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Ultimate Active Southern Africa

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 Trip Length
17 Days
 Trip Starts
Victoria Falls
 Trip Finishes
Johannesburg
17 Day Ultimate Active Southern Africa Itinerary (G Adventures)
Countries Explored: Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa
Trip Style
Active
Departures
Budget
Affordable
Max. Group Size
16
Pace
Challenging
Guide Level
Fully Guided
Trip Code
DZVO

Overview

Book online and enjoy exclusive savings on G Adventures 17 Day Ultimate Active Southern Africa. Not all Southern Africa trips are created equal, and this 17-day adventure kicks it up a notch. Get ready to bike, kayak, bushwalk, hike, and abseil your way from the thundering Vic Falls to the vibrant streets of Cape Town, all the way to Kruger and the epic Tugela Falls. Sleep under the stars just outside Kruger, spot wildlife on thrilling safari drives, and soak up jaw-dropping views over the Drakensberg from the top of Tugela Falls. From the ocean shores to the peaks of the world’s second tallest...read more waterfall, this is the ultimate Southern Africa adventure that you’ll be talking about forever.

Itinerary

If you're looking for something to do this evening, choose to pre-book the Simunye Theatrical show during check-out for a lively showcase of professional artists in an intimate, open-air venue. Stay: Waterfalls Lodge

Discover Victoria Falls this morning on a captivating bike tour led by knowledgeable local guides. Have lunch at a cafe perched on the banks of Batoka Gorge, offering a spectacular dining backdrop overlooking the falls. Spend the remainder of the afternoon exploring on your own. Available optional activities range from ziplining and bungee jumping, to a helicopter ride. Stay: Waterfalls Lodge (B/L)

Depart on a morning walking safari through Zambezi National Park. You’ll drive to a suitable walking area in the park and then search for wildlife along the scenic trails through the unique flora and ecosystems of the Victoria Falls region. Return back to the lodge for lunch on your own and then spend another free afternoon partaking in various adventurous activities offered in the area. Stay: Waterfalls Lodge (B)

Take advantage of a final free morning in Victoria Falls. Choose to pre-book the Bamba Tram for a 90-minute ride in a vintage-style tram through the national park, or rise earlier for a sunrise cruise. In the early afternoon transfer to the airport and board a flight to Windhoek. Arrive at your centrally located accommodations in the town, and spend time enjoying the property’s grounds and amenities. Dinner tonight is included at the restaurant. Stay: Urban Camp (B/D)

After breakfast, travel by private vehicle from Windhoek to Swakopmund, Namibia's most adventurous city on the coast. Spend the afternoon exploring on your own and choose from a wide variety of optional activities available. Stay: Hotel Deutsches Haus Swakopmund (B)

The adventure today begins with a Fat Bike Living Desert experience in which you will ride with a local guide through the delicate ecosystems leaving minimal impact on this important natural area due to the type of bike being used. Travel through Swakopmund, the nearby riverbed, and the dunes along the beach. Spend the afternoon on your own and choose another available optional activity like maybe skydiving or paragliding over the unforgettable landscape. Stay: Hotel Deutsches Haus Swakopmund (B)

In the morning travel to Walvis Bay Waterfront and embark on a 4x4 transfer to the embarkation point of the kayaking excursion to Pelican Point. Get up close and observe resident wildlife like birds and seals in their natural habitats, and view Swakopmund from a whole new angle on the water. In the evening, choose to join your CEO and fellow travelers for dinner. Stay: Hotel Deutsches Haus Swakopmund (B)

After breakfast, transfer to the airport and fly from Swakopmund to Cape Town. Arrive to the hotel in the late afternoon and get settled before an included group dinner. Stay: Hotel Sky Cape Town (B/D)

Soak up this thrilling day in Cape Town and experience the adrenaline rush of abseiling down the cliff face of iconic Table Mountain. After breakfast the group will ride a cable car up to the top of the mountain and enjoy the views of Robben Island, Lions Head, The Twelve Apostles and Camps Bay in the deep blue Atlantic. Head back to Cape Town in the early afternoon and spend the rest of the day and evening exploring on your own. From neighbourhood walks to lighthouse hikes, there are so many ways to get to know this incredible city. Stay: Hotel Sky Cape Town (B)

Fly from Cape Town to Johannesburg in the morning and travel to your mountain lodge accommodations near Tugela Falls. The lodge is owned by the local Batlokoa (Sotho) community, and all staff and guides are members themselves. Once here, sit down for a welcome meeting and briefing about the hiking that is expected in the coming days. Then, have an included group dinner at the restaurant on the lodge property. Stay: Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge (B/D)

