Our route and highlights

• Arrival at the airport of Cape Town. Our meeting point is the seaside resort of Muizenberg, a surfer’s paradise. Beautiful situated on the Indian Ocean. And for us a great place to start our trip.

• By Metro we drive from Muizenberg to Cape Town.
• One day in Cape Town – proudly called by its citizens “the most beautiful city of the world”.
• A sightseeing tour with an open-top double-decker bus. During the tour you can leave the bus at every stop – visit the place you want – and take the next bus (every 20 minutes).
• In the afternoon we recommend you a visit of the “Waterfront”. A huge shopping area with many sights and restaurants, beautiful situated at the marina.

• We make a tour to the Cape Peninsula and the Cape Peninsula National Park.
• The Cape Point. With the rack-railway you drive up to top of the mountain. Enjoy the stunning view in 360° circle!
• The Cape of Good Hope. Most famous spot of South Africa. In fact it is not the southernmost spot of Africa (this is Cap Alguhas), but the most south-western spot of Africa.
• Visit  of the colony of penguins near Simons Town. It's a must! From there you walk to Simons Town – accompanied by the penguins.
• Simons Town. Base for the South African Navy. Many people regard this beautiful little town as the most beautiful on all the Cape Peninsula.

• Our first real travel day. We pack our bags, store them in the truck and then – let’s start.
• After a short drive, we reach Stellenbosch. This famous little University Town the heart oft the South African wine-growing area. Some hours we spent here to visit this pearl of the Western Cape Province.
• On our way to our campsite we cross the beautiful Franschkoek Pass. The last few kilometres we have to take a very smal 4x4 track. From here, high up in the mountains we have a beautiful sight.

• To the radioaktive springs at "Warmwaterberg".
• Our campsite is on a historical farm. Go swimming in the pool (37°C / 98°F)! At night - under the stars - a unique experience.
• We have our first barbecue - the South African "braii"!

• We cross Cloetes Pass and Robinson Pass through the rural area of Little Karoo.
• Oudtshorn, the “Ostrich Capital of World “, worth to see!
• Guided tour on an ostrich farm. If you weight below 75 kg you can ride on a ostrich! Fun for everybody – even for the spectators!
• Camp near the Cango Caves. We have barbecue – with the biggest steaks ever seen (5 - 6 pound).

• The famous Cango Caves, a system of stalactite caves with chambers of up to 100 m length and 16 m high. A guided tour inside the cave.
• On gravel roads over the beautiful Swart Mountain Pass into the "Great Karoo" to Beaufort West - breathtaking landscapes.

• One night on a historical farm, the former headquarters of the British troops during the times of the Boer War.
• On a walk you can visit the farm and the historical places.

• In Kimberly, the diamond city, we will visit the world famous “Big Hole” and the newly renovated Open Air Museum – experience Kimberly during the days of the diamond rush!
• Multimedia show in the museum.
• “Wonderwerk Cave” – A Bushman cave, rock paintings and one of the world’s oldest human shelters.
• We camp on the grounds of .the cave. A small museum shows us the history of the cave.

Botswana

The country which boasts the most species-rich national parks in of all Africa. We will cross parts of the Kalahari and meet some of the Bushmen of the area.
We discover the animal kingdom on a three-day Jeep safari with experienced guides. The Moremi Park is not a big open zoo, like some other parks in Africa. Here, we are in the midst of the wilderness, camping at a lake with the hippos browsing beside our tents at night and the lions roaring within a stone’s throw. Not for the faint-hearted.

• On gravel roads to the border of Botswana.
• Camp on the Berrybush farm, surrounded by the vast Kalahari bushveld. A range of walks may be taken to see wildlife on the farm.

• Through the Kalahari on a small track along the Mabuasehube national park.
• Our first bush camp in the wilderness of the Kalahari. Real adventure!

• We are passing through the “Kalahari Village Cluster”, a group of four Kalahari-villages with historical background. As soon as we reach Tshane, the deep sandy track is over and on good paved road we drive to Ghanzi.
• We stay in the Thakadu Camp with a illuminated water hole. See the animals during the dinner on the terrace.

• Guided tour to a group of San, living on the grounds of the huge farm
• Arrival in Maun, the “Safari-Capital” of Botswana. Our camp is the excellent “Audi camp”, with a nice swimming pool and a good restaurant.

• Our day off. Go on a sightseeing tour to Maun and prepare for the 3-days safari into the Moremi Park.

• 3-day Jeep-safari in the Moremi National Park. The Moremi park is not a big zoo like many other parks in Africa. Here you are really in the wilderness. We camp near a lake, with hippos coming out during the night and the lions just a stone’s throw away. Nothing for weak nerves
• From our camp we undertake two excursion a day (with jeeps). One in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Lunch and dinner we have in our base camp.
• After we are back in Maun  we can arrange a sightseeing flight over the Okavango Delta (optional, approx. 90 US$) or a boat trip into the Okavango Delta (optional, approx. 80 US $)

• Drive to “Elephant Sands”. A camp and private concession area, quaintly located between Moremi and Chobe Park. With a small swimming pool and a beautiful terrace (yes, we get cold beer and coke!) a wonderful place to relax. Nearby to the terrace there is a illuminated waterhole. If we are lucky, we see elephants just a few meters from us.

• Our buffer day.On a travel route over 3.300 km there could be always unforeseeable delays. To accomplish nevertheless the whole program without time stress, we have this day in our program. If the journey was without temporal delays, we will spend this day at the end of our journey in a useful way.

• We travel to Kasane.

• Kasane, Riverfront, a boat trip (3 hours) in the late afternoon on the Chobe river. Many animals – elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, monkeys and more … - come at this time to drink, bathe, quarrel and fight at the river. Absolutely impressive!

Zambia

• Border crossing to Zambia.

• Livingstone is a small and pretty city with a colonial flair. We will finish our journey on the premises of a very nice “Backpackers” (room upon request).

• The Victoria Falls with its National Park is the closing highlight of this trip

• In the afternoon there will be time to relax in the swimming pool , to go on a sightseeing tour in Livingstone or to undertake a flight over the waterfalls (optionally)

• Our departure day. By 1.00 pm the plane to Johannesburg is leaving.

Travel Information

We are already at the starting point / destination two days before as well as two days after the trip. Thus, you can choose your arrival and departure dates individually. In order to reach our meeting point, please take a taxi (unproblematic and safe, travel time 45 minutes, under 25,- €).

The following countries do not need visa for South Africa:

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovak, Republic South Korea, Spain, St Helena, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe.-

Holders of the following passports do not need visa to visit Botswana:

Antigua, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Naruru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Uganda, Uruguay, Vanatu, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

In countries where Botswana is not represented, visas may be obtained from the British High Commission.