Category Archives: Budget

Final budget summary – Africa

Posted on December 15, 2013 by admin

After much work, we finally have put together a budget summary from our amazing adventure.  We hope that you find it helpful in planning your own African adventure. As a reminder, our adventure was broken into 2 stages: Stage I: … Continue reading →

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Budget Update – Uganda

Posted on September 15, 2013 by admin

From reports of other travellers, Uganda was said to be a more inexpensive country to travel in.  Our start in the country was slightly pricy as we had to pay for 2 visas at $50 each (the only country in … Continue reading →

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Budget Update – Tanzania

Posted on August 19, 2013 by admin

We crossed into Tanzania from Zambia on a little remote border post near Lake Tanganyika, and realised immediately that we were far from the tourist crowd in this part of the country.  Only 1 visa was needed ($50), and a … Continue reading →

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Budget Update – Zambia

Posted on August 7, 2013 by admin

Our budget for Zambia was almost completely blown out of the water at the border crossing: US$200 lighter, we arrived in Livingstone. The official currency of Zambia is the Zambian Kwacha.  The kwacha isn’t traded outside Zambia, so it isn’t … Continue reading →

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Budget Update – Malawi

Posted on July 28, 2013 by admin

Entering Malawi was a welcome surprise – the first country we entered where we didn’t have all sorts of fees to pay when we crossed the border. Finally our COMESA insurance was paying off, and neither of us needed visas … Continue reading →

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Budget Update – Namibia

Posted on June 13, 2013 by admin

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Namibia – it has been a country African GirlChild has wanted to visit for many years.  So, despite it seeming like a detour, we did a 5 week tour of Namibia, starting and finishing … Continue reading →

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Budget Update – Botswana

Posted on May 10, 2013 by admin

As we always expected, travelling in southern Africa was bound to be more expensive than our travels in north west Africa had been.  Botswana was certainly a rude awakening! The currency of Botswana is the Pula.  The exchange rate while … Continue reading →

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Budget update – Senegal

Posted on February 22, 2013 by admin

As promised, we have been tracking trip costs so that others have some idea of what may be incurred.  Of course, at the end of the day, it does all depend on your own choices. The Central African Franc (CFA) … Continue reading →

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Budget update – Western Sahara

Posted on December 26, 2012 by admin

We are about to leave Western Sahara and cross into Mauritania.  We have thoroughly enjoyed our time in Morocco and Western Sahara, but look forward to heading southwards.  Before we leave Western Sahara, though, I thought I’d add another budget … Continue reading →

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Budget update – Morocco

Posted on November 22, 2012 by admin

Zagora, Morocco Time for another budget update.  Can you believe we have been on the road for 6 weeks already?  It doesn’t feel like we left the UK more than a handful of days ago.  Aaaah … time flies when … Continue reading →

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