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Flight of the Flamingos 58 days Johannesburg - Nairobi
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Johannesburg to Nairobi Safari Budgeting

Johannesburg to Nairobi Budget

The costs to consider when travelling overland are:

Safari price £3475 and local payment $930 USD
Optional excursions
Personal spending money
Visas





Your safari price and local payment covers:

OVER SEVEN GAME PARKS & OTHER HIGHLIGHTS including:

* Kruger National Park for game drives
* Chobe National Park for a game cruise
* The Masai Mara for game drives
* Serengeti National Park for game drives
* Ngorongoro Crater for game drives
* Hwange National Park for game drives
* South Luangwa National Park for game drives
* Nakuru National Park for game drives
* Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drive
* Kazinga Channel game cruise
* The Grumeti game reserve
* Maasai village visit incl. bush walk
* Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
* Kigali - Genocide Memorial
* Bujagali and The White Nile
* The Grumeti Reserve
* Lake Victoria
* Lake Naivasha hippo cruise
* Bujagali and the White Nile
* Entry to the Giraffe Park
* Entry to Sheldrick's Elephant Orphanage
* Khama Rhino Sanctuary
* Free time in Kigali, Jinja and Lake Naivasha











CAMPING, BREAKFAST & DINNER WHILST TRAVELLING ON THE TRUCK

- 49 Breakfasts and 48 dinners whilst travelling on the truck, including some local meals & pre-prepared barbecues and a contribution to the final group meal.
- 51 nights camping and 3 nights dorm accommodation

- A fully equipped and deiselled expedition truck/vehicle travelling from Johannesburg to Nairobi 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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A recommended typical budget for your optional excursions that you might pay for once in Africa would be: US$400 - US$1450

Some clients spend more, some less. The above is a typical estimate selecting from the following main choices during the 58 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

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

PAID IN AFRICA £

Chobe National Park - game drive £50

Helicopter flight over Victoria Falls (15 minutes) £200

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

Combo deal, half day adrenaline (gorge swings, zip line, flying fox) £214

Bungee jump at Victoria Falls £194

Gorge swing - (1 jump) £140

White water rafting The Zambezi £174

Sunset cruise on the Zambezi £64

Scuba diving (single dive) off Kendwa £65

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

Snorkelling (3 hours) off Kendwa £15

Sunset cruise, Zanzibar, from £30

Prison Island with the aldabra tortoises £25

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

Lake Mutande incl. canoeing £25

Chimpanzee trek £135

White water rafting The White Nile £140

Sunset cruise, The White Nile £45

Quad biking, Jinja (1 hour) £55

Hells Gate National Park (half day) incl entry, bike hire, guide and transfers £75

ALSO TO CONSIDER DURING YOUR TOUR £

Balloon safari in the Serengeti £480

Balloon safari in the Masai Mara £450

Elephant in the Chobe National Park

Lions Chobe National Park

Monkeys at Hwange National Park

White water rafting Uganda

Flamingos at Green Crater Lake


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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 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 tour when the truck parks up for a few days at specific activity locations Victoria Falls, Zanzibar and Jinja - 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 excursion on this tour is the Zanzibar Island break (x4 nights). Tipping is customary in Africa, so budget for gratuities if you wish for guides or drivers who provide good service such as on game drives or guided tours. 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 Flight of the Flamingos is: US$1150 - US$1385

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Your passport needs to be valid for at least 6 to 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 Flight of the Flamingoes you will want to have a minimum of 10 blank pages (sides).

As of January 2026, a visa is now required for most nationals for Malawi, including most Western, European, Canadian, American, Australian, New Zealander and most South American nationals. This is 50 USD for a single entry visa and we advise you apply online ahead of time and will provide the necessary documents for this application. Please contact us if you have not received anything by a month prior to departure.

For those passport holders that require a visa for Rwanda, you can purchase the East Africa Tourist visa at the border and this will give you entry to Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya.

For those passport holders that do not require a visa for Rwanda, you will need to apply for a Ugandan visa in advance and this can be done online. Irish nationals do not require a visa for Uganda.

If you do not have an East Africa Tourist visa, you will need to apply for an ETA to Kenya in advance online. This is instead of the former tourist visa.

For this tour for most passport holders including British, Australian, Irish, South African, German, French, Dutch, Canadian and American, visas for Zimbabwe and Tanzania can be arranged in Africa en route.

Visas are not usually required for Zambia, Botswana or South Africa for most passport holders.

Below is an estimation of current entry requirements and the associated cost. If your passport is not detailed please do not hesitate to contact the office if you would like further details of your visa requirements.

Be aware that entry requirements can change without prior notice. This information is given as a guide only. 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$80 - US$310 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
$30
-
$50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Canadian
$30
-
$50
$50
-
-
$75
-
-
-
American
-
$100
-
$100
-
-
$30
-
-
-
British
$30
-
$50
$50
-
-
$55
-
-
-
German
-
$100
-
$50
-
-
$30
-
-
-
Dutch
-
$100
-
$50
-
-
$30
-
-
-
Irish
$30
$30
-
$100
-
-
$55
-
-
-

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