Africa Adventure Travel & Expeditions
There are countless ways to pursue your Africa expedition in a land three times the size of North America and with a staggering array of wildlife, archaeology, cultures, and hominid sites to behold. Zegrahm’s preferred modes of Africa adventure travel include small expedition ships, privately-chartered aircraft, and tented safari camps, as you visit the relatively unknown South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, the sensory-laden souks of Morocco, the mountain gorillas of Uganda’s Bwindi National Park, or the expertly preserved archaeological sites of Tunisia. From Zanzibar to South Africa and Cameroon to Senegal, whatever defines your dreams of Africa eco travel becomes a life-changing reality with Zegrahm.
Our Africa adventure tours bring the vastness of the continent ever closer thanks to highly personalized itineraries masterminded by regional experts. Consider a wilderness safari in the company of Lex Hes, one of the world’s finest bush guides (our Botswana safari is one of Zegrahm’s most sought-after Africa adventure tours for good reason). Go birding in the Atlas Mountains with a renowned ornithologist. Meet the legendary Blue Men of the dessert with a Yale University ethno-historian. With innate knowledge of the destination and a strong desire to share their passion for travel with fellow adventurers, our guides promise the ultimate Africa expedition.
The itineraries we offer vary from year to year; below please find our upcoming Africa adventure
travel expeditions.
Expeditions to Africa
Back to Africa with Lex Hes: Safari to Namibia, Botswana, Zambia
Heighten your Africa adventure travel experience with one of the finest bush guides on the continent, Lex Hes. We combine three remarkable countries—Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia—on this Africa expedition, enjoying a staggering array of wildlife, from desert rhino to Thornicroft’s giraffe, via chartered aircraft and 4x4 vehicles. Each Lex Hes tour benefits from his 30 years of experience as a guide at the famous Londolozi Game Reserve and his innate knowledge and instincts about Africa.
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Classic Botswana
Join us as we visit the true Africa—Botswana—where the landscape has remained relatively unscathed and offers vintage Africa adventure travel. Here we find all the major wildlife: elephants, buffalo, lions, hippos, plains antelopes, leopards, cheetahs, and more. Well over half of Africa’s most endangered carnivore, the wild dog, is here.
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Classic Uganda: A Primate Paradise
Uganda adventure travel is alluring and profound—after all, this is one of Africa’s most biologically diverse countries and home to the amazing mountain gorilla. Our experience here focuses on Uganda’s primates, but delves into the natural wonders of the country from the rain forests of the great Congo Basin to the wetlands of Lake Victoria to the semi-arid deserts of the Sahel. During our trekking safari tour, we hope to glimpse lions, leopards, elephants, cape buffalos, and, of course, the 400-pound knuckle-walking mountain gorillas.
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Grand Safari: Kenya & Tanzania
Join us as we explore some of east Africa’s most fascinating destinations during our Kenya and Tanzania tour. Experience the massive wildebeest migration across Kenya and Tanzania, savor the view over the Masai Mara on a hot air balloon ride, and descend into Africa’s “Garden of Eden,” the Ngorongoro Crater, to view rhinos, elephants, and rare black-maned lions during your Tanzania adventure travels. Meet your own adopted elephant on a Kenya tour to Dame Daphne Sheldrick’s Elephant Orphanage.
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Mali, Burkina Faso & Ghana with Timbuktu
Our 15-day Mali, Burkina Faso & Ghana expedition, with Timbuktu, aims to introduce you to several of the unique ethnic groups that reside in this stunning region, which spreads from the Sahara Desert in the north to the Atlantic Ocean to the south. By private aircraft, we wing our way to meet the Tuareg, Timbuktu’s exotic Blue Men of the desert; the Gouruonsi people; and the Ashanti, who will be celebrating Akwasidee, the culmination of their 42-day religious calendar, while we are there.
