South Africa Budget Safaris & Tours

Cape Town to Victoria Falls Exclusive Budget Safari

Priced from pps 1595 1595 1595 1595 Plus local payment
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2010 Tour Rates:

1595 1595 1595 1595 + local payment 1950 1950 1950 1950

Single Supplement:  79 79 79 79


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Victoria Falls
Tour Duration
22 days
Type of Tour
Exclusive Budget Safaris
Tour Summary
A 22 day exclusive camping Safari from Cape Town, South Africa through Namibia, Botswana and on to the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. A cultural, wildlife and scenic treat!

Southern Africa Highlights Safari

Priced from pps 7600 7600 7600 7600 Plus local payment
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7600 7600 7600 7600 + local payment 585 585 585 585


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Kruger National Park cheetah
Tour Duration
22 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
This trip begins in Johannesburg, South Africa and travels north through several of the top National Parks in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Highlights include Kruger National Park ,Great Zimbabwe Ruins, Antelope Park, Victoria Falls, Chobe NP and the Okavango Delta.

Cape Town to Johannesburg Volunteer Safari

Priced from pps 1295 1295 1295 1295 Plus local payment
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1295 1295 1295 1295 per person

1465 1465 1465 1465 local payment


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Cape Town
Tour Duration
23 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
This 23 Day Volunteer Safari starts in Cape Town travelling through South Africa to top game parks and volunteering at community projects; including the Jane Goodall Chimpanzee Project. See Kruger Park, Swaziland, Durban, Knysna and the Eastern Cape.

Cape Town to Johannesburg via Victoria Falls Safari

Priced from pps 1895 1895 1895 1895 Full pricing info
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1895 1895 1895 1895 per person sharing.


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Spitzkoppe
Tour Duration
24 days
Type of Tour
Exclusive Overland Safaris
Tour Summary
A fantastic 24 day journey from Cape Town to Johannesburg via Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe (including Vic Falls). A wildlife, cultural and scenic journey of a lifetime!

Southern Africa Six Country Safari

Priced from pps 1825 1825 1825 1825 Full pricing info
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1825 1825 1825 1825 from 10/01/2010 -20/07/2010
1895 1895 1895 1895 from 11/07/2010 -18/01/2011


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Sunset
Tour Duration
24 days
Type of Tour
Exclusive Overland Safaris
Tour Summary
A 24 day Southern Africa Safari that takes in some of the top highlights on offer in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. An adventure, wildlife and cultural treat!

Cape to Kruger Safari via Namibia, Botswana & Vic Falls

Priced from pps 2415 2415 2415 2415 Plus local payment
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2415 2415 2415 2415 + local payment 695 695 695 695 (+ single supplement 160 160 160 160 if applicable)


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Orange River
Tour Duration
26 days
Type of Tour
Accommodated Overland Tours
Tour Summary
Visit the Gariep/Orange River, Ai-Ais Hot Springs and Fish River Canyon. See Namibia and the Kokerboom Forest. Cross the Tropic of Capricorn and see the Okavango Delta, the Chobe River and Victoria Falls. Enjoy the Kruger National Park and the Panorama Route.

Cape Town to Kruger Park Safari

Priced from pps 1565 1565 1565 1565 Plus local payment
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1565 1565 1565 1565 + local payment 295 295 295 295

70 70 70 70 Single supplement (if applicable)


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Table Mountain in Cape Town
Tour Duration
26 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
A trip of a lifetime that takes your from Cape Town South Africa up through Namibia, Botswana, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe and finally on to South Africa's premier reserve the Kruger National Park.

Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam Safari

Priced from pps 9520 9520 9520 9520 Plus local payment
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9520 9520 9520 9520 + local payment 575 575 575 575


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Blyde River Canyon
Tour Duration
26 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
This trip takes off from the hustle and bustle of Johannesburg, South Africa and travels north through South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and to Zanzibar, ending in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

Dar es Salaam to Johannesburg Safari

Priced from pps 9520 9520 9520 9520 Plus local payment
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9520 9520 9520 9520 + local payment 575 575 575 575


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Blyde River Canyon
Tour Duration
26 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
This trip begins in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania where its a hop across Zanzibar and then onwards to lake Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and ending in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Nairobi to Johannesburg Accommodated Overland Safari

Priced from pps 2040 2040 2040 2040 Plus local payment
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2040 2040 2040 2040 + local payment 1300 1300 1300 1300

Single supplement 415 415 415 415 (if applicable)


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Lake Malawi
Tour Duration
29 days
Type of Tour
Accommodated Overland Tours
Tour Summary
Travel Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar. Enjoy Lake Malawi, Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park and Lusaka. Explore Victoria Falls and the Zambezi River. In Botswana, see the Chobe River and fly over the Okavango Delta.

