compensationunlesstheairlinecanprovethatitwasduetocircumstancesbeyondtheircontrol. Ifyoudecideyoudonotwishtocontinuewithyourtrip, youareentitledtoafullrefundofyour flightticketplusafreeflighttoreturnyoutotheairportoforigin. Theairlinemustalsosupply suitablemealsandrefreshments. Complimentaryrefreshmentsarealsoanentitlementifyour flightisdelayedbeyondacertainnumberofhours. Forfulldetailspleasevisit www. ec. europa. eu/ transport/ air_ portal. Ifyouareattheairportyoucanalsoasktheairline representativeforwrittendetailsofyourrights. Airporttransfers AirporttransfersareincludedforthoseongroupflightsfromtheUK. Pleasenotethatifyouare nottravellingonthegroupflight, airporttransfersaregenerallyNOTincludedinthecostofthe trip, evenifExodushasbookedyourflights. Ifyouareunsurewhethertheyareincludedornot pleasecheckwiththeExodusofficebeforetravel. Lostluggage Intheeventofmissingluggage, youmustimmediatelyfileaPassengerIrregularityReportwith theairlineconcerned. Ifthebaggageisdamagedyoumustwritetotheairlinewithinsevendays, andinthecaseofdelay, youshouldwritewithin21daysfromthedateonwhichthebaggagewas returnedtoyou( inaccordancewiththeMontrealConvention). Theliabilityforbaggageloss, delayordamageistoamaximumof£ 800. Flightreconfirmations Withmostairlines, itisnolongernecessarytoreconfirmyourreturnflights, andwewill automaticallyconfirmyouroutwardflight. However, yourleaderorourrepresentativewillstill checkwiththeairlinetoensuretherehasbeennochangetothetimingsoroperationofyour flight. Ifyouhavearrangedyourownflights, itisyourresponsibilitytoensureyourseatsare reconfirmedifnecessaryandthatthereturnflighttimesremainthesame. 89 OkavangoDelta

6. WHATTOPACK Aswellaseverydayitemsofclothing, thefollowingisalistofgeneralitemsthatareeither essentialorthatwesuggestyouconsidertaking. Anyfurtherspecificrequirementsarecovered intheTripNotes. Furtherguidanceforwalkingandcyclingtripsisgivenintherelevantsections ofthisbooklet. Essential( checklist) Passport Mostnationalitiesrequireafullpassportforforeigntravel. Generallyitshouldbevalidforatleast sixmonthsbeyondtheintendedlengthoftrip, andyoushouldensurethatthereareenoughblank pagesforanynecessaryvisasandentrystamps. Beforestartingyourtrip, wesuggestthatyoutake atleasttwophotocopiesoftheinformationpagesofyourpassport( includingvisasandentry stampsforyourtrip), yourtravelinsurancepolicyandanypersonalnotesregardingbankaccount orcreditcardtelephonenumbersforemergencypurposes. Wesuggestyouleaveonecopywith yourfamilyorafriendathome, andkeeponewithyou( butinadifferentplacetotheoriginals). Visas IfyouareaBritishpassportholderandavisaisrequiredforyourtrip, avisainformationsheet willbeattachedwithyourdocumentation, whichgivesyoudetailsofhowtoobtainone. Itis yourresponsibilitytomakesureyouhavethecorrectdocumentationbeforeyoutravel. We stronglyadviseyounottoobtainavisa( ifoneisrequired) untilapproximately8- 10weeksbefore departure. Othernationalitiesshouldcheckrequirementswiththerelevantconsulateor embassy. InformationcanalsobeobtainedfromTravcour, ourpreferredvisaprocessingagency, on02072235295orbyemailatinfo@ travcour. comorviatheirwebsitewww. travcour. com ExodusTripNotes, FinalJoiningInstructionsandTravelAdviceBooklet AnyrelevantInternationalVaccinationCertificates( e. g. YellowFever) Airlineticketsore- ticketlocator Travelinsurancedocuments Moneybeltorothersecuredocumentholder Money, travellerscheques, debitandcreditcards ManycountriesnowhaveATMmachines, particularlyinmajorcities, andthiscanbeanidealway toaccesscashabroad, althoughbankchargesaresometimesquitehigh. Inaddition, creditcards arenowverywidelyaccepted, particularlyinmajorcities. Travellerschequesandcashcanalsobe usefulincertaindestinations.( Youwillneedtotakeenoughmoneytocoverthecostofmeals notincludedinthetripcost, andofdrinks, tippingandotherincidentals. Adviceonthisisgivenin theTripNotes. Remember: thereareoftenoptionalactivitiesandsouvenirstobuy, soyoushould allowsomeextraspendingmoneyforthis). Commission- freeHolidayCurrency Forthelatestinformationonworldcurrencies, visittheInternationalCurrencyExchange( ICE) websitewww. currency- express. com/ exodustoordercommission- freeforeigncurrencieswith nextworkingdaydelivery. Daypackorshoulderbagasappropriate 9