South Africa 101

Just wanted to see if anyone can suggest a safe route for a month in
South Africa and surrounding countries.

My experience to Africa has been to Egypt and Morocco so far and I do
appreciate if someone who has been there recently can suggest a safe
itinerary to places worth seeing. I was thinking to start in Cape Town
in February and move up to Botswana, Zambia,Tanzania, Zimbabwe and
finish in Mozambique ...

I don't know if it is doable in a month? How safe, costly, and worthy
it be?

Thanks.

[Allison]

Hi,
A friend and I rented a car in Harare and spent 5 weeks touring around Zimbabwe, Botswana and the north eastern part of South Africa. We didn't rush, but we also didn't spend longer than a couple of days in any one spot. And towards the end we were working harder to complete the circuit. To me, it sounds like you may be trying to go too far, but you may be able to do it if you treat it like a bit of a rally.

In terms of safety, my trip was in 1993 - before all the trouble in Zimbabwe. You may find it useful to check your national Foreign Affairs website for travel advisories in all those places that you mentioned.

Good luck and have fun.
Allison