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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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Day 10: Kampala to Jinja, UgandaToday 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 rafting in Africa.
For the less adventurous, you will have the morning at leisure or the option to take a full day excursion to visit Ngamba Chimp Sanctuary before your departure to Jinja. Your overnight camp is right on the edge of the Nile River where there is an abundance of resident bird life & some truly amazing photo opportunities from right outside your tent! Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner is included. |
Day 11: Jinja to Nakuru, KenyaToday will be a full day driving back towards Kenya, you will cross the border before lunch and stop for supplies en route. Tonight you will overnight again in Nakuru. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner is included. |
Day 12: Lake Nakuru National Park, KenyaToday you move onto Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for the thousands of flamingo that inhabits the Lake's edge. The numbers vary depending on the level of the lake, and are more numerous when the water level is low.
The Park has also been established as a sanctuary for Black and White Rhino, which are frequently seen in the Park, along with Buffalo, Giraffe, Waterbuck, various Antelope, Leopard and the occasional Hippo. After entering the park in the morning you will spend the rest of the day game driving. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner is included. |
Day 13: Lake Nakuru National Park to Lake Naivasha, KenyaMoving further east, you drive to Lake Naivasha where you make camp in peaceful surroundings beside the lake. The highest of the Rift Valley lakes, Naivasha lies at about 1880m again the lake is home to a multitude of bird life, pride of place must go to the African Fish Eagle.
The afternoon is spent at leisure here and you have the opportunity (time permitting) to enjoy some optional excursions, such as a boat ride to the Crescent Island Game Sanctuary, Hell's Gate National Park or Elsamere, the retirement home of Joy Adamson ('Born Free'). Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner is included. |
Day 14: Lake Naivasha to Nairobi, KenyaAfter breakfast, you leave Naivasha and return to Nairobi, arriving in the early afternoon. The truck will stop at the Boulevard Hotel for those staying there, and then continue to your campsite for the night. Breakfast is included. |
Day 15: Nairobi to Arusha, TanzaniaYou will depart Nairobi and drive south, crossing the border into Tanzania at Namanga and continue to Arusha. This is a pleasant town situated at the base of Mount Meru and is the starting point for your optional excursion to Ngorongoro Crater and/or Serengeti.
You conduct these excursions in locally operated Land Rovers, which are specially adapted for safari use. Depending on which option you choose, you will be away from the Arusha campsite for either one or two nights. Lunch, 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: 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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