GALAPAGOS ADVENTURE CRUISE M/C ATHALA NORTH-CENTRAL ISLANDS

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1 GALAPAGOS ADVENTURE CRUISE M/C ATHALA NORTH-CENTRAL ISLANDS

2 Itinerary Overview The elegant catamaran Athala II is among the most luxurious yachts plying the waters of the Galapagos archipelago. Eight spacious deluxe cabins offer ensuite bathrooms, climate control and large picture windows. Complimentary wetsuits, snorkeling gear and kayaks ensure full enjoyment of the Galapagos many wonders above and below the surface! Explore the fascinating blend of Indian and Spanish culture in Quito, South America's oldest capital city and designated UN World Heritage Site, and voyage among the unique Galapagos Islands. Discover plants and animals unique to particular islands as you travel throughout the archipelago. Our expert naturalist guides explain how these species have evolved and adapted over time. During an 8 day cruise you will visit the major wildlife sites, including some of the more remote outer islands. Meet exotic and bizarre wildlife as you venture among cinder cones, lava flows, white and black sand beaches and rocky cliffs and cool off snorkeling in clear equatorial waters. DAY DATE OVERNIGHT HOTELS MEALS HIGHLIGHTS 1 Thursday QUITO Casa Aliso Arrival in Quito 2 Friday QUITO Casa Aliso BL Quito City Tour 3 Saturday GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Athala BLD 4 Sunday SANTIAGO / BARTOLOME Fly from Quito to the Galapagos, Mosquera Island Athala BLD Sullivan Bay, Pinnacle Rock 5 Monday ISABELA Athala BLD Urbina Bay, Tagus Cove 6 Tuesday FERNANDINA / ISABELA Athala BLD Punta Espinosa, Punta Vicente Roca 7 Wednesday SANTIAGO Athala BLD Puerto Egas, Punta Espumilla 8 Thursday SANTA CRUZ Athala BLD Charles Darwin Station, Highlands 9 Friday GENOVESA Athala BLD El Barranco, Darwin Bay 10 Saturday NORTH SEYMOUR / QUITO Casa Aliso B Morning hike, fly back to Quito 11 Sunday DEPARTURE B Departure Wildland Adventures Galapagos Adventure Cruise - Athala -2-

3 Itinerary in Detail DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN QUITO Arrive in Quito and transfer to Casa Aliso, a charming boutique style hotel in the stylish La Floresta neighborhood of Quito. Overnight Casa Aliso. DAY 2: QUITO We begin our Ecuador vacation with a half-day city tour of colonial Quito, including the bustling Independence Plaza, the dazzling gold-leafed altars of La Compania Church, and the impressive San Francisco Church. Visit the Mitad del Mundo Equatorial marker and ethnographic village and museum. Enjoy lunch al fresco at a lively café in the colonial center. The evening is free to explore this beautifully restored city with its busy pedestrian plazas, shops, coffee bars, pubs, and many excellent restaurants. Overnight Casa Aliso. [B] DAY 3: GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Private transfer in the morning to the domestic airport for the 2 hour flight to the Galapagos, departing at 9:45am, arriving Galapagos at 12:20pm. Upon arrival, meet your naturalist guide and transfer to the Eclipse. The ship's crew will greet you on board, take care of your luggage, and run through safety drills. Enjoy fresh fruit drinks as the yacht makes her way to the first site visit, a panga ride to Mosquera Island, a tiny islet that is home to an enormous population of sea lions and shorebirds. Keep your eyes peeled to the water, as we occasionally spy dolphins and orcas. As the sun sets, enjoy a typical Ecuadorian meal, the nightly briefing, and a formal presentation of the captain and crew. During the rest of this week, you will leisurely voyage through the stunning Galapagos Islands, among a varied landscape of diverse flora and fauna. Overnight onboard the Athala. [BLD] DAY 4: SANTIAGO / BARTOLOME ISLANDS Following breakfast, a dry landing brings us to Sullivan Bay on Santiago Island. The Sullivan Bay lava field presents a fascinating study in patterns. We may observe the impressions of trees which once existed, or the hornitos caused when pockets of water trapped beneath the lava flow exploded. In the century since this eruption, only a few plants have succeeded in re-colonizing the surface. Our naturalist guide will point out these hardy pioneers, proof of Nature s drive to expand and survive. Returning to the shore after our walk, we may observe oystercatchers fishing for crabs and mollusks in the tidal pools. Small coralline beaches welcome snorkelers to jump in with the playful sea lions which inhabit this area. We have lunch back onboard, then a visit to Pinnacle Rock on Bartolome Island, where penguins are often spotted. Hike up to the summit of the island for spectacular views of the Rock, the white-sand beaches and the lush mangrove swamps below. Identify various volcanic formations like spatter and tuff cones with your guide, keeping an eye out for pelicans and Galapagos hawks. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] Wildland Adventures Galapagos Adventure Cruise - Athala -3-