Johannesburg to Nairobi Exclusive Overland Safari

Priced from pps 1995 1995 1995 1995 Plus local payment
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1995 1995 1995 1995 per person sharing + Local Payment of 800 800 800 800


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Two Elephants
Tour Duration
30 days
Type of Tour
Exclusive Overland Safaris
Tour Summary
A fantastic 30 day Safari from Johannesburg, South Africa through Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zanzibar and on to Nairobi, Kenya. We will take in the highlights on offer in each country. A wildlife, cultural and scenic journey of discovery!

Best of Southern Africa Safari

Priced from pps 9520 9520 9520 9520 Plus local payment
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9520 9520 9520 9520 + local payment 745 745 745 745


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Cape Point
Tour Duration
32 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
This trip begins in Johannesburg, South Africa and travels north through South Africa and Zimbabwe, before heading south through Botswana and Namibia and ending in Cape Town, South Africa.

Johannesburg to Nairobi Safari

Priced from pps 11600 11600 11600 11600 Plus local payment
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11600 11600 11600 11600 + local payment 595 595 595 595


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Chobe elephants
Tour Duration
32 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
This Safari begins in Johannesburg, South Africa and travels north through South Africa Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zanzibar and ending in Nairobi, Kenya.

Nairobi to Johannesburg Safari

Priced from pps 11600 11600 11600 11600 Plus local payment
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11600 11600 11600 11600 + local payment 595 595 595 595


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What is the Local Payment?

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Chobe elephants
Tour Duration
32 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
This trip begins in Nairobi, Kenya and travels south through Tanzania, Zanzibar Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana, before ending in Johannesburg, South Africa.

South Africa, Namibia, Vic Falls, Botswana & Mozambique…

Priced from pps 1995 1995 1995 1995 Plus local payment
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1995 1995 1995 1995 + local payment 565 565 565 565

Single supplement 100 100 100 100 (if applicable)


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Bushman paintings
Tour Duration
36 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
A great 36 day adventure that will see you leaving from Cape Town, South Africa and heading north across the border into Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe's Victoria falls and onwards to Mozambique on the South East Coast of Africa.

Cape Town to Dar es Salaam Safari

Priced from pps 11120 11120 11120 11120 Plus local payment
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11120 11120 11120 11120 + local payment 735 735 735 735


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Namibia desert
Tour Duration
36 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
This trip begins in Cape Town, South Africa and travels north through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi before ending in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam to Cape Town Safari

Priced from pps 11120 11120 11120 11120 Plus local payment
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11120 11120 11120 11120 + local payment 735 735 735 735


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What is the Local Payment?

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Namibia desert
Tour Duration
36 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
This trip begins in Dar Es Salaam and travels to Zanzibar before heading south through Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia before ending in Cape Town, South Africa.

South Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Victoria Falls Safari

Priced from pps 3485 3485 3485 3485 Plus local payment
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3485 3485 3485 3485 + 695 695 695 695 local payment (+ 600 600 600 600 single supplement if applicable)


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Fish River Canyon
Tour Duration
42 days
Type of Tour
Accommodated Overland Tours
Tour Summary
Travel Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho, seeing the Kokerboom Forest, the Sossusvlei dunes, the Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, the St. Lucia Wetland Park and Stellenbosch Wine Route.

Cape Town to Nairobi Safari

Priced from pps 14320 14320 14320 14320 Plus local payment
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14320 14320 14320 14320 + local payment 755 755 755 755


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What is the Local Payment?

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Lake Malawi
Tour Duration
42 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
A comprehensive tour from Cape Town through Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabawe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania (including Zanzibar) and ending in Nairobi, Kenya. Visiting some of the top Wildlife Parks, Scenic Locations and beautiful beaches in Africa along the way.

