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The costs to consider when travelling overland are:

Safari price £3075 and local payment $625 USD

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Your safari price and local payment covers:

Over four core game parks and other highlights including:

Etosha National Park for game drives (2 days)
Matopos for a game drive and a rhino trek
South Luangwa National park for game drives
Chobe Game Cruise
Great Zimbabwe ruins
Namib Naukluft National Park
Mikumi National Park
Africat Carnivore Care
Cape Cross Seal Colony
Sossusvlei Dunes
Spitzkoppe rock formations or similar
Fish River Canyon
Sheldricks Elephant Orphanage
The Giraffe Park

- 42 breakfasts and 40 dinners whilst travelling on the truck, including some local meals & pre-prepared barbecues and a contribution to the final group meal.
- 44 nights accommodation (x38 camping and X6 nights in a lodge or similar in Swakopmund & the final three nights in Ashanti Lodge in Cape Town)
- A fully equipped and dieseled 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		£

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		£

Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater game drives 3 days/2 nights, from		£645

Kilimanjaro day hike		£125

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

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 (3 hour guided game cruise)		£50

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

2 hour guided Himba village tour		£25

Tandem sky dive, Swakomund		£260

Sandboarding (approx 5 hours)		£50

Quad biking 60km route (approx 2 hours)		£46

Township tour (4 hours Incl)		£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 BEFORE YOUR TOUR		£

Special discounted offer: 6 Days Kenyan safari inc 3 days/2 nights in the Masai Mara, with a visit to the Giraffe Park, The Elephant Orphanage and Lake Naivasha for a hippo cruise		£From 1195

TO CONSIDER AT THE END OF YOUR TOUR		£

Special discounted offer: Add-On Garden Route Tour when booked with this tour		£1550

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

Table Mountain, return cable car		£27

Robben Island boat transfer & guided tour		£40

You will need spending money to cover drinks, lunch and souvenirs and different small incidental costs whilst on tour such as cheap excursions costing under U$20 like a visit to the Maasai in the Serengeti or the Himba tribe in Namibia. Other costs to note are those times we dont cover meals or accommodation on the tour, as well as tipping, extra transfers and upgrades. Be aware during the trip tour there are busy times where we dont cover meals and/or accommodation as during these sections most people are away from camp doing their own thing on different excursions. It is then impractical to cover meals or accommodation. The times to note on the Southern Safari tour are when the truck parks up for a few days at specific activity locations Zanzibar, Victoria Falls, Swakopmund and Stellenbosch - so please ensure you have enough money to cover meals during these times. And note as well spending money is needed to cover camping on the off-chance you chose to stay back on the overnight excursions. The overnight excursions on this tour are the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater safari (x2 nights), the Zanzibar Island break (x4 nights), the houseboat trip (X2 nights) and the mokoro safari into the Okavango Delta (x2 nights). Tipping is customary in Africa, so budget for gratuities if you wish for guides or drivers who provide good service such as on the houseboat tour. Again it is at your discretion, but your tour leader and driver will appreciate a tip to acknowledge their hard work during your tour. For some excursions extra transport is needed to get to the start point, and lastly some campsites en route also have simple huts or chalets on site. If you feel like a break from camping and youd like an upgrade at some point it is well worth having a little bit of money budgeted accordingly. The recommended spending money for The Southern Safari is US$1125 - US$1325

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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 adequate 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 Southern 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.

Visas for most passport holders including British, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, South African, German, French, Dutch, Canadian and American passport holders for the other countries can be arranged in Africa en route. Visas in Africa can only be paid for in US Dollars cash.

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$185 depending on nationality

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

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

South Africa	$30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Other exciting ADD-ONs

Ballooning in the Serengeti

Climb Kilimanjaro

Kruger National Park

The Garden Route

The Masai Mara

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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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