Southern Africa

South Africa’s flagship park: Big Five, excellent roads and options for every budget.

Table Mountain, beaches, penguins, wine and food in one of the world’s most beautiful cities.

South Africa’s classic road trip of lagoons, forests, beaches and adventure.

One of the best places on earth to watch whales from the shore.

A vast inland delta where floodwaters arrive in the dry season, drawing wildlife from all around.

One of the largest elephant populations in Africa, best seen from a boat on the Chobe River.

Endless salt flats, meerkats and a zebra migration after the rains.

One of the largest waterfalls in the world, on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Zimbabwe’s largest park, with big elephant herds at waterholes in the dry season.

Walking and canoeing among elephants on the Zambezi floodplain.

The home of the walking safari, and one of Africa’s best parks for leopards.

Canoe past elephants and hippos on the Zambezi.

A great white salt pan where animals queue at waterholes in the dry season.

Some of the tallest sand dunes in the world, glowing red at sunrise.

Shipwrecks, seal colonies and desert-adapted elephants.

One of the largest canyons in the world, with a famous multi-day hike.

A vast freshwater lake with clear water and colourful fish.

Turquoise water, sand dunes and coral reefs in a protected marine park.

A laid-back beach town famous for diving with manta rays and whale sharks.