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Southern Africa: South Africa, Zimbabwe & Botswana

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Southern Africa's trio of South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana offers one of the most diverse and iconic travel experiences on the continent. South Africa draws visitors with its dramatic landscapes, vibrant cities like Cape Town and Johannesburg, world-class wine regions, and rich cultural heritage. Zimbabwe is home to Victoria Falls — one of the world's largest waterfalls — as well as ancient ruins at Great Zimbabwe and outstanding safari destinations like Hwange National Park. Botswana is renowned for its pristine, low-density wilderness, with the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, and the Kalahari Desert delivering some of Africa's finest wildlife encounters.

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Southern Africa: South Africa, Zimbabwe & Botswana · 14 days

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14-Day Kruger, Matobo, Victoria Falls, Chobe & Okavango Delta (Self-Launched)

A self-launched version of Acacia Adventure Holidays' classic 14-day accommodated safari across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana — same big-hitting highlights (Kruger game drives, Blyde River Canyon, Matobo rhino tracking, Victoria Falls, a Zambezi sunset cruise, Chobe boat cruise and game drive, and a mokoro expedition into the Okavango Delta) but booked independently using local buses, shared shuttles, cross-border minibuses and a handful of locally run safari operators. Accommodation is a mix of hostels, guesthouses and budget lodges with comparable comfort to the tour's accommodated standard. Note that park fees, entrance fees and safari activities dominate the budget in this region — they aren't cheap anywhere — but you skip guide salaries, operator margins and group-vehicle overheads. All figures are approximate per-person GBP estimates.

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