Southern Africa Overland Safari & Participation Camping

15 Days
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Experience Overview

Dive right into the raw, wildness of South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe from the vantage of our rugged Lando. Explore the depths of the Okavango Delta by traditional canoe and spend time bush camping away from civilization. Track wildlife on foot in Zimbabwe’s Matobo National Park, and snap photos of the "big five" in Kruger National Park. Camping will keep you close to the jaw-dropping scenery and provide you with a full experience of Africa over the course of 15 unforgettable days.

Highlights

  • Spot the "big five" in Kruger National Park
  • Listen to the thundering Victoria Falls
  • Track wildlife on foot in Matobo National Park
  • Travel through the Okavango Delta in a traditional mokoro
  • Discover three of Africa’s diverse countries

Trip Details

Product CodeProduct Code: 8575

Tour TypeTour Type: Small Group

AccommodationAccommodation: Basic

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

Guide LanguageGuide Language: English

Travel StylesTravel Styles: Classic

Supplier CodeSupplier Code: DSJS

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 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 $2361 (CAD $157 /day)

Itinerary

1

Day 1: Johannesburg

Arrive at any time.

Tonight after a brief welcome meeting at the hotel, choose to experience Johannesburg with the group and attend an optional group dinner at a local spot.
If you arrive a day or two early, we recommended booking an excursion to Soweto or the Apartheid Museum.


Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.Accommodation - Hotel Sky Sandton

2

Day 2: Johannesburg/Serowe

Cross the border into Botswana and travel across the desolate landscape of the central-eastern part of the country to the wild bush within Khama Rhino Sanctuary; a unique community initiative in wildlife conservation. This is where the group will stop for the night and set up camp before time around the fire beneath a starry sky.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Activity - Ready for a little more ink in your passport? Grab your bags and get ready to check another country off your bucket list.Accommodation - Khama Rhino Sanctuary Camp

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Day 3: Serowe/Maun

Enjoy a wildlife drive through the Khama Sanctuary, learning more about this special place along the route. Climb back in the Lando and travel through Maun where the land becomes more fertile the closer you get to the Okavango Delta.
Choose to prebook a scenic helicopter ride through the Delta during your free time in Maun.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Activity - Hop into an open air safari vehicle to search for the sanctuary's rhinos, and other wildlife species.Accommodation - Sedia Hotel Campsite

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Day 4: Maun/Okavango Delta

On the way to the Delta set off on a wildlife walk and learn about tracking the animals while gaining more insight into their natural behaviours. Later, begin an exciting excursion deep into the Okavango Delta in a traditional mokoro (dugout canoe) and search for birds en route to the basic bush camp where you'll set up camp and sing with the locals for the evening.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb into a traditional canoe for a closer view of the shoreline.Activity - Step into the heart of Botswana’s wilderness on an unforgettable journey into the Okavango Delta. Your adventure begins with a scenic drive in an open 4x4 safari vehicle, travelling deep into the Sankoyo Concession, a pristine area teeming with wildlife and rich in natural beauty. Our secluded camp offers a true bush experience, with comfortable, fully-set-up tents and the sounds of nature all around. From here, you’ll explore the Delta the traditional way, gliding quietly through the waterways in a mokoro canoe, steered by skilled local polers who know the channels like the back of their hand. Back on land, a guided walking safari gives you the rare opportunity to connect with the bush on foot. Learn about the plants, animal tracks, and smaller wildlife often missed from a vehicle, while keeping an eye out for the Delta’s bigger residents. Evenings are spent relaxing by the campfire under a sky scattered with stars, swapping stories and listening to the night sounds of Africa. This is more than a trip, it’s an immersion into one of the world’s most remarkable ecosystems, guided by the people who call it home.Transport - Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride.Accommodation - Tamog Tours & Safaris Okavango Delta Camping

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Day 5: Okavango Delta/Gweta

Choose to wake up early and watch a sunrise in the bush before traveling out of the Okavango Delta via mokoro through the channels. There will be time for showers while in Maun before boarding the Lando to Gweta, where the group will camp under the massive baobab trees. Free time will be had upon arrival to camp.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Enjoy the towering baobab trees found around tonight's campsite and go for a dip in the pool if you need to cool off.Transport - Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride.Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Transport - Climb into a traditional canoe for a closer view of the shoreline.Accommodation - Elephant Sands Lodge Campsite

6

Day 6: Gweta/Kasane

Journey overland to Kasane where there will be free time. Choose to embark on a sunset river cruise in Chobe National Park, which also happens to be 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.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Accommodation - Thebe River Safari Lodge Campsite

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Day 7: Kasane/Victoria Falls

Drive in the Lando across the border between Botswana and Zimbabwe; home of epic Victoria Falls. Stop for a traditional lunch at the G Adventures—supported Lusumpuko Women's Club. Upon arrival there will be free time for the optional activities available in the area.
For the adventurous we recommend going whitewater rafting, taking a scenic helicopter flight over the falls, or bungee jumping with the waterfalls in sight. You can also opt to prebook the Chobe National Park Safari Drive and head out early into the park before crossing the border into Zimbabwe.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Activity - Ready for a little more ink in your passport? Grab your bags and get ready to check another country off your bucket list.Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Activity - Start your visit to Victoria Falls off on the right foot by sitting down to a traditional, Zimbabwean meal, cooked by the Lusumpuko Women’s Club, a group of women from a nearby township. A demonstration by the ladies will show you exactly how Zimbabweans traditionally eat their food, and you’ll be served a farm-to-table meal made with traditional, local, in-season ingredients. This meal provides much-needed income to the cooperatives’ 20 members – changing their lives and families in the process.Accommodation - Explorers Village Camping

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Day 8: Victoria Falls

Spend a full free day on your own exploring the Victoria Falls area. Opt to try activities in the area like whitewater rafting, a scenic helicopter flight over the falls, or bungee jumping with the thundering falls in sight.


Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Get out and explore.Accommodation - Explorers Village Camping

9

Day 9: Victoria Falls/Matobo National Park

Begin the day early with Victoria Falls thundering in the distance. Then, climb into the Lando and enjoy the scenery along the way to Matobo National Park. It will be a full travel day.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Accommodation - African Wanderer Campsite

10

Day 10: Matobo National Park

Set off in an open wildlife safari through Matobo National Park in Zimbabwe. Visit a Khoisan cave with historic paintings, learn about edible plants, and wildlife conservation efforts.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Set off on foot into the bush and enjoy a guided walk while tracking white rhinos.Activity - Set off in an open safari vehicle and be on the lookout for wildlife, particularly the white rhinos this national park is known for -- it's one of the best places to see these magnificent animals in the world. Accommodation - African Wanderer Campsite

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Day 11: Matobo National Park/Tshipise

Spend most of the day travelling in the Lando before crossing the border into South Africa. In the evening, relax at the campsite and opt to enjoy the mineral pool located nearby.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Ready for a little more ink in your passport? Grab your bags and get ready to check another country off your bucket list.Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Accommodation - Tshipise a Forever Resort Campsite

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Day 12: Tshipise/Kruger National Park

Spend the full day on a wildlife safari drive within the 5 million acres of Kruger National Park. Search for the “big five” and travel through the vast savannah stopping at prime viewing areas like Hippo Pool, the Kruger Tablets, and the Red Rocks.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Activity - Jump into our touring vehicle and get ready to spot elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebras, lions, and many other species in one of Africa's greatest wildlife areas.Accommodation - Satara Rest Campsite

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Day 13: Kruger National Park/Greater Kruger Area

Spend another day on a safari drive through Kruger National Park. Please note there is also the option to embark on the safari in a 4x4 vehicle instead. Later, sit down for a traditional dinner with the group and take part in some local dancing.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner

Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Jump into our touring vehicle and get ready to spot elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebras, lions, and many other species in one of Africa's greatest wildlife areas.Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Activity - Enjoy a cultural evening with the local community. Dive into local fare with a delicious traditional dinner, then watch a local dance performance.Accommodation - Aan De Vliet Holiday Resort

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Day 14: Greater Kruger Area/Johannesburg

Spend the day in the Lando enjoying the scenery en route to Johannesburg, which is also South Africa's largest city. There will be some free time in the evening to find a place for dinner on your own.

Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch

Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!Accommodation - Hotel Sky Sandton

15

Day 15: Johannesburg

Depart at any time.

If you aren't ready to go home just yet, simply talk with your CEO about extending your adventure and get to know more of South Africa or beyond!

Meals included: Breakfast

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Tour Operator

G Adventures

G Adventures, founded in 1990 by Bruce Poon Tip, is a global adventure travel company specializing in small-group tours that emphasize authentic, sustainable, and culturally immersive experiences. Originally launched as GAP Adventures (“Great Adventure People”), the company pioneered the concept of community-driven travel by offering affordable trips that connect travelers with local communities while minimizing environmental impact. Today, G Adventures operates in more than 100 countries, offering a wide range of itineraries across themes such as active adventures, wildlife, wellness, family, and National Geographic–partnered tours, while maintaining a strong commitment to responsible tourism and social enterprise through its Planeterra Foundation.

In Business Since 1990

Reviews

 

Cristina R.  -  Traveled, June 2025

The experience I will cherish and remember forver!

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 07/05/2025

 

Alan B.  -  Traveled, June 2025

I just want to thank Alvin, Kai and Bonnie for an amazing trip, wanted to make memories with my two sons before they head to Uni and we did that in spades! The group were incredible and I'll keep in touch with some or all of them for years to come!

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 07/05/2025

 

Ian O.  -  Traveled, June 2025

Fantastic!! We got to see such a variety of truly wild animals up close in a way that we could never have imagined. The participation camping seemed to make the experience even more real and the knowledge of our CEOs and guides just added to our enjoyment.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 07/05/2025

 

David W.  -  Traveled, June 2025

Amazing, Amazing, Amazing, Great friends made. what an adventure. Can't say enough about the overall experience.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 07/05/2025

 

Heather W.  -  Traveled, June 2025

Challenge yourself! Do the unexpected and camp in three beautiful African countries. You will return from your adventure with a "new pair of eyes" and so much joy in your heart.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 07/05/2025

 

Hayley S.  -  Traveled, June 2025

This trip was the most fantastic way to see the Big Five and have many other experiences as well. The Okovango Delta and Chobe in particular stood out to me, but literally everything we did was incredible.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 07/05/2025

 

Maxwell J.  -  Traveled, June 2025

The overall experience was great. The itinerary was mainly on point and got a chance to visit a lot of resorts/parks that had multiple animals to see upclose. The chosen CEOs were great with lot of local knowledge and experience.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 07/05/2025

 

Samantha M.  -  Traveled, June 2025

Honestly, I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. The people on the group got on very well and we will all hopefully see people again on other G tours. I booked as a singular traveler and the room buddy I was paired with was perfect!

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 07/05/2025

 

Mohammad R.  -  Traveled, June 2025

it was a good Adventure but the accommodation was dis appointed.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 07/05/2025

 

Becky W.  -  Traveled, June 2025

This was an experience of a lifetime. It went above my expectations and I truly have my Africa bucket list fulfilled. I look forward to my next adventure with you.

Source: Tour operator   Submitted: 07/05/2025

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