About this trip
Ten days overland through southern Africa, travelling by purpose-built truck between waterways, salt pans and Victoria Falls. You camp along the way, including a night deep in the Okavango wilderness with no facilities, just the sounds of the bush.
The route mixes wildlife-watching with genuine remoteness — mokoro canoeing through the delta's channels, hippos along the Chobe River, early game drives, and the sheer scale of the Makgadikgadi salt pans. Days can be long and travel times unpredictable, but that's part of how overland Africa works.
This is a group trip built around shared effort — pitching your own tent, digging a bush toilet when needed, and long drive days broken up by camaraderie and proper wildlife encounters.
What you'll do
- Canoe the Okavango Delta by mokoro
- Camp overnight in the remote Okavango wilderness
- Spot hippos along the Chobe River
- Take a sunset cruise for birdlife
- Cross the vast Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
- See Victoria Falls with free time to explore
- Overland style — you help set up camp, and trucks have no air conditioning, just sliding windows
- Expect early starts for game drives or long travel days
- The Okavango night involves a bush toilet and no shower — part of the experience
Worth it if you want genuine wildlife and a tight-knit group vibe. Think twice if you need spacious sleeping quarters or seamless pre-trip comms.
- Guide, driver and cook create a real family atmosphere; crew excellence transforms the whole experience.
- Food quality surprises most travellers; meals genuinely impressive for a camping tour in remote areas.
- Sleeping tents cramped for pairs; you cannot stand upright to dress, limiting comfort on 10-day trip.
- Pre-trip communication poor; bring headtorch, pula and USD cash; Zimbabwe border crossing costs £35 extra for Brits.
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Departing in Aug is cheapest — from £971, about 26% below the priciest month (Oct).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Johannesburg · 15 Aug – 16 Aug
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