Air Transportation
If you desire, when booking your trip, African Pottery Safaris will endeavor to arrange the best airfare available in the category you request. The airline tickets issued by the airlines concerned shall constitute the sole contract between these airlines and the passenger and/or tour members of any of these tours. Should you cancel your trip or change air reservations before or after departure, cancellation penalties may apply.

Accommodations
All quoted tour prices include accommodations based on double occupancy. There is a supplemental fee for single occupancy accommodations.

Meals
Unless otherwise stated, Meals are included in the tour price as stated in the itinerary.

Baggage
You may take along two normal size pieces of luggage, not exceeding a total of 44 lbs. per person. On charter flights in Africa the baggage allowance may be less. Arrangements have been made for safe storage while on tour. However, all baggage is at the tour member's risk while on tour. We highly recommend baggage insurance.

Gratuities, Taxes and Entrances Fees
Charges for hotel taxes are included, as well as entrance fees to places of interest and to all wildlife reserves included in the itinerary. In Africa, tips to driver-guides and escorts are not included and are at your discretion.

Not Included in Quoted Tour Prices
The following items are not included in quoted tour prices: costs of obtaining passports or visas; personal expenses such as beverages, laundry and room service; gratuities to your safari escort, camp staff, driver-guides; excess baggage fees; communication charges; airport departure taxes; meals not specified in your itinerary; any airfares unless specifically noted in your itinerary; and personal travel insurance coverage.

Reservations and Payments:
A deposit of 45% of the total tour price is required at the time of booking a tour. The remainder of the total quoted tour price is due 60 days before the departure date. If your reservation is made within 60 days of departure, the entire cost of the trip must be paid on confirmation. Accepted methods of payment include check, money order, wire transfer or credit card. However, credit card payments can only be accepted for the deposit. The balance must be paid by one of the other aforementioned forms of payment.

Cancellations and Refunds
Cancellations received more than 60 days prior to departure will be subject to the loss of deposit. Cancellations received sixty days or less prior to departure will be subject to the following forfeit fees: 60 - 30 days, 40% of tour cost; 29-16 days, 60% of tour cost; less than 16 days, 100% of tour cost. No refunds are given for: lost travel time or substitution of facilities and/or accommodations; itineraries amended after departure; not appearing for any accommodation, tour, game viewing or other booked activities; and/or cutting short the booked itinerary for any reason.

Insurance
We strongly recommend you protect yourself with a short term traveler’s insurance policy to cover baggage loss, accident, medical emergencies, and trip cancellation. Travelers insurance is available through African Pottery Safaris.

Limitations of Liability
African Pottery Safaris, its Owners, Outfitters, Agents and Employees give notice that they act only as agent for the owners, contractors and suppliers providing means of transportation and/or all related travel services and assumes no responsibility whatsoever for injury, personal illness, loss or damage to person or property in connection with any service resulting directly from: act of God; detention; annoyance; delays; expenses arising from quarantine; strikes; thefts; pilferage; force majeure; failure of any means of conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled; civil disturbances; terrorism; government restrictions or regulations; and discrepancies or changes in hotel services in which it has no control.
African Pottery Safaris and/or its local operators reserve the right to make reasonable changes in the itinerary when deemed advisable for the comfort and safety of passengers, which includes but is not limited to: the substitution of hotels, alteration of the itinerary, and reversing the order of the places to be visited. African Pottery Safaris and its local operators, their tours and/or suppliers of services, and other cooperating agencies reserve the right to remove anyone from a safari without refund who acts in a manner which is unsafe for themselves, or inconsiderate or unsafe to fellow travelers, and/or who ignores the requests of their guide (s) to act in a safe and responsible manner. On advancement of deposit to African Pottery Safaris, the depositor agrees to be bound by the above recited terms and conditions.

Risks
African Pottery Safaris draws your attention to the fact that there are certain inherent dangers involved with adventure travel, and the client accepts them at his/her own risk.