Departures
All
Tours depart from Cape Town and Stellenbosch every Monday.
Booking
Procedure
Should
you wish to make a reservation, please let me know so that I can
secure the seats for you. Please complete attached booking form
and return it to us by email. We require a 50% deposit to secure
the reservation, with the balance due 30 days before departure.
You can pay by credit card (5% credit card charge) or bank transfer.
Pick
Up
Guest
will be picked up between 07:00 and 09:00 from accommodation establishments
in Cape Town and about 09:30 in Stellenbosch. If guests do not live
in Cape Town or Stellenbosch additional transport has to be arranged
into the city, or guests will be picked up along the way.
Itinerary
The
company reserves the right to change itinerary, accommodation, and
transport along the way should circumstances dictate. Unfortunately
many of these outdoor activities are weather dependant which could
force changes in the itinerary. The guide will try his best to arrange
events according to prevailing weather conditions.
Vehicles
The
vehicles that we will be touring in is a fully air conditioned and
can comfortably seat 8 adults including driver/guide or 14 Adult
including Driver/guide. We also have a CD and Mp3 player in the
bus. (Welcome to bring your own music, if it is not too terrible
we can play it)
All
vehicles have valid Operating Licences to convey paying customers.
Guides:
All
guides are well trained, experienced and African born and bred.
By law we are enforced to use THETA registered and Qualified guides
with special PDP drivers licences. (Professional Drivers Licence).
Earthstompers make use of only the best guides that wil make sure
you get a laid back, funny, relaxing, informative and safe trip.
Accommodation
All
the accommodation en route has been selected over many years for
its cleanliness, unique setting, closeness to nature and great atmosphere
whilst not forgetting the human need for home comforts.
Accommodation
at the backpackers takes the form of dormitory rooms with shared
bathroom facilities.
Upgrades to single and
double Backpacker rooms with shared Bathroom facilities and Upgrades
to Backpacker rooms with en-suite bathrooms are available.
Guest
House upgrades to Single, Double or twin en-suite rooms are available
at an additional cost.
All
bedding and towels will be provided.
Meals
All
meals have been selected by management and include traditional South
African meals. Breakfast would normally be a combination of healthy
continental breakfast with fruits, cereals, yoghurt and toast or
cooked breakfasts. Please advise us of any special dietary requirements
in advance.
Dinner vouchers can also
be issued to clients to have dinner at a restaurant of choice!
Lunch and drinks would
be for Guests own account.
Payment
A
deposit of 50% is payable to agent or into bank account on confirmation
of booking. Balance is payable 30 days before departure. Credit
card payments will incur a 5% banking charge.
Cancellation
Policy
The
following cancellation fees will apply should you wish to cancel
your tour. Please note we will charge a cash handling fee of 15%
if you should cancel more than 30 days before departure to cover
our bank charges.
30 days – 15 days
25 % of the total of the booking
14 days – 8 days 50 % of the total of the booking
7 days or less 100 % of the total of the booking
No-show 100 % of the total of the booking
Insurance
It
is strongly recommended that you hold comprehensive travel insurance
to safeguard you against possible unforeseen emergency. Earthstompers
has comprehensive passenger and public liability insurance.
Exclusion
of liability
Earthstompers,
or its employees and agents shall not be responsible for and shall
be exempt from any liability in respect of loss, damage, injury,
accident, delay or inconvenience to any person or their luggage
or other personal property under any circumstances whatsoever whilst
on tour.
What
do you need?
A
love for nature, an adventurous spirit and an earthstomping sense
of humor. Of course it would not be a bad thing to bring along a
rain jacket, camera, swimming clothes, sun screen, towel, hat, warm
jacket and personal toiletries.
Optional
Activities:
The
Optional Activities are not included in your tour price because
this is activities that not everybody will be able to do. For example:
Not everybody would like to jump of a 216 m bridge or jump from
a plane at 10 000 feet. These activities can be paid in Cash or
credit card direct to the Adventure Operator. These activities will
be booked by your guide the day that the tour departs. All included
activities are not physically demanding and can be enjoyed by all
ages, shapes and sizes on tour. Shark Diving and Whale watching
Optional activities will have to be booked at least a week before
the tour depart. All included activities are not physically demanding
and can be enjoyed by all ages, shapes and sizes on tour. * Shark
Cage Diving Clients will be picked up in Cape Town early Monday
morning by the Shark Operator. Shark Diving Clients will only meet
up with the tour group after lunch on the 1st Day and will miss
out on the first half of Day 1.
Malaria
Our
tours take place in a malaria free area. No anti-malaria precautions
are therefore necessary. You are however advised to bring insect
repellent during summer.
Tours depart every Monday
from Cape Town and Stellenbosch. Tours can depart every day of the
week for Private or custom tours.
Tours can also depart from anywhere in the Western Cape for Private
and custom Tours.
We need a minimum of 3 people to depart on the 6 Day Garden Route
and Addo Adventure.
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