If the changes in the following conditions have been clearly communicated in writing to the client before the conclusion of the contract and they are properly provided for in the program;
Any changes subsequent to the conclusion of the contract are subject to prior agreement of both the agency and the client, except as provided in the "impossibility of comply" clause.
These general conditions comply with the provisions of Decree-Law 61/2011 of May 6th, as amended by Decree-Law 199/2012 of August 24th.
The general conditions, which refer to an organized trip described in this program, along with the specific conditions provided to the client in the travel documentation at the time of booking, constitute the travel contract that binds the agency and the client.
The technical organization and sale of the activities included on this website are the responsibility of Papa-Léguas, a travel and tourism agency, with home office at Rua Manuel Assunção Mestre, nº22, 7780-199 Castro Verde, registered in the Commercial Registry Office of Lisbon with Taxpayer Identification Number 504163590. It has a share capital of €99,759.60 (ninety-nine thousand, seven hundred and fifty-nine euros and sixty cents). Papa-Léguas is also registered with the National Registry of Travel Agents and Tourism Operators (RNAVT) nº2275 and the National Registry of Tourist Animation Agents (RNAT) nº67/2014.
At the time of registration the client must deposit 30% of the service price, paying the remaining 70% up to 21 days before the service begins. If the registration takes place 21 days or less before the service begins, the total price of the service must be paid at the time of registration. Papa-Léguas, Agência de Viagens e Turismo Lda. reserves the right to cancel any booking that has not been paid for under the conditions mentioned above. Reservations are subject to the obtaining of a confirmation from suppliers for all services.
The prices of tours are presented per person and based on the occupation in a room shared by two people. The organizing agency will group clients who sign up individually for the same tour in pairs, by gender, and in chronological order of registration. Clients who are singled out must pay the respective individual supplement, when required by the service provider.
INFORMATION UNDER LAW N.º 144/2015 OF SEPTEMBER 8:
According to Law No. 144/2015 of September 8th, we inform that the customer may resort to the following Alternative Consumer Dispute Resolution Entities:
i) Customer Authority of Travel and Tourism Agencies at provedorapavt.com;
ii) Arbitration Commission of Tourism in Portugal at turismodeportugal.pt;
iii) Or any of the entities indicated in the list provided by the Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs at http://www.consumidor.pt, which we recommend consulting.
Complaints will only be considered if submitted in writing to the agency within a maximum period of 30 days after the completion of the services.
In the event of a complaint regarding non-compliance with contracted services, the customer may activate the Travel and Tourism Guarantee Fund provided for in DL 61/2011 of May 6, in its current wording, by submitting the respective complaint:
i) To the Customer Authority, as Papa-Léguas, Travel and Tourism Agency Ltd., is a member of the Customer Ombudsman for Travel and Tourism Agencies at www.provedorapavt.com. To benefit from this service, you must submit your written complaint within 20 business days after the end of the trip. Agencies are bound to comply promptly with any decisions issued by this entity.
ii) To Tourism of Portugal I.P. at www.turismodeportugal.pt within 30 days after: (i) the end of the trip; (ii) the cancellation of the trip attributable to the agency; (iii) the date of knowledge of the impossibility of its realization due to the agency; (iv) the closure of the establishment.
iii) To any of the entities listed on the website of the General Directorate for Consumer Affairs at http://www.consumidor.pt.
1) The agency is responsible for the luggage in the legal terms;
2) The Client has the obligation to complain to the service provider at the moment of subtraction, deterioration or destruction of luggage.
3) In international transport, if the luggage is damaged, the complaint must be made in writing to the carrier immediately after the damage is verified, and no later than 7 days after delivery. If the luggage is merely late in delivery, the claim must be made within 21 days from the date of delivery.
4) The presentation of such a claim will be an essential basis for Papa-Léguas, Agência de Viagens e Turismo Lda. to hold responsible the entity providing the service.
The responsibility of the agency will be limited to the maximum amount that can be demanded from the service providers, in accordance with the Montreal Convention of May 28, 1999, on International Air Transport, and the Bern Convention of 1961, on Rail Transport.
Regarding maritime transport, the liability of travel agencies, concerning their clients, for the provision of transport services or accommodation, when applicable, by maritime transport companies, in the event of damages resulting from their willful misconduct or negligence, will be limited to the following amounts:
a) € 441,436, in case of death or physical injury;
b) € 7,881, in case of total or partial loss of baggage or its damage;
c) € 31,424, in case of loss of a motor vehicle, including the baggage contained therein;
d) € 10,375, in case of loss of baggage, whether accompanied or not, contained in a motor vehicle;
e) € 1,097, for damages to baggage resulting from the damage to the motor vehicle.
