This tour starts in Cape Town, one of the world’s most beautiful cities with its incredible location beneath Table Mountain. As we depart Cape Town the day after the tour starts you may want to arrive here a few days prior to departure to allow yourself time to enjoy the area’s attractions such as the nearby penguin colonies, Robben Island, cage diving with sharks, the lively V&A Waterfront and the nearby Stellenbosch wineries, a must-do for any wine lovers.

On our first day of this tour we head east along the Whale Route, a stunning drive, where we will be visiting the famous whale-watching area of Hermanus as well as the penguins at Stony Point before setting up camp at Cape Agulhas, Africa’s most southerly point.

On the Garden Route we now arrive at the lagoon town of Knysna where we will base ourselves for a couple of days to explore the wonderful forests and beaches of this area.

As we travel towards the Sunshine Coast we stop off at Bloukrans River Bridge, the world’s highest bungee jump at 216m, giving our adrenalin-junkies the chance to get their fix before continuing to the surfing mecca of Jeffrey’s bay.

We now visit Addo Elephant National Park and get the opportunity to see the large herds of elephants, buffalo and kudu as well as lions, hyenas, black rhino and the largest remaining population of the flightless dung beetle.

Heading inland we enter the mountain kingdom of Lesotho where you will have the chance to explore dinosaur footprints at Quthing, towering peaks at Malealea, dramatic waterfalls at Maletsunyane and historic cultural villages at Thaba Bosiu during our 4 day visit.

Back in South Africa we now spend a couple of nights in the beach resort town of Durban where you have the chance to visit Ushaka Marine World, one of the best oceanariums in the world.

We continue our journey to the kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) where you will get to experience walking amongst wildlife such as giraffes, warthogs, kudu, zebra, hartebeest and impala during our visits to Nisela Lodge and Mlilwane Sanctuary.

In Eswatini you also have the option to climb Sibebe Rock, the world’s largest granite dome.

Back in South Africa we now travel along a beautiful road known as the Panorama Route where we visit sites such as God’s Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon and the Moholoholo Animal Rehabilitation Centre.

The Panorama Route ends and we head straight into the incredible Kruger National Park where we spend 2 days in the southern section of the park searching for the big 5. This is one of the world’s best game viewing experiences!

In the town of Komatipoort we have the opportunity to restock our supplies before heading to Mozambique.

With its flame-tree-lined streets, sidewalk cafes, pumping salsa bars and Mediterranean-style architecture, the capital Maputo is easily one of Africa’s most attractive cities and our first taste of this beautiful country.

A little further north we reach the legendary white-sand-beaches of Tofo, a great stop with its azure waters, rolling breakers and party atmosphere.

Our last stop is at the resort town of Vilanculos, the gateway to the beautiful Bazaruto archipelago, an area with pristine coral reefs and turquoise waters making for excellent sailing, snorkelling and diving.

We now spend 2 nights wild camping on our way to Zimbabwe.

Our first stop in Zimbabwe is Harare where you have the chance to enjoy the capital’s fine dining, craft markets, museums and varied bars all set amidst wide avenues lined with dusty red earth and purple Jacaranda trees.

South of Harare we find the Great Zimbabwe Ruins, once the greatest mediaeval city in sub-Saharan Africa. The ancient site provides evidence that this was home to a very advanced society.

In Gweru we visit Antelope Park where you have the opportunity to meet elephants, join lions on an evening hunt and even take a morning walk with lion cubs!

In Bulawayo we visit the gravesite of Cecil John Rhodes before spending an afternoon in Matobo NP, home of balancing boulders, ancient rock art and the rare black rhino.

Our first destination in Botswana is the Makgadikgadi Pans, one of the world’s largest salt flats, where you have the opportunity to explore this fascinating landscape from the comfort of a 4x4 while looking for meerkats.

The Okavango Delta is a truly delightful wildlife rich area where you will have the option to take a trip on a mokoro (traditional dug-out canoe) through the vast waterways of the delta in search of the crocodiles, hippos and elephants that make this park so special.

In Namibia’s Caprivi Strip we discover a wild area well off the tourist trail where we have a few days to explore the region's abundant wildlife and beautiful scenery.

Back in Botswana we visit Chobe National Park where you have the opportunity to take a sunset cruise with a front row seat to one of Africa’s finest wildlife settings. With herds of elephants crossing rivers using their trunks as snorkels, pods of hippos wallowing in the pools and the rare puku munching on the wetland grass this is a memory that will stay with you forever.

This tour ends at Zimbabwe’s highlight, the incredible Victoria Falls where we will spend our last few days giving you time to explore the falls and take part in the adventure activities that abound including grade 5 rafting on the Zambezi River, abseiling, bungee jumping and gorge swinging, an adrenaline fuelled ending to an iconic African overland expedition!

This tour ends after breakfast on the last day of the trip so you can make your onward travel arrangements accordingly.

If you would like to extend your trip and travel with us after Victoria Falls our truck continues to Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya, so you can add on any of these countries should you wish to.

If you would like to extend your trip and join this tour prior to Cape Town, on our April trip our truck travels down the west coast of Africa before reaching Cape Town so you can add on Namibia, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania and Morocco should you wish to.

We are happy to create a bespoke itinerary and price for you so please feel free to contact us to discuss all options.

If you can’t do the whole expedition it may be possible to book a shorter section of your choice.  Please get in touch and if this option is available we will be happy to work out a bespoke itinerary and reduced price for you.