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Best of South Africa and Namibia
23-day Private
Journey
Starts in Cape Town on
October 17,
2009
Visiting Cape Town, Winelands,
Garden Route, Kruger National Park,
Windhoek, Swakopmund,
Damaraland and Etosha National Park
What do we include in the tour price?
Southern Africa is
a fascinating destination especially for those of us who live in
North America. At the same time, Africa can present a few challenges
when it comes to getting things done on your own. Consequently, we
take this into account when planning what to include in the price.
For this
journey, from the time of arrival in Cape Town to the time of
departure from Windhoek, we include all breakfasts and many lunches
and dinners, all transportation, all hotels
and lodges, all guides, naturalists and drivers, all group
luggage-handlers fees, all site admission
fees, tour manager assistance and a few "surprises" along the way.
This approach gives our guests a more 'carefree' experience and
reduces the 'hassle' factor considerably.
Meals
Breakfasts:
At most of our hotels
you will wake up to a feast including breads, rolls, croissants, pastries,
yogurt, tropical fruits, cereals, eggs, cheeses, meats, and local dishes.
Add to this some of the best fruit juices anywhere! On many days, breakfast
will carry you through lunchtime and up to dinnertime.
Selected Lunches and
Dinners:
Whenever it is more convenient to eat lunch as a group we will do
so. Usually this happens during an especially full day of
sightseeing or where it would be difficult to find an acceptable
restaurant. Dinners are
included if we think that you would especially enjoy a specific
restaurant, usually one of our favourites, or in locations where you
may not yet be familiar with the culture and/or layout of the city
or town.
Included meals
are shown on the detailed itineraries.
Transportation
We include all
transportation whenever the group moves from one place to another.
This includes all internal air flights, minibus transport, vans, boats and safari vehicles.
Transfers
Unlike many other companies,
we include all transfers – arrival transfers from the airport to your hotel,
transfers between all other airports and hotels along the way and final
departure transfers from hotel to airport.
Guides,
Naturalists and Drivers in all locations...
These are the
people upon whom we depend to make our journey interesting and
worthwhile.
Hotel
accommodation
in all locations
We include all hotels,
lodges and resorts along the way. For specific hotel information click
Our Hotels.
As well we
include…
Entrance fees,
park fees, boat fees and other fees for all sites
included in your tour.
TrailFinders
Documentation and Support
We include a
comprehensive Trip Planning Guide which is distributed about three months
prior to departure including instructions on all aspects of preparing for
your journey. Just prior to departure we provide detailed instructions for
your arrival in Cape Town, a comprehensive packing list and more.
Plus we include the full
support of the TrailFinders' Tour Leader along the
way.
Pre-Paid Tips
Tips to guides,
drivers, naturalists and luggage handlers are administered by your tour
leader during the
journey on behalf of all guests, thereby freeing them from the hassles of
finding the appropriate and exact funds for specific items on demand. The
full tip
amounts are collected from our guests at time of booking and while the
amounts are not technically "included in the tour price" they are collected
ahead of time to avoid inconveniencing our guests along the way.
What's not included?
We do not include the
following specific items in the price of our land tour.
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International
airfare between Canada and Africa. If international air were to be
included with a tour, the tour would be deemed to be starting in Canada
and GST would have to be paid on the entire tour price. By not including
international air, the clients are spared this significant extra cost.
We are experts in international
airfares and can help you decide which routing and airline would be best
for you. Please see the recommended air routing on the
Prices page
of this website. We suggest that you
call us at 613-789-1900 or 888-765-7662 and we can discuss the options
with you.
As on any trip you will of
course be
expected to pay for your own personal expenses such as drinks, any extra
meals not mentioned in the itinerary, laundry, occasional personal tips to waiters
or bellhops and any
other items of a personal nature.
For full details on these
costs please click
Extra
Costs.
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