4 DAY 5: ISABELA On the western shore of Isabela Island, at the foot of Alcedo Volcano, lies Urbina Bay, a beautiful black sand beach. Here we may find sea turtle nesting sites as well as penguins and the uniquely Galapagos species of flightless cormorants. Keep your eyes peeled for giant tortoises and large land iguanas which enjoy feeding on the site s dense vegetation. Our afternoon visit is to Tagus Cove, historically used as an anchorage for pirates, buccaneers and whalers. Here you will see names of hundreds of ships painted on the high ridges a practice now banned. Our hike traverses through an area of sparse vegetation and stark volcanic landscape of Volcan Darwin. Our reward at the top of the ridge is a breathtaking view of the coves below as well as Darwin Lake. Follow this up with kayaking or a panga ride, watching for bluefooted boobies, marine iguanas, penguins, brown pelicans, brown noddy terns and swallow-tailed gulls. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] DAY 6: FERNANDINA / ISABELA This morning, we have a semi-wet landing at Punta Espinoza, Fernandina; the youngest and most pristine Island in Galapagos. Recent lava flows formed by an active volcano stretch their way around the coast. Hundreds of marine iguanas, the largest colony in Galapagos, bask in the sun along the rugged shoreline. Observe sea lion harems with resident bulls carefully guarding their territory. Flightless Cormorants build their nests on the point and Galapagos Hawks soar overhead. After lunch, we cross the Bolivar Channel where we often spot whales and dolphins riding the bow wave. Punta Vicente Roca on Isabela; is a wonderful snorkeling site, with opportunities to view sea turtles as well as myriad fish species. For those choosing to remain dry, a panga ride traces the spectacular geological rock formations. Nazca boobies, pelicans, swallow-tailed gulls, marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, and penguins are frequent inhabitants of this area. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] DAY 7: SANTIAGO This morning, we have a wet landing at Puerto Egas, Santiago. Stroll with your naturalist guide along the shoreline looking for octopus, starfish and other sea life caught in the tide pools. At low tide, catch a glimpse of marine iguanas as they feed on exposed green algae. Watch for great blue herons, lava herons, American oystercatchers and yellow-crowned night herons. Our walk ends at the grottos, deep pools of clear water where we encounter fur sea lions once on the verge of extinction. Before returning to the yacht, there is a snorkeling opportunity with opportunities to view massive numbers of brilliant tropical fish. As an alternative, you may use the kayaks to explore the marine environment and residents without getting wet. Following lunch, disembark for a hike through a magnificent Palo Santo forest, retracing trails once walked by pirates and whalers in search of a fresh water supply. A short walk takes us to a mangrove swamp where we may observe a variety of water birds as well as sea turtles which regularly use this beach as a nesting site. Slightly beyond lays a brackish lagoon, home to flocks of pink flamingos. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] DAY 8: SANTA CRUZ / CHARLES DARWIN STATION AND HIGHLANDS Visit the famous Charles Darwin Station on Santa Cruz Island and learn about current research and conservation initiatives including several breeding programs that hope to reintroduce specific tortoise Wildland Adventures Galapagos Adventure Cruise - Athala -4-

