Many of our trips have German-language departures, all others are in English. The trips differ in the type of accommodation, the tour vehicle used and the level of involvement that you may be asked to attend as a guest.
We differentiate between the following types of travel:
German-language small group tour to the highlights of Namibia
Experience the Okavango Delta, Savuti & Victoria Falls on this Botswana trip — 11 days safari, nature & luxury in an open off-road vehicle.
Experience the highlights of South Africa on a guided German-language small group trip: From Cape Town to Kruger National Park
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This group trip covers Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and the core of the international Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Nature Reserve.
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The Rainbow Route brings you closer to South Africa and the neighboring kingdom of eSwatini. The tour includes many highlights and focuses on the national parks.
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On this 21-day trip, we've rounded up all the highlights of Namibia and Botswana, from Namibia's famous Sossusvlei dunes to Botswana's epic game reserves.
On this 15-day trip, we have summarized all the highlights of Namibia plus Victoria Falls, from the falls to Namibia's famous Sossusvlei dunes.
Comprehensive, action-packed and epic: If you're looking for a classic adventure in southern Africa, the trip from Cape Town to Victoria Falls is unbeatable. Along the way, you'll experience the most beautiful sides of Namibia and Botswana.
Hiking safari to the highlights of South Africa, including Kruger National Park, Drakensberg and the KwaZulu-Natal coast
Go on an exciting adventure through Zambia and Zimbabwe! Experience Victoria Falls, the Lower Zambezi, and the rich wildlife of Hwange National Park. Guided tours through the ruins of Zimbabwe and Nyangani Mountain, as well as the breathtaking landscapes of the Honda Valley and Chimanimani round off this tour.
Small-group trip to Garden Route Highlights: Cape Town - Garden Route - Addo Elephant National Park
Botswana is considered one of the leading game viewing destinations in southern Africa. Experience southern Africa's best wilderness with bush walks, game drives, and even in a canoe. Glide past hippos in the Okavango Delta and watch thirsty elephants on the river in Chobe National Park. To top it off, visit Victoria Falls.
This guided German-language small group tour takes you to the highlights of South Africa in the east of the country
A special trip in a small German-speaking group to the highlights of Namibia, including Chobe NP in Botswana and a visit to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
Small-group camping safari to the most beautiful wildlife viewing sites in Botswana. Experience the Okavango Delta, Moremi and Chobe, and finally Victoria Falls!
As a solo traveller in Zimbabwe, it is very uncomplicated - the nature and wildlife alone will make you wonderfully integrated into the small group and you will quickly feel at home.
Travel with photographer and photo trainer Holger Bulk to the most beautiful corners of Cape Town via the Garden Route to Port Elizabeth.
This trip is specifically designed for solo travelers who are not looking for a relationship. Experience Namibia and the local people in a small group together or alone with others.
Authentic wilderness, adventure trips in comfort and style. In line with our popular small group concept, we'll take you to the highlights of the countries you've traveled without going off the beaten track and stay at some of the most fantastic private lodges in southern Africa. Do you want G&T?
Our 'Classic Round Trips' are adventure trips and offer the same quality service that Sunway is known for, but with a higher standard of accommodation and a bit more comfort.
The accommodation we use is in “classic” South African style and consists of 3+ star lodges, tent camps and guest houses. Because of their location, we have selected lodges that pay great attention to detail and offer a casual and relaxed atmosphere. All rooms have private bathrooms. In some cases we will stay within national parks, but in other cases we prefer to stay in private lodges. Our concept is to give you as a traveller the best possible experience.
Most meals are prepared in-house in the guesthouses, lodges and camps, so you can enjoy your buffet-style breakfast and casual dinners with your travel companions at the lodge table. On some days of travel, you'll have roadside picnics and your versatile guide will prepare lunch for you. There will also be some meals at your own expense, which are listed in the itinerary.
'Classic round trips' are a relaxing holiday experience where you can sit back and absorb everything. Africa has a special way of touching your soul.
'Classic round trips' are trips without involvement, which means that the staff prepares and cleans up the meals.
If it has always been your dream to travel to Africa, then we offer you interesting, varied and exciting trips that bring you closer to nature and the people of Africa. With comfortable, simple, and well-located accommodation, our small-group safaris offer fantastic value for money combined with Sunway Safaris' quality service.
The 'explorer trips' are based on our proven concept of adventure safaris in small groups. You spend the night in guest houses, chalets, lodges or permanent tent camps. The accommodation we use is usually rated 2 to 3 stars, comfortable, clean and friendly and is booked on the basis of double rooms. Most rooms have private bathrooms, and in some cases there are also shared bathrooms. Bed linen and bedding are provided. Details of accommodation for each night can be found in our detailed travel plans.
On some of our routes, we visit the Okavango Delta with 2 nights in a mobile tent camp. Each dome tent has two camp beds with bed linen and its own chemical toilet. Shared bucket shower with hot water from the fire. Most meals are prepared from the truck by Sunway guides. The evening meals are eaten around a campfire or in a boma, and on travel days, there is a picnic on the side of the road. Depending on the itinerary, some dinners and breakfasts are prepared by certain lodges themselves.
With professional Sunway guides leading our safaris and a comfy bed to sleep in every night, you're assured of a fantastic vacation. You won't find better value for money for a safari.
On 'Explorer Travel', a limited participation of our guests is required, such as carrying their own luggage or helping with washing up.
