Trip Itinerary

Highlights of Southern Africa: From Cape Town to the Kalahari and Okavango Delta to Victoria Falls

Visit the incomparable natural wonders and game lands of southern Africa in the company of an intimate group of friends. We’ll explore five different ecosystems and touch down in some of the continent’s most remote and extraordinary places, including South Africa’s stunning Cape Town; Botswana’s Kalahari Desert, Okavango Delta, and Chobe National Park; and spectacular Victoria Falls. Along the way, you’ll have ample opportunities to view the “Big Five,” plus Africa’s superb birdlife, in the company of top wildlife guides.

Begin in Cape Town, with opportunities to explore the history of apartheid and the beauty of South Africa’s indigenous plants. Travel via commercial and private small planes to the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, the second largest game reserve in the world. The main wildlife concentrations include giraffe, brown hyena, warthog, cheetah, wild dog, leopard, lion, blue wildebeest, eland, gemsbok, kudu, red hartebeest and springbok.

In the Okavango Delta of Botswana a profusion of wildlife is found in the ancient mopane forests, lagoons, islands, seasonal flood plains, and open grasslands well known for large elephant herds as well as concentrations of lion, cheetah, and hippo. At the heart of this adventure is our safari “camp,” an essential base for intimately exploring the surrounding landscapes and reflecting on each day’s exploration. We stay in two distinctly different settings: Xigera’s permanent water flows lets us explore by boat and see the game in a riverine forest; Savutie Camp, to the north, features one of the biggest elephant concentrations in the world, as well as being one of the best areas to see predators. At the close of our journey, enjoy the powerful display of the Zambezi River cascading some 300 feet at Victoria Falls, whose name means “smoke that thunders” in the indigenous language.

Abundant wildlife, vast landscapes and times spent around a campfire recounting the day’s adventures come together to make a magical experience that should be on everyone’s travel list.