Tribal Lands - Bushman & Okavango Experience 18 Days/17 Nights

San people on duneOne of the most popular routes offering all adventure with comfort, covering the very best of Southern Africa’s highlights! The ultimate African adventure with an emphasis on comfort. This popular accommodated safari visits some of Africa’s best National Parks for awesome wildlife viewing. Lots of culture, breathtaking landscapes, and many of Africa’s highlights - Cape Town, Sossusvlei Dunes, Etosha National Park Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park and powerful Victoria Falls which has to be one of the most thrilling spectacles ever, where the mighty Zambezi river tumbles with a continuous roar. Its all yours to sample on this remarkable journey.

South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwa and Zambia

Namibia is one of Africa’s best-kept secrets! It boasts endless stretches of stark rocky plains and wonderful moonscapes, where you can sample the freshest seafood while you take in the beautiful architecture of the coastal town of Swakopmund. Watch the thunderous Atlantic crashing onto shimmering desert beaches before falling asleep beneath a sky sprayed with stars, resting up so that you are ready to tackle the highest sand dunes in the world at Sossusvlei. Explore the Damaraland land-scape - one of the most scenic areas in Namibia riddled with prehistoric water courses, wide open plains and grasslands, massive granite hills and distant mountains. Visit Etosha National Park where there is an abundance of game including lion, elephant and rhino. Then it is on to one of the last totally unspoiled areas in Africa, the Okavango Delta in Botswana. The tour ends on a high note by visiting an authentic Bushman/San village to see how the ‘red people’ co-exist in society today.

Botswana offers the visitor a complete African Safari or vacation. This wild and beautiful country is one of the few places in Africa that remains completely unspoiled and animals roam freely. The beautiful Okavango Delta is an inland waterway with a most unusual environment comprising of diverse habitats, where many species of mammals, birds and fish reside. On the eastern fringe of the Delta lies the Moremi Game Reserve, famous for its beauty and intensity of wildlife, including herds of elephant, buffalo, giraffe and antelope. Another most unusual area is the Linyanti Region, where in the dry season, you can see hundreds of buffalo with a pride of lion in pursuit.

Included: 17 nights hotel or lodge accommodation and 2 nights permanent tented camping in the Okavango Delta, the only way to truly experience the Delta, 4 awesome National Parks, Fully-equipped vehicle, services of tour leader and courier, all accommodation, all equipment and all included National Park entrance fees, Cape Town, Lamberts Bay, Fish River Canyon, Ais Ais thermal springs, Namib NP (National Park) and Sossusvlei dunes, Swakopmund, Etosha NP and 3 game drives, Waterberg NP, 3 day Okavango Delta Mokoro safari, Chobe National Park and guided river cruise, Victoria Falls.

Not Included: Tips, porterage, beverages, items of personal nature such as laundry, phone, fax etc. International and domestic flights, except as listed as included, visas and airport taxes, Any other item not mentioned in the itinerary.

Tipping: It is customary for satisfied climbers to tip guides and porters. Amounts given are entirely within the discretion of the guest. As a general guideline, however, guests are advised to budget $50-100 each for this purpose. The amount per guest tends to be larger the smaller the group.

Departures: DAILY

Sketch Itinerary

  • Day 1 – Arrive Cape Town, South Africa - All meals for clients own account.
  • Day 2 - Lamberts Bay, South Africa - Breakfast.
  • Day 3 & 4 - The Fish River Canyon, Namibia - Breakfast, Lunch. The Fish River Canyon in southern Namibia is one of the worlds largest Canyons and one of Namibias most recognized Natural Wonders.
  • Day 5 & 6 - The Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia - Breakfast, Lunch. Some of the highest sand dunes in the world, unique and breathtaking in its beauty
  • Day 7 & 8 - Swakopmund, Namibia -Breakfast. Enjoy this beach resort town, a great example of German Colonial Architecture. The country’s premier coastal resort, Swakopmund can be seen as a pretty town with its lush green lawns, colourful gardens and plenty of welcoming shops. Swakopmund is a place which offers both adventure and relaxation.
  • Day 9 & 10 – Etosha National Park, Namibia -three game drives. Breakfast, Lunch, On Day 9, Dinner is included. On day 10, dinner own account at the Rest Camp restaurant.
  • Day 11 - Waterberg Plateau National Park, Namibia- Breakfast, Lunch The Waterberg Plateau National Park is ecologically diverse and rich and has over 200 different species of bird with some rare species of small antelope on the lower hills of the mountain.
  • Day 12 - Windhoek and Gobabis, Namibia - Breakfast, Lunch.Visit the capital of Namibia and the city known as the “little Texas” of Namibia. Windhoek is set at the geographic heart of Namibia where it enjoys a refreshing highland climate with considerable temperature variations and a lot of rain which results in lush gardens and spectacular flowerbeds.
  • Day 13 - Maun, Botswana, gateway to the Okavango Delta - Breakfast, Lunch
  • Day 14 & 15 - Okavango Delta, Botswana -two nights fly in ‘makoro’ safari.Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Meals will be carefully planned for this duration.
  • Day 16 - Nata, Botswana -Breakfast, Lunch.
  • Day 17 -Chobe National Park -river game cruise - Lunch. The park is probably best known for its spectacular elephant population: 120,000 elephants today, it is actually the highest elephant concentration of Africa.
  • Day 18 & 19 - Victoria Falls -Breakfast
  • Day 20 - Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe -Breakfast. The falls are, by some measures, the largest waterfall in the world, as well as being among the most unusual in form, and having arguably the most diverse and easily seen wildlife of any major waterfall site.

Optional Pre and Post Tours:

Cape Town
Peninsula Tour, Winelands Tour, Cape Point & Winelands, City Tour, Township Tour, Township Tour & Robben Island, Table Mountain Cable Car, Robben Island, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Two Oceans Aquarium, Castle of Good Hope and much more

Lamberts Bay
Bird Island, Dolphin & Seal Cruises, Sunset Cruises, Open-air Restaurants, Orange River, 1/2 Day Canoeing Trip down Orange River, Abseiling & Zipline

Sossusvlei
Hot Air Ballooning, Eco-Quad Biking, Desert Scenic Flights, Guided Desert Walk

Swakopmund
Quad Biking, Sand Boarding, Tandem Skydiving, Horse Riding, Parasailing, Ballooning, Paragliding, Scenic Flights, Fishing, Dolphin Cruise,
Catamaran Charters, Waterberg Plateau National Park, Game Drives and Walks,

Maun
Flight over the Okavango Delta

Chobe National Park
Game Grives, River Cruise

Victoria Falls
White Water Rafting, Bungi Jumping, Jet Boat, Elephant Back Safari, Helicopter Flights, River Cruises, Guided Walks

Also tagged with: Adventure Expeditions, Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Safari, Tented Camp, Active Travel, Nature / Ecology, Bird Watching, Family Vacation, Botswana, Okavango, Game Lodge, Exploration Cruise, Falls


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