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Expedition Cost - Duration 4 weeks: GBP £1530

Expedition Cost - Duration 2 weeks: GBP £765

Included Not Included
  • Airport pick up and transfer to base (from Phalaborwa airport)
  • Food and accommodation
  • Training materials and research equipment
  • Telemetry tracking equipment
  • All training in orientation week (only applies to volunteers staying for 4 weeks or longer)
  • Laundry service (2 x per week)
  • Transport for social activity (time permitting)
  • * Town trip or supply run (1 x per week)
  • Flights (domestic and international)
  • Medical and Travel Insurance
  • All items of a personal nature
  • Spending money
  • All soft drinks and alcoholic beverages
  • Costs for any social activities during leisure time

* Although we will attempt to visit a town weekly, where you may buy personal items, we can only guarentee a visit to an internet cafe and post office every second week. Some of the smaller towns do not offer this facility.

Arrival / Departure Information:

You must arrive at Phalaborwa airport on the Monday that the expedition starts. Please ensure you are on the lunch time flight and NOT the early or late flight. If unsure please check with us before booking. You will be transferred by vehicle to the Askari base camp with the rest of your teammates - this journey takes approximately one hour. On the Monday at the end of the expedition you will be transferred back to Phalaborwa in time for the lunch time flight.

To book your domestic flight to Phalaborwa contact SAA on ++27 (11) 978 5313 or www.flysaa.com. Please note it is your own responsibility to get to Phalaborwa.

Future Expedition Dates: 2010 Dates

Start (4 weeks) Start (2 weeks) End
11 January 25 January 08 February
08 February 22 February 08 March
08 March 22 March 05 April
  Shut Down  
12 April 26 April 10 May
10 May 24 May 07 June
07 June 21 June 05 July
  Shut Down  
12 July 26 July 09 August
09 August 23 August 06 September
06 September 20 September 04 October
  Shut Down  
11 October 25 October 08 November
08 November 22 November 06 December

 

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