A great combo trip combining fantastic adventure options such as rafting and kayaking along with some of East Africa\'s best gameparks and relaxing on the beaches on Zanzibar island
Days 1-5: Uganda Our first stop is in Jinja at the source of the mighty white Nile. The largest river in Africa. Jinja is fast rivaling Victoria Falls as Africa\'s adventure capital. Activities include Grade Five rafting; day and multi-day trips; the Nile High bungee jump; quadbiking; paintball combat; cycling; tandem kayaking; and for experienced kayakers, there is kayak for hire.
For those less adventurous you can relax around the pool of international class hotels, do village walks and join local community project which is always looking for volunteers to provide labour from a few hours to a few days on their various projects building schools for orphans etc.
Days 6-14: Kenya No trip to Africa is complete without visiting the game parks and our next stop is Nakuru National Park which is world known for its leopard, herds of white rhino and hundres of thousands pink flamingoes. We move on to Naivasha which has a unique Hells Gate National Park which is the only National park in East Africa where you are free to cycle or walk. You also have the opportunity to climb the extinct volcano of Mount Loganot whereafter the hour and a half journey to the top you can do the three and a half hour walk around the crater rim.
We return to Naivasha and you have the chance to go bird watching on the lake shores, or to climb Mount Longonot, an extinct volcano. Or you can take a boat out on the Green Crater Lake.
We return to Nairobi with the chance to feast at the renowned Carnivores Game Restaurant.
DAY 15 Tanzania We cross the Masai plains to the border town of Namanga, and depart Kenya for Tanzania. We spend the night among the Mbulu people in Karatu, at the base of Ngorongoro Crater.
Day 16 We spend the day game driving the floor of the Crater, where the animals approach to within feet of the vehicles. We return Arusha spend the night at Snake Park.
Day 17 For those continuing on, we fly you direct from Arusha airport to Zanzibar Island by light aircraft.
Day 18-19 You can spend you time wandering through the world heritage site of Stonetown. Sample the exotic faire on a Spice Tour. Snorkel or dive with the abundant sea life. Or just relax on the tropical beaches.
Day 20 Late in the day you fly from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam, the end of our trip.
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We thoroughly enjoyed our trip, and would recommend their trips, which represented excellent value for money.
The comfy sleeping mats were brilliant, and saved us having to carry separate mats, which would have been far inferior to the thick comfy ones supplied.
The campsites visited were all friendly and welcoming and overall we enjoyed a wonderful trip.
I had a great trip with from Livingstone in Zambia, through Botswana, Namibia and ending in Cape Town, South Africa.
It was three weeks and I particularly liked the variety of the trip. The game drives were great, we had river cruises, wine tasting, a couple of towns we stayed in and a combination of campgrounds, which were amazing, as far as their amenities and swimming pools, etc. and we also got to experience bush camping which was in some absolutely beautiful places. We had a lion visit our camp one night which was pretty exciting. We found out in the morning we were right next to the game park fence but in the middle of the night it seemed like the lion was right in our camp. And another night after someone had found me a perfect spot for my tent right by the river I was awakened with the sound of the hippo coming up for breath and remembered that they usually come out of the water up on the land in the night time.
Our guide was great and the cost was reasonable because we participated in the meal planning, preparation and clean up. In checking other tours I think we had the most inexpensive safari which means that I will be able to do another trip with them, hopefully soon.
My trip was simply the best vacation experience of my life!
Overlanding with them is not a spectator sport- it's a way of life. I really enjoyed meeting new people and being part of a team— from cooking, to camping, even helping change a flat tire—having such an active and participatory adventure really enhanced the quality of my travel experience.
Our guide, Nic, was extremely knowledgeable and professional, making every stage of the journey fun and exciting. This is definitely not my last trip with them!
I enjoyed my African expedition immensely and im sorry to be back home.
The trip was all the things it promised to be and more. From being invited into an African home to share their meager food, swimming in rivers so we could have a wash, bush camping around a fire every night no matter how hot or cold it was, digging the truck out of bogs, wells and deep sand and just talking with the local people in whatever language we encountered at the time and not understanding a word. All these things and more made this trip totally amazing.
You must be prepared to encounter random and unexpected circumstances along the way, sleep in the bush, parking lot or even in the middle of a waterlogged road in extreme heat and cold. Of course being woken up by elephants munching on the foliage around your tent and the sound of lions, hippos and hyenas growling and wailing not far from the camp make this an adventure that everyone should make time to fit into their lives.
Africa has everything and I am sorry to leave such a vast, beautiful and diverse continent.
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Client:
Woodcocks and Colliars - from Cyprus
Trip:
currently unavailable
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
We had a four week holiday in SA and the highlight was definitely the safari we did.
We used the operatorfor airport transfers, overnight accommodation (before and after the safari) and everything was first class.
The safari and the lodge were both excellent nothing was too much trouble for the staff and the cabins and food were brilliant. We particularly enjoyed the game drives in the private park.
Trip: The Ultimate Trans Africa - 43 weeks (Gibraltar to Istanbul)
Having never done an overland trip before I plunged into the deep end by booking a long trip, to see the majority of the African continent and spending an additional 3 weeks in the Middle East. Having read what I could expect on such a trip I am pleased to say that my expectations were greatly passed in more than one way.
The first leg which involves the West Coast of Africa brought with its many challenges that both brought the group together (digging the truck out of the sand in the Sahara) and made each person find out something new about themselves. Our driver Chris, doing his third Trans, took us on routes through countries that he has never done before and slightly off the original itinerary plan – one highlight was our border crossing from Benin to Nigeria, we were the first white people to go through this part of the border in over 20 years according to the locals.
The second leg (Cape Town to Nairobi), and shortest, took us on the safari circuit including a truly memorable visit to see the gorillas. The third leg, from Nairobi to Istanbul, goes to a couple of countries off the beaten track for many tourists – Ethiopia and Sudan, both were great places to see.
Looking back on my trip and remembering all the people, places and challenges that I encountered was very memorable and that includes Chris and the tour operator.
I wouldn’t hesitate to book another holiday with the operator in the future when coming back to Africa, no matter how small the trip is duration-wise. With other companies you may have the three meals a day etc. provided, but with the setup of buying and cooking what you want for group meals and the chance to explore an African market on your own to find what you can buy for lunch is an experience everyone should have
We had a wonderful time on the 43-week Ultimate Trans Africa trip. Both of us travelled in Africa in the 1970s, so we knew what we wanted (rough-ish truck travel with camping). The driver was knowledgeable and adventurous. We couldn't have asked for more.
As an aside, two fellow travellers were most unpleasant and very unprepared for this kind of travel. Fortunately, they were 'dematerialised' within a few months and in the nicest possible way.
Advice -- Don't do this trip unless you are prepared to be part of a community. You need to be able to depend on one another (big factor), eat most everything and push the truck when necessary. We had a blast and we are in our early 60s. Would set out again tomorrow -- or once all the laundry is done.
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Client:
Honor Putland - from Australia
Trip:
currently unavailable
Rating:
rating 10/10
Comment:
The Safari was amazing, a life changing trip.
We saw the big 5 close up on the first day and we were provided with guided tours on foot that allowed us to have a detailed look at the 'small things' too. Our accommodation and the service we recieved was first class. The staff made every effort to ensure that we enjoyed our trip.