Where applicable, the liability of travel agencies and tourism for the deterioration, destruction, and theft of baggage or other items in tourist accommodation establishments, while the client is staying there, is limited as follows:
a) € 1,397, in total;
b) € 449 per item;
c) The value declared by the client regarding the items deposited under the custody of the tourist accommodation establishment.
The agency's liability for non-bodily damages may be contractually limited to an amount corresponding to five times the price of the service sold.
For each reservation the following will be charged:
Reservation Expenses:
Alteration Expenses:
For each alteration (names, dates, type of apartment or room, travel, etc) : 50€ (fifty euros). Please note that the acceptance of such changes depends on the acceptance by the respective suppliers.
The client must have their personal or family documentation in good order (identity card, military documentation, authorization for minors, visas, vaccination certificates, and any other documents that may be required). The agency disclaims any responsibility for visa refusal or the client's denial of entry into a foreign country. The client is solely responsible for any costs incurred as a result of such a situation.
Travel in European Union:
Travel outside the European Union:
If the travel suppliers involved allow it, whenever a customer who is registered for a particular trip wishes to change their registration to another trip or the same trip with a different departure date, or any other changes, they must pay a fee as alteration expenses. However, if the change takes place 21 days or less before the departure date of the trip for which the customer is registered, or if the service providers do not accept the change, the customer will be subject to the expenses and charges specified under the “cancellation (termination)” section.
Once the trip has started, if a request is made to change the contracted services for reasons not related to the agency (e.g., extending the number of nights of stay, changing the flight), the prices of the touristic services may not correspond to those published on the website that prompted the contract.
The customer may transfer their registration by being replaced by another person who meets all the required conditions for the trip, provided that they inform the selling agency at least seven days in advance and such transfer is possible under the applicable air transport regulations. In the case of cruises and air travel, the prescribed period will be fifteen days in advance.
The transfer of the registration makes both the transferor and the transferee jointly responsible for the payment of the trip price and any additional charges incurred.
Whenever there are external reasons that justify it, the organizing agency may change the order of the itineraries, modify the departure times, or substitute any of the planned hotels with others of similar category and location. The agency must inform the client of such changes as soon as they become aware of them.
When the tour is dependent on a minimum number of participants the Agency reserves the right to cancel the organized tour if the number of participants reached is less than the minimum. In such cases, the Client will be informed in writing of the cancellation within 15 (fifteen) days.
The prices in the program are based on the costs of services and exchange rates in effect on the date of printing of the program, and are therefore subject to change resulting from variations in the cost of transportation or fuel, duties, taxes, fees, and exchange rate fluctuations up to 20 days prior to the date of departure.
Once the tour has begun, no refund is due for services not used by the client due to unforeseeable circumstances or for reasons attributable to the client, except for refunds by the respective suppliers. Failure to provide services foreseen in the travel program for reasons attributable to the organizing agency and if it is not possible to replace them with equivalent ones, entitles the client receive a refund for the price difference between the originally anticipated services and the services actually provided.
If, prior to the start of the journey and due to circumstances beyond the control of the organizing agency, it becomes unable to fulfill any essential service included in the travel program, the client has the right to cancel the trip and immediately receive a refund of all amounts paid, or alternatively, accept a modification and possible price variation.
If the aforementioned circumstances beyond the control of the organizing agency result in the cancellation of the trip, the client may choose to participate in another organized trip of equivalent price. If the proposed replacement organized trip is of a lower price, the client will be refunded the price difference accordingly.
The client or their companions are free to cancel the trip at any time.
i) Such cancellation implies that the client is responsible for the payment of all charges arising from the beginning of the fulfillment of the contract and their withdrawal, as well as a percentage that can go up to 15% of the price of the trip.
ii) If applicable, the client will be refunded the difference between the amount paid and the aforementioned amounts.
iii) The cancellation of travel services/organized trips whose reservation has been made using the voucher issued under Decree-Law No. 17/2020 of April 23rd is subject to a cancellation fee equal to the price of the service, in order to prevent simulated or fraudulent reservations made solely with the intention of anticipating the receipt of the voucher-entitled values.
If for reasons not attributable to the client, the agency has to cancel the organized tour before the departure date, the client can choose to:
i) Being immediately refunded all amounts paid;
ii) Optionally, choose to participate in another organized tour and be refunded for any difference in price.
The liability of the travel agency organizing the trips included in this program and arising from the assumed obligations is covered by a civil liability insurance policy with Fidelidade Insurance Company, under policy number 9257343, for an amount of 75,000€ (Seventy-five thousand euros), in accordance with the applicable legislation.
The prices mentioned in this program already include the Value Added Tax at the current rate of 23%
This program is valid from 01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022
Arrival or departure times:
Departure and arrival times are stated in the local time of the respective country of destination and according to respective airline schedules at the time of printing this program, and may therefore be subject to change.
