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The Classic Safari 62 days Nairobi - Cape Town
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Nairobi to Cape Town Safari Budgeting

Nairobi to Cape Town Budget

The costs to consider when travelling overland are:

Safari price £3425 and local payment $900 USD
Optional excursions
Personal spending money
Visas



Your safari price and local payment covers:

Over five core game parks and other highlights including:

The Masai Mara
Nakuru National Park
South Luangwa National Park
Matopos game drive and rhino trek
Chobe National Park for a game cruise
Etosha National Park
Sheldricks Elephant Orphanage
The Giraffe Park
Africat Carnivore Care
Cape Cross Seal Colony
Namib Naukluft National Park
Lake Naivasha
Lake Malawi
Great Zimbabwe Ruins
Maasai village visit - overnight bush experience
Bushmen visit
Sossusvlei Dunes
Spitzkoppe rock formations
Fish River Canyon

- 47 breakfasts and 47 dinners whilst travelling on the truck, including some local meals & pre-prepared barbecues
- 46 nights camping and 6 nights dorm accommodation in a lodge or similar in Swakopmund and Stellenbosch and the final night 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 services of a cook in East Africa
- The ongoing advice and back up from The Absolute team
- All road tolls and taxes are paid



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A recommended typical budget for your optional excursions that you might pay for once in Africa would be: US$800 - US$2000

Some clients spend more, some less. The above is a typical estimate selecting from the following main choices during the 62 days. Do re-check your budget looking at what might tempt you.

PAID BEFORE DEPARTURE £
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
Visit to a local orphanage (Donation only) £0
1 hour hippo cruise across Naivasha £35
Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater game drives 3 days/2 nights, from £645
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 on 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
Quad biking 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 Masai Mara £450
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
White Shark Cage Diving - day trip inc. transport £185
Table Mountain, return cable car £27
Robben Island boat transfer & guided tour £40


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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 Classic Safari 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 Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater excursion (x2 nights), 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 Hells Gate, 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 on your Nakuru game drive 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 Classic Safari to cover the above is: US$1300-US$1500

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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 Classic Safari you will want 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.

Kenya now requires most visitors to apply for an eTA prior to arrival. This is instead of the former tourist 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 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$30 - US$275 depending on nationality

VISA CHART
Kenya
Rwanda
Uganda
Tanzania
Malawi
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
PASSPORT
Australian
$30
-
-
$50
-
-
$30
-
$90
-
New Zealand
$30
-
-
$50
-
-
$30
-
$90
-
South Africa
$30
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Canadian
$30
-
-
$50
-
-
$75
-
$90
-
American
$30
-
-
$100
-
-
$30
-
$90
-
British
$30
-
-
$50
-
-
$55
-
$90
-
German
$30
-
-
$50
-
-
$30
-
$90
-
Dutch
$30
-
-
$50
-
-
$30
-
$90
-
Irish
$30
-
-
$100
-
-
$55
-
$90
-

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Other exciting ADD-ONs

  • Balloons
  • Beach Stays on the Kenya Coast
  • 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.

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