ITINERARY
Onto the spectacular Victoria Falls
On arrival at Victoria Falls (VFA) Airport you will be met by your driver for your transfer to the hotel. Upon arrival at the hotel, check in. Enjoy a local lunch. You will be met by your driver-guide in the hotel reception and depart on your scheduled Sundowner Cruise on the Zambezi River. Guests are met by staff from the Cruise boat and driven to the jetty on the Zambezi River for boarding. The Boat meanders slowly upstream along the length of the National Park looking for game on the way. A number of animals and a host of bird species can be viewed from comfortable chairs on cool wooden decks. Enjoy a local dinner.
Overnight in Victoria Falls
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Excursion to the Chobe National Park (Botswana)
After a buffet breakfast, you will be met by your guide at your hotel for a Full Day Seat-in-Coach Trip to Chobe National Park in Botswana. The tour departs daily from Victoria Falls where guests are transferred by road for 70km to the border where their Botswana guide will meet them after immigration procedures. A full day Safari package that include a Cruise on the Chobe River and a Game Drive in the world famous Chobe National Park. Enjoy a local lunch. The Chobe National Park in Botswana is home to one of the largest game concentrations in Africa. Bordered by the banks of the breath-taking Chobe River, it is famous for its rich elephant and lion population.
Overnight in Victoria Falls
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Farewell!
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel and check out.You will be met by your driver-guide in the hotel reception and depart on your Tour of the Falls, (Time permitting). Transfer to start your tour to discover how the Victoria Falls were formed and what local customs and traditions surround them? The Victoria Falls is the largest and one of the most majestic waterfall anywhere in the world. Later proceed to the airport for your flight back home. Return home with wonderful memories of your tour.
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TOUR COST & DATE
Land Cost 02 Nights 03 Days (2024/2025)
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Per Person on Twin Sharing
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US$ 1,300
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Single Room Supplement
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US$ 205
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NOTE
- As a 3rd person in a triple room, most hotels use rollaway beds and room size may be the same as the double bed. There will be no reduction for triple sharing.
- Single Room Supplement charges will be applicable in case two different people are sharing a room and one of them cancels the tour.
- There could be possibility of flight departure on the previous evening.
- On certain departure dates the itinerary may be operated in reverse order. However, all services and inclusions will remain the same.
DEPARTURE DATES 2024/2025
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2024
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June
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19 |
July
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19
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August
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05,26
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September
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30
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November
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25
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December
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18
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2025
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January
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22 |
February
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19
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March
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19
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NOTE
- Tour starts in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on the above-mentioned dates
TOUR INFO
WHAT YOUR TOUR PRICE INCLUDES
SIGHTSEEINGS AND EXCURSIONS
VICTORIA FALLS |
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Sundowner Cruise on the Zambezi River
- Full-day Safari to Chobe National Park
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ACCOMMODATION
- 02 nights at the Elephant Hills Resort or similar in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
MEALS - AS SPECIFIED IN THE ITINERARY
- Daily buffet breakfast at the hotelexcept on Day 01
- Daily local/International/Continental/Vegetarian/Non-vegetarian lunches
- Daily/Local/International Vegetarian/Non-vegetarian dinners
TRANSFERS
- All Transfers and excursions as specified in a 4x4 Land Cruiser. Please note Safari vehicles in Kenya are not air-conditioned.
TOUR MANAGER
- Services of a professional and experienced Tour Manager or a local representative throughout
TIPS, PORTERAGE & WATER
- Tips to driver and guides.
- Porterage of 01 bag (20 kg) per person at Hotels only.
- 2 bottles mineral water (500 ml each) per person per day.
WHAT YOUR TOUR PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
- COST OF INTERNATIONAL AIR TICKETS
- Cost of deviation: In case any clients wish to deviate from the group departure dates mentioned in the brochure i.e. either travel before the departure date of your tour or would like to come back on a later date after the tour ends, there will be an additional charge that will be applicable which will be advised to you by our sales team. The same is subject to availability of seats & class for the given dates & ticket validity. Kindly also note, the deviation request is to be made at the time of booking.
- Cost of Transfer: In case clients are arriving or departing at a time that is different from the group arrival/departure time, which will be conveyed to the clients while booking the tour, there will be an additional cost of transfer. The group arrival and departure timings will vary from tour to tour.
- Cost of visas to travel on the tour.
- Medical/ Travel insurance.
- Any expenses of personal nature such as laundry, wines, mineral water, food and drink not in the regular menu provided by us, mini bar, telephone calls, pay channels, cruise shore excursion and any type of beverages in cruise etc. Anything not specified under inclusions.
- Meals other than what is mentioned in your itinerary
- Cost of excursions, city sightseeing, entrance fees and local guides availed of by the passengers, other than that mentioned in ‘What your tour price includes’
- Departure taxes except where included.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE NOTED
- Only fully vaccinated persons are eligible to travel on this tour over and above the prevailing covid protocols outlined by the respective countries
- Passengers taking early morning flights will be provided with boxed breakfast.
- All tours will be operated subject to a minimum of 25 full paying passengers traveling together. In case there are less than 25 full paying passengers the clients will be given an option of travelling on another departure date.
- Keeping in view the Luggage compartment of coach & Internal Flight regulations, we strongly recommend you to carry only medium size Bag of 20 kg and 1 carryon bag of 5 kg per person.
