Overview:

From Victoria Falls to Cape Town - A fascinating journey visiting Botswana's gems - Chobe National Park and The Okavango Delta, an area of untouched natural beauty, through Namibia, a country of extraordinarily varied scenery of vast deserts, arriving into Cape Town, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, nestled beneath Table Mountain.

Please note safari itineraries are given as a guide only. A safari is a journey and true journeys in Africa unfold and are of an adventurous nature. The unexpected can arise, so do allow for this.

On our first day we leave the mighty Victoria Falls to enter Botswana. We arrive at Chobe National Park, an area blessed
with abundant game and particularly large herds of elephant. Here we can take a river cruise as well as game drives deep
into the park. Apart from the elephant population the area also has lion, leopard and cheetah, zebra, buffalo and many
different antelope species.
Optional excursion: Chobe National Park - game drives and game cruise.
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Departing from Kasane we travel to the town of Maun, passing by the Makgadikgadi Pans.

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We now have the option of taking a two or three day safari into the wilds of the Okavango Delta in a mokoro, the traditional dugout canoe of the Delta boatmen. In our mokoros we are poled deep into the Delta, a truly relaxing way to travel and to spot the rich bird life and unusual flora of the Delta, as well as elephant, hippo, crocodile and sitatunga and lechwe. Our camp for the night is on one of the small islands in the Delta. During our time here we can also take guided game walks, swim in the clear waters, take a sunset mokoro ride and perhaps even learn the difficult art of poling. After your safari in the Delta we have one final night in Maun before leaving Botswana.
Optional excursions: Okavango Delta guided mokoro safaris, 1,2 and 3 days, flights over the Delta, game drives in Moremi.

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Entering Namibia, the most sparsely populated country in the world, we cross a section of the Caprivi strip, stopping to see
the Hoba meteorite, the largest in the world. We camp under the Namibian night sky.
Optional excursion: Hoba meteorite.
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We spend the next two nights in Etosha National Park. Etosha is one of the largest game reserves in Africa and home to all
the large mammals for which Africa is famous, including many endangered species such as black rhino, cheetah and black
faced impala. The many watering holes in this park offer unrivalled game viewing. At night each of the campsites spotlight the nearby water hole and we wait quietly from sunset to savour the experience as a multitude of species including elephant, black rhino, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe and different antelope species arrive on mass for an evening drink. Etosha has a large lion population and sightings of cheetah are frequently reported. We enjoy afternoon game drives on both afternoons in the park, and morning game drives on day 9 and day 10. Optional evening game drives can also be organised.
Optional excursion: Evening game drive, Etosha National Park.
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We have our final morning game drive early this morning before we leave the park to head south. Today we visit the
Cheetah Park for some close up encounters with this endangered cat, as well as to find out about breeding and
rehabilitation programs to try and improve the chances of survival for this big cat species.
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Today we head into Damaraland to spend time with the seminomadic pastoral Himba group. These people are truly unique,
maintaining traditional beliefs in ancestor worship and sacred fire rituals, as well as continuing to herd sheep, goats and
cattle. From here we travel to Brandberg Mountain, the highest in Namibia, as well as to Twyfelfontein to view rock paintings, camping this evening under the stars in the Namibian bush.
Optional excursions: A guided walk including viewings of rock engravings, Bushman visit.
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We arrive in Swakopmund, having stopped off at the Cape Cross Seal Colony, a breeding colony of around 200,000 Cape fur seals. Cape Cross was also one of the first locations where Portuguese explorers landed in southern Africa in the 15th century.
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Staying in Swakopmund for a few days, we have a break from life on the truck staying in a lodge while we are here. We also
have a choice of the many different adrenaline activities that are on offer here. Flights over the Namib Desert and the
Skeleton Coast, horse riding, quad biking, sand boarding, skydiving, go-karting, township tours are all available for the more adventurous while shops, cafes and massages are some of the other attractions of this former German colonial town.
Optional excursions: Quad biking, sand boarding, skydiving, go-karting, open-sea fishing, township tours, horse riding,
balloons and flights over the desert.

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Arriving at Sesreim we head off into the Namb Desert to scale the monumental star-shaped dunes, reaching hundreds of
metres to their summit. The photos of sunrise at Sossusvlei are a fantastic red-gold. We can take a guided walk here to
learn more about this fascinating landscape and the unique flora and fauna that survive in this harsh environment.
Optional excursion: Guided walk on the Dunes.
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We travel on to the Fish River Canyon, reputedly the second largest canyon in the world, a truly spectacular sight. If we
have time we can stop and have a soak in the hot springs at Ai-Ais, with it’s unique lunar landscape. This is a memorable
setting for our final night in Namibia.
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Today we cross into South Africa – the final country we visit on our safari. We camp near the Orange River that marks the
border between Namibia and South Africa and we can enjoy a canoe ride while we’re here.
Optional excursion: Canoeing on the Orange River.
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

We travel south down the west coast of South Africa and into the wine-growing regions of Cape Province. Wine tours are a
popular way to experience some of the regions finest produce, while taking in the historic town of Stellenbosch.
Optional excursion: Wine tour.
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We finish the trip in Cape Town, after an easy day’s drive down from Stellenbosch, arriving in at Ashanti Lodge, at the base of Table Mountain in Cape Town. We have our last meal together against the extraordinary backdrop of the 1,000 metre high Table Mountain. Cape Town is a wonderful place to relax with plenty of attractions, shopping and cocktail bars. The Travel Shop at Ashanti can assist you with all you might wish to do– including white shark diving, visiting Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held for many long years during apartheid, or maybe visit the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, or the penguins at Boulders Beach.If you want to head further afield in South Africa have a look at our Garden Route Add-On safari. This follows on from our arrival in Cape Town. It allows two to three days in Cape Town with time to visit Robben Island and for a white shark dive, and takes in highlights along the coastline such as the beaches of Jeffrey’s Bay, the Bloukrans bungee, Addo Elephant Park, finishing in Johannesburg, ‘the City of Gold”. The Travel Shop at Ashanti can also assist you with bookings in Cape Town including a visit to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve or exploring further including pony trekking in Lesotho, hikes in the Drakensberg Mountains, a safari in Kruger National Park, and travelling through to the KwaZulu- Natal coast for some excellent surfing.

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