Day 1 Arrive Cape Town
Arrive in Cape Town at any time.
Day 2 Lambert's Bay (B)
Travel to the picturesque Lambert's Bay area, where the diligent spotter may glimpse a humpback whale or dolphin offshore. In season, visit the well known “Bird Island” where you can find more than 25,000 Blue-eyed Gannets.
Day 3 Gariep River (B)
Travelling north, we have a good day's travel through this dry and remote portion of South Africa. In the mid-afternoon, we cross Namibia into a more aid region, and we stop at scenic Gariep River for the evening. Swim, relax, or take a ride down the river in a canoe.
Day 4 Fish River Canyon/Aus (B)
Journey to Fish River Canyon, the largest canyon in Africa, and take in the majestic beauty of the canyon, arguably the second largest in the world. Enjoy lunch in the area, and continue through the vast landscape north to Aus for the evening.
Day 5-6 Namib Desert (B,2D)
Head towards the incomparable Sossusvlei, a clay pan enclosed by the world’s largest sand dunes. Spend a full day exploring the dunes, and the natural wonders of this bizarre environment. Here you will really feel as though you’re in the middle of nowhere, or even on another planet!
Day 7-8 Swakopmund (2B)
Today you will really get a feeling for the Namib Desert, as you spend hours crossing this void region en route to the west coast of Namibia. We will spend two nights in the area, here you can explore this historical town, the surrounding lunar landscape, or try some of the numerous activities available, such as dune boarding or a dolphin cruise.
Day 9 Damaraland (B)
Look out over the beautiful desert landscapes as far as the eye can see as we begin moving north into the stony desert landscapes into Damarland. En route, if time allows, we’ll have a chance to visit some of the local attractions, such historic rock engravings, a petrified fossil forest, or see the “organ pipes”.
Day 10-11 Etosha National Park (B)
Etosha in waMbo means "the great white place of dry water". As one of Africa’s highlights, the Etosha National Park offers a variety of wildlife and phenomenal natural beauty. Explore the pans and the park on game drives, with excellent opportunities to spot lion, giraffe, elephant, hippo, and antelope.
Day 12 Windhoek
Enjoy one last morning game drive in search of the "Big 5", and begin moving south to the capital of Namibia. Tour the historic city or visit one of Windhoek's many handicraft markets.
Day 13 Greater Kalahari (Gobabis) (B)
Continue your journey for your last night in Namibia, to the edge of the Kalahari desert. Visit a San Bushmen village to learn about the local desert peoples, take a nature walk to explore the fascinating landscape, or even embark on a game drive to search our some of the region's wildlife.
Day 14 Maun (B)
Today we cross the border into Botswana, travelling along the northern portions of the Kalahari Desert throughout the day - this is a severly arid, baren, though awesome landscape. After arrival in Maun, the biggest town in the Okavango Delta area, you can pick up any supplies and prepare for your 2 night/3 day journey deep into into the "Delta".
Day 15-16 Okavango Delta (2B,2L,2D)
The Okavango Delta Excursion is an experience not to be missed. While based at a bush camp within the world's largest inland delta, enjoy game walks and traditional mokorro (dug-out canoe) excursions, marveling at the wide variety of wildlife that calls the delta their home. This is truly an African experience!
Day 17 Gweta (B,D)
Wake up to the African sun rising over the beauty of the Delta. Today we stop in Maun, and continue to the village of Gweta, located near bizarre salt pans of Makgadikgadi. You will get a feeling of the local culture here as you spend the night here in fascinating traditional mud huts.
Day 18 Chobe Area (B)
Today we journey to the Chobe area, your base for a visit to Chobe National Park, home to one of the largest elephant populations in Southern Africa. The best way to appreciate Botswana's largest national park and its thousands of resident elephants, crocodiles, and hippos, is on an afternoon boat cruise on the Chobe River. You may also choose to embark on a game drive in search of lions, antelope, and of course elephants.
Day 19-20 Livingstone, Zambia (2B)
With time for a morning game before departing, we cross the mighty Zambezi River by ferry as we enter into Zambia. Spend the next day exploring the breathtaking Victoria Falls, a natural wonder of the world. Adventure activities abound - go white-water rafting or canoeing on Zambezi, take an elephant-back safari, or even fly over the falls for some fantastic views in a "micro-light", a motorized han-glider.
Day 21 Depart Livingstone (B)
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