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4 daysBwindi fly-in gorilla break in 4 days (3 nights)
Uganda
A scheduled flight from Entebbe to Kihihi airstrip replaces the long road trip to south-west Uganda, followed by a road transfer to the Buhoma sector …
4 daysBwindi gorilla fly-in in 4 days (3 nights)
Uganda
A fly-in stay in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest that avoids the long road journey from Kampala. A light aircraft from Entebbe lands at a nearby airstrip, …
4 daysJohannesburg and Pilanesberg short break in 4 days (3 nights)
South Africa
One night in Johannesburg for a guided visit to Soweto, then a road transfer to Pilanesberg, a malaria-free Big Five reserve set in an old volcanic cr…
4 daysKafue National Park by road in 4 days (3 nights)
Zambia
A road-based alternative to flying into the parks. The trip starts with a pickup at Lusaka airport and a drive west to a lodge in Kafue National Park.…
4 daysKhwai short safari in 4 days (3 nights)
Botswana
A single-base break on the eastern edge of the Okavango. The trip drives from Maun to Khwai village and spends all three nights at one guest house bor…
4 daysKigali and Musanze gorilla break in 4 days (3 nights)
Rwanda
One night in Kigali on arrival, then the road north to Musanze, the town that serves Volcanoes National Park, for two nights. The full day in Musanze …
4 daysLake Manyara and Tarangire short safari in 4 days (3 nights)
Tanzania
A two-base loop out of Arusha on Tanzania's northern circuit. The first night is at Lake Manyara National Park, known for its mixed habitats, birdlife…
4 daysLake Naivasha and Masai Mara in 4 days (3 nights)
Kenya
This version splits the road to the Mara into two shorter legs. The first night is at Lake Naivasha, with an optional boat trip among hippos and a wal…
4 daysMasai Mara short break in 4 days (3 nights)
Kenya
A safari with one stop, suited to a short window. The road from Nairobi goes down through the Rift Valley to the Masai Mara, arriving in time for an a…
4 daysMusanze volcanoes break without a gorilla permit in 4 days (3 nights)
Rwanda
A single base in Musanze, reached by road from Kigali, for travellers who want to see the Virunga volcanoes without buying a gorilla permit. The first…
4 daysOkavango Delta fly-in in 4 days (3 nights)
Botswana
Three nights at one tented camp inside the Delta. A short light-aircraft flight from Maun replaces a long road transfer and gives a view of the channe…
4 daysSouth Luangwa safari in 4 days (3 nights)
Zambia
A domestic flight from Lusaka to Mfuwe, then a road transfer to a lodge near the South Luangwa park entrance for three nights. Two full days follow th…
4 daysVictoria Falls stay in 4 days (3 nights)
Zimbabwe
Three nights based in Victoria Falls town with no onward transfers. The time covers the rainforest viewpoints along the falls, a sunset cruise on the …
4 daysVilanculos and the Bazaruto islands in 4 days (3 nights)
Mozambique
A single-base beach break at Vilanculos on the Mozambique coast, the mainland gateway to the Bazaruto Archipelago. After arriving by air, the first af…
5 daysAmboseli and Tsavo West in 5 days (4 nights)
Kenya
A loop through southern Kenya from Nairobi, with two nights in each of two parks. Amboseli comes first: an afternoon game drive on arrival, then a ful…
5 daysEtosha wildlife break in 5 days (4 nights)
Namibia
A round trip from Windhoek to Etosha National Park, about 460 km each way by road. All four nights are spent in the park, so the long drives come only…
