why overland
We primarily chose to overland after reading about traveling through Namibia and the lack of public transportation. We realized that many things we wanted to see and do in Namibia included some off roading which we weren’t as comfortable with. We had read some blogs of people stranded for hours in the middle of nowhere. After doing some research I found this overland tour through Absolute Africa that seemed perfect!
the tour
We decided to do the Namibia Nomad tour which is a 23 day tour that starts at Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe side and travels through Botswana, Namibia and south to Cape Town in South Africa. We had already traveled through Uganda, Tanzania and then to Zambia to Livingstone. We joined the tour in Zimbabwe!
tour itinerary
before the tour
Day 1-2 Victoria Falls to Chobe National Park
Day 3 Kasane to Maun
Day 4-6 Okavango Delta
Day 4-6 Maun, Botswana to Etosha National Park, Namibia
Day 11 Etosha National Park to Africat, Otjiwarongo
day 12 Spitzkoppe
Day 13 Cape Cross and Swakopmund
Day 14 and 15 Swakopmund
Day 16 Swakopmund to Sesriem
Day 17 Sossusvlei
Day 18 Fish River Canyon to Ai Ais Camp
Day 19 Ai Ais to Orange River
Day 20-22 Namibia to South Africa & Stellenbosch
Day 23 Cape town South Africa
Overlanding through Africa is such a unique experience and a fantastic way to really experience the off the beaten path things. You will make great friends and share incredible stories. I would highly recommend considering this if you are traveling through some more remote areas. I definitely plan to do another overland tour in my lifetime- and hopefully soon!