Top Culture Trip Adventures in Africa

Nick Dauk

Senior Travel Writer

Hit the book button and join a small-group tour along the Nile, across the Mara or down to the Capes.

Africa is a continent like no other, and its kaleidoscopic countries confirm it. Jungle and desert. Fishing villages and blockbuster cities. Thousands upon thousands of years of history and perhaps even more wildlife. Take the adventure of a lifetime and discover everything from savannah and safaris to winelands and wilderness on these top small-group Culture Trips.

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Ultimate Egypt

Seeing the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx will be mummified into your memory forever. These incredible structures alone are reason enough to set a course for North Africa, but they aren’t the only big-ticket attractions awaiting your arrival. Check off a bucket-list trip with this nine-day small-group tour of Egypt, including insider-only experiences such as a hidden-gem tour of Cairo and a Nubian dinner. From the shores of the Nile to the Valley of the Kings, you’ll spend every day spellbound by the iconic sights of this ancient country.

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Next available from 23rd May 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Cairo, Egypt

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ENDS AT

Aswan, Egypt

DURATION

9

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

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STYLE

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Epic Morocco

Dust off your copy of One Thousand and One Nights for this 11-day adventure through Morocco, which lets you leaf through the pages of this country from cover to cover. Each day is a beautiful new chapter for your travel journal, including afternoons spent admiring the art deco scene in Casablanca, touring the surreal blue streets of Chefchaouen and strolling past donkeys and dye pits in the ancient medina of Fes. Sounds like a journey worth writing about – and for the storybook ending? Getting lost in the flavours of Marrakech.

From US$2369

Next available from 10th Feb 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Casablanca, Morocco

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ENDS AT

Marrakech, Morocco

DURATION

11

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

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STYLE

Discovery

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Splendid South Africa

Chasing adrenaline rushes in South Africa is a must, but no one should forget to add a little downtime to their trip across the tip of the continent. The lush valleys of the Cape Winelands deserve hours of sitting, sipping and savouring. Don’t worry, though, because you won’t miss a moment when you join this 11-day trip through the Rainbow Nation. Between spotting the Big Five on the private game reserve of Gondwana, kayaking with penguins off Simons Town and taking a leap of faith with the biggest bridge bungee jump on the planet, you’ll be happy for the rest only wine can bring in Stellenbosch.

From US$2899

Next available from 3rd Feb 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Cape Town, South Africa

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ENDS AT

Cape Town, South Africa

DURATION

11

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

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STYLE

Discovery

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Immersive Kenya

Africa guidebook covers often feature Kenya, where you can spot wildlife on safari drives in the Great Rift Valley and meet Maasai communities in the Mara. This eight-day overland tour begins as you venture from Nairobi into the wilderness of Aberdare National Park, home to the second-largest population of rare black rhinos in Africa. After a day in the mountains, you’ll travel to the shores of Lake Nakuru, a high-altitude lake in the Rift Valley that turns pink with flocks of flamingos. In the Maasai Mara itself you’ll spend a day with Maasai people, who’ve lived here for millennia, before exploring the savannah in search of the Big Five – lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalo and elephants. Join us at the right time of year and you might even get to watch hoards of migrating wildebeest charge by.

From US$2959

Next available from 10th Mar 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Nairobi, Kenya

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ENDS AT

Nairobi, Kenya

DURATION

8

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

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STYLE

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Additional reporting was contributed by Richard Collett.

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