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South Africa & Botswana 35 to 45 | 2027 route map

Arrive in Cape Town, settle into the hotel near the V&A Waterfront and meet the Trip Manager. Join a walkabout dinner.

Ride the cable car up Table Mountain, then tour Cape Town’s key sights and historical attractions. The rest of the day is free; suggested activities include visiting the V&A Waterfront or joining the optional Township Tour and Amy Foundation Lunch. An optional cooking class with food, drinks and music is available in the evening.

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, explore Cape Town’s local excursions. Options include a scenic drive along Chapman’s Peak to Cape Point, a stop at Boulders Beach to see African penguins and a chance to kayak with them. Wine tasting is also available.

Meals: Breakfast

Take an early flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg, then travel by coach to Kruger National Park. Arrive in the afternoon and take a sunset game drive en route to Contiki Safari Camp on the Sabie River. Spend the night in canvas tents at Lower Sabie.

Meals: Breakfast

Choose an optional sunrise safari. At midday, relax at camp, visit the shop or pool, or go to the riverside restaurant to watch for wildlife. An optional sunset game drive offers another chance to spot the Big Five. Back at camp, an optional traditional South African braai is available.

Meals: Breakfast

Choose an optional sunrise game drive or sleep in and have a later breakfast. Take a final game drive through Kruger National Park, then travel to Johannesburg in the afternoon and stay overnight before the morning flight to Victoria Falls.

Meals: Breakfast

Drive to the airport and fly to Victoria Falls. Walk alongside the falls, then optionally jump, zipline or swing from the bridge over the Zambezi River connecting Zimbabwe and Zambia. The itinerary notes stays at Victoria Falls Waterfront Hotel in Zambia from January to June and Shearwater Explorers Village in Zimbabwe from July to December.

Meals: Breakfast

Optional activities include white-water rafting on the Zambezi River and a locally guided village tour. An optional sunset cruise with drinks is available in the evening.

Meals: Breakfast

Choose an optional guided walking safari in Zambezi National Park or a helicopter flight over Victoria Falls. Cross into Botswana and travel to Chobe National Park. Spend the night at a private bush campsite with guides, cooks, a bonfire and dinner. The itinerary notes that from October to March, overnight camping is replaced by two nights at a lodge, with Chobe sunset and sunrise game drives and a buffet dinner.

Meals: Breakfast,Dinner

Watch the sunrise over the bush, have a light breakfast and take a morning game drive. Check into the lodge late in the morning and relax by the pool. An optional sunset wildlife cruise on the Chobe River is available, followed by a buffet dinner.

Meals: Breakfast

Travel south from Kasane to Gweta Lodge on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Optionally explore the pans by open safari vehicle in search of meerkats and take perspective photos. Have sundowner drinks, then return to the lodge for an optional dinner and drinks at the bar.

Meals: Breakfast

Leave the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans for the Okavango Delta. Take a game drive before settling into Contiki Safari Camp’s pre-erected two-person dome tents. Have a campfire dinner.

Meals: Breakfast,Dinner

Take an early morning game drive in the Okavango Delta, looking for elephants, hippos and predators. Return to camp for lunch and a rest, or choose an optional mokoro boat trip along the waterways. Take another game drive in the afternoon, have a traditional campfire dinner, then head into the bush on a night drive to look for nocturnal wildlife.

Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Have coffee and breakfast at sunrise, then take a final morning game drive while leaving the Okavango Delta. Check into the lodge in Maun and relax by the pool. An optional helicopter flight over the delta is available. In the evening, head into town; the Okavango Delta Brewery offers a tour, tasting and dinner.

Meals: Breakfast

Have a final breakfast together before the tour ends in Maun.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s included

14 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 3 dinners are included.
Tour travel includes flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg and Johannesburg to Victoria Falls, plus road travel between destinations.
A Table Mountain cable car ride and Cape Town city tour are included.
Included wildlife experiences feature game drives in Kruger National Park, Chobe and the Okavango Delta, plus a visit to Victoria Falls.
14 nights of accommodation in hotels, guesthouses, lodges and safari camps. Camp tents are set up for you and include mattresses and linen. Chobe accommodation is a camp or lodge depending on the season.

