Highlights of Southern Africa

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Booking Type Instant booking
duration 30 days
tour type Small group Request as private
age requirement 12-95 yrs
max group size 18
guiding method Fully guided
Tour Code BM-4850
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Operated in English

Starts Cape Town, South Africa
Ends Cape Town, South Africa

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HIGHLIGHTS Download trip notes

Search for the "big five" across four countries.
Take a nature walk in Matobo National Park.
Explore giant sand dunes and Victoria Falls.
Meet the San people of the Kalahari Desert.

The "Highlights Of Southern Africa" trip starts and ends in Cape Town. The "Highlights Of Southern Africa" trip is a national parks tour that takes 30 days. You will travel through Maun, Lambert’s Bay, Kruger National Park and 17 other destinations visiting Zimbabwe, Namibia and 3 more countries. This is a guided small group tour. The trip includes accommodation, transport, meals and others.

When you put the word “highlights” in the name of a trip, you better be confident that it lives up to the hype. This trip does. Across 30 epic days, you’ll go round-trip to Cape Town via Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia — a new spin on one of our most popular routes — taking comfortable touring vehicles as well as staying in a mix of hotels and campsites for a well-rounded experience. Wildlife sightings and cultural moments come standard here — everything from searching for the "big five" in national parks to enjoying meals with local families. You’ve got memories made for a lifetime.

ITINERARY Expand All

Day 1: Cape Town
Day 2: Cape Town
Day 3: Cape Town/Johannesburg
Day 4: Johannesburg/Greater Kruger Area
Day 5: Kruger National Park
Day 6: Greater Kruger Area
Day 7: Greater Kruger Area/Louis Trichardt
Day 8: Louis Trichardt/Great Zimbabwe Monument Area
Day 9: Great Zimbabwe Monument Area/Matobo National Park
Day 10: Matobo National Park
Day 11: Matobo National Park/Hwange National Park
Day 12: Hwange National Park/Victoria Falls
Day 13: Victoria Falls
Day 14: Victoria Falls/Kasane
Day 15: Kasane/Nata
Day 16: Nata/Maun
Day 17: Okavango Delta
Day 18: Maun/Ghanzi
Day 19: Ghanzi/Windhoek
Day 20: Windhoek/Etosha National Park
Day 21: Etosha National Park
Day 22: Etosha National Park/Swakopmund
Day 23: Swakopmund
Day 24: Swakopmund/Namib Desert
Day 25: Namib Desert
Day 26: Namib Desert/Keetmanshoop
Day 27: Keetmanshoop/Orange River
Day 28: Orange River/Lambert's Bay
Day 29: Lambert's Bay/Cape Town
Day 30: Cape Town

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Accommodation

Hotels (11 nts), lodge/chalet (12 nts), guesthouse (1 nt), basic camping (1 nt), participation camping (4 nts).

Meals

28 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 9 dinners
Note: Allow USD545-710 for meals not included.
Traditional dinner (Kalahari)

Transport

Plane, air-conditioned touring vehicle, safari vehicles, mokoro, walking.
All transport between destinations and to/from included activities

Guide

CEO (Chief Experience Officer) & driver throughout, local guides.

Included activities

Your G for Good Moment: Lusumpuko Women's Club Lunch, Victoria Falls
Your G for Good Moment: Penduka Village Restaurant & Shop, Windhoek
Your G for Good Moment: !Khwa ttu San Culture and Education Centre, Yzerfontein
Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
Your Discover Moment: Victoria Falls
Your Discover Moment: Swakopmund
Cape Town orientation walk
Soweto Township Bicycle Tour
Panorama Route drive with entrances
Kruger National Park wildlife safari drive in our vehicle (full-day)
Traditional dance experience
Nature walk at Timbavati Safari Lodge
Great Zimbabwe National Monument visit
Nature walk (Matobo National Park)
Victoria Falls visit
Okavango Delta excursion with entrances, wildlife walks, and traditional canoe trips
San/Bushmen walk
Etosha National Park entrance with wildlife safari drives in our vehicle
Sossusvlei Dunes and Sesriem Canyon entrance
Wine tasting in Lambert's Bay
Fish River Canyon entrance
Internal flight

WHAT'S EXCLUDED

Any international flights to/from Cape Town are not included in this price. We always recommend that you arrive 1 day prior to your tour starting date.
Travel insurance is not included in this Highlights of Southern Africa tour. Travel insurance is mandatory to buy. World Nomads' travel insurance has been designed by travelers for travelers.

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REQUEST A PRIVATE, CUSTOMIZABLE DEPARTURE By design, this is a group tour. You can however request a private, customized version of this tour for yourself or your private group of people. Private departures are usually more expensive, but come with these benefits:

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