REGION 06A
Southern Africa
Big skies, bigger game
Live region5 countries
Big skies, bigger game, and a coastline of vineyards at the end of the continent.
Member countries
South AfricaNamibiaBotswanaZambiaZimbabwe
5 countries in this world region · visa-friendly routings
Gateway airports
CPTCape Town
JNBJohannesburg
WDHWindhoek
Primary international arrivals · connections region-wide
When to go
DryMay–OctPrime safari, sparse bush
GreenNov–AprDramatic skies, newborns
Destinations within
Hand-picked places — stay inside the region as you build.
LiveSouth AfricaCape TownWhere the mountain meets two oceans
LiveSouth AfricaGreater KrugerBig Five in the lowveld
LiveNamibiaSossusvleiClimb a 300-metre dune older than memory and watch
LiveSouth AfricaAddo Elephant National ParkThe only place on Earth to see the Big
LiveMozambiqueBazaruto ArchipelagoTurquoise sandbanks, coral gardens, and one of the lastLiveMozambiqueBenguerra IslandA private island of coral gardens, dune forests, andLiveSouth AfricaCape WinelandsCenturies of vines under granite peaksLiveNamibiaCaprivi Strip (Zambezi Region)Where dry Namibia grows a deltaLiveBotswanaCentral Kalahari Game ReserveThe second-largest game reserve on EarthLiveBotswanaChobe National ParkThe Land of the GiantsLiveNamibiaDamaralandTrack a desert elephant across a dry riverbed, thenLiveNamibiaDeadvleiBlack trees, white floor, orange dune, blue sky
LiveSouth AfricaDurbanSouth Africa's warm-water playgroundLiveNamibiaEtosha National ParkWait at a floodlit waterhole and let the desertLiveNamibiaFish River CanyonA 160-kilometre gash in the earthLiveSouth AfricaFranschhoekSouth Africa's French CornerLiveSouth AfricaThe Garden RouteIndigenous forest, lagoon, and surfLiveMozambiqueGorongosa National ParkWatch a wilderness come back from the deadLiveSouth AfricaHermanusThe whale-watching capital of the worldLiveZimbabweHwange National ParkZimbabwe's largest park, and one of the last greatLiveMozambiqueIlha de MoçambiqueA crescent of coral stone where Arab dhows, PortugueseLiveMozambiqueInhambanePortuguese steeples, wooden dhows, and a peninsula that's beachLiveSouth AfricaJohannesburgThe City of GoldLiveZambiaKafue National ParkZambia's biggest, oldest, wildest parkLiveBotswanaKasaneOne town, four countries on the horizon, and elephantsLiveSouth AfricaKnysnaWhere the forest meets the sea, guarded by theLiveNamibiaKolmanskopWalk into a ballroom half-buried in sand, where aLiveSouth AfricaKruger National ParkThe original self-drive safariLiveZimbabweLake KaribaA man-made inland sea where the sun sets behindLiveBotswanaLinyantiPrivate wilderness, very few vehicles, and elephants by theLiveZambiaLivingstone (town)The town that bears the explorer's nameLiveZambiaLower Zambezi National ParkThe Zambezi on one side, the escarpment on theLiveNamibiaLüderitzA Bavarian dream stranded between the diamond desert andLiveSouth AfricaMadikwe Game ReserveMalaria-free Big Five wilderness on the Botswana borderLiveBotswanaMakgadikgadi PansStand on the floor of a vanished seaLiveZimbabweMana Pools National ParkThe one park where you can walk the wildLiveMozambiqueMaputoAcacia-lined avenues, an Eiffel-era railway station, and peri-peri prawnsLiveZimbabweMatobo HillsBalancing granite, ten-thousand-year-old paintings, and rhino you track onLiveMozambiqueMedjumbe IslandTwelve villas, one tiny island, and reef walls plungingLiveBotswanaMoremi Game ReserveWhere water meets the wildLiveBotswanaNxai PanSeven baobabs painted in 1862, still standingLiveBotswanaOkavango DeltaThe river that never reaches the sea
LiveMozambiquePembaOne of the world's great bays and a gatewayLiveSouth AfricaPilanesberg National ParkThe Big Five inside an ancient volcanoLiveSouth AfricaPlettenberg BayPlettLiveMozambiquePonta do OuroSwim with wild dolphins in a protected reserve, diveLiveMozambiqueQuirimbas ArchipelagoSome of Africa's richest reefs and a 400-year-old SwahiliLiveSouth AfricaRobben IslandThe island that imprisoned a presidentLiveSouth AfricaSabi Sand Game ReserveThe Leopard Capital of AfricaLiveBotswanaSavute (Savuti)The land of lions + the channel that flowsLiveNamibiaSesriemSleep inside the gate, and the great dunes areLiveNamibiaSkeleton CoastThe coast the Bushmen called "The Land God MadeLiveZambiaSouth Luangwa National ParkWhere the walking safari was bornLiveSouth AfricaSowetoWhere freedom was forgedLiveNamibiaSpitzkoppeSleep under the clearest skies in Africa beside aLiveSouth AfricaStellenbosch WinelandsThe City of OaksLiveNamibiaSwakopmundSkydive over the dune sea in the morning, coffee-and-strudelLiveSouth AfricaThe DrakensbergThe Barrier of SpearsLiveMozambiqueTofoSwim beside a whale shark, then hover over aLiveSouth AfricaTsitsikammaWhere ancient forest meets the wild Indian OceanLiveBotswanaTuli Block (Northern Tuli / Mashatu)The Land of GiantsLiveZambiaVictoria Falls - Livingstone (Zambia)Stand on the lip of the world's greatest waterfallLiveZimbabweVictoria Falls (Zimbabwe)The Smoke That Thunders
LiveMozambiqueVilanculosThe palm-fringed launch padLiveNamibiaWalvis BayFlamingos on a Ramsar lagoon, seals on the bowLiveSouth AfricaThe Wild CoastWhere time stops ticking and adventure beginsLiveNamibiaWindhoekThe still centre of a vast countryStep 2 of 4 complete
Southern Africa it is. Ready to build your trip?
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