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Multi-stop journeys with every stop from a real source and every day checked against a clock.

The Blyde River Canyon's Three Rondavels above the river bendThe Panorama Route & KrugerDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0The orange dunes of Erg Chebbi at the Sahara's edgeThe Atlas & the SaharaJohannes K Becker · CC BY-SA 3.0Wildebeest crossing the Mara river on the great migrationKenya Rift Valley & Mara SafariBenh LIEU SONG · CC BY-SA 3.0The green floor of Ngorongoro Crater from the rimManyara, Ngorongoro & Serengeti SafariZenith4237 · CC BY-SA 4.0The pyramids of Giza rising above the desert plateauCairo, Luxor & the Nilekallerna · CC BY-SA 3.0A ring-tailed lemur troop warming up in the morning sunAntananarivo to Toliara via RN7Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

One journey from each of the six countries with the most here, longest first.

When these journeys are at their best

Most journeys in seasonSep27 of 45 journeysFewest journeys in seasonApr13 of 45 journeys

What travel in the quieter months is like

What travel here actually looks like

Every country these journeys visit, assigned by coordinate rather than by the route's country label.
Journeys
45
Countries and territories
26
Typical distance
420 km
Typical length
6 days

Every journey here

The pyramids of Giza rising above the desert plateau

Oct–Mar

Cairo, Luxor & the Nile

Egypt · 900 km · 6–8 days

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Dead camelthorn trees on Deadvlei's white clay pan

May–Sep

Namibia Desert & Etosha Circuit

Namibia · 1,550 km · 9 days

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A blue-washed lane climbing through Chefchaouen's medina

Feb · Apr · Jun

Casablanca, Fès & the Blue City

Morocco · 490 km · 5–8 days

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The green floor of Ngorongoro Crater from the rim

Jun–Oct

Manyara, Ngorongoro & Serengeti Safari

Tanzania · 420 km · 7 days

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The orange dunes of Erg Chebbi at the Sahara's edge

Mar–Apr · Sep–Nov

The Atlas & the Sahara

Morocco · 560 km · 6 days

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Colonial balconies and shuttered facades in Saint-Louis

Nov–Mar

Dakar, Saint-Louis & Saloum Road Loop

Senegal · 890 km · 7 days

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A mountain gorilla at rest in Bwindi's dense forest

Jun–Aug

Kampala to Fort Portal via Bwindi

Uganda · 750 km · 7 days

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Sipi Falls landscape — Kampala, Jinja & Sipi Falls

Dec–Feb · Jun–Aug

Kampala, Jinja & Sipi Falls

Uganda · 250 km · 5 days

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Blue boats below Essaouira's ramparts

Sep–Nov

Morocco's Atlantic Coast

Morocco · 550 km · 5–8 days

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Siwa Shali fortress — Alexandria to Siwa

Oct–Mar

Alexandria to Siwa

Egypt · 590 km · 6 days

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Ol Pejeta conservation landscape — Nairobi, Nyeri & Ol Pejeta

Jul–Mar

Nairobi, Nyeri & Ol Pejeta

Kenya · 220 km · 4 days

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Fort Jesus's coral walls in Mombasa

Jul–Mar

The Swahili Coast: Mombasa to Malindi

Kenya · 130 km · 5 days

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El Jem's amphitheatre above the town

Mar–May

Carthage to the Sahara's Edge

Tunisia · 500 km · 7 days

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The conical tower within Great Zimbabwe

May–Sep

Harare, Great Zimbabwe & Matobo Heritage Road

Zimbabwe · 680 km · 5 days

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Dugouts on Lake Malawi at Cape Maclear

May–Oct

Lake of Stars

Malawi · 560 km · 6–8 days

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Desert-adapted elephant in Damaraland, Namibia

Jun–Oct

Damaraland Heritage: Outjo to Twyfelfontein

Namibia · 215 km · 4 days

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Le Morne Brabant over the lagoon

Jun–Oct

Mauritius Public Heritage & Coast Loop

Mauritius · 180 km · 6 days

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The white ramparts of Cape Coast Castle above the Atlantic surf

Nov–Mar

Accra, the Central Coast & Kumasi

Ghana · 380 km · 6 days

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The crater plain of Piton de la Fournaise

May–Oct

Réunion: the Volcano Island

France · 229 km · 5–7 days

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A rock-hewn church cut down into the ground at Lalibela

