Kenya & Tanzania Adventure

Enjoy excellent game viewing, scenery and exotic Zanzibar

Kenya and Tanzania are home to some of the most prolific game-viewing locations, not just in Africa, but the world. This itinerary takes in several national parks in and around the Great Rift Valley, giving us the opportunity to observe some of the best wildlife and scenery in Africa . It finishes in style on the spice island of Zanzibar, a tropical paradise with white-sand beaches and fascinating Stone Town.

Sustainability and Impact

As a certified B Corp, we’re on a mission to improve our social and environmental impact across all our adventures.

We do this through our innovative Thriving Nature, Thriving People plan.

This ‘nature positive’ approach is designed to help nature and communities thrive in harmony through practical solutions, such as reducing carbon and waste on our trips, supporting conservation projects through the Exodus Adventure Travels Foundation, and rewilding 100 square metres for every Exodus traveller.

Is this trip for you?

This trip is graded Activity Level 2 (Easy & Moderate) and has a Wildlife Rating of Four. For more information on our trip gradings, visit the Activity Level Guidelines page or our Wildlife Holidays page for more on our Wildlife Ratings. If you have any queries about the difficulty of the trip, please contact us.

Driving: To pack so much into a short time, there are some long drives; although the distances are not great, some of the roads are quite poor and bumpy especially after the rainy seasons. We include breaks for toilet facilities, shopping, photos and meals. The spectacular scenery and glimpses of village life make the journeys more enjoyable but come with an adventurous spirit for a trip of a lifetime.

Tanzania Flight Safety: The EU has recently introduced restrictions on all Tanzanian-registered flight operators. These restrictions are related to operational compliance by the Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority, rather than to individual airlines themselves. On this itinerary, the only route affected is the internal flight between Arusha and Zanzibar. While domestic flying in Tanzania requires careful consideration, we want to reassure you that Exodus only works with Tanzanian carriers that are either accredited by internationally recognised safety auditing bodies (IOSA & ISSA) or have been approved by our independent aviation safety auditors. Independent audits include annual on-the-ground visits to carriers based in Tanzania. If any concerns arise about the safety of an airline on our approved list, we will immediately remove it from our operations and only reinstate it once our air-safety experts are satisfied that it meets the required standards.

Following a review of all our trips we have categorised this trip as generally not suitable for persons of reduced mobility. However if you are a regular traveller on such trips, please contact customer services to discuss the trip and your personal condition.

Vaccinations and Health

There is a risk of yellow fever in certain parts of Kenya, which means you are required to show a yellow fever vaccination certificate (or an exemption certificate) when travelling from Kenya into mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, as you do on this trip. Additionally, if you are arriving into Kenya from a country with risk of yellow fever transmission, you need a yellow fever vaccination certificate.

Other recommended vaccinations for this trip include hepatitis A, polio, tetanus, typhoid, cholera, hepatitis B, meningococcal disease, rabies and tuberculosis.

Malaria prophylaxis is essential and we suggest you seek advice from your doctor or travel clinic about which to take. Additionally, dengue fever, a tropical viral disease spread by mosquitoes, is a known risk in places visited. There is currently no vaccine or prophylaxis available, so take the usual precautions to avoid mosquito bites.

Please confirm with your doctor or travel clinic on the best course of action.

Visa

Visa

Kenya

Travellers from the UK, US and EU need an electronic travel authorisation (eTA) to enter Kenya. Please note, requirements often change and it is your responsibility to obtain any required eTAs/visas for this trip. Therefore, we recommend you check with the nearest embassy or consulate of your chosen destination(s), including any countries you may be transiting or transferring through.

Some local governments provide guidance on entry requirements for their citizens. To help, we’ve gathered a selection of useful links below.

• Australia: www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/kenya
• Canada: www.travel.gc.ca/destinations/kenya
• United Kingdom: www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kenya/entry-requirements
• USA: www.travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Kenya.html

You can apply for your eTA, which costs US$30, on the official website for the Kenyan government. You will need the following before you make your application:

• Valid passport
• Recent passport picture OR a selfie picture taken during application process
• Contact details (home address, telephone, email)
• Travel information and flight itinerary (arrival flight number, date of departure of initial flight in case of connecting flights)
• Proof of booking for the hotel you will be staying at (if staying with friends, a letter of invitation is accepted)
• Yellow fever vaccination certificate if coming from endemic countries (please check the World Health Organization website for the updated list of countries)
• Credit/debit card information for payment, if applicable

Tanzania

Travellers from the UK, US and EU normally need a visa to enter Tanzania. Please note, visa requirements often change and it is your responsibility to obtain any required visas for this trip. Therefore, we recommend that you check with the nearest embassy or consulate of your chosen destination(s), including any countries you may be transiting or transferring through.

Some local governments provide guidance on what visas their citizens need. To help, we’ve gathered a selection of useful links below.

• Australia: www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/tanzania
• Canada: www.travel.gc.ca/destinations/tanzania
• United Kingdom: www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/tanzania/entry-requirements
• USA: www.travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Tanzania.html

Please note, it is possible to get the visa online (from US$50), but this can take between 10 days and three weeks. For more information and to apply for the visa, please visit www.visa.immigration.go.tz. If you are flying into Kilimanjaro Airport, we recommend arranging the visa in advance as the visa-on-arrival process has become more complicated and can now take longer.

All visitors to Zanzibar (excluding residents) must have mandatory inbound travel insurance from the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC) for the duration of their stay. You can only buy this insurance from ZIC. Other international travel insurance policies will not be accepted. Policies will be available to buy from the Visit Zanzibar website. You may be refused entry if you do not have the correct insurance.

Food & Drink

All meals are included except lunch and dinner on Zanzibar; you should allow a further US$200 for these.

All included meals are prepared for you by our chef and crew. They are adept at catering for large groups of hungry travellers! Breakfasts usually include cereal, toast and hot food, such as porridge or eggs. Lunches tend to feature a range of sandwich options plus a selection of fruit. Dinners usually feature soup, a main (a mix of local and international cuisine) and dessert. All cooking equipment is loaded onto the overland vehicle and so our crew are ready to prepare food wherever we stop – don’t worry about going hungry on this trip! You have time to stock up on snacks and drinks along the journey.

Weather

Although this part of East Africa lies in the tropics, the temperature depends more on altitude than on season. Kenya and northern Tanzania have temperatures around 20C (68F) in March and dropping to 15C (59F) in August, or perhaps a little lower, which can feel cold. The long rains, during which we do not operate these tours, occur in April and May, and there are intermittent ‘short rains’ between November and January, though these normally have no great effect on the safari. It is much warmer near the coast, usually around 31C (89F) and very humid but there is often a cooling breeze.