What's Included
- 2 Crew
- Vehicle: Adventure Truck
- Meals: 13 Breakfast, 6 Lunch, 12 Dinner
- Accommodation (camping or two per room)
- Transport
WHERE WE VISIT
- Kruger National Park
- Panorama Route
- Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels and God’s Window
- Maputo
- Inhambane
- Barra Beach
- Mozambique
- Vilanculos
- Bazaruto Archipelago
- Xai-Xai district
- Swaziland
- Hlane Game Reserve
- Mlilwane
- Johannesburg
What's Excluded
- Items of a personal nature (snacks, alcohol, bottled water, soft drinks, tips)
- Entrance fees (associated with optional activities)
- Souvenirs
- Activity packages and optional activities
- Sleeping bag
What to Expect
In Swaziland, enjoy an introduction to the rich culture of the Swazi people. The, make your way to the surfing paradise of Tofo, where you can swim with whale sharks and dive with manta rays! The water adventure continues as you travel on to the Bazaruto Archipelago in Mozambique where you can take a dhow safari and snorkel in aquarium-like conditions. Nothing is better than this!
Accommodated: Permanent tent with en-suite bathroom - Nkambeni Reserve
Camping: Campsite with shared washrooms - Nkambeni Reserve
Leaving the city of Johannesburg behind us we make our way east through the coalfields of Mpumalanga. Our journey today follows in the footsteps of the old trade routes to the Lowveld and the Kruger National Park.
This afternoon there will be an opportunity to join an optional Sundowner Drive, booking is essential and your guide can assist on departure this morning.
Accommodated: Permanent tent with en-suite bathroom - Nkambeni Reserve
Camping: Campsite with shared washrooms - Nkambeni Reserve
This evening there is a second opportunity for the optional Sundowner Drive.
Accommodated: Permanent tent with en-suite bathroom - Nkambeni Reserve
Camping: Campsite with shared washrooms - Nkambeni Reserve
Strung along the escarpment that divides the central plateau and low-lying bushveld of the Kruger, the sights of the Panorama route offer us a day of scenic delights. We will visit the highlights of Bourke’s Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels, and God’s Window before returning to camp in the late afternoon.
Accommodated: two per room with en-suite bathroom - Afrin Prestige Hotel
Camping: two per room with en-suite bathroom - Afrin Prestige Hotel
With the beaches of the Indian Ocean beckoning we enter Mozambique and make our first stop in Maputo, the capital city offers a vibrant and eclectic mix of cultures.
After checking in at our hotel, we explore the city sights on a walking tour with our guide. Maputo offers interesting and varied architecture and no visit to the city would be complete without a browse through a market.
Tonight we eat out and get a chance to experience the night-life of this intriguing city.
Accommodated: Two per room with en-suite bathroom - Bay View Lodge
Camping: Two per room with shared washrooms (Group House) - Bay View Lodge
Setting out for the Inhambane District we travel the northern road along the coast. While it is a long day on the road there is much to see as we pass the many villages and plantations of coconuts, cashews and sugar cane.
Our journey will bring us to the palm-lined beaches for two days of relaxation and ocean fun. Tonight we are welcomed with a traditional Mozambique dinner.
Accommodated: Two per room with en-suite bathroom - Bay View Lodge
Camping: Two per room with shared washrooms (Group House) - Bay View Lodge
With two days of beach time, we have an opportunity to relax and enjoy the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, the more adventurous can sign up for a variety of optional activities. While the beaches at Barra are safe for swimming, the reefs on this stretch of coast offer excellent opportunities for diving or snorkelling.
Accommodated: Two per room with en-suite bathroom - Bay View Lodge
Camping: Two per room with shared washrooms (Group House) - Bay View Lodge
Today we make the short drive to Tofo to spend the day enjoying yet another of Mozambique’s iconic beach destination. With safe swimming, a charming market and a number of popular beach bars, Tofo is perfect for a day’s outing.
A second day not only ensures that you have the opportunity to make the most of the activities on offer; it also allows us some flexibility to adapt to the weather.