Sep–Dec

Ethiopia's Historic Route

Ethiopia · 980 km · 8–12 days

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The Virunga volcano chain above terraced hills

Jun–Sep

Rwanda’s Volcanoes, Karongi & Nyungwe Loop

Rwanda · 660 km · 8 days

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The Cape Point cliffs meeting two currents

Sep–Apr

Cape Town, the Winelands & Cape Agulhas

South Africa · 500 km · 8 days

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Bloukrans Bridge arching over its forest gorge on the Garden Route

Jun–Nov

Garden Route

South Africa · 590 km · 4–6 days

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Ameln valley Anti-Atlas — The Anti-Atlas: Agadir to Tafraoute

Oct–Apr

The Anti-Atlas: Agadir to Tafraoute

Morocco · 220 km · 3–5 days

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Victoria Falls thundering into its mile-wide gorge

Jun–Sep

Victoria Falls, Livingstone & Chobe Circuit

Zimbabwe, Zambia & Botswana · 220 km · 6 days

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Ganvie stilt village — The Slave Route & the Stilt Villages

Nov–Mar

Ouidah & Abomey Heritage Road

Benin · 145 km · 4 days

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Swartberg Pass — Route 62 & the Little Karoo

Mar–May

Route 62 & the Little Karoo

South Africa · 215 km · 2–4 days

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Grand-Bassam colonial — Abidjan to Assinie

Dec–Mar

Abidjan to Assinie

Ivory Coast · 105 km · 2–4 days

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A dhow off Zanzibar at golden hour

Jun–Oct

Dar es Salaam & Zanzibar

Tanzania · 180 km · 5 days

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Hlane rhino Eswatini — The Kingdom Loop

May–Sep

Mbabane, Ezulwini & Hlane

Eswatini · 105 km · 5 days

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South Luangwa leopard — Lusaka to South Luangwa

May–Oct

Lusaka to South Luangwa

Zambia · 700 km · 5 days

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Nossa Senhora do Rosário church, Cidade Velha — Santiago: Praia & Cidade Velha

Nov–Jun

Santiago: Praia & Cidade Velha

Cape Verde · 15 km · 3–5 days

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A ring-tailed lemur troop warming up in the morning sun

May–Oct

Antananarivo to Toliara via RN7

Madagascar · 951 km · 9 days

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Anse Source Argent boulders — Mahé to La Digue

Apr–May · Oct–Nov

Mahé to La Digue across the Inner Islands

Seychelles · 95 km · 4 days

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Elephants at a waterhole in Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape

Mar–Apr · Sep–Nov

The Sunshine Coast: Gqeberha to East London

South Africa · 310 km · 3 days

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Tsingy rouge — Diego Suarez to Nosy Be

May–Oct

Diego Suarez to Nosy Be via Amber Mountain

Madagascar · 340 km · 6 days

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The Okavango's channels braiding from the air

May–Sep

Okavango, Makgadikgadi & Chobe

Botswana · 610 km · 6 days

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Namaqualand flowers carpet — Namaqualand: the Flower Route

Aug–Sep

Namaqualand & West Coast Flower Road

South Africa · 550 km · 4 days

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Wildebeest crossing the Mara river on the great migration

Jan–Dec

Kenya Rift Valley & Mara Safari

Kenya · 940 km · 6–8 days

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Tofo beach Mozambique — Maputo to Vilankulo

May–Oct

Maputo to Vilankulo: Mozambique Coast

Mozambique · 720 km · 6 days

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Maletsunyane Falls Semonkong — The Mountain Kingdom

Mar–May

Maseru & Malealea

Lesotho · 85 km · 3 days

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Kilimanjaro Moshi view — Kilimanjaro to the Usambaras

Jan–Feb · Jun–Sep

Moshi, Lushoto & Tanga

Tanzania · 400 km · 4 days

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The Amphitheatre escarpment above Royal Natal National Park

Mar–May

Royal Natal & Golden Gate Highlands

South Africa · 150 km · 4–5 days

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The Blyde River Canyon's Three Rondavels above the river bend

Apr–Aug

The Panorama Route & Kruger

South Africa · 900 km · 7 days

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Rolling coastal hills on South Africa’s Wild Coast

May–Jun

Wild Coast Guided Hike: Port St Johns to Coffee Bay

South Africa · 75.5 km · 5 days

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