Introduction     The Route    Tour Highlights    Detailed Information

Introduction

I booked this trip with Guerba where they call it "The Wilderness & Wildlife Safari". It is a 29 day trip through the Southern part of Africa together with a group of people of mixed nationalities. For transport we used a big Mercedes truck which can hold about 26 persons and one driver. In 29 days we travelled a distance of about 4.971 kilometers.

The group consisted of the following persons from:

Australia:	Barry (62)	click picture to zoom in
U.K.:	James (30, tour leader), Helen (33, cook), Jonathan (20), Stephanie (20), Lucy (29), Paul (34), Ben (32), Trudy (22), Jeremy (23), Melanie (25), Hazel (18), Lucy (23)
Portugal:	Angela (40), Carlos (52), Jorge (39), Fernanda (32), Ilsa (38), Maria (48), Carlos (44)
Canada:	Brian (25), Mara (25), Henry (41)
Netherlands:	Arno (26, 2nd driver), Me (31)

The Route

The route we followed in this Southern part of Africa was as follows. We started in Cape Town - South Africa, northwards via the town Springbok to the border of Namibia called Noordoewer along the river Orange. From the border via Fish River Canyon, Sesriem, Namib Naukluft park to the coastal town Swakopmund. Through  Etosha National Park crossing the Caprivi Strip to the border of Botswana to visit Chobe National Park. Crossing the border of Zimbabwe to the Victoria Falls, via the city Bulawayo, Great Zimbabwe ruins to the capital city of Zimbabwe, Harare.

Click the map to see the route

Tour highlights

• Visit Table Mountain and the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve in Cape Town,

• Fish River Canyon, second deepest in the world,

• Sossusvlei, the world's highest sand dunes,

• Namib-Naukluft Park and desert,

• Cape Cross Fur Seal colony,

• Brandberg and Twyfelfontein, Bushmen rock paintings and engravings,

• 3 day safari in Etosha National Park,

• Chobe National Park, Landrover and boat game viewing safari,

• Victoria Falls, one of Africa's greatest sights,

• Guided tour of Matopos Hills National Park

• Visit the Great Zimbabwe Ruins.

Detailed travel information

Week 1: Cape Town, Orange River, Fish River Canyon, Duwisib Castle,

Week 2: Sesriem Canyon, Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib Naukluft Park, Swakopmund,
                      Cape Cross Seal Reserve, Brandberg,

Week 3: Etosha National Park, Caprivi Strip, Chobe National Park,

Week 4: Victoria Falls, Bungi & Rafting, Matopos Hills, Great Zimbabwe Ruins, Harare.