South Africa · Private safari
Kruger & Panorama Discovery
Kruger → Panorama Route
Proposed level: Midrange to luxury
South Africa · Namibia · Botswana
South Africa, Namibia & Botswana
Southern Africa’s Grand Contrasts
Our longest southern journey: four distinct environments, three countries, and the flights that make it work.
There is no way to do this by road in a sensible time, so the journey is built around three short flights. Cape Town gives you the mountain and the food, the Namib gives you silence and scale, the Delta gives you water and walking, and Chobe gives you elephants in numbers you will not see elsewhere. Seventeen nights means each chapter has room.
The route
- Stop 1
Cape Town
- Stop 2
Sossusvlei
- Stop 3
Okavango Delta
- Stop 4
Chobe
Route order as travelled. This is a schematic of the sequence, not a scale map — driving times are given in the itinerary.
The route on a map
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- 01Cape Town
- 02Sossusvlei
- 03Okavango Delta
- 04Chobe
Pins mark the regions in travelling order, not exact camps or lodges. Driving times are given in the day-by-day plan above.
Day by day
18 days · 17 nights across 3 countries
Day01Arrive and settle into Cape TownCape Town · overnight Cape Town
You are met on arrival and driven to your first camp. Depending on your flight time, there is a first evening drive or simply time to settle in. A city day: Table Mountain cableway if the weather allows, then the Waterfront.
- Transfers
- Met at Cape Town (CPT), then a transfer of a domestic flight from Johannesburg or Kruger.
- Meals
- Dinner
- Overnight
- Cape Town
- Pace
- Light — settle in, with one short drive if your flight allows
From the safari desk: Send us your flight number before you travel. If you land after 15:00 we move any first drive to the following morning rather than rush you into the park tired.
Day02Cape Town — full dayCape Town · overnight Cape Town
A full peninsula day: Cape Point, Boulders Beach and the coastal drive.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Cape Town
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day03Cape Town — full dayCape Town · overnight Cape Town
A morning at leisure before a wine-country or safari transfer.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Cape Town
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day04Cape Town — full dayCape Town · overnight Cape Town
A city day: Table Mountain cableway if the weather allows, then the Waterfront.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Cape Town
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day05On to Sossusvlei / Namib DesertSossusvlei · overnight Sossusvlei / Namib Desert
After breakfast you travel on to Sossusvlei. The afternoon is kept light: An early start into the dunes for sunrise at Sossusvlei and Deadvlei.
- Transfers
- approximately 5 hours by road from Windhoek, or a short flight to a desert airstrip. Fly Cape Town to Windhoek, then take the road into the desert with a guide.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Sossusvlei / Namib Desert
- Pace
- Half a day in the vehicle, then an afternoon drive
From the safari desk: Where the road allows it we plan the drive to arrive before lunch, so the afternoon is a proper game drive rather than a rushed arrival at dusk.
Day06Sossusvlei — full daySossusvlei · overnight Sossusvlei / Namib Desert
A slower day exploring Sesriem Canyon and the desert’s smaller details.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Sossusvlei / Namib Desert
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day07Sossusvlei — full daySossusvlei · overnight Sossusvlei / Namib Desert
Optional scenic flight over the dunes, arranged locally.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Sossusvlei / Namib Desert
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day08On to Okavango DeltaOkavango Delta · overnight Okavango Delta
After breakfast you travel on to Okavango Delta. The afternoon is kept light: Mokoro excursions through the Delta’s clear channels with a poler, plus walking on the islands.
- Transfers
- a light-aircraft flight from Maun to a delta airstrip. Fly Windhoek to Maun, then continue by light aircraft into the Delta. Soft bags are required.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Okavango Delta
- Pace
- Half a day in the vehicle, then an afternoon drive
From the safari desk: Where the road allows it we plan the drive to arrive before lunch, so the afternoon is a proper game drive rather than a rushed arrival at dusk.
Day09Okavango Delta — full dayOkavango Delta · overnight Okavango Delta
Game drives and a boat cruise, depending on the camp’s location and water levels.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Okavango Delta
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day10Okavango Delta — full dayOkavango Delta · overnight Okavango Delta
A full day exploring the delta’s waterways and floodplains.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Okavango Delta
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day11Okavango Delta — full dayOkavango Delta · overnight Okavango Delta
Optional scenic helicopter flight over the Delta, arranged and paid locally.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Okavango Delta
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day12Okavango Delta — full dayOkavango Delta · overnight Okavango Delta
Mokoro excursions through the Delta’s clear channels with a poler, plus walking on the islands.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Okavango Delta
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day13On to ChobeChobe · overnight Chobe
After breakfast you travel on to Chobe. The afternoon is kept light: A morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise on the Chobe river.
- Transfers
- approximately 1 hour by road from Kasane, or a short flight. Road or a short light-aircraft hop from the Delta to Kasane, with the Chobe river on the doorstep.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Chobe
- Pace
- Half a day in the vehicle, then an afternoon drive
From the safari desk: Where the road allows it we plan the drive to arrive before lunch, so the afternoon is a proper game drive rather than a rushed arrival at dusk.
Day14Chobe — full dayChobe · overnight Chobe
A full day in the park, following elephant herds towards the water.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Chobe
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day15Chobe — full dayChobe · overnight Chobe
A final morning cruise before departure.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Chobe
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day16Chobe — full dayChobe · overnight Chobe
A morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise on the Chobe river.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Chobe
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day17Chobe — full dayChobe · overnight Chobe
A full day in the park, following elephant herds towards the water.
- Transfers
- No long transfer today; game viewing from camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Overnight
- Chobe
- Pace
- Two game drives with a long midday rest
From the safari desk: We go out at first light and again from about 16:00, when the light and the movement are at their best. The middle of the day belongs to you: the pool, a long lunch and your notes.
Day18DepartureChobe · onward travel
Your guide sees you to the airport in good time for check-in. If your international flight leaves late in the day, a day room or an extra night can be arranged.
- Transfers
- A final morning at camp, then a transfer of approximately 1 hour by road from Kasane, or a short flight to Kasane (BBK) or Maun (MUB) for your onward flight.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Overnight
- Onward travel
- Pace
- Morning only, then onward travel
From the safari desk: We confirm your transfer time the evening before against the live flight schedule, and build in a buffer for road conditions. Late departures can keep a day room.
Crossing between countries
Private road transfers and one regional flight into Namibia, a second regional flight to Maun, light-aircraft hops in Botswana, and a short transfer to Kasane at the end.
Proposed level
Luxury accommodation, proposed rather than committed. Specific properties and rates are shared privately in your proposal.
Safaris we sell
Journeys on this route
Each can run on its own, or be joined into the full combination above.
Namibia · Private safari
Dunes & Atlantic Coast
Sossusvlei → Swakopmund
Proposed level: Midrange to luxury
Before you decide
- Three international flights inside one trip need the dates fixed early, especially in high season.
- Light-aircraft luggage limits apply in Botswana; soft bags only.
- This is a long journey — we would build a rest day into Cape Town and another on the Delta water.
Questions about this combination
Is eighteen days realistic?
Yes, but it is a serious trip. We would not shorten it much without dropping one country rather than squeezing the others.
Can we finish at Victoria Falls?
Yes. From Kasane it is a short transfer, and an extra night there is easy to arrange.
When should we travel?
July to October suits the Delta and Chobe best; the Namib is good year-round, though summer is very hot.
