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The costs to consider when travelling overland are:

Safari price £3245 and local payment $1000 USD

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Your safari price and local payment covers:

Over seven core game parks and other highlights including:

* The Masai Mara for game drives
* Serengeti National Park for game drives
* Ngorongoro Crater for game drives
* Nakuru National Park for game drives
* Lake Mburo National Park for game drives<br />
* Boat cruise Lake Mburo<br />
* South Luangwa National Park for game drives
* Matopos game drive and rhino trek
* Lake Naivasha
* Bujagali and The White Nile
* Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
* The Grumeti Reserve
* Lake Victoria
* Entry to the Giraffe Park
* Entry to Sheldrick's Elephant Orphanage
* Maasai village incl. bush walk
* Kigali - Genocide Memorial
* Lake Malawi
* Great Zimbabwe Ruins

- 43 breakfasts and 44 dinners whilst travelling on the truck including some local meals & pre-prepared barbecues.
- 43 nights camping and 3 nights dorm accommodation.
- 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		£

Hells Gate National Park (half day) incl entry, bike hire, guide and transfers		£55

1 hour hippo cruise across Naivasha		£35

White water rafting The White Nile		£140

Sunset cruise, The White Nile		£45

Quad biking, Jinja (1 hour)		£55

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

Snorkelling (3 hours) off Kendwa		£15

Kalinzu Forest guided chimpanzee trek		£130

Lake Mutande incl. canoeing		£10

Scuba diving (single dive) off Kendwa		£65

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

ALSO TO CONSIDER DURING YOUR TOUR		£

Balloon safari in the Masai Mara		£450

Balloon safari in the Serengeti		£480

TO CONSIDER AT THE END OF YOUR TOUR		£

Special discounted offer: Add-on Botswana Safari including a Chobe River game cruise & a 3-day guided mokoro safari in the Okavango Delta when booked with this tour		£785

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 Big Six Safari you should budget to cover for the days we are in Jinja and in Victoria Falls, 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) and the houseboats on Lake Kariba (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 Big Six to cover the above is: US$1100-US$1300

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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. As a guide then, for the Big Six Safari you will need to have a minimum of 9 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.

At present please note that most travellers must apply for an eTA (electronic travel authorization) for Kenya prior to arrival. South African nationals do not require an ETA for Kenya.

Most passport holders will then need to apply to Uganda for a visa online. Irish nationals do not require a visa for Uganda.

For those nationalities that need to pay for a visa to Rwanda, this can be purchased at the border with USD cash.

Visas for Tanzania and Zimbabwe can be organised on arrival at the border for most passport holders. Visas on the ground can only be paid for in US dollars cash.

Visas are not normally required for most passport holders for Malawi and Zambia.

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 costs. 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 don't hesitate to contact us for further details of your 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.

Budget for all visas US$50 - US$240 depending on nationality

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

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

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

Canadian	$30	-	$50	$50	-	-	$75	-	-	-

American	$30	$30	$50	$100	-	-	$30	-	-	-

British	$30	-	$50	$50	-	-	$55	-	-	-

German	$30	$30	$50	$50	-	-	$30	-	-	-

Dutch	$30	$30	$50	$50	-	-	$30	-	-	-

Irish	$30	$30	-	$100	-	-	$55	-	-	-

Pre and post safari please click here.

Other exciting ADD-ONs

Balloons

Beach Stays on the Kenya Coast

Botswana Safari

Climb Kilimanjaro

Kruger National Park

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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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