What’s not included

Flights to the tour start in Cape Town and onward from the tour end in Maun are not listed as included; arrange these separately.
Meals beyond the 14 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 3 dinners listed as included are at your own expense.
Optional experiences, such as extra game drives, Cape Town excursions, rafting, helicopter flights and a mokoro boat trip, are not part of the included programme.
Any visas required for your journey are not listed as included. Check the entry requirements for your itinerary.
Travel insurance is not listed as included; arrange your own cover.

Additional information

  • 14 Breakfast (B)
  • 3 Dinner (D)
  • 1 Lunch (L)
  • Marrakesh: A modular trip means fellow travellers will join and leave at various locations. There’ll be some goodbyes, sure, but there’ll also be plenty of hellos with new like-minded travellers.
  • Chobe National Park: As the name suggests, a Special Stay ain’t your ordinary accommodation – it’s much more than that. Think of it as an experience in its own right. On this trip, you’ll be able to camp under the stars (all while being surrounded by wildlife) at your Special Stay.
  • Amboseli: Nope, you’re all good! All equipment (tents, sleeping bags, etc) will be provided for you.
  • Amboseli: You don’t have to. Your road crew will set up camp, cook meals, and clean up afterwards – but you’re always welcome to help!
  • Amboseli: You’ll have access to proper bathrooms with real toilets, hot showers and everything you need – just shared with the crew.
  • Cape Town: Stroll around the scenic harbour and enjoy some Insta-worthy views, at South Africa’s most-visited attraction. 
  • Cape Town: Cable the Table! Take a scenic ride to the top of one of the ‘New Seven Wonders of Nature’ for 360° views of Cape Town. 
  • Cape Town: Bo-Kaap. The City Centre. V&A Waterfront. This tour takes in all the historical sites & attractions of the Mother City.  
  • Kruger: Our Special Stay is located right inside one of Africa’s most famous Wildlife Reserves (that’s also within one of its most popular Main Camps – Lower Sabie!). The camp is perched on the banks of the incredible Sabie River with a shop, swimming pool and riverside restaurant, where you can to look out for wildlife coming down to drink. Our exclusive camp comprises of canvas dome tents with stretchers, mattresses, linen, towels and charging outlets. Plus, there’s a communal firepit to sit around late into the night, gazing at the stars and listening to the calls of nocturnal animals.
  • Kruger National Park: We’ll head into Kruger National Park, one of the most famous wildlife parks in the whole of Africa, to witness wildlife in their natural habitat.
  • Kruger National Park: Wanna know how K9 Dogs protect wildlife? Come meet one of our Rangers who’ll tell you all about the K9 Watchdog Project, their fight against poachers, and how your donations from the MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience helps them save Africa’s wildlife from extinction.
  • Kruger National Park: Keep your eyes peeled and those binoculars close. We’re heading out to spot more magnificent wildlife (cross those fingers for rhino’s!) and stunning scenery with our last game drive as we say goodbye to Kruger.
  • Victoria Falls: See the epic waterfall of your Insta dreams. Take a stroll along the edge and see this ‘the smoke that thunders’ in all its glory. 
     
  • Chobe: Ready for a night you’ll never forget? Our Special Stay in Chobe is a serene camp that’s surrounded by nature. You’ll find dome tents with stretcher beds, linen and mattress pre-setup in our accommodation for the night. Plus, there’s a dining tent and fire to sit around late into the night under millions of stars. Note: Camping in Chobe is only available from April to October, the rest of the year will be at a lodge accommodation outside the park.
  • Chobe: Coast along the banks of the Chobe River in search of thirsty wildlife coming down to drink. 
  • Chobe: Be on the lookout for any wildlife we may have heard the night before! 
  • Okavango Delta: A night in Africa’s Eden? Yep. This is your true African escape, away from technology. It’s gonna be just you, nature and the incredible sights, sounds and smells of the wilderness. Our campsite is located right next to the Khwai river where all forms of wildlife (great and small) come down to drink. So, keep your camera with you! Camp staff will set up your tents as well as cook all your meals on open fires. Your tents come with stretchers, mattresses, linen and towels. And the campsite also has a chill tent during the day for relaxing between Game Drives.
  • Okavango Delta: Our first taste of the Okavango Delta, as we head to our Contiki Safari Camp. Hopefully spotting some of the ‘Big Five’ on our way. 
  • Okavango Delta: Get up with the sun in search of the amazing wildlife in this garden of Eden. 
  • Okavango Delta: Enjoy another taste of wildlife spotting this afternoon.
  • Okavango Delta: Enjoy a sunset trip along the waterways of the Khwai River, looking out for the incredible animals that live here. 
  • Okavango Delta: It’s our last drive in the Delta! And our last chance to see any wildlife that eluded us on previous jaunts. 

