7 Days Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour

Your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour begins with a warm welcome at Cape Town International Airport by your professional guide, who transfers you to your boutique hotel in the heart of the city, just a 25-minute drive along the scenic coastal route. This exciting Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour Day includes an afternoon cable car ride up Table Mountain, known locally as "Hoerikwaggo" (Mountain in the Sea), offering panoramic views of the city and coastline. Your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour experience continues with a visit to the vibrant Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, where you'll enjoy a welcome dinner featuring fresh seafood while watching the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean.

After breakfast, your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour transitions from urban exploration to wilderness adventure with a morning flight to Skukuza Airport, the gateway to Kruger National Park, approximately 2,000 km northeast of Cape Town. Your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour guide meets you upon arrival for transfer to your luxury safari lodge located in the central region of the park, known among locals as "Skukuza" (He who sweeps clean). The afternoon Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour activity features your first game drive through Kruger's diverse savannah landscape spanning 19,485 square kilometers, where you'll begin searching for the Big Five and other iconic African wildlife.

Wake at dawn for your full-day Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour experience in Kruger National Park, beginning with an early morning game drive when predators are most active in the area known locally as "Nkuhlu" (Natal mahogany tree). This immersive Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour Day includes a visit to the Sabie River, located approximately 42 km from camp, where hippos and crocodiles gather in impressive numbers. Your afternoon Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour activity focuses on tracking lions and leopards in the acacia woodlands before returning to the lodge for a traditional boma dinner under the African stars.

Your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour journey continues with a morning transfer to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport for your flight to Windhoek, Namibia, covering approximately 1,900 km across southern Africa in just 2.5 hours. This transition day of your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour includes a scenic drive northward from Windhoek to Etosha National Park (approximately 415 km or 4.5 hours), passing through the dramatic landscape of the Namibian highlands. Your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour experience is enhanced with a late afternoon arrival at your lodge situated near Anderson's Gate, the southern entrance to Etosha, where you'll enjoy dinner while overlooking a floodlit waterhole frequented by nocturnal wildlife.

Day five of your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour focuses on Etosha National Park, a vast 22,270 square kilometer wildlife sanctuary centered around the brilliant white Etosha Pan, known locally as "the great white place" or "Khubus" in the San language. Your full-day Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour experience includes game drives across the eastern section of the park, approximately 60 km from your lodge to the famous Halali area, searching for Namibia's unique desert-adapted elephants and black rhinos. The afternoon Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour activity takes you to the numerous waterholes of the central region, including Okaukuejo and Nebrowni, located about 45 km west of Halali, where incredible predator-prey interactions often unfold during the dry season.

Day six of your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour focuses on Etosha National Park, a vast 22,270 square kilometer wildlife sanctuary centered around the brilliant white Etosha Pan, known locally as "the great white place" or "Khubus" in the San language. Your full-day Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour experience includes game drives across the eastern section of the park, approximately 60 km from your lodge to the famous Halali area, searching for Namibia's unique desert-adapted elephants and black rhinos. The afternoon Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour activity takes you to the numerous waterholes of the central region, including Okaukuejo and Nebrowni, located about 45 km west of Halali, where incredible predator-prey interactions often unfold during the dry season.

The final day of your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour begins with an early flight back to Namibia and direct transfer to the iconic red dunes of Sossusvlei, located approximately 350 km southwest of Windhoek in the ancient Namib Desert. Your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour experience culminates with an unforgettable visit to Deadvlei and Sossusvlei, where 300-meter-high sand dunes known locally as "Itenga" (The Place of No Return) create a surreal landscape. After exploring this natural wonder, your Southern Africa Safari and Namibia Tour concludes with a scenic drive back to Windhoek International Airport (approximately 5 hours), where you'll depart with extraordinary memories of your journey across southern Africa's most magnificent destinations.