AmaWaterways

Daily Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Johannesburg

   South Africa

   

   Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, rose from the 1886 gold rush to become a metropolis of extraordinary cultural depth, from the living heritage of Soweto to the contemporary dining scene of Maboneng and Rosebank. Visitors should not miss the Apartheid Museum for its profound historical narrative and a culinary walking tour through Soweto's street-food culture. The ideal season to visit is September through November, when spring wildflowers blanket the highveld, jacarandas transform Pretoria into a violet dreamscape, and mild temperatures make exploration effortless.

2. Day 2

   Johannesburg

   South Africa

   

   Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, rose from the 1886 gold rush to become a metropolis of extraordinary cultural depth, from the living heritage of Soweto to the contemporary dining scene of Maboneng and Rosebank. Visitors should not miss the Apartheid Museum for its profound historical narrative and a culinary walking tour through Soweto's street-food culture. The ideal season to visit is September through November, when spring wildflowers blanket the highveld, jacarandas transform Pretoria into a violet dreamscape, and mild temperatures make exploration effortless.

3. Day 2

   Kasane

   Botswana

   

   Kasane is a Botswanan border town at the confluence of the Chobe and Zambezi rivers, serving as the gateway to Chobe National Park and its extraordinary population of 120,000 elephants. Must-dos include a Chobe riverfront game drive, a sunset boat cruise among swimming elephants, and a day trip to Victoria Falls. May through October's dry season offers peak wildlife concentrations along the river.

4. Day 3

   Chobe National Park

   Botswana

   

   Chobe National Park in northern Botswana harbors the world’s largest elephant concentration—120,000 strong—along a dramatic riverfront where boat safaris offer eye-level wildlife encounters. Must-dos include an afternoon Chobe River boat safari, game drives in the Savuti Marsh, and a day trip to nearby Victoria Falls. Visit May through October when the dry season concentrates spectacular herds along the riverfront.

5. Day 4

   Chobe National Park

   Botswana

   

   Chobe National Park in northern Botswana harbors the world’s largest elephant concentration—120,000 strong—along a dramatic riverfront where boat safaris offer eye-level wildlife encounters. Must-dos include an afternoon Chobe River boat safari, game drives in the Savuti Marsh, and a day trip to nearby Victoria Falls. Visit May through October when the dry season concentrates spectacular herds along the riverfront.

6. Day 5

   Chobe National Park

   Botswana

   

   Chobe National Park in northern Botswana harbors the world’s largest elephant concentration—120,000 strong—along a dramatic riverfront where boat safaris offer eye-level wildlife encounters. Must-dos include an afternoon Chobe River boat safari, game drives in the Savuti Marsh, and a day trip to nearby Victoria Falls. Visit May through October when the dry season concentrates spectacular herds along the riverfront.

7. Day 5

   Victoria Falls

   Zimbabwe

   

   Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, is home to the world's widest curtain of falling water — the 1,708-metre Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambezi River — surrounded by rainforest, world-class safari country including Hwange and Zambezi National Parks, and a growing luxury hospitality scene. Visitors should not miss a gorge-edge walk through the spray-fed rainforest and a sunset cruise on the upper Zambezi. The ideal season runs from June through August, when dry winter weather ensures clear skies, peak wildlife viewing, and the falls maintain a powerful yet photogenic flow.

8. Day 6

   Victoria Falls

   Zimbabwe

   

   Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, is home to the world's widest curtain of falling water — the 1,708-metre Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambezi River — surrounded by rainforest, world-class safari country including Hwange and Zambezi National Parks, and a growing luxury hospitality scene. Visitors should not miss a gorge-edge walk through the spray-fed rainforest and a sunset cruise on the upper Zambezi. The ideal season runs from June through August, when dry winter weather ensures clear skies, peak wildlife viewing, and the falls maintain a powerful yet photogenic flow.

9. Day 7

   Victoria Falls

   Zimbabwe

   

   Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, is home to the world's widest curtain of falling water — the 1,708-metre Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambezi River — surrounded by rainforest, world-class safari country including Hwange and Zambezi National Parks, and a growing luxury hospitality scene. Visitors should not miss a gorge-edge walk through the spray-fed rainforest and a sunset cruise on the upper Zambezi. The ideal season runs from June through August, when dry winter weather ensures clear skies, peak wildlife viewing, and the falls maintain a powerful yet photogenic flow.

