Rates & Booking
What the trail costs
Every booking is priced per person, sharing: one price per person for the whole 3-night trail. Prices vary depending on: whether you self-cater or we cater, the season, and your start day.
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Online booking is accepted for start dates from 15 January 2027. Dates before then are available to family and friends at a significant discount, by enquiry or WhatsApp only.
Rates at a glance
| Rate type | High season 1 Apr to 31 Oct, 15 Dec to 15 Jan | Low season |
|---|---|---|
| Catered any start day | R14,400 per person sharing | R11,520 per person sharing |
| Self-catered Thursday & Friday start | R4,500 per person sharing | R3,600 per person sharing |
| Self-catered Saturday to Wednesday start | R3,300 per person sharing | R2,640 per person sharing |
Approximate conversion, indicative rates set 2026-07-31. You are always charged in South African Rand; your card issuer applies its own exchange rate.
Every rate includes two trail guides · daily baggage transport · lodge staff · bedding, ice, wood and WiFi · all conservation levies
How pricing works explains each of these with a worked example.
Two ways to book
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Wednesday or Thursday
Exclusive
The whole trail, for a group of exactly 8. No other booking joins your dates.
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Friday to Tuesday
Join a shared group
The first booking opens the date and sets its catering: 2 or more for catered, 4 or more for self-catered.
Booking the trail
Choose your group size and catering, then a date, and pay securely by card. Your booking is confirmed once payment is received, and a receipt is issued by email.
- 50% deposit secures dates 45+ days out; full payment is due 45 days before arrival
- Instant confirmation and a receipt with every payment
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Secure card payment via Paystack
Included in the price
- A guided walk, with each safari lodge reserved for your group overnight
- Two experienced trail guides throughout
- Daily transport of your baggage and provisions between lodges
- Lodge staff for cleaning, kitchen prep and the barbeque
- Free bedding, ice, wood and WiFi at every lodge
- All reserve conservation levies
What to arrange yourself
- Food and beverages on self-catered bookings (choose the catered option to include meals)
- Travel to and from Temminck's Lodge
- Personal travel insurance
Cancellations & refunds
- Full payment is due 45 days before arrival: bookings made 45 or more days out pay a 50% deposit, with the balance due at the 45-day mark; inside 45 days pays in full.
- Cancel 45 or more days before arrival for a full refund, less a 5% administration fee.
Full cancellation & refund policy
Rooiberg Wander is booked either as an exclusive buyout of the whole trail for a single private group, or as places on a shared departure alongside other guests. Full payment is due 45 days before arrival: bookings made 45 or more days before arrival are secured with a 50% deposit, with the balance due 45 days before arrival; bookings made inside 45 days are paid in full at booking. Payment is non-refundable from 45 days before arrival. Because every booking commits guides, lodge staff and places on a departure we can rarely resell at short notice, cancellations are subject to the schedule below, though we always try to find a fair outcome first. All cancellations must be made in writing and take effect on the date we receive them. “Arrival” means Day 1, the arrival day of your booked window.
| Notice before arrival | Refund of total paid |
|---|---|
| 45 or more days before arrival | Full refund, less a 5% administration fee |
| Fewer than 45 days before arrival, or no-show | No refund |
- How refunds are paid
- Approved refunds are returned to the original payment method via our payment provider, normally within 10 business days of confirmation. Payment-processing or bank charges, and any difference arising from foreign-exchange or international card fees, are not recoverable.
- Changing your dates
- If you need to move your dates, contact us as early as possible. We may, at our discretion and subject to availability, offer a transfer to another start date instead of a cancellation. Where a transfer is not possible, the cancellation schedule above applies. Names within your group may be substituted at no charge at any time before arrival.
- If we cancel or reschedule
- If we have to cancel or move your trail, for reasons such as guest or wildlife safety, fire, flood, access, or other circumstances beyond our reasonable control, you will be offered a free transfer to another date or a full refund of monies paid to us. We are not liable for other costs you may incur, such as flights, accommodation, visas or travel insurance.
- Force majeure
- Neither party is liable for failure to perform caused by events beyond its reasonable control. In such cases we will offer a transfer or a refund as set out above; we are not responsible for consequential travel costs.
- Travel insurance
- We strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance for every guest, covering at least trip cancellation and curtailment, medical treatment and emergency evacuation, and personal belongings.
- Safety and conduct
- Because the trail operates in a Big 5 environment, guests must follow all instructions from the experienced trail guides at all times, including the Two-Man Rule. Guests who place themselves or others at risk, or who materially breach safety instructions, may be removed from the trail without refund.
- No-show and unused services
- No refund is given for a no-show, late arrival, early departure, or any portion of the trail not used.
- Prices
- All prices and refunds are in South African Rand. No VAT is charged. A payment receipt is issued on confirmation of payment.
- Your statutory rights
- This policy is applied subject to the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008. Nothing in it limits any right you may have under that Act.