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The costs to consider when travelling overland are:

Safari price £3095 and local payment $950 USD

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Your safari price and local payment covers:

OVER FIVE CORE GAME PARKS & OTHER HIGHLIGHTS including:

* Serengeti National Park for game drives
* Ngorongoro Crater for game drives
* South Luangwa National Park for game drives
* Matopos game drive and a rhino trek
* Chobe National Park for a game cruise
* Etosha National Park for game drives
* The Grumeti Reserve
* Africat Carnivore Care
* Cape Cross Seal Colony
* Namib Naukluft National Park
* Kigali - Genocide Memorial
* Lake Victoria
* Lake Malawi
* Great Zimbabwe Ruins
* Maasai village visit
* Bushmen visit
* Sossusvlei Dunes
* Spitzkoppe rock formations or similar
* Fish River Canyon

- 50 breakfasts and 48 dinners whilst travelling on the truck, including some local meals & pre-prepared barbecues and a contribution to the final group meal.
- 43 nights camping and nine nights in dorm accommodation in a lodge or similar, including three nights in Swakopmund and the final three nights in Ashanti Lodge in Cape Town.
- A fully equipped and dieselled expedition truck/vehicle including all camping and cooking gear, a fridge, gas cooker, tents, sleep mats
- The services of a driver and safari leader
- The ongoing advice and back up from The Absolute team
- All road tolls and taxes are paid

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PAID BEFORE DEPARTURE		£

Mountain gorilla trekking permit, (not including transfers), from		£705

Zanzibar including return ferry, 4 nights B&B shared accommodation, transfers from Stone Town to the beach and return, and a Spice Tour		£295

PAID IN AFRICA		£

Lake Mutande incl. canoeing		£25

Morning safari Serengeti in 4x4 vehicle ( min 5 people) , from		£175

Scuba diving (single dive) off Kendwa		£65

Snorkelling (3 hours) off Kendwa		£15

Jozani Forest, half day excursion to see the red colobus monkeys incl entry and transfers, from		£40

Prison Island with the aldabra tortoises		£25

South Luangwa Extra Game Drive		£45

Houseboats on Lake Kariba incl. Matusadona National Park (2 nights)		£170

Victoria Falls National Park - Entrance and Rainforest Walk to see Victoria Falls		£50

Bungee jump at Victoria Falls		£160

Combo deal, half day adrenaline (gorge swings, zip line, flying fox)		£158

Gorge Swing - (1 jump)		£103

White water rafting The Zambezi		£120

Helicopter flight over Victoria Falls (15 minutes)		£150

Sunset cruise on the Zambezi		£55

Chobe National Park - combo game drive and game cruise		£90

Flights over the Delta, 1 hour (min 5 people)		£150

Okavango Delta guided mokoro safari (two nights)		£234

Tandem sky dive, Swakomund		£260

Sandboarding (approx 5 hours)		£50

Quadbiking 60km route (approx 2 hours)		£46

Township tour (4 hours )		£40

Open sea fishing in the Atlantic waters (5 hours)		£115

Living desert tour (5 hours)		£57

Canoeing on the Orange River		£30

Wine tour from Cape Town		£108

ALSO TO CONSIDER DURING YOUR TOUR		£

Balloon safari in the Serengeti		£480

TO CONSIDER AT THE END OF YOUR TOUR		£

Special discounted offer: Add-On Garden Route Tour when booked with this tour		£1900

