I tried a cheap African cruise: here's how it went 

Such an amazing adventure!

Lots of safari options! I am so glad I did this cruise and crossed it off my bucket-list.

The best cruise ever!! ❤

Our flight was surprisingly affordable - $1,700 for the entire trip to Mauritius with return from Cape Town. I booked through Delta. Many also booked through NCL with their airfare deal - that would have been even cheaper! So it really wasn’t terrible with airfare, but we booked our cruise date with airfare in consideration.

@@Alhubers , thanks for your information. Would like to ask did you do pre cruise stay at Mauritius or post cruise stay at Cape Town? If yes, how many days do you suggest for these two places. I have been thinking of this itinerary as the ports seem interesting

Here is the list of all excursions we did! Highly recommend booking through NCL for an African itinerary. Reunion - Piton Maido and Shopping Nosy be - Nosy Komba - Isle of Lemurs Richard's Bay - Hluhlwu Game Reserve Port Elizabeth - Addo Elephant Park by Coach MosselBay - Botlierskop Private Game Reserve Cape Town - Cape Town/Table Top Mountain, Stellenbosch with Wine Tasting, Cape Peninsula Debark Tour

It is an amazing itinerary!

SO glad to hear!! Regardless of which you choose, an African Safari is an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime trip!!

Hi there! I booked my flight independently. My friend and I flew from ATL to CDG on Delta and CDG to MRU on Air France. It was a miserable long trip! If I had more time, I would spend a few days in Europe before flying to Africa again - or pay for a first class seat :) We stayed at The Westin at Turtle Bay, highly recommend! We were so tired after traveling that we just relaxed at the resort for two days before cruising. Many people stayed longer in Cape Town, but we had to get back to our jobs. Two full days was good enough to see the highlights!

Just pack your patience! :) You will have a great adventure!! Be flexible and anticipate that cruising in Africa is different than anywhere else. That's part of the fun!

We flew into Mauritius two days before the cruise departed - meaning we left the US four days beforehand since it took two days to fly there! It was good to have a few buffer days with logistics and possible delays (or cyclones lol!)

I didn’t need any vaccines for this route from Mauritius to Cape Town! I am vaccinated for yellow fever from my prior trip to Senegal, but this wasn’t needed for entrance into SA. There are likely vaccination requirements for the 21-day voyage with yellow fever, though. I also took malaria medication as well.

I knew I butchered it - lol!!

Crossing my fingers for you! Hope you are able to make all of your ports!

@@allievogs95 they already got rid of the morocco ones for two spainish ports and cancelled cabo verde 😂…im just glad i booked an extra week in cape town to explore that awesome city