What’s the deal?

Spend 21 days on the road, exploring your way from Cape Town to Victoria Falls, taking a rout through 4 beautiful Southern African countries.

Where is it?

This overland and Camping holiday from African Travel Co takes place across South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

Places visited include:

• Cape Town (South Africa)
• Cederberg Area (South Africa)
• Orange River (South Africa)
• Fish River Canyon (Namibia)
• Sesriem (Namibia)
• Solitaire (Namibia)
• Swakopmund (Namibia)
• Spitzkoppe (Namibia)
• Cheetah Park (Namibia)
• Etosha National Park (Namibia)
• Divundu (Namibia)
• Maun (Botswana)
• Okavango Delta (Botswana)
• Chobe National Park (Botswana)
• Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

When is the best time to do it?

Preset dates for Southern Sun 21 day overland and Camping holiday from Africa Travel Co are available throughout the year.

Itinerary:

The 21 day Southern Sun overland and Camping holiday begins in Cape Town, South Africa, and ends in Victoria Falls Zimbabwe.

Please Note:

The Southern Sun overland holiday departs early on Sunday morning from Cape Town. If you would like to do some sightseeing Cape Town before we depart, we suggest that you arrive in the Mother City a few days earlier.

Pre Departure Meeting: This meeting is held at the at 17h00 departure point on the day before departure, i.e. on the Saturday afternoon.

Departure Point: This overland holiday departs from:

Ashanti Lodge and Travel Centre

11 Hof Street

Gardens

Cape Town

Check In Time: Please ensure that you check in for the overland holiday by 08h45 on Sunday morning.

Departure Time: The Southern Sun adventure holiday departs at 09h30 on Sunday morning.

Please Note:

The itinerary below should be viewed as a guideline only. The actual itinerary of the Southern Sun overland holiday may vary from day to day, depending on road and weather conditions as well as the political atmospheres in the relevant countries and group decisions. Your safety is our number 1 priority.

In some of the countries we travel through, the tourism Laws may require a change of truck and crew during the 21 day overland holiday.

Accommodation: Mostly camping

Group Size: We can accommodate up to a maximum 30 passengers

Safari Vehicle: An overland truck is utilised for this overland holiday

Overland Holiday Dates 2011:

• 03 Jul 11 - 23 Jul 11
• 17 Jul 11 - 06 Aug 11
• 30 Jul 11 - 20 Aug 11
• 14 Aug 11 - 03 Sep 11
• 28 Aug 11 - 17 Sep 11

DAY 1: Cape Town to Cederberg Area

Meals included: lunch and dinner

• Departing from Cape Town, we make our way north through the country’s wine growing regions.
• Cross the Piketberg Pass into Citrusdal
• Make camp surrounded by wine farms for the first night
• Spend the afternoon as you please, perhaps exploring Cederberg Mountains

DAY 2: Cederberg Area to Orange River

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Departing from the Cederberg we make our way north through Namaqualand
• Stop for supplies in Springbok
• Continue to the Orange River through the Richtersveld

Make camp on the South African banks of the Orange River.

DAY 3: Orange River to Fish River Canyon (Namibia)

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Optional morning activity: half-day canoeing on the Orange River
• We cross into Namibia after lunch
• We arrive at the Fish River Canyon after a short drive

Canyon Facts:

• 161 km long
• 27 km wide
• 550 m deep
• World’s second largest canyon
• Outer canyon was carved out by tectonic activity
• Inner canyon carved our by the erosion of the Fish River

DAY 4: Fish River Canyon to Sesriem

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

• We start our day early, making our way into the Namib-Naukluft desert, one of the world’s oldest deserts
• Make Sesriem our base for the night
• Sossusvlei is nearby

DAY 5: Sesriem to Solitaire

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Spend the morning exploring the Namib-Naukluft Park
• Watch the sunrise from on top of Dune 45, it is truly unforgettable
• Optional desert shuttle ride 5km further into the desert, here you can take walk to Sossusvlei and explore the surroundings.
• Leave the park and depart for the small settlement of Solitaire

DAY 6: Solitaire to Swakopmund

Meals included: brunch

• We make our way north-west to Walvis Bay
• We follow the coast for around 35 km, arriving Swakopmund where we woll overnight for the next 3 nights in dormitory accommodation.
• Accommodation upgrades to private rooms are possible but they are subject to availability.

