Price Includes - Budget Tours 50 years +
TRANSPORT
Transport is provided by Overcoach. The Overcoach is a unique combination of two very different vehicles. It combines the comfort and speed of a coach, with the rough and rugged durability of the Overland truck. The Overcoach's features include large opening side lockers which offer easy access to generous storage space for luggage, cooking equipment, food and tents, etc. The raised seating area offers optimum height for game viewing. The wide-opening windows increase photographic opportunities. A genuine 20-seater - with comfortable coach seats, which come complete with seatbelts and armrests. The ample legroom and inside tables makes travelling long distances a pleasure.
The cooking area in the back of the vehicle, which includes built-in heavy duty cooler boxes, provides efficient and convenient cooking in varying weather conditions. Other features include: video battery recharger, internal lights and music speakers and a communal safe. Alternatively, you may travel in the Minicoach. Group size will generally influence the size of vehicle scheduled.
FOOD
Three camp meals per day are included in the tour cost. (NB: On the NORTHERN / SOUTHERN TREK tours only, a trip kitty is payable to the driver on departure.) This covers a breakfast, picnic lunch and wholesome cooked evening meal. Fresh produce is purchased as we travel, to supplement our pre-packed food supplies. If a special vegetarian meal has to be made in addition to the group meal, your assistance may be required. Occasionally the group may decide to eat a meal out, which will be for your own account.
ACCOMMODATION
Camping - Two-person, walk-in dome tents (with built-in groundsheets), which have mosquito-net doors and windows are used. Passengers pitch their own tents - they’re easy to set up and pack up and are roomy enough to stand up in. Foam sleeping mattresses are also provided.
Hutted - This will be a mixture of rondavel huts, cabins, bungalows and occasionally a communal dorm-bedded room. They will be used during the winter months of certain tours. They have a rustic charm, not the luxury found in some hotels.
Camp sites used vary, depending on the different tours and countries. Many are within National Parks, such as Kruger, which have hot water, showers, flush toilets and boast extras such as laundry facilities and a swimming pool. Other camp grounds cannot provide hot water for showers but their location possibly offers what their facilities lack. The NORTHERN / SOUTHERN TREK tours also take the opportunity to bush camp, where there are no facilities but which allows access to remote areas and offers a unique African experience.
EQUIPMENT
All camping and cooking equipment is provided by AFRICAN ROUTES. The only item you will need is your own sleeping bag.
ENTRANCE FEES
Entrance fees to game parks, camp sites, museums, caves and other places of interest listed in your itinerary are all included. Offering an all inclusive price means that all the highlights mentioned in our tour itineraries, such as the complete Okavango Delta experience, canoeing on the Orange River, the use of specilised local safari operators in certain National Parks, etc are all covered by your tour price. No additional budgeting is needed. There may be occasions on tour when optional adventure activities can be booked and paid for locally, eg bungi jumping, dune boarding, etc. These would be for your own account. On the NORTHERN / SOUTHERN TREK certain highlights are optional and therefore not included in the tour price (current optional costs are available from our office).
CREW
Their principal role is to look after the group. They will give the low-down on the sights, wildlife, history and people. Depending on group size and route, your guide may also be the driver and cook. Alternatively, you may be guided by two crew members - a driver and a cook. They will ensure you get the most out of your tour and endeavour to make your holiday one you will always remember.