Take an optional wildlife cruise on the Chobe River, watching the banks for elephants and other animals arriving to drink. Look for hippos in the water and crocodiles resting along the shore as evening light reaches the river.

A boat offers a different viewing angle from Chobe’s included game drives, with time to observe activity at the water’s edge. The cruise is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Meet your Trip Manager and fellow travellers over a hosted walkabout dinner near Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront. The gathering offers an easy way to get acquainted while exploring one of the city’s liveliest harbour districts.

Set between Table Mountain and the working port, the waterfront mixes historic dock buildings with restaurants, street performers and views across Table Bay. It is a sociable introduction to the city rather than a formal sightseeing tour.

Ride the Table Mountain cable car to the summit of Cape Town’s flat-topped landmark. From the plateau, take in wide views of the city, Atlantic coast and surrounding mountains as the landscape unfolds beneath you.

Table Mountain forms part of a national park renowned for its fynbos vegetation, a plant community found largely in South Africa’s Cape region. Conditions at the summit can change quickly, lending each visit a different perspective on this distinctive coastal setting.

Explore the Mother City on a tour of Cape Town’s historic sights, including the colourful Bo-Kaap, the city centre and the V&A Waterfront. A waterfront stroll brings you close to the harbour’s shops, public spaces and mountain-framed views.

Bo-Kaap’s brightly painted streets are closely associated with Cape Muslim heritage, while the city centre reflects centuries of colonial and modern South African history. Together, these neighbourhoods reveal more than Cape Town’s celebrated scenery.

Search for wildlife on included game drives through Kruger National Park, including a sunset drive on arrival and a final drive through the reserve. Keep binoculars ready for elephants, buffalo, antelope and, with luck, lions or rhinos.

Kruger’s varied riverine woodland and savannah support an extraordinary range of species. Wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed; the appeal lies in watching animals move through their natural habitat as light and activity change across the bush.

Meet a ranger involved with the K9 Watchdog Project and learn how trained dogs help protect wildlife in Kruger National Park. Hear about the challenges posed by poaching and the work undertaken to safeguard vulnerable animals.

This MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® experience connects a safari visit with the conservation efforts behind it. The conversation offers a human perspective on protecting the park’s wildlife and explains how traveller donations support the project.

Stay inside Kruger National Park at an exclusive safari camp at Lower Sabie, close to the Sabie River. Settle into a furnished canvas tent and gather around the communal firepit beneath the night sky.

The river draws wildlife through this part of the park, and the nearby riverside restaurant offers another place to watch for animals coming to drink. Listen for nocturnal calls from the bush in a setting that keeps the wilderness close, even between game drives.

Walk the paths beside Victoria Falls to see the Zambezi River plunge into a deep gorge. Depending on the season, rising spray may soak the viewpoints and partly veil the cascade, making a raincoat useful.

Known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, ‘the smoke that thunders’, the falls are celebrated for the breadth of their falling water. The sound, shifting mist and close-up viewpoints make this a visit to experience with more than a camera.

Look for wildlife on included sunset and sunrise game drives in Chobe, travelling through bushland and along the Chobe River’s banks. Watch for elephants, antelope and the predators that share this remarkable habitat.

Chobe National Park is especially known for its large elephant population. The river attracts animals seeking water, while the quieter morning hours offer another opportunity to spot species that may have been heard around camp overnight. Sightings always depend on conditions and animal movements.

