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Passports
Your passport must be valid for at least six months with five clear pages. You do not normally need any passport photos for visas on the way.
East and Southern Africa trips: If you’re travelling between Nairobi and Cape Town and have one of the following passports - Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, most EU, & USA you can at the moment get all your visas on the border of each country we visit if they are needed.
EU Passports: As there are so many new countries joining the Union new members may find they still need visas in East and Southern Africa.
Dual Nationality: If you have dual nationality you should do the trip on one passport as you may need to show your exit from the previous country before you enter the next as most African countries do not accept dual nationality .
Nationalities other than Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, most EU, & USA should seek local consular advice for visas before setting off. Visa costs of course often change
Gorilla trips - we normally see the gorillas in Rwanda. If the gorillas are seen outside East Africa, in either Rwanda or DR Congo, you will need to buy another Ugandan and Kenyan visa on the border.
For more up to date information: check the visas web sites on our “Links” page. One of the better sites is Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page– Type “Visa requirements for “YOUR NATIONALITY” citizens”.
Eastern and Southern Africa Visas
Kenyan: Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, EU, & USA need one. It can be obtained at the airport in Nairobi, or on the border, for US$50
Uganda: Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, EU, & USA need one. It can be obtained on the Uganda border for US$50.
Rwanda & D.R. Congo: Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, EU, & USA need one. It can be obtained on the Uganda border for US$60. An application for this visa is made on line at the start of the tour.
Tanzania: Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, most EU, & USA need one. It can be obtained on the border of Tanzania for US$50 and $100 for USA
Malawi: Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, most EU, & USA do not need one.
Visas for Malawi are required by the nationals referred below: Nationals of Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Switzerland and Slovenia. Most South Americans including; Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela all need visas before entry.
If you can’t get this visa in your home country you can normally get it in Lusaka in Zambia, Nairobi in Kenya, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Pretoria in South Africa.
Zambia: The cost of visa is $50. Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, EU, & USA need one. If travelling through Zambia the visas can normally be purchased on the border.
Botswana: Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, most EU, & USA do not need one.
Namibia: Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, most EU, & USA do not need one.
South Africa: Australia, NZ, UK, Canada, most EU, & USA do not need one. South Africa requires that you have 2 free consecutive pages in your passport to enter, sometimes they also ask for proof of onward journey; that is your flight or tour ticket.
Please be aware that visa prices can change at a moment's notice and the above costs are advisory.
