RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT: When
booking your holiday direct with O'lei Safaris please
quote the tour number or your own specialized itinerary,
intended date for arrival and departure, number of people
traveling and sleeping arrangements. Please also specify
food issues I.e., lactose intolerant, Vegetarian, other
food allergies, etc. This will ensure that our arrangements
are to your satisfaction. Gorilla trekking requires
a minimum of 12 weeks advance booking. Children under
12 are not allowed
to track chimpanzee and children under 15 are not allowed
to trek the gorillas.
A 50% deposit is required 10 weeks before intended departure
with the balance to be settled 30 days prior to commencement
of the tour. O'lei Safaris will receipt your money,
thereby confirming your safari. If a reservation is
made within 30 days of departure, the entire amount
must be made at the time of confirmation.
CANCELLATIONS: Full refund will be
provided if cancellation occurs in writing 60 days prior
to commencement of a safari. Refund on all pre-paid
money will be based on cancellation fees levied by hotels
and lodges. Generally there is a 50% charge on cancellation
within 14-35 days, 75% charge within 2 - 14 days, and
100% charge within 48 hours. We reserve the right to
deduct all expenses incurred from money paid. Gorilla
permits are non-refundable unless accepted by the issuing
authority
and under their terms and conditions.
ALTERATION OF TOUR: The right is reserved
to alter any route or arrangement, to cancel the operation
of any scheduled tour should the conditions necessitate.
The right is also reserved to decline, accept or retain
any member of a tour at any time. Should you fail to
join a tour, join it after departure or leave prior
to completion, no tour fare refund can be made.
TRANSFER OF BOOKING: In the event you
are unable to come due to extraordinary circumstances,
we may transfer your booking to another party provided
the arrangements remain the same and if suppliers (airlines,
hotels, etc.) are all ready to accept the transfer.
Gorilla permits are not transferable.
MODE OF PAYMENT: All prices are quoted
in US Dollars. We do not accept credit cards or travelers'
checks because the clearance to our bank takes as long
as 60 days and over. However, clients can travel with
TCs (since traveling with large amounts of money is
not advisable) and go to a local bank to exchange them
for cash. Please be aware that a commission will be
charged. The preferred mode of payment to confirm a
safari is through a Telegraphic Transfer to O'lei Safaris
Ltd. bank account) which
are subject to bank charges at the prevailing rate.
In the case of walk in clients, local currency will
be accepted at the current dollar-buying rate.
TRANSPORT: Mode for transport utilized
will be dependent on the number of clients and the route
taken based on the specifications of the chosen itinerary.
Fully trained and experienced English speaking driver/guides
are provided.
ACCOMMODATION: Based on twin/double
bedded rooms, cottages or tents with private bathrooms
where possible. Single rooms may be available with the
payment of a supplement fee.
TOUR PRICE: The prices quoted are inclusive
of all transportation as per the itinerary, park entrance
fees, permits where applicable, driver's allowances
and third party insurance. The rates are not inclusive
of accommodation and meals while in Kampala, traveler's
insurance, flights, local departure taxes, visa fees,
gratuities, sodas and alcoholic beverages, telephone
calls, laundry and other personal expenses. Or as stated
when quoted.
TRAVELER'S INSURANCE: You are advised
to buy travel insurance through your agent before coming
to Uganda, but local evacuation coverage is available
in the unlikely event of a medical emergency while out
in the bush.
LIABILITY: All bookings
are accepted on the specific condition that O'lei Safaris
and its agent act only as agents of the passengers in
all matters relating to hotel/lodge accommodations,
tours transport, etc. and shall not be liable for injury,
delay, loss or damage in any manner whatsoever. O'leic
Safaris reserves the right to employ subcontractors
to carry out all or part of the services agreed to be
supplied. The respective laws of the country govern
O'lei Safaris' liability to passengers carried in its
own vehicles. All claims are subject to the jurisdiction
of the courts of the country in which the cause of action
arises. Finally, whilst every care is taken, O'lei Safaris
can not be held responsible for loss or damage to baggage.
VIEWING ANIMALS: When it comes to game viewing,
please be advised there are no guarantees, after all
it is WILDLIFE. It is a privilege to see animals in
their natural habitats. Take only a photograph; leave
only a footprint. A gorilla permit guarantees you will
trek gorillas to their location but does not guarantee
that the gorilla be in plain sight.
For more information contact us via email: info@oleisafaris.com Telephones: +256-414 340758, +256-772431987