5 daysKigali and Volcanoes gorillas in 5 days (4 nights)
Rwanda
One night in Kigali, then about two and a half hours by road north to Musanze, beside Volcanoes National Park, for three nights. One morning goes to a…
5 daysLivingstone and Victoria Falls short break in 5 days (4 nights)
Zambia
Four nights at one base in or near Livingstone, with no internal transfers once there. The days can cover a guided visit to Victoria Falls, a boat tri…
5 daysMasai Mara short safari in 5 days (4 nights)
Kenya
A single-base safari from Nairobi with four nights in the Masai Mara. The road journey takes most of a day in each direction, so the first and last da…
5 daysOkavango Delta short break in 5 days (4 nights)
Botswana
A single-destination break in the Okavango Delta, reached by light aircraft from Maun. The four nights are split between two camps a short flight apar…
5 daysPilanesberg and Madikwe malaria-free safari in 5 days (4 nights)
South Africa
A road-based bush break from Johannesburg with no flights. A pickup in Johannesburg or Pretoria leads to Pilanesberg Game Reserve for the first two ni…
5 daysSerengeti and Ngorongoro Crater in 5 days (4 nights)
Tanzania
Three nights in the central Serengeti followed by one night at Ngorongoro, before the return to Arusha. The road from Arusha to the central Serengeti …
5 daysSossusvlei dunes and Swakopmund coast in 5 days (4 nights)
Namibia
Two nights in the Namib Desert near Sossusvlei, with an early start to reach the park gate around sunrise, climb a dune and walk out to Dead Vlei. The…
5 daysVictoria Falls and Hwange in 5 days (4 nights)
Zimbabwe
Two nights in Victoria Falls town, with a guided walk along the viewpoints at the falls and time on the Zambezi. A road transfer then goes to Hwange N…
5 daysVictoria Falls and Hwange in 5 days (4 nights)
Zimbabwe
Two nights in Victoria Falls town allow a guided walk along the Falls, a sunset cruise on the Zambezi and an optional activity such as rafting or a he…
5 daysVictoria Falls and Kafue short break in 5 days (4 nights)
Zambia
Two nights in Livingstone, then two in Kafue National Park, starting and ending in Livingstone. Arrive by air and spend the first afternoon at Victori…
5 daysVilanculos beach and Bazaruto short break in 5 days (4 nights)
Mozambique
Four nights at Vilanculos on the Mozambique coast, reached by air, with the Bazaruto Archipelago visited as a day trip rather than a separate stay. Th…
5 daysVolcanoes National Park stay in 5 days (4 nights)
Rwanda
On arrival at Kigali airport, the trip transfers straight north by road to Musanze for four nights at one lodge beside Volcanoes National Park. The da…
5 daysZanzibar island break in 5 days (4 nights)
Tanzania
A short break that stays on Zanzibar the whole time. After flying in, the first nights are spent in or near Stone Town, with time to walk the old quar…
6 daysArusha and the Serengeti with a night on the crater rim in 6 days (5 nights)
Tanzania
The trip starts with an arrival night in Arusha, where most northern Tanzania safaris begin. The next day the traveller heads west to the central Sere…
6 daysCape Town and Sabi Sand safari in 6 days (5 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Sabi Sand
Two nights in Cape Town cover Table Mountain, the Waterfront and an afternoon in the Constantia vineyards. A flight north then leads to the Sabi Sand,…
6 daysJohannesburg, Pilanesberg and Madikwe in 6 days (5 nights)
South Africa · Johannesburg → Madikwe
