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You will find all Cox & Kings group and private tours to South Africa, Ethiopia, Madagascar and throughout sub-Saharan Africa listed below.
If you are interested in a particular country or type of holiday, you can use our ‘holiday type’ filter to uncover an array of tours in Africa to match your interests. You will find escorted group tours, tours for solo travellers, wildlife experiences, self-drives, rail journeys and more.
Our private tours can be taken at any time, subject to availability, while our group tours have specific departure dates which can be filtered by month.
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This self-drive programme focuses on some of the most beautiful landscapes of the Eastern...
This popular self-drive route ticks off many of the ‘must do’ features of South Africa in one well-paced and beautifully scenic itinerary. Begin with some time in Cape Town, learning about the...
This flexible self-drive itinerary offers a perfect introduction to South Africa’s Western Cape. With stays in the vibrant city of Cape Town, the scenic Winelands around Franschhoek, the...
This ‘alternative’ self-drive itinerary takes in some of the less visited, but equally impressive regions of South Africa, with a large slice of historic significance providing added...
This distinctive self-drive tour is perfect for those looking to escape the crowds and journey the road less travelled. Created with second- or third-time visitors to the country in mind,...
This escorted group tour blends a selection of South Africa’s quintessential experiences into a well-paced itinerary for lovers of wildlife, walks, wine and sensational scenery. Begin with safar...
This panoramic rail journey aboard the Shongololo Express offers an exciting alternative to a self-drive or privately guided safari tour. Starting from Pretoria, travel by train across...
This self-drive stays in first-class hotels and lodges, all with something special to...
This self-drive tour with a difference takes you to the lesser explored north-eastern region of South Africa. While Kruger National Park is the country’s most wellknown safari destination, there...
This 12-day self-drive is aimed at the returning visitor to South Africa. Enjoy stunning walking trails, unique wildlife and delicious seafood and...
Join an expert guide and a small group of likeminded solo travellers on a fascinating and scenic journey through some of South Africa’s most majestic locations. Experience the energy of Cape...
This self-drive tour combines family friendly accommodation, stunning coastal scenery, remarkable wildlife and a varied selection of thrilling outdoor activities. Start in Cape Town and tour th...
This tour is the perfect introduction to South Africa, encompassing many of its highlights. Track the ‘Big Five’ in Kruger National Park, drive along the famed Garden Route to Cape Town and...
This luxury private journey combines Cape Town, The Blue Train, Pretoria and Lion Sands Game Reserve, which straddles the Kruger National Park and Sabi Sands Game Reserve, where ‘Big...
This luxury private journey combines some of the most spectacular sights in Cape Town with 2 nights on Rovos Rail. Spend some time exploring Johannesburg, before flying to the Zimbabwea...
This journey through the key highlights of Madagascar’s diverse landscapes and unique wildlife is the perfect introductory tour for a first-time visitor. You will have the chance to encounter...
This easy-paced 2-week holiday in Madagascar combines lush lemur-rich rainforests with the reef-protected beach on Ile...
This superb fly-safari focuses on two deluxe properties in south eastern Madagascar that provide access to an incredible range of activities, allowing you to get up close to both Madagascar's...
This is an ideal itinerary for the adventurous traveller or those who are second-time visitors to Madagascar and in search of more specialist wildlife. From Antananarivo, fly west to Morondava and...
Much of Madagascar's exotic flora and fauna is found nowhere else on Earth. This tour offers an opportunity to discover the island's extraordinary wildlife, natural history, stunning scenery, idylli...
Often described as 'nature's sanctuary', more than 90% of Malagasy animal and plant species are endemic to Madagascar. This adventure takes you up to the remote Anjajavy peninsula, often described a...
This small group tour for solo travellers has been carefully crafted to blend unique wildlife experiences with sensational scenery, cultural interaction and time at leisure to relax and socialise...
Ethiopia is scenically beautiful and culturally rich, home to diverse ethnic groups and unusual wildlife. This journey for solo travellers visits the highlights of this extraordinary country, while...
The only African country that has never been colonised, Ethiopia is also unusual for its rich Orthodox Christian heritage, which was maintained even when all its neighbours embraced Islam in...
This guided private journey takes you to the many highlights of Ethiopia’s famed ‘Northern Circuit’. Visit sites of enormous historical and religious importance, landscapes of...
Combine Kenya's premier wildlife destinations with the tropical beaches of the...
This unconventional guided private journey offers a fascinating insight into some of the remote tribal cultures of Ethiopia’s southern lands. Leaving the ‘beaten track’ far behind, travel...
This itinerary offers an off the beaten track experience to lesser visited areas of Botswana and Zimbabwe with fantastic wildlife vieiwing with fewer...
Botswana’s unique geography and range of landscapes, which includes the rare phenomenon of an inland river delta known as the Okavango, as well as the semi-arid desert of the Kalahari, help...
Experience four of Botswana’s best wildlife watching locations on this rewarding private journey that includes a number of scenic flights. The mixture of water- and land-based...
Get under the skin of southern Africa by travelling cross country by road and rivers through Zambia, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Starting from the spectacular Victoria Falls on the Zambian...
