Southern Africa Odyssey

Journeying into Southern Africa’s heart, witness the magnificence of four distinct nations.  Experience astonishing beauty, consummate adventure, and outstanding accommodations in a small group limited to 24 travelers.  Your 18-day tour begins with touring of Johannesburg’s renowned Soweto district, including Nelson Mandela’s home and the moving Hector Pieterson Museum.  Spending the next three nights in a historic hotel near Zimbabwe’s spectacular Victoria Falls, admire the falls up close, meet local grade school students, and embark on a “Sundowner” Zambezi cruise.  Enjoy a rhino safari, then a full-day safari excursion to Botswana’s exceptional Chobe National Park.  After touring Namibia’s Windhoek, encounter the vast Namib Desert and Sossusvlei, home to the world’s highest dunes.  Take a catamaran excursion along the storied Namibian coast, and tour German-accented Swakopmund.  Returning to South Africa, spend four nights in beautiful Cape Town.  Visit the colorful Bo-Kaap neighborhood and lovely Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.  Traveling to the renowned Winelands region, sample its offerings at a winery.  Other highlights include a funicular ride at the stunning Cape of Good Hope, seeing Boulders Beach’s penguins, and summiting Table Mountain via cable car.  Experience the extraordinary Kruger National Park region – “Big Five” game country – with an optional 4-day/3-night post-tour extension.