5 species back onto the island of their origin. Board 4X4 vehicles for the journey to the lush green highlands of Santa Cruz. Here we find the habitat for wild giant tortoises. Your naturalist guides also direct us to explore lava tubes and pit craters, all further evidence of the Galapagos eruptive past, now softened by deep vegetation and flowers. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] DAY 9: GENOVESE ISLAND Genovese is the northernmost island allowed visits by naturalist cruises. The islands is extremely remote and home to literally millions of birds belonging to a wide variety of species, including red footed boobies, frigates, swallow tailed gulls and endemic owls. El Barranco is a steep path with stairs carved into rock, leading to a plateau swarmed with avian life among a Palo Santo forest. Here we see Nazca boobies, Galapagos doves, mockingbirds, and petrels. Keep your eyes peeled for short-eared lava owls! The afternoon excursion to Darwin Bay allows us to luxuriate in soft white sand and a trail to lush mangroves, where we will see nesting red footed boobies. Other inhabitants include sea lions (which can sometimes be seen stretched out in the mangrove trees themselves). Snorkeling here is fantastic, with sharks, colorful reef fish, rays and turtles in abundance. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] DAY 10: NORTH SEYMOUR / RETURN TO QUITO Rise early to board the Zodiacs for a dry landing at North Seymour, a small geological uplift. Our final hike follows a trail leading us to swallow-tailed gulls, blue-footed boobies and the endemic land iguanas. Your guide will also lead you to the largest colony of magnificent frigate birds found in Galapagos. As we stroll along the beach, we find marine iguanas and sea lions body surfing the northern swells. After a light snack back onboard, your guide will accompany you to the Galapagos airport for the flight to the mainland departing the Galapagos at 10:00am, arriving Quito at 2:35pm, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight at Casa Aliso. [B] DAY 11: DEPART Transfer to the airport for your return flight home or extend your trip to visit more of Ecuador's natural wonders. [B] END OF SERVICES Actual routes and activities may vary. Local trip coordinators reserve the right to change accommodations to similar quality alternatives. Shorter 6 day/5 night itineraries on Athala also available. Wildland Adventures Galapagos Adventure Cruise - Athala -5-

6 GALAPAGOS ADVENTURE CRUISE VOYAGE ON M/C ATHALA SOUTH-CENTRAL ISLANDS Wildland Adventures Galapagos Adventure Cruise - Athala -6-

7 Itinerary Overview The elegant catamaran Athala is among the most luxurious yachts plying the waters of the Galapagos archipelago. Eight spacious deluxe cabins offer en-suite bathrooms, climate control and large picture windows. Complimentary wetsuits, snorkeling gear and kayaks ensure full enjoyment of the Galapagos many wonders above and below the surface! Explore the fascinating blend of Indian and Spanish culture in Quito, South America's oldest capital city and designated UN World Heritage Site, and voyage among the unique Galapagos Islands. Discover plants and animals unique to particular islands as you travel throughout the archipelago. Our expert naturalist guides explain how these species have evolved and adapted over time. During an 8 day cruise you will visit the major wildlife sites, including some of the more remote outer islands. Meet exotic and bizarre wildlife as you venture among cinder cones, lava flows, white and black sand beaches and rocky cliffs and cool off snorkeling in clear equatorial waters. DAY DATE OVERNIGHT HOTELS MEALS HIGHLIGHTS 1 Thursday QUITO Casa Aliso Arrival in Quito 2 Friday QUITO Casa Aliso BL Quito City Tour 3 Saturday GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Athala BLD 4 Sunday SANTA CRUZ / RABIDA Athala BLD Cerro Dragon 5 Monday ISABELA Athala BLD 6 Tuesday FLOREANA Athala BLD 7 Wednesday SAN CRISTOBAL Athala BLD 8 Thursday SANTA CRUZ Athala BLD Fly from Quito to the Galapagos, Sombrero Chino Puerto Villamil, Wall of Tears Post Office Bay, Punta Cormorant, Champion Islet Cerro Brujo, Isla Lobos, Leon Dormido Charles Darwin Station, Highlands 9 Friday ESPANOLA Athala BLD Punta Suarez, Gardner Bay 10 Saturday SANTA CRUZ / QUITO Casa Aliso B Turtle Cove, fly back to Quito 11 Sunday DEPARTURE B Departure -7-

