. Visiting a local township, we'll meet local people and discover some of the community projects in the area. Then it's time to climb aboard our overland truck as we head north, through the Western Cape and the fruit-growing region of Citrusdal. Our first night is spent at a lodge by the Olifants River in the Cederberg area, and you will have the opportunity to taste some of the region's famous wines.
Please note: The pre-departure meeting is held at 18:00 on the evening prior to departure. The tour departs at 08:00 on Day 1 so please arrive in Cape Town the day before your tour. Refer to the Joining Instructions in the Trip Notes for more information. We can book accommodation and transfers on request.
Day 2: Orange River
Location: Cederberg Municipality, Orange River
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Cederberg - Orange River (Namibia). Continuing north, we pass through drier, rockier territory until we reach the Namibian border, crossing at Vioolsdrift. Tonight's accommodation is beside the Gariep (AKA Orange) River, which marks the border between South Africa and Namibia for much of its length. The river is safe for swimming, and you can also enjoy an optional canoe trip on this important waterway either today or on day 3. The dark skies in this isolated area are also great for stargazing.
Day 3: Fish River Canyon
Location: Fish River Canyon, Orange River
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Orange River - Fish River Canyon. There is time for the optional canoe safari this morning, if we didn't have time yesterday. Then we drive north to Fish River Canyon, second only in size to the Grand Canyon in the USA. More than 500 metres deep and scarring the land for 160km, it's a jaw-dropping sight to behold. We'll stop at a couple of viewpoints and visit the canyon's famously sharp bend, known as 'Hell's Corner'.
Day 4: Namib Naukluft National Park
Location: Namib-Naukluft National Park, Fish River Canyon
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Fish River Canyon - Namib-Naukluft National Park. We have a long drive today as we journey to the edge of Namib-Naukluft National Park, which protects great swathes of the Namib Desert and the Naukluft mountains. We'll camp on the edge of the park, ready to explore tomorrow.
Day 5: Namib Naukluft National Park
Location: Solitaire, Namib-Naukluft National Park
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Namib-Naukluft National Park - Solitaire. It's time to explore the Namib Desert! Our first stop is mighty Dune 45, one of the tallest sand dunes in the region. It's a dazzling sight, and the reward for climbing to the top is incredible views over the surrounding area. Then it's on to Deadvlei, a barren salt pan with petrified trees, completely surrounded by rolling sand dunes.
Our last stop is Sesriem Canyon, which isn't as impressive as Fish River Canyon, but it is worth a visit nonetheless. Tonight's campsite is in the tiny desert settlement of Solitaire.
Day 6-7: Swakopmund
Location: Swakopmund, Solitaire
Meals Included: Breakfast
Solitaire - Swakopmund. On day 6 we drive to Swakopmund, a German colonial town located on Namibia's famous Skeleton Coast. We'll be staying in simple dormitory accommodation in Swakopmund, rather than camping.
The rest of day 6 and the following day are free for you to explore Swakopmund as you see fit. Wander around the town and indulge in the relaxed cafe culture and German colonial architecture. There are also lots of optional activities available including quad-biking, sand boarding, skydiving, and dolphin-watching cruises. See the Trip Notes for further details.
Day 8: Spitzkoppe
Location: Spitzkoppe, Swakopmund
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Swakopmund - Spitzkoppe. Leaving coastal Swakopmund, we head into the Damaraland region and our destination - Spitzkoppe. At this mountain peak, you can see incredibly well-preserved bushmen paintings and spectacular rock formations reaching 1800 metres above sea level. As the sun moves across the sky, the rocks change colour, a sight that is particularly beautiful at sunrise and sunset. We'll be staying at a campsite at the base of the mountain, so you can enjoy this sunset with a refreshing drink.
Please note that some travellers may be joining the tour in Swakopmund.
