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Northern Trails 73 days Cape Town - Nairobi
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Cape Town to Nairobi

Day 1 - 3
SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Town

Optionals: Robben Island, Table Mountain cable car, Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Point, paragliding, kiteboarding, shark diving, whale watching.

Days 4 - 5
SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Agulhas, Cango Caves, Oudtshoorn, Ostrich Farm.

 

Days 6 - 7
SOUTH AFRICA

Garden Route, Tsitsikamma Forest, Bloukrans Bridge, Storms River.

Optionals: Bloukrans Bungee, Canopy Tour, Black-water tubing, quad biking, flying fox, guided bridge-walk, waterfalls zipline.

Days 8 - 10
SOUTH AFRICA

Port Elizabeth, Addo Elephant Park, Hogsback

Optionals: Addo Elephant Park night drives, Addo National Park horse trails, bushwalks, abseiling, horse riding, village tour

 

Days 11 - 12
LESOTHO

Malealea, Lesotho

Optionals: pony trek, village tour, hiking, mountain biking.

Days 13 - 14
SOUTH AFRICA

Drakensberg mountains

Optionals: hiking, biking, abseiling, rock climbing

Days 15 - 18
SOUTH AFRICA

 Johannesburg, Kruger National park, Blyde River canyon

Optionals: Soweto tour, Apartheid Museum

Days 19 - 23
SOUTH AFRICA - BOTSWANA

Khama rhino reserve, Elephant Sands camp, Chobe National Park game cruise.

Optional: Rhino trek, night game drives in Khama reserve, game drive in Chobe National Park.

Days 24 - 27 
ZIMBABWE

Guided game drives in Hwange National Park, visit to Painted Dog Conservation Centre, Victoria Falls

Optionals: Second game drive in Hwange National Park, horse rides, white water rafting, canoeing, 'Flight of the Angels' scenic flights, bungee jump, gorge swing,rap jump, flying fox, sunset cruise and many other activities based around Victoria Falls.

Days 28 - 32
ZAMBIA

Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, Chipata, South Luangwa National Park

Optional:Evening game drive in South Luangwa National Park

 

Days 33 - 35
MALAWI

Lake Malawi beach camp, village visits including for a traditional meal and curio markets.

Optionals:Water sports, school visit.

 

Day 36 - 38
TANZANIA

The mountains of the southern Rift Valley, camping over at The Farmhouse at Iringa, Baobab Valley, Mikumi National Park, overnight on the Indian Ocean coast.

Days 39 - 43 
TANZANIA

Zanzibar Island

4 nights are allocated for the optional beach stay on Zanzibar Island. For the Zanzibar stay we can reserve accommodation for 3 nights in popular affordable beach accommodation on one of Zanzibar's best beaches, as well as a night within ancient Stone Town. All other requirements including the ferry bookings, a spice tour and transfers can also be arranged.

Optionals: Free time for the option to visit Zanzibar Island from day 39, returning to the town of Bagamoyo on day 43.

Other options to budget for include snorkelling and scuba diving on Zanzibar sweeping coral reefs, to Prison Island famous for its giant tortoise population and to Jozani Forest to see the red colobus monkeys. All accommodation and transfers including a spice tour on Zanzibar Island can be arranged ahead of time.

 

Day 44 - 47
TANZANIA

Arusha, guided game drives in Ngorongoro Crater- a perfectly intact valcanic caldera to spot the 'Big 5' and many more, Afternoon and morning game drives in the Serengeti, camp in the centre of the par, exit the Serengeti, game drive through the Grumeti reserve, Bunda

Optionals: ballooning in serengeti, hill walk

Day 48 -50
TANZANIA

Mwanza, Lake Victoria, Nyakhanazi village stop over.

Days 51 - 53
RWANDA

Kigali, Genocide Memorial and Museum, Ruhengeri.

Optionals:Golden monkey trek, visit to Dian Fossey's grave

Days 54 - 56 
UGANDA

Kisoro and the Virungas, Kalinzu Forest

Optionals: Mountain gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda), golden monkey trek, orphanage visit, Batwa (Pygmy) village, coffee tour, Lake Mutande, chimpanzee trek

Day 57 - 60
UGANDA

Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kampala, Ziwa rhino sanctuary

Optionals: boat ride

Days 61- 63
UGANDA

Jinja and the While Nile and Lake Bujagali

Optionals: White water rafting, village walks, bungee-jumping, kayaking, boat trips, visit a local school, quad biking, horse riding.

Day 64 - 66
KENYA

Eldoret, Nakuru, Guided game drives in Nakuru National Park

Days 67 - 69
KENYA

Lake Naivasha, hippo cruise, Maasai stay at Loita Hills

Optionals: Elsamere for afternoon tea, cycling in Hells Gate National Park, guided walk to Green Crater Lake.

Days 70 - 73
KENYA

The Masai Mara for two days, afternoon and morning game drives, Nairobi

Optionals: Maasai village visit, balloon safari, night out at a Nairobi restaurant, giraffe centre

 

Please note safari itineraries are given as a guide only.  A safari is a journey and true journeys in Africa unfold and are of an adventurous nature. The unexpected can arise, so do allow for this.

Feel free to give us a call about your safari plans. We look forward to your further enquiries.

 

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Visit Robben Island

Elephant in Chobe National Park

Lion roaring at the Chobe National Park

Beautiful view of the Victoria Falls

Orphanage and preschool visit Rwanda

Camping over at The Farmhouse at Iringa

Golden sands at Zanzibar Island

Sunset over the Zanzibar Island

Having a drink in Zanzibar Island

Seafood BBQ

Giraffe at The Serengeti National Park

Balloon safari in Kenya

Zebras at the Serengeti National Park

Guided walk to Green Crater Lake

Wonderful views from the village

Man cycling with bananas on the back

Maasai village visit Kenya

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