With plenty of sunshine, mountains, sea and rivers, South Africans tend to treat their country like a massive playground. For a taste of the great outdoors, hike to the top of Table Mountain; horse ride in the Drakensberg; watch whales in Hermanus; paraglide over Cape Town’s beaches; take a walking safari in the Kruger; cycle through the Cape Winelands; explore the forest canopy in the Garden Route… You’ll never have a dull moment!

HIGHLIGHTS

• Big Five Safari’s
• Iconic Table Mountain
• The Cape Peninsula
• Boulders Beach Penguin Colony
• The Cape Winelands

Climb the highest sand dunes in the world. Descend to the floor of the deepest canyon in Africa. Immerse yourself in the past at one of the Africa’s richest rock art sites, and watch wildlife shimmer against one of the most spectacular pans on earth. Explore the oldest, driest desert in the world and take time to listen to the silence and to your soul.

Namibia is home to vibrant cities where people are excited about the future, while remaining deeply connected to their rich, cultural past.

This is Namibia, where you are sure to find adventure, and you may just find yourself.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Sossusvlei Desert
• Fish River Canyon
• The Skeleton Coast
• Etosha National Park
• The Himba Tribes in Kaokoland

Blessed with awe-inspiring natural wonders, an abundance of wildlife, huge water bodies and vast open spaces, Zambia offers unforgettable holidays exploring the real Africa. Acknowledged as one of the safest countries in the world to visit, Zambia’s welcoming people live in peace and harmony. And here, in the warm heart of Africa, you will find some of the finest Safari experiences on the planet, including face to face encounters with Nature at its most wild.

Spectacular waterways provide adrenaline-thrills or a leisurely playground of activities for all ages. Seventeen magnificent waterfalls, apart from the spectacular Victoria Falls, provide ‘cascade followers’ an adventure into the remote undeveloped rural areas where a taste of village life can be experienced.

Spectacular daily sunsets are almost guaranteed.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Victoria Falls Livingstone
• Helicopter and Microlight flights over Victoria Falls
• Swimming in Devil’s Pool
• South Luangwa National Park
• Sundowner Cruises on the Zambezi River

A journey to Zimbabwe will take you through an attractive patchwork of landscapes, from highveld, balancing boulders and flaming msasa trees, to laidback towns, lush mountains and lifeblood rivers. Here you can spot the Big Five (leopard, lion, rhino, elephant and buffalo) in its national parks, discover World Heritage–listed archaeological sites and stand in awe of one of the natural wonders of the world, Victoria Falls.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Victoria Falls
• Hwange National Park
• Mana Pools
• Lake Kariba

Experience the stunning beauty, the unimaginable vastness, the isolation and worldliness, the astoundingly prolific wildlife of the best kept African secret – Botswana.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Chobe National Park
• The Okavango Delta
• The Central Kalahari
• Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Mozambique beckons with its spectacular coastline and swaying palms, its traditions, its cultures, its vibe and its opportunities for adventure. This enigmatic southeast African country is well off most travellers’ maps, but it has much to offer those who venture here: long, dune-fringed beaches, turquoise waters abounding in shoals of colourful fish, well-preserved corals, remote archipelagos in the north, pounding surf in the south and graceful dhows with billowing sails. Add to this colonial-style architecture, pulsating nightlife, a fascinating cultural mix and vast tracts of bush.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Marine Reserve
• Best Beach in Africa
• Snorkelling
• Scuba Diving

Wildlife, beaches, friendly people, fascinating cultures, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Mt Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar Archipelago – Tanzania has all these and more wrapped up in one adventurous, welcoming package.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Mount Kilimanjaro
• The Serengeti National Park
• Ngorongoro Crater
• Zanzibar
• Tarangire National Park

Mauritius is rightly famed for its sapphire waters, powder-white beaches and luxury resorts. But there’s so much more to Mauritius than the beach. There’s hiking in the forested and mountainous interior and world-class diving and snorkelling offshore. There are boat trips to near-perfect islets and excursions to botanical gardens and colonial plantation houses. Mauritius is a fabulous culinary destination with great wildlife watching thrown in. And the real Mauritius away from the beach resorts – a hot curry of different cultures and quiet fishing villages.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Open air beach cinema’s
• Scuba diving and snorkelling
• White Sandy Beaches
• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Gardens

Known as the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda’s stunning scenery and warm, friendly people offer unique experiences in one of the most remarkable countries in the world. It is blessed with extraordinary biodiversity, with incredible wildlife living throughout its volcanoes, montane rainforest and sweeping plains.

