Southern Africa Encompassed: Bush Camps & Wildlife Spotting

15 Days
From CAD 3199
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Trip Type
Small Group
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(20 reviews)

Experience Overview

Now's the time to explore Africa on your terms with this tour that's affordable for young travellers. When it comes to raw, in-your-face wildness, South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe is where it's at — and from the vantage of our rugged Lando, even more spectacular. Witness traditional dancing, explore the Okavango Delta with a wildlife walk and bush camping, track wildlife on foot in Zimbabwe’s Matobo National Park, and capture the "big five" (in photo form, of course) in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, while camping keeps you close to the incomparable scenery. This quick tour isn't simply a taste of Africa; it's a full-course meal — with seconds.

Highlights

  • Spot the "big five" in Kruger National Park
  • Gaze out across Victoria Falls
  • Track wildlife on foot in Matobo National Park
  • Feel the pulse of a continent at a dancing demonstration
  • Discover three diverse countries
  • Explore the Okavango Delta the traditional way in a mokoro canoe

Trip Details

Product CodeProduct Code: 1879

Tour TypeTour Type: Small Group

AccommodationAccommodation: Basic

TransportTransport: Lando (overland adventure vehicle), open safari vehicle, mokoro, walking

Guide LanguageGuide Language: English

Supplier CodeSupplier Code: DAJJ

StartStarts: Johannesburg, South Africa

FinishFinishes: Johannesburg, South Africa

DurationDuration: 15 days

DeparturesDepartures: Guaranteed

Physical RatingPhysical rating: Average

Includes

Activities

  • Your G for Good Moment: Lusumpuko Women's Club Lunch, Victoria Falls Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group Your First Night Out Moment: Connect With New Friends Your Discover Moment: Victoria Falls
  • Khama Rhino Sanctuary Drive
  • Okavango Delta overnight bush camping excursion
  • Guided walk and open vehicle safari drive in Matobo NP
  • Kruger NP entrance with wildlife safari drives in the Lando
  • Traditional dinner and local dancing
  • All transport between destinations and to/from included activities

Accommodation

  • Simple hotels (2 nts, single or twin-share), participation camping (11 nts), basic bush camp (1 nt).
  • 13 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 8 dinners

Transport

  • Lando (overland adventure vehicle), open safari vehicle, mokoro, walking

Group Leader

  • 2 CEOs (Chief Experience Officers) throughout as head guide/cook and driver, local guides.

Price

Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD 3199 (CAD 213 /day)

Itinerary

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Day 1: Johannesburg

Arrive at any time.

Tonight, get to know your group on your first night out together in Johannesburg. After your welcome meeting at the hotel, choose to enjoy an Amarula cocktail at the bar or go to Emperors Palace with a wide array of restaurants and bars to choose from. Sit back, relax, eat some grub, sip a cocktail, and get to know your fellow travel buddies as the adventure begins.
If you arrive a day or two early, we recommended booking an excursion to Soweto or the Apartheid Museum.

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Day 2: Johannesburg/Serowe

Get ready to check another country off those travel lists as you and the group pass across the border into Botswana. We're not going to lie, today will be a lot of driving, but use this opportunity to talk with your group, swap stories, and watch as the landscape changes around you from the desolate scenery of central-eastern Botswana to the wild bush within the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. The group will stop here for the night to set up camp, enjoy each other's company around a fire, and fall peacefully asleep beneath the stars.
Today's travel takes us through a very desolate part of central-eastern Botswana. We cross into Botswana and finish the day at a campsite within the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, a unique community-based initiative in wildlife conservation.

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Day 3: Serowe/Maun

You didn't think the group was leaving before taking part in a wildlife drive through the Khama Sanctuary did you? Good, because there's not a chance. Get out there in an open air vehicle with a guide to spot some wildlife.

Jump in the Lando and continue on to Maun. Scroll through your camera roll checking the pictures you've already snapped while the land outside your window becomes more fertile as you approach the area of the Okavango Delta.

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Day 4: Maun/Okavango Delta

Today is going to be busy, but fun, and man do we wish we were going with you on this epic adventure.

You'll wake to the sounds and smells of the bush around you. Later, dive right into some nature with a wildlife walk. The cool thing about being on foot is that you will get to learn about tracking the animals and gain insight into their movement patterns and behaviour on a much more intimate level.

From there the group will begin an exciting excursion deep into the Okavango Delta in a traditional mokoro (dugout canoe) to do some birdwatching on the way to our basic bush camp for the evening (get ready to completely unplug). Set up camp, sing with the locals, and simply unwind with a sundowner around the campfire… cheers!

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Day 5: Okavango Delta/Gweta

Africa is home to some of the most beautiful sunrises in the world and today (if the weather is just right) you will get to experience the almost too vibrant colours of that quintessential sunrise that we all picture when we think of going on safari to Africa.

