Livingstone, Zambia, Vic Falls to Gorillas & Nairobi
42 days from GBP £720 plus local payment GBP £410 (What’s this?)
Tour summary
Week 1
Zambia, Victoria Falls in Zambia for activity at every corner and up to the Capital of Lusaka, then up the Great East road to enter South Luangwa National Park.
Week 2
Zambia. Malawi. Tanzania.To the shore of Lake Malawi next, to try your hand at Altitude and Freshwater Scuba Diving, horse riding and sailing. Up to Chitimba and the chance to hike Livingstonia, then into Tanzania through the Baobab valley, and to the Indian Ocean and the ‘City of peace’, Dar es Salaam. From here you can head to the Spice Island of Zanzibar.
Week 3
Tanzania, Kenya -After a few optional days on Zanzibar the tour heads up through the Usambara mountains, past Kilimanjaro and Meru to Arusha. From here you can take an optional trip to the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater conservation Area. From here it is then into Kenya and up to the leafy suburb of Karen.
Week 4
Kenya - Uganda, Leaving Nairobi we pass the dramatic landscape of the Rift Valley to the highlands of Kenya. Crossing the border at Malaba we drive through rain forests and tea and sugar plantations to Ugandas capital, Kampala. Crossing the equator we camp on the shores of Lake Bunyonyi. Near here we trek to the famed Mountain Gorillas.
Week 5
Uganda, From the city of Kampala we arrive at Jinja on the shores of Lake Victoria. You can spend an action-filled day white water rafting down the Nile, bungee jump, fish on Lake Victoria. Give up a day of your holiday to volunteer for the local community education project.
Week 6
Kenya. Returning to Kenya and Nakuru Town, we stay at Kembu a working farm. We spend a day at Lake Nakuru, viewing game in a park famous for its soda lake surrounded by thousands, sometimes millions of pink flamingoes. We move on to camp on the shores of Lake Naivasha where hippos often come to graze in the evenings. Close by is Hell's Gate National Park and Elsamere, once the home of Joy Adamson and Elsa the lion of 'Born Free' fame. We head west to the Masai Mara National Reserve where great game viewing is assured. From here we return to Nairobi with the chance to feast at the renowned Carnivores Game Restaurant.
Included
| Transport on safari truck or van |
| Tents |
| Camping & camping fees |
| Sleeping mattresses |
| Cooking equipment |
| Two meals per day while travelling (breakfast & dinner) |
| Victoria Falls |
| Lake Malawi |
| Kande Beach resort |
| Mikumi National Park |
| Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean |
| Equator crossing |
| Rift Valley |
| Lake Bunyonyi |
| Lake Victoria |
| Kampala |
| Bujagali Falls on the River Nile |
| Lake Naivasha |
| Masai Mara National Reserve |
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
| 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 - Village Walk - includes visit to school, hospital & local house | US$ 2 |
| Malawi - Kande Beach - Half day horse ride with breakfast | US$ 70 |
| 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 - 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 - Cost of meals on the island $5-$20 | US$ 10 |
| Tanzania - Zanzibar - Taxi to north of island - best beaches | US$ 7 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 - Chimps at Sese Islands | US$ 70 |
| Uganda - Kasube Tombs | US$ 5 |
| 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 |
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