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Tusker Trails 37 days Kigali - The Victoria Falls
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Kigali to The Victoria Falls Safari Budgeting

Kigali to The Victoria Falls Budget

The costs to consider when travelling overland are:

Safari price £2200 and local payment $700 USD
Optional excursions
Personal spending money
Visas





Your safari price and local payment covers:

OVER FOUR 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
* Kigali - Genocide Memorial
* The Grumeti Game Reserve
* Maasai village
* Lake Victoria
* Lake Malawi
* Great Zimbabwe Ruins

CAMPING, BREAKFAST & DINNER WHILST TRAVELLING ON THE TRUCK i.e.

- 30 Breakfasts & 30 dinners whilst travelling on the truck, including some pre-prepared bbqs
- 28 nights camping & 3 nights in dorm accommodation in a lodge or similar.

AS WELL AS..........

Transport in a fully equipped and dieseled expedition truck/vehicle including all camping and cooking gear, a fridge, gas cooker, tents, sleeping mats etc.

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$900

Some clients spend more, some less. The above is a typical estimate selecting from the following main choices during the 37 days. Do re-check your budget looking at what might tempt you.

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

Sunset cruise, Zanzibar, from £30

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 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

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Prison Island famous for its giant tortoise population

Balloon safari in the Serengeti


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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 Tusker Trails you should budget to cover for the days we are 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 Tusker Trails to cover the above is: US$720-US$875

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Your passport needs to be valid for at least 6-9 months after your trip finishes. Ensure as well you have adequate pages in your passport for each country you visit. As a guide then, for the Tusker Trails you will need to have a minimum of 7 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 or 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 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.

Budget for all visas US$50 - US$230 depending on nationality

VISA CHART
Kenya
Rwanda
Uganda
Tanzania
Malawi
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
PASSPORT
Australian
-
-
$50
$50
-
-
$30
-
-
-
New Zealand
-
-
$50
$50
-
-
$30
-
-
-
South Africa
-
-
$50
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Canadian
-
-
$50
$50
-
-
$75
-
-
-
American
-
$100
-
$100
-
-
$30
-
-
-
British
-
-
$50
$50
-
-
$55
-
-
-
German
-
$100
-
$50
-
-
$30
-
-
-
Dutch
-
$100
-
$50
-
-
$30
-
-
-
Irish
-
$60
-
$100
-
-
$55
-
-
-

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Other exciting ADD-ONs

  • Ballooning in the Serengeti
  • Botswana Safari
  • Climb Kilimanjaro
  • Kruger National Park

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