A city and bush pairing that stays on the road. One night in Johannesburg follows the long-haul arrival, then a road transfer reaches Pilanesberg, a r…
6 daysKenya coast fishing and Tsavo in 6 days (5 nights)
Kenya · Mombasa → Watamu
Built around boat days out of Watamu, with a short inland detour for game. One night on the Mombasa coast to land and sleep, then an early start and a…
6 daysKigali and the Virunga volcanoes in 6 days (5 nights)
Rwanda
The first two nights are in Kigali, which leaves time to arrive, visit the Genocide Memorial and see some of the city. The traveller then drives north…
6 daysLivingstone and Kafue in 6 days (5 nights)
Zambia · Livingstone → kafue
Start in Livingstone with two nights near Victoria Falls, time enough for a visit to the falls and a boat trip on the Zambezi. On the third morning, a…
6 daysLivingstone and the Kafue River in 6 days (5 nights)
Zambia · Livingstone → Lusaka
A river route that swaps the Lower Zambezi for the Kafue. Two nights near Livingstone open the trip with the falls and boat time on the upper Zambezi.…
6 daysNairobi and Masai Mara fly-in in 6 days (5 nights)
Kenya
Two nights in Nairobi to settle in, with time for the Giraffe Centre and the elephant orphanage, then a light-aircraft flight to the Masai Mara for th…
6 daysNairobi, Lake Naivasha and Masai Mara by road in 6 days (5 nights)
Kenya
A road-based trip that breaks the drive to the Masai Mara. After an arrival night by Nairobi airport, the road goes down into the Rift Valley to Lake …
6 daysVictoria Falls and Lake Kariba in 6 days (5 nights)
Zimbabwe
Five nights split between two Zimbabwean water bases. The trip opens with two nights at a lodge a few kilometres outside Victoria Falls town, close en…
6 daysVictoria Falls and the Lower Zambezi in 6 days (5 nights)
Zambia · Livingstone → Lusaka
Both halves of this route sit on the Zambezi. Two nights near Livingstone cover the falls and boat time on the river above them. A flight south to an …
7 daysArusha, Stone Town and the Zanzibar coast in 7 days (6 nights)
Tanzania · Arusha → Zanzibar
Six nights, one flight and two bases on the island. A night outside Arusha absorbs the international arrival, then a scheduled flight crosses to Zanzi…
7 daysKigali and Musanze gorillas in 7 days (6 nights)
Rwanda
A two-base trip in Rwanda. It starts with two nights in Kigali, which leaves a full day for a city tour and cultural visits. The route then drives abo…
7 daysLivingstone and Kafue in 7 days (6 nights)
Zambia
Two nights in Livingstone to settle in, with a free day for Victoria Falls and activities around town. Then a road transfer to Kafue National Park for…
7 daysMana Pools and Lake Kariba in 7 days (6 nights)
Zimbabwe
Six nights on two stretches of Zambezi water, with one flight in the middle and no road days. The trip starts with three nights at a camp on the Mana …
7 daysSouth Africa family trip: Cape Town, Sun City and Johannesburg in 7 days (6 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Johannesburg
A week of city and resort for families with younger children. Three nights in Cape Town cover the Table Mountain cable car, the waterfront aquarium an…
7 daysSwartland and Cederberg wine and wilderness in 7 days (6 nights): Riebeek Kasteel, the Cederberg and Darling
South Africa
A short loop north of Cape Town that pairs Swartland wine farms with the Cederberg mountains. It starts with two nights around Riebeek Kasteel, the Sw…
7 daysRwanda, slowly
Rwanda
Gorillas and golden monkeys, with time to breathe between each trek.
