Africa Tours & Trips 2020
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Small Group Tour Small groups are usually defined as between 10 and 24 travelers, often less. If you're the kind of person who enjoys more intimate experiences and personal service this is a good choice. All else being equal you will pay a premium for this style vs a larger group tour.
Private Guided Private tours give you the undivided attention of a guide, and often involve special access to sites and unique experiences not available to larger groups. This is a great option for families, couples, and small friend groups. Expect to pay a bit more for the extra service.
Self Guided Tour A travel company plans your itinerary and arranges all the logistics including lodging, local activities, and transportantion. You have the flexibility of a solo trip while still getting the convience and time savings of expert planning. Get 90% of the benefits of a tour, without a guide.
Group Tour Groups are between 25-60 people, typically ~30-40. Usually there will be many opportunities to split off and enjoy meals and excursions in smaller groups. This is the most economical way to travel, saving up to 40% versus booking the same itinerary yourself.
River Cruise These vessels are smaller than most ocean cruisers, limiting which amenties are available. Passenger counts can vary. One of the biggest advantages of a river cruise is the ability to dock at smaller ports and local villages.
Small Ship Cruise Small ship cruises usually have a max passenger count of 500. The primary purpose of these trips is to spend time off the vessel in local ports (e.g. Mediterranean) or experiencing nature (e.g Galapagos or Antarctica). Cabins can vary from budget to luxury.
Large Ship Cruise This is the "floating city" experience, with multiple ways to enjoy your vacation aboard the ship as much as on land. Ships are multiple floors, provide several activities, culinary, and shopping options. They often make fewer stops and have less time available for shore excursions.
Retreats Similar to a self guided tour but staying in one location only with activities and day outings included as a part of the stay.
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Lodging Level
Lodging Level
Camping Typically involves most nights sleeping in tents (sometimes permanent tented sites) or in rustic cabins and lodges.
Basic - 2 star You'll stay in no-frills, but clean and comfortable, hotels or guesthouses. A 'Basic' trip might also involve a few nights of camping.
Value - 3 star Mid-range budget with accommodations ranging from comfortable lodges, guesthouses, and homestays to three star hotels.
Premium - 4 star 3 to 4 star western hotel equivalents. While not all lodging will be 'luxury' they will be quite comfortable by western standards.
Luxury - 5 star The highest level of comfort and service. All accomodations are in four or five star hotels, boutique lodges or high-end homestays.
Physical Level
Physical Level
Very Easy Minimal walking - motor vehicles available for all major parts of trip.
Easy Normal generally flat walking in urban or suburban environments.
Moderate Walking or physical activity half to most of day - no carrying equipment.
Strenuous All or most of day hiking or biking, hills included.
Extreme Very challenging all day hiking and backpacking carrying significant equipment.
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Attractions & Cities Visited
Activities & Interests
Travel Style
Travel Style
Flexible schedule A lot of free time, with very few inclusions. Ideal for independent and/or low-key travelers and cruisers.
Full schedule For those looking to maximize their sight seeing time. You thrive on a packed day’s schedule from 8 am to 6pm, with some (but limited) free time. Most activities and meals included.
Balanced schedule You will have solid amounts of both free time and structured time with some activities and meals included.
Flight & Transport Inclusions
Solo Friendly
Solo Friendly
Good for Singles Trips that specifically cater to travelers looking to meet other singles.
No Single Supplement Trips where single supplement is usually not required for solo travelers.
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Continents Visited
Rivers & Seas Visitied
Stride Gives Back Stride Gives Back This trip visits a destination impacted by climate change. When you opt in to the Travelstride Gives Back program, we will donate 10% of our net revenue to organizations that help mitigate climate change in these destinations and across the globe. Learn more
Highlights of South Africa self-drive