Travellers come from far and wide to catch a glimpse of the magnificent gorillas, yet there is so much more to see and experience.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Volcanoes National Park – Gorilla Trekking
• Nyungwe Forest – Colobus Monkey Trekking
• The Genocide Museum in Kigali
• Akagera National Park
• Lake Kivu

With a tapestry of landscapes, excellent wildlife watching and welcoming locals, Uganda packs a lot into one small country. It’s home to Africa’s tallest mountain range (the Rwenzori’s), the source of the Nile, the world’s longest river and the continent’s largest lake. Rafting the Nile offers a world-class adrenaline adventure, but the country’s most iconic experience is tracking mountain gorillas in their misty habitat. And if you view the Big Five, you’ll see that nature – diverse and resplendent – looms large here.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Bwindi National Park Gorilla Trekking
• Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Murchison Falls National Park Rhino Tracking
• Lake Victoria Cruises

Lemurs, baobabs, rainforest, desert, hiking and diving: Madagascar is a dream destination for outdoors enthusiasts – half the fun is getting to all these incredible attractions.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Unique Lemurs
• Pristine Beaches
• Indigenous Baobabs
• Fascinating Landscapes and unspoilt nature

Rich in game parks and reserves, Kenya is home to the Big Five. Visitors, are assured of spectacular game viewing by taking game drives in the early mornings and late afternoons. Kenya also offers once in a lifetime experiences such as watching the famous wildebeest migrations in the Mara.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The Masai Mara
• Tsavo National Park
• Mount Kenya
• Lake Naivasha
• Mombasa Beaches

Jutting out of the ocean like a basaltic shield cloaked in green, Réunion is a scenically magical island that enjoys a truly astonishing diversity of landscapes. Expect awesome mountains, emerald forests, tumbling waterfalls, soul-stirring panoramas, energetic coastal cities and a sprinkling of white- or black-sand beaches – not to mention the formidable Piton de la Fournaise, one of the world’s most accessible active volcanoes. With its extraordinarily varied terrain, Réunion is a dream destination for lovers of the outdoors. Hiking is the number one activity, but paragliding, canyoning, mountain biking, rafting, diving, whale watching, and horse riding are also readily available.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Canyoning at Rivière Langevin
• Saint Paul Market
• Hiking to the peak of active volcanoes

Life in the Seychelles islands is characterised by majestic seascapes, unparalleled beauty and temperate weather. These are just some of the many factors that make this such a sought-after paradise for holidaymakers. In addition to immaculate white sands and welcoming waters, this spectacular country is also home to a vibrant diversity of cultures.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Good weather year round
• Tasty local cuisine
• Huge unspoilt coral reefs
• Unique fauna

This tropical country is made up of 26 atolls or islands, surrounded by crystal clear water. Each island has pure white sandy beaches, and the pristine underwater life has made this a scuba divers paradise.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Villa’s on stilts over the ocean
• Arrival by Seaplane
• Good weather year round
• Underwater Dining
• Unspoilt scuba diving

Ethiopia is like nowhere else on the planet, a beautiful country blessed with a peerless history, fabulous wildlife and some of Africa’s most soulful peoples.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Subterranean churches in Lalibela
• Lake Tana
• Ancient site of Aksum
• Bale Mountains National Park
• Historic Omo Valley
• Holy city of Harar

Ghana is reaping the benefits of a stable democracy in the form of fast-paced development. Suffused with the most incredible energy, with its welcoming beaches, gorgeous hinterland, rich culture, vibrant cities, diverse wildlife, easy transport and affable inhabitants.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Unique conferencing destination with modern facilities
• Aksim and San Antonio Fort
• Ashanti Craft Villages
• Elmina Castle
• Mole National Park