Self Drive Holidays & Safaris - South Africa, Namibia & Beyond

Our Reunion Island holidays take you to a tropical Indian Ocean paradise that is a prosperous French Overseas Territory. Enjoy hiking on this volcanic island, with its 3 magnificent 'cirques' (natural amphitheatres), relax on gorgeous beaches & enjoy delicious cuisine. This single centre self-drive holiday can be tailor made to your needs, with some all inclusive packages. Transfers can be arranged if preferred.

This wonderful Kruger National Park self drive safari in South Africa allows you to explore the beautiful Blyder River Canyon & Drakensberg Panorama Route, including  a night at Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. The drive into Kruger National Park & stay at self catering rest camps such as Skukuza, Satara, Lower Sabie, Shingwedzi, Olifants, Letaba, Berg n Dal or Pretoriuskop. Various car hire options.

Holidays in the spectacular Seychelles do not have to be expensive. Spend a week relaxing on magnificent Cote d Or beach on Praslin island & snorkelling at famous Anse Lazio beach. It is possible to enjoy relatively cheap Seychelles holidays on a budget if you are prepared to self drive, with self catering. Car hire is available on both Praslin or Mahe island. All transfers, car hire & ferries included.

Explore the wildlife & culture of 3 countries - Swaziland, Mozambique & South Africa - on this wonderful self drive holiday vacation. Visit the Blyde River Canyon & beautiful Drakensberg Panorama route, Kruger National Park, Maputo in Mozambique, Kosi Bay lakes in Zululand & Hluhluwe National Park (with open-top game drives). End your holiday relaxing in beautiful Swaziland.

This self drive holiday in South Africa focuses on the wildlife & cultures of this wonderful country, travelling to the famous Kruger Park and exploring the green Blyde River Canyon, as well as a wildlife rehabilitation center. Continue driving through Swaziland and the Zulu Kingdom to the birding hot-spots of Hluhluwe & St Lucia Wetlands, ending on the Durban North Coast. Various car hire options are available.

If you like to self-drive, this Kruger Park and Sun City safari holiday in sunny South Africa combines a luxury Big Five safari in one of the world's greatest conservation areas, home to all the Big Five, with time relaxing at the resort of Sun City, where you can relax & enjoy its entertainment and sporting faciities, including two world-class golf courses. Various car hire options.

This self-drive safari holiday visits the Kalahari in South Africa, where the Bushmen live, staying in simple rest camps in the vast Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, shared with Botswana. Here you can see the majestic black-maned Kalahari lion, oryx, springbok & other desert-adapted wildlife. Then drive to the Augrabies Falls, with its adventure activities, & view the wildflowers of Namaqualand in season (Aug/Sept).

Escape the winter blues on this luxury golf holiday to Cape Town in sunny South Africa. Enjoy a week of spectacular golf on this vacation, where you can choose the luxury hotels you wish to stay in & the courses you wish to play, such as Milnerton, Clovelly, De Zalze & many more. All golf transfers, tee times & carts arranged for you, with a variety of sightseeing options.

On this 3-centre Reunion Island holiday enjoy walking in the three Cirques (dramatic natural amphitheatres) & view the active Furnace Peak volcano. On this self drive trip you can explore the quaint towns of Sainte-Anne, Saint-Pierre, Saint-Gilles & Saint-Denis, with their Creole houses & beautiful beaches. Car hire rental will be arranged for you.

Our Mauritius and Reunion Island packages can be tailor made to your needs - from relaxing self drive holidays, to luxury all inclusive resorts & honeymoon deals. Explore the magnificent three 'cirques' (natural amphitheatres) & dramatic Furnace Peak Volcano, then fly to neighbouring Mauritius, where you can enjoy watersports, golf & many other activities & relax on its glorious beaches.

Enjoy this adventurous Mozambique self drive safari holiday vacation, driving a 4x4 vehicle to the small mountain kingdom of Swaziland & enjoy a safari the Kruger Park in South Africa, with its incredible wildlife. Continue across the border into Mozambique & drive up the coast to Tofu Beach, known for its scuba diving, and Vilanculos - the gateway to the spectacular Bazaruto archipelago.

