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Enjoy an audience with the gentle gorillas in Uganda's misty highlands, watch the Zambezi River tumble over the Victoria Falls, view the shimmering dunes and deserts of the ancient Namib. Game parks, beaches, deserts and wetlands - from Lake Victoria to Table bay, this is the ultimate overland safari of east and southern Africa!

DAYS 1 - 14, Kenya, Uganda, Gorilla Trek
From Nairobi we head west into the Great Rift Valley and spend the night in Lake Nakuru National Park. This park is well-known for its large population of rhino and wealth of birdlife especially the flamingos that gather in their thousands on the shores of the shallow soda lake. Beyond Nakuru we continue west through Eldoret before crossing into Uganda and the source of the Nile at Jinja. Here you can try white water rafting or quad-biking along the river banks or visiting the surrounding villages.

After a brief stop in Kampala where we have the option of taking part in the 'Softpower' charity project, a volunteer programme to uplift and build community schools, we continue to western Uganda in search of the gorillas. Guides lead you through the forests to view these gentle giants. Viewing a family of Gorillas in their natural habitat is one of Africa's very special wildlife encounters. We return to Kenya and the bustling capital of Nairobi.

DAYS 15 - 23, Masai Mara, Serengeti Plains
From Nairobi we visit Kenya's best known game park, the Masai Mara Game Reserve. The park is justly renowned for its stocks of wildlife - Africa's Big 5 - and for its scenery. We retrace our steps briefly before crossing into Tanzania for a 3-day excursion to the Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park and Olduvai Gorge by 4x4. Game viewing opportunities are abundant here, and taken with Kenya's Masai Mara you will have visited three of Africa greatest game reserves.

Our base for the Serengeti / Ngorongoro excursion is Arusha, sitting in the shadow of Mount Meru. Our camp is adjacent to a Snake Park and close to Masai villages.

DAYS 24 - 29, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar
From Arusha we glimpse snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro en route to the palm-fringed port city of Dar es Salaam. An important and historic Indian Ocean port, Dar is best known today for its ferry connections to the exotic island of Zanzibar. Spend three days on the island exploring Stone Town soaking up the Arab atmosphere, and enjoy the beaches where snorkelling and diving are excellent, as is the abundant fresh seafood.

Returning to the mainland, we continue west via Mikumi National Park towards Malawi.

DAYS 30 - 39, Lake Malawi, Victoria Falls, Livingstone
Malawi is dominated by the enormous Lake Malawi with an idyllic lakeshore, high escarpments and stunning swathes of deserted beaches. One popular stop is Kande Beach, a lakeside resort where you can swim, snorkel or scuba dive in the lake's clear freshwater. We pass through Lilongwe and cross into Zambia and continue to Livingstone. This is our base to explore Victoria Falls, one of Africa most exciting and enduring sights.

There are various ways to view the Falls - helicopter or light aircraft, but for the more sedate the view from the lookout points in the surrounding national park is equally inspiring. There are numerous 'adrenaline-pumping' activities available - White water rafting, bungy jumping, gorge swinging, to name a few.

DAYS 40 - 50, Chobe National Park, Okavango Delta, Etosha National Park
Leaving Livingstone we cross into Botswana and the Chobe National Park. We enjoy a game drive and game cruise on the Chobe River before continuing to the Okavango Delta. Explore the channels and floodplains on foot and by mokoro (dugout canoe).

We cross the border to Namibia, spend two days in Etosha National Park, for more game viewing, where the waterholes are floodlit at night for unique night time animal watching.

DAYS 51 - 58, Swakopmund, Fish River Canyon, Cape Town
After Etosha, we drive south through Damaraland, making camp amongst the eerie rock formations at Sptizkoppe, before visiting the Cape Cross Seal Colony on the Atlantic Coast. Swakopmund, Namibia's seaside resort has a range of desert based activities on offer, as well as good night life. In southern Namibia the silent and beautiful Namib-Naukluft National Park with its giant sand dunes and dead vleis. Our last sight in Namibia is the impressive Fish River Canyon before we cross to South Africa.

We spend a night in the Western Cape area before continuing south into the fertile Cape area to Cape Town itself where after a Cultural Township tour our tour ends. Enjoy an audience with the gentle gorillas in Uganda's misty highlands, watch the Zambezi River tumble over the Victoria Falls, view the shimmering dunes and deserts of the ancient Namib. Game parks, beaches, deserts and wetlands - from Lake Victoria to Table bay, this is the ultimate overland safari of east and southern Africa!