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- Gold Operator
- Encounters Travel
- Overland Truck
- Off-the-grid adventures with a rugged edge
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 4 - 20
- Ages 10+
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Cross the Botswana border from Johannesburg
- Explore the Central Kalahari and diamond mines
- Sunset mokoro ride in the Okavango Delta
- Full-day game drive in Moremi Game Reserve
- Cruise along Chobe River and view elephants
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Johannesburg to Palapye
- Day 2 Palapye to Maun
- Day 3 Okavango Delta - Khwai Conservation Area
- Day 4 Okavango Delta - Moremi Game Reserve
- Day 5 Nata
- Day 6 Chobe National Park
- Day 7 Kasane to Victoria Falls
- Day 8 Tour ends in Victoria Falls
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Operated by
Encounters Travel
Number of tours
86
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
9 hours
Response rate
100%
Encounters Travel is an adventure tour operator, based in the UK but with...
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- KIM· July 16th, 2025It was awhile ago that I took this tour but it was absolutely FANTASTIC! Wonderful guide and driver. He was AMAZING.. It was very well organized & I can’t say anything but great things about it.Show more
- Shannon· October 5th, 2023As a first time sole female traveler, my trip was absolutely incredible. My tour guide, Gareth, was so knowledgable about everywhere we were and made it a really good atmosphere for the group to all get to know each other. Every stop was worthwhile and every accommodation blew me away they were so nice. I had an amazing time!Show more
- Brian· January 7th, 2020Beyond expectations. Tour was flawless from the airport connections to the backpackers lodges. Our guide Wendy with earthstompers was superb. Mariska was extremely helpful with tourradar and Nicolene was equally as well with travel encounters. They arranged our side trips for shark cage diving and skydiving as well without having any issues whatsoever. I would highly recommend this your to anyone. This trip to South Africa was a trip of a lifetime.Show more
Dates & Availability
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- From Thursday14 Aug, 2025To Thursday21 Aug, 2025This departure date is not available or sold outSold outFrom:NZ $4,305 per person
- From Thursday28 Aug, 2025To Thursday4 Sep, 2025EnglishFrom:NZ $4,305 per personMultiple Room Types
- -10%From Thursday25 Sep, 2025To Thursday2 Oct, 2025EnglishFrom:$4,305NZ $3,875 per personMultiple Room Types
- -10%From Thursday9 Oct, 2025To Thursday16 Oct, 2025EnglishFrom:$4,305NZ $3,875 per personMultiple Room Types
- From Thursday6 Nov, 2025To Thursday13 Nov, 2025EnglishFrom:NZ $4,305 per personMultiple Room Types
- From Thursday20 Nov, 2025To Thursday27 Nov, 2025EnglishFrom:NZ $4,305 per personMultiple Room Types
- From Thursday18 Dec, 2025To Thursday25 Dec, 2025EnglishFrom:NZ $4,305 per personMultiple Room Types
What our customers ask about this tour
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Catherine
Asked on November 12th, 2024can this tour be private for 2 only?
Encounters TravelOperator•Written November 2024Unfortunately, we don't offer our overland trips privately. These are only bookable as one of our scheduled group tours. We offer this trip as an accommodated trip staying in hotels/lodges/chalets or camping, staying in 2-person tents.
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Kylie
Asked on June 13th, 2024Do you have dates for this tour in March 2025. Are the luggage restrictions the same.
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Kylie
Traveler•Written June 2024Can you please give me some idea on when dates will be available for 2025 as if we do this tour it is at the very beginning of our holiday and i wont be able to book any flights until i know.
- Encounters TravelOperator•Written June 2024
Our operations team is working on the 2025 dates and prices, these should be loaded mid July or towards the end of July. Please do keep checking tourradar page once these are uploaded.
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Victor
Asked on March 26th, 2024what is the upgrade to a hotel instead of camping
- Encounters TravelOperator•Written March 2024
The camping trip is priced from C$3215.00 per person, per tent. The accommodated trip is priced from C$3740.00 per person, 2 per room
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Amber
Asked on April 26th, 2022Hello, can you provide more details on accommodation for this tour? How many nights camping, what are the camping conditions and bathrooms etc?
- Encounters TravelOperator•Written April 2022
We provide two options for the accommodation on this Overland tour. Camping: includes easily erected tents and camping mattresses. You need to bring a sleeping bag & towel. Bathrooms are fairly good, with shared ablution and they are clean. Accommodated option uses good quality hotels, lodges and camps rated at the local 2 to 4-star level, with the majority of rooms en-suite.
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Amber
Traveler•Written April 2022Thank you for the reply. Are you able to provide a quote for the accommodated version of the tour departing on 6th of August for 2 people sharing a room
- Encounters TravelOperator•Written April 2022
The tour cost per person is: Accommodated option: $2405.00 x2 = $4810. I recommend arriving a day before the tour and departing a day after. Extra options include pre/post tour hotel stays and airport transfers.
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Natalie
Asked on April 2nd, 2022how much extra cost is this, can you let me know we're to find the information from your website, regarding the 2 day tour, From Johannesburg to the first location how many hours is the travel time in the truck,? Is it possible to fly to the first location,? If we book this tour we will be interested in the hotel or lodge, also we will have an extra day at Victoria Falls, can you arrange accommodation for this,
- Encounters TravelOperator•Written April 2022
To join this tour, you'd need to spend at least 1 night in Johannesburg before the tour start date. Unfortunately, we don't offer the option of flying to Botswana, and the tour wouldn't be passing by an international airport for you to join on day 2 either. Pricing: 2-day journey back to Johannesburg - accommodated - per person: US$185. Extra night pre-tour in Johannesburg per person: US$65. Extra night post-tour in Victoria Falls per person: US$105.
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Christian
Asked on April 1st, 2022I have a question if accommodation is included in the listed price of 1,470 euro or if it's referring to camping?
- Encounters TravelOperator•Written April 2022
We offer this tour as both camping and accommodated. Pricing for camping is €1385.00 and accommodated is €1750.00. Pricing is based on 2 sharing. For camping, optional single supplement is €35.00. For accommodated, single supplement is €180.00.
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Cassandra
Asked on February 23rd, 2022Have you made the appropriate changes to fix the issues stated there?
- Encounters TravelOperator•Written February 2022
The roads in Southern Africa, and particularly in East Africa, are not always smooth. Some of the roads are sandy, rocky and some roads have asphalt, but large potholes cause for uneven driving experiences. This is unfortunately not something we can control, but our overland vehicles are designed to cover the distances as best possible.
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