This self drive holiday in South Africa explores the wildlife of the Kruger Park, home to all the Big Five, before continuing to the historic Zulu battlefields at Isandlwana & Rorkes Drift. Complete your holiday relaxing in the dramatic Drakensberg Mountains, a World Heritage Site with many Bushman paintings, before ending on the Durban North Coast. Two battlefield tours are included.

This self-drive holiday explores the archeological treasures of South Africa. Starting in Johannesburg, visit the Sterkfontein Caves & Maropeng Cradle of Humankind;  Makapans Caves & Mapungubwe archaelogical sites on the banks of the Limpopo River, with its baobab trees. Continue to the wildlife of the famous Kruger National Park, before relaxing on the beautiful Drakensberg Panorama Route.

This classic self-drive holiday combines a luxury Big Five safari in the world famous Kruger National Park in South Africa, with the beautiful city of Cape Town and the scenic Garden Route, travelling via the Stellenbosch Winelands and Little Karoo to the beaches of Plettenberg Bay. See elephants, lions and plains game, as well as penguins & whales in season.

On this wonderful South Africa self drive safari you can combine the Big Five wildlife of the famous Hluhluwe National Park, which saved the black rhino from extinction, with pristine Thonga Beach where sea turtles nest (November to January) & dolphins frolick in the sea. You can also swim, snorkel and dive in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.

From July to October, this seasonal Cape Town self drive holiday focuses on whales, wildflowers & wine tasting. After ascending Table Mountain, view penguins at Cape Point & drive up the West Coast to Langebaan Lagoon, where thousands of sea birds roost & wildflowers bloom (Aug/Sept). Visit the Cederberg Mountains, Swellendam & whales in Hermanus, before relaxing in Franschhoek & Stellenbosch winelands.

This luxury golf holiday vacation combines beautiful Cape Town in South Africa, with the Stellenbosch winelands & Arabella near Hermanus, with wine tasting & whale watching in season (July-Nov). You can choose which golf courses you want to play eg Clovelly near Cape Point, Milnerton, Steenberg, Erinvale or De Zalze. All golf included. If you don't want to drive, request golf transfers instead.

This superb self-drive golf holiday to South Africa starts in beautiful Cape Town with the opportunity to play on championship courses such as Milnerton & Clovelly; as well as De Zalze & Erinvale in the Stellenbosch Winelands. Then drive along the scenic Garden Route to Arabella near Hermanus, before completing your holiday at the famous Fancourt Golf Estate in George. All golf included.

This classic Cape Town self-drive holiday covers the scenic Garden Route in South Africa, ending with a luxury 'Big Five' safari in the Eastern Cape. View Table Mountain & penguins at Cape Point, explore Stellenbosch's winelands & seaside towns of Knysna & Plettenberg Bay, with whale watching in season (July to Oct) & optional shark diving & Tsitsikamma adventure activities. All park fees & game drives included.

This bird watching holiday in Namibia allows you to explore the birdlife of this stunning country independently, on a self drive birding vacation. Visit the sand dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert, home of the endemic dune lark, Swakopmund, Spitzkoppe & Erongo Mountains, Etosha & Waterberg Plateau. Sossusvlei tour & Walvis Bay marine cruise included. Holiday & car hire can be tailored to your exact requirements.

From mid-August to mid-September, on this self-drive holiday in South Africa you can travel up the West Coast from Cape Town to the Kalahari - after visiting Hermanus to see whales & enjoying wine tasting in Stellenbosch. Then drive to Springbok to view the spectacular wildflowers of Namaqualand, before finishing with a safari at a Bushman lodge in Kgalagadi (game drives included).

This self-drive walking & trekking holiday in South Africa starts in Cape Town, where you have the opportunity to hike up Table Mountain with a guide. Then drive along the Garden Route to Storms River, for the 3-night 'slack-packing' Dolphin Trail, sleeping overnight in small lodges (your luggage will be transported for you). Afterwards enjoy a luxury Big Five safari, with all park fees & game drives included,

Visit an authentic Himba Village in Namibia on this self drive safari holiday that explores Northern Namibia. Starting in Windhoek, drive to the seaside town of Swakopmund & view the Bushman Paintings at Twyfelfontein, before venturing further into Damaraland and Kaokoland, home of the rare desert-adapted elephant & rhino. Complete your holiday exploring the wildlife of Etosha & Africat.

