Cape Town, Game Parks & Gorillas

56 days from GBP £875 plus local payment GBP £605 (What’s this?)

Tour summary

Days 1 - 7

South Africa - Leaving Cape Town we head down to Cape Agulhas and then the Garden Route to where we visit the Cango Caves, do a treetop canopy walk in Tsitsikamma Forest, visit the Outeniqua Mountains, go water tubing on Storms River and see the elephants in Addo National Park before heading off to Bloemfontein and Johannesburg.

Days 8 - 14

South Africa, Botswana - Leaving Johannesburg we head to Botswana to the Okavango Delta. From there we head up to the Chobe River for an afternoon boat cruise.  

Days 5 - 20

It’s then to Victoria Falls in Zambia for activity at every corner. Up to the Capital of Lusaka to South Luangwa National Park.

Days 21 - 29

Malawi & Tanzania - To the shore of Lake Malawi next, to try your hand at diving, horse riding and sailing. Up to Chitimba Beach then into Tanzania and Baobab valley and on to the Indian Ocean and Dar es Salaam.  From here you head to Zanzibar Island.

Days 31 - 35

Tanzania, Kenya -After a few optional days on Zanzibar the tour passes Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru beside Arusha.  From here you can take an optional trip to the Serengeti National Park & Ngorongoro Crater.  From here we cross into Kenya and then into Nairobi.

Days 36 – 41

Kenya - Uganda - Rift Valley to the highlands of Kenya. Crossing the equator we camp on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi and trek to the Mountain Gorillas.

Days 42 – 56

Uganda - From Kampala we arrive at Jinja on the shores of Lake Victoria. You can spend an action-filled day white water rafting down the Nile.

Kenya - we can visit Lake Nakuru, sometimes millions of pink flamingoes. 

We move on to camp on the shores of Lake Naivasha. Close by is Hell's Gate National Park and Elsamere. We head west to the Masai Mara before we return to Nairobi.

Included

Transport on safari truck or van
Tents
Camping & camping fees
Sleeping mattresses
Cooking equipment
Two meals per day while travelling (breakfast & dinner)
Cape Town
Cape Agulhas
Knysna
The Garden Route
Oudtshoorn
Outeniqua Mountains
Addo National Park
Maun
Victoria Falls
Lake Malawi
Kande Beach resort
Mikumi National Park
Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean
Masai Mara National Reserve
Rift Valley
Equator crossing
Kampala
Bujagali Falls on the River Nile
Lake Victoria
Lake Naivasha

Excluded

Flights; visas; transfers; personal insurance
Lunches; meals out/in town (Nairobi, Jinja,Dar, Zanzibar, Vic Falls, Swakop., Stellenbosch,Cape Town etc.)
Optional excursions/side trips

Side trips / Optional extras

South Africa - Cango Caves US$ 20
South Africa - Ostrich riding US$ 30
South Africa - Knysna brewery tour US$ 20
South Africa - Knysna Lagoon sunset cruise US$ 30
South Africa - Bungee jumping at Bloukrans Bridge US$ 110
South Africa - Treetop canopy walk in Tsitsikamma Forest US$ 50
South Africa - Hiking Tsitsikamma Forest US$ 30
South Africa - Water tubing in Storms River US$ 60
South Africa - Addo elephant park night game drive US$ 30
Botswana - Chobe river cruise or game drive US$ 35
Botswana - Okavango Delta - 3 Days and 2 nights on an island in the Southern Delta Mokoros and polers, park entrance and camping fees US$ 145
Botswana - Maun walking crocodile farm tour US$ 2
Botswana - 45 min. flight over the Delta from Maun - 5 per plane. Price per pax: US$ 110
Zambia - Rafting - Full day includes breakfast, lunch, BBQ dinner, drinks, visa, transfer & park fees US$ 140
Zambia - Jet Boat US$ 95
Zambia - Abseil / Gorge Swing - full day US$ 95
Zambia - Bungee jump US$ 105
Zambia - 15 min Helicopter flight over Victoria Falls US$ 130
Zambia - Sunset Game Cruise - 2 to 3 hours - BBQ dinner & drinks US$ 45
Zambia - South Luangwa Valley, except January up to March - park entry US$ 25
Zambia - South Luangwa Valley - game drives US$ 40
Malawi - Kande Beach - Paddleboat hire - includes snorkel hire US$ 2
Malawi - Kande Beach - Catamaran / windsurfer / sailboat / canoe hire $1-$4 per hour US$ 4
Malawi - Kande Beach - Recreational dive US$ 25
Malawi - Kande Beach - Two hour horse ride - forest / village / beach, including swim US$ 70
Malawi - Kande Beach - Half day horse ride with breakfast US$ 70
Malawi - Kande Beach - Village Walk - includes visit to school, hospital & local house US$ 2
Malawi - Abseiling at Chitimba Beach - full day of jumps, breakfast, lunch, & drinks US$ 40
Tanzania - Ferry to Zanzibar Island , slow ferry there - fast ferry back US$ 70
Tanzania - Zanzibar - Accommodation per night on the island between $20 & $40 US$ 30
Tanzania - Zanzibar - Taxi to north of island - best beaches US$ 7
Tanzania - Zanzibar - Cost of meals on the island $5-$20 US$ 10
Tanzania - Zanzibar - Spice Tour - Stonetown, Slave Market, plantations & traditional lunch US$ 20
Tanzania - Zanzibar - Full day diving at Mnemba Atoll, includes 2 dives & lunch US$ 80
Tanzania - Zanzibar - Full day snorkeling at Mnemba Atoll, includes lunch US$ 25
Tanzania - Zanzibar - Swim with the dolphins at Kisimzikazi - full day, including lunch US$ 25
Tanzania - Zanzibar - Prison Island - includes boat ride, entry & snorkel hire US$ 15
Tanzania - Serengeti National Park & Ngorongoro Crater- two night trip (price depends on number of people) $430-$560 US$ 560
Tanzania - Ngorongoro Crater - 1 or 2 night trip (price depends on number of people) $240-$300 US$ 300
Uganda - Mountain Gorillas (Rwanda entry if visited there $60 Rwanda & Uganda $20 or DR Congo $30) US$ 500
Uganda - White water rafting on the White Nile below Bujagali Falls US$ 125
Uganda - Bungee jumping US$ 55
Uganda - Kasube Tombs US$ 5
Uganda - Chimps at Sese Islands US$ 70
Kenya - Lake Naivasha - Hell's Gate Park; entry & bike hire to cycle through the park US$ 30
Kenya - Lake Naivasha - Elsamere Museum & afternoon tea US$ 8
Kenya - Lake Naivasha - Climb to Mount Longonot extinct volcano crater rim US$ 50
Kenya - Lake Naivasha - Green Crater Lake US$ 10
Kenya - Lake Nakuru National Park US$ 100
Kenya - Nairobi Sunday day trip , Baby elephants entry $4 , Giraffes to be fed $7, Yaya Centre Masai Market and shopping, Day's transport $7 US$ 18

Departure Dates

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