Legal information

Status and contracting model

Ocean Safari Club's own travel company is not yet registered, and the website itself takes no payment. That does not stop a journey from happening: until the company exists we work on a disclosed agency basis, and this is a temporary arrangement, named here plainly.

How it works. You contract for the regulated service — safari, climb, yacht charter, transport, accommodation — directly with the named licensed operator, and the money for it goes to them. We shape the itinerary, verify that operator against their documents, carry the correspondence and stay with you before and during the journey. Our role and our remuneration are stated in the proposal before you pay anything.

What this means for you in practice. Responsibility for delivery on the ground rests with the operator you have contracted with, and their cancellation terms apply to your trip — we show those before payment rather than after. Once our own company is registered and holds the necessary approvals, a second arrangement becomes available in which we are the contracting party and the payment recipient; we will announce that change on this page, and it will not affect contracts already concluded.

Third-party services

Transport, accommodation, yacht charter, diving, mountain programmes, visa-related and other regulated services are delivered by competent and, where required, licensed partners. Their terms may apply alongside the main agreement.

Prices

A private Tanzania safari is quoted for a specific group size and vehicle configuration after dates, route, stays, guide language and availability have been checked; a private Seychelles yacht week is quoted after the exact yacht, operator, group composition and all mandatory fees have been confirmed; a two-country journey is priced after aviation, dates and partner checks. Larger yachts and remote routes are quoted separately.

This is not a public offer. Final pricing depends on dates, route, group, availability and partners and is fixed only in an individual proposal and contract.

Deposit and cancellation

The regulated service is provided by a licensed operator, and the operator’s terms are the terms of your trip. We print them as the operator wrote them, not in paraphrase, and we show them before payment rather than after.

A place is held by a deposit of 30% of the land price. The balance is due 45 days before arrival for mid-range programmes and 120 days before arrival for the luxury class.

Cancellation is counted from the date of confirmation, not from the date of departure. Mid-range: from confirmation to 45 days before arrival, 30% of the invoice is retained; 44–30 days, 50%; 29 days or fewer, and no-show, 100%. Luxury: from confirmation to 90 days, 50% of the invoice; 89 days or fewer, 100%.

The dates are hard, and we say so before payment rather than after. For a departure on 8 February 2027 that means full payment with the operator by 11 October 2026 in the luxury class and by 25 December 2026 in the mid-range class.

Changes and risk

Weather, sea state, wildlife, guest health and decisions by authorities or carriers may change the programme. Safety takes priority over schedule. Change, cancellation, refund and insurance terms are stated before payment.

Website materials

Text and images are general information. They do not confirm a specific yacht, hotel, guide, permit or outcome. Material terms apply only after written confirmation.