Step One
Decide on the specific dates and your preferred length of trip. It is beneficial to try to include a one to two day window of flexibility on either end of your ideal dates.
Step Two
Decide on your top three destinations. Focus on features that may help you to eliminate some possibilities by asking everyone in your family some questions. Around the dinner table, poll your family with the following questions and then give us a call with the information you have gathered. Complete this step along with step three to reach a verdict the quickest.
Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
Are any of the following a must-see? Rainforest, beach, volcano, ruins, ocean.
How important is including in-depth cultural experience? (all of our tours include cultural experience and exposure, yet certain tours are exceptional in offering a real in-depth look).
What kinds of wildlife are you hoping to see?
Step Three
Select activities of interest – perhaps allow each person to choose one or two activities that they would most like to do, with the intention of choosing a tour that includes at least one of each persons’ preference.
Example activities are: rafting, horseback riding, snorkeling, hiking, wildlife viewing, artisan market visit, homestay with a local family, birdwatching, kayaking, hot springs.
Step Four
Give us a call with the information you have gathered in the steps above. Our sales experts will be able to narrow it down to the handful of trips that will suit everyone’s preferences in the best possible way. You may then end the conversation having decided on one particular tour already, or you may have it narrowed to two or three options to discuss with your family. If the latter, continue on to Step Five.
Step Five
After narrowing the field down to two or three tours, peruse the catalog, online information, any articles or other special interest materials at a family meeting. Allow everyone to be as involved as they would like before arriving to a mutual decision.
A great way to get a good feel for each trip is to explore our traveler journals and photo albums. You can do a search by destination or tour name if you click here.
Step Six
Book your trip and start preparing for the family experience of a lifetime!
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
2 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.
