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Botswana & Cape
USD 17300
JAN-DEC
21 NIGHTS
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We are able to vary the price of this trip considerably, simply by swapping out the lodges that it contains. This is likely to have a very significant effect on the level of polish of the trip, but in all cases it will remain cool and authentic. Make your selection here and the lodges will automatically change in the itinerary below.
USD 28150 per person
This trip includes really good quality properties, perhaps without the intense polish of the very top lodges, but also without the premium price tag.
Trip Summary
Start location : Johannesburg ORT
Johannesburg
Okavango Kwara
02 : Splash Camp
03 : Splash Camp
04 : Splash Camp
05 : Four Rivers Camp
06 : Four Rivers Camp
Linyanti Kwando
07 : Lagoon Camp
08 : Lagoon Camp
09 : Lebala Camp
10 : Lebala Camp
11 : Lebala Camp
Makgadikgadi
12 : Camp Kalahari
13 : Camp Kalahari
14 : Camp Kalahari
Cape Town
15 : Four Rosmead
16 : Four Rosmead
17 : Four Rosmead
De Hoop
18 : Morukuru Beach Lodge
19 : Morukuru Beach Lodge
Franschhoek
20 : La Cle Lodge
21 : La Cle Lodge
End location : Cape Town International
Johannesburg
Set to the northeast of South Africa, Johannesburg is the great commercial heart of the country and the main transport hub, a sprawling mess of a place, scarred through its heart by the gold mines. It is not somewhere safari travellers tend to linger too long, although the Cradle of Mankind may be worth a visit.
Day 1
Arrival : Johannesburg ORT
lodge
City Lodge Hotel OR Tambo
Okavango Kwara
Set in the north of Botswana, Kwara is a prime private sector of the Okavango Delta with guest accommodation in a handful of good earthy camps and offering a range of wet and dry safari activities. Superb safari guiding and very strong wildlife sightings.
Day 2 , 3 , 4
Fly : Johannesburg ORT to Maun
Fly : Maun to Okavango Kwara
lodge
Splash Camp
Splash Camp is located in the Okavango Kwara Concession.
The camp is centred on a thatched main building, leading out to a campfire area.
Day 5 , 6
Fly : Okavango Kwara to Four Rivers Airstrip
lodge
Four Rivers Camp
Four Rivers Camp is located in the Okavango Kwara Concession.
Activities include vehicle safari, night vehicle safari and mokoro canoe safari.
Linyanti Kwando
Set in the north of Botswana, Linyanti Kwando is a prime private safari area, with guest accommodation in two earthy camps and offering a range of intense safari activities. Superb guiding and awesome wildlife.
Day 7 , 8
Fly : Okavango Four Rivers to Linyanti Kwando
lodge
Lagoon Camp
Lagoon Camp is located in the vast Kwando Concession.
The camp is centred on a collection of simple thatched buildings above the river.
Guest accommodation is in seven very large and Tented Rooms with indoor bathrooms ...
... plus one larger Family Suite with two bedrooms.
Activities include vehicle safari, motorboat safari, walking safari and night vehicle safari.
The primary activity is vehicle safari ...
... supplemented with some unusually strong night vehicle safari.
It is also possible to do some gentle motorboat safari on the Kwando River.
Day 9 , 10 , 11
lodge
Lebala Camp
Lebala Camp is located in the vast Kwando Concession.
The camp is centred on a collection of simple thatched buildings around a central campfire.
Guest accommodation is in eight large Tented Rooms with indoor bathrooms and outdoor showers.
Activities include vehicle safari, walking safari and night vehicle safari.
The primary activity is vehicle safari ...
... supplemented with some unusually strong night vehicle safari.
Makgadikgadi
Set in the north of Botswana, Makgadikgadi is a vast and hypnotic open grassland, centred on a network of epic salt pans and dotted with isolated islands of palm and baobab trees. Guest accommodation is in a really interesting range of a dozen camps, offering a wide range of unusual safari activities, including habituated meerkats, Bushmen interaction, palaeontology and quad-biking.
Day 12 , 13 , 14
Fly : Linyanti Kwando to Maun
Fly : Maun to Jacks Airstrip
lodge
Camp Kalahari
Camp Kalahari is located in the Makgadikgadi Pans area.
