Nestling Tours: Tour Pricing Overview
South Africa, October/November 2008: Each Adult
- Basic Trip for 14 Days and 14 Nights: $4,200 for shared accommodations.
Airline cost not included and estimated from $1600 to $2,400.
- Basic Trip for 14 Days and 14 Nights: $4,500 for single room accommodations.
Airline cost not included and estimated from $1600 to $2,400.
- Extension Trip for 5 Additional Days: $1,500 to $1,800 for shared
accommodations and depending upon participation.
- Includes all lodging, meals, access fees, guides, and other services.
Panama, January/February 2009: Each Adult
- Basic Trip for 15 Days and 16 Nights: $4,100 for shared accommodations.
Airline cost not included and estimated from $600 to $1,200. Current flight deal at
$700 is available (but going fast).
- Single accommodations are available. Please call on pricing here.
- Includes all lodging, meals, access fees, guides, and other services.
Sri Lanka, February 2009: Each Adult
- Basic Trip for 14 Days and 13 Nights: $2,860 for shared accommodations.
Airline cost not included and estimated from $1,600 to $2,000.
- If you would like a single room (no room mate), please add $450 to the prices
indicated above. Please let us know if you would like some help finding some
one to share lodging.
- Includes all lodging, all morning breakfasts, all evening dinners, access fees,
guides, and other services.
- Note: Noon meals (lunch) is not included in the price. Budgeting $6 to $10 for
lunch will cover most participants and likely add another $90 to $140 to your trip
cost.
Ecuador, February 2009: Each Adult
- Basic Trip for 8 Days and 8 Nights: $2,300 for shared accommodations. Airline
cost not included and estimated at $650 to $900.
- Basic trip for 8 Days and 8 nights: $2,600 for single room accommodations.
Airline cost not included and estimated at $650 to $900.
- Extension Trip for 2 Days and 2 nights to San Isidro: $440 for shared
accommodations.
- Sacha Lodge extension $1400. Contact us, as may depend upon participation.
- Includes lodging, meals, access fees, guides, and other services.
Uganda, June 2009: Each Adult
- Basic Trip for 18 Days and 18 Nights: $5,800 for shared accommodations.
Airline cost not included and estimated at $1,500 to $2,400.
- Basic trip for 18 Days and 18 nights: $6,700 for single room accommodations.
Airline cost not included and estimated at $1,500 to $2,400.
- Includes local transportation, lodging, meals, access fees, boat launch fees,
guides, and other services.
- Lodging Notes: 18 nights of lodging are included. Most lodging ranges from nice
bed and breakfasts to eco-lodges (from high end tent style lodging to very nice
lodge rooms). (1) The trip does include three nights at guest houses at basic
research station in Ruhija area. Though best place for many endemic or near
endemic species, lodging is very basic. A local cook will be hired to prepare our
meals at this location. A new local lodge is being built and may be available at an
additional cost. Other options exist here as well for an additional cost. Single
rooms are not available here. (2) Very basic meals will also be provided for
several days at the Rainbow Hotel near Semuliki National Park. There will be
self-contained rooms at the Rainbow Hotel. (3) Please contact us to review
websites for lodges and discuss lodging options. (4) Room rates may increase
by as much as 5% at some locations. You will be charged for any additional
room rate increases. We do not anticipate this will exceed $150.
- A fuel supplement is possible for this trip due to rising gasoline prices. You may
be charged additional based upon higher gasoline costs (estimate $50 to $150).
- Optional Costs: The current Mountain Gorilla trek fee is currently $500 additional.
It may increase in 2008. Any additional costs will be past on to those choosing to
pay this additional fee.
Bolivia, July 2009: Each Adult
- Basic Trip for 13 Days and 13 Nights: $3,400 for shared accommodations.
Airline cost not included and estimated from $900 to $1,200.
- Call on possibility for single room pricing.
- Extension Trip for 5 Additional Days and 5 nights: $1,200 to $1,500 for shared
accommodations and depending upon participation.
Brazil, October and November, 2009: Each Adult
- Basic Trip for 8 Days and 9 Nights: $3,800 for shared accommodations. Airline
cost not included (see below). Single room accommodations are available
(please call for details).
- Includes local transportation (but not flights), lodging, meals, access fees, boat
launches, guides, and other services.
