How do I get started planning my Adventure?

Step 1:
Have a look through our website to see if there are any destinations or particular places which are of interest to you. Take a look at some of our sample itineraries, to get an idea of the flow of the trip. If you have no idea, don't worry, just give us a call!

Step 2:
Contact us at (435) 649-4655 or (435) 649-3554 or by e-mail at safari@safariexperts.com.

This is the most important part of the process as we want to learn about your group's dynamics, needs, and desires for the trip. Once we determine this we can offer you our expert advice on what we feel would most meet those needs. After this conversation we will put together a sample itinerary for your consideration, which will give us a good platform from which to proceed.

Step 3:
If you like what we have to offer, we will ask you to print and fill out the Registration Form and mail it to us with your initiation fee of $250 per person. The fee enables us to start working on your personalized itinerary and means that we have a commitment from you to hold space. Two hundred dollars of the initiation fee will be credited towards your trip when you finalize your travel plans. Since many of the places we recommend are very small and get booked up well in advance, we ask you to let us have up to a years' notice if possible. We can of course do safaris at much shorter notice, depending on availability.

Planning these trips is often very complicated and involves a lot of time, and we will book you with which ever operators best suit your needs. We have NO affiliations which influence our decisions, so together we can tweak and make the changes we need to in order to create the trip of your lifetime!

Step 4:
At completion of planning a 33% deposit will be due to hold the reservation. At that time the Indemnity Form (see Terms & Conditions) must be completed, signed, and returned to us, with your travel insurance information. Thereafter, refunds apply as in paragraph one of the Terms & Conditions.

Susi and Jean Walrand from Nassau Bahamas travelled to Ecuador and Galapagos in March 2008

Our trip was really fantastic. We understand your insistence we see more than the Galapagos. And we are glad we did the trip in the order that we did. It was always a pleasure to go back to the Plaza Grande as well. A great hotel, impeccable service and heated bathroom floors! Ecuador is a suprising place, and we are ready to go back. People are lovely, food is good, and the accomodations excellent.

The Galapagos were all we expected and more. We had a great guide named Robert Grimstone. The Alta was comfortable and clean, food good and the crew super. We were also lucky with the other 14 passengers...we all got along, and were at the same physical level, for the most part. No "bad apples."

The best part of the trip was meeting Marcia. She is a great guide and became a good friend. She understands her clients almost immediately and is so knowledgable about everything.

The Napo Wildlife Center in the Amazon basin was good too..but a lot of early mornings and rain....to be expected. Another day there would have been perfect.

All in all a well planned trip, as ususal. Thanks Tim. Now we have to decide what's next!

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