Cape Town To Cairo Tour by Oasis Overland

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18 - 80 yearsAge range for participants

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Cape Town, South Africa

Cairo, Egypt

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Visit Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point in Africa, the point where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet

Take a tour through the vast halls, and towering limestone formations of Cango Caves

Learn about the world's largest bird - Ostrich

Travel along the Garden Route and enjoy the vibrant coastal towns

Hike through the dramatic coastal scenery, reefs, rivers and lush forest Tsitsikamma National Park

Game drives in search of the Big 5 in Addo Elephant National Park

Hippo cruise in Saint Lucia

Hikes and mountains in Lesotho & Eswatini

Beaches and boat trips in Mozambique

Great Zimbabwe ruins

Game drives in search of the Big 5 in Addo Elephant National Park

Hippo cruise in Saint Lucia

Hikes and mountains in Lesotho & Eswatini

Beaches and boat trips in Mozambique

Great Zimbabwe ruins

Itinerary

The words 'Cairo to Cape Town' conjure up images of African expeditions from days of old. Even today there are a multitude of challenges that this vast continent can throw at you. Desert, river, & mountain crossings are inter-twined with stunning National Parks & some of the best adrenaline fuelled activities & playgrounds in the world. This northbound trip is one that will linger in your memory long after completion.

Please note that the accommodation on this trip is predominantly camping, though there may be opportunities to upgrade this locally where rooms are available. Please see the trip inclusions for an approximate percentage of camping and room nights.

Note: This is our new itinerary operating on this route starting from 2025. We now include Eswatini, the Caprivi strip in Namibia, more time in Mozambique, and time in Zambia, Burundi, Somaliland and Djibouti. As we are not currently able to drive through Sudan or parts of northern Ethiopia, our route now finishes in Addis Ababa and the group will then take a flight from there to Cairo (flight not included). The Egyptian section of the trip is then finished using local transport and hotels instead of the truck. We ran our 2023 and 2024 departures this way in Egypt and it worked well

day 1 - 10Cape Town To Lesotho

We depart from Cape Town taking a leisurely drive along the coastal road to the quaint coastal town of Betty's Bay in the Overberg and visit Stony Point Nature Reserve, home to a unique colony of African penguins. The Penguin Colony is one of only three mainland-based colonies in South Africa and for this reason it is treasured.
We overnight in Hermanus/Gansbaai and the next day there are a number of marine options- Whale watching, Shark Cave Diving and Dyer Island Nature Reserve. From here we will head for the most southern tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas - which is the dividing line between the warm Indian Ocean and the cooler Atlantic Ocean. The seas around Cape Agulhas are very treacherous and have caused numerous shipwrecks. To help reduce fatalities the Cape Agulhas Lighthouse was built in 1848 and is the 2nd oldest working lighthouse in South Africa. From August to December Southern Right and Humpback Whales may be spotted along the coast - as they feed in the nutrient rich waters off the southern coast.
From Cape Agulhas we pass through the Outeniqua Mountains to the Little Karoo - we will visit an Ostrich farm to learn more about the worlds largest bird. The Ostrich has been around for 8 million years and a feather was actually discovered in King Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt. 97% of the world's population of Ostriches lives in the Karoo.
We will also explore Cango Calcite Caves recognised as one of the world's finest network of Calcite caves. The bizarre formations of Stalagmites and Stalactites represent over a million years of slow formation.
We spend two days winding our way along South Africa's famous Garden Route where there is a wealth of things to see and do. We travel through the popular resort of Knysna, located on a tranquil lagoon that is protected from the sea by two enormous cliffs known as 'the heads'. We visit the Tsitsikamma Forest, where you will be able to hike along the coast and view the crashing waves at the mouth of the scenic Storms River, and maybe spot dolphins and whales in the ocean. Optional excursions in this region include mountain biking, black water tubing, and the mother of all bungee jumps at Bloakrans Bridge - the highest jump in the world at 216 metres.
From the Garden Route we head inland to Addo Elephant National Park which has recently been extended to include part of the coast and is now home to the BIG 7 - lion, rhino, elephant, leopard, buffalo, whale and shark! On our game drive we hope to spot some of the many elephant that the park is famous for, which are the most southerly population in Africa.
Heading north we make our way towards the mountain Kingdom of Lesotho.

day 11 - 17Lesotho To Eswatini

day 18 - 26Eswatini, Kruger And Maputo

day 27 - 32Maputo To Vilanculos

day 33 - 41Vilanculos To Bulawayo

day 42 - 50Bulawayo To The Okavango Delta And Caprivi Strip

day 51 - 58Victoria Falls To Lilongwe

day 59 - 70Lilongwe To Zanzibar

day 71 - 77Dar Es Salaam To Arusha And The Serengeti

day 78 - 85Arusha To Kigali Via Burundi

day 86 - 92Kigali To Kampala, Gorilla Trek

day 93 - 100Kampala To Nairobi Via The Masai Mara

day 101 - 103Nairobi

day 104 - 114Nairobi To Lake Turkana And Marsabit

day 115 - 123Marsabit To Jinka And Addis Ababa

day 124 - 128Addis Ababa To Harar

day 129 - 136Harar To Somaliland

day 137 - 140Djibouti

day 141 - 146Djibouti To Addis Ababa

day 147Fly To Egypt

day 148Fly To Egypt

day 149 - 156Cairo To Luxor

day 157 - 163Luxor To The Red Sea And Cairo

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Meals - approx. 60%

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All road tolls and ferry crossings

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