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Capetown to Mountain Gorillas via Johannesburg : 48 Days

Capetown to Nairobi

South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda

Special tOUR cost for October 2010 to February 2011 departures - £720

 Tour Cost: GBP 800
Plus Local Payment: GBP 510 (What's this?)

Included

Camping, cooking equipment tents and sleeping mats. Transport on safari truck or van, Two meals per day while travelling, Camping fees, Victoria Falls, Kande Beach Resort, Lake Malawi, Mikumi National Park, Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean coast, Masai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley, Lake Victoria, Kampala, Equator crossing, Lake Bunyonyi, Owen Falls & Bujagali Falls on the River Nile, Lake Baringo, Lake Nakuru National Park

Not Included

Visas, Personal Insurance, Flights Airport Taxes & Transfers, Ferry to Zanzibar & other optional excursions, meals out, lunches and meals taken while in towns for a few days; Cape Town, Victoria Falls, Zanzibar, Dar

Optional Excursions

Kimberley the Big Hole, Johannesburg SOWETO tour and gold mine, Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls white water rafting, South Luangwa National Park, Zanzibar Island, Serengeti Park & Ngorongoro Crater, Elsamere, Nairobi - National Museum, Langata Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen's, Rafting on the Nile’s grade 5 rapids, Mountain Gorillas, Volunteer for the local community education project

Note - On this trip we see the gorillas in either Uganda, Rwanda or D.R. Congo.

Tour summary

Days 1 - 5

South Africa - Leaving Cape Town we head East through the Great Karoo heartland and cross the Orange River Stopping at The Big Hole” in Kimberley. We then continue to Johannesburg where you can visit Soweto and the gold mines amongst other things.

Days 6 - 12

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 12 - 18

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 19 - 27

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 28 - 33

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 then into Nairobi.

Days 34 – 40

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 41 – 48

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 visit Lake Nakuru, sometimes millions of pink flamingoes. From here we transfer back to Nairobi.