Then, tip your heads back, take a deep breath, and feel the mokoro cut through the crystal clear channels as you ride out of the Okavango Delta. The group will take some time to freshen up in Maun (showers everyone!) before embarking in the Lando to Gweta where the group will camp under massive baobab trees for the night.

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Day 6: Gweta/Kasane

Travel to Kasane and choose to embark on a river cruise through Chobe NP, home to the largest elephant population in southern Africa.

Drive through the verdant lands between Gweta and Kasane. Witness how rain brings life to the salt pans, awakening the dormant fish and aquatic shrimps in the mud. The surrounding grasslands also teem with life and are home to many antelope, which attract a wide variety of predators. Keep your eyes focused as the world passes you by and then reward yourself with a group toast as you camp under the great big African sky.
Today we journey to Chobe National Park, home to the largest elephant population in southern Africa. The best way to appreciate one of Botswana's national parks and its thousands of resident elephants, crocodiles, and hippos is on an optional sunset boat cruise on the Chobe River. You can pre-book this on the checkout page, or through your Global Connection Officer or travel agent.

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Day 7: Kasane/Victoria Falls

Buckle those seat belts and cross the border from Botswana to Zimbabwe; home of epic Victoria Falls. All that driving is bound to make you hungry and we have a treat for you today! The group will be having a traditional lunch at the G Adventurers supported Lusumpuko Women's Club. With full bellies and even more full hearts, get ready to feel the mist in the air as you enter the town of Victoria Falls.

Get up close and personal with one of the largest waterfalls in the world. For the adventurous we recommend going whitewater rafting, taking a scenic helicopter flight over the falls (epic selfies anyone?), or taking the plunge (literally) while bungee jumping with the waterfalls in sight. (Oh man... just thinking of that makes our heads spin and our palms sweat!) Not looking to turn your hair gray today? That's okay, we understand. Either way the choice is yours, but remember you're here now so why not escape those comfort zones?
Opt to prebook the Chobe National Park Safari Drive and head out early into the park before crossing the border into Zimbabwe, then continue on to the town of Victoria Falls. Opt to get up close (and wet from the spray) to the awesome Victoria Falls, or bungee jump (with the waterfall in sight).

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Day 8: Victoria Falls

Get up close and personal with one of the largest waterfalls in the world on this free day in Victoria Falls. Feel the strength of the water splashing your skin on the observation deck, taking in the sound of tons of water thundering in over the edge of the falls in the distance, and make your day as relaxing or hair-raising as you like.

Opt to try whitewater rafting. Maybe take a scenic helicopter flight over the falls (epic selfies anyone?), or take the plunge (literally) while bungee jumping with Victoria Falls in sight.

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Day 9: Victoria Falls/Matobo National Park

Rise early to the sounds of Victoria Falls thundering in the distance before the group heads out on the long, but scenic drive to Matobo National Park. Take this time to enjoy the scenery, get to know your group more, and reflect on what you hope to gain from taking this trip.

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Day 10: Matobo National Park

Huge granite masses, land that has been walked on for forty thousand years, and a peaceful quiet that will have you wondering why you would ever want to return to the hustle and bustle of the modern world are what await you on this visit to Matobo National Park in Zimbabwe. Hop aboard an open wildlife safari vehicle and have an immersive experience in the park focussing on edible plants, visit a Khoisan cave with historic cave paintings, and enjoy close encounters with wildlife, while learning about rhino conservation efforts.

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Day 11: Matobo National Park/Tshipise

Another day, another slice of adventure! Make the most of your day getting to know the people in your group. Share past travel stories, take backseat bus selfies, and watch as the African scenery passes you by on your way across the border into South Africa. In the evening sit back, relax, tip your head to the sky and bask in the warm water of the mineral pool at our campsite.

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Day 12: Tshipise/Kruger National Park

Welcome to wildlife country! Kruger is the kind of place that you'll visit, but still want to return to over and over again. With nearly 5 million acres this park offers some of the best access to wild animals in Africa, so prepare for an epic time… (but you already knew that!) Keep those cameras at the ready and experience your ultimate African safari fantasy become a reality.

Search for lions, elephants and many other animals on a full-day wildlife safari drive. Word of advice? Remember that it's not all about the animals. This sprawling sanctuary is home to much more; think giant baobab, fever, and marula trees towering over the savannah in a place that feels older than time itself. Stop at prime viewing areas like Hippo Pool, the Kruger Tablets, and the Red Rocks, while you simply revel in your primitive surroundings as nature moves around you.

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Day 13: Kruger National Park/Greater Kruger Area

Yesterday was only a taste of the beauty that resides in the National Parks of South Africa. Today, you will head out into Kruger NP again on another wildlife safari drive in the Lando. (Upgrade alert! You can choose to embark on this experience in a 4x4 safari vehicle instead.)