Table Mountain, return cable car		£27

White Shark Cage Diving - day trip inc. transport		£185

Robben Island boat transfer & guided tour		£40

You will need spending money to cover drinks, lunch, souvenirs and some small incidental costs whilst on tour such as cheap excursions costing under U$20. Other costs to note are for those times where meals and/or accommodation are not covered, as well as money for tips, extra transfers and accommodation upgrades. Be aware during the trip there are times we dont cover meals and/or accommodation when some of the group are away from camp doing their own thing on excursions, and it becomes impractical to cover. In general in regard to meals when the truck parks up for a few days at specific activity locations, do budget to cover your meals for these days. For the African Drums tour you should budget to cover for the days we are in Victoria Falls, Swakopmund and Stellenbosch, as well as for the overnight excursions listed below including meals whilst on Zanzibar Island. In particular be aware that spending money is needed to cover accommodation and some meals on the off-chance you choose to stay back and not participate in any of the overnight excursions. The overnight excursions on this tour are: the Zanzibar Island break (x4 nights), the houseboats on Lake Kariba (x2 nights) and the mokoro safari into the Okavango Delta (x2 nights). Note for some excursions extra transport occasionally is needed to get to the start point of the excursion too eg to the gorillas, and so do have some aside for these times. Tipping is customary in Africa, so budget for gratuities if you wish for guides or drivers who provide good service such as for the gorilla trek, for the guide who takes you down into Ngorongoro, and on the houseboat tour. And again whilst tips are at your discretion, your tour leader and driver also appreciate a tip to acknowledge their hard work during your tour. And lastly remember some campsites en route have simple huts or chalets on site. If you think you might like a break from camping and youd like to upgrade to have a bed at some point during the trip, it is well worth having money for this so again budget accordingly. The recommended typical spending money for The African Drums to cover the above is: US$1160-US$1400

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Your passport needs to be valid for at least 6 -9 months after your trip finishes. Ensure also that you have enough pages in your passport for each country you visit. Up to 2 consecutive blank pages can be required when you enter South Africa at the end of your trip. As a guide then, for the African Drums you will need to have a minimum of 10 blank pages (sides).

If you have dual nationality you can only use one passport for the entire trip, but bringing both is wise as a back up strategy. You can find more information on the different country listings on the UK FCDOs website (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice) underentry requirements. Do be aware it can be illegal to travel in Africa on two passports.

For those nationals that need to pay for a Rwandan visa, it is recommended to purchase the East African Tourist visa on arrival at Kigali airport. This will save you time and money and allows entry into both Rwanda and Uganda, as well as re-entry to Rwanda. Please note Irish nationals do not need a visa for Uganda so do not need to buy the East African Tourist visa and should just purchase a single entry visa for Rwanda at the airport and then again on re-entry from Uganda.

For those passport holders not needing to pay for a visa for Rwanda, you will need to apply ahead of time to Uganda for an online visa.

For most passport holders, visas for Tanzania and Zimbabwe can be arranged en route at the relevant border.

Most nationalities do not need to budget for a visa for Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa.

Most Western European, Canadian, American, Australian, New Zealander and most South American nationals will now need to apply for a visa for Namibia online ahead of time. This is 1600 N$ which is approx 90 USD. Contact the office for the correct entry date.

Note that visas on the ground can only be paid for in US Dollars cash.

Below is an estimation of current visa requirements and their cost. You can also check out https://www.absoluteafrica.com/Visa for more details including assistance with your applications.

If your passport is not detailed please do not hesitate to contact the office if you would like further details of your visa requirements.

This information is given as a guide only. Visa requirements can change without prior notice. We recommended you also check your personal current visa requirements with the relevant embassies well in advance before you travel.

For all visas budget US$50 - US$320 depending on nationality.

VISA CHART	Kenya	Rwanda	Uganda	Tanzania	Malawi	Zambia	Zimbabwe	Botswana	Namibia	South Africa
PASSPORT
Australian	-	-	$50	$50	-	-	$30	-	$90	-

New Zealand	-	-	$50	$50	-	-	$30	-	$90	-

South Africa	-	-	$50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Canadian	-	-	$50	$50	-	-	$75	-	$90	-

American	-	$100	-	$100	-	-	$30	-	$90	-

British	-	-	$50	$50	-	-	$55	-	$90	-

German	-	$100	-	$50	-	-	$30	-	$90	-

Dutch	-	$100	-	$50	-	-	$30	-	$90	-

Irish	-	$60	-	$100	-	-	$55	-	$90	-

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Other exciting ADD-ONs

Ballooning in the Serengeti

Climb Kilimanjaro

Kruger National Park

The Garden Route

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Remember you then need to budget for flights, insurance, vaccination costs and any equipment you might need such as a sleeping bag.

Any queries? Call our office on + 44 (0) 208 742 0226, email us at absaf@absoluteafrica.com or skype us on skypeabsoluteafrica

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