On our first day we leave the mighty Victoria Falls behind us and enter Botswana.

We arrive at Kasane by midday and arrange our game viewing options in our first game park, Chobe National Park, a park blessed with abundant game and particularly with large herds of elephant. We can take a river cruise on the Chobe River, as well as game drives deep into the park. The cruise allows us to enjoy views of elephant, crocodile and hippopotamus as well as of the other game drawn to the river, daily access to water being an essential to many species, particularly in dry season. Zebra, buffalo and many different antelope species call Chobe home too. The concentration of prey also attracts predators and the area is known to have lion, leopard and cheetah.

Distance, Day 1: 87 kms
Est. Drive Time, Day 1: 3 hours (depending on the border)
Meals: X2 Breakfasts, X2 Dinners

Optional excursions: Chobe National Park – game drives and game cruise.

Departing from Kasane we travel to the town of Maun, passing by the Makgadikgadi Pans.

Distance: 666 kms
Est. Drive Time: 9 hours incl. stop for lunch
Meals: X1 Breakfast, X1 Dinner

We take a three day safari into the wilds of the Okavango Delta in a mokoro, the traditional dugout canoe of the Delta boatmen. In our mokoros we are poled deep into the Delta by trained guides, a truly relaxing way to travel and to spot the rich bird life and unusual flora of the Delta, as well as elephant, hippo, crocodile and the special sitatunga and lechwe. Our camp for the night is on one of the small islands in the Delta. During our time here we can also take guided game walks, swim in the clear waters, take a sunset mokoro ride and perhaps even learn the difficult art of poling. After your safari in the Delta we have one final night relaxing at the camp in Maun.

Distance: 0 kms
Est. Drive Time: 0 hours
Meals: X3 Breakfasts, X3 Dinners

Optional excursions: Flights over the Delta

Leaving Maun we head for Namibia. On the way to Namibia’s most well known National Park, Etosha, we stop to see the Hoba meteorite. Discovered in the 1920’s, Hoba is estimated to be at least 190 million years old and is the world’s largest meteorite. En route too, we stop over to visit traditional Bushmen near Grootfontein for cultural options, giving us an insight into their traditional way of life.

Distance over three days: 1,111 kms
Est. Drive Time, Day 7: +/- 13 hours (depending on the border) incl. lunch stop
Est. Drive Time, Day 8: 4 – 5 hours
Est. Drive Time, Day 9: +/- 5 hours to Etosha entrance, then afternoon game drives in Etosha
Meals: X3 Breakfasts, X3 Dinners

Included wildlife activity: Afternoon game drives, Etosha National Park
Vehicle for game drive: Overland truckOptional excursions: Walk with warrior bushmen, visit women’s village, Hoba meteorite

Etosha is one of the largest game reserves in Africa and home to all the large mammals for which Africa is famous, including many endangered species such as black rhino, cheetah and the black-faced impala.

The many watering holes in this park offer unrivalled game viewing. At night each of the campsites spotlight the nearby water hole and we wait quietly from sunset to savour the experience as a multitude of species including elephant, black rhino, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe and different antelope species arrive en mass for an evening drink. Etosha has a large lion population and sightings of cheetah are frequently reported.

We do a full day game drive here. Optional evening game drives can also be organized. A host of wildlife takes advantage of darkness to move about and feed. In the heat of the day we relax and enjoy the facilities at the campsite.

Distance: 0 kms
Est. Drive Time: Game drives through the day
Meals: X1 Breakfast, X1 Dinner

Included wildlife activities: Full day game drive in Etosha National Park
Vehicle for game drives: Overland truck

Optional excursion: Evening game drive, Etosha National Park.

Rising early we make the most of our final morning game drive this morning before we leave the park to head south.

Leaving Etosha we visit the Africat Foundation to get up close and personal with this magnificent endangered cat. This is a non-profit organization focusing on the conservation of Namibia’s predators, particularly cheetah, in their natural habitat. Here we can actively take part in the programme and learn more about these beautiful and amazing animals.

Distance: 182 kms
Est. Drive Time: 7 hours incl. short game drive and stops for shopping and lunch
Meals: X1 Breakfast, X1 Dinner

Included wildlife activities: Short game drive in Etosha, Africat carnivore care
Vehicle for game drive: Overland truck

There is an option of an early morning game drive before setting off past the Brandberg Mountain, the highest in Namibia, to the beautiful rock formations of Spitzkoppe, camping this evening under the stars in the Namibian bush.

The next day we travel to Cape Cross seal colony, a breeding colony of 200,000 Cape fur seals, and then on to Swakopmund, home to some of the finest open-sea fishing in the world, where we check in to a lodge to give us a break from life on the truck and camping.

Distance over two days: 534 kms
Est. Drive Time, Day 12: 4 hours
Est. Drive Time, Day 13: +/- 4.5 hours
Meals: X2 Breakfasts, X1 Dinner

Included wildlife activities: Cape Cross seal colony visit

Optional excursions: Morning game drive, Africat. Guided walk incl. viewing of rock paintings.

