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Welcome to Founder's Trip 2025
- OVERVIEW
- DATES, PRICE & INFO
- MEET YOUR HOSTS
- ITINERARY
- PRE DEPARTURE INFO
- TERMS & CONDITIONS
- TESTIMONIALS
- GALLERY
OVERVIEW
10- Days / All-inclusive / Limited to 24 travelers
Join Wildlife SOS cofounders Kartick Satyanarayan and Geeta Seshamani for a unique tour of incredible India. This is a chance for you to see a little bit of India and have a unique experience at Wildlife SOS, with the founders of Wildlife SOS as your tour guides. Kartick Satyanarayan and Geeta Seshamani will accompany a group on a 10 day tour. This is an all-inclusive trip where you will be taken care of from the moment you get off the plane.
Trip Highlights:
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Enjoy an exciting rikshaw ride through the bustling, narrow lanes of Old Delhi
Listen to the stories of the creation of the Taj Mahal and learn about its marvelous architecture
Visit the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre, in the company of its founders. Take a tour of India’s first and only elephant hospital as well as the world’s largest sloth bear rescue center, the Agra Bear Rescue Facility.
Look for endemic and migratory birds at the UNESCO listed natural heritage site of Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur.
Explore Ranthambore’s beautiful habitat and its unique wildlife on jeep safaris across the protected zones of this first project Tiger reserve of India.
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Enjoy an exciting rikshaw ride through the bustling, narrow lanes of Old Delhi
Listen to the stories of the creation of the Taj Mahal and learn about its marvelous architecture
Visit the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre, in the company of its founders. Take a tour of India’s first and only elephant hospital as well as the world’s largest sloth bear rescue center, the Agra Bear Rescue Facility.
Relax and enjoy your stay in 5-star hotels with all the modern conveniences, spas, and delightful cuisines.
Explore Ranthambore’s beautiful habitat and its unique wildlife on jeep safaris across the protected zones of this first project Tiger reserve of India.
DATES, PRICE & INFO
Dates:
1 - 10 February 2025
Founder’s Trip Prices:
$8500 per person
(not including airfare)
$9300 for single occupancy
(not including airfare)
*Double occupancy only allowed with guests in your own party.
Deposit: $1500 per person (non-refundable).
Payments Accepted: Check, ACH, wire transfer, or credit card (+3% processing fee)
Remaining Balance Due September 1, 2023
For booking or questions, please email kip@wildlifesos.org
Meet your Hosts
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Kartick Satyanarayan
Co-founder & CEO of Wildlife SOS
Kartick Satyanarayan’s love of the natural world began early in life; he spent his youth rescuing animals & exploring the forest near his home. He began his wildlife career as a field biologist tracking tigers in Southern India.
In 1995 he founded Wildlife SOS with Geeta Seshamani, dedicating this non-profit to protecting India’s wildlife heritage. Kartick, Geeta & Wildlife SOS changed Indian history by rescuing over 628 performing ‘dancing bears and brought to an end to the centuries old barbaric practice while providing alternative livelihoods to Kalandar communities previously depending on bears to support their families.
Kartick manages Wildlife SOS as CEO and oversees 10 rescue & rehabilitation facilities for Elephants, Tigers, bears, leopards, reptiles & birds. The recent establishment of India’s first Elephant Hospital & Conservation Care Centre resulted in rescue of over 45 elephants to date. Education & outreach efforts are making lasting change in attitudes & humane care of elephants.
Kartick also heads the Anti-Poaching unit of Wildlife SOS ‘Forest Watch’ and often goes undercover to bust poaching gangs. He is responsible for sending several tiger and elephant poachers to jail. He’s a member of the IUCN Bear Specialist Group (Sloth Bear Expert), Wildlife Crime Control Bureau & Honorary Wildlife Warden for Delhi.
Kartick is a TED Fellow and recipient of the prestigious Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar Award, San Diego Zoo Global 2018 Conservation Medal, Elisabeth Lewyt Award, and an invited speaker at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, House of Lords, London, UK, Clinton School USA among others. Wildlife SOS was recently recognized by the City of Los Angeles and California Senate for their contribution to Environment and Wildlife Protection in India.
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Geeta Seshamani
Co-founder & Secretary of Wildlife SOS
Geeta is an active senior wildlife conservationist and animal rights activist. For over three decades, her life has been centered on the profound belief that man can coexist with animals and forests. She is the Vice President of Friendicoes SECA and also the Co- Founder and Secretary of Wildlife SOS.
