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Southern Africa Encompassed: Bush Camps & Wildlife Spotting

Now's the time to explore Africa on your terms with this tour that's affordable for young travellers. When it comes to raw, in-your-face wildness, South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe is where it's at — and from the vantage of our rugged Lando, even more spectacular. Witness traditional dancing, explore the Okavango Delta with a wildlife walk and bush camping, track wildlife on foot in Zimbabwe’s Matobo National Park, and capture the "big five" (in photo form, of course) in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, while camping keeps you close to the incomparable scenery. This quick tour isn't simply a taste of Africa; it's a full-course meal — with seconds.

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15 DaysJohannesburg to Johannesburg
Valid on May 5 2026Trip Code: DAJJ
From $2251.65 USDIncluding taxes and fees

Is this tour for me?

Travel Style: 18-to-Thirtysomethings

Fast, fresh, and fun adventures that never slow down, made for young, budget-minded travellers.

Service Level: Camping

Camping most nights with some hotel/hostel stays to start and throughout; affordable public and private transport.

Physical Grading: 3 - Average

Some tours may include light hiking, biking, rafting, or kayaking in addition to walking.

Merchandising: Top Seller

Merchandising: Planeterra Project

Trip Type: Small Group

Group trips average 12 travellers per departure, depending on the adventure. The maximum is usually no more than 16, but some can be smaller or bigger, depending on the trip. Check individual trips for details.

Age requirements: 18-39

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Southern Africa Encompassed: Bush Camps & Wildlife Spotting - Itinerary

Trip Start: JohannesburgTrip End: Johannesburg

DAY 1

Johannesburg

Arrive at any time. Tonight, get to know your group on your first night out together in Johannesburg. After your welcome meeting at the hotel, choose to enjoy an Amarula cocktail at the bar or go to Emperors Palace with a wide array of restaurants and bars to choose from. Sit back, relax, eat some grub, sip a cocktail, and get to know your fellow travel buddies as the adventure begins. If you arrive a day or two early, we recommended booking an excursion to Soweto or the Apartheid Museum.

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.

Connect With New Friends:
Connect with new friends on your first night out in a new destination. Only available on 18-to-Thirtysomethings tours.

Hotel Sky Sandton:
Hotel Sky Sandton

Optional Activities

Southern Africa Encompassed: Bush Camps & Wildlife Spotting - Itinerary

Trip Start: JohannesburgTrip End: Johannesburg
DAY 1
Johannesburg

DAY 1

Johannesburg

Arrive at any time. Tonight, get to know your group on your first night out together in Johannesburg. After your welcome meeting at the hotel, choose to enjoy an Amarula cocktail at the bar or go to Emperors Palace with a wide array of restaurants and bars to choose from. Sit back, relax, eat some grub, sip a cocktail, and get to know your fellow travel buddies as the adventure begins. If you arrive a day or two early, we recommended booking an excursion to Soweto or the Apartheid Museum.

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.

Connect With New Friends:
Connect with new friends on your first night out in a new destination. Only available on 18-to-Thirtysomethings tours.

Hotel Sky Sandton:
Hotel Sky Sandton

Optional Activities

DAY 2
Johannesburg/Serowe
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DAY 3
Serowe/Maun
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DAY 4
Maun/Okavango Delta
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DAY 5
Okavango Delta/Nata
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DAY 6
Nata/Kasane
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DAY 7
Kasane/Victoria Falls
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DAY 8
Victoria Falls
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DAY 9
Victoria Falls/Matobo National Park
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DAY 10
Matobo National Park
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DAY 11
Matobo National Park/Tshipise
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DAY 12
Tshipise/Kruger National Park
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DAY 13
Kruger National Park/Greater Kruger Area
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DAY 14
Greater Kruger Area/Johannesburg
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DAY 15
Johannesburg
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What’s Included

  • Your G for Good Moment: Lusumpuko Women's Club Lunch, Victoria Falls
  • Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
  • Your First Night Out Moment: Connect With New Friends
  • Your Discover Moment: Victoria Falls
  • Khama Rhino Sanctuary Drive
  • Okavango Delta overnight bush camping excursion
  • Guided walk and open vehicle safari drive in Matobo NP
  • Kruger NP entrance with wildlife safari drives in the Lando
  • Traditional dinner and local dancing
  • All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.
Accommodations
  • Simple hotels (2 nts, single or twin-share), participation camping (11 nts), basic bush camp (1 nt).
Meals
  • 13 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 8 dinners
Transportation
  • Lando (overland adventure vehicle), open safari vehicle, mokoro, walking
Staff & experts
  • 2 CEOs (Chief Experience Officers) throughout as head guide/cook and driver, local guides.

Southern Africa Encompassed: Bush Camps & Wildlife Spotting Departure Dates

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Sat, May 30 2026Sat, Jun 13 2026Sold Out $2,649 USD
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Sat, Jun 13 2026Sat, Jun 27 2026Open (1)$2,649 USD
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Sat, Jun 27 2026Sat, Jul 11 2026Open (12)$3,049 USD
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Sat, Jul 25 2026Sat, Aug 08 2026Open (9)$3,049 USD
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USEFUL INFO

Your G for Good Moment: Lusumpuko Women's Club Lunch, Victoria Falls
Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
Your First Night Out Moment: Connect With New Friends
Your Discover Moment: Victoria Falls. Khama Rhino Sanctuary Drive. Okavango Delta overnight bush camping excursion. Guided walk and open vehicle safari drive in Matobo NP. Kruger NP entrance with wildlife safari drives in the Lando. Traditional dinner and local dancing. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.