8 daysArusha, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in 8 days (7 nights)
Tanzania
A version of the northern Tanzania circuit. It starts with a night in Arusha, then drives to Lake Manyara, a compact park with forest and a lake shore…
8 daysArusha, Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in 8 days (7 nights)
Tanzania
A classic northern Tanzania circuit. It starts with a night in Arusha after landing at Kilimanjaro airport, then drives to Tarangire for a night among…
8 daysArusha to the Serengeti in 8 days (7 nights)
Tanzania
A road circuit that builds up instead of front-loading. The first night is spent in Arusha after the airport transfer, the second beside Tarangire fol…
8 daysBotswana delta and Chobe River birding in 8 days (7 nights)
Botswana · Maun → Kasane
A two-base birding trip that flies between camps. The first three nights are in the northern Okavango Delta, near the Moremi Game Reserve, with boat t…
8 daysBotswana delta, Khwai and Chobe safari in 8 days (7 nights)
Botswana · Maun → Kasane
A fly-in circuit across northern Botswana. It opens with two nights at a camp in the Okavango Delta, where outings are by mokoro and boat through the …
8 daysBotswana family safari: Chobe, Khwai and the Makgadikgadi in 8 days (7 nights)
Botswana · Kasane → Maun
A family trip through three different regions of northern Botswana. It starts with two nights in a lodge inside Chobe National Park, reached by road f…
8 daysCape Town and Thornybush in 8 days (7 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Johannesburg
Three nights in Cape Town, based on the Sea Point promenade, leave time for the Table Mountain cable car, the Bo-Kaap and evening walks along the seaf…
8 daysCape Town coast and Sabi Sand in 8 days (7 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Skukuza
Four nights in Cape Town open the trip: the cable car up the mountain, a full day down the peninsula to Cape Point and the penguin colony, a day among…
8 daysCape Town, Soweto and Kruger in 8 days (7 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Kruger
Three nights in Cape Town cover the city, Table Mountain, a day on the Cape Peninsula and a visit to nearby wine farms. A flight to Johannesburg is fo…
8 daysCape Town, Winelands and Sabi Sand in 8 days (7 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Johannesburg
A Western Cape opening followed by a private-reserve safari, with no full day spent driving. Two nights in Cape Town cover the Peninsula road and Tabl…
8 daysCape wine and food in 8 days (7 nights): Constantia, Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Hermanus
South Africa
A slow week through the Cape's wine country, built around estate stays and long meals. It starts with two nights on the Constantia wine route inside C…
8 daysJohannesburg, Pilanesberg and Cape Town heritage in 8 days (7 nights)
South Africa · Johannesburg → Cape Town
A history-led week that begins with two nights in Johannesburg for the Apartheid Museum, Soweto and Constitution Hill. A road trip northwest leads to …
8 daysKenya classic circuit in 8 days (7 nights)
Kenya
Three nights in the Maasai Mara open the trip, long enough to work the reserve before the route turns east. Single nights at Lake Nakuru and Lake Naiv…
8 daysKenya family safari and Diani beach in 8 days (7 nights)
Kenya · Nairobi → Diani Beach
A two-stop family trip that pairs the Masai Mara with the south coast, using flights instead of long road transfers. The family flies from Nairobi int…
8 daysLusaka, Kafue and Livingstone family road trip in 8 days (7 nights)
Zambia · Lusaka → Livingstone
A road-based Zambia route with no light aircraft. After arrival the family spends one night at a lodge near Lusaka, then drives into the southern part…
8 daysMakgadikgadi, Okavango and Linyanti safari in 8 days (7 nights)
Botswana
A fly-in trip through three different landscapes. It starts with two nights at a lodge on the Boteti River, on the edge of Makgadikgadi Pans National …
8 daysNairobi, Amboseli, Ol Pejeta and Masai Mara fly-in safari in 8 days (7 nights)
Kenya
