Cape Town to Mt Gorillas
56 days
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Cape Town to Mt Gorillas
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Overview
Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Camping
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule
Highlights
- Enjoy canoeing on the Gariep (Orange) River
- Visit Namib Nauklift National Park
- Visit the Spitzkoppe
- Explore Etosha National Park
- Chobe Overnight Excursion
- See the Victoria Falls
- Visit the South Luangwa National Park
- See Lake Malawi
- Visit the Dar Es Salaam & Meserani Snake Park
- Explore Lake Nakuru National Park
What's this trip about?
Cape Town to Mt Gorillas
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Details
Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityCape Town
End CityNairobi
Travel Themes
Destinations
Activities
Trip includes
- Three crew vehicles - driver, tour leader & cook
- Sleeping mats – 180cm long, 60cm wide & 70cm deep
- Three meals per day while travelling - as per itinerary
- Transport on expedition truck with crew
- Cook & Cooking equipment
- Masai Mara National Reserve
- Victoria Falls
- Chobe boat cruise & overnight safari
- Okavango Delta overnight 'mokoro' canoe safari
- Etosha Pan National Park
- Fish River Canyon
- Namib Naukluft Park in the Namib Desert
- Airport transfer to departure hotel & dorm room night before departure
- South Luangwa National Park
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Itinerary
Day 1:
Cape Town - a beautiful city, plenty of cafes, pubs, clubs and markets Visit a township, then north. We leave the farmland of the Western Cape and the Mediterranean climate, following the road north through mountain valleys and stony semi-desert past Citrusdal the center of one of the Cape's many wine routes. A wine tasting makes for a great diversion, and on to Cederberg.
Day 2:
To Springbok to Orange River and Namibia. You can canoe on the river.
Day 3:
After crossing the border into Namibia, we drive north to Fish River Canyon; 160km long and 550m deep; second in length only to the Grand Canyon. You can trek along the rim and look over the canyon from the viewpoints.
Day 4 – 5:
From Fish River Canyon to Sesriem. We visit the Namib Naukluft Park in the Namibian Desert, with massive thousand-foot-high sand dunes. It can be hard work climbing to the top but the view is worth all the effort as the dunes stretch before you into the distance and change color with the sun.
Day 6 – 7:
We cross the Tropic of Capricorn towards the Atlantic Ocean via Walvis Bay to Swakopmund; an old German colonial seaside resort with plenty of things to do for the energetic and German beer halls for those after a more relaxing time. Horse-riding or sand boarding on the dunes, deep-sea fishing in the Atlantic or scenic flights over the coastline.
Day 8:
Namibia is a land of wide open spaces and we pass few inhabited areas as we drive towards Spitzkoppe; a group of granite peaks. Here you can take an optional guided walk with San to their ancient rock art sites.
Day 9:
To the cheetahs. From wild animals to tame ones, we spend a night at the Kamanjab Cheetah Farm Scratch the big cats behind the ears before watching them catch their evening meal
Day 10 -11:
Towards Etosha Park. Etosha Pan National Park. Thousands of years ago this vast saltpan was a lake, till Kunene River changed course and deprived the lake of water. Now the pan and surrounding bush support large numbers and a wide range of wildlife. We view the game from...
Day 12:
We leave the park; game driving all the way to the gate. We head west and camp on the route, at a beautiful campsite at Grootfontein, in the northwest of Namibia.
Day 13:
From Grootfontein, toward Namibia’s Caprivi Strip, and the green Kavango Region of northern Namibia. From of Rundu on the border of Angola where we follow the Kavango River to our campsite on the banks of the river at Divundu
Day 14:
into Botswana and travel along the edge of the Kalahari Desert to Maun a small town on the edge of the Okavango Delta, the starting point for the optional Mokoro trip into the Delta
Day 15 – 16:
Up early and it’s off walking with the guide, a unique chance to see the game on foot; elephants, herds of grazing zebra and pods of hippos. A Mokoro is a traditional dugout canoe and your transport into the Delta. As you glide through the waterways, you will see a fanta...
Day 17:
Try learning how to pole your mokoro, or try to catch a catfish; the guides make it look so easy. A last swim in the clear water before heading back to the truck and campsite for a shower and cold drinks. Time permitting you could take a scenic flight over the Delta from Maun.
Day 18 – 19:
To Chobe National Park, where you can take an optional overnight game drive; a wild experience - excellent game viewing is a must.
Day 20:
After returning to camp we head to Zimbabwe and over the border to Victoria Falls. When the river is in full flow, the falling water causes a huge roar and sends a cloud of spray up to 500 meters into the air
Day 21 – 22:
We stay beside Victoria Falls in Victoria Falls town, there is a lot to see and do. Adventure activities abound - you can bungee jump, white water raft, and go game viewing on horseback or walking with lions. More sedate excursions include canoeing, light aircraft or hel...
