Delta, Dunes and Falls

19 days - from $6085

A truly inspiring experience of southern Africa’s natural wonders

The dramatic landscape of Table Mountain, as it towers over the great cosmopolitan city of Cape Town, is one of the most striking views you’ll encounter on the continent. From this impressive introduction we travel north through the verdant hills of Cederberg and the arid, rocky panorama of the Northern Cape to Namibia. Namibia is one of the great surprises of southern Africa, boasting some of the most spectacular and breathtaking desert scenery on earth. The great sand dunes of the Namib Desert, which rear over 300 metres above the desert floor, are a sight never to be forgotten. When one adds some of the world's most weird and wonderful vegetation, the wild Atlantic coast and the famous rock etchings of Twyfelfontein, it all results in a destination of unparalleled diversity. And as no visit to Africa is complete without viewing wildlife, the famous Etosha National Park provides the perfect opportunity to encounter a great array of animal and birdlife, the equal of any in Africa. When you combine all of this with a visit to an area containing arguably the most amazing wetlands in the world, namely the wonderful Okavango Delta in neighbouring Botswana, the result is an expedition of extraordinary diversity. The Okavango boasts delightful water-based scenery, often in total contrast to the dry and arid lands which surround it, along with some quite exceptional birding – you don’t have to be an enthusiast to be soon enthralled – and the opportunity to see much of the wildlife which Africa is so justifiably famous for. To complete this magical safari we travel to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe to view the spectacular Victoria Falls.

Highlights

• Cape Town - South Africa's 'Mother City'
• The wine-growing region of Cederberg Mountains
• The orange blaze of Sossusvlei's desert dunes
• Seaside holiday town of Swakopmund
• Skeleton Coast's Cape fur seals
• Etosha National Park - game drives and floodlit waterholes
• Okavango Delta by 'mokoro'
• Chobe National Park's river
• ‘The smoke that thunders' - Victoria Falls

Itinerary:

Day 1: Cape Town2-3: Cederberg - Fish River Canyon4-5: Namib-Naukluft National Park6-7: Swakopmund8: Cape Cross - Khorixas9: Himba Village - Otjitotongwe - Gelbingen10-12: Etosha National Park13: Divundu14-15: Okavango Delta16: Kwando River - Mudumu National Park Region17: Chobe National Park18-19: Chobe National Park - Victoria Falls
Included:

• The services of Peregrine’s expert English-speaking local tour leader throughout the tour, and specialist local guides at some sites.

• 1 day in Mudumu National Park; 1 day in Namib-Naukluft National Park; 1 day in Chobe National Park; 2 days in the Okavango Delta area; 3 days in Etosha National Park (including entrance fees where applicable).

• Game drives in Chobe National Park, Etosha National Park and Mudumu National Park.

• Sightseeing (including entrance fees where applicable): Victoria Falls; the fields of Namaqualand; Fish River Canyon; Namib-Naukluft National Park including Sossusvlei; Sesriem Gorge and Deadvlei; the Cape Cross seal colony; and Damaraland's bushman paintings at Twyfelfontein.

• San-guided cultural experience in the Western Cape and a visit to a traditional village of the Himba tribe.

• Cruise on the Chobe River.

• Authentic accommodation including: a lodge in the Namib-Naukluft area; a quaint lodge situated in the middle of a savannah; a lodge on the banks of the Kwando River; Etosha National Park's rest camps with floodlit game viewing waterholes; and bungalows by the Okavango River.

• 2 nights on a houseboat on the Okavango Delta with a mokoro (dugout canoe) excursion.

• Transport by custom-built safari vehicle with large windows ensuring exceptional game viewing.

• Arrival transfer.

International flights, airport departure taxes, departure transfer, visas, meals unless specified in the itinerary, insurance, laundry, any optional tours or activities during free time, tips and items of a personal nature.

This trip includes 1 day in Mudumu National Park, 1 day in Namib-Naukluft National Park, 1 day in Chobe National Park, 3 days in the Okavango Delta area, 3 days in Etosha National Park and a visit to Victoria Falls.