- A fuel supplement is possible for this trip due to rising gasoline prices. You may
be charged additional based upon higher gasoline costs (estimate $50).
- Flights to Brazil are not included. Local airline flights are not included. We
anticipate four legs of internal flights (Sao Paulo to Cuibaba to Alta Floresta to
Cuibaba to Sao Paolo) to be about $700 with an ecopass (and purchased well in
advance). We have recently found package deals on all flights from USA and
including all four legs of internal flights at $1,400.
- Extension Pricing for Rio Cristalino: Estimated at $300 to $400 per day
depending upon use of Lelis as guide or lodge guides and number of
participants.
Namibia, October 2009: Each Adult for Small Group of 4 to 6
- Basic Trip for 13 Days and 13 Nights: $4,100 for shared accommodations for
each adult in group of 6. If only 4 participants, the cost increases by $800 per
participant. Airline cost not included and estimated from $1400 to $2,200, but
save plenty on airfare by booking both the Namibia and South Africa trips.
- Basic Trip for 13 Days and 13 Nights: $4,500 for single room accommodations
for each adult in a group of 6. Airline cost not included and estimated from $1600
to $2,400. If only 4 participants, the cost increases by $800 per participant.
- Includes all lodging, meals, access fees, guides, and other services.
- Exclusions: See typical pricing exclusions below. Fuel currently based on 9 ZAR
per litre. A fuel supplement is possible on this trip and could range from $30 to
$70 per person. If exchange rates drop below 7.5 ZAR to the USD, further pricing
adjustments will be necessary. Lodging rates are based upon early bookings,
and late bookings may result in higher prices to those participants booking late.
Additional tax levies or increases in park entrance fees (which are not likely) could
result in higher pricing.
South Africa, November 2009: Each Adult
- Basic Trip for 10 Days and 10 Nights: $2,950 for shared accommodations for
each adult in group of 8. If only 4 to 7 participants, the cost increases by $200 per
participant. Single room accommodations add $300.
- Kruger National Park Extension: Another 5 Days and 4 Nights: $1,200 for shared
accommodations for each adult in group of 6 or more. If only 4 participants, the
cost increases by $200 per participant. Single room accommodations add $200.
- Includes all lodging, meals, access fees, guides, ground transportation and other
services.
- Exclusions: See typical pricing exclusions below. In addition, Airline cost not
included and estimated from $1400 to $1,800. Save on airfare by booking
Namibia trip as well. Internal flights not included and likely $160 to $320
depending upon travel plans. A fuel supplement is possible on this trip and was
about $40 per person in 2009. Fuel currently based on 9 ZAR per litre. If
exchange rates drop below 7.5 ZAR to the USD, further pricing adjustments will
be necessary. Lodging rates are based upon early bookings, and late bookings
may result in higher prices to those participants booking late. Additional tax
levies or increases in park entrance fees (which are not likely) could result in
higher pricing.
Peru, August 2009:
- Basic Trip for 14 Days and 14 Nights: $3,700 for shared accommodations.
Airline cost not included and estimated at $900 to $1,400. Contact us for single
supplement cost.
- 5 day and 5 night Machu Picchu extension priced depending upon participation.
Please contact us. Looks like 4 persons interested, so likely good value.
- Includes local transportation (but not local airline costs), lodging, meals, access
fees, boat launches, guides, and other services.
- A fuel supplement is possible for this trip due to rising gasoline prices. You may
be charged additional based upon higher gasoline costs (estimate $20 to $40).
- Local airline flights are not included, but likely only $240. Trip starts in Cusco.
All prices subject to change due to exchange rate fluctuation, but firm as of September
12, 2008. Pricing firm once trip is booked with the exception of fuel supplements on
some trips.
Typical Trip Pricing Exclusions: (1) Prices for all trips do not include airline travel to and
from the starting and departure destination for your trip. Prices do not include airport or
county entry or departure taxes (which are sometimes included in your airfare). (2) Your
costs for obtaining a Visa (if required) is not included. (3) Cost of a personal nature (all
alcoholic drinks, snacks and drinks during the day, laundry, and other personal costs)
are not included. (4) Tips are not included. (5) Insurance of any kind is not included. (6)
Extra baggage costs for local airline travel is not included.
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