Day 23:
Westwards, leaving Zimbabwe to Botswana to the small town of Kasane and Chobe National Park. In Chobe National Park you can take an optional overnight game drive; a wild experience - excellent game viewing is a must.
Day 24:
We cross the Zambezi River by ferry into Zambia to Livingstone where we arrive at mighty Victoria Falls
Day 25:
We head north through sugar plantations to the capital Lusaka.
Day 26:
Along the Great East Road to Chipata, a full day’s drive and South Luangwa National Park is well worth the visit. Recent trips have seen: Marula's- wild dogs, leopards, lions, and buffalo. We camp just beside the park and you can game drive into the park.
Day 27:
Game driving in South Luangwa Valley Park. Leaving the park we head back toMarula'sCamp is where we spend the night before heading into Malawi
Day 28 - 30:
We cross into Malawi with a stunning drive to Lake Malawi, past the lake shore to Kande Beach Resort. Kande Beach Resort A full day on the beach to do as little or as much as you want. Loads of things to do - scuba diving, horse riding, canoeing, sailing, snorkelling. A short drive up the lakeshore to Chitimba Beach, on the base of Livingstonia Escarpment.
Day 31:
An early start in order to get to the border with Tanzania and head up to Iringa and the Farmhouse Campsite.
Day 32:
The highway takes us through Mikumi National Park, famous for its pygmy elephants, and buffalo beside the main road. The day ends at either Mikumi or Dar es Salaam on a beach with the Indian Ocean lapping the shore.
Day 33 – 35:
You can take the ferry to the Spice Island of Zanzibar (optional). First stop in Stone Town or Zanzibar City, then make your way across the island to Nungwe village on the northern Beaches – a tropical island at its best. If you decide not to go to Zanzibar, the campsite at Mikadi Beach is an ideal place to have a few lazy days.
Day 36:
Return by the afternoon ferry to Dar es Salaam where we spend the night on a beach by the Indian Ocean
Day 37:
We travel north towards Arusha and camp on route at Pangani River.
Day 38:
Skirting the base of snowy Mount Kilimanjaro to Arusha, Tanzania’s safari capital
Day 39 – 40:
Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater
In Arusha you can take an optional side trip to the Serengeti National Park & Ngorongoro Crater. The trip is camping, away for three days and two nights. Either one or two of these nights will be inside the park in the parks amidst the animals. If you choose not to visit the park you can wander the markets in Arusha town
Day 41:
Return to Arusha late in the day to Snake Park Camp site. From Arusha we head north across Masai country to Namanga; the border of Kenya, and across the plains to Nairobi. Visit the Langata Giraffe Centre and see the baby elephants at Sheldrick's Elephant sanctuary.
Day 43:
Leaving Nairobi we stop at the Rift Valley scenic lookout its 8,000 feet high and overlooks Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha.: We head south to Narok and on to Masai Mara National Reserve; camping on the edge of the park.
We head south to Narok and on to Masai Mara Na...
Day 44:
The sweeping plains evoke a picture of East Africa that most people hold in their minds and are rarely disappointed when confronted with the real thing. Great game viewing is assured all year round. The Mara offers us everything, amazing scenery and abundant wildlife inc...
Day 45:
We pass from the dramatic landscape of the Rift Valley to the highlands and spend our first night on the highland route to El Doret.
Day 46:
We enter Uganda and head on via Jinja on Lake Victoria to Kampala. This capital city is bustling and friendly. A well run green and fertile country.
Day 47 – 50:
Stopping for photos as we cross the equator, we continue southwest to Kabale town; gateway to the Mountain Gorilla Reserves.
Climbing through lush terraced hills to Kisoro, there are panoramic views of the Ugandan hills on every turn. From the road we have outlooks ov...
Day 51:
We return from the Mountain Gorillas to Kampala for the evening.
Day 52:
From Kampala to Jinja - Crossing the Owen Falls dam we arrive at Jinja on the shores of Lake Victoria. Our campsite for the next few days above Bujagali Falls is a welcome break from travelling; we can have a lazy afternoon to put up our tents on the grassy terraces over...
Day 53:
Leaving Uganda, we head back into Kenya and Lake Nakuru
Day 54:
You can take the side trip for the day to Lake Nakuru, viewing game in a park; famous for its soda lake surrounded by thousands, sometimes millions of pink flamingos. The park is home to over 400 species of bird, and we should spot leopard or black and white rhino among the zebra, waterbuck, impala, giraffe and tree climbing lions. Leaving the park we cross the Rift Valley to camp on Lake Naivasha
Day 55:
To Naivasha, we camp beside the lake. Close by is Hell's Gate National Park where you can hire bikes to take you around the park and see the herds of zebra, buffalo and antelope. You can also wander in the predator free reserve amongst African game. There is spectacular ...
Day 56:
We return to Nairobi, the end of our trip. Visit the Langata Giraffe Centre and see the baby elephants at Sheldrick's Elephant sanctuary.
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