Vic Falls to Cape Town

21 Nights - from $1385

Southern Africa is home to some of the continent's finest game reserves, and travelling overland means that we can stay right in the heart of the wildlife hotspots. Beginning at the magnificent Victoria Falls, we'll take a safari in Chobe National Park, which feels like walking into a wildlife documentary - all the animals you could ever hope to see are here. In the Okavango Delta we'll canoe through lush waterways threading through the wilderness, and you can get up close to the game in mokoro canoes. We head overland across the Kalahari to Namibia for a stay with the Bushmen, and camp in the superb Etosha National Park before travelling down the forbidding Skeleton Coast. We'll journey through the starkly beautiful Namib Desert, crossing into South Africa and ending our unforgettable trip in Cape Town.

Overland travel is an ideal way to discover the best of Botswana and Namibia as well as Victoria Falls in Zambia and Cape Town. Southern Africa is all about wildlife, with the Okavango Delta and Etosha National Park being some of the best places to take an African safari. In Botswana's Chobe National Park, known for its elephants, there is the choice of taking a boat or jeep safari. This trip is loaded with adventure activities: there are numerous options, ranging from elephant safaris and white-water rafting to quad biking through the dunes of the Namib Desert. In Southern Africa tourism is big business and it is important that we ensure that the local communities benefit from our trips. As part of our commitment to responsible travel, we will ensure that there is a community project along the way and that we allow time to visit small local communities, including overnighting in a local Bushman village.

Itinerary:

Nights 1-4: Zambia & Botswana See Chobe's profilic wildlife by boat 2 night stay at Livingstone to experience the amazing Victoria Falls Take an open top jeep safari in Chobe National Park Nights 5 -7: Namibia & Botswana Relaxing overnight stay at Ngepi, a stunning campsite on the Kavango River 2 night safari into the Okavango Delta Overland through northern Chobe and the Caprivi Strip Nights 8 -12: Northern Namibia Overnight bushcamp with Namibian Bushmen Overnight at the beautiful Nkwazi Lodge on the Angolan border 2 nights at Etosha campsites with excellent game viewing waterholes Overland safari through Etosha National Park with excellent wildlife Bushwalking, tracking and food gathering with Bushmen Nights 13 - 16: Namibian Coastal Desert 2 nights in Swakopmund, Namibia's adrenaline city Visit the Skeleton Coast's Cape Cross seal colony Explore and hike in the ancient landscapes of Spitzkoppe Nights 17-20: Namib Desert Canoe or relax on the banks of the Orange River Guided trek through the Sossusvlei Dunes and dawn trek up the huge Dune 45 Journey through the mountains, dunes and plains of the Namib Desert Overnight stay at Fish River Canyon with time to explore Explore the unique Quiver Tree Forest & the Giant's Playground rock formations Nights 21: South Africa Soak up the atmosphere in colourful Cape Town Journey from Namibia to the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope

Optional Extras

• Rafting, bungee jumping, horses, boats and elephant riding around Victoria Falls in Livingstone
• Mokoro trips, fishing trips, river cruises, village visits and football games with local villagers at Ngepi
• Quad bike, sand-board, skydive or ride horses through the Swakopmund dune fields
• Take a balloon trip over the Namib Desert and Dune 45
• Canoe or relax on the banks of the Orange River

Accommodation: Mainly campsites with good facilites, a few wildcamps and some small hotels.(90% camping, 10% hotels)
Meals: All food is covered by the kitty while camping.
Vehicles: Overland expedition vehicle, boats
Crew and Guides: 3 crew members including an African camp master
Notes: Kitty does not cover food while staying in hotels and hostels or in Livingstone.Northbound trips do not visit the Quiver Tree Forest and Giant's Playground.Please note: South of Nairobi, Dragoman Overland runs this trip in conjunction with Intrepid Overland. Intrepid share our ethos for overlanding and have many years' expertise in adventure travel. Our departures are codeshared, with certain departures run by Dragoman in one of our vehicles, others by Intrepid (Intrepid Guerba Kenya) in one of theirs. This allows us to run many more departures so you have more choice when you want to travel. You'll get the same itineraries, activities and accommodation on both Dragoman and Intrepid departures, and the vehicles of both fleets have been standardised to a common specification, so you won't be compromising on quality. All departures have three crew, including an African camp master. The only difference is that the Intrepid crew will all be African.
Reverse Itinerary: trips that run in reverse are specified with an 'R' in the dates and prices table below.