Welcome to Southern Sky Adventures!
Founded in 1999, Southern Sky Adventures offers almost a quarter century of experience in the travel industry. 2024 bookings are already set at close to 500 students traveling with us to Southern & East Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. Our destination countries are carefully chosen based on the quality of our personal on-site research, not based upon the demand to service a new destination.
The owner & founder of the company is American born to a Dutch mother. He has lived half the year in Cape Town, South Africa for the last 20 years and the other half of the year in Europe. He personally knows the product and experiences we offer. The company’s 10 international employees are strategically based and/or natives of Sao Paulo, London, Dusseldorf, Moscow, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Bangkok in addition to our US offices.
See up-to-date prices on our trips
Our new Student Travel Trip Costing Calculator shows current prices in a convenient Excel spreadsheet format allowing you to see a cost breakdown for your school based upon number of students travelling and number of paying and non-paying chaperones that accompany the group.
It is quite often that chaperones have their costs covered by a traveling group of students resulting in students splitting these added costs. In this Trip Costing Calculator you are able to adjust the number of paying students and the number of non-paying chaperones to see various prices per paying student. This calculator can then help you better understand the number of paying students needed in order to reach a desired budget number.
Advantages of booking your trip with Southern Sky Adventures:
Our trips can be adapted to form part of any curriculum and can be taken at any time of the year including Fall Break / Thanksgiving / Christmas / Winterim / Spring Break / Summer.
We can amend any of our trips to meet your school’s goals and interest by incorporating or leaving out community service, academic, cultural or linguistic, leadership or team-building modules at your request.
Our company’s offering university trips has opened a window for our high school trips to engage more closely with university professors. These opportunities have enabled our company to forge strong relationships with local professors and professionals allowing for such hands-on conservation activities such as rhinoceros dehorning, lion collaring, elephant relocation, fossil exploration, penguin research, bird ringing and more.
Itineraries

15 days / 14 nights
Ancient Tbilisi Bakurani peaks Borjomi National Park Lagodekhi National Park Barbale Organic Farm
13 days / 12 nights
Engholm Hust Lodge Sámi Country Finnmark Plateau Northern Lights Dog Sleigh Rides
12 days / 11 nights
City of Split
Mljet National Park
Medieval Trogir
Hvar Island
Lastovo Island
Island of Vis

15 days / 14 nights Kilimanjaro Mountain Town of Moshi Tarangire National Park Lake Manyara
19 days / 18 nights City of Nairobi Maasi Country Ol Pejeta Conservancy Tsavo National Park Diani Beach
18 days / 17 nights Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Deserts of the Richtersveld Ais-Ais Hot Springs Swakopmund Resort
15 days / 14 nights
SOUTH AFRICA:
Limpopo Province
Marataba Elephant Camp
MOZAMBIQUE:
Tofo Beach
City of Inhambane
14 days / 13 nights City of Nairobi Laikipia National Reserve Ol Pejeta Conservancy Lake Nakuru

6 days / 5 nights
Elephant Peace Project
The Golden Triangle
Wat Huay
Pla Kang Temple
Opium Museum
Wat Rong Khun Temple
15 days / 14 nights
Uluwatu
The Gili Islands
Sanur Resort
Padang Padang Surf Camp
Sacred Monkey Forest
Town of Ubad
14 days / 15 nights
5 Great Service-Learning Opportunities:
– Environment
– Community
– Agriculture
– Education
– Wildlife

17 days / 16 nights
White Elephant Research Camp
The Drakensberg
Royal National Park
Kosi Bay
14 days / 13 nights
Hayward’s Safari Sanctuary
Orange River
Karoo Gariep Hippo Conservancy
The Doornkloof Nature Reserve
11 days / 10 nights
Gondwana Game Reserve
Hayward’s Safari Sanctuary
Dinokeng Game Reserve
Cradle of Humankind
9 days / 8 nights
Dinokeng Game Reserve
De Wildt Chettah Sanctuary
Hayward’s Safari Sanctuary
Soweto
11 days / 10 nights
Gondwana Game Reserve
Hayward’s Safari Sanctuary
Dinokeng Game Reserve
Cradle of Humankind
17 days / 16 nights
White Elephant Research Camp
The Drakensberg
Royal National Park
Kosi Bay
14 days / 13 nights
Hayward’s Safari Sanctuary
Orange River
Karoo Gariep Hippo Conservancy
The Doornkloof Nature Reserve