Spend a night at a private Chobe bush camp, with furnished dome tents, camp staff and a fire beneath the stars. Settle into the wilderness as evening sounds carry across the surrounding landscape.

The experience is about being immersed in nature, not simply having somewhere to sleep. Listen for jackals, hyenas or other nocturnal wildlife from camp. Seasonal arrangements vary: when overnight camping is unavailable, accommodation is at a lodge and the included Chobe game drives still operate.

Raise a glass at sundowners near the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, beneath one of Botswana’s iconic trees. Watch the light soften over a landscape known for its vast open horizons.

The Makgadikgadi pans are remnants of an ancient lake and rank among the world’s great salt-flat systems. This relaxed outdoor gathering offers a chance to appreciate the scale and stillness of the region without making a wildlife sighting the focus of the experience.

Explore the Okavango Delta on included game drives at different times of day, from early morning and afternoon outings to a final drive through the wildlife-rich landscape. Scan for elephants, hippos, antelope and, if conditions allow, predators.

Unlike rivers that reach the sea, the Okavango spreads into Botswana’s interior, creating a changing mosaic of waterways, floodplains and woodland. Each drive offers a different view of how wildlife uses this unusual inland wetland.

Take an included sunset excursion along the Khwai River waterways, watching for animals near the water as daylight fades. Keep your camera and binoculars close for birdlife and other wildlife drawn to the river corridor.

The Khwai area lies beside the Okavango Delta’s network of channels and floodplains. Its riverbanks are gathering places for many species, making the changing evening light and sounds of the bush as much a part of the experience as any individual sighting.

Head into the bush on a spotlit night drive in the Okavango Delta area. Search for nocturnal wildlife that can be difficult to observe on daytime safaris, while guides scan the darkness beyond the vehicle.

As daytime activity gives way to night sounds, the landscape takes on a different character. Sightings are unpredictable, but the chance to watch animals after dark adds a distinctive perspective to the included Delta safari experiences.

Stay at an exclusive safari camp beside the Khwai River, in a furnished dome tent set up by the camp team. Gather for a campfire meal and spend time outdoors between wildlife excursions.

The riverside position brings the Delta’s sights and sounds close to camp, with animals sometimes coming to the water to drink. Fall asleep to the sounds of the bush in a setting designed for a close connection with nature rather than a conventional lodge stay.

Join a locally guided township tour for insight into Cape Town communities and the lasting effects of apartheid. The experience also includes an Amy Foundation lunch, connecting the visit with a local organisation.

A local guide’s perspective helps place everyday life within South Africa’s wider social history. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; approach it as an opportunity to listen, learn and engage respectfully rather than as conventional sightseeing.

Get hands-on in a MasterChef-style cooking class in Cape Town, sharing food, drinks and music with fellow travellers. The group format makes preparing a meal part of the social experience.

Rather than a standard restaurant dinner, this is an evening built around taking part and spending time together. The itinerary does not specify a particular cuisine or menu. The class is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore the Cape Peninsula on a scenic drive along Chapman’s Peak, where the road traces cliffs above the Atlantic. Visit Cape Point and stop at Boulders Beach to observe its African penguin colony.

The peninsula combines rugged coastal viewpoints with one of the region’s best-known wildlife encounters. Cape Point sits near Africa’s southwestern extremity, though it is not the continent’s southernmost point. This optional excursion is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Paddle coastal waters near Boulders Beach for a different perspective on the Cape Peninsula’s African penguins. Kayaking offers a quieter, water-level view of the sheltered shoreline and its granite boulders.

The penguins are wild animals, so their position and visibility will vary; observing them responsibly is part of the appeal. This activity is offered as a choice alongside the peninsula excursion and is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Taste South African wines during a Cape-area tasting chosen to pair local flavours with a scenic outlook. Compare what is poured and enjoy the landscape that has helped make the region a wine destination.

Winemaking in the Western Cape stretches back to the seventeenth century, and today its producers work with a wide range of grape varieties. The specific venue and wines are not stated in the itinerary. This optional tasting is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Set out on an optional sunrise game drive in Kruger National Park, watching the bush come to life in the cool early hours. Guides search for wildlife, including predators that may still be active after nightfall.

