Group Travel Discounts The more the merrier is the idea behind our “bring a mate special”. If you are planning on booking an overland tour, why not bring a mate along and secure a good deal for him/her and for yourself too! If you book with two mates on the same tour, you will each receive a 5% discount off the tour price. If you book with three mates together on the same tour, you will each receive a 7.5% discount off the tour price. If you are planning to book with a group of friends then please contact your overland consultant who will be able to offer you some great deals and discounts! These amazing discounts will save everyone involved a lot of money so why not convince your colleagues/friends/family to come and explore Africa with you! Group Deals for Africa Overland Tours Group of 3 friends - ALL 3 PASSENGERS receive a 5% discount Group of 4 friends - ALL 4 PASSENGERS receive a 7.5% discount Larger groups will receive even better deals. Please contact your overland consultant. Conditions of Group Discounts - Africa Overland Travel These group travel discounts only apply to the tour price and not to the local payment Group discounts are applicable only when the bookings are made together Group discounts only applicable when all passengers book the same overland tour Group discounts cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts. View our most popular tours which are currently on special. Also, we occassionally announce last minute & early bird discounts for specific tour departures. Source All Money Matters Explained
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Information About Overland Payment

We at OverlandingAfrica.com believe that there should be no hidden costs when you are going on an overland tour. We provide you with all information necessary to budget for your tour properly. Below you will find a clear explanation of all money matters, from paying for your overland tour to the local payment to any optional activities available on your tour.

Tour Highlights

Every tour has a "TOUR HIGHLIGHTS (covered by tour price / local payment)" section. This means that these places/activities are included in either the tour price or the local payment (see below) and you will not have to pay for it separately.

Tour Optional Highlights

In the description of every tour you will also find a section called: "TOUR OPTIONAL HIGHLIGHTS (at clients own expense)". This means that our clients can choose to do that option, paying for it locally. Please note that although every effort is made to keep the prices of our optional highlights up to date, OverlandingAfrica.com cannot be held responsible for any price changes or activities not being available upon arrival.

Africa Tour Payment

Once you have decided which tour you would like to book, your overland consultant will ask you to fill in a booking form. This will be sent to you via email, or you can download it directly from www.overlandingafrica.com.

Please note that due to exchange rate fluctuations the prices of our overland tours could vary. However, your overland consultant will quote you the updated price for your overland tour.

We are avid supporters of responsible tourism and try to do everything via the internet, which allows us to avoid using paper, thereby saving a small part of the world’s rainforest. However, the one bit of paperwork we cannot avoid is that you will have to print out our bookingform, fill it in, sign it and fax it back to us.

At the same time we will need you to pay us a non-refundable deposit. This deposit is part of your over-all payment.

Methods of Payment

• Credit Card. Your overland consultant will send you a credit card authorization form which you will need to print out, fill in, sign and fax back to us. Or alternatively scan it and send it back to us.
• Bank transfer. Your overland consultant will provide you with all the necessary details.

You can pay us in Euro/GBP/Aus $/NZ $/ RSA Rand/USD. Your overland consultant will quote you the amount in your local currency.

Please note that we can only guarantee you a seat once we have received your non-refundable deposit, together with a signed booking form.

You will need to send us your outstanding balance at least 60 days before the departure of your overland tour. If we haven’t received the balance at the stipulated time, your booking will lapse.

Africa Overland Local Payment/Kitty

Most tours work with a system of a local payment or kitty; a few include the local payment in the overall tour price. You will find the amount of the local payment stated alongside your tour price.

The local payment is a communal fund which pays for accommodation, meals, entrances into National Parks & Reserves and certain highlights. Operating a local payment system ensures that a major portion of your tour price goes directly into the country you are visiting, benefiting local communities and contributing to the conservation of the area.

The local payment amounts stated on our website are not fixed. Due to local price and exchange rate fluctuations there might be a difference in our amount quoted and the amount required by your crew upon arrival. However, there is never a large difference.

The local payment needs to be paid to your crew at the beginning of the tour, who will manage this fund for the duration of the tour. Please note that the local payment is payable either in USD or GBP. Alongside every tour price you will find the currency required for your particular local payment. It generally works out much cheaper if you bring the cash from home instead of trying to arrange it in Africa.

Cash

We recommend that you bring some US Dollar cash in small denominations so that you do not have to change money at the aiport. You might only want to change a small amount at the airport because you normally receive a better exchange rate in town. You will find that you get given a very bad exchange rate if you organize African currency in your home country.

Although Traveller’s Cheques are definitely the safest way of bringing your money out, most of our past passengers have found that bringing USD cash for optional highlights is very handy. Visas obtainable at borders need to be paid for in USD cash too.

On your tour it might come in handy to do a bit of wheeling & dealing with your fellow passengers. For instance, it might benefit all involved if you are able to draw local currency out of an ATM on your card and you exchange part of it with your fellow travellers, they receive local currency, you receive USD cash.

Make sure you change or spend all your local currency before leaving a country and definitely do not take it home, expecting to change it at your local branch. It will then only be good as a souvenir.

Don’t forget to save some of your USD cash for departure tax, payable locally at the airport when leaving.

If you are going to East Africa, make sure any USD notes are post 1993.

Personal spending

One of the questions our overland consultants get asked the most is, "How much money am I going to be spending?" There is no hard answer to this question. Africa is definitely not as cheap as most guide books make you believe. Only you know how much you are likely to spend, do you smoke/drink/love shopping? Our past passengers have spent on average about USD 20 – 30 per day, on top of any optional activities.

It is advisable to bring both Traveller’s Cheques and cash when you bring your own personal money with. Only buy Traveller's Cheques of a known brand and make sure you bring your purchase receipt with you. Keep a record of any Traveller's Cheques bought and cashed in. According to the terms & conditions of your Traveller's Cheques, you should keep your receipt separate from the actual Cheques and everyting separate from your passport.

Please make sure that you always have an accessible emergency fund, in case of emergencies.

So, How Do You Budget for Your Tour?

Local payment + optional activities + personal spending money + emergency fund = trip of a lifetime!

Source: OverlandingAfrica