Having witnessed the cruel treatment of stray dogs in New Delhi, she felt compelled to become their voice and champion their cause. In 1979, she became a part of Friendicoes SECA (Society for the Eradication of Cruelty to Animals), an animal rescue and welfare nonprofit, and currently serves as its vice president.
Friendicoes SECA began as a shelter for sick, injured animals or abandoned pets and has gradually grown into Delhi’s largest shelter for domestic animals. Today, it has a hospice, outpatient department (OPD) and ambulance services, an animal sanctuary in Gurgaon and a mobile clinic for horses and donkeys. The organization runs five municipal corporation hospitals for spaying, neutering, and vaccinating stray dogs in Delhi and Gurgaon, to control stray populations of animals in a humane and scientific way.Geeta is an active senior wildlife conservationist and animal rights activist. For over three decades, her life has been centered on the profound belief that man can coexist with animals and forests. She is the Vice President of Friendicoes SECA and also the Co- Founder and Secretary of Wildlife SOS.
When Geeta witnessed a sloth bear being forced to dance while its owner begged for money in Uttar Pradesh, she joined forces with Kartick to launch a 30 month long investigation to understand the problem and later that year Wildlife SOS was born. In a historic moment in 2009, Wildlife SOS was successful in bringing an end to the ‘dancing bear’ practise by taking the last dancing bears off the streets of India. Today, nearly 40% of the Wildlife SOS staff comprise of members of this community, who opted for a more sustainable future.
Geeta is now focused on developing human wildlife conflict mitigation strategies to aid wildlife conservation in India. She is currently a Special Officer of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Govt. of India. She is also a member of CPSCEA committee for the ethical treatment of animals in experimentation and a former member of the Central Zoo Authority, Govt. of India as well as the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI).
Geeta has been felicitated with the prestigious “Pehal Award” by Zee News (2004), the Planman Media Award for Environmental Activism (2009), the Karamveer Puraskar Award (2009), Limca’s “People of the Year” Award (2014), and is a two-time winner of The Elisabeth Lewyt Award for Disaster Management and Planning. Recently she received the Wockhardt Foundation prize for Human Rights Popular Award. Geeta was featured amongst the ‘Women of Pure Wonder’ in the Vodafone 2016 book of the same title. She also received the The Jeanne Marchig Animal Welfare Award, 2017and the San Diego Zoo Global 2018 Conservation Medal for Conservation – in – Action 2018.
She is co-author of ‘Dancing Bears of India and Trade in Bears and Their Parts in India: Threats to Conservation of Bears.’ A lauded guest speaker at innumerable global conferences, Geeta demonstrates her lifelong devotion to the protection and well-being of all living things tirelessly.
ITINERARY
Day 1 / February 1: New Delhi, India
Meals Included: None
On arrival at Indira Gandhi International airport terminal 3, a VIP meet & greet service has been arranged for you.
A representative of meet & greet service will meet you across the jetway holding a paging sign indicating your name and will guide you through immigration formalities and baggage collection.
A WILDLIFE SOS representative will receive you at the visitor’s lounge. You will then be escorted to your hotel in a private vehicle.
Overnight – Taj Palace / New Delhi
Room Category – Superior
Note: Standard Check-In time at hotels is 2 PM. Your room will not be ready until 2 PM on 1st February 2025. In case your flight arrives earlier on the 1st February then you are requested to pre-book an additional night’s accommodation. WILDLIFE SOS will be happy to assist you with booking additional pre-tour nights with the help of their in-country travel partners.
Day 2 / February 2: Delhi, India
Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
If trees and streets could talk, the stories that would pour out of Delhi would keep listeners mesmerized for years. With a history as a capital, Delhi has seen the tides of several rulers from the pages of epic poems like the Mahabharata, the Tughlaq, and Mughal empires from Persia to the imperial colonial armies and the present-day government. Looted, plundered, and resurrected over the years, Delhi emerges from the ashes of her past to take her place in the world as a global capital – politically, culturally and commercially.
We commence our adventures through India with an exploration of Old Delhi. There is a lot to be said about a country as diverse in its faiths as India, and as tolerant in its attitudes towards each. We’ll drive to Red Fort in Delhi and board pedal rickshaws for an exciting ride across the city of Shahjehanabad. Witness the hectic business deals at one of India’s biggest trading centers, learn about the sacred and secular way of life that is typical of India, ride past churches, mosques and temples, walk through a wholesale spice market, smell freshly cooked street food, and simply immerse in the chaos of Old Delhi as your rickshaw pullers navigate through traffic on the noisy streets of Old Delhi.