DAYS 7 and 8: Swakopmund

Meals included: breakfast on both days

Activities and attractions:

• Coffee shops
• Restaurants
• Bars
• Arts and crafts shops that sell Namibian curios
• Beautiful beaches
• Museum
• Aquarium
• Galleries

Optional Excursions:

• Sky diving
• Quad biking
• Sand boarding
• Scenic desert flights
• Dolphin boat cruises
• Fishing
• Golf
• Horse riding

There will be an activity briefing upon our arrival in Swakopmund

DAY 9: Swakopmund to Spitzkoppe

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Depart from Swakopmund, making our way to Spitzkoppe, the ‘Matterhorn of Namibia’. Here you are free to explore the area the San rock paintings.
• Set up a bush camp for the night

DAY 10: Spitzkoppe to Cheetah Park

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Drive to the Cheetah Park where you have the opportunity to meet and take photos with the cheetahs.

DAY 11: Cheetah Park to the Etosha National Park

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Stop for supplies in Outjo
• Continue to the Etosha National Park
• Spend the rest of the day exploring the southern area of the park
• Make camp only 10kms outside Anderson Gate

Park Facts:

• 20 000 km2
• Large variety of animal and bird life
• Extensive gravel road network offers access to remote areas

DAY 12: Etosha National Park

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Travel 150 km across the Etosha National Park and enjoy game viewing along the way.
• Make camp in Namutoni, situated the north of the park

DAY 13: Etosha National Park to Divundu

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Depart from Etosha, making our way north-east towards the Kavango region in northern Namibia
• Stop at Rundu for supplies
• Tonight’s campsite is situated on the banks of the Kavango River

DAY 14: Divundu to Maun (Botswana)

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

• We follow the Kavango River into Botswana
• Then we continue eastwards, still following the course of the river, until we arrive at Maun
• We will use Maun as a base from which to explore the Okavango Delta

DAY 15: Maun to Okavango Delta

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Today you have the chance to go on the optional 2 night and 3 day drive in and Mokoro excursion into the Delta:

Optional Excursion Itinerary:

• Drive north from Maun to arrive at the mokoro poler’s station
• Mokoros are traditional dug out canoes, local guides ‘pole’ them  through the Delta’s waterways.
• After finding a suitable campsite we go on an afternoon game walk.

Those not exploring the Delta:

Spend the day at the campsite as you like, relaxing or taking a visit to the nearby crocodile farm.

DAY 16: Okavango Delta

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Optional Excursion Itinerary:

Spend the day experiencing the Okavango Delta:

• Swimming
• Game walks
• Mokoro trips

DAY 17: Okavango Delta to Maun

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Optional Excursion Itinerary:

• Take the final opportunity of a game walk this morning
• Pack up and head back to Maun arriving in the early afternoon
• Optional Activity: scenic sunset flight over The Delta

DAY 18: Maun to Chobe National Park

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

• We head to Kasane where we will set up our next camp on the banks of the Chobe River
• We enjoy a late afternoon boat cruise along the river when we can spot hippo, elephant and various bird species while taking in the sunset

DAY 19: Chobe National Park

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Optional morning activity: Early morning game drive in CHobe National Park

Enjoy lunch at camp and spend the afternoon as you please

Optional Excursion: Chobe National Park Sleep out

This excursion offers adventurous guests an overnight experience inside Chobe national Park

DAY 20: Chobe National Park to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

Meals included: brunch

• Today we enter Zimbabwe and continue to Victoria Falls
• Make camp on the town’s campsite which is ideally centrally located
• Victoria Falls is also know as Mosi-oa-Tunya. Translated this means ‘the Smoke that Thunders’. The falls is 1 of the 7 natural world wonders, measuring 1700 m wide and 100 m high.
• Spend the afternoon relaxing and exploring at your leisure

DAYS 21: Victoria Falls

Meals included: breakfast

The Southern Sun 21 Day overland holiday, Cape Town to Vic Falls, comes to a close after breakfast.

Optional excursions available:

• Crocodile ranch visit
• Victoria Falls Bridge bungee jump
• Zambezi or Hwange National Park visits
• Zambezi white water rafting
• Elephant and horse back safaris
• Batoka Gorge abseil
• Boat cruises
• Golf at The Elephant Hills Resort

Micro light, helicopter, ultra light aircraft and fixed wing aircraft flights