Choose between two guided hiking options this morning. One is more strenuous and takes you to the top of Tugela Falls, the second highest waterfall in the world, while the other is moderate and also visits two separates waterfalls with a return to the lodge in between for lunch. Stay: Witsieshoek Mountain Lodge (B/L/D)

After breakfast at the lodge transfer to the airport and onwards to Hoedspruit and your immersive and active lodge stay. Once at the lodge, sit down for a brief orientation of the property and the safety rules for the upcoming bush camp stay. Take some time to get settled in before the afternoon open safari vehicle drive through the bush searching for wildlife and continuing after sunset with a focus on nocturnal life and astronomy. (B/D)

Enjoy a full-day wilderness trail experience in the form of a bush walk. Connect with the wilderness and learn a minimal impact approach as you spend the day trekking on foot, observing wildlife both near and far, and learning about how guides and rangers in South Africa are taught to track and observe the animals in the bush. In the afternoon, set up an eco-friendly tent camp in the wild with your local guides. You will stay overnight here in your pitched tent along with the company of your travel mates and guides for a once in a lifetime opportunity to sleep under the starts in the savanna. Enjoy dinner around the fire and listen out for wildlife in the distance. The night sky should put on quite a display, so don't forget to look up as you drift off to sleep. (B/L/D)

Rise early and after some refreshments clear the camp leaving no trace. Trek back to Pridelands Conservancy with your guide and group and indulge in a hearty breakfast there at the lodge. Later in the day, listen in on an expert-led discussion at the Pridelands Basecamp about an important wilderness topic led by your local expert. Later in the day, hop into the vehicles and join an afternoon safari drive incorporating important points from your earlier talk into the safari drive. Enjoy a Boma dinner back at the camp and fall asleep under the stars. (B/L/D)

As the sun begins to rise the group will embark on an adrenaline-pumping mountain biking activity through the reserve. In the afternoon, choose to join an outdoor wilderness focused discussion led by the local guides and rangers. On your final evening in the conservancy, head out on a last safari drive to spot those last few animals. Bid farewell to the savanna with dinner and a drumming session out in the bush as darkness falls. (B/L/D)

Sip your morning tea or coffee in the bush as the golden light crosses the savanna. Set out on a short morning drive to simply enjoy and envelop yourself in the dawn with nature rising around you. Return for breakfast before transferring onwards to the airport for your flight back to Johannesburg. Arrive in the late afternoon, get settled at the hotel, and enjoy a free evening to explore and grab dinner at a trendy spot in the city with your fellow travel mates and CEO. Stay: Onomo Johannesburg Sandton Hotel (B/L)

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Trip Inclusions

  • Pedal along on a Victoria Falls Bike tour.
  • Morning Walking Safari in Zambezi National Park.
  • Enjoy a Fat Tire Bike Tour of the desert in Swakopmund.
  • Spot wildlife like seals and pelicans on a Pelican Point Kayaking Excursion. Feel the thrill of Abseiling down Table Mountain. Hike to either Sentinel Peak and Tugela Falls or Gudu and Mahai Falls.
  • Embark on an immersive and active 4-night stay at a bush camp learning about best leave no trace practices and studying how to track wildlife with South Africa's leading rangers and guides.

  • Your Welcome Moment: Meet Your CEO and Group
  • Victoria Falls Morning Bike Tour
  • Lunch overlooking the falls
  • Morning Walking Safari in Zambezi National Park
  • Fat Tire Bike Tour of the desert in Swakopmund
  • Pelican Point Kayaking Excursion
  • Free time in Victoria Falls and Swakopmond for active optional activities
  • Internal flight between Victoria Falls and Windhoek
  • Hike either Sentinel Peak to Tugela Falls or Gudu and Mahai Falls
  • An immersive and active 4-night stay at a bush camp learning about best leave no trace practices
  • 4 safari drives through the Kruger area
  • Full wildlife immersion day and overnight bush camping
  • Biking activity through Pridelands Conservancy
  • Morning bush walk back to the main lodge
  • Boma dinner
  • Abseiling down Table Mountain
  • Free time in Cape Town
  • Internal flight between Swakopmund and Cape Town, Cape Town and Johannesburg, and Johannesburg and the Kruger area
  • All transport between destinations and to/from included activities

  • Lodges (9 Nights), Hotels (7 Nights)

  • CEO (Chief Experience Officer), experienced local guides during the portion of the Itinerary near Kruger National Park

  • 15 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 8 dinners

  • Private vehicle, plane, safari vehicle, walking

  • Accommodation, itinerary and inclusions subject to change.
  • Price is for land, cruise and internal flights as specified. Flights not specified are not included

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