Africa’s Top 7 Safari Tours for Seniors

Retirement has its perks. For starters, you’ve got time on your hands to take that once-in-a-lifetime trip to a far-flung destination. Maybe give that ocean cruise a skip and set your sights a little further out. Africa offers up a plethora of places to enjoy an adventure without sacrificing your creature comforts. Here’s our round-up of the Top 7 safari tours for seniors…

African safari tours aren’t all about game drives and wildlife. Mix things up a bit with a trip that combines the bushveld with a city break and take in the iconic sights, sounds, and tastes while you’re at it. Make the most of your retirement with our list of Africa’s Top 7 safari tours for seniors.

1. 1. Quick Victoria Falls & Chobe Experience

      This vacation takes you to the Zambian side of Victoria Falls. Here you’ll be able to marvel at what is the world’s largest sheet of falling water. Take a walking tour of this World Heritage Site then see it from above with a helicopter flip over the thundering mists. After your trip to ‘the smoke that thunders’ carry on to Chobe National Park in Botswana. Cruise along the Chobe River where you’ll get to see massive elephants, lazy hippos, impressive buffalo herds and crocodiles. You’ll also get the chance to go on a 4×4 safari in search of lions, cheetahs, and the stunning endangered sable antelope. Top it all off with sundowners as you watch a breathtaking African sunset.
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   2. Sabi Sand Game Reserve Safari

      Bordering the Kruger National Park, the Sabi Sand Game Reserve is an excellent Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, Black rhino, and Cape buffalo) destination. Travel here and you’ll be able to explore two perennial rivers, the Sabie and the Sand flow. Highlights of this trip include getting to see the ever-elusive leopard as well as other exciting wildlife such as cheetahs, giraffes and zebras. When it comes to being immersed in the South African bushveld, it doesn’t get much better than this!
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   3. Blissful Fly-in Kruger Safari

      Soak up three nights at Mala Mala, one of South Africa’s biggest private Big Five game reserves. This destination boasts some of the finest Big Five game viewing in Africa, sharing a 19km (12mi) unfenced boundary with the world-renowned Kruger National Park, strategically sandwiched between the Kruger and the Sabi Sand Reserve. Be pampered with the highest standards of elegance and refinement at this jewel of a safari camp.
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   4. South Africa & Mauritius Island Holiday

      Begin your bush-and-beach odyssey with a stay at the one-of-a-kind Sabi Sands, South Africa’s premier private game-viewing destination. This is where the quintessential Southern African safari began, where the Sabi and Sand rivers sustain a diverse range of fauna and flora. Leopard sightings at Sabi Sands are legendary and you’ll also get to see a vast variety of antelope, elephants, lions, rhinos, cheetahs, giraffes, and zebra.

      

       

      After a short stop in South Africa’s metropolitan hub of Johannesburg, you’ll continue on to the tropical island paradise of Mauritius. Spend your days relaxing at your luxury beach resort or get out and explore this idyllic island with a trip to the bustling capital of Port Louis, the breathtaking Chamarel waterfall, or Eureka, a historical plantation mansion turned museum offering a glimpse into the island’s colonial past.
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   5. The Ultimate Luxury Safari in South Africa

      Begin your experience with four days in classy Cape Town, taking in the view of the Atlantic Ocean from the floor to ceiling glass windows of your boutique hotel. Discover some of the city’s historical sites, then take a leisurely drive around the Cape Peninsula, stopping in along the way at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Point, and Boulders Beach to visit the famous African penguin colony. Spend a day in the Cape’s stunning winelands, sipping some of the country’s finest wines at elegant estates.

      For the next leg of your tour, bid farewell to the Mother City as you board the ultra luxurious Rovos Rail and make your way to Pretoria, visiting Matjiesfontein and Kimberley while spoiling yourself with the finest food and wines. Your journey doesn’t end there though – enjoy a Big Five safari at Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu Natal, where experienced guides will take you out in an open safari vehicle to witness a wide variety of game, an unfogettable experience.
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   6. Namibia Safari on Board the Ultra Luxurious Rovos Rail

      This nine-day, 3400km (2113mi) epic journey takes you from the savannahs of the Highveld to the Atlantic in the deep west. Leaving from Pretoria, your first stop is Kimberley, center of one of the world’s most famous diamond rushes. Soak up the 1870s atmosphere of this mining village before traversing the stark vistas of the Northern Cape on your way to the stunning Fish River Canyon and Garas Park where you’ll get to see the beautiful Quiver Tree forest.

      

      Your voyage continues across the untamed beauty of the Kalahari Desert to Namibia’s capital city of Windhoek, a bustling, cosmopolitan destination with a vibrant German flavor. From there it’s a short flight to Sossusvlei, a breathtaking pan in the Namib Desert. After a night here, you’ll spend some time in the game-rich Etosha National Park, before a visit to the perfectly-preserved 19th-century German Hansa town of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. You can also opt to do this incredible expedition in reverse.
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   7. Delightful Cape Town & Kruger Luxury Safari

      This tour will take you from the vibrant and cosmopolitan seaside city of Cape Town (with its stunning Cape Winelands) to the wild African bushveld of the Kruger National Park. Start off with taking in the Mother City’s vast array of attractions, from museums and cultural heritage sites to natural wonders like Table Mountain, the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Point and the famous African penguin colony at Boulders Beach.

      When you’re done with city vibes, board the tasteful Blue Train for a trip to the Kruger National Park where you’ll get the chance to see the Big Five (lion, elephant, Black rhino, leopard and Cape buffalo) and a host of other African wild animals big and small.
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