Northbound
Zambia · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Malawi · Tanzania · Kenya
Fourteen days, seven stations, six countries — aboard our Cessna Grand Caravan across Africa's most extraordinary wilderness, from the Okavango Delta to the Selous.
Zambia · Zimbabwe · Botswana · Malawi · Kenya · Tanzania
Start: Livingstone, Zambia or Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Finish: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania or Nairobi, Kenya (optional)
Experience adventure aboard our Cessna Grand Caravan as you fly over Africa's most beautiful and untouched landscapes. An authentic African safari in style, visiting extraordinary locations in the very best wildlife reserves Africa has to offer. Embrace local cultures and insights whilst staying in elegant lodges, hotels and safari camps, or relax in comfort on a houseboat as Africa unfolds its secrets before you.
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| 1 – 2 | Duba Plains or Selinda Camp, Okavango Delta | 2 | Okavango Delta · Botswana | ▼ |
Two nights in the heart of the Okavango Delta — one of the world's largest inland water systems. Duba Plains is renowned for its lion-buffalo interaction; Selinda Camp sits on a 320,000-acre private concession at the junction of the Selinda Spillway and Linyanti channel. Mokoro excursions, walking safaris, and exceptional birding. Okavango DeltaMokoroBig FiveWalking SafariBirding
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| 3 – 4 | Chobe Princess House Boat, Chobe River | 2 | Chobe River · Botswana | ▼ |
Two nights floating on the Chobe River aboard the Chobe Princess — watching wildlife from your houseboat as elephants, hippos and crocodiles move along the banks. Scenic flight along the Chobe River and into the Okavango Delta, one of Africa's most unique wildlife areas. Game viewing by tender boat at sunrise and sunset. HouseboatElephantsSunset CruiseChobe National ParkBirding
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| 5 – 6 | Tafika Camp, South Luangwa National Park | 2 | South Luangwa · Zambia | ▼ |
Scenic flight over Victoria Falls — the "Angels" perspective — before continuing along the Zambezi River into South Luangwa National Park. Tafika Camp offers walking safaris pioneered in this valley, night drives, and some of the highest wildlife densities in Africa. Leopard sightings are among the best on the continent. Victoria Falls Fly-OverWalking SafariNight DriveLeopardLuangwa River
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| 7 – 8 | Kaya Mawa, Lake Malawi | 2 | Lake Malawi · Malawi | ▼ |
Relaxing on the shores of Lake Malawi at one of the top ten most romantic places in the world. Kaya Mawa — meaning "maybe tomorrow" — is built into the rocks of Likoma Island. Crystal-clear freshwater, kayaking, diving among hundreds of cichlid species, and the unexpected Anglican cathedral of St Peter built by the Universities Mission to Central Africa. Lake MalawiLikoma IslandKayakingDivingSt Peter's Cathedral
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| 9 – 10 | Kigelia Ruaha, Ruaha National Park | 2 | Ruaha · Tanzania | ▼ |
Scenic flight along the shores of Lake Malawi heading north into Tanzania. Ruaha National Park offers an extraordinary range of physical features — the Great Rift Valley, river systems, natural springs, wetlands, hot-water springs, and kopjes. Home to rare Greater Kudu, lesser Kudu, Sable, Roan Antelopes, Wild Dog, and one of the largest concentrations of elephants of any national park in Africa. Great Rift ValleyElephantsWild DogGreater KuduWalking Safari
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| 11 – 13 | Sand Rivers Selous, Selous Game Reserve | 3 | Selous · Tanzania | ▼ |
Scenic flight over Ruaha National Park, the Great Rufiji River, and into the Selous Game Reserve — one of the largest faunal reserves in the world, totalling 54,600 km². This park offers one of Africa's most truly unique and special wildlife experiences. Game viewing by boat on the Rufiji River as you watch the animals come for their evening drink. Three nights allow deep immersion in this vast, rarely visited wilderness. Selous Game ReserveRufiji RiverBoat SafariWalking SafariWild Dog54,600 km²
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| 14 | Departure — Dar es Salaam or Nairobi | — | Optional Kenya extension | ▼ |
Final scenic flight to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, or onward to Nairobi, Kenya (optional). Connect with international departures or extend with a Masai Mara, Amboseli, or Zanzibar add-on. Dar es SalaamNairobiMasai Mara ExtensionZanzibar Extension
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Two nights in the heart of one of the world's largest inland water systems. Duba Plains is renowned for its lion-buffalo interaction; Selinda Camp sits on a 320,000-acre private concession at the junction of the Selinda Spillway and Linyanti channel. Mokoro excursions, walking safaris, and exceptional birding in a pristine, roadless wilderness.
Two nights floating on the Chobe River aboard the Chobe Princess — watching wildlife from your houseboat as elephants, hippos and crocodiles move along the banks. Game viewing by tender boat at sunrise and sunset. The Chobe floodplain holds one of the largest elephant concentrations in Africa.
South Luangwa is where walking safaris were pioneered. Tafika Camp offers night drives and some of the highest wildlife densities in Africa. Leopard sightings are among the best on the continent. The Luangwa River draws extraordinary concentrations of hippo, crocodile and carmine bee-eaters to its banks.
Kaya Mawa — meaning "maybe tomorrow" — is built into the granite rocks of Likoma Island. Crystal-clear freshwater, kayaking, diving among hundreds of cichlid species, and the unexpected Anglican cathedral of St Peter. One of the top ten most romantic places in the world. A complete change of pace after the intensity of the bush.
Ruaha National Park offers an extraordinary range of physical features — the Great Rift Valley, river systems, natural springs, wetlands and kopjes. Home to rare Greater Kudu, lesser Kudu, Sable and Roan Antelopes, Wild Dog, and one of the largest concentrations of elephants of any national park in Africa. Remote, vast, and rarely visited.
Three nights in one of the largest faunal reserves in the world — 54,600 km². Sand Rivers sits on the banks of the Rufiji, where boat safaris at sunset reveal hippo, crocodile and elephant along the water's edge. Walking safaris, fly-camping, and a wilderness that few visitors ever reach. The final immersive chapter before departure.
Final scenic flight to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for international connections — or extend northward to Nairobi, Kenya. Optional extensions to the Masai Mara, Amboseli, or Zanzibar available on request.
— All flights aboard the Cessna Grand Caravan as per itinerary
— Accommodation in five-star lodges, camps and houseboat as per itinerary
— All meals, selected beverages and laundry at lodges
— All game drives, walking safaris and boat excursions
— Professional wildlife photographer and travel host throughout
— Park and conservation fees
— Personalised photo memory book produced after the safari
— All ground transfers as per itinerary
The Northbound Safari can be shortened, extended or combined with other routes — shaped around your time, your interests and the season that suits your journey best.
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