Booking your safari | Confirmation procedure | Payments | Conditions |Forms that you'll need

Some general notes...

• Our prices are generally quoted in US dollars, net and exclusive of bank charges.  Payments can be made in USD, GBP or Euro.
• A provisional booking is only "confirmed" subject to availability and on receipt of a deposit. 
• The value of the deposit and terms of payment on the balance will be spelt out during the enquiry stage. Our normal terms  are 20% deposit with the final balance due 60 days prior to travel.  In some cases (usually only for group bookings or set date departures) a deposit of up to 40% is required.
• No reservation is confirmed without prior payment unless agreed to in writing and no vouchers are issued unless full payment has been received.

Payment currencies

• We hold US dollar, Sterling and Euro currency accounts.  
• Like most clients, we also prefer to keep our banking costs to a minimum.  As a general rule, in descending order of preference for both parties, 
• pay first by cheque, 
• second by USD/GBP/EUR bank transfer,
• Visa, Master Card or American Express, 
• any other non-USD/GBP/EUR bank transfer.
• Exchange rates where applicable are determined on date of payment.  The "Olsen and Associates" "interbank rate" is generally applied.  Be aware that small exchange rate variations can occur particularly when converting from weaker currencies to US dollars or Sterling.  

Payment methods

• US dollar, Sterling or Euro Cheque: if you're a UK, European or US resident [...get the cheque remittance form - Acrobat-91KB, Word-48KB]
• Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard or American Express): you can pay by credit card irrespective of your residence status or account currency.  [...get the instruction form - Acrobat-92KB, Word-52KB]
• Bank Transfer: if you'd prefer to arrange a bank transfer  [...your consultant will advise our bank details, then get the bank transfer advice - Acrobat-93KB, Word-49KB]
• We accept cash and traveller's cheques in our regional offices but bear in mind that Sales Tax and VAT regulations in Africa vary from country to country and in some cases add to the cost of your bill (eg. since 1998, an additional 17.5% Sales Tax is due if you pay on arrival in Zimbabwe; since June 2002, 10% VAT has been applied to all trips paid on arrival in Botswana; Zambia may well follow suit....)
   

Booking your safari | Confirmation procedure | Payments | Conditions |Forms that you'll need