Ultimate Southern Africa Safari
Visit the best big game reserves in all of southern Africa to see the planet’s most unbelievable creatures on the Ultimate Southern Africa Safari. Discover the ultimate safari experience in ultimate luxury. Staying at some of the most fabulous lodges in Africa, you will be surrounded by the African plains and big game. There will be no shortage of safari drives, relaxation and excellence as you uncover the beauty of southern Africa.
Trip Type: Adventure, Romance & Honeymoon, Wildlife
Day By Day
Day 1 – Arrive in South Africa
Upon arrival into Johannesburg you will be met and transferred to your accommodation.
Johannesburg is the economic heart of South Africa, the central focus of Egoli ('Place of Gold'), as the Sotho name for Gauteng suggests. The largest and richest city in South Africa, Johannesburg's lifestyle is a fast-paced and hectic one. No-one could have imagined the repercussions when an unemployed miner found a stone bearing traces of gold here in 1886, an event that led to the discovery of the world's richest natural treasure trove.
People flocked to the Johannesburg area from all ends of the earth, and the open pastoral landscape changed almost overnight. Shantytowns sprang up and were rapidly transformed into modern concrete cities. Johannesburg became 'The Gold Capital of the World', and the entire country was catapulted into an economic boom. Today the shantytown remains, a vast and sprawling tin-roofed expanse that houses millions of extremely poor blacks. Astonishingly, the opulent and luxurious mansions of the rich are located less than a mile distant, behind high walls and razor wire.
Despite its sociological problems, which intimidate many people away from exploring Johannesburg, the city is not to be written off as tourist destination. For those interested in South Africa's history and culture, Johannesburg offers fascinating museums. A thriving café culture and a thrumming nightlife exist in many of Johannesburg's suburbs. The townships are also interesting to tour.
Starting Accommodation: InterContinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport Hotel
Day 2 – Johannesburg to Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve
This morning a local representative will meet at the hotel and escort you by foot to check in for your flight to the Sabi Sands. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to Singita Game Reserve.
Undoubtedly the most prestigious game park in South Africa, the Sabi Sand Game Reserve is known for having some of the best available Big Five game spotting in the country. Located on the southwest corner of the Kruger National Park, there are no restricting fences so the animals roam freely just as nature intended.
Starting Accommodation: Singita Ebony Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3 – Activities at Singita Ebony Lodge
Singita Ebony can be found on the banks of the Sand River, in the very heart of the Sabi Sand Reserve. This, the founding lodge of the Singita brand, is renowned worldwide for its commitment to exclusivity and privacy, in one of the finest settings in Africa.
Ebony lodge offers robust pleasures and an earthy atmosphere, this lodge is known for its first-class cuisine, world-class service and fantastic wine cellar, and is the epitome of the ultimate luxury safari experience. Interiors offer a bohemian take on traditional bush decor, while every effort is made to celebrate the great outdoors.
Herds of buffalo and elephant, large prides of lion, majestic leopards and numerous antelope species call the Sabi Sand Reserve home. From the luxury of Singita's two exquisite lodges, guests can enjoy superb game viewing, either from the back of a game drive vehicle, on a walking safari, from a mountain bike or from the balcony of a private suite.
Starting Accommodation: Singita Ebony Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 – Activities at Singita Ebony Lodge
Singita Sabi Sand offers rare solitude and the ultimate in safari luxury on prime game viewing land recognized globally for its diversity and formidable concentration of big game and frequent leopard sightings. In the Sabi Sand you’ll witness a variety of game-viewing, often with fascinating predator interaction, be it during the golden light of day or while on a starlight spot-lit safari.
Starting Accommodation: Singita Ebony Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 – Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve to Victoria Falls
Early this morning you will transfer by road to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport for your onward flight to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Upon arrival into Victoria Falls Airport, you will be met and transferred to Matetsi Victoria Falls.