A fly-in safari that starts with one night in a camp inside Nairobi National Park, a short drive from the city and Wilson Airport. Light aircraft then…
8 daysNairobi, Laikipia on foot and the Mara in 8 days (7 nights)
Kenya
A night in Nairobi to land and reset, then a light aircraft to the Laikipia plateau for three nights built around walking, with the camp moving as the…
8 daysNamibia culture and wildlife from Windhoek to the coast in 8 days (7 nights)
Namibia · Windhoek → Swakopmund
Starts with a night in Windhoek and a short introduction to the capital. The drive north reaches Etosha for two nights and the first game drives. Leav…
8 daysNamibia desert and Etosha safari in 8 days (7 nights)
Namibia
An eight-day loop out of Windhoek that moves from dune country to the Atlantic coast and then north into game country. Two nights at Sossusvlei allow …
8 daysNamibia's Etosha, Damaraland rock art and colonial Swakopmund in 8 days (7 nights)
Namibia · Windhoek → Swakopmund
A northern Namibia loop that mixes wildlife with history. The first day is a long drive from Windhoek to Etosha, where three nights move between rest …
8 daysRwanda gorillas from Kigali in 8 days (7 nights)
Rwanda
Two nights in Kigali start the trip, with time for the city and the genocide memorial before the road north. Four nights at Musanze, the town below th…
8 daysRwanda Kigali and Musanze culture in 8 days (7 nights)
Rwanda
A week in Rwanda with two bases and no gorilla permit needed. The first three nights in Kigali cover the Genocide Memorial, a market walk and cooking …
8 daysSabi Sand, Sun City and Cape Town in 8 days (7 nights)
South Africa · Johannesburg → Cape Town
Safari first, resort second, city last. Three nights in Sabi Sand open the week with twice-daily drives and an optional bush walk, reached by a short …
8 daysSamburu, the Rift Valley lakes and the Mara in 8 days (7 nights)
Kenya
A northern version of the Kenya circuit that starts in dry country. Two nights in Samburu cover a reserve where the species list differs from the sout…
8 daysSouth Africa family safari: Madikwe and Cape Town in 8 days (7 nights)
South Africa · Johannesburg → Cape Town
A two-stop family trip that avoids malaria areas. It begins with three nights in Madikwe Game Reserve, reached from Johannesburg by a short charter fl…
8 daysSouth Africa Kruger and Cape birding in 8 days (7 nights)
South Africa · Johannesburg → Cape Town
Two very different bird regions joined by one domestic flight. Four nights in Kruger cover the bushveld species, with guided drives from a rest camp. …
8 daysSouth Luangwa and Livingstone family safari in 8 days (7 nights)
Zambia · Lusaka → Livingstone
Four nights in the Luangwa Valley come first, followed by three at Victoria Falls. From Lusaka a scheduled flight reaches Mfuwe, a short drive from fa…
8 daysTanzania family safari and Zanzibar in 8 days (7 nights)
Tanzania · Arusha → Zanzibar
A short northern-circuit safari followed by island time. After a rest night in Arusha, the family drives to Tarangire for its elephants and baobabs, t…
8 daysTanzania northern circuit in 8 days (7 nights)
Tanzania
A loop out of Arusha that puts the biggest park in the middle rather than at the end. One night at Lake Manyara starts things gently on the way in fro…
8 daysTsavo and Diani Beach in 8 days (7 nights)
Kenya · Nairobi → Diani Beach
A short bush-and-coast pairing with only one move between the two halves. A light aircraft drops into Tsavo East for three nights, where the plains ar…
8 daysVictoria Falls, Hwange and Lake Kariba in 8 days (7 nights)
Zimbabwe
A mostly road-based week across the west and centre of the country, with no flying between stops. Two nights at Victoria Falls handle the falls themse…
8 daysVictoria Falls, Hwange and Lake Kariba family safari in 8 days (7 nights)
Zimbabwe
The trip starts with two nights at a lodge near Victoria Falls town, covering a guided walk at the falls, a Zambezi sunset cruise and a pool afternoon…
8 daysVictoria Falls, Hwange and Mana Pools in 8 days (7 nights)
Zimbabwe
Walking-led wildlife with the falls at the front. Two nights at Victoria Falls cover the path along the gorge and a sunset run upriver, with one day l…
