Guide only

Days 1 - 3 RWANDA

Kigale, Ruhengeri and the Virungas.

 

Optionals excursions: Genocide museum, Mountain gorilla trek, Either Parc Nacional de Volcans (Rwanda) or Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda), golden monkeys trek, visit to Dian Fossey’s grave, orphanage and preschool visit, Batwa village visit.

Days 4 - 9 TANZANIA

Drive through to Arusha, Ngorongoro Crater for guided game drives, Maasai Boma visit (village), Mto Wa Mbu markets.

Optional excursions:  Game drives in the Serengeti National Park*, camel safari.

*Please note some months we travel into Arusha via the Serengeti National Park in the truck. This eliminates a days driving, drops the cost of the Serengeti to £115 and allows us another experience of camping in a national park with the truck. On these months the kitty payment rises accordingly

Days 10 - 16 TANZANIA including 4 nights allotted for Zanzibar Island....

Dar Es Salaam, the chance of views of Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam camp by the Indian Ocean and seafood bbq.

 

Optional free time to stay on Zanzibar Island from day 12, returning to Dar es Salaam on day 16:

Talk with us as to the special arrangements we can make for your accommodation staying in beach cottages and the traditional capital, ancient Stone Town and other requirements on the Island including transfers and spice tours.

   

Other options to budget for include snorkelling excursions to Prison Island, famous for its giant tortoise, as well as Mnemba Atoll, dolphin boat trips, Jozani Forest hike to see the red colobus monkeys, scuba diving.

All accommodation and transfers with a spice tours on Zanzibar Island can be arranged ahead of time.

Days 17 - 22 TANZANIA – MALAWI

Drive through Mikumi National Park, Lake Malawi beach camps, village visits including for a traditional meal and curio markets,

 

Optionals excursions: Water sports, horse riding in the Lake, Livingstonia hike, school visit.

Days 23 - 30 ZAMBIA

South Luangwa National Park for game drives (season pending), Lusaka

Optionals excursions: Evening game drives in Luangwa (season pending), houseboat cruise including guided game walks

Days 31 - 34 ZAMBIA

Livingstone and Victoria Falls.

Days 35 - 39 BOTSWANA

Chobe safari lodge, Makgadikgadi Pans, Maun.

 

Optional excursions: Chobe National Park, game drive and game cruise, Okavango Delta guided mokoro safari, flight over the Delta.

Days 40- 49 NAMIBIA

 

Optional excursions: Visit with Bushmen, Cape Cross Seal Colony, rock paintings, quad biking, sandboarding, sky diving, desert flights, township tour, dolphin cruise, open sea fishing.

Days 50 - 55 NAMIBIA - SOUTH AFRICA

Namib Desert, Sossusvlei,  Namib Naukluft National Park, Fish River Canyon, Ai Ais, Orange River, Cape Town.

 

Optional excursions: Guided walk on the dunes, canoeing, wine tour.

Please note safari itineraries are given as a guide only. A safari is a journey and true journeys in Africa unfold and are of an adventurous nature, the unexpected can arise, so do allow for this.  Do note some entry to some game parks particularly South Luangwa is seasonal. Feel free to give us a call about your safari plans. We look forward to your further enquiries.

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