What to do on a Cape Town to Vic Falls vacation

Animals clustering around water holes, with elephant, zebra, springbok, jackals and giraffes all tussling for precious space, and by night, floodlit visions of lions, leopards, and black and white rhino as you sip on a sundowner. A Cape Town to Victoria Falls vacation is not only a sensational package of unparalleled sights, it is also a wildlife experience like no other. As you journey across southern Africa, the savannah gives way to the wildlife of the desert and the Delta. Once an expedition for hardened travelers mapping the dark continent and its curious creatures, these landscapes now welcome every type of traveler, and the vast space of Sub-Saharan Africa still ensures stretches of wilderness and plenty of unexplored corners. As you enter each realm, your guides will explain everything that’s unfolding before you. This is a chance to explore four unique countries, each with its own wildlife personality. You’ll see lions paddling across rivers, or thundering herds of Cape buffalo, and you can track rhinos by night with the most experienced of bushmen. Bring your zoom lens – and a sense of adventure.

Walking through the bush with a native San guide allows you to discover culture and nature like never before. Their intimate knowledge of the Kalahari remains unrivalled, as Bruce Taylor, from our supplier Sunway Safaris, discovered:

“Going on a walk with these guys is amazing. They'll look at a twig – literally a twig – and stop. Somebody will dig up the tuber below it, scrape the skin off, squeeze the pulp and drink from it. Then they put the skin back, pat the mud back onto it and bury it again so that the plant can continue to grow. Later, they’ll make a fire. Hard wood, soft wood, hand roll, bit of bark... and suddenly they’re all huddled round a fire while you’re freezing in your jacket. It's really impressive.”