Day 9-10: Etosha National Park
Location: Etosha National Park, Spitzkoppe
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Spitzkoppe - Etosha National Park. The next two days will be spent exploring Namibia's iconic Etosha National Park. This 20,000 square kilometre reserve is dominated by a salt pan, which floods seasonally but is also home to a select few watering holes all year round. Wildlife is easy to spot as the animals tend to gather around these scarce water sources.
We spend two nights in the park, and our itinerary is flexible depending on the conditions and the location of wildlife. We'll generally enjoy a short game drive on day 9 before spending our first night at a camp with a floodlit watering hole. Here you may be lucky enough to spot elephants, giraffe, hyenas and even lions.
Day 10 is spent on a full day's game drive across the park, stopping whenever we see anything of interest. We will either return to our first campsite, or perhaps a different one, depending on your tour leader's decision.
Day 11: Windhoek
Location: Windhoek, Etosha National Park
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Etosha National Park - Windhoek. Today we arrive in Namibia's charming capital. Windhoek is a tiny capital by global standards, with a population of just 470,000 people. It has lots of German architecture, a reminder of Namibia's early colonial past. Our camp is located on the edge of the city, and it is easy to head in to grab a bite to eat and have a wander around if you wish. We recommend a drink at Joe's Beerhouse, perhaps the most famous restaurant in Namibia. Please note that some group members may be starting their tour in Windhoek.
Day 12: Gobabis
Location: Windhoek, Gobabis
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Windhoek - Gobabis. Say goodbye to Windhoek as we travel east to the city of Gobabis, near the Botswanan border. Today we meet some of the local San Bushmen. The San culture is one of the oldest surviving cultures in Southern Africa and we'll enjoy a bush walk and learn more about the way of life which has endured for centuries. The San people work with nature and manage their resources responsibly, something we could all learn from.
Day 13: Maun
Location: Gobabis, Maun
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Gobabis - Maun (Botswana). Today sees us travelling to Maun in Botswana, our base for exploring the famed Okavango Delta. If time allows, there is the opportunity for you to take a scenic flight over the delta - if we haven't got time today then this opportunity will be offered on day 15 instead.
Day 14-15: Okavango Delta
Location: Maun, Okavango Delta, Maun
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Maun - Okavango Delta - Maun. On day 14 we enjoy our overnight excursion in specialized safari vehicles into the Okavango Delta. The delta is a natural wetland spread out over more than 1.6 million hectares, home to an incredible diversity of life. Reaching the mokoro polers station, we transfer to these traditional canoes and paddle along the waterways of the delta to our camp, which is located in the delta itself.
Day 15 sees us enjoying another mokoro ride back out of the delta before returning to Maun, where there is time for the optional scenic flight if we didn't have time for this on day 13. Horse riding is also offered, or you can simply relax by the pool at our camp.
Day 16: Nata Region
Location: Maun, Nata
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Maun - Nata region. Today's drive takes us through a wildlife corridor between the desolate Nxai and Magkadigkadi pans. We'll stop en route to admire some of the region's towering baobab trees and arrive at our unfenced camp in the afternoon. If you're lucky, you could see all sorts of wildlife, including elephants and antelope, come right up to camp.
Day 17: Chobe National Park
Location: Kasane, Chobe National Park, Nata
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Nata Region - Kasane. We make the journey to Kasane in Botswana's north. Kasane is the gateway to Chobe National Park and we'll enjoy a cruise on the Chobe River today. Chobe is home to huge herds of elephants, which we may be able to see down at the water's edge. Other species to look out for include hippo, crocodiles, buffalo and the rare African fish eagle.
Day 18: Chobe National Park
Location: Chobe National Park, Kasane, Livingstone, Victoria Falls
Meals Included: Breakfast
Kasane - Chobe National Park - Livingstone (Zambia). This morning we transfer to specialized safari vehicles for a game drive in Chobe National Park, which is home to all of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo), although rhinos are very rare here.