Luxury Luangwa & Lake Malawi tour

- Enjoy game drives and walking safaris.
- Take a scenic light aircraft transfer between Zambia and Malawi.
- Relax on the shores of Lake Malawi.
Land of The Pharaohs
- Explore the ancient marvels in this astounding city; the pyramids, Sphinx, Cairo Museum, Citadel, Mosque and Khan el Khalili Bazaar
- Discover the fabulous Temples at Luxor and Karnak
- Explore the ruins at Kom Ombo, Edfu, including the temple dedicated to the crocodile god, Sobek
- Visit fascinating Unfinished Obelisk and High Dam
South Africa and Victoria Falls
- See the magnificent views atop Table Mountain ascending and descending by Aerial Cableway
- Enjoy a full-day excursion to the Cape Peninsula
- Spend 2 nights at Kruger National Park
- Experience the excitement of two game drives searching for the “Big Five
- Spend two nights in Zimbabwe including a Sundowner Cruise on the Zambezi River
- Tour Victoria Falls – Nature’s supreme masterpiece
- Enjoy a Boma dinner with traditional music and dance
Namibia Desert & Dune
- Visit the endless skies, barren deserts, rugged mountains and spectacular wildlife
- Enjoy nature drives and walking safaris in this vast landscape
- See the ostrich, springbok, oryx, spotted and brown hyena, and bat-eared fox
- Enjoy the Walvis Bay Harbour, old boat wrecks, and spot pelicans, dolphins and seals, and even whales and turtles in season
Tanzania & Kenya Flying Safari
- Spot wild game & bird life on day and night safari drives in Tarangire National Park
- Mingle with members of centuries-old Masai villages and discover their unspoiled lifestyle
- Descend 2,000 feet into the Ngorongoro Crater, teeming with exotic wildlife
- Explore vast Serengeti National Park, Tanzania’s first & largest park
- View crocodiles & hippos along the wooded shores of the Grumeti River
- Greet the day on a sunrise hot-air balloon ride over the Masai Mara, watching for Africa’s Big Five – buffalo, elephant, lion, leopard & rhinoceros
Pearl of Africa: Uganda
- Watch chimpanzees families in Kibale’s mahogany forests
- View tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha wilderness
- Discover the Kikorongo & Batwa Pygmy cultures in western Uganda
- Relish up-close encounters with mountain gorillas in their natural habitat
Egyptian Sojourn
- Visit the monuments at Abu Simbel
- Cruise the Nile in a Presidential Suite on the Sonesta St. George I, with an onboard Egyptologist
- See the ancient sites at Memphis and Giza with a private guide
- Enjoy a camel ride around the Pyramids of Giza
Tanzania Adventure
- Enjoy cherishable moments watching beautiful grassland and rolling hills
- Visit bird watcher’s paradise
- Explore Serengeti National Park
- Visit Lake Manyara, a bird watcher’s paradise
- See a variety of animals such as impala, elephant, dik-dik, bush buck, hippo and if you’re lucky you might see the famous tree-climbing lions of Manyara
- Visit world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, Ngorongoro Crater
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Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls & the Amazon

- Tour to Corcovado & Sugarloaf Mountain (full-day)
- Iguassu Falls Tour (Brazilian Side) (3.5 hours)
- Evening Canoe Nature Tour
- Meeting of the Waters
- Visit to Wild Animal Habitat
Mpumalanga self-drive & Kruger safari

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Top Africa Attractions & Experiences
Top Africa Experiences
Being astonished by the sheer force and majesty of teeming Victoria Falls, the largest sheet of cascading water on earth.
Going inside a pyramid in Egypt and seeing where mummies were discovered.
Visiting Africa in the dry season (between July and October) and witnessing the Great Migration when hundreds of wildebeest thunder across the Serengeti.
Taking in the views from Cape Town’s Table Mountain.
Exploring the sand dunes in Namibia, some of the tallest in the world.
Tasting the vintages in South Africa’s burgeoning wine country.
Hiking in Tsitsikamma National Park on South Africa’s Garden Route.
Hot-air ballooning over Serengeti National Park.
Trekking Tanzania’s famed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa, where you’ll find snow near the Equator.
Glimpsing all of the Big Five in one day at wildlife-rich Kruger National Park.
Enjoying Madagascar’s abundant wildlife, especially playful wide-eyed lemurs as they hop among the branches
Experiencing the hottest region on earth, the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia.
Riding on camelback through the Sahara Desert.
Wandering the exotic souks in ancient Fes, Morocco, the closest thing imaginable to time-traveling back to the Middle Ages.
Gazing at Giza’s mysterious pyramids in Egypt—thousands of years old and still one of the world’s engineering marvels.
Going on a gorilla trek in Uganda or Rwanda and being humbled by these gentle giants.
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