8 Itinerary in Detail DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN QUITO Arrive in Quito and transfer to Casa Aliso, a charming boutique style hotel in the stylish La Floresta neighborhood of Quito. Overnight Casa Aliso. DAY 2: QUITO We begin our Ecuador vacation with a half-day city tour of colonial Quito, including the bustling Independence Plaza, the dazzling gold-leafed altars of La Compania Church, and the impressive San Francisco Church. Visit the Mitad del Mundo Equatorial marker and ethnographic village and museum. Enjoy lunch al fresco at a lively café in the colonial center. The evening is free to explore this beautifully restored city with its busy pedestrian plazas, shops, coffee bars, pubs, and many excellent restaurants. Overnight Casa Aliso. [BL] DAY 3: GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Private transfer in the morning to the domestic airport for the 2 hour flight to the Galapagos departing at 9:45 am and arriving at 12:20pm. Upon arrival, meet your naturalist guide and transfer to the Eclipse. The ship's crew will greet you on board, take care of your luggage, and run through safety drills. Enjoy fresh fruit drinks as the yacht makes her way to the first site visit, a Zodiac ride to Sombrero Chino islet. This is a great introduction to the awesome geological formations you will be seeing and learning about throughout the voyage. Keep an eye out for colorful sally lightfoot crabs, sea lions, and many species of Darwin s finches. During the rest of this week, you will leisurely voyage through the stunning Galapagos Islands, among a varied landscape of diverse flora and fauna. Overnight onboard the Athala. [BLD] DAY 4: SANTA CRUZ / RABIDA This morning s visit is to Cerro Dragon, on the north end of Santa Cruz Island. Follow your guide on a footpath to endemic land iguanas. Once part of the Darwin Station s breeding program, these repatriated iguanas display orange-yellowish skin with large spines along their backs. Walk quietly to keep from startling the pink flamingos that feed in the salt water lagoon, along with common stilts and pintail ducks. Along the trail, keep your eyes open for Darwin s Finches and Yellow Warblers. There will be time for a swim following the hike. Following lunch, we move onto our next adventure. Located south of Santiago, Rabida is one of the most volcanically varied islands in the chain. Geologically consisting of eroded hills and lava emitted from spatter cones have resulted in island's striking colors. A visit begins with a wet landing on the deep maroon colored northern beach. Marine iguanas and sea lions are often seen resting in the shade of the caves nearby. Behind the beach is the salt brush home where the brown pelicans make their nests. On the cliffs above the pelicans, blue-footed and masked boobies can be seen. Rabida also offers the best lagoons in the islands for viewing flamingos. Continuing up the rocky red cliffs a short minute walk leads to a cliff overhang with a fantastic view of the cove with the ocean, lagoon and scarlet cliffs. Returning back to the beach Rabida offers excellent snorkeling opportunities with sharks and manta rays commonly seen. Kayaks will also be available for those who choose to remain dry. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] -8-

9 DAY 5: ISABELA ISLAND Isabela, by far the Galapagos largest island, is formed by the continual eruption and spread of five young volcanoes. Our introduction to this marvelous island comes through a dry landing this morning at Puerto Villamil, Isabela Island s very laid-back port. We enjoy a visit to the Tortoise Breeding Center, created to protect these unique animals in the earliest years of their lives from the threats of invasive species such as pigs and donkeys. From here we move to the wetlands just outside of the town. This bio-rich area consists of lagoons, swamps and mangroves which are home to myriad bird species, including stilts, whimbrels, pintail ducks, gallinules and other shore birds. Following lunch onboard, we return to Isabela to visit a site with a decidedly human history, the Wall of Tears. Formerly the site of a penal colony between , prisoners were forced to build this wall by hand, stone by stone., only to be ordered to tear it down and begin over. This now historic site took the lives of thousands during its cycle of construction/destruction. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] DAY 6: FLOREANA ISLAND We begin our day on Floreana with a visit to Post Office Bay, perhaps not the most scenic, but probably the most famous site in Galapagos. Here we visit a post barrel, originally put into use in the late 18 th Century by sailors onboard English whaling vessels. You are invited to leave a post card and to pick up any mail from your home area. This island could be the most infamous of all the Galapagos, due to many intriguing stories surrounding the pioneering families, which we shall hear about from our naturalist guides. Snorkeling here is rewarded with ample marine life such as rays and reef sharks, and the turquoise lagoons are home to brilliant pink flamingos. You may also observe stilts and pintail ducks in the brackish waters. Sea turtles lay their eggs in the sand dunes. Following lunch, we step ashore at Punta Cormorant, a greensand beach alive with the sounds of sea lions. Follow a trail to a brackish lagoon, home of the pintail ducks, common stilts, and the pinkest Flamingos in the world. Your guide will help identify a rich variety of plants including morning glories, cutleaf daisies, palo verdes and scalesia, all while approaching a beach with power soft sand. Sea turtles lay their eggs in the sand dunes and brilliantly-colored rays swim in the shallow water. After the walk, we have an opportunity to snorkel or kayak at Champion Islet. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] DAY 7: SAN CRISTOBAL The morning finds us at Cerro Brujo s beautiful beach, the site of Charles Darwin s first step on Galapagos soil. We visit a a lagoon used by the locals for salt mining, as well as habitat for two rare species of halophytes, plants which thrive in soils with high salt content. Our afternoon navigation takes us past Leon Dormido, the iconic Kicker Rock. We land at Isla Lobos, named after its large colony of sea lions, also called lobos or wolves in Spanish. Snorkeling here will likely lead you to close encounters with the playful mammals, particularly the friendly and curious pups. Keep your eyes peeled for blue footed boobies, as this basaltic island is also an important nesting site, offering an excellent opportunity to observe their comical stiff-legged mating dance and sky pointing behaviors. Frigates and a second mammal species, the fur sea lion, may also be found here. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] DAY 8: SANTA CRUZ ISLAND The main population center of the Galapagos Islands, Puerto Ayora, may come as a shock after the primeval quiet of the more -9-

