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Cape Town to Zanzibar

Cape Town to Zanzibar

Travel from the southern tip of South Africa to Tanzania’s famous Spice Island on this epic Overland journey through Africa. Starting in Cape Town, head through remote deserts, rolling savannas and lush mountains; cruise delta waterways by canoe, feel the spray of the massive Victoria Falls and meet locals in rural villages. Take 4×4 safari drives through three national parks in search of elephants, lions and hippos, relax on pristine beaches and sample local cuisine on this all-encompassing African adventure.


Activities

  • Fish River Canyon – Canyon entrance
  • Sossusvlei – 4×4 Tour
  • Sesriem – Sand dunes visit
  • Cape Cross Nature Reserve – Cape Cross seal colony
  • Etosha National Park – Overland Vehicle Game Drive
  • Grootfontein – San Bushman cultural experience
  • Okavango Delta – Mokoro safari
  • Okavango Delta – Nature Walk
  • Chobe National Park – Dawn Open 4×4 Game Drive
  • Victoria Falls – Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust Visit
  • Masvingo – Great Zimbabwe Ruins guided visit
  • South Luangwa – Jewellery workshop Project
  • South Luangwa National Park – 4×4 Afternoon Game Drive
  • South Luangwa National Park – 4×4 Dawn Game Drive
  • Mikumi National Park – 4×4 Game Drive

Highlights

  • Listen to the songs and stories of Namibia’s San people, the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa, and gain an insight into their traditional customs and beliefs.
  • Enjoy a full-day game drive in Etosha National Park, home to a wide range of Southern Africa’s wildlife, and glide through the waterways of the Okovango Delta on a mokoro (a small dugout canoe), escaping civilisation at with an overnight stay at an island camp.
  • The cascades and evaporating mist of Victoria Falls are a wondrous sight. Have the opportunity to see the falls at multiple angles, perhaps with a bird’s eye view in a helicopter!
  • Visit the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust to learn about the rehabilitation of wildlife from poaching and get the chance to meet some rescued or orphaned wildlife currently in their care.
  • Journey from the interior plains out to some idyllic Indian Ocean hotspots. Take a stroll along the shores in Dar es Salaam and laze on the beaches in paradisiacal Zanzibar.

07/02/2023 through 11/07/2024
07/02/2023 through 12/20/2024

Day 1 Cape Town
Day 2 Western Cape
Day 3 Orange River
Day 4 Fish River Canyon
Day 5 Sesriem
Day 6 Sossusvlei / Bush Camp
Day 7 Swakopmund
Day 8 Swakopmund
Day 9 Swakopmund
Day 10 Spitzkoppe
Day 11 Etosha National Park
Day 12 Etosha National Park
Day 13 Grootfontein/San People
Day 14 Grootfontein
Day 15 Bagani
Day 16 Okavango Delta
Day 17 Okavango Delta
Day 18 Bagani
Day 19 Chobe National Park
Day 20 Chobe National Park
Day 21 Victoria Falls
Day 22 Victoria Falls
Day 23 Victoria Falls
Day 24 Bulawayo
Day 25 Bulawayo
Day 26 Masvingo
Day 27 Harare
Day 28 Lusaka
Day 29 Petauke
Day 30 South Luangwa National Park
Day 31 South Luangwa National Park
Day 32 Lake Malawi
Day 33 Lake Malawi
Day 34 Chitimba
Day 35 Iringa
Day 36 Mikumi National Park
Day 37 Dar es Salaam
Day 38 Stone Town
Day 39 Zanzibar Northern Beaches
Day 40 Zanzibar Northern Beaches
Day 41 Stone Town

Bulawayo

Located in southern Zimbabwe, it is the countries second largest city and an important industrial center.

Dar Es Salaam

The capital, largest city (1.4 million) and industrial port of the country, it was founded in 1862 by the Sultan of Zanzibar (lies off the coast). It was the capital of the German East Africa Company from 1891 – 1916.

Harare

The capital of Zimbabwe, it was originally called Salisbury after the then British Prime Minister. Name was changed in
1980 upon independence for Chief Neharawe who was the local ruler of the area in 1890 when the British South Africa Company arrived. Harare is now the center of industry and commerce for the country with a population over 680,000.

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