Route logic
Destination fit, travel-time review, gateway choice, sequence risks and a practical day-by-day framework.
Scope before payment
Africa Safari Planning Service
A research and itinerary-review service for travellers who want one coherent route, explicit assumptions and better questions for operators.
Deliverables
What the written scope can include
Evidence register
Links to protected-area authorities, entry and health sources, plus a list of details that remain time-sensitive.
Operator questions
A comparison checklist covering qualifications, inclusions, payment, cancellation, wildlife standards and emergency support.
Pricing policy
No unsupported headline price
Current public price
No fixed public price
A written quotation is supplied in EUR or USD after scope. It states currency, applicable taxes, deliverables, revision limit, payment method and validity period. No work should start until the traveller accepts that scope.
Process
From request to handoff
- Brief: route ideas, dates, travellers, budget frame, mobility, interests and non-negotiables.
- Scope and quote: deliverables, exclusions, currency, taxes, payment timing and turnaround.
- Research: authority sources, gateways, timing trade-offs and operator questions.
- Draft: route framework with assumptions, alternatives and unresolved items.
- Revision: the number of revisions stated in the accepted quotation.
- Handoff: final planning document and a list of facts to reconfirm before booking.
Limitations
What the service does not promise
It does not guarantee sightings, migration location, weather, visas, health outcomes, permits, supplier availability, price or border access. It is not emergency, medical, legal or financial advice.
Unless separately agreed in writing, the service does not hold client money for travel suppliers and does not replace a licensed tour operator, immigration authority, clinician or insurer.
Payment, cancellation and privacy
Terms belong in the quotation
Payment
The quotation identifies the account, payment schedule, currency, taxes and any bank charges. Use a traceable method and retain the receipt.
Cancellation and refunds
The accepted quotation states when research starts and what portion, if any, remains refundable after work begins. Supplier cancellation terms are separate.
Privacy
Share only information needed to plan. Sensitive medical or passport data should go only through an agreed secure channel when genuinely necessary.
Service FAQ
Commercial questions in one place
No. There is no fixed public price. A written EUR or USD quotation is issued after the route, traveller count and requested deliverables are understood.
No. The planning service organises research and route questions. Supplier contracts and bookings remain between the traveller and the selected provider unless a separate written agreement says otherwise.
Any applicable tax is identified in the written quotation before payment. Do not infer tax treatment from a currency symbol or an earlier quote.
No. Wildlife, authority decisions, permits, weather, transport and supplier inventory can change. The service documents assumptions and alternatives but cannot guarantee them.