London to Ghana - West Africa 11 Weeks - Visa Information
Visa and Passport
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after finishing the trip with one clear page for each country visited, plus seven extra pages. You’ll need to bring passport size photos and photocopies of your passport photo page. Consider starting your trip with a larger size passport, if your country doesn't issue a large passport consider getting a second passport.
UK to Accra - 14 blank pages
UK to Cape Town - 30 blank pages
UK to Nairobi - 40 blank pages
UK to Cairo - 45 blank pages
Cape Town to Cairo & vv - 20 blank pages
Nairobi to Cairo & vv -12 blank pages
Accra to Cape Town - 14 blank pages
You might need you to get some visas before departure, we will advise you on booking.
Visas cost and where to get them
Visa are paid for in either; £, US$, € or local currency. The US$ amount is shown for simplicity.
UK to Cape Town
Morocco – most nationalities don’t need one but SA must get it beforehand
Mauritania – on route US$65
Senegal – mostly free. USA US$100
Sierra Leone – US$80
Guinea Bissau – on route US$40
Liberia – on route US$170/210
The Gambia – mostly visa free. USA US$100
Guinea – US$80
Guinea Bissau - US$80
Cote d’Ivoire – US$65
Ghana – before departure
Togo – on route US$60
Benin – on route US$40
Nigeria – on route UK$145, Ireland$170, Aus$130, NZ$34, USA$160
Cameroon – on route US$175
Gabon – on route US$100
Congo – on route US$165
DR Congo – on route US$250
Angola – visa free
Namibia – on route US$90
South Africa – Australia, NZ, Canada, EU, & USA do not need one.
Nile Expedition from SA
South Africa - Australia, NZ, Canada, EU, & USA do not need one.
Lesotho - Australia, NZ, Canada, EU, & USA do not need one.
Eswatini - Australia, NZ, Canada, EU, & USA do not need one.
Botswana - on route most free.
Zimbabwe- on route US$30 to US$75
Mozambique - on route US$72
Malawi - on route free
Tanzania - on route US$50 to US$100
Kenya - on route, on line US$30
Uganda - on route, US$50 to 100
Rwanda - on route, free to US$30
Burundi - on route
Nile Expedition from Kenya
Kenya – before departure US$30
Uganda – on route, US$50 to 100
Rwanda – on route, free to US$30
Ethiopia – on route US$50 to US$85
Djibouti – on route $23
Egypt – on route US$30
Visa prices often change