We thank you for choosing Natural Migrations as your African safari specialist! The first step in the booking procedure is to discuss your expectations and interests, where you would like to travel, when and for how long, and your approximate budget. Natural Migrations will then prepare an itinerary specially for you with a quote, a process that normally takes a couple of days. This itinerary and quote will be emailed to you to look over. Upon acceptance of your itinerary, a deposit of 25% per person is required to confirm your arrangements. We will email you a credit card authorization form to complete and fax back to us.

Once your deposit has been processed we will confirm your land arrangements and either email or FedEx your pre-departure information. The 3 forms included in the package should be completed, signed and returned to us as soon as possible as these details are required by our office to process your booking. The 3 forms are:
1). Client Profile, a simple one page form requesting your contact and passport details, and whether you have any special requirements.
2). Terms and Conditions, which outline the agreement between Natural Migrations and you, the traveler. You will be advised of (but not limited to) the following:
    ▪ Payment requirements
    ▪ Services that are not included in the cost such as visa fees, insurance, gratuities, etc.
    ▪ Cancellation and change fees
    ▪ Baggage stipulations
    ▪ Health requirements
    ▪ Risks involved in participating in adventure trips and traveling to remote areas.
    ▪ Recommended travel insurance
3). Release of Liability and Assumption of Risk Form in which you will be advised to purchase travel insurance, and read and sign an Insurance Waiver detailing the recommended insurance coverage.

60 days prior to your departure Natural Migrations will contact you to request final payment. We will then FedEx your final itinerary, contact information, air tickets, vouchers, pre-departure information per country you are visiting, safari checklist and any other documentation required.

Please read Frequently Asked Questions for information on health requirements, visas, luggage, etc.

All that remains is for you prepare for the trip of a lifetime! Hāmba gāshle! ("Go well" in Zulu.)

Note:
a). In order to acquire full travel insurance coverage, insurance must be obtained within 15 days of making your initial deposit. Please contact the insurance company directly to obtain the proper insurance to suit your personal requirements.
b). Names on air tickets and names as they appear in passports must be identical. If this is not the case, tickets must be cancelled, penalties applied and reissued.
c). South African law requires all passengers traveling to South Africa to have three blank visa pages with two blank visa pages facing each other in their passport for each entry into the country, to enable an entry stamp to be issued. Insufficient space in the passport will result in entry being denied and the person is likely to be detained pending return to their country of origin. Also passports must be valid for a minimum of six months from the return date to the United States.
d). All rates are subject to change without notice.

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