Camping in the wilds of Africa is the right thing to do — it's a great experience to lie in your tent at night and listen to the roar of lions or the haunting cry of a jackal! On a safari, you spend the night at designated campsites in national parks, private reserves, private campgrounds, and cities. The facilities are good, there are hot showers, electricity, laundry facilities and usually a bar and restaurant. Some camps further north can be very basic and have limited facilities and simple reed showers, but still have flushed toilets!
In Botswana's national parks, we usually use private game campsites. There are no facilities on wild camping nights. The Sunway team will set up a bucket shower with warm water from the fire and a pit toilet tent. Wild camping is a true wilderness experience, and we keep our impact on the environment as low as possible by taking everything we pick up back with us.
Sunway provides all camping equipment, with the exception of a sleeping bag and pillow (which you can rent). The canvas dome tents we use are large (2.2 x 2.2 x 1.8 meters) and have integrated insect nets. It only takes 5 minutes to assemble and disassemble. We supply 5 cm thick mattresses that are warm and comfortable. The camping chairs have a backrest and all cooking and eating utensils are also provided. The food is stored in sealed containers and coolers or freezers so that it can be prepared fresh and hygienically.
It's not all camping! Most safaris include a range of overnight stays in lodges or guesthouses. The facilities are modest but clean and comfortable. You usually have a twin room with a private bathroom. Most meals are prepared by Sunway guides, evening meals are eaten around a campfire or in a boma, and on travel days there is lunch in the form of a roadside picnic.
On 'Camping Safaris, 'a limited participation of our guests is required, such as carrying their own luggage or helping with washing up.
Your safari vehicle: The conditions in Africa are incredibly diverse and we travel in custom-built safari trucks that enable us to be completely independent on safari. Our reliable fleet of safari trucks has proven to be the best safari vehicles in southern Africa.
Years of safari experience have gone into the construction of Sunway Safaris trucks. Sunway trucks comply with the latest South African transport and safety regulations. Individual seats (with seat belts), plenty of legroom and large vertical sliding windows ensure unobstructed vision and photography for your comfort.
There are roof hatches for excellent “open” visibility and an integrated cab and passenger compartment so that contact with the driver is easy. Each truck also has large packing compartments, a built-in kitchen, a freezer, a drinking water tank, interior lighting, and a gas stove (to minimize wood consumption and forest destruction). There is also a pull-out staircase to the passenger compartment, which makes access easier for customers. By design, the vehicles do not have air conditioning, but have cooling, well-functioning ventilation.
All of our vehicles are purchased new and serviced by Mercedes and Toyota representatives, so we can ensure smooth travel operations with assistance in virtually every city in southern Africa.
Please note that our comfortable minibuses (see below) may be used on some tours despite being advertised in a safari truck. Unfortunately, it is not possible to say exactly when in advance.
We have an operations office in Maun, Botswana, where our four-wheel drive vehicles are stationed. For the national parks in Botswana, we use these custom-made 4WDs with individual “bucket seats” and trailers for equipment. (We also use supply vehicles for Botswana camping groups of more than 9 people). Game viewing from an “open” vehicle is best in Botswana — small groups in land rovers and land cruisers have the best game viewing!
These custom-built wildlife observation vehicles are the first of their kind in Botswana. Each new vehicle has a built-in “roll cage” that meets South Africa's latest safety standards, and every single bucket seat has a lap belt. The vehicles are built by a registered bus manufacturer and ensure the structural integrity of the passenger cabin in the unlikely event of a rollover.
The safety of passengers is a priority for all of us. Sunway Safaris believes that by using the safest vehicles for wildlife viewing, we are setting an industry standard that meets international legal requirements for passenger transport vehicles. We have set a high standard for vehicle construction so Sunway customers can rely on the safety of the vehicles they travel in.
For our comfort trips, we use high-quality minibuses that have air conditioning. On overland tours, we generally have a trailer with us, into which we can easily load all our luggage.
We can also use minibuses on some discovery, classic and camping tours. On approximately 5% of tours, we can use minibuses with 12 seats and air conditioning (with trailer for equipment and luggage). The safaris often have several long travel days and offer a nice trip to exciting and varied destinations.
The mokoro, a wooden dugout, is the traditional means of transportation for residents of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. (The plural is mekoro). It is driven through the waters of the delta by standing in the stern and pushing a pole through the shallow water. The rod or “ngashi” used to push the mokoro is usually made from the silver Terminalia tree (Terminalia Sericea). Mekoros are traditionally dug from the trunk of a large, straight tree, such as the sausage tree (Kigelia africana). However, modern Mekoro are increasingly made from fiberglass. Due to increasing environmental pressure, Sunway has initiated a project in the Ditsipie area of the Okavango Delta, where we encourage Polers to use fiberglass mekoros. For more information about this project, please visit our responsible tourism page.
For the adventurous, gliding through the Okavango Delta in a Mokoro with a local guide is the essence of the Okavango experience. You'll glide silently through the water as you explore the maze of shallow waterways, looking out for wildlife and admiring birdlife. We have two people per Mokoro, with a Poler guide and your personal sleeping bag and luggage. Camping equipment is transported into the wild in several other Mokoro. A typical Okavango trip consists of 3 days and 2 nights of wild camping. During this time, you will have a unique opportunity to learn about the traditions and lifestyle of the Okavango people. Ask your guides questions because even though their English is limited, they have extensive knowledge.