Begin your exploration of the flora of South Africa in Johannesburg, with visits to two famous botanical gardens. Then drive to the beautiful Drakensberg Panorama Route to see the cycads & wildlife of the Kruger Lowveld region. Fly on to Durban to see its orchids & other tropical plants, before finishing in the Cape - home to Kirstenbosch, Harold Porter & Karoo Botanical Gardens.

If you are interested in astronomy and the stars of the southern sky, this self drive holiday in South Africa combines Cape Town, Hermanus and the Stellenbosch Winelands with Sutherland in the Karoo, home of the SALT telescope and the remote Kalahari. View the thundering Augrabies Falls, before ending your holiday with a thrilling safari in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. All game drives included.

This circular South Africa car hire holiday starts in beautiful Cape Town, before visiting the winelands of Franschhoek, the whale-town of Hermanus, the ostrich farms of Oudtshoorn & the dramatic Valley of Desolation in Graaff Reinet. Then experience the thrill of a Big Five safari in the Eastern Cape, before driving back to Cape Town via the pretty town of Knysna & historic Swellendam.

Hire a car for this classic self drive holiday of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. Starting from Durban head north to experience a wildlife safari in Hluhuwe Game Reserve & the bird life of the St Lucia Wetlands. Then drive to the Zulu Battlefields & the dramatic Drakensberg Mountains - a World Heritage Site. End your holiday relaxing on a warm North Coast beach. Lodge game drives included.

Our tailormade birding holidays & tours to Cape Town in South Africa explore a variety of habitats with local birding guides, either self-driving or privately guided. Visit Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Point, West Coast, Cederberg, Tankwa Karoo, Hermanus & Hottentots Holland Mountains, with opportunity to see penguins, rockjumper, pelagic birds & so much more. Birding guides & all park fees included.

Our birding holidays & tours to South Africa combine birding in Cape Town, with self-driving along the scenic Garden Route. Visit Table Mountain & Kirstenbosch Gardens, the penguins at Cape Point, marine birds at West Coast National Park, Harold Porter Gardens, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Oudtshoorn, Knysna & Addo Elephant Park. All local birding guides included. Privately guided option available on request.

This wonderful self drive holiday in Namibia covers all the highlights, including the gigantic sand dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert, the coastal town of Swakopmund & the Bushman Paintings at Twyfelfontein, a World Heritage site. Also experience the wildlife of Etosha in the north & track leopard at the Africat Foundation. Car hire commences in Windhoek. Africat activities included.

This wonderful Lake Malawi self drive holiday & vacation starts in Blantyre & travels to the tea plantations of Thyolo in the foothills of Mount Mulanje & the Zomba Plateau, before continuing to Liwonde National Park on the Shire River for an exciting safari. Finish your holiday relaxing on the shores of Lake Malawi, where you can swim, snorkel, canoe and sail in crystal clear waters.

This Namibia & Botswana self drive holiday allows you to experience the diverse wildlife of three different countries. Starting in Windhoek, visit the Africat Foundation in Okonjima & enjoy a safari in Etosha, before driving through the Caprivi Wetlands to Chobe National Park, famous for its elephants & river based wildlife. Complete your holiday relaxing at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Africat activities included.

Visit the stunning Fish River Canyon, the second largest on earth, on this adventurous Namibia self drive holiday. Travel through the red sands of the vast Kalahari, Ai-Ais, succulent Karoo & diamond town of Luderitz to the sand dunes at Sossusvlei in the Namib, before heading northwards to Swakopmund, Twyfelfontein, Etosha & Okonjima, where leopard tracking at the Africat Foundation is included.

This exciting self-drive holiday starts with a Big Five safari in the Kruger Park in South Africa, home to the Big Five & so much more. Then drive through Swaziland & the Zulu Kingdom to the unspoilt Kosi Bay lakes & pristine Thonga Beach. Enjoy snorkelling from the beach, swimming & diving in the warm Indian Ocean. From November to February you can also observe turtles nesting at night.

This comprehensive Namibia self drive holiday starts in the capital of Windhoek , travelling south to view the gigantic sand dunes at Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert, the beach town of Swakopmund & the Bushman Paintings at Twyfelfontein. View wildlife in Etosha National Park, then drive through the lush Caprivi Wetlands to the mighty Victoria Falls.