8 daysVictoria Falls, Kafue and South Luangwa in 8 days (7 nights)
Zambia · Livingstone → Lusaka
Three separate corners of Zambia, each reached by a short flight rather than a long drive. The trip opens beside the Zambezi near Livingstone, close e…
8 daysWindhoek, Damaraland and Etosha in 8 days (7 nights)
Namibia
A first night in Windhoek after the flight, then north by road to Damaraland for two nights. The time there goes on guided drives looking for desert-a…
8 daysWindhoek, Swakopmund and Etosha family trip in 8 days (7 nights)
Namibia
A lighter Namibia plan with only two moves after the first night. The trip opens with one night at a lodge near Windhoek to recover from the flight. T…
8 daysZambia two rivers on foot in 8 days (7 nights)
Zambia · Lusaka → Mfuwe
Two river valleys with one flight between them, four nights then three. The Lower Zambezi comes first, from a camp on the riverbank: floodplain walks,…
8 daysZululand reserve and Maputaland beach in 8 days (7 nights)
South Africa
A two-base trip entirely inside KwaZulu-Natal, reached by road from Durban rather than by air. Four nights on the Phinda reserve cover cheetah, black …
9 daysBotswana birding safari: Chobe and the Okavango Delta in 9 days (8 nights)
Botswana · Kasane → Maun
A two-stop birding trip with long stays at each place. It opens with three nights on the Chobe riverfront, where boat trips and drives along the flood…
9 daysNairobi, the Masai Mara and Diani Beach in 9 days (8 nights)
Kenya · Nairobi → Diani Beach
A short city night first, which takes the sting out of a red-eye arrival and leaves the domestic airport close by the next morning. A light aircraft c…
9 daysNgorongoro rim and Serengeti on foot in 9 days (8 nights)
Tanzania
Eight nights on foot across two landscapes. The first three are on the Ngorongoro highlands, walking the crater rim and the lower slopes of the Olmoto…
9 daysNgorongoro, the Serengeti and Zanzibar in 9 days (8 nights)
Tanzania · Arusha → Zanzibar
Northern Tanzania's two best-known parks and then the island, shaped to keep road time low. The first leg runs from the arrival airport up into the cr…
9 daysRoute 62 and Breede River wine country in 9 days (8 nights): Tulbagh, Breedekloof, Robertson and the Klein Karoo
South Africa · Cape Town → George
An unhurried drive through the Cape's inland wine valleys, staying on family wine farms. It starts with two nights in the Tulbagh valley, ringed by mo…
9 daysRuaha and the Zanzibar coast in 9 days (8 nights)
Tanzania · Dar es Salaam → Zanzibar
A southern-circuit pairing for anyone who wants the bush without the busier northern parks. Ruaha is reached by charter from the coast, and four night…
9 daysOn foot in the Luangwa
Zambia · South Luangwa → Lower Zambezi
The home of the walking safari: bush camps, fly-camping under the stars, and the Lower Zambezi by canoe, with a line out for tigerfish.
9 daysKalahari & the Delta
Botswana · Makgadikgadi and the Kalahari → Moremi and Khwai
Meerkats and San trackers in the Kalahari — from the desert to the floodwaters of the Okavango.
10 daysKenya Samburu, Masai Mara and Lamu in 10 days (9 nights)
Kenya · Nairobi → Lamu
This trip pairs two herding cultures with the Swahili coast. It starts with a night in a tented camp inside Nairobi National Park. Next comes the dry …
10 daysNamibia culture and landscapes, Etosha first, in 10 days (9 nights)
Namibia · windhoek → sossusvlei
A loop that mixes heritage with wildlife. Windhoek has churches, museums and the markets of Katutura. Two nights in a reserve at Etosha come next. The…
10 daysNamibia heritage and dunes, desert first, in 10 days (9 nights)
Namibia · windhoek → etosha
The same main regions in the opposite order, with a heritage angle at each stop. The trip opens with an afternoon in Windhoek. Two nights in a desert …
10 daysOkavango by water & air
Botswana · Okavango Delta, water camp → Okavango Delta, private concession
Mokoro through the channels at dawn, helicopter over the Delta, and three camps chosen for their guides above all.
