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Terms and Conditions
Provisional reservations are held for 14 days only. We require a 20% non-refundable deposit to confirm the reservation, otherwise the booking will expire.

Final invoices are issued eight weeks prior to departure and African Bush Camps must receive payment no later than 6 weeks before travel date. Travel with us is conditional upon payment of this invoice.

Our booking conditions apply to all travel arrangements with us.

Cancellations. Our policy is as follows:

• Cancellation of booking after provisional reservation will result in the 20% deposit being forfeited.
• Cancellation within 8 weeks prior to date of travel will incur a cost of 50% of total cost.
• Cancellation within 4 weeks prior to date of travel will incur a cost of 75 % of total cost.
• Cancellation within 2 weeks prior to date of travel will incur a full 100% cancellation fee.

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So please make sure you keep your goods with you on safari. We cannot accept any responsibility for the misplacement of any articles whilst in our camps. The logistics of inter-camp communication and the scheduling and costs of charter flights may not be favourable for the returning of articles unless you are prepared to pay for the cost of a full charter to get your goods to catch up to you. This issue is possibly the single biggest form of stress for guests who have left their goods behind at a camp and who are not prepared to pay for the charter costs.

Roads in the bush are rough and bumpy and occasionally we travel "off road" and injuries can occur. African Bush Camps, their staff members, associates or agents cannot be held liable for any accidents or any damages!

Safari fares are fully inclusive as detailed on the itinerary. However, personal expenditure, meals in Victoria Falls or any of the cities or tourist resorts and airport taxes are excluded. There are many optional tours one can do in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Victoria Falls and Livingstone. African Bush Camps can help you make bookings in advance.

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Recommended Reading
Your guide will almost certainly be carrying his own field guide with him and will have detailed knowledge of the animals and birds you will see. However, you might like to bring your own field guide or do some advance reading before coming on safari with us, so we have compiled the following list to help you:

Field Guides:

• Field Guide to the Mammals of Southern Africa - Chris & Tilde Stuart
• Newman's Birds of Southern Africa - Ken Newman.
• Field Guide to Larger Mammals of Africa - Jean Dorst and Pierre Dandelot.
• Birds of Prey of Southern, Central, and East Africa - David Allan
• Field Guide to the Snakes & Reptiles of Southern Africa - Bill Branch
• The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals - Jonathan Kingdon
• Wildlife of Southern Africa - Vincent Carruthers

Others:

• Zambezi, The River of the Gods - Jan & Fiona Teede.
• The Behaviour Guide to African Mammals - Richard D. Estes
• Signs of the Wild - Clive Walker
• African Thunder: The Victoria Falls - Jan & Fiona Teede
• Africa's Top Wildlife Countries - Mark Nolting
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