10. Day 8

    Victoria Falls

    Zimbabwe

    

    Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, is home to the world's widest curtain of falling water — the 1,708-metre Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambezi River — surrounded by rainforest, world-class safari country including Hwange and Zambezi National Parks, and a growing luxury hospitality scene. Visitors should not miss a gorge-edge walk through the spray-fed rainforest and a sunset cruise on the upper Zambezi. The ideal season runs from June through August, when dry winter weather ensures clear skies, peak wildlife viewing, and the falls maintain a powerful yet photogenic flow.

11. Day 8

    Nairobi

    Kenya

    

    Nairobi is the only capital city with a national park within its boundaries, where black rhinos graze against a city skyline backdrop, and the launch point for East Africa's greatest safari destinations. Must-dos include visiting the David Sheldrick elephant orphanage, feeding giraffes at the Langata Centre, and tasting nyama choma at a traditional charcoal grill. The dry seasons (January–February, June–October) offer the best weather, with the city's moderate altitude keeping temperatures comfortable year-round.

12. Day 9

    Nairobi

    Kenya

    

    Nairobi is the only capital city with a national park within its boundaries, where black rhinos graze against a city skyline backdrop, and the launch point for East Africa's greatest safari destinations. Must-dos include visiting the David Sheldrick elephant orphanage, feeding giraffes at the Langata Centre, and tasting nyama choma at a traditional charcoal grill. The dry seasons (January–February, June–October) offer the best weather, with the city's moderate altitude keeping temperatures comfortable year-round.

13. Day 10

    Nairobi

    Kenya

    

    Nairobi is the only capital city with a national park within its boundaries, where black rhinos graze against a city skyline backdrop, and the launch point for East Africa's greatest safari destinations. Must-dos include visiting the David Sheldrick elephant orphanage, feeding giraffes at the Langata Centre, and tasting nyama choma at a traditional charcoal grill. The dry seasons (January–February, June–October) offer the best weather, with the city's moderate altitude keeping temperatures comfortable year-round.

14. Day 10

    Amboseli National Park

    Kenya

    

    Amboseli National Park offers Africa's most iconic wildlife photograph—elephants crossing dusty plains with the snow-capped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro rising behind them in one of the continent's longest-studied elephant populations. Must-dos include a morning game drive for close-range elephant encounters, sundowners with a Kilimanjaro sunset, and climbing the observation hill for a panorama spanning savanna to glacier. June–October offers the clearest Kilimanjaro views and best game viewing.

15. Day 11

    Amboseli National Park

    Kenya

    

    Amboseli National Park offers Africa's most iconic wildlife photograph—elephants crossing dusty plains with the snow-capped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro rising behind them in one of the continent's longest-studied elephant populations. Must-dos include a morning game drive for close-range elephant encounters, sundowners with a Kilimanjaro sunset, and climbing the observation hill for a panorama spanning savanna to glacier. June–October offers the clearest Kilimanjaro views and best game viewing.

16. Day 12

    Amboseli National Park

    Kenya

    

    Amboseli National Park offers Africa's most iconic wildlife photograph—elephants crossing dusty plains with the snow-capped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro rising behind them in one of the continent's longest-studied elephant populations. Must-dos include a morning game drive for close-range elephant encounters, sundowners with a Kilimanjaro sunset, and climbing the observation hill for a panorama spanning savanna to glacier. June–October offers the clearest Kilimanjaro views and best game viewing.

17. Day 12

    Maasai Mara National Reserve

    Kenya

    

    The Maasai Mara National Reserve is Kenya's premier safari destination, famous for the Great Migration river crossings and extraordinary big-cat viewing across open savanna. Must-dos include witnessing a wildebeest crossing, taking a dawn balloon safari, and visiting a Maasai manyatta for cultural immersion. The migration peaks from July to October, while the green season (November–May) offers lush scenery and excellent value.

