Ground Rules
Ground Rules
These are the Terms & Conditions
Not included in the price (the final quoted price is subject to stipulated itinerary and adjustments):
- Transport and accommodation outside safari dates (unless specified)
- Visas, passports, air travel to and from Kenya, international airport departure taxes or fees
- Extras in hotels or lodges,
- Special activities or excursions not included in the itinerary
- Tips
Alterations to the plan
- Changes to the planned itinerary may involve additional costs.
- The full cost of any requested changes will be communicated to the client in writing and agreed by the client before such changes are made
Transportation
- The price includes all transport during the dates of the safari as described in the itinerary
- Ground transport while on safari includes transport between locations, game drives and other trips that form part of the tour. We use customised safari vehicles, equipped for the terrain
- Charter flights will only be operated by licensed pilots in aircraft licensed for carrying commercial passengers
Accommodation
- The lodges visited are as specified in the personal itinerary
- Due to circumstances beyond our control, the accommodation specified in the itinerary cannot always be guaranteed; every reasonable effort will be made to ensure that substitute accommodation is of a comparable standard to the original booking
Confirmation and payment
- Deposit of 40% is required to confirm a booking (bookings made within 70 days require full payment on booking).
- Balance due 12 weeks prior to your safari commencement date.
- Confirmation voucher will be issued only on receipt of 100% payment of booking.
- Bookings may be lost if payment has not been received 70 days from safari commencement date.
Cancellation conditions
- All cancellations must be made in writing and are only effective on receipt of written notification.
- Cancellation within 60 days of safari commencement date is chargeable at 100% of the total invoice value.
- Peak/High Season/Christmas /New Year policy – 50% deposit required to confirm a booking, deposit refundable up to 15 October only.
- Clients are required to take comprehensive travel insurance including medical evacuation to their home country upon confirmation of a booking in order that cancellations can be claimed in legitimate circumstances.
Once full payment or a deposit has been received, the following cancellation charges will be levied as a percentage of the total booking cost:
- 335 days or more to departure – Refund of deposit, less 5% of total for admin charges (except *high season)
- Between 334 – 180 days – Loss of deposit (40%)
- Between 179 – 120 days – 50% of total safari cost.
- Between 119 – 61 days – 75% of total safari costs.
- 60 days or less – 100% of total safari costs.
