Bushtracks Expeditions

Deposit and Final Payment: A $2,500 deposit per person and a completed Reservation Form confirm your registration. Final payment is due 14 weeks before departure, upon receipt of invoice, and is payable by check only. For your protection, funds will be placed in a trust account until the day of departure.

Insurance: Purchase of travel insurance is highly recommended and information will be sent to registrants. Exclusions for pre-existing medical conditions may be waived with the prompt purchase of travel insurance.

Cancellations and Refunds: Cancellations must be received in writing at Bushtracks Expeditions. At the time we receive your written cancellation, by mail or by fax to 707/433-0258, the following per person penalties will apply:

• More than 14 weeks: Forfeit $2,500 deposit
• 14 weeks - 12 weeks: Forfeit 30% of tour cost
• 12 weeks - 8 weeks: Forfeit 50% of tour cost
• 8 weeks - 4 weeks: Forfeit 75% of tour cost
• 4 weeks - departure: Forfeit 100% of tour cost

Accommodations: Accommodations are the best available at each destination, however it is important to note that some tourist facilities are not to be compared with luxurious western standards. This is generally applicable for certain destinations in Africa and India. In general the range of accommodations, not to mention the places themselves, requires a spirit of adventure.

Single Accommodations: These are limited and cannot be guaranteed throughout. If a share is requested and a roommate cannot be assigned by final payment, the single supplement fee will be charged.

International Airfare: This is not included in the cost of your trip, and Bushtracks Expeditions would be happy to assist you in making your air arrangements. Itineraries and prices will be supplied upon request.

Private Air Schedule and Airliners: The flight schedule may include unscheduled stops, particularly in Africa, due to the lack of infrastructure, as well as other factors such as weather or fuel availability beyond the crew's control.

Our flight schedule can change at any time should security or other issues arise, and we urge travelers to remain flexible in the face of such possibilities. The type, model and registration of the aircraft can also change.

Physical Requirements: All travelers must be in good health and prepared for travel to certain places without medical facilities. Participants must be mobile and able to climb into and out of private aircraft and safari vehicles. They should be capable of walking several miles over rough terrain, and be able to withstand hard riding four-wheel-drive vehicles that travel over dirt roads or rough, bumpy ground. Our expeditions cover vast territory where there may be a chance of rain and a range of temperatures. In general, you will most enjoy the opportunities our expeditions have to offer if you are willing to dispense with a few Western amenities and travel with flexibility and a spirit of adventure.

Luggage Requirements: Aircraft specifications and strict safety measures will be sent to you specific to each program. In general, airline restrictions dictate that each passenger carry only one piece of sift-sided luggage, and one carry-on. To facilitate traveling light and efficiently, laundry services are included at key stops. Bushtracks will not cancel a tour or other travel arrangements after the client has paid in full unless it becomes necessary to do so as a result of hostilities, war or threat of war, civil strife, industrial dispute, terrorist unrest, active or threatened, natural or nuclear disaster, fire or adverse weather conditions or for reasons of group comfort or safety, if a group tour does not have enough participants to make it economically viable, or because of any other adverse happening beyond the control of Bushtracks, (at the absolute discretion of Bushtracks).

Bushtracks reserves the right to alter a tour itinerary if it or the local ground handler or safari operator believes such is necessary or advisable for reasons of convenience, comfort, or safety. Bushtracks also reserves the right to decline to accept any person as a member of the tour or to require any participant to withdraw from the tour at any time if such action is determined by the appropriate staff member to be in the best interest of the health, safety and overall welfare of the tour group or of the individual participant. Baggage and personal effects are at the owner's risk throughout the tour.

Dates, schedules, program details and costs, given in good faith, and based on information available and in force in May 2007, are subject to change.