The camp is centred on a pair of simple open-sided buildings.
Guest accommodation is in eleven elevated tented Rooms with outdoor bathrooms.
... plus one larger Family Suite with two bedrooms.
Activities include quad-biking, vehicle safari, palaeontology, Bushman interaction, meerkats and night vehicle safari.
Vehicle safari is one of the primary activities ...
... supplemented with some decent night vehicle safari.
A visit to a habituated meerkat colony is a real highlight.
There is also the chance to interact with the local Bushman people.
Arguably the biggest thrill comes from quad-biking out onto the vast salt pans.
Horse-riding is also available, although is not included and may need to be booked in advance.
Cape Town
Set in the Western Cape of South Africa, Cape Town is a fabulous, fascinating city, tucked in the folds of a very beautiful national park, where you are never short of a view and never more than a short walk away from an epic hiking trail. There's so much to see and do that a few nights will only enable you to scratch the surface.
Day 15 , 16 , 17
Fly : Jacks Airstrip to Maun
Fly : Maun to Cape Town
lodge
Four Rosmead
Four Rosmead is located in the Oranjezicht area of Cape Town.
The lodge is centred on a large 1903 house, set in a pretty garden.
Guest accommodation is in three rooms on the lower floor, two in a separate garden annex ...
... and two on the upper floor of the main house.
Activities include sight-seeing, beaches, hiking, horse-riding, mountain-biking, surfing, snorkelling, diving, kayaking and sailing, plus whale, dolphin and seal watching.
In Cape Town you are never more than a couple of minutes away from a great hiking trail.
The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is a popular area full of stores, restaurants and museums.
The trip out to the Apartheid prison on Robben Island is surprisingly authentic and moving.
The City Centre is surprisingly compact and easy to explore on foot.
To the west there are some really gorgeous cold water beaches.
The botanical gardens at Kirstenbosch are truly spectacular and not to be missed.
Constantia contains the Cape's oldest wineries, a couple of which are open to the public.
The Cape of Good Hope makes for a really good day trip.
The route is usually best done anti-clockwise, first heading south to Hout Bay.
The dramatic Chapman's Peak Road.
The broad beach from Noordhoek to Kommetjie.
The sleepy settlement of Scarborough.
Entering the national park, we approach Cape Point.
Returning north along the eastern side of the peninsular.
The naval port of Simons Town.
The famous penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
The broad view across the Cape Flats from Muizenberg.
De Hoop
Set on the Whale Coast, De Hoop is a lovely coastal nature reserve, a real hidden gem, containing fabulous white dunes, swimmable rock pools, shore-based whale-watching (Jun-Oct), fascinating endemic fynbos flora and fauna, plus a good range of larger mammals, notably including baboons, bonteboks and caracals. There are a handful of good accommodation options.
Day 18 , 19
lodge
Morukuru Beach Lodge
Morukuru Beach Lodge is located in the De Hoop Nature Reserve on the Whale Coast.
The lodge is contained within a single modern building above the ocean.
Guest accommodation is in five lovely Suites.
Activities include lovely beach picnics, snorkelling, inter-tidal walks, dune-boarding, gentle vehicle safaris, mountain-biking and hiking.
The area contains some superb beaches, with excellent snorkelling pools.
Whales, dolphins and sharks can often be seen from the dunes.
The beautiful coastal dunes are perfect for boarding.
Modest vehicle safari is also possible, including bonteboks, zebras, elands, baboons and caracals.
Franschhoek
Set in the heart of the Cape Winelands, Franschhoek is a beautiful and relaxed village and a very popular place for our guests to stay, with a wealth of high class wineries, restaurants and hotels, plus options for shopping, mountain hiking and biking.
Day 20 , 21
lodge
La Cle Lodge
La Cle Country Lodge is located in the village of Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands.
The lodge is centred on a restored Huguenot farmstead in pretty gardens.
Guest accommodation is in just five suites.
Activities include wineries, fine dining, mountain-biking and hiking.
The village of Franschhoek is a pleasant place to explore, packed with fine wineries and restaurants.
There are also excellent options for mountain and road biking in the area.
The valley contains several superb wineries that are open to visitors.
There are also some hiking options in the hills above the village.
Day 22
Departure : Cape Town International
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