Johannesburg to Victoria Falls Overland Safari & Participation Camping

Check out this compact, eight-day, action-packed itinerary including the very best highlights of Southern Africa. Soak up the presence of wildlife...

Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa

Johannesburg to Victoria Falls Overland Safari & Participation Camping

DAY 1 Johannesburg

Arrive at any time. Tonight after a brief welcome meeting at the hotel, choose to experience Johannesburg with the group and attend an optional group dinner at a local spot. If you arrive a day or two early, we recommended booking an excursion to Soweto or the Apartheid Museum.

Administrative

Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group

Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.

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Accommodation

Below is an example of the hotel we may use in this city. For the actual hotel your specific departure will be using, please check your voucher.

Hotel Sky Sandton

Hotel
DAY 2 Johannesburg/Serowe

Cross the border into Botswana and travel across the desolate landscape of the central-eastern part of the country to the wild bush within Khama Rhino Sanctuary; a unique community initiative in wildlife conservation. This is where the group will stop for the night and set up camp before time around the fire beneath a starry sky.

Bus

Wifi: Lando

Martins Drift- Serowe170km

Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!

Bus

Wifi: Lando

Johannesburg- Groblersbrug4.5h400km

Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!

Administrative

Border Crossing (South Africa - Botswana)

Groblersbrug- Martins Drift

Ready for a little more ink in your passport? Grab your bags and get ready to check another country off your bucket list.

Accommodation

Khama Rhino Sanctuary Camp

Campground
DAY 3 Serowe/Maun

Enjoy a wildlife drive through the Khama Sanctuary, learning more about this special place along the route. Climb back in the Lando and travel through Maun where the land becomes more fertile the closer you get to the Okavango Delta. Choose to prebook a scenic helicopter ride through the Delta during your free time in Maun.

Bus

Wifi: Lando

Serowe- Maun6h-7h524km

Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!

Animal

Khama Rhino Sanctuary Sundown Game Drive

Khama Rhino Sanctuary- Serowe2h

Hop into an open air safari vehicle to search for the sanctuary's rhinos, and other wildlife species.

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Accommodation

Sedia Hotel Campsite

Campground
DAY 4 Maun/Okavango Delta

On the way to the Delta set off on a wildlife walk and learn about tracking the animals while gaining more insight into their natural behaviours. Later, begin an exciting excursion deep into the Okavango Delta in a traditional mokoro (dugout canoe) and search for birds en route to the basic bush camp where you’ll set up camp and sing with the locals for the evening.

Watercraft

Mokoro

Okavango Delta1h-2h

Climb into a traditional canoe for a closer view of the shoreline.

Nature

Okavango Delta Excursion

Okavango Delta

Step into the heart of Botswana’s wilderness on an unforgettable journey into the Okavango Delta. Your adventure begins with a scenic drive in an open 4x4 safari vehicle, travelling deep into the Sankoyo Concession, a pristine area teeming with wildlife and rich in natural beauty. Our secluded camp offers a true bush experience, with comfortable, fully-set-up tents and the sounds of nature all around. From here, you’ll explore the Delta the traditional way, gliding quietly through the waterways in a mokoro canoe, steered by skilled local polers who know the channels like the back of their hand. Back on land, a guided walking safari gives you the rare opportunity to connect with the bush on foot. Learn about the plants, animal tracks, and smaller wildlife often missed from a vehicle, while keeping an eye out for the Delta’s bigger residents. Evenings are spent relaxing by the campfire under a sky scattered with stars, swapping stories and listening to the night sounds of Africa. This is more than a trip, it’s an immersion into one of the world’s most remarkable ecosystems, guided by the people who call it home.

Automobile

Pop-up Top: Safari Vehicle

Maun- Okavango Delta1h

Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride.

Accommodation

Tamog Tours & Safaris Okavango Delta Camping

Campground
DAY 5 Okavango Delta/Gweta

Choose to wake up early and watch a sunrise in the bush before traveling out of the Okavango Delta via mokoro through the channels. There will be time for showers while in Maun before boarding the Lando to Gweta, where the group will camp under the massive baobab trees. Free time will be had upon arrival to camp.

Free Time

GwetaEVENING

Enjoy the towering baobab trees found around tonight's campsite and go for a dip in the pool if you need to cool off.

Automobile

Pop-up Top: Safari Vehicle

Okavango Delta- Maun1h

Get a better view and take better snapshots aboard this off-road ride.

Bus

Wifi: Lando

Maun- Nata4h301km

Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!

Watercraft

Mokoro

Okavango Delta1h-2h

Climb into a traditional canoe for a closer view of the shoreline.

Accommodation

Elephant Sands Lodge Campsite

Campground
DAY 6 Gweta/Kasane

Journey overland to Kasane where there will be free time. Choose to embark on a sunset river cruise in Chobe National Park, which also happens to be home to the largest elephant population in southern Africa. The best way to appreciate one of Botswana's national parks and its thousands of resident elephants, crocodiles, and hippos is on an optional sunset boat cruise on the Chobe River. You can pre-book this on the checkout page, or through your Global Connection Officer or travel agent.

Bus

Wifi: Lando

Nata- Kasane6h420km

Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!

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Accommodation

Thebe River Safari Lodge Campsite

Campground
DAY 7 Kasane/Victoria Falls

Drive in the Lando across the border between Botswana and Zimbabwe; home of epic Victoria Falls. Stop for a traditional lunch at the G Adventures—supported Lusumpuko Women’s Club. Upon arrival there will be free time for the optional activities available in the area. For the adventurous we recommend going whitewater rafting, taking a scenic helicopter flight over the falls, or bungee jumping with the waterfalls in sight. You can also opt to prebook the Chobe National Park Safari Drive and head out early into the park before crossing the border into Zimbabwe.

Bus

Wifi: Lando

Kasane- Kazungula0.75h20km

Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!

Administrative

Border Crossing (Botswana to Zimbabwe or vice versa)

Kazungula

Ready for a little more ink in your passport? Grab your bags and get ready to check another country off your bucket list.

Bus

Wifi: Lando

Kazungula- Victoria Falls1.5h-2h65km

Climb aboard our custom built ride …. overlanding G-style!

Cuisine

Your G for Good Moment: Lusumpuko Women's Club Lunch

Victoria Falls

Start your visit to Victoria Falls off on the right foot by sitting down to a traditional, Zimbabwean meal, cooked by the Lusumpuko Women’s Club, a group of women from a nearby township. A demonstration by the ladies will show you exactly how Zimbabweans traditionally eat their food, and you’ll be served a farm-to-table meal made with traditional, local, in-season ingredients. This meal provides much-needed income to the cooperatives’ 20 members – changing their lives and families in the process.

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Accommodation

Explorers Village Camping

Campground
DAY 8 Victoria Falls

Depart anytime. If you aren't ready to leave just yet talk with your CEO about extending your adventure and get to know more of Zimbabwe or beyond!

Administrative

Departure Day

Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with travel arrangements to extend your adventure.

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