- The dates and granting of Visas is at the sole discretion of the concerned consulate. Air Tours Holidays is not responsible for granting of visas and are only a facilitator in the visa application process and any situation arising out of delay in granting visa by the consulate/embassy.
- In case you are not able to continue the tour due to loss of passport, theft, illness, or any other life-event beyond our control, Air Tours is not liable to give any refund on unutilized services.
- Please note that in case any clients loses their passport, the cost of getting a new passport and necessary charges to revise the arrangement to return home will be borne by client, and there will be no refund for any unutilized services.
- Air Tours shall not accept any liability or responsibility for any delay in flights or change in Schedule by the airline and any situations arising out of the same. Any damages caused to the hotel rooms/coach during your stay, shall be payable by the passengers. Air Tours will not be liable for the same.
- Air Tours shall not accept any liability or responsibility for any damages, loss, injury, accident, death, delay, breakdown or irregularity which may occur in carrying out of the tour arrangement.
- Air Tours will not be liable in any loss of baggage by the Airline. However, we will provide assistance in tracing any lost baggage.
- Air Tours reserves the right to charge any additional expenses due to delay or changes in train, plane, bus, ship or other services, weather conditions, strikes, war, quarantine and any other cause whatsoever and all such losses or expenses must be borne by the passengers.
- Air Tours reserves the right to amend, alter, vary or withdraw any particular departure, excursion advertised or substitute a hotel of similar class if deemed advisable or necessary.
- There will be no refund on unutilized services or partly utilized services.
- For the convenience of our passengers, Air Tours will sometimes amend the itinerary; however all the other services will remain the same.
- If clients prefer to have meals on their own there will be no refund.
- All hotels may not have Tea or Coffee machines in the room.
- It is strictly not allowed to eat, drink or smoke inside the Coach.
- Coaches may not have any Wi-Fi facilities or USB phone charging options on board.
- Single Room Supplement charges will be applicable in case two different people are sharing a room and one of them cancels the tour.
- The Tour Cost is a combination of all the arrangements and hence cannot be calculated on an individual service basis. Tour cost is one component and not calculated individually.
- Standard check-in at hotels is 1400-1500 hours and check out is 1100-1200 hours.
- Updating of mileage is subject to Airlines terms & conditions in group fare.
- We request the airlines for your preferred seats however this is as per their policy and at their discretion.
- Please refer to the booking form for detailed cancellation policy and ‘Terms and Conditions’.
VISAS REQUIRED TO TRAVEL ON YOUR TOUR
- USA Citizens : Multiple Entry Zambia Tourist Visa Required
: Multiple Entry Zimbabwe Tourist Visa Required
- Indian Passport with Green Card: Multiple Entry Zambia Tourist Visa Required
: Multiple Entry Zimbabwe Tourist Visa Required
Note :
Cost of the above-mentioned visas are not included
in your tour price.
VACCINES
- As per the Consulate/Embassy requirement one has to procure Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate.
- In case clients are travelling from India, they also require a Polio Vaccination certificate
Note: Costs of the above-mentioned vaccination certificates are not included in your tour cost.
OVERSEAS TRAVEL INSURANCE:
It’s very important to find out before you leave whether or not your medical insurance will cover you overseas. Your regular U.S. health insurance may not cover doctors’ and hospital visits in other countries. We recommend clients take overseas travel insurance to cover any eventuality while on tour.
BOOKING TERMS AND CANCELLATION POLICY
All services such as Airline seats/Hotels accommodation/ground transportation for group tours are pre-blocked well in advance. We are liable to pay penalties to all our suppliers/vendors if these services are released within the below mentioned time frame. If circumstances make you cancel the tour, the cancellation must be intimated to us in writing. Such cancellation will attract the following cancellation charges:
Booking Terms & Cancellation Policy
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Non – Refundable deposit to book your tour
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US$ 1000 Per Person
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Full payment to be made
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75 days prior to departure
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Cancellation of Tour due to border closure in Origin or Destination, 60 days prior to Departure date
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Administrative Fees US$ 100 per person
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59 Days to 45 Days
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30% of Total Tour cost Per Person
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44 Days to 30 Days
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60% of Total Tour cost Per Person
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29 Days to 15 Days
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75% of Total Tour cost Per Person
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14 Days till Tour date
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100% of Total Tour cost Per Person
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MANDATORY TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Keeping in view the safety of all travelers and as per the requirement of various countries, only fully vaccinated people who have taken the last shot / jab / dose at least 14 days before the travel date will be allowed on the tour..
CANCELLATION DUE TO BORDER CLOSURES:
In case we are unable to operate a tour due to Border Closure, Air Tours Holidays LLC will refund the deposit amount after deducting the administrative fees of US$ 100 per person. In the event that the entire tour cost has been paid by you and we in turn have paid our overseas tour operators, after which the tour gets cancelled due to Border Closure, then it is possible that we are not able to get the amount back, then we will try and get the refund or a credit note for a later travel date. Any loss due to the exchange rate will affect the refund amount. The company reserves the right to cancel any tour prior to the departure, without assigning any reason. All monies paid by you will be fully refunded in USD only, and no compensation will be payable. In case of cruises, 100% of the cruise cost paid will be forfeited in case of any cancellations irrespective of time of cancellation. The company cannot assume responsibility for any fees relating to the issuance and/or cancellation of air tickets or other arrangements not done through the company.