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Southern Africa (Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa)

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Southern Africa is a vast and diverse region spanning countries including Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, each offering a distinct mix of landscapes, wildlife, and culture. The region is home to some of Africa's most iconic safari destinations — from the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park in Botswana to Hwange and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe — as well as the dramatic dunes of the Namib Desert and South Africa's Garden Route and Cape Winelands. Travellers are drawn here for big-five game viewing, overland adventures, and rich cultural history including the legacy of apartheid, ancient San rock art, and Great Zimbabwe. The region rewards both independent explorers and group travellers with an extraordinary range of experiences packed into a single journey.

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Southern Africa (Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa) · 18 days

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Dunes, Deltas & Falls Discoverer — Self-Launched

An 18-day independent overland run through four countries — Victoria Falls to Cape Town — hitting the same big moments as the G Adventures group tour: Chobe's elephants, a mokoro paddle into the Okavango Delta, a bush walk with San guides in the Kalahari, Etosha's waterholes, Swakopmund's dunes and the red sand sea of Sossusvlei. You swap the private air-conditioned truck and CEO for a mix of shuttle vans, Intercape/budget buses, shared 4x4s and local guides booked directly, and you sleep in hostels, guesthouses and park campsites. Self-launched means you build it, you book it, you keep the savings — expect roughly 4-5 days of long transfer driving either way, so bring a book and a good playlist.

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