Touring Information Please read the following if you are joining us on tour
Payment
If you wish to join one of our trips please contact us ASAP (either by phone or email) and your name will be put on the list for your chosen trip. There is a maximum of 18 artists on each trip and after these spots have been filled you will have to go on the waiting list for each trip.
To secure your booking you need to pay your $500 deposit. Please send a cheque to us
(payable to Sandrifter Safaris) at Meerschaum Vale or make a direct EFT deposit (include name and trip). When we receive your deposit we will send you a tax invoice and medical form.The final balance for your trip is due six weeks before departure. Mail your cheque to:
Sandrifter - 126 Bagotville Road, MEERSCHAUM VALE NSW 2477
Tel 02 6687 9771 Mobile 0438 532 126
EFT Payments to:
Acc Name GL Gerrard trading as Sandrifter Safaris
Bank ANZ Alice Springs
BSB 015 881
Acc # 4101 27813
You should bring the following essential items:
30+ sunscreen
personal drinking water bottle (minimum 1 litre)
sturdy footwear and wide brimmed hat
warmer clothes for night and lighter for the day
beanie, sock gaiters and fly net for your hat
swimming costume and wet weather gear
personal medications, lip balm and eye drops
NB: Check local weather details before you join the trip to find out the daily temperatures.
Camp Cuisine
All meals are supplied from pick up to drop off. We prepare and serve your meals from our comprehensive purpose built camp kitchen. Your healthy camp cuisine is usually a varied continental breakfast, and a cooked breakfast every few days. Lunches are freshly made salads and cold meats or sandwiches. Your evening meal starts with drinks and nibbles followed by a two course meal. A range of fruit and snacks are provided during the day. Red and white table wine is provided with the evening meal.
If you wish to drink other alcohol e.g. beer/spirits then please ask us to purchase it on your behalf when you make your final payment. With current alcohol restrictions in Alice we will need to know what to get you by at least 6 weeks before the trip begins. Remember Alice Springs has introduced very restricted alcohol laws.
Special medical dietary requirements can normally be accommodated but please discuss this with us when you make your booking.
Alice Springs Accommodation
Please check your specific trip notes for flight and travel arrangements. The Airport Shuttle Bus sells return tickets and meets all flights and will take you to your hotel. There is also a taxi service from the Airport. We will pickup and drop off at the following two hotels only. You can stay where you like in Alice but please arrange to be outside the Aurora at the pickup time on the first day.
Aurora Alice Springs
11 Leichardt Terrace Res 1800 089 644
Alice Springs Resort - Chifley
34 Stott Terrace Res 1300 272 132
Luggage
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PLEASE BE AWARE that Qantas has changed their checked in luggage allowance for economy travel and the maximum is 23kgs before they start charging extra at $10 per kilo!!! We have had a number of people caught by this new ruling so read your ticket carefully to know what weight you can carry. Be prepared for them to be strict. |
Soft sided bags are easier and safer to handle so please, no hard suitcases. To avoid injury it is essential that each piece of your luggage WEIGHS LESS THAN 12 KILOS. For everyone’s safety it is better to have two lighter bags than one heavy one. There is room under your seat in the vehicle for small handbags/camera bags. Luggage not required on the trip can be left at your hotel in Alice Springs.
Special equipment
On art trips, special equipment such as folios, painting boxes and easels can be carried as long as they are light and portable. Folios should not be larger than 100cms x 70cms. We supply painting stools, ground sheets, drawing boards and paint water bottles for you to take out into the field. We also have a selection of art equipment eg. easels you may borrow. On our travelling art trips there may have to be further luggage/equipment restrictions so please refer to specific trip notes.
Camping equipment
We provide all your camping equipment including: camp kitchen, tables and chairs, shade shelter, flush toilets and hot shower. The central camps are powered by solar energy and all the vehicles have facilities for recharging your 240 volt appliances. When we are in a camp for two weeks e.g. our art trips, you will have a tent to yourself which you can stand up in, a stretcher, mattress, high quality sleeping bag, pillow and freshly laundered bed linen. Your tent will be set up and packed up for you.
On our travelling art trips, tents are provided on a twin share basis, single supplements are an additional cost of $100. You will also have the opportunity to sleep out under the stars in swags. Single swags are provided and consist of a 5cm high density foam mattress, sleeping bag and pillow all encased in a waterproof canvas sheet. Sleeping sheets and pillowcases are supplied.
We carry an extensive natural history and Australian art “onboard” library for you to use.
Communications
If you need to be contacted when you are on tour we will have our satellite phone turned on all day. The number is 0420 102 126. It is the cost of a normal mobile phone call to call the satellite phone and calls should be of an important nature. It is very expensive to ring out and we will ask you to reimburse us for the cost of your outgoing call.
Cancellations
If you have to cancel your trip then we will charge you according to the amount of notice you give us. If you cancel six or more weeks before departure then there will be a full refund less a $100 administration fee. Cancellation 6 to 4 weeks before departure 50% refund. If you give us less than 4 weeks notice there is no refund.
Travel Insurance
You should have your own travel insurance and be capable of undertaking the rigours of the tour. All participants are required to complete our Emergency Medical Form before joining us (see below). If you need to depart the trip before the published departure date (for medical or other reasons) Sandrifter (or another carrier) will charge a minimum of $2.50 per kilometre travelled.
Please note: because of the type of terrain we operate in, Sandrifter reserves the right to change or vary the trip itinerary due to weather, road conditions or other factors outside our control.
Your safety
We carry a HF Radio and can contact the Royal Flying Doctor in an emergency. We travel with comprehensive first aid kits. Gerry and Corinne have both completed Senior First Aid and Remote Area First Aid training.
We ask everybody to complete and return our Confidential Medical Emergency Form (below). All medications should be obtained before leaving your home as local chemists/stores may not have what you need.
Confidential Medical Emergency Form
Passenger Personal Details - please complete and return to us when you send your final balance payment
Name of Sandrifter Tour:______________________________________________________________________________________
Your Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: ____________________ Sex: M _______________F
Your Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tel (home): _____________________________________Your Email address:_____________________________________________
Day 1 pick up arrangements - please complete fully
My mobile phone number is __________________________ on the first day of the trip I wish to be collected from outside:
Aurora Alice Springs OR Alice Springs Resort - Chifley
OR only if this is applicable to your trip at the Alice Springs Airport -
on Flight___________________________ from _____________________ due _______________________________
My departing flight is on
_______________________________________________ at
__________________
People to notify in an emergency
Name: __________________________________ Name: ___________________________________
Relationship: _____________________________ Relationship: _______________________________
Contact details: (W)________________________ Contact details: (W)__________________________
(H) ____________________________________ (H) _________________________________________
(Mobile) ___________________________ (Mobile) ______________________________________
Your Confidential Medical Information:
Known Allergies: _______________________________________________________________________
Do you carry any treatment with you? e.g. adrenaline_____________________________________________
Where do you carry it and who can administer it to you in an Emergency?____________________________
Current Medical Condition: ________________________________________________________________
List of Current Medication: ________________________________________________________________
Special Instructions/Other: ________________________________________________________________
Personal Doctor & Contact Details __________________________________________________________