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Our Inclusions & Exclusions | For Safari & Mount Kilimanjaro Trips

INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS / NO HIDDEN COSTS

If you’d like more information on planning a safari to Tanzania,
feel free to send us an email at enquire@bantupori.com.

Our safaris are nearly fully inclusive which allows you to budget easily. 


Rest assured that when you book with Bantu Pori Journeys you will receive the very finest wildlife viewing and lodging experience available.




MOUNT KILIMANJARO & MERU INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS

INCLUDED IN PRICE PACKAGE

  • Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your accommodations in Moshi.
  • 2 nights of accommodation at Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel
  • Transportation to & from the Kilimanjaro gate
  • Park entry fees,
  • Camping fees
  • Team Kilimanjaro Rescue fees
  • 18% VAT on tour fees & services
  • 4 Season mountain tents
  • Double layered Sleeping Mats
  • Friendly and professional mountain guides, cook and porters
  • 3 hot meals daily while on the mountain
  • Enough treated & filtered drinking water throughout the trek
  • Hot water for washing
  • Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators (KIATO)
  • Government taxes
  • Portable oxygen tanks & ox meter
  • Emergency first-aid kit

NOT INCLUDED

  • Lunches, dinners and drinks at your hotel before and after climb.
  • Travel insurance
  • Portable flush toilet with a toilet tent is available for extra charges $ 70 for the entire trek.
  • Flights
  • Laundry (Available at hotel)
  • Personal items and toiletries
  • Tips for guides, porters and cook (this is a guide to tipping on the mountain
  • Tipping on Kilimanjaro from the trekking group (not per climber):
+ Guides: $20/day/guide
+ Cook: $15/day
+ Porter: $10/day/porter


OUR SAFARI INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

  • Full board accommodation whilst on safari in the above mentioned en suite tented camps and lodges
  • Full meal breakfast, lunch & dinner while on safari
  • All game drives viewing in a custom built 4x4 Safari Land Cruiser
  • All Current Government taxes and levies
  • Unlimited bottled drinking water and refrigerated cool box with soft drinks
  • All park and entrance fees
  • Office Assistance
  • Professional English speaking driver/guide during the safari.
  • Two night Hotel accommodation in Moshi/Arusha.
  • Transfers to and from the airport

PACKAGE NOT INCLUDED:

  • Flights to and from Tanzania
  • Visa fees for Tanzania (approx. 50 USD on arrival, USA and CANADA passport holders USD.100)
  • Gratuities & tips for your safari cook/guide or Driver. USD. 20/day
  • Any other items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone and postage
  • Optional Tours (balloon rides USD. 540 per person etc)


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Location: Arusha, Tanzania

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