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15 day East African Discoverer. Victoria Falls to Dar Es Salaam
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Your Africa camping safari starts in Victoria Falls, travels north through Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi, and ends in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Pre-departure meeting: 17:00pm the day before at the departure point Departure point: Victoria Falls, Adrenaline Zone, Shop 8 The Bata Centre, Livingstone Way (next door to Wimpy) Check-in: 08:45am Departure: 09:00am Accommodation: Camping Group size: Max 30 passengers Safari vehicle: Overland truck
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Please note that this tour operates in both directions.
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Day 1: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
1700 metres wide and around 100 metres high, the Victoria Falls is one of the most memorable sights on this African overland tour. All year round, flights can be taken in fixed wing planes, micro lights or helicopters. Back on the ground, the falls can be seen from the Victoria Falls National Park with its many viewing points or from the Zambian side. All offer fantastic photographic opportunities.
White water rafting in the Batoka Gorge is considered to be world class. Besides the excitement of the grade 5 rapids, there are the 'floats', where there is time to admire the scenic cliffs and occasional wildlife on the riverbanks.
Optional activities around Victoria Falls include day trips into the Zambezi or Hwange National Parks, horse riding safaris, a visit to the Crocodile Ranch, Snake Park, golf at the Elephant Hills Hotel, parachuting, the Falls Craft Village. Breakfast is included. |
Days 2 & 3: Victoria Falls to Lake Kariba, Zambia
This morning your African overland tour will pack up camp and depart Victoria Falls. Exiting Zimbabwe you cross the Victoria Falls Bridge and the Zambezi River to enter into Zambia at the town of Livingstone. You head to the western waters of Lake Kariba, your base camp for the next 2 nights. The lake is one of the largest man made lakes in the world, boasting a wide variety of African game, bird life and unique flora and fauna.
Here you have the option to take a 2 night trip on the House Boats on Lake Kariba. For those of you who do not want to partake in the House Boats there are many activities you can do at the campsite such as fishing, canoeing, hikes, explore the local village or just relax on the tranquil banks of Lake Kariba. The campsite also has a swimming pool where you can enjoy soaking up the sun. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is included.
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House Boat option 2 night/2 day:You board the House Boats at approx 1pm and have lunch after you have settled yourself in. You depart the harbour at approx 2pm and sail out to the Maaze River for a beautiful sunset and overnight on the House Boats. Lake Kariba is famous for its spectacular sunsets. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is included.
The next day you can relax the entire day on the deck of the House Boat and enjoy the on board Jacuzzi. House Boats on Lake Kariba are truly one of the most relaxing ways to spend a few days. For those of you feeling a bit more active in the early morning you can take a Fishing/Game Cruise on tender boats or you have the option to do a game walk on the island in the Maaze area.
There is opportunity to see plains game and many different species of bird life. After lunch and head to Maaze Island where you do a tour of the Crocodile Farm. Dinner is prepared on the boat while you sit back and enjoy your sundowners over the lake. |
Day 4: Lake Kariba to Lusaka, Zambia
After everyone has reunited you bid goodbye to Lake Kariba on day 4 of your African overland tour, you head north through Southern Zambia to a camp just before the capital city of Lusaka. The campsite is home to some local wildlife and has beautiful facilities. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is included. |
Day 5: Lusaka to ChipataFrom Lusaka you cross the northeastern side of Zambia, heading to a beautiful little campsite just 10km before the Zambia/Malawi border. Breakfast, Dinner and Dinner. |
Days 6 - 9: Chipata to Lake Malawi, MalawiLeaving Zambia you cross the border into Malawi, the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’. You visit the capital Lilongwe, a small city distinctively divided into the old town and the new administrative centre. The newly democratic Malawi is a landlocked country with 20% of its total area being the beautiful Lake Malawi. The country's temperate climate allows for swimming in this clear blue fresh-waters all the year round.
You travel the full length of western side of lake, stopping off at various bays and inlets for the next 4 days. This is the time for rest and relaxation. Lake Malawi offers a variety of watersports from various beachside campsites. Alternatively, you can go wandering along quieter shorelines where you can see the fishermen sorting their daily catch. Traditional methods are still used in their fishing techniques and you can appreciate their boating skills by trying to paddle in a dugout canoe yourself.
Visit the nearby villages and schools as well as dine in the local village, haggle for a bargain at the local markets, learn the game of bao with some locals … or simply relax on the pristine white beaches. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is included. |
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Page: 2 Day 10: Lake Malawi to Iringa, Tanzania
You depart Malawi via Karonga and enter Tanzania through the border post of Songwe. Your African overland tour continues through the Tanzanian countryside and take in the beauty of the Tukuyu tea plantations and banana plantations. Just before Iringa i ...
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Victoria Falls
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The Zambezi River approaches the edge of the Victoria Falls quite casually, then topples over a sheer 330-foot drop into the foaming gorge below. This is the widest curtain of falling water in the world about 1,6 km across (1-mile wide)
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Zanzibar, Jewel of the Ocean
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The little Indian Ocean Island of Zanzibar is a cultural melting pot of African, Arabic and Indian cultures. It is renowned for its spice and slave trade.
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