Self-Drive Holidays
Namibia and South Africa, where distances are long and a vehicle is a real way to travel. A guided version of the same route can still be quoted.
Why go
Some parts of Africa are made for the road. Namibia's gravel highways run for hours without a town, South Africa's Garden Route strings together coast, forest and winelands, and the Kruger's tar roads let you find your own lions. A self-drive holiday with Safari Continents Travel gives you the route, the lodges and a vehicle, and leaves the days to you.
The published outline assumes you drive. Lodges are booked for every night, and the distances between them are planned to be covered in daylight with time for stops. Fuel, park entry on self-drive days and the rental excess are confirmed on the quote. If you would rather have a guide and a vehicle, the same outline can be quoted that way.
Namibia is the great self-drive country: Sossusvlei's dunes, the coast at Swakopmund, Damaraland's rock and desert elephant, and Etosha's waterholes, where you park and wait for the animals to come to you.
South Africa gives you Cape Town and the winelands, the Whale Coast and the Garden Route, the Eastern Cape reserves and the Kruger itself, with good roads and well-marked rest camps all the way.
The itineraries below name the lodge on every night and the driving between them. Read the days, then ask for a quote. It comes before any payment.
Best Africa Self-Drive Tours & Safaris
Priced itineraries written for this kind of trip. The rate is per person sharing. A quote comes before any payment.
From KSh483,654 to KSh636,865 pps
Namibia Family Self-Drive
10 daysHighlights
Morning and afternoon game drives on each full day on safari. Park and permit fees for the places on this route.
Destinations visited
Damaraland | Etosha | Namibia | Sossusvlei | Swakopmund
From KSh747,229 to KSh855,646 pps
Affordable Cape, Whale Coast & Garden Route
11 daysHighlights
Beach days are part of this route.
Destinations visited
Cape Town | Cape Winelands | Garden Route | South Africa | Whale Coast
From KSh446,000 to KSh484,952 pps
Namibia, Etosha and Damaraland Self Drive
11 daysHighlights
Morning and afternoon game drives on each full day on safari. Park and permit fees for the places on this route.
Destinations visited
Damaraland | Etosha | Namibia | Swakopmund | Windhoek
From KSh1,019,244 to KSh1,141,294 pps
Self-drive South Africa's KwaZulu Natal
11 daysHighlights
Time on foot with a guide. A horseback outing where this itinerary includes one.
Destinations visited
KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa
From KSh866,033 to KSh927,707 pps
Namibia's Road Trip & Fly-In Sossusvlei
12 daysHighlights
Morning and afternoon game drives on each full day on safari. Park and permit fees for the places on this route.
Destinations visited
Damaraland | Etosha | Namibia | Swakopmund
From KSh2,874,008 to KSh3,987,386 pps
Family Cape Town, Winelands & Garden Route
12 daysHighlights
Time in a wine valley.
Destinations visited
Cape Town | Cape Winelands | Eastern Cape | South Africa
From KSh779,040 to KSh864,734 pps
Namibia Sossusvlei, Damaraland & Etosha Self-Drive
15 daysHighlights
Morning and afternoon game drives on each full day on safari. Park and permit fees for the places on this route.
Destinations visited
Damaraland | Etosha | Namibia | Sossusvlei | Swakopmund | Windhoek
From KSh1,641,178 to KSh2,035,891 pps
Luxurious Cape, Wine, Whales & Garden Route
16 daysHighlights
Beach days are part of this route. Time in a wine valley.
Destinations visited
Cape Town | Cape Winelands | Eastern Cape | Garden Route | South Africa | Whale Coast
Good to know
Self-drive holidays are the Namibia and South Africa routes, where the distances are long and a vehicle is a practical way to travel. A guided version of the same outline can still be quoted.
You can drive, or not
The published outline assumes the route can be driven. If you would rather have a guide and a vehicle, say that on the quote.
Distances are the point
Read the days. A long transfer is a long transfer. The page does not shrink the map.
Lodges are named
Each night still has a stay. The rate covers those nights on the board basis written there.
Fuel and extras
Fuel, park self-drive fees, and a rental excess are confirmed on the quote. They are not guessed on the card.
Enquire now
Pick the itinerary closest to what you want, tell us who is travelling and when, and we send a quote. Nothing is paid until you accept it.
Where to go
Read the full where-to-go guide for this style, or search all destinations.