We want our guests to feel safe and relaxed when embarking on a safari with us. Please read our travel advice below, as well as details on our all-inclusive policy, supplements, child-policy, regional policy, seasons & rates, rack rates, terms & conditions of travel. (See all below).

 

All inclusive policy:

 

Our rates include:

 

 

• Accommodation

• All meals

• Tea, coffee, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages, except premium imported spirits and champagne

• Two game viewing activities per day

• National parks entry fee’s

• Laundry

• Transfers from the nearest airstrip to the camp (Except for Somalisa Camp)

 

Our rates do not include:

 

• Visa Fees

• International Flights

• Travel Insurance

• Items of a personal nature

• Staff Gratuities

• Transfers between camps

 

Supplements

 

Single guests

     

Rates are based on two persons sharing. A single supplement is charged during the high season (July to October in Botswana, June   to October in Zimbabwe); there is no supplement charge for a single guest in the other months except in Mana Pools (Kanga camp,     Zambezi Canoeing and Walking Safari, Zambezi Life Styles) where the high season rates and single supplement applies through           out the season  (from April to October included). Single supplements are specified for each camp & safari.

 

 

Private Vehicles

 

Rates are based on a group of 6 persons sharing a vehicle and guide. Smaller groups can book a private vehicle, depending on             availability, for a surcharge of CHF250 per day. A group of 5 guests where the 5th person is paying a single supplement                         automatically qualify for a private vehicle without a surcharge.

 

Guides and Pilots

 

African Bush Camps resident professional guides conduct game drives. A private safari guide is available on request with a daily             surcharge. - There will be no charge for guides accompanying their own guests – this is applicable for 1 guide per group. - Pilots         will stay free of charge if there is availability. Tour leaders will be charged CHF150.00 per night.

 

Child policy

 

Our camps are unfenced and wild animals will occasionally pass through. Children should be under the constant supervision by their parents.

 

 

Children under 6 years (sharing with adults): one child free of charge and second child at 50% of Full Adult Rate (with restrictions)

Children under 6 years old are only accepted during Easter, Christmas and special promoted periods, or otherwise by prior                     arrangement only, unless the group books the whole camp (10 paying guests for 12 bedded camps, 6 paying guests for 8 bedded           camps). If the group is not paying for the whole camp, and there are less than 5 guests, they must book a private vehicle at CHF250       per day per group/family.

 

Children under 6 years old are accommodated with one child free of charge and every child less than 6 years of age thereafter at 50% of Adult Rate. A maximum of 3 guests per room per night (2 adults and 1 child) or up to 2 children in the room by prior arrangement. A single bed is provided for the child. 

 

Children 6 – 12 years: 50% or adult rate during family months. Children from 6 to 12 years old are accepted throughout the year at 50% of the per person sharing rate if sharing the room with one or two adults or when two children are sharing a room. Maximum 1 triple of either 1 child and 2 adults or 2 children and 1 adult per room. If the group/family is less than 5 people, they must book a private vehicle at CHF$250 per day. If the child is in a single room, a single supplement is charged of 50% of the normal adult sharing rate throughout the year.

 

Children 12 and above: adult rate. Children from 12 and above will be booked as adults.

 

Zambezi Life Styles require a minimum age of 12 years old for safety reasons. Specialised children’s safaris can be arranged on request.

 

Footsteps Across Linyanti requires a minimum age of 16 years old for safety reasons. Specialised children safaris can be arranged on request.

 

Botswana Mobile Safaris require a minimum age of 16 years old for safety reasons. Specialised children safaris can be arranged on request.

 

During Family Months (January, March to June, November to December included), children under 12 years benefit a 50% discount when sharing with one or two full paying adults in a twin or triple. Out of Family Months, they pay full adult rate. For younger children please enquire directly. At Somalisa Acacia and Linyanti Ebony, Family Months reduction is extended throughout the whole year for the family unit – if the family unit is already booked, then for further new family bookings, the children will have to pay the full adult rate.

 

Regional policy

 

Zimbabwean and South African residents, Please contact us for any specials at our Zimbabwe camps.

 

Seasons & rates

 

Rates at our Zimbabwe Camps are normally defined low, medium and high as follow:

 

 

• Low season: November to April (included). This is the green season: hot in November & December, cooler from January to April. Lower rates normally apply.

• Medium season: May

• High Season: June to October (included). This is the dry season: cold from June to August, warmer in September & very hot in October. Higher rates and a single supplement normally apply. However, in Mana Pools (Kanga camp, Zambezi Canoeing and Walking Safari, Zambezi Life Styles), the rates are the same and the single supplements apply through the whole opening period (medium and high seasons, from April to October included).

 

Rates at our Botswana Camps are normally defined low, medium and high as follow:

 

 

• Low Season: December to March (included). This is the green season: still warm in December, fresher from January to April. Lower rates normally apply.

• Medium seasons: April, May, June and November

• High Season: July to October (included). This is the dry season: cold from June to August, warmer in September & October. Higher rates and a single supplement normally apply. However, Khwai Tented Camp, Saile Tented Camp, Botswana Mobile Safaris and Migration Camp Nxai Pan do not strictly follow these seasons. Please refer to our camps pages for details. 

• To better understand seasons in the region, please check our safari season's information.

 

Rates

All rates are in CHF (Swiss Francs) and are based on a per person per night basis unless otherwise specified. Please contact us for specific rates for your chosen Safari Camps and or itinerary.