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Mozambique Odyssey with Tanzania & South Africa
Our Mozambique expedition, from Zanzibar to South Africa, is a revelation of the natural and cultural wonders along the eastern coast of Africa. Our cruise through the Mozambique Strait makes for spectacular wildlife travel: we enjoy exceptional marine and bird life viewing and superb snorkeling and diving, with some of the finest reefs and highest concentrations of marine life in East Africa. The cultural highlights of our Mozambique tour include visits to small coastal towns steeped in Arab, French, Dutch, and Portuguese history, and tours of colonial forts, cathedrals, and markets.
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North Africa's Roman Legacy: Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily & Greece
Delve into the cultural extravaganza that combines Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, and Greece on this Mediterranean adventure travel expedition. Aboard the casually elegant, 110-passenger Clipper Odyssey, we visit Byzantine churches in Tunisia, traverse the Corinthian Canal on our way to Athens, and explore Algeria’s notable Roman sites, undoubtedly the centerpiece of our tour. In fact, no fewer than 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are included in our Mediterranean expedition.
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Senegal to Spain with Cape Verde, Canary Islands & Morocco
A revelation of amazing landscapes, cultures, and history, our multifaceted Senegal to Spain adventure travel vacation begins in Dakar, Senegal’s lively capital. Our tour of the World Heritage Site of Gorée Island, the notorious former slave-trading center, is a humbling experience. With our expert guides, we sail northward to the unique Cape Verde Islands, a geographically important staging area in Portugal’s exploration of the New World.
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South Africa & Namibia By Sea
Our South Africa expedition takes us from the cultural melting-pot of Durban, along the rugged, untouched Wild Coast with excursions inland to view Africa’s iconic wildlife. Explore South Africa’s scenic Garden Route and round the southernmost tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas. We include a multi-day Cape Town tour, where exquisite natural beauty and a chic cosmopolitan vibe co-mingle. Our Namibia adventure travel itinerary takes us to the mysterious ghost town of Kolmanskop, which is slowly being buried under the shifting sand dunes of the Namib Desert.
Upcoming Departures
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Tracing the West Coast of Africa
Sail in the wake of explorers and traders on this West Africa adventure travel tour. Visit historic ports of call rich in local culture and colonial architecture, as well as pristine natural areas where we search for the abundant animal and bird life that call this region home. Highlights include the lush volcanic islands of Príncipe and São Tomé, the vibrant markets in Benin and Togo, and, during our Ghana tour, Africa’s only suspended walkway, in Kakum National Forest.
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Uganda: A Trekking Adventure
Join us for this inaugural Uganda trekking expedition, as we search for primates, hippos, Nile crocodiles, bountiful birds, and the majestic mountain gorilla. With the active traveler in mind, we explore the many treasures of the region during hikes, cruises, game drives, and rafting with our expert guides Jonathan Rossouw and Simon Bellingham.
Upcoming Departures
None scheduled. Call to inquire.
Voyage to Madagascar with Mauritius, Reunion, Comoros & Zanzibar
Spectacular scenery awaits throughout this Madagascar expedition with Mauritius, Reunion, Comoros, and Zanzibar. Our East Africa expedition combines the volcanic peaks of Mauritius and Reunion, the colorful chameleons and pristine coral reefs of Madagascar, and the rugged Comoros Islands. Spend six days on a Madagascar tour as we search for mouse, black, and brown lemurs; 32 species of reptiles; and over 100 species of birds, among them rare endemics such as the Madagascar fish eagle and white-breasted mesite.
Upcoming Departures
None scheduled. Call to inquire.
Zambia: Africa's Best Kept Secret
Africa’s “best kept secret,” Zambia presents myriad opportunities for wildlife viewing, photography, and cultural immersion, especially in the company of renowned Africa safari guide, Lex Hes. During our Zambia expedition, we visit three national parks: Kafue, Lower Zambezi, and South Luangwa. We search by day and night for the intense concentrations of wildlife, some 60 animal species and at least 400 species of birds. We boat the Zambezi River, tracking hippos and crocodiles, a highlight of Zambia adventure travel, then spend peaceful evenings at luxury tented camps.