Hotels / Apartments:
Apartments - In case the accommodation is contracted in apartments, the client is responsible for informing the number of people that will occupy the apartment. If there are more people than booked, the apartments may refuse admittance.
Hotels - The prices shown are per person and are based on double occupancy. Not all hotels have triple rooms and usually an extra bed is placed in the room, which may not be of equal quality. In rooms equipped with two beds or a double bed, the triple may consist only of those beds.
The list of hotels and apartments in the program is indicative, as is their category, which is based on local criteria and classifications that are sometimes different from those used in Portugal.
Meals:
Unless otherwise indicated, the prices shown for the Half Board and Full Board supplements do not include drinks.
On arrivals at the hotel after 7PM the first meal service will be breakfast the next day, on the last day and except for the possibility of late check-out, the last service of the hotel will be breakfast.
Check-in and check-out times:
The check-in and check-out times on the first and last day, will be defined according to the first and last service. As a rule, without binding character, the rooms can be used from 2PM on the day of arrival and should be left free by noon (12PM) on the day of departure.
In the apartments, the entry takes place generally at 5PM on the day of arrival and must be left free by 10AM on the day of departure.
Special conditions for children:
Given the conditions applied for children (destination and provider) it is recommended to always question the special conditions that may apply to the tour in question.
Insurande:
The agency offers the sale of insurance that can be purchased depending on the tour to guarantee assistance situations and cancellation expenses.
The maximum age limit, for the insurance, is 75 years-old.
See our full Data Protection and Privacy Policy here.
After the trip is confirmed, cancellation incurs costs of 15% of the land price up to 31 days before the departure date, and 100% between 30 days and the departure date.
– The traveler must have a valid passport, valid for at least 6 months from the date of departure from the country visited.
– Travelers who do not purchase flights from Papa-Léguas may not be assured of arrival and departure transfers if their flights are not exactly the same as the flights booked for the group. If the traveler chooses to book the transfers Papa-Léguas for the flights they have bought on their own, there is an additional fee, which varies according to the destination country and the program.
– The necessary documentation may vary, depending on your nationality, the country of origin and the places you will travel to. For further information, consult the relevant embassy websites or contact Papa-Léguas.
– Rigid bags are not suitable. You should take your equipment in hold luggage (with a maximum weight of 15kg).
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This journey is synonymous with adventure, following a route that combines the beauty of nature with the rich heritage of ancient cultures.
This itinerary proposes a trip along sandy tracks with stops at excellent campsites, alternating with remote locations with little infrastructure, leading us to discover a territory of cultures connected to the land and pastoralism. We will traverse some of the most spectacular sites in the African continent, authentic paradises for wildlife observation.
We begin the itinerary towards one of the most spectacular deserts on the planet, the Namib Desert, home to the giant dunes of Sossusvlei.
Our journey continues northward along the solitary Skeleton Coast on the Atlantic coastline. We will make a stop at Cape Cross, where in 1486 the Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão erected a cross in honor of King D. João II. Here, we can also catch a glimpse of colonies of seals.
The final part of the trip focuses on wildlife. We will visit Etosha National Park, where we will observe a wide variety of animals. After this journey, you will surely want to come back for more!
Flight with destination to Windhoek with layovers. Overnight on board.
Note: the arrival/departure dates may vary, depending on your origin city. If you have any doubts, contact Papa-Léguas for further clarification.
Arrival in Windhoek, transfer to hotel and check-in form 2PM (time subject to confirmation). Free time.
Meeting with the guide and, after the briefing , departure on a city tour in Windhoek, visiting the city’s main attractions, ending with dinner at the famous «Joe’s Beerhouse» restaurant (dinner is not included).
Breakfast, check-out and, at set time, beginning of overland journey, towards the heart of the Namib desert, a beautiful region, characterized by vast plainfields, red sand dunes and mountains of granite blocks named «inselbergs», that grant the landscape an unmatched beauty.
At the end of the afternoon, we’ll reach our campsite, which will surprise any traveller for its wild beauty, typical of the desert regions of Namibia.
The campsite is located at the base of an «inselberg», a natural reserve area and habitat of giraffes, oryxes, zebras, hyenas, a great number of birds, reptiles, and other species adapted to the aridity of the region.
We’ll stay 2 nights to explore this wonderful location, observing the animal world and contemplating the landscapes, its silence and absorbing the natural way of living of the fauna and flora species, conditioned by the dry and barren desert. The campsite has sanitary conditions with relative comfort, allowing us an unforgettable experience.
We wake up to magnificent views that stretch beyond the horizon, and therefore, we advise waking up before sunrise to climb to the top of an inselberg and witness the sunrise from its peak. It is definitely an experience not to be missed.
