Compare Zanzibar to Cape Town by Acacia Africa vs 12-Day Best of Southern Africa by Ker & Downey Africa

Day 1-6: Zanzibar, Mikumi National Park

From Tanzania’s main port city, Dar-es-Salaam, we take the passenger ferry to Zanzibar the ‘Spice Island’ to experience three days of leisure and tropical delight and rich history. Zanzibar offers a blissful mix of exotic spice markets, winding alley ways and old Sultan palaces as well as turquoise warm ocean waters and palm fringed white sandy beaches. Returning back to the mainland, we drive southwards through Mukumi National park to the order of Malawi.

NB Basic shared accommodation is included on Zanzibar however meals will be for your own account allowing you to experience some of the many different options available on Zanzibar. Please refer to the tour dossier (available below) for more information

Day 7-12: Lake Malawi, Lusaka

Malawi’s main attraction is the enormous Lake Malawi with over 600 species of fish (most of them endemic) the lake provides living to the many of the Malawi people. We travel along the shores of Lake Malawi stopping and camping on one of the sandy beaches. We have the opportunity to try scuba diving, snorkeling, horse riding or visiting a local Malawian village. From here we cross the border to Zambia and make our way to the outskirts of the capital Lusaka.

Day 13-17: Livingstone, Victoria Falls

From Lusaka we drive south to Livingstone and Victoria Falls where we will be based for next four days on the Zambezi River. Not only famous for being Africa’s greatest spectacle, this is also Africa’s adrenaline capital. Try white water rafter, gorge swinging, bungee jumping. Alternatively, enjoy elephant back safaris, or, just relax and unwind at our riverside campsite

Day 18-25: Chobe National Park, Okavango Delta, Windhoek, Etosha National Park

Leaving Livingstone we cross into Botswana to Chobe National Park. We enjoy a game cruise before continuing to the Okavango Delta. Explore the channels and floodplains on foot and by (dugout canoe) mokoro. Further south, we spend time with traditional Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert learning how they live. Across the border in Namibia, we enjoy two days in Etosha National Park on game drives in magnificent desert terrain.

Day 26-34: Cheetah Park, Spitzkoppe, Swakopmund, Namib Naukluft National Park, Fish River Canyon, Gariep (Orange River) Cape Town

After Etosha, we spend a night at the Otjitotongwe Cheetah park before we drive south through Damaraland, making camp amongst the eerie rock formations at Spitzkoppe before visiting Swakopmund. This fun-loving coastal town offers a range of optional desert based adventure activities such as skydiving and sand boarding. We then continue south, in to the desert and enjoy the dramatic terrain of sand dunes and vleis (dried lake beds) of the Namib Naukluft Park. Finally we visit the Fish River Canyon, the world’s second-largest canyon. We cross into South Africa and camp beside the Orange (Gariep) River before continuing south to Cape Town to end our journey.

Day 1: Cape Town

We may be biased but we can think of nowhere better to start your dream trip than Cape Town. Offering the very best in cuisine, culture, entertainment, art and adventure and framed by the iconic Table Mountain, Cape Town is riding high right now as one of the world’s best cities.

After arrival at Cape Town International Airport, where you will be met by your Ker & Downey local representative, you will be transferred to the Clarendon Bantry Bay, situated in the affluent and exclusive Bantry Bay area of Cape Town on the Atlantic Seaboard.

Your second day in Cape Town includes a half day guide at your disposal. You will be chauffeured to the historical and colorful Bo-Kaap area to partake in a homely Cape Malay Cooking experience - a truly unique South African experience.

The rest of your time is to be spent at your own leisurely pace, however, our dedicated staff are on standby to offer advice and help plan out your in between time in our lively city.

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Included:

Park fees

All activities

All accommodation

A professional driver/guide

All transportation

All flights during the tour

All Taxes/VAT

Roundtrip airport transfer

Meals

Drinks

Excluded:

International flights

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Tips

Personal items

Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Some meals

Day 2: Cape Town

Table Mountain CablewayTable MountainRobben Island

Day 3: Cape Town

PanoramaGreen Point Stadium

Day 4: Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve

On your fourth day you will be transferred from your hotel in Cape Town to Cape Town International Airport where you will depart on the internal flight to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport.

Hidden among a cluster of indigenous trees on the banks of the Msuthlu River, Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp offers its guests superior exclusivity in an intimate environment. This enchanting camp is found in the Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, whose gates open onto the unsurpassed wilderness of the Kruger National Park. It is the smallest of the Sabi Sabi lodges, providing you with a homely ambiance in a fairy-tale setting of seclusion.

Explore the plains on game drives, standing the chance to see the Big 5 among an assortment of other safari animals. A nature walk through the park led by a professional guide will give you a different perspective of the wilderness.

Included in your stay is the chance to observe the unobstructed splendor of the Milky Way and other constellations of stars.

Day 5: Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve

Day 6: Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve

Day 7: Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

On the 7th day you will be transferred back to the Sabi Sabi lodge airstrip for you scheduled flight to OR Tambo Intl for your flight to Victoria Falls Intl.

Once landing at Victoria Falls Intl you will be met and transferred to Victoria Falls River Lodge. Built on raised wooden decks, the 13 luxurious tents all boast beautiful views of a river and the African bush and come with their own private plunge pools. The luxuriously furnished rooms are a fusion of European and African decor and make for an excellent location to explore the quaint town of Victoria Falls and the impressive Falls themselves.

Included in your stay is a rain forest canopy tour. This memorable canopy tour consists of 9 different slides that will take you through thick riverine vegetation over the Zambezi River. Zip over gorges and above the trees as you explore this beautiful region in a thrilling and breathtaking way.

Day 8: Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

Victoria Falls River Lodge - Luxury Tented SuitesVictoria Falls River Lodge

Day 9: Chobe River Front

Head to Kasane for your 4 days Chobe National Park experience. The lodge is located on the western side of the Chobe National Park and offers panoramic views over the wildlife-rich Chobe River and flood plain.

This luxurious and intimate luxury lodge only has eight suites and with the new jetty at Ihaha in Western Chobe, allows for optional breakfast and lunch cruises (subject to river level). As the lodge is in the Chobe Forest Reserve it can offer night game drives.

Day 10: Chobe River Front

Suite Room with a viewChobe Activities

Day 11: Chobe River Front

Private dinner at lodgeBush DinnerSunset at end of game drive

Day 12: End of Itinerary

On your last day of the tour, you will wake early for your final game drive and African bush sunrise, before returning to camp to begin your transfer to Kasane, along with all your unforgettable memories, for your onward journey.