Nairobi to Cape Town via Vic Falls Overland Camping Safari

Priced from pps 14320 14320 14320 14320 Plus local payment
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14320 14320 14320 14320 + local payment 755 755 755 755


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Lake Malawi
Tour Duration
42 days
Type of Tour
Camping Overland Tours
Tour Summary
This amazing adventure takes you from Kenya's capital city of Nairobi through Tanzania, Zanzibar, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia before ending in Cape Town, South Africa.

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South Africa Budget Safaris : Where to Begin?

South Africa : A World in One Country

South Africa is a country so unique and diverse, in terms of it's people, geography, fauna and flora, that you could spend a very long time exploring it without ever feeling like you've seen all there is to see.

Witness the 'African Renaissance' in Cape Town and Johannesburg

The cultural melting pots of Gauteng and Cape Town are great entry points to the Rainbow Nation and we have a number of short city stay tours which are an ideal introduction to the African urban experience.

Check out Johannesburg, take a township tour of Soweto, see Liliesleaf farm, scene of the Rivonia Raid where Nelson Mandela was captured, or take in the Apartheid museum in the city centre. Learn about the genesis of Apartheid under Dutch and British rule, and the hard-won struggle for freedom that followed, contrasted by the cultural cacophany of 21st century urban South Africa.

If Gauteng doesn't take your fancy, head straight for cosmopolitan Cape Town - recline on the beach at Clifton, Llandudno or St James, hike or take the cable car up Table Mountain, explore the fynbos kingdom, a family of plants unique to the Western Cape at Kirstenbosch botanical gardens, or see them in their natural environment complete with ostriches and baboons at Cape Point.

Cape Town Activities, shopping, dancing, adrenalin sports and some good eating to boot!

Sample world class shopping in the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, or explore the bohemian restaurants, live music venues and arts and craft stores in Kalk Bay. Go clubbing in the city centre or do something adventurous like learning to surf at Muizenburg or paragliding off Lions Head down to world-famous Camps Bay Beach below. Cycle along one of the world's most dramatic pieces of tarmac along the sheer cliff faces of Chapmans Peak Drive, which stretches from Noordhoek to Hout Bay winding its way above the surging Atlantic 300 metres below, or try out the singletrack with the mountain bikers at Tokai Forest. We guarantee you will not be bored in Cape Town.

Cape Wine Route - go on an empty stomach!

Immediately to the North of Cape Town on the outskirts of town lies the culinary and viticultural paradise that is the Cape Wine Route. Franschoek, Paarl and Stellenbosch are dotted with world class wine estates and restaurants which are not to be missed, not to mention the unique Cape Dutch architecture and dramatic mountainous landscape.

The Western Cape's Garden Route - it's not all watering cans and compost

To the East lies the Garden Route, a stretch of pristine coastline 1000 kilometres long, extending from the whale spotting mecca of Hermanus outside Cape Town, past the shark diving capital of Gansbaai, to George, Knysna and Wilderness, through the indigenous Tsitsikamma forest and on to a surfers' paradise, the world class point break at Supertubes and Jeffreys Bay, through Port Elizabeth and ending more or less at Port Alfred at the Eastern Cape end. Here Grahamstown, South Africa's cultural capital and home to the National Arts Festival in July, is only a stones throw away, not to mention the world's best malaria-free big 5 game viewing at Shamwari and Kariega. A self drive tour or Overland tour through this part of the world is always going to be an unforgettable experience.

Kruger Park Safaris

If it's a safari you are after, you can do no better than head for the Kruger National Park in the North West of the country. The options there are endless and we have another dedicated page where we have broken down what is possible for travellers in this part of the world.

Kwa-Zulu Natal - mountains, beaches, gumboots and curry

In Kwa-Zulu Natal Province you will find a sub tropical climate, the home of the Zulu Kingdom and, in Durban, a strong Indian community which brings with it more cultural diversity and a culinary feast for the gastronomic tourist, not to mention the sensory banquet in the form of the weekend bazaars with their spices and Indian fabrics.

Incredible beaches lie to both the North and South of Durban with great surfing and best of all, warm water for bathing. Schools of dolphins swimming close to shore are not an uncommon site in this part of the world.

Ski in Africa - only in the Drakensberg

Further inland is the mountain Kingdom of Lesotho and the fabled Drakensberg region, full of dramatic snow-capped peaks. If you're here in winter and you want to tell your mates you went ski-ing in Africa, this is the place to do it.

Find out more with our South Africa budget travel guide page.