10 remote islands. But it is here that we visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and learn of the pioneering efforts by scientists, guides, rangers and park managers to preserve this wondrous UNESCO World Heritage site. Continuing our visit of Santa Cruz, we travel by bus to the lush green of the highlands. The scenery gradually changes as we wind our way through all seven vegetation zones found in Galapagos. Here we visit the tortoise reserve where we encounter giant tortoises in their natural habitat. We visit Los Gemelos, Spanish for The Twins, a pair of large pit craters, and habitat for the brilliant red male vermilion flycatcher. A special treat is a stop at "the tunnels," the largest lava tubes found in Galapagos, and eye-popping evidence of the Islands volcanic origins. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] DAY 9: ESPANOLA ISLAND This morning, we have a dry landing at Punta Suarez, where we witness the highest rate of endemic species in Galapagos. Sea lions noisily greet us as we land on their beach. Curious Hood mockingbirds peck at our shoelaces. From April to November, the waved albatross, found only on Espanola, perform their wild mating ritual. Colonies of blue-footed boobies engage in sky-pointing to show off for potential mates. Nazca boobies busily care for their young. Stunning swallow-tailed gulls are the only nocturnal gulls in the world. Red-billed tropicbirds take shelter under the cliffs. We also find Darwin s Finches, Galapagos Doves and Galapagos Hawks. Here we may observe a unique species of marine iguana identified with traces of red and green colorings. Colorful sally light-foot crabs crawl along the shoreline near the dramatic "blow hole." Following lunch onboard, a wet landing brings us to Gardner Bay. Walk along seemingly endless stretches of this white sandy beach where you ll find large colonies of sea lions. There is no trail to follow so this is a chance to explore and discover Galapagos Hawks, Darwin s Finches or a Hood Mockingbird. Swim with sea lions from the beach. Your expert naturalist guides can point you to an excellent snorkeling site off Gardner Islet with colorful diversity of sea life near Tortuga Rock or caves covered with invertebrates. Passengers are also permitted to use the kayaks at this particular site. Return to the yacht at sunset for your briefing followed by our farewell dinner. Overnight on the Athala. [BLD] DAY 10: RETURN TO QUITO Rise early for our last activity, a Zodiac excursion to Black Turtle Cove, a series of tranquil inlets which serve as nurseries for sea turtles, rays and sharks, as well as important nesting sites for seabirds. Disembark and return to the airport with your guide in time for your afternoon flight to the mainland departing Galapagos at 10:00am, arriving Quito at 2:35pm, where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight at Casa Aliso. [B] DAY 11: DEPART Transfer to the airport for your return flight home or extend your trip to visit more of Ecuador's natural wonders. [B] END OF SERVICES Actual routes and activities may vary. Local trip coordinators reserve the right to change accommodations to similar quality alternatives. Shorter 6 day/5 night voyages are available for this itinerary. Please inquire. -10-

11 PRICING: For current pricing click here: Pricing For dates click here: North-Central Islands, South-Central Islands INCLUDED SERVICES All guided tours and excursions English-speaking certified naturalist guides Guided Tours and excursions Airport-hotel transfers, land and sea transportation 10 nights accommodation as indicated Meals as indicated [B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner] One-time fully stocked complimentary mini-bar VIP lounge at Quito, Guayaquil and Baltra airports Wildland Adventures travel consultation and pre-departure services NOT INCLUDED SERVICES International airfare Tips and gratuities Airport departure taxes (This should be included in your international air tickets. Please consult with your carrier or agent) Drinks, alcoholic beverages, and meals other than listed above Personal expenses for extra services, optional activities, or changes in your itinerary for reasons beyond our control Travel insurance for trip cancellation, medical services, or evacuation Any other items not mentioned above You will need to carry about $300-$500 extra cash (must be in local currency or US dollars cash, not travelers checks nor credit cards) to cover the fees, taxes, tips and meals not included in your itinerary. NOTE: For Galapagos travelers, please note that due to weather conditions, vessel operation, and Galapagos Park management, cruise itineraries are subject to change. All yacht operators reserve the right to change vessels prior to departure due to maintenance or replacement. On very rare occasions when this occurs passengers will be transferred to another vessel and cabin of comparable or better class (comfort, services, amenities, equipment, etc.) at no extra charge. -11-

