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We are planning on going next year Mid July to August for about 2 weeks. We want to take a five day climb of the mountain then a safari or the other way around.
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July-September is Peak tourist season in Tanzania so more expensive.
There are 2 rainy seasons in Tanzania short rains Nov-Dec and long rains March-May. This is not the good time for Safaris as the grass is tall and animals are in hiding. This is also the summer in Tanzania. Good season starts towards end of May so you could get the best combination of prices and animal viewing in June.
There are over a dozen National Parks in Tanzania each famous for different Animals, some well known others very pristine and wild. There are several game reserves where controlled hunting is still permitted.
2 weeks is an ideal period to explore Tanzania. It takes about 4-5 days to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro followed by the most famous North Circuit (3-10 days) comprising of Arusha Snake Park, Lake Manyara National Park (tree climbing Lions), Tarangire National Park (Elephants), Ngorongoro Crater (undoubtedly the best in the world for its veriety of ecosystems) and Serengeti National Park (with a high concentration of all animals). All these are in one streight East west Line so you could fly in directly to Kilimanjaro International Airport from Amsterdam, keep driving west and come out to Mwanza, on Lake Victoria.
The less known parks are Mt. Mahale on L. Tanganika for Primates, no vehicles, only walking safaris and access by boat from Kigoma - drive from Mwanza and nearby Katavi National Park.
The Southern Circuit is much more wild and pristine consisting of Mikumi National Park, Ruaha National Park and the biggest and most unexplored of all - The Selous National Park. About 8-10 hrs drive from Dar-es-Salaam.
Other additional add ons could be 2-3 day trek to nearby Active Volcano from Ngrorongoro crater; Baloon safari in Serengeti; Train journey through Northern Selous; Great beaches and old stone town of Zanzibar the center of Slave trade accessible by a 15min flight from Dar-es-Salaam or through 1 hr cruise.
Typical park fees are $30-50 /pp for ea 24 hrs and typical accommodation choices in most parks range from star hotels, to tented camps to camping sites and vary from the range of $200-500 /pp per night full board in star hotels to $30-50/night for camping sites. Vehicles with giude come in range of $120-250/day depending on season.
Almost all national parks have an airport with customs and immigration office but only accessible to small chartered flights
Ideally local travel agents would offer a better bargain. I could give you the contacts of about half a dozen reliable ones and you could shop around.
July-September is Peak tourist season in Tanzania so more expensive.
There are 2 rainy seasons in Tanzania short rains Nov-Dec and long rains March-May. This is not the good time for Safaris as the grass is tall and animals are in hiding. This is also the summer in Tanzania. Good season starts towards end of May so you could get the best combination of prices and animal viewing in June.
There are over a dozen National Parks in Tanzania each famous for different Animals, some well known others very pristine and wild. There are several game reserves where controlled hunting is still permitted.
2 weeks is an ideal period to explore Tanzania. It takes about 4-5 days to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro followed by the most famous North Circuit (3-10 days) comprising of Arusha Snake Park, Lake Manyara National Park (tree climbing Lions), Tarangire National Park (Elephants), Ngorongoro Crater (undoubtedly the best in the world for its veriety of ecosystems) and Serengeti National Park (with a high concentration of all animals). All these are in one streight East west Line so you could fly in directly to Kilimanjaro International Airport from Amsterdam, keep driving west and come out to Mwanza, on Lake Victoria.
The less known parks are Mt. Mahale on L. Tanganika for Primates, no vehicles, only walking safaris and access by boat from Kigoma - drive from Mwanza and nearby Katavi National Park.
The Southern Circuit is much more wild and pristine consisting of Mikumi National Park, Ruaha National Park and the biggest and most unexplored of all - The Selous National Park. About 8-10 hrs drive from Dar-es-Salaam.
Other additional add ons could be 2-3 day trek to nearby Active Volcano from Ngrorongoro crater; Baloon safari in Serengeti; Train journey through Northern Selous; Great beaches and old stone town of Zanzibar the center of Slave trade accessible by a 15min flight from Dar-es-Salaam or through 1 hr cruise.
Typical park fees are $30-50 /pp for ea 24 hrs and typical accommodation choices in most parks range from star hotels, to tented camps to camping sites and vary from the range of $200-500 /pp per night full board in star hotels to $30-50/night for camping sites. Vehicles with giude come in range of $120-250/day depending on season.
Almost all national parks have an airport with customs and immigration office but only accessible to small chartered flights
Ideally local travel agents would offer a better bargain. I could give you the contacts of about half a dozen reliable ones and you could shop around.
How much is a vacation for 6 people in BC Canada ?
Jacob
so we're planning to go on a family vacation in british colombia, we live in victoria BC and we don't want to go far aways because we don't really like traveling, its going to be a 2 week vacation, whats a good family fun place in here ? 3 adults and 2 teenagers and one child if that matters, we just want to go a day maybe fishing and a day on the beach and something like that, i know its not enough info so just give an estimate
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Assuming you have a mini-van/SUV capable of holding six people... gas would be $50/day if you are driving, you are looking at around $300 for a ferry off the island (and back), food is around $200/day, hotels around $250/day (assuming two rooms), etc.
Something like camping would obviously be less expensive. Food is significantly less and you wouldn't need hotels. Picking someone on the island saves on the ferry. Something like Long Beach/Pacific Rim Park in Toffino or Rath Trevor in Parksville. As long as you have the tents, you would be looking at $200/day for a camp site and food. If you don't want to rough it, you can look at cabin/condo rentals in those areas. More around $300/day with food. You could also likely rent an RV or trailer.
Likely the least expensive holiday would run $2000 for the two weeks of camping. Add a few cabin/condo rentals and the price would likely be in the $3000 range. Hotels and a lot of driving, more in the $4000 range.
Note that things like fishing can get extremely expensive for six people rather quickly. A salmon fishing license is $13 (free for those under 16) and a boat charter for 6 people could easily run $300 a day.
Assuming you have a mini-van/SUV capable of holding six people... gas would be $50/day if you are driving, you are looking at around $300 for a ferry off the island (and back), food is around $200/day, hotels around $250/day (assuming two rooms), etc.
Something like camping would obviously be less expensive. Food is significantly less and you wouldn't need hotels. Picking someone on the island saves on the ferry. Something like Long Beach/Pacific Rim Park in Toffino or Rath Trevor in Parksville. As long as you have the tents, you would be looking at $200/day for a camp site and food. If you don't want to rough it, you can look at cabin/condo rentals in those areas. More around $300/day with food. You could also likely rent an RV or trailer.
Likely the least expensive holiday would run $2000 for the two weeks of camping. Add a few cabin/condo rentals and the price would likely be in the $3000 range. Hotels and a lot of driving, more in the $4000 range.
Note that things like fishing can get extremely expensive for six people rather quickly. A salmon fishing license is $13 (free for those under 16) and a boat charter for 6 people could easily run $300 a day.
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