10 daysThree Greater Kruger reserves safari in 10 days (9 nights)
South Africa · Skukuza → Hoedspruit
A trip spent entirely in the bush, with three nights in each of three private reserves that border Kruger National Park. It starts at a small camp in …
10 daysZambia Kafue and South Luangwa family safari from Lusaka in 10 days (9 nights)
Zambia · lusaka → luangwa
Two long safari stays after one night near Lusaka. From Lusaka the family goes by road to the Kafue River for four nights of boat cruises, birding and…
10 daysZimbabwe teen safari: Victoria Falls, Mana Pools and Hwange in 10 days (9 nights)
Zimbabwe · victoria falls → hwange
A more active version for families with teenagers. Three nights in Victoria Falls cover the Falls, rafting or bungee if wanted, and river cruises. A l…
11 daysAmboseli, the Mara and Lamu in 11 days (10 nights)
Kenya · Nairobi → Lamu
The trip opens with one night in Nairobi, which absorbs an overnight arrival and leaves the domestic terminal close for the morning bush flight. A fli…
11 daysCape Town and Greater Kruger safari in 11 days (10 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Hoedspruit
Four nights in Cape Town leave time for Table Mountain, the penguins at Boulders Beach and a day in the Cape Winelands. A flight to Skukuza leads into…
11 daysChobe, Khwai, Okavango and Makgadikgadi family safari in 11 days (10 nights)
Botswana · Kasane → Maun
Four different areas linked by short light-aircraft flights. The trip starts from Kasane with two nights in Chobe for river boat trips among elephant …
11 daysChobe, Linyanti and Okavango Delta family safari in 11 days (10 nights)
Botswana · Kasane → Maun
Three camps of three or four nights each, which keeps packing down and gives each area two or more full days. Three nights on the Chobe riverfront mix…
11 daysCape Town and the Garden Route in 11 days (10 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Port Elizabeth
Cape Town first, then the Winelands, then east along the coast through Hermanus, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, finishing with malaria-free game viewing …
11 daysKenya fly-in family safari with Amboseli and Diani in 11 days (10 nights)
Kenya · nairobi → diani beach
After Nairobi, every leg is a short flight, so there are no long road days. The family spends a night near Nairobi's airport, then flies to the Masai …
11 daysKenya honeymoon, Mara and Diani in 11 days (10 nights)
Kenya · Nairobi → Diani Beach
One night in Nairobi absorbs the overnight flight, with the elephant orphanage or a short park game drive to fill a spare afternoon. A light aircraft …
11 daysKenya honeymoon, Mara and Lamu in 11 days (10 nights)
Kenya · Nairobi → Lamu
Two nights in Nairobi at the start make the capital a stop rather than a stopover, with a full day and a guide before the safari flight. A charter wes…
11 daysKenya Mara conservancies and Lamu old town in 11 days (10 nights)
Kenya · Nairobi → Lamu
The trip starts with one night in Nairobi after the international flight. A light aircraft then flies into the Masai Mara for six nights, split betwee…
11 daysMoremi, Khwai and Chobe overland safari in 11 days (10 nights)
Botswana · Maun → Kasane
A road-based safari across northern Botswana from Maun to Kasane, suited to a mobile tented camp or lodges. Three nights in Moremi on the eastern side…
11 daysNairobi, Masai Mara and Diani Beach for families in 11 days (10 nights)
Kenya · nairobi → diani beach
A simple bush-and-beach trip that needs only two flights after the first night. The family spends one night in Nairobi, then flies by light aircraft t…
11 daysNamibia self-drive loop in 11 days (10 nights)
Namibia
The standard Namibian circuit driven clockwise in a hired vehicle, with one settling night in Windhoek before heading south-west. Two nights at the du…
11 daysNorthern Tanzania family safari at a slow pace in 11 days (10 nights)
Tanzania · arusha → serengeti
This version has fewer, longer stays, so children are not packing every morning. After a first night in Arusha, the family drives to Tarangire for thr…
11 daysOkavango, Linyanti and Chobe fly-in safari in 11 days (10 nights)
Botswana · Maun → Kasane
A fly-in circuit across three different parts of northern Botswana, linked by light-aircraft transfers. It opens with four nights at a camp in the Oka…
11 daysSamburu, Laikipia, the Mara and Lamu in 11 days (10 nights)