18. Day 13

    Maasai Mara National Reserve

    Kenya

    

    The Maasai Mara National Reserve is Kenya's premier safari destination, famous for the Great Migration river crossings and extraordinary big-cat viewing across open savanna. Must-dos include witnessing a wildebeest crossing, taking a dawn balloon safari, and visiting a Maasai manyatta for cultural immersion. The migration peaks from July to October, while the green season (November–May) offers lush scenery and excellent value.

19. Day 14

    Maasai Mara National Reserve

    Kenya

    

    The Maasai Mara National Reserve is Kenya's premier safari destination, famous for the Great Migration river crossings and extraordinary big-cat viewing across open savanna. Must-dos include witnessing a wildebeest crossing, taking a dawn balloon safari, and visiting a Maasai manyatta for cultural immersion. The migration peaks from July to October, while the green season (November–May) offers lush scenery and excellent value.

20. Day 14

    Serengeti National Park

    Tanzania

    

    The Serengeti is Tanzania’s legendary 14,750-square-kilometer wilderness hosting the Great Migration of over two million animals—the planet’s greatest wildlife spectacle. Must-dos include witnessing wildebeest river crossings, a hot-air balloon safari at dawn, and tracking big cats around the Seronera Valley’s rocky kopjes. The park rewards visitors year-round: calving season in January, western migration in June, and dramatic Mara River crossings from July through October.

21. Day 15

    Maasai Mara National Reserve

    Kenya

    

    The Maasai Mara National Reserve is Kenya's premier safari destination, famous for the Great Migration river crossings and extraordinary big-cat viewing across open savanna. Must-dos include witnessing a wildebeest crossing, taking a dawn balloon safari, and visiting a Maasai manyatta for cultural immersion. The migration peaks from July to October, while the green season (November–May) offers lush scenery and excellent value.

22. Day 15

    Nairobi

    Kenya

    

    Nairobi is the only capital city with a national park within its boundaries, where black rhinos graze against a city skyline backdrop, and the launch point for East Africa's greatest safari destinations. Must-dos include visiting the David Sheldrick elephant orphanage, feeding giraffes at the Langata Centre, and tasting nyama choma at a traditional charcoal grill. The dry seasons (January–February, June–October) offer the best weather, with the city's moderate altitude keeping temperatures comfortable year-round.

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215 sq ftMax 2SB

In-room temperature control and fan Deluxe hotel-style bedding and oversized king beds (can also be configured as two single beds) Spacious en-suite bathrooms Large wardrobe, full-length mirror, hair dryer, toiletries, bathrobes and slippers Floor-to-ceiling windows, sliding glass doors and sliding shutters for privacy and protection from the sun Outside balcony Complimentary Wi-Fi and electronic safe Complimentary bottled water replenished daily

King or Twin ConfigurationShowerToiletries ProvidedRoom Service AvailableTVFree Wi-Fi+5

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Private Balcony

Suite

235 sq ftMax 2SA

In-room temperature control and fan Deluxe hotel-style bedding and oversized king beds (can also be configured as two single beds) Spacious en-suite bathrooms Large wardrobe, full-length mirror, hair dryer, toiletries, bathrobes and slippers Floor-to-ceiling windows, sliding glass doors and sliding shutters for privacy and protection from the sun Outside balcony Complimentary Wi-Fi and electronic safe Complimentary bottled water replenished daily

King or Twin ConfigurationShowerToiletries ProvidedRoom Service AvailableTVFree Wi-Fi+5

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MS

Private Balcony with Sitting Area

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Private Balcony with Sitting Area

Suite

300 sq ftMax 2LS

In-room temperature control and fan Deluxe hotel-style bedding and oversized king beds (can also be configured as two single beds) Spacious en-suite bathrooms Large wardrobe, full-length mirror, hair dryer, toiletries, bathrobes and slippers Floor-to-ceiling windows, sliding glass doors and sliding shutters for privacy and protection from the sun Outside balcony Complimentary Wi-Fi and electronic safe Complimentary bottled water replenished daily

King or Twin ConfigurationLounge AreaShowerToiletries ProvidedRoom Service AvailableSuite Benefits+7

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