Accommodated: Two per room with en-suite bathroom - Golden Sands Apartments
Camping: (Group House) Shared washrooms - Golden Sands Apartments
This morning we make a stop in Inhambane where you will have the opportunity to explore the market and the historic streets of this former slave port. For those who enjoy a good adventure, your guide will arrange one of the famous Dhow ferries to sail you across the bay. These sturdy old boats have plied the East Coast of Africa for centuries and the trip across the bay is a truly local experience. Should you prefer, you may remain with the truck for the water taxi to Maxixe on the far side of the bay.
Reunited with our truck we travel north to our next stop at Vilanculos.
Accommodated: Two per room with en-suite bathroom - Golden Sands Apartments
Camping: (Group House) Shared washrooms - Golden Sands Apartments
We board a traditional dhow this morning and set sail to the islands of the Bazaruto Archipelago, one of the largest Marine reserves in Southern Africa. We spend the day exploring the islands, snorkelling and enjoying the beaches of this island paradise. Be sure to keep your sunblock handy as today is filled with sun, sea, sand, and exploration.
We return in the afternoon and enjoy a well-earned night of rest.
Accommodated: Two per room with en-suite bathroom - Sunset Beach Lodge
Camping: campsite with shared washroom - Sunset Beach Lodge
Well rested we set course for the Xai-Xai district, arriving in the late afternoon we have time for a walk on the beach or a sundowner to bid farewell to the Indian Ocean and the pristine beaches of Mozambique.
Accommodated: Two per room with en-suite bathroom - Hlane game reserve
Camping: Campsite with shared washroom - Hlane game reserve
We set out early this morning as we journey via Maputo and cross the border into Swaziland.
Accommodated: Two per hut with en-suite bathroom - Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
Camping: Campsite with shared washrooms - Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
Our stay in Swaziland presents us with an opportunity to enjoy a morning game drive in Hlane Game Reserve. After our game drive, we depart Hlane and head to another great reserve of Swaziland - Mliwane.
Accommodated: Two per hut with en-suite bathroom - Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
Camping: Campsite with shared washrooms - Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
An interwoven network of 9 trails traverse Mlilwane and this morning you will have the opportunity to explore the trails with your guide.
After enjoying lunch back at camp, we spend our afternoon on a 2-hour guided walk through the Esajeni community, allowing us a glimpse of life on a day-to-day basis. This interactive experience could involve grinding maize, carrying water, building a wall or washing clothes in the stream.
Please organise your own accommodation tonight.
Our final road trip takes us back to Johannesburg as we reflect on the wildlife and beaches that have filled our days. We arrive at Belvedere Estate in the late afternoon and all travellers are invited to join us for a traditional meal tonight. This can be booked with your guide on the day before arrival. Many great tales are shared and tonight is for celebrating the many wonders of African travel.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please be sure to arrive 1 day before your tour is due to depart. This will avoid any unforeseen problems.
Meals listed on the itinerary are included. Vegetarians can be catered for and we do our best to offer a varied menu. Our guides can produce miracles on a camp-stove but please remember that they are cooking for the whole group on two gas burners. Special dietary requirements can be catered for, but only by special request. In East Africa it is more difficult to cater to certain requirements.
On our camping tours you will be staying in two-man dome tents. We supply a mattress and you supply your own sleeping bag.
The accommodated tours stay in traditional huts, permanent tented camps and hotel rooms, the majority of these are ensuite.
Please ensure you have the relevant vaccinations. Proof of inoculation is required on certain tours.
Policies
- Nomad will accept a maximum of two children between the ages of 13 to 15 years on any tour without requesting permission from agents or clients. If more children want to join a tour once the maximum has been reached, this will be allowed on a request basis.
- Children between the ages of 8 – 12 years will be accepted to travel with Nomad on a request basis only.
- No children under 8 years of age may travel on Nomad’s scheduled tours.
- Passengers can bring one bag (backpack or soft bag, and not a suitcase) that weighs not more than 20 kilograms, and a daypack.
- Should a client cancel a booking 60 days or less prior to the date of departure of the tour for any reason (except due to death or hospitalization), the client shall be liable to pay a cancellation penalty. The cancellation penalty is calculated by having regard to the nature of the booking, length of notice of cancellation and reasonable potential to find alternative customers.
- More than 60 Days: No fee applies
- 30 - 60 Days: 50% of the tour price
- 10 - 29 Days: 75% of the tour price
- 0 - 09 Days: 90% of the tour price
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