Wildlife Express Northbound - 22 days
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Highlights
- Zimbabwe - start your adventure in Victoria Falls with a full day to visit the waterfall and join optional bungee jumping or river rafting
- Botswana - drive through the wildlife-rich national park and camp out in the reserve, listening to the sounds of the nocturnal wildlife
- Zambia - admire the Zambian side of thundering Victoria Falls in Livingstone and explore South Luangwa National Park on safari
- Malawi - visit the Malawian capital, Lilongwe and spend three days travelling along the shore of Lake Malawi, stopping often to explore various bays, beaches and local communities
- Tanzania - pass through Mikumi National Park, relax on the sandy beaches of Zanzibar and search for the Big Five in the legendary Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater
- Kenya - finish your African safari adventure in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and opt to extend your stay
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Trip includes
- Arrival transfer from Victoria Falls Airport on day 1
- 1st night dorm/camping in Victoria Falls and 17 nights camping, tents and sleeping mats provided
- 20 breakfasts, 14 lunches and 16 dinners
- A fully equipped overland truck for transportation and game drives
- Services of 3 person crew (leader, driver, cook)
- All camping fees and appropriate equipment
- Ngorongoro NP, Serengeti NP, Chobe NP and South Luangwa Park - park entry and game drives
- 3 night Zanzibar Excursion including ferry transfer, accommodation, Spice Tour and Dhow Sunset Cruise
- All road taxes and tolls
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Itinerary
Saturday. Upon arrival at Victoria Falls airport you will be met and transferred to our campsite in Victoria Falls. There is a pre departure meeting at 1700hrs this evening.
Today is a free day to explore and take advantage of the myriad of activities that Victoria Falls has to offer. The Falls themselves are one of the most amazing sites on any trip to Africa - standing at over 1700 metres wide and over 100 metres high these falls are the largest sheet of falling water in the world.
Victoria Falls - Chobe NP (Botswana). We depart Victoria Falls for Botswana today and our first stop is Kasane - the gateway to Chobe National Park. This afternoon we pack our bags for our included overnight excursion to the Chobe - Botswana's premier game park. We wi...
Chobe NP - Livingstone (Zambia). Leaving the park this morning we return to Kasane to depart for Livingstone in Zambia where we can head back to Victoria Falls - this time on the Zambian side.
Livingstone - Lusaka area. We are early risers today as we head through southern Zambia to our campsite near the capital Lusaka.
Lusaka area - South Luangwa National Park. Today we travel to South Luangwa National Park - one of Zambia's best game spotting area. Opened in 1938 it covers 9000 square km and is inhabited by elephants, buffalo and giraffe as well as the water dwelling crocodiles and hippos.
South Luangwa - Lake Malawi Beaches (Malawi). Leaving Zambia we cross into Malawi, the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’. We stop off in the capital, Lilongwe, a small city distinctively divided into the old town and the new administrative centre. Malawi is a landlocked country...
Lake Malawi Beaches - Iringa (Tanzania). Leaving Malawi behind us we enter Tanzania at the Songwe border post. Oor journey today takes us through the beautiful Tukuyu tea and banana plantations before we arrive our campsite for the night - the Farmhouse in Iringa - well known for its famous Amarula Hot Chocolate!
Iringa - Dar es Salaam. Our journey today takes us thorugh Mikumi National Park as we travel up to Dar Es Salaam. It is not uncommon to see elephants and giraffe crossing the main road in front of the regular traffic. Be prepared for some heavy traffic as we enter Dar...
Dar es Salaam - Zanzibar. We take the ferry over to Zanzibar for our 3 night stay on the Spice Island! Zanzibar is steeped in history and was one of the major starting points for most East African explorers in their quest for new lands. New passengers may join us to replace those that will leave us at the end of our excursion to Zanzibar.
Zanzibar - Dar es Salaam. Leaving Zanzibar in the afternoon, we return to the mainland and another night in Dar es Salaam. Arrival back to camp is usually in the late afternoon, or early evening.
Dar es Salaam - Pangani - Arusha. Over the next two days we continue north stopping ofr one night in the coastal town of Pangani before continuing to Arusha - our base for our trip into the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater.
On day 19 we have a morning visit to the Meserani Reptile Park and Masai Cultural Museum. Our Serengeti and Ngorongoro excursion takes us via Mtu Wa Mbu (Mosquito River) that lies adjacent to the Lake Manyara National Park and Karatu. Karatu has beautiful views o...
Arusha - Nairobi (Kenya). Today we cross the border into Kenya and our final destination Nariobi.
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18 and over.Overland Age Policy:To travel on one of our overland family departure safaris children need to be a minimum age of 6 for Southern Africa safaris (Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa) and a minimum of 8 years old for East Africa safaris (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia). If a safari includes both East and Southern Africa then the minimum age will be 8 years old. Please note that they will be travelling with the normal group. These are not separate family tours. For family dates look for the icon next to the tour date online. IMPORTANT: South Africa and Botswana regulations aimed at fighting child trafficking:'All parents travelling with children into or out of SA and/or Botswana may be asked to show the child’s unabridged (full) birth certificate, and where only one parent is accompanying, parental or legal consent for the child to travel (eg an affidavit from the other parent, a court order or – if applicable – a death certificate). You should travel with these documents in case you’re asked to provide them. There are other requirements for children travelling unaccompanied or with adults who are not their parents.' Tell pax to contact the South African High Commission, South African Department of Home Affairs and/or the Botswana High Commission for further information.
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