From $2,699
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Small Group
Average
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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. Wildlife, wilderness, and wow-worthy camp outs make up this 15-day exploration of South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. Hop aboard one of our Landos (overland adventure vehicle) and go searching for the "big five" in Kruger National Park, check out Victoria Falls, and look for rhinos on-foot in Matobo National Park. Don’t let anything extra get between you and the expansive scenery – camp out, sing songs around the fire with locals, and travel by mokoro canoe. When you're down here, the more time spent outside, the better.
Highlights
- Feel the spray of Victoria Falls
- View rhinos on foot in Matobo National Park
- Enjoy wildlife safari drives in the Kruger National Park
- Explore the Okavango Delta in a mokoro (canoe)
Trip Details
Product Code: 1885
Tour Type: Small Group
Accommodation: Basic
Transport: Lando (overland adventure vehicle), open safari vehicle, mokoro, walking.
Guide Language: English
Supplier Code: DAVV
Starts: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Finishes: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Duration: 15 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical 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
- Guided rhino walk and open vehicle safari drive in Matobo NP
- Kruger NP entrance with wildlife safari drives in our overland vehicle
- Traditional dinner and local dancing
- Khama Rhino Sanctuary Drive
- Okavango Delta overnight bush camping excursion
- 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) $2,699 ($180 /day)
Itinerary
Day 1: Victoria Falls
Arrive at any time.
Tonight, head out with your CEO and group to further explore together in Victoria Falls. Sip a drink at Shearwater Village after your welcome meeting. Sit back, relax, enjoy the rushing sound of the falls, down a beer, and get to know your fellow travel mates as the adventure begins.
Victoria Falls is a great base to kick-off a southern African adventure to see some natural wonders and take part in some exciting activities. Arrive before your tour starts and opt to get up close (and wet from the spray) while awing at the immense Victoria Falls, raft the whitewater of the mighty Zambezi, or for the more adventurous, bungee jump with Victoria Falls in view.
Day 2: 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.
Day 3: 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.
Day 4: 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.
Day 5: 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.
Day 6: 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.
Day 7: 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.
Day 8: Johannesburg
Spend the day with your friends giving "Jozi" some love! Perhaps you'll enjoy this vibrant, up and coming South African city by wandering through museums like the Apartheid Museum and historic properties like the Mandela House. It the best way to soak in the history that shaped Johannesburg. Or sample food, music, and art in the city's trendy neighbourhoods like Melville and give yourself time to relax and unwind as the day unfolds.
Day 9: 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.
Day 10: 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.
Day 11: 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!
Day 12: 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.
Day 13: 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.
Day 14: 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).
Day 15: Victoria Falls
Depart anytime.
Alas, all good things must come to an end... or do they? If you aren't ready to go home just yet talk with your CEO about extending your adventure and get to know more of Zimbabwe or beyond!
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
Stefanie K. - Traveled, November 2023
Very good price value ratio / Easy to travel / awesome people
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/02/2023
Michael R. - Traveled, October 2023
Awesome trip, had lots of fun and would highly recommend assuming they were interested in camping.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/11/2023
Jasmine B. - Traveled, October 2023
Camping with G Adventures really adds to the safari experience. Although not everyone may be into camping, I definitely feel as if those who did the same tour without the camping will be missing a big chunk of their experience
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023
Ricci B. - Traveled, October 2023
Great travel experience and exploring different areas that without the G Adventures guide I wouldn't have known about some of the places I travelled to
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/04/2023
Tobias G. - Traveled, September 2023
There are two man reasons, First the very nice and cool CEOs and 2nd the Group Experience with many other people in my age. Additional I would recommend this Tour for the beautiful nature and the Experience of wildness Camping especially in the okavango Delta.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/14/2023
Rosie N. - Traveled, August 2023
Well organized. Met friendly and fun people who I felt had similar interests to me. Good food and my CEOs were brilliant!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/09/2023
Georgina H. - Traveled, July 2023
I feel there are better ways to travel overland, like newer vehicles.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/26/2023
Peter C. - Traveled, July 2023
The organization of the full two weeks meant I was never worried that something was going to go wrong and the CEOs of both weeks were very personable and helped the whole group gel together
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/12/2023
Scarlett L. - Traveled, July 2023
Had an amazing time, top tour.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/12/2023
Fien V. - Traveled, July 2023
We had an amazing guide & driver with a high sense of responsibility Comfortable transport & tents/mattresses + they really did their best to make amazing food and make camping an unforgettable experience
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/29/2023
Emma W. - Traveled, June 2023
Amazing experience and places we went to.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/29/2023
Jordan W. - Traveled, June 2023
It was an amazing trips awesome had the time of my life. Awesome guides Edison the medicine and Joe the master chef were awesome two of the best guides I've ever had in my years of traveling
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/22/2023
Jan S. - Traveled, June 2023
We saw all big 5 animals, had a Great Camping time, but Long drives sucked
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/08/2023
Christina R. - Traveled, June 2023
love the sustainable aspects and that the guides are Well prepared for every Situation! I'm Not a big Fan of travelling in a group that is why I gave only 9 Points
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/08/2023
Jack G. - Traveled, May 2023
The trips always feel very well organized and full of activities. The CEOs and wider G Team make the experience clear, safe and well informed.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/17/2023
Hayley D. - Traveled, May 2023
This style of travel is so rewarding because you get to truly experience the local culture and community. Also working together as a team to pack up/take down camp brings everyone closer together. it's just so nice to strip back travelling to what really matters, no luxury just truly experiencing the world and the people within it.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/17/2023
Matthew K. - Traveled, May 2023
Excellent trip, no complaints
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/03/2023
Ellen A. - Traveled, March 2024
We had a lot of fun but don't know if camping is something everyone is suited to
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/22/2024
Peter M. - Traveled, December 2023
Reliable organization Highly qualified CEOs Good price/performance ratio
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 01/14/2024
Marjan D. - Traveled, November 2023
Still have a good feeling about how you run things with your company
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/23/2023
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