Staying in Swakopmund for a couple of days, we have a break from life on the truck staying in a lodge while we are here. We also have a choice of the many different adrenaline activities that are on offer here. Flights over the Namib Desert and the Skeleton Coast, horse riding, quad biking, sand boarding, skydiving, go-karting, township tours are all available for the more adventurous, while shops, cafes and massages are some of the other attractions of this former German colonial town.

Distance: 0 kms
Est. Drive Time: 0 hours
Meals: None

Optional excursions: Quad biking, sand boarding, skydiving, go-karting, desert tours, open-sea fishing, seal and dolphin cruise, sea kayaking, township tours, horse riding

The Namib Desert is an impressive and beautiful expanse whilst a harsh and unforgiving environment. In the afternoon we can visit the Sesriem gorge, where you can go for a walk in the gorge.

Distance: 344 kms
Est. Drive Time: 8.5 hours incl. lunch stop
Meals: X1 Dinner

In the morning we head off into the Namib desert to scale the monumental star-shaped dunes that reach hundreds of metres to their summit. The photos of sunrise at Sossusvlei reveal fantastic red-gold colours. After this there is the option to go into Sossusvlei on 4×4’s to visit the Dead Vlei pan and see more of this amazing landscape.

Then we travel on to the Fish River Canyon, reputedly the second largest canyon in the world, a truly spectacular sight. We then head to our camp at Ai Ais and enjoy a soak in the hot springs in the lower reaches of the Canyon

Distance over two days: 613 kms
Est. Drive Time, Day 17: +/- 5 hours
Est. Drive Time, Day 18: +/- 9 hours incl. stop at the canyon
Meals: X2 Breakfasts, X2 Dinners

Included activities: Visit to Dune 45, visit to Fish River Canyon.

Optional excursion: Visit to Sossusvlei

Today we camp beside the Orange River that marks the border between Namibia and South Africa and here we can canoe or raft through some of the most rugged terrain in Southern Africa.

Distance: 179 kms
Est. Drive Time: 3 hours incl. shopping
Meals: X1 Breakfast, X1 Dinner

Optional excursion: Canoeing on the Orange River.

Travelling into the wine areas of Cape Province we stay in the scenic region of Namaqualand nestled among the wine farms of the Olifants River at the foot of the Cederberg mountain range. Here we have the opportunity to taste a selection of some great wines of the region in the evening.

Distance: Up to 412 kms
Est. Drive Time: +/- 6 hours incl. shopping stop (partly depending on the border)
Meals: X1 Breakfast, X1 Dinner

Travelling further south in Western Cape we reach our final destination, Ashanti Lodge, Cape Town. Cape Town is a wonderful place to unwind after our epic trip with plenty of attractions and sights, beaches, shopping, coffee shops and cocktail bars. Here we have two full days to relax and enjoy all there is on offer – the many museums and sites including hiking up the 1000 metre high Table Mountain, a day’s wine tour to Stellenbosch and a visit to Robben Island where Mandela was imprisoned during the apartheid era..

If you want to explore further afield, a safari in Kruger National Park can be arranged. Or consider continuing on our Garden Route tour. This follows on from our arrival in Cape Town with two extra days in Cape Town, to visit a picturesque section of South Africa’s coastline, as well as Lesotho and the Drakensberg Mountains before finishing in Johannesburg, the ‘City of Gold’.

Distance, Day 21: Up to 282 kms
Est. Drive Time, Day 21: +/- 5 hours
Meals: X3 Breakfast, X1 contribution to final meal in Cape Town

Optional excursions: Meal out at a restaurant, wine tour, shark dive

General note: Itineraries are given as a guide only. A safari is a journey and true journeys unfold. They are of an adventurous nature. The unexpected can arise, so do allow for this. Feel free to give us a call about your safari plans. We look forward to your enquiries.

Why choose this tour
We have chosen this overland tour because this local partner has been active in the overland industry for over 35 years. They only use qualified and passionate tour leaders with a big love for Africa and they love their job. They use good materials (truck, tents and cooking equipment), they are a small-scale company with attention for personal contact and satisfaction. They are based in Arusha.

What is different to other tours
-They do not have personal lockers in the truck
-You need to bring your own cutlery
-This trip is made up of components and quite often during the safari you will probably meet clients doing shorter and longer sections of your trip depending on the booking patterns for the months you are travelling. This makes it very dynamic.
-Most lunches are not included.
-There are quit a few optional activities.
-This way you can design and control your budget more

African Travels, specialist in group tours to Africa
The founders of African Travels (born and raised in Africa) have worked on overland tours through the whole of Africa. With a background as tour leaders on African overland tours we give honest and independent travel advice. It matters to us that you are travelling with like-minded people. A small group tour is more popular with the 40 crowd and a camping tour with 22 passengers is generally more popular with travellers aged 20-30, keen for a party. We only work together with our personal network which we built over the last 30 years.

We offer a price beat guarantee. Have you seen the same tour somewhere else cheaper? Let us know at the time of booking your tour and we give you the same rate. Only applicable at the time of confirmation. Due to the ever-changing exchange rates we cannot adjust all our prices on a daily basis.