12 Accommodations CASA ALISO, QUITO Casa Aliso is a charming boutique hotel in the style and comfort of a small, luxurious home. This luxury Ecuador vacation accommodation is located in the fashionable residential neighborhood of "La Floresta", a quiet, forested area in the northern sector of the city a close to restaurants, shops and plazas of downtown Quito. Each room is individually designed featuring classic décor with modern style. They are well appointed with a sitting chair, desk, and comfortable beds, with telephones and cable TV. The bathrooms have a bathtub and shower, bathrobes, hairdryers and are equipped with 220v and 110v sockets. Your Ecuador adventure will be enhanced by the fine cuisine and the exceptionally professional and personal service of the staff at Casa Aliso. ATHALA II The newly refurbished 98-ft catamaran Athala II is one of the most luxurious yachts plying the waters of the Galapagos Islands. Her 8 spacious cabins all feature large picture windows, with 4 cabins also offering private balconies. All cabins include a onetime fully stocked complimentary mini-bar, hairdryers, and luxury toiletries, in addition to the yacht s elegant public lounges and outdoor bar area. Passengers will have use of 4 complimentary tandem kayaks, wetsuits and snorkeling gear. The Athala II treads lightly in the fragile Galapagos environment, through use of biodegradable materials and state of the art waste management. Her average cruising speed of 12 knots insures passengers have ample time to experience each fascinating site on the Athala s comprehensive itinerary, with the guidance of top notch naturalists. -12-

13 Booking your Wildland Adventure HOW TO RESERVE A TRIP You can book online using our Reserve a Trip form or by calling Your space on a trip is confirmed once we receive your reservation form and initial trip deposit. All travelers must sign and submit a Release of Liability. Deposit requirements are as follows:* $1000 per person for all trips in the Galapagos. This deposit is non-refundable. *Some trips require additional non-refundable deposits, especially when yachts have been chartered, or if permits to visit archaeological or wildlife sites have been purchased in advance. CUSTOM TRAVEL This trip isn t exactly what you re looking for? We are happy to design a private custom itinerary to accommodate your travel dates, interests and style of accommodations. Call us at , send an to info@wildland.com, or use the Ask The Program Director button on our website. PAYMENTS, CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS Full payment of the trip balance is due 90 days prior to departure. If you must cancel before departure, money will be returned less the cancellation fees charged by WA Inc. plus any additional non-refundable cancellation fees and payments already advanced to airlines, hotels and local operators: Days Prior to Departure: Fee per person 91 or more: $ days: Initial deposit amount days: 50% of land cost 30 or less: 100% of land cost PRE-DEPARTURE SERVICES Upon receipt of your deposit and completed reservation form, we will send you a comprehensive Predeparture Dossier. This contains important information to help you prepare including immunizations, visas, trip insurance, packing checklist, reading list, maps, cross-cultural information, optional trip extensions and more. You will receive a final trip packet including Final Reminders and local contact information in your destination 2-3 weeks prior to departure. REFERENCES AND QUESTIONS Have any questions or concerns? Call us a or info@wildland.com. We re here to help and are happy to provide you with references from previous Wildland travelers. Terms and Conditions: Wildland Adventures, Inc. has arranged your trip utilizing the travel services of local in-country ground operators who are independent contractors. These local outfitters, lodges, hotels and other suppliers of your travel services will make every effort to conduct this trip as described in the itinerary. It is however possible that due to transportation schedule changes, weather, delays and unforeseeable acts of God, humans or nature, this itinerary may vary from what is described. Participants must assume all risks whether identified in advance or unforeseen. All optional activities are at your own risk. Extra costs due to unexpected changes in your itinerary for reasons beyond our control are not included. We highly recommend purchasing traveler s insurance for trip delay, trip cancellation, baggage, accident or sickness. Representatives are available for assistance at any time during your trip. If preferred hotels are not available, every attempt will be made to reserve alternative accommodations of similar quality. (If upgrade is necessary, higher rates may apply.) All information and services provided are subject to our Terms and Conditions. -13-