It's then time to say goodbye to Botswana as we board a ferry in our overland truck to cross the confluence of the Chobe and Zambezi rivers into Zambia. Our destination is the town of Livingstone, Zambia's base for exploring Victoria Falls.
Known as ‘Mosi oa Tunya’, the ‘Smoke that Thunders’, Victoria Falls is the world's largest falling sheet of water. There's an included visit to the waterfall today, and we set up camp at a campsite on the banks of the Zambezi River.
Day 19: Livingstone
Location: Livingstone
Meals Included: Breakfast
Our tour ends after breakfast, but we highly recommend staying a few more days in the area in order to explore the Victoria Falls area to the full. Apart from the adventure activities already mentioned check out the markets, volunteer a day in some worthwhile local projects, or simply relax at the beautiful waterfront and watch the Zambezi River flow quickly past on its way to Victoria Falls.
Day 17: Chobe National Park
Location: Chobe National Park
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Nata Region - Kasane. We make the journey to Kasane in Botswana's north. Kasane is the gateway to Chobe National Park and we'll enjoy a cruise on the Chobe River today. Chobe is home to huge herds of elephants, which we may be able to see down at the water's edge. Other species to look out for include hippo, crocodiles, buffalo and the rare African fish eagle.
Day 18: Chobe National Park
Location: Chobe National Park
Meals Included: Breakfast
Kasane - Chobe National Park - Livingstone (Zambia). This morning we transfer to specialized safari vehicles for a game drive in Chobe National Park, which is home to all of the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo), although rhinos are very rare here.
It's then time to say goodbye to Botswana as we board a ferry in our overland truck to cross the confluence of the Chobe and Zambezi rivers into Zambia. Our destination is the town of Livingstone, Zambia's base for exploring Victoria Falls.
Known as ‘Mosi oa Tunya’, the ‘Smoke that Thunders’, Victoria Falls is the world's largest falling sheet of water. There's an included visit to the waterfall today, and we set up camp at a campsite on the banks of the Zambezi River.
Day 19: Livingstone
Location: Livingstone
Meals Included: Breakfast
Our tour ends after breakfast, but we highly recommend staying a few more days in the area in order to explore the Victoria Falls area to the full. Apart from the adventure activities already mentioned check out the markets, volunteer a day in some worthwhile local projects, or simply relax at the beautiful waterfront and watch the Zambezi River flow quickly past on its way to Victoria Falls.
What's Included
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Accommodation
Simple Accommodation -
18 breakfasts, 15 lunches & 14 dinners
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13 nights simple accommodation, 4 nights camping in 2-person dome tents and 1 night permanent tented camp in the Okavango Delta (please refer to the trip notes for details)
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Escorted by a licensed 2-person crew
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Transportation in a 24-seater overland truck with camping and cooking equipment
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Cape Town Township Tour
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Sesriem & Fish River Canyon visit
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Sossusvlei shuttle, guided walk and Dune 45 excursion
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Etosha National Park game drives
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Spitzkoppe excursion to see Bushmen paintings
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Kalahari Bushman Walk
What's Not Included
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International flights and visas
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Airport transfers - can be booked on request
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Tipping - an entirely personal gesture
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Optional activities (prices listed in Trip Notes), meals not listed in inclusions, additional drinks and items of a personal nature
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Local payment - $390 paid in USD
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Optional activities (prices listed in Trip Notes)
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Ensuring our footprint is light and that the benefits of travelling reach the local communities you visit is paramount to us. We’re proud to say that when travelling with us, the large majority of your holiday funds remain within the countries you visit, supporting local economies at a grass roots level.
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How long has the tour company been trading?
Since 1998
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Who will be my travelling companions on the tour?
With English-speaking tours, it's not a huge surprise that most on our travellers are from English-speaking countries or have English as their second language. Our group tours cater for everyone from 18 years old to 70+
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Will the accommodation included meet local health and safety regulations?
Yes
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