Morning light reveals a different side of Kruger from the included drives, with changing animal activity and clear views across the savannah. As on any safari, sightings cannot be promised. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Take another opportunity to search for wildlife on an optional sunset game drive in Kruger National Park. Watch the landscape change colour as guides look for animals along the park’s roads.

Late-day conditions can bring different species into view, including animals moving towards water or becoming active as temperatures ease. This is a separate choice from the trip’s included Kruger drives. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Gather at camp for a traditional South African braai, a barbecue-style meal served with local sides and desserts. Share food and conversation in the open-air safari setting.

A braai is both a way of cooking and a social occasion in South Africa, often centred on time spent together around the fire. This hosted dinner offers a taste of that tradition. It is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Choose an adrenaline activity at the Victoria Falls Bridge, with opportunities described on the tour to jump, zipline or swing above the Zambezi gorge. Each offers a different way to experience the dramatic setting near the falls.

The bridge spans the river between Zimbabwe and Zambia, high above the gorge cut by the Zambezi. Activities depend on operator arrangements and individual suitability. They are at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Take on a white-water rafting excursion on the Zambezi River near Victoria Falls. Paddle with a rafting team through a powerful river landscape framed by steep gorge walls.

The Zambezi’s water levels and rafting conditions change through the year, so the available route and experience may vary. It is an active alternative to viewing the river from above the gorge. Rafting is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a locally guided village visit in the Victoria Falls area to learn about community life from people who know it firsthand. Listen to your guide’s insights and engage with the place beyond its famous waterfall.

The experience provides a cultural counterpoint to the region’s adventure activities and natural sights. Details of the village and specific visits are not given in the itinerary. This optional tour is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise the Zambezi River at sunset near Victoria Falls, with drinks included as you watch the light settle over the water. Enjoy the slower pace of a river outing in contrast to the thunder of the falls.

The Zambezi is the river that feeds Victoria Falls, and its broad upstream reaches offer a different perspective on the surrounding landscape. This cruise is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Zambezi National Park on a guided walking safari, looking for wildlife signs at ground level. Learn about smaller animals and plants as your guide interprets what appears along the route.

Walking changes the scale of a safari: tracks, vegetation and sounds become as important as large-animal sightings. The park lies beside the Zambezi River near Victoria Falls. This optional guided activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

See Victoria Falls from a helicopter for an aerial view of the cascade, rising spray and Zambezi gorge. The flight offers a sense of the waterfall’s breadth that is difficult to grasp from the walking paths alone.

Water volume and visibility vary by season, changing the patterns visible from above. This is a separate option from the included visit on foot and is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Travel across the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in an open safari vehicle, searching for a meerkat colony and taking perspective photographs against the wide, flat horizon. Wildlife sightings depend on local conditions.

These immense salt flats are the legacy of a prehistoric lake. Their sparse surface and expansive sky create a landscape unlike Botswana’s riverine safari areas. This optional excursion is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Glide along the Okavango Delta’s waterways on an optional mokoro trip. The low, quiet craft offers a close view of channels, reeds and the wetland environment from water level.

Mokoro travel is a longstanding way of moving through the Delta’s shallow waterways. Its unhurried pace offers a contrast to vehicle-based game drives, with opportunities to notice smaller details and birdlife. This excursion is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Fly above the Okavango Delta by helicopter from the Maun area, viewing its channels and floodplains from the air. Keep binoculars handy for possible wildlife sightings across the wetland below.

An aerial perspective reveals the patterns formed as Okavango waters spread across Botswana’s interior. Flight height and route depend on the operator and conditions. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Visit the Okavango Delta Brewery in Maun for an opportunity to tour the brewery, taste its drinks and share a dinner. It is a sociable way to explore a local producer away from the safari vehicles.

Maun is a gateway to the Delta, and the brewery offers a town-based contrast to nights in the bush. The itinerary does not identify this tour, tasting and dinner among the included meals or experiences; treat it as at additional cost and bookable on tour.

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