What's Normally Included

All Accomodation + Most Meals + Special Events = Hassle-Free Travel

We believe that our travellers should spend their time on our trips relaxing rather than reaching in to our wallets. We include virtually everything in the trip price, from accomodation to gratuitities, but we leave out a few meals as well as the tips for the guides.

HOTELS: We generally reserve superior rooms with an attached private bathroom in deluxe hotels on the basis of two persons sharing a twin-bedded room. In more remote areas where there are no deluxe hotels, we choose the best available accommodation. Air-conditioning and non-smoking rooms are offered whenever available. Please note that single rooms must be reserved in advance at a supplementary cost, and specific bed types should be requested at time of registration and cannot be guaranteed. GreamCar Travel reserves the right to substitute hotels for those named in the brochure when necessary, and we will always attempt to find hotels of the same or better quality (although this can be difficult, since we are usually already staying in the best).

MEALS: We generally provide three meals per day on an à la carte basis or table d'hôte basis, wherever available and practical. We also leave out some dinners and lunchs in order to allow you the opportunity to explore the regional cuisine on your own. Please consult the specific itinerary to determine the number of meals that are included on the trip. In those few places where à la carte  or table d'hôte is not available or practical, our Trip Planners design a set menu from the best of the regional cuisine. Bottled water, soft drinks, coffee, tea, local beer and local wine is included with most meals.

DREAMCAR TRAVEL GUIDES: We always provide the companionship, knowledge and services of a DreamCar Travel guide, since we believe that our guides are instrumental to your enjoyment of our trips. All trips have either 1 or 2 guides depending on the number of travellers (a second guide is usually added when the number of travellers reaches 20).  

TOURS & EVENTS: We include all English-speaking local guides and entrance fees; all private tours, events & tastings; spontaneous on trip surprises and experiences, and anything else that we have organized on your behalf. If you choose to depart from our itinerary in order to pursue your own specific interests, the costs of doing so are not included. Whenever we offer optional activities as part of the itinerary, the cost of these activies is included in the trip price (in other words there are no hidden costs).  

LUGGAGE: We include all transportation and transfer of two normal-size Pullman suitcases except when mandated by charter air carriers or airlines. On some programs baggage may be limited to 20 pounds. Travellers will be responsible for overweight charges imposed by an airline or air charter company. 

GRATUITIES: We include all tips to hotel, cruise, train and restaurant staff and local guides and drivers for normal on-tour services. There is no end-of-the-trip gratuity for our guide included in our tip price, since we find that travellers prefer to decide for themselves how much the guide deserves.

TRANSFERS:  We provide for all transfers on trip, including trains, hydrofoils, planes, boats, rickshaws, minvans, jeeps, helicopters, etc.  Four-wheel-drive vehicles may be used in many locations as necessary, especially in Africa and more remote locations. We provide air conditioning whenever available, and bottled water is always on hand.

WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED:

Air transportation to and from the trip (except as part of an air package); individual airport transfers on arrival and departure flights (although these may be requested at an extra cost), airport taxes; passport and visa expenses; laundry, wines, liquor, and all items of a personal nature; expenses of guides, buses or cars for sightseeing not included in the itinerary; excessive baggage charges; health, accident, baggage, and trip cancellation insurance; gratuity for any personal services; and other items not mentioned as being included.