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56 day Great African Trek, Nairobi to Cape Town
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YourAfrican overland adventure tour starts in Nairobi, travels thorugh Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, and ends in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Pre-departure meeting: 17:00pm the day before at the departure point Departure point: Nairobi, Boulevard Hotel, Harry Thuku Road Check-in: 08:45am Departure: 09:30am Accommodation: Camping Group size: Max 30 passengers Safari vehicle: Overland truck
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What you can expect from this 56 day Great African Trek from Nairobi to Cape Town tour:
What can you say about a trip that gives you all of this? All encompassing of what East and Southern Africa has to throw at you, the Gorillas, the varying species of game, which comes from all the game parks you will travel through, the challenges you will experience. Soaking up the rays on idyllic beaches on Zanzibar or on the shores of Lake Malawi. Interacting with people, tasting and feeling the essence of Africa.
This African overland adventure tour will let you taste the staple diets of your brothers in the northern countries, but also sample the pleasures of some of the world's finest wines grown in the Cape region of southern Africa. From one world to another, Gorillas, game parks, an island paradise, the base beauty of Africa, the sunsets over an African sky, the sheer terror of a 111 metre (364.1 feet) free fall at Victoria Falls, skydiving in Namibia.
Challenging, fascinating, exciting, fun, all of this and more! Please be advised that a pre-departure meeting is held at your departure hotel at 5pm the night before your departure, where you will meet your trip leader who will brief you on the finer details of your safari.
Please note that this African overland adventure tour departs Nairobi on Sunday morning. Should you wish to spend some time there an earlier arrival time should be planned and additional accommodation booked. Note: This tour also runs from Cape Town to Nairobi.
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Day 1: Depart from Nairobi to Masai Mara Game Reserve, KenyaYou will depart from the Boulevard Hotel on day one of your Africa adventure holiday and leave the hustle and bustle of Nairobi and climb the escarpment to your first viewpoint stop over looking the Great African Rift Valley. Descending into the Rift valley you enter Masai land, and these habitual pastoralists are seen quite regularly on the side of the road as they tend their cattle. You will arrive at your campsite – Acacia Camp - early evening in time to enjoy sunset on the Masai Mara. Lunch and Dinner is included. |
Day 2: Masai Mara Game Reserve, KenyaGame drives through the Mara find you looking for the infamous Big Five as well as giving you the opportunity to see this ‘ Garden of Eden’ in a state nature intended it to be, huge plains, rolling hills and an abundance of game matched no where else on earth.
Elephant, Lion, Cheetah, Giraffe, Zebra, Waterbuck just to name a few of the animal that inhabit this wonderland. Sitting around a campfire and watching the sunset is the perfect way to finish a day’s game viewing in the Mara. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is included. |
Days 3: Masai Mara to Nakuru, KenyaDeparting the Masai Mara early you will pass through the third largest town in Kenya, Nakuru, where you will stop for the night to re supply and shop. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is included. |
Day 4: Nakuru to Kampala, UgandaToday, you cross the border into Uganda and travel via the lakeside town of Jinja (the Source of the Nile) before reaching Kampala, Uganda's capital, for an overnight stay. Uganda is a small country of striking physical beauty. Its landscapes vary from the fertile green areas around the northern shores of Lake Victoria to the snow-covered Ruwenzori Mountains in the west and the semi-desert parts of the north facing the border of Sudan.
The political instability that haunted Uganda over a period of years has had the positive effect of leaving the country free of the over-commercialism so common in other parts of Africa. The current administration under President Museveni has devoted considerable effort and funds to regain Uganda's former glory as one of Africa's most prosperous and, from a tourist’s point of view, one of the most appealing and interesting countries to visit. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is included. |
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Page: 2 Days 5 & 6: Kampala to Kisoro, Uganda
After an early morning departure from Kampala on day 5 of your Africa adventure holiday, you drive further west on into the depths of Uganda and arrive at your base in Kisoro. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is included.From your ...
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Page: 3 Day 10: Kampala to Jinja, Uganda
Today you have the option to either white water raft the Nile or visit Ngamba Chimpanzee Sanctuary. For the adventurous, you will be collected from Kampala and transferred to Jinja where you will experience some of the best white water r ...
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Page: 4 Day 16: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (Optional)
If you take up the two-night/three day option you will depart Arusha in the morning with your vehicles and guides. The drive to the Serengeti National Park takes you through the Masai town of Mtu Wa Mbu (Mosquito River) and up into the Ngorongoro Reserve ...
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Page: 5 Day 20: Pangani to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Today is another long days drive through beautiful lush scenery and palm trees. You set up camp for the night. On arrival in Dar es Salaam, you spend the night at a beach hotel/campsite that is situated to the north of the city, and prepa ...
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Page: 6 Days 26 - 29: Iringa to Lake Malawi, Malawi
The next morning you head for Malawi passing through the beautiful tea plantations of Tikuku before exiting Tanzania. You enter Malawi through the border post of Songwe and head to Chitimba Beach campsite in Malawi for the night. The newl ...
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Page: 7 House Boat option 2 night / 2 day:
You board the House Boats at approx 1pm and have lunch after you have settled yourself in. You depart the harbour at approx 2pm and sail out to the Maaze River for a beautiful sunset and overnight on the House Boats. Lake Kariba is famous ...
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Page: 8 Day 37: Victoria Falls to Chobe National Park, Botswana
This morning you depart Victoria Falls after breakfast and cross the border of Zimbabwe into Botswana. You set up camp for the night. The rest of the day is spent exploring the area and relaxing on the banks of the Chobe River and preparing for your ...
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Page: 9 Day 42: Okavango Delta to Maun, Botswana
There is a final opportunity for a morning game walk before packing up camp and setting off back to Maun. After arriving back in the early afternoon you have the opportunity to complete your picture of the Okavango Delta by taking an opti ...
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Page: 10 Day 48: Spitzkoppe to Swakopmund, Namibia
You follow the Atlantic Coast south to visit the Cape Cross Seal Colony. Of the 23 breeding colonies of Cape Fur Seals along the coast of South Africa and Namibia, Cape Cross is the largest. Seals are present through out the year and num ...
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Sossusvlei - Namibia
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Sossusvlei is surrounded by a dramatic sea of sand dunes reputed to be the highest in the world. Magnificent views of the desert can be seen from the top of the dunes, some over 300m high.
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Lake Malawi
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Lake Malawi is the third largest lake in Africa. Its maximum depth is some 704 metres (2310 feet), making it the fourth deepest lake in the world.
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Elephants
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Savuti's almost desert-like landscape with a scorching sun, loose hot sand and Elephants lining up to get to the water supply, offers a wildlife experience you will never forget.
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