Set on a private 10 mile stretch of the mighty Zambezi – meaning “The Great River” in the local Tonga language – you will find the award-winning safari lodge and luxury accommodation. Matetsi Victoria Falls offers an idyllic oasis from which to explore, adventure, relax and recharge. Situated within a 136,000-acre pristine wilderness, Matetsi Private Game Reserve, guests enjoy the most private and exclusive experience in the Victoria Falls area.
Starting Accommodation: Matetsi Victoria Falls
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 – Matetsi Victoria Falls
While at Matetsi you will enjoy the scheduled activities, included in your stay. Matetsi Victoria Falls offers the ideal combination of safari, river, Victoria Falls and relaxation all wrapped up in warm genuine Zimbabwean hospitality. Experience Matetsi Magic from sunrise safaris to sunset boat cruises. There is a wide range of activities available within Matetsi Private Game Reserve including a guided walking Tour of the Iconic Victoria Falls.
Starting Accommodation: Matetsi Victoria Falls
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7 – Matetsi Victoria Falls to Linyanti (via Kasane)
This morning transfer to Victoria Falls Airport to connect with your light aircraft flight to Kasane. Upon arrival into Kasane, connect with another light aircraft flight into your DumaTau.
DumaTau is located close to the source of the Savute Channel, with access to the Linyanti Swamps, floodplains and mopane woodlands, thus offering an excellent combination of habitats. The area is also renowned for general great plains game such as red lechwe, Burchell's zebra, giraffe, buffalo and warthog. Predator sightings of lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog and spotted hyaena are good. The extensive lagoon frontage ensures that each ultra-spacious guest suite has uninterrupted views over Osprey Lagoon, and the movements of the mega-herds of elephant the Linyanti is so famous for.
Starting Accommodation: DumaTau
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8 – Activities at DumaTau
Activities include game drives in open 4x4 vehicles, night drives, and occasionally guided walks when the camp manager feels that it is safe to conduct walking safaris. Game drives allow you to encounter the rich wildlife of the Linyanti. Highlights include witnessing fascinating predator interactions and large herds of elephant.
Starting Accommodation: DumaTau
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9 – Activities at DumaTau
Walk in the wild and get closer to nature and observe the smaller things you may miss when travelling by vehicle. Enjoy a boat or barge ride along the calm waters of the Linyanti while searching for those elusive birds so prevalent in the channels (this activity is water-level dependent). Or experience the thrill of a night drive using spotlights to find some of the less-seen nocturnal animals.
Starting Accommodation: DumaTau
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10 – DumaTau to Mombo
Afer your morning activity and breakfast, you will transfer to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Mombo.
Mombo, on the northern tip of Chief's Island within the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, is built under large shady trees and overlooks an open floodplain more often than not alive with wildlife. This area boasts enormous concentrations of plains game and large predators - lions in particular - providing what is arguably the best big game viewing in Botswana.
Starting Accommodation: Mombo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11 – Activities at Mombo
Activities at Mombo include morning and afternoon game drives. Open 4x4s provide an exquisite vantage for viewing the high concentrations of plains game and all the predators - including the big cats. Lion sightings are frequent. Guests at Mombo can also expect to see leopard, wild dog, spotted hyena, large herds of buffalo, elephant, white rhino, southern giraffe, blue wildebeest and Burchell's zebra.
Starting Accommodation: Mombo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12 – Activities at Momb
Enjoy another day of activities at Mombo Camp.
Starting Accommodation: Mombo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 13 – Mombo to Johannesburg (via Maun)
Enjoy your last game activity in the Okavango before transferring to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Maun Airport. Fly to Johannesburg where you will connect with your departing flight.
Meals: Breakfast
Pricing
Package Level: Luxury |
Please note all prices listed are approximations and subject to current rate of exchange adjustments. Each itinerary can be fully customized to your interests and needs.
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| Twin Share |
| 10/1/2022 - 10/31/2022 | $35,955 |
| 11/1/2022 - 12/15/2022 | $24,860 |
| Single Traveler |
| 10/1/2022 - 10/31/2022 | $45,115 |
| 11/1/2022 - 12/15/2022 | $30,885 |
Add internal air to this package from $630* |
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