Explore Tanzania's 'Northern Circuit' on this extraordinarily good value tour of the country's most renowned wildlife reserves. Visit the huge plains of the central and western Serengeti, the open...
Stay in luxurious accommodation and explore two of Africa’s most remote and unspoilt wilderness...
The combination of small, intimate safari lodges, knowledgeable guides and spectacular wildlife makes this the ultimate tour for the safari connoisseur. Start in Lake Manyara, one of Tanzania's...
Travel through northern Tanzania’s most renowned wildlife reserves on this tour for solo travellers. Explore the huge plains of the Serengeti, the open grasslands of the Great Rift Valley and th...
Tanzania is a vast country that is blessed with abundant wildlife. The most notable is the Serengeti,which attracts large crowds, as does the often visited Selous Game Reserve and Ruaha National...
This 11-night journey combines the South Luangwa National Park with a stay on Lake Malawi. In the South Luangwa, stay in Nkwali: a thatched lodge situated right on the edge of the Luangwa river. Fro...
The South Luangwa valley is vast, remote and home to a truly impressive variety of flora and fauna. The three intimate camps on this safari lie next to the magnificent Luangwa river with its large...
This suggested safari journey blends some of Zambia’s key wildlife locations using a combination of short scenic flights and shared road transfers. The nature packed parks and reserves of...
This popular self-drive itinerary is a flexible, cost-effective way to discover the best that Namibia has to offer. Visit the giant red sand dunes of Sossusvlei, the adventure town of...
This stimulating self-drive trip takes you south from Windhoek in Namibia to Cape Town in South Africa, stopping en route in a diverse range of breathtaking landscapes. Explore the towering san...
Stay in small, intimate lodges and experience some of the most spectacular wilderness areas in Namibia. After a night in the chic Olive Exclusive Boutique Hotel, fly to Sossusvlei and explore some o...
Namibia is a wild country untouched by mass tourism yet offering a wide variety of activities and plenty of small guesthouses and lodges that cater for families. This self-drive tour visits the...
Namibia is one of the world's last great wilderness countries. This guided group tour visits the magnificent sand dunes of the Namib Desert and the German colonial town of Swakopmund before...
Explore the peace and tranquillity of this largely uninhabited corner of Namibia in your own car. The ever-changing vistas of the Kalahari, Fish River Canyon and Naukluft National Park show a...
This diverse self-drive adventure travels through some of the most dramatic scenery in northern Namibia. Wildlife viewing is central to this itinerary, finishing up with an opportunity to see...
Namibia is a vast country, even by Africa's standards, covering an area approximately four times the size of the United Kingdom, but with a population of only 2 million. This tour encompasses the...
Tour overview Zimbabwe is home to some of Africa’s most successful conservation projects and these have helped re-establish the country as one of the continent’s best wildlife watching...
This classic fly-safari itinerary is designed to give a flavour of west Zimbabwe's most distinctive destinations. Begin in Bulawayo, the historic 'city of kings', home to wide tree-lined streets,...
Since the tragic events of 1994, Rwanda has become an extraordinary success story, evolving into one of the safest, cleanest and most inspiring tourist destinations in the world. This...
This fly-safari combines the Masai Mara, Kenya's most celebrated reserve, with a gorilla safari in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. The setting of Main Governor's Camp is magical, so much so that...
As the birthplace of the safari concept, Kenya has long been one of Africa’s most remarkable wildlife watching destinations. This private journey combines three of the country’s most sensationa...
This extraordinary private journey is the perfect introduction to the highlights of Uganda. The ‘Pearl of Africa’ is a true wildlife wonderland, home to chimpanzees, tree-climbing lions,...
Experience three of Kenya's prime wildlife areas while staying in some of the country's small, up-market safari lodges, all chosen for their outstanding service. Start in Amboseli, with its iconic...
This introductory tour to Kenya's most beautiful and varied wildlife areas begins on the slopes of Mount Kenya National Park, one of the world's highest national parks. Continue to the Ol Pejeta...
For 200 years, Zanzibar was under the control of the Sultanate of Oman, becoming a principal centre for the ivory and slave trade in the mid-19th century. Its importance was such that the Omani...
This fascinating tour takes in the historic sites of the capital Khartoum before heading into the desert in search of the remote Unesco-listed sites of Meroe, Jebel Barkal, El Kurru, Naga and...
We have highlighted the standard of accommodation featured on a tour immediately above the tour itinerary.
In some cases, tours include some departures in one category and some in another: you can see and select the different tour types under ‘tour variations’. For these tours, the itinerary is generally the same and just the standard of accommodation varies. However, if there are any variations in the excursions included, these are shown within the itinerary.
Superior: Most Cox & Kings tours fall under this category and are based in 4- or 5-star accommodation, or the best available.
Luxury: These tours will usually feature 5-star de luxe accommodation throughout.
Standard: Simpler in emphasis, these itineraries typically feature 3- and 4-star accommodation throughout.
Discovery: This type of holiday is best suited to the hardier traveller, as it will typically include some quite basic accommodation, possibly longer and rougher road journeys and, in some cases, more arduous activities, such as trekking.