9 days / 8 nights
Dinokeng Game Reserve
De Wildt Chettah Sanctuary
Hayward’s Safari Sanctuary
Soweto
14 days / 13 nights
Among Activities:
– Water Points Protection
– Elephant Tracking
– Sleep-Outs
– Group Trek
14 days / 13 nights
Among Activities:
– Water Points Protection
– Conservation Projects
– Wildlife
– Sleep-Outs
10 days / 9 nights
Among Activities:
– Anti-Poaching Work
– Conservation Projects
– Zulu Culture Introduction
– Community Engagement
7 days / 6 nights
Among Activities:
– Penguin Rehabilitation
– Community Engagement
– Marine Life Conservation
– Data Collection
7 days / 6 nights
Among Activities:
– Habitat Restoration
– Marine Ecology and Supporting The Estuarine System
– Community Engagement

14 days / 13 nights
Slovenia:
– City of Ljubljana
-Rogla Mountain Resort
– Rogaska Slatina
– Nova Gorica
-Kranska Gora
Italy:
– Venice
14 days / 13 nights
Slovenia:
– City of Ljubljana
Croatia:
– City of Zagreb
– City of Split

16 days / 15 nights
South African Biodiversity & Conservation Expedition
Based on the Cambridge A-Level Biology Curriculum
15 days / 16 nights
This tour offers a glimpse into ancient human societies, their tool use, dietary habits, & social structures. Designed by Dr. Rob Gess& Dr Bruce Rubidge (South Africa)
11 days / 12 nights
This program has a focus on postcolonial studies, health and social disparities. Design by Prof. Kathy Luckett of the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

14 days / 13 nights
San Francisco, California
Yosemite National Park
Las Vegas, Nevada
Grand Canyon
Los Angeles, California
14 days / 13 nights
New York City, New York
Washington, DC
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Florida

14 days / 13 nights
Bellavista Cloud Forest
Town of Mindo
City of Quito
Pichincha Volcano
Wildlife
12 days / 11 nights
Guatemala City
City of Antigua
Lake Atitlan
Mountainous Panajachel
Town of San Andrés
19 days / 18 nights
City of Lima
Machu Picchu
Ollantaytambo Ruins
City of Cusco
Paracas Beach Resort
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What they say... Client reviews
Memories to last a lifetime
We have traveled twice with Southern Sky. Our first was so amazing that a few years later we did it again, seeing different areas. Both experiences gave us memories to last a lifetime. The level of detail and planning made us feel cared for as we visited South Africa and…
An Unforgettable Vacation
Please use our name as a reference. We had a great experience and an unforgettable vacation. Everything you planned for us was flawless.
Laurie, New York
Dream trip to Southern Africa
It’s been a few weeks since our dream trip to Southern Africa ended, but the memories are still fresh and will remain with us for a lifetime. From the breathtaking sand dunes of Namibia to the stunning beauty of South Africa’s Cape Town and Sabi Sand Nature Reserves, Richard…
Once-in-a-lifetime Safari
Thanks for helping us put together such an amazing girl’s trip to South Africa. We couldn’t have asked for a more well-planned adventure. Your guidance, itinerary recommendations, and hard work in arranging the details definitely helped to make this “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” a truly incredible experience for all. Between the 4…
Adventure of a Lifetime
I can’t recommend Richard Pace and Southern Sky adventures enough! He’s been travelling all over the continent of Africa for the last 12 years and specializes in an otherwise unknown and intimidating territory. I didn’t know what to expect from South Africa but my trip went off without a hitch…
The Perfect Itinerary
I went to South Africa in December 2008 with three friends and truly had the trip of a lifetime. The country is absolutely beautiful and there are so many amazing things to do from safari to whale watching to fine dining in Cape Town. Southern Sky Adventures planned the perfect…
A different view of South Africa
I had been looking forward to a trip to South Africa for many years, knowing how special it would be. It was all that and more because of Richard Pace and Southern Sky Adventures. His choice of accommodations, destinations and tours were perfect. Everywhere we went was superb and each…
Worry-Free Group Experience
Our fall trip to Africa included 11 wonderful and diverse individuals for four venues, over a two week period. How can this many people enjoy themselves so much for this extended period of time? The answer is Richard Pace! You worked diligently to anticipate our every need, and continued to…
So very well taken care of
Southern Sky Adventures planned our 18 day trip to South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia and left no detail spared. We even decided to take a long 36 hour layover in London and they happily and easily accommodated us. SSA answered all of my many questions with informative patience…




