Later, by mid-morning, we’ll depart in the company of our guide to explore the surrounding region on foot and get to know some emblematic species of fauna and flora, this walk will take us to analyze tracks, trails and signs of species inhabiting the region and understand their survival techniques in the hostile environment.
Returning to the campsite for lunch and rest during the hottest hours, so that, at the end of the afternoon, we’ll return to exploring the region, now on an all-terrain 4x4 vehicle, to reach a dune area and watch the sunset , accompanied by a cool drink.
Arriving at night, we’ll return to the campsite, always looking out for animal activity that intensifies in the nocturnal environment.
Waking up before the sunrises, we’ll continue through the vast desert regions to the Sesriem Canyon and the emblematic dunes of Sossusvlei, known as the tallest in the world.
Following to the heart of the dune system, to climb one of the highest, named «Big Daddy», with spectacular views of the Deadvlei, which we’ll also reach by foot to observe the photogenic and iconic landscape of fossilized trees (Camel thorn tree). After the visit, we’ll return to our vehicle on a 4x4 vehicle.
Lunch, visit to the Sesriem Canyon and departure to the campsite, where we’ll have dinner and overnight.
In this area occurs a peculiar phenomenon; the Sossusvlei is a great depression surrounded by the dunes, if the rain season is abundant, the Tsauchad River can flood the area for a short period of time, increasing the likelihood of animals such as the oryx and ostriches appearing. These can be some of the most beautiful views we are allowed to observe on our trip.
Heading to the Atlantic coast, we’ll cross the Namib-Naukluft National Park and see the “lunar” landscape of the Kuiseb Canyon, marked by a charismatic plant of the region, the ancient Welwitschia.
We’ll continue our route towards the coastal city of Walvis Bay, located near a lagoon. From here, we’ll go to Swakopmund, where we’ll stay for 2 nights in a comfortable lodge, located in the city center. From here, we'll go to Swakopmund, where we'll stay 2 nights in a comfortable lodge, located in the city center.
During our stay, we’ll explore the surroundings, where we’ll have the chance to observe some emblematic desert species, drive a «quad», go sand-surfing or sky-diving (optional activities). The coastal city of Swakopmund is quite pleasant and relaxing, with safe streets, good restaurants and commercial spaces.
Free day for optional activities or exploring Swakopmund.
Today we will explore the mythical Skeleton Coast, a setting of many shipwrecks, whose remains can be found along the coastline, hence the name of the coast. Another legend states that the name of the place is attributed to the high number of whale stranding's on the coast, and subsequently to the existence of their skeletons.
We’ll visit a colony of 100 thousands of Cape fur seals in the area of Cape Cross, name given by the existence of a «Padrão» shaped as a cross, placed there by the Portuguese navigators ordered by Diogo Cão, in the XV century.
After a seaside lunch, we’ll continue to the Brandberg Mountains, the highest in Namibia and where our campsite is located, near the course of a river visited by desert elephants. We’ll go on a short trek in the mountain to visit the «White Lady», a rock painted white by San people around 2000 years ago.
We’ll also, hopefully, get to observe the endemic colorful birds living in the Brandberg landscapes. Night in campsite with wc and shower.
Our route will take us through the beautiful Damaraland region, place of origin of the Damara people.
We’ll make some stops to visit emblematic locations, like the natural formation «Organ Pipes», formed around 150 million years ago and its ancient rock engravings of Twyfelfontein, to then continue to the campsite in the Khorixas region.
On this day, we’ll travel north, towards the Etosha National Park – one of the highlights of this trip – to observe its wildlife: we’ll be able to see giraffes, zebras, lions, elephants, gazelles, some impalas, hyenas, and the smallest of antelopes – the dik-dik , among other species. Etosha is located on a depression, concentrating ponds or puddles of water, that serve as a natural drinking fountain to many African animals, resulting in the park’s great biodiversity. Across the area of the park there are excellent observation points for the show of wildlife.
According to the itinerary, we’ll spend both nights in the Okaukuejo area or the second night will be in the Halali area.
Night in campsite with wc and shower.
Second day observing the wildlife and exploring the Etosha National Park.
Night in campsite with wc and shower.
Early in the morning, we’ll begin our journey back to civilization – the route to Windhoek will last for around 5 hours, aiming to arrive at 1PM.
Arrival at the hotel, check-in and free time.
Breakfast and check-out from the hotel, so at set time we get our transfer to the airport, for our return flight back to our origin city.
Arrival in Origin city and end of Papa-Léguas services.
Note: the arrival/departure dates may vary, depending on your origin city. If you have any doubts, contact Papa-Léguas for further clarification.