Take your gaze to the sky today and try to search for all of the things you didn't get to yesterday. In the evening fill your bellies with a traditional dinner together, then grab someone's hand and work up a sweat with some local dancing as the night settles around you.

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Day 14: Greater Kruger Area/Johannesburg

While you may be leaving the bush behind today, the memories will stay with you forever. So don't despair, instead look ahead with excitement as you journey back to Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and economic heart.

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Day 15: Johannesburg

Depart at any time.

Alas, it's time to go home, but not before giving "Jozi" some love! Perhaps you'll extend for a few days and enjoy this vibrant, up and coming South African city? Wander through important cultural spaces like the Apartheid Museum and the Mandela House, soaking in the history that shaped Johannesburg. Sample food, music, and art in the city's trendy neighbourhoods like Melville and give yourself time to relax and unwind before returning home.

Tour Operator

G Adventures

G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.

In Business Since 1990

Reviews

 

Kathryn W.   -  Traveled, December 2023

It was a great experience camping and it was good value for money. We saw lots of amazing animals in that time.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/30/2023

 

David K.   -  Traveled, December 2023

The travel style is a great adventure and a great way to meet people. It is too bad that there is an age limit.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/30/2023

 

Sarah G.   -  Traveled, December 2023

Generally good organized, great guides. Style of travel especially the camping in Africa needs to fit the person. Long Lando drives also creates stress. So that is just something everyone has to be aware of before the trip. It is not a relaxing holiday.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/23/2023

 

Leire I.   -  Traveled, November 2023

It was a nice experience, I would recommend it specially if you are travelling alone

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/16/2023

 

Lara K.   -  Traveled, November 2023

Everything was perfect organized and we had an amazing, unforgettable time together!

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/16/2023

 

Aleksandar M.   -  Traveled, November 2023

Great guides but tour can be driving heavy and ability to upgrade both in advance and during the tour feels unclear at times.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/16/2023

 

Matthew K.   -  Traveled, November 2023

Both Kai and Eddie were awesome. The trip was quite full on an additional day at the same location would have been welcome to chill out a bit more. The detailed trip itinerary needs and update it's a bit out of date.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/16/2023

 

Karoline D.   -  Traveled, November 2023

The tour was great - nothing to put a mark on there! The reason I am not giving it full points is that there were multiple things in the itinerary that did not match up with the tour: Driving hours, some prices on activities, information about currency, I was recommended to order transfer even though accommodation offered it for free

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/16/2023

 

Jessica C.   -  Traveled, November 2023

A tour is the easiest way to travel within Africa

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/16/2023

 

Marie-Michele P   -  Traveled, November 2023

Traveling in Africa is not so convenient as a solo traveler, so travelling with a group is taking away some of the preparation stress. It is also a great way to meet solo travelers and having CEOs from the countries we are visiting is giving us a different perspective and a sense of security.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/30/2023

 

Anne H.   -  Traveled, November 2023

It was so much fun! My first overlanding tour ever but I enjoyed it a lot! It might not be everyone's cup of tea but I would definitely recommend this tour with G mostly also because of our awesome CEOs!

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/23/2023

 

Courtney B.   -  Traveled, November 2023

There were lots of amazing experiences, however the tour was also full of lots of long travel days on the lando. Our tents were also old and broken which meant that bugs and insects could get into our tent at night. The Lando could also do with an upgrade as some of the features did not work eg USB charging stations, air conditioning etc.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/23/2023

 

Tanja D.   -  Traveled, November 2023

Everything was well organized. Especially, Demi and Shadwell did an excellent job and kept us well informed

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/09/2023

 

Nicola D.   -  Traveled, November 2023

G Adventures did a great Job. Sometimes it would be nice to have the chance to take a break from group meals or activities

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 12/09/2023

 

Nicole L.   -  Traveled, October 2023

I already have shown friends the tour I went on

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 11/25/2023

 

Maria M.   -  Traveled, October 2023

You don't have to worry about anything! This is such a stress-free way of traveling, especially for the remote, hard-to-travel areas. I always wanted to go on an African safari and visit multiple countries, G over exceeded all expectations!

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 11/25/2023

 

Hongjie K.   -  Traveled, October 2023

Cleanly organized itinerary with no hiccups.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 11/25/2023

 

Samuel B.   -  Traveled, October 2023

it's easy and family like built.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 11/25/2023

 

Mikhail T.   -  Traveled, October 2023

Tafadzwa and Helmes made the experience. You really can't understand the landscape and history without getting to know the people, and our guides really helped facilitate that.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 11/25/2023

 

Simone Y.  -  Traveled, October 2023

I like what the company stands for and I've only ever had incredible experiences with G

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 11/25/2023

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