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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 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 for a glimpse of the Ngorongoro Crater before descending down onto the plains of the Serengeti.
The abundance of plains game in this area is truly astounding. The afternoon will be spent game viewing before setting up camp in the midst of the national park. With some luck you will be able to listen to the night time noises of the wildlife! Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner is included. |
Day 17: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater, TanzaniaAfter a full morning game drive in the Serengeti you will return to pull down camp and head back towards the Ngorongoro. Here you travel up to Ngorongoro Crater’s edge for your campsite for the evening.
For those taking the one-night/two day option you will be collected from Arusha today in the afternoon and transferred to the town of Karatu for the evening. Tomorrow you will join the rest of the group for your Ngorongoro game drive. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner is included. |
Day 18: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha, TanzaniaThis morning you descend into the Ngorongoro Crater with its 600 metre walls and 20-kilometre width is a natural wonder, and offers a spectacular view from the rim. The true size of this caldera is only appreciated from the floor itself and the abundance of its animal inhabitants becomes apparent.
It is home to nearly every species of African animal and offers a chance to view an incredible concentration of East African mammals, such as Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Hippo, Lion, and plain’s game. After spending the full morning in the crater you will return to the campsite near Arusha for another night. Both optional excursions will follow the same schedule today. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner is included. |
Day 19: Arusha to Pangani, TanzaniaYou leave Arusha and head towards the warm Indian Ocean. Travelling through the town of Moshi and passing the Usambara Mountains, you encounter vast sisal plantations on your way to Dar es Salaam. Breakfast, 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: 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: 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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