Spot the "big five" in Kruger National Park, gaze out across Victoria Falls, track wildlife on foot in Matobo National Park, feel the pulse of a continent at a dancing demonstration, discover three diverse countries, explore the Okavango Delta the traditional way in a mokoro canoe

The information in this trip details document has been compiled with care and is provided in good faith. However it is subject to change, and does not form part of the contract between the client and the operator. The itinerary featured is correct at time of printing. It may differ slightly to the one in the brochure. Occasionally our itineraries change as we make improvements that stem from past travellers, comments and our own research. Sometimes it can be a small change like adding an extra meal along the itinerary. Sometimes the change may result in us altering the tour for the coming year. Ultimately, our goal is to provide you with the most rewarding experience. Please note that our brochure is usually released in November each year. If you have booked from the previous brochure you may find there have been some changes to the itinerary.

VERY IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you print a final copy of your Trip Details to review a couple of days prior to travel, in case there have been changes that affect your plans.

While it is our intention to adhere to the route described below, there is a certain amount of flexibility built into the itinerary and on occasion it may be necessary, or desirable to make alterations. The itinerary is brief, as we never know exactly where our journey will take us. Due to our style of travel and the regions we visit, travel can be unpredictable. The Trip Details document is a general guide to the tour and region and any mention of specific destinations or wildlife is by no means a guarantee that they will be visited or encountered. Aboard expedition trips visits to research stations depend on final permission.

Additionally, any travel times listed are approximations only and subject to vary due to local circumstances.

1. Please note that this trip is a combination of multiple G Adventures tours. As such, the staff and/or particular vehicles operating your tour may change between tour segments. You may also expect some group members to join or leave the tour, between tour segments.

2. This is not a physically demanding journey; however, travelling can be difficult, with long drives and poor road conditions at times. Despite this, most clients feel that the diversity of the African landscape, countries, culture and wildlife are all well worth the experience. We use a comfortable and safe customized safari truck for the long drives.

3. According to the WHO and CDC, there is no risk of yellow fever in Botswana. It is compulsory to show a valid Yellow Fever vaccination certificate if you are travelling to Botswana from a Yellow Fever endemic country, or have recently travelled to a Yellow Fever endemic country (with entry stamps in your passport), including the following countries (but not limited to): Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Zambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

**We advise all travelers to Botswana who are coming from one of the above countries, or who have visited them in the last 10 years, to be prepared with a Yellow Fever vaccination certificate or letter from your doctor with proof of vaccination. Yellow Fever inoculations need to be administered at least 10 days prior to your entry into the country. Border officials in Botswana have been strictly enforcing these requirements. Travelers without the correct documentation run the risk of being denied entry, and will not be able to continue with the tour. (Any additional travel expenses will be on your own account.) **

4. An essential part of your safari is participation. The group is usually divided into small groups and given different tasks which change on a day to day basis, from kitchen duty group (helping in prepare meals and clean up afterwards), the packing group (sets up all tables and chairs outside) and the cleaning group (which cleans the truck by emptying the rubbish bin and brooming). it is all part of your adventure and when everyone puts in a little effort the trip will run smoothly. Your CEOs will do all the meal preparation, but we do ask the clients to help with the washing up. Team spirit is part of the fun! All camping equipment (with the exception of your sleeping bag and pillow) is supplied. We supply dome tents and assembly/disassembly takes only 5 minutes. All tents have built-in insect nets. Mattresses are also available, which are approximately 4cm thick, warm and comfortable.

5. Sleeping bags can not be rented on any of our Africa overland or safari

6. Your CEO aims to provide you with the best service possible during your tour. They will be joining you in the back of the truck for a maximum of approximately 50% during driving, to answer questions and provide more information about the areas that you visit. They will spend the remainder of the driving time in front with the driver to enable them to make bookings, do planning and to fulfil other organizational requirements of the tour. During wildlife safari drives, your CEO will ensure to accompany you in the passenger area of the truck. This is of course because they have a lot of knowledge to share with you during these exciting wildlife safari drives. Please do not hesitate to ask your CEO any questions.

7. MONEY EXCHANGE
We strongly advise that you bring ZAR or USD from your home country or exchange money before the start of the tour, to avoid delays on tour. Please see the Money Exchange section for more details.

8. DRONES
The use of drones in national parks in Southern Africa is prohibited.

9. ARRIVAL AIRPORT
Please note, if you're arrival airport in Johannesburg is NOT 'Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport' and you have pre-booked an arrival transfer, please contact us as soon as possible so we can pass this information onto our local office and transfer provider. This may incur additional costs.

10. OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
Prices listed are indicative and may change seasonally or annually. Your CEO will confirm current rates while on tour.

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