Kenya · Nairobi → Lamu
Three bush legs of two nights each, joined by light aircraft rather than road: the dry riverine country of Samburu, then a conservancy lodge on the La…
11 daysSouth Africa family trip: Cape Town, Winelands and Kruger in 11 days (10 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Kruger
For families who want a Big Five safari as well as the Cape. Four nights in Cape Town cover the peninsula, the Winelands and Table Mountain. Three slo…
11 daysSouth Africa honeymoon: Cape Town, Winelands and Timbavati in 11 days (10 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Johannesburg
A three-stop honeymoon that moves from the coast to the bush. It opens with four nights in Cape Town for Table Mountain, the Cape Peninsula and the be…
11 daysTanzania honeymoon, crater, Serengeti and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)
Tanzania · Arusha → Zanzibar
An arrival night outside Arusha, under Mount Meru, takes the sting out of the flight. Two nights by the crater follow, close enough for an early desce…
11 daysTanzania honeymoon, Tarangire, Serengeti and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)
Tanzania · Arusha → Zanzibar
Three bases for a couple who would rather settle than tour. Three nights in Tarangire open the trip away from the crater traffic, with baobabs, elepha…
11 daysTanzania northern circuit, Hadzabe and Zanzibar in 11 days (10 nights)
Tanzania · Arusha → Zanzibar
The trip starts with a night in Arusha. Then the road runs west to Tarangire's baobabs and on through the Ngorongoro highlands to two nights in the Se…
11 daysGorillas & the great plains
Rwanda, Tanzania · Kigali → Arusha
An hour with a gorilla family in the Virunga mountains, then the open horizons of the Serengeti.
11 daysA first safari, for all ages
Kenya
Exclusive-use houses, private vehicles and guides brilliant with children — horse riding, camel walks and the Mara.
11 daysDesert & Skeleton Coast
Namibia · Windhoek → Skeleton Coast
Fly between dunes, desert-adapted elephant and the wild Atlantic coast in a light aircraft.
11 daysZambia parks, villages and Victoria Falls in 11 days (10 nights)
Zambia · Lusaka → Livingstone
The trip opens with a night near Lusaka, then heads west by road to Kafue National Park for three nights. From there it returns through Lusaka for a f…
11 daysZimbabwe family safari: Victoria Falls, Hwange and Lake Kariba in 11 days (10 nights)
Zimbabwe · victoria falls → kariba
A three-stop family trip that starts gently and ends with a rest. The family spends three nights in Victoria Falls town for the Falls walk, river crui…
11 daysZimbabwe northern parks road trip in 11 days (10 nights)
Zimbabwe · Victoria Falls → Harare
A four-park drive across northern Zimbabwe, starting at the falls and ending on the Zambezi floodplain. Two nights at Victoria Falls cover the rainfor…
12 daysSerengeti to Zanzibar
Tanzania · Arusha → Zanzibar
Two private camps, a balloon at sunrise, then a barefoot island retreat to finish.
13 daysCape Town, Winelands, Phinda and Timbavati in 13 days (12 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Timbavati
The first six nights are in the Western Cape: four in Cape Town for the mountain, the peninsula and Robben Island, then two on a wine estate in the Ca…
13 daysThe Migration, privately
Kenya, Tanzania · Nairobi → Indian Ocean coast
Private conservancies away from the crowds, a mobile camp that follows the herds, and a few days on the Indian Ocean.
14 daysGreater Kruger and Zululand safari in 14 days (13 nights)
South Africa · Sabi Sand → Phinda
Every night of this route is spent in a reserve or park. It starts with three nights in Sabi Sand on the Kruger boundary, then moves by road to the ne…
15 daysCape Town, Madikwe and Greater Kruger safari in 15 days (14 nights)
South Africa · Cape Town → Timbavati
The route starts with three nights in Cape Town and two on a wine estate in the Cape Winelands. The remaining nine nights are spent at three game rese…
15 daysNamibia and Victoria Falls in 15 days (14 nights)
Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe · Windhoek → Victoria Falls
A one-way drive north from Windhoek: dunes at Sossusvlei, the coast at Swakopmund, rock art in Damaraland, waterholes in Etosha, then the Zambezi regi…
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