Continue to New Delhi. Drive past Lutyen’s Delhi, named after Sir Edward Lutyen, commissioned by the then British Government along with Sir Herbert Baker to design the architecture of a new administrative Capital of India. We’ll visit India Gate, a monument commemorating the sacrifices of over 70,000 Indian soldiers in the British Forces during the World War I, the North Block and South block that house the administrative offices of the Federal Government of India, the circular shaped Parliament building first inaugurated in the year 1927, and the majestic Rashtrapati Bhawan, (President House) the official residence of the President of India. Enjoy lunch at United Coffee House, one of our recommended restaurants.
We then visit the majestic Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, with its eye-catching golden dome glistening in the sun. A holy place for the Sikhs, the Gurudwara complex includes a temple shrine, a community kitchen, a school, a library, and an art gallery. A walk through the Sikh temple gives you insight into this religion based on the teachings of their 10 Gurus (preachers) who wrote the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs that prescribes the 10 basic principles of life for the people of Sikh religion.
A highlight of the visit to the Sikh Temple is a walk through the community kitchen where tens of thousands of people are fed free meals every day. It is a fascinating experience to watch the volunteers engaged in cooking whether it’s making breads or stirring the mega pots to cook lentils and vegetables. Visitors are welcome to try their hands at making the chapathis, local breads made out of wheat flour.
Drive back to the hotel for lunch.
Tonight we convene for a Welcome Dinner with your hosts and fellow supporters of WILDLIFE SOS.
Overnight – Taj Palace / New Delhi
Day 3 / February 3: Agra
Journey Time – Approx. 4 hour drive
Meals Included: Breakfast / Light Lunch / Dinner.
After breakfast, we depart for the Elephant Conservation and Care Centre where we will interact with the staff, elephant keepers, and education officers learning about the stories of the 30 elephants that Wildlife SOS has rescued. Lunch which will be set up at the deck overlooking the elephants.
We then embark on a tour of the elephant center where we will meet the rescued elephants, who have a long, traumatic history of neglect and abuse but have finally found a safe haven surrounded by people who love and care for them. We then participate in some hands-on activities of setting up enrichments in elephant enclosures and then observe them while they playfully munch on the surprise treats we’ve left for them! Our day ends at 5pm when we head back to the hotel.
Overnight – Taj View / Agra
Room Category / Superior Room
Day 4 / February 4: Agra
Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
After breakfast at the hotel, we head to the world’s largest sloth bear rescue center, the Agra Bear Rescue Facility, where almost 200 rescued bears reside. Most of these bears at this center have been rescued from the gruesome 400-year-old practice of dancing bears.
The tour will begin as we split into two groups. The first group starts with the complete tour of the center, the wildlife hospital, education center while distributing breakfast to the bears. The second group heads across the river to the extension for a tour while distributing porridge to the bears on the other side. After the groups swap, we head to lunch at the Education Center. We then partake in some fun group activities and end the day by interacting with the staff over hot refreshments and listening to stories from those who have been taking care of these bears for several years.
We head to the hotel at 5pm
Dinner & Overnight – Taj View / Agra
Day 5 / February 5: Agra
Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
After breakfast we’ll head back to the elephant center and visit India’s first and only elephant hospital. You’ll see state-of-the-art equipment that Wildlife SOS uses for the treatment of their rescued elephants. We then meet with the veterinarians who will talk about the health condition of the elephants at the hospital while you observe the examination and treatments like laser therapy and foot care. We will then head to the enclosures to observe on-site treatments.
During lunch, we have an interactive Q&A session with some of the elephant keepers. We then head back outside and observe a target training session and the building of mud beds for the elephants. The day ends with hot refreshments in the company of the Wildlife SOS staff at the river bank while enjoying the view of the elephants bathing in the river. Head back to the hotel at 5pm.
Simple home style vegetarian lunch will be served at the center during your visits.
Dinner & Overnight – Taj View / Agra
Day 6 / February 6: Agra
Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
It is believed that Agra’s history dates back to the times of the great Indian epic Mahabharata. Like many cities in Northern India, it became a bastion of Mughal rulers in the 16th Century. But Agra came into prominence in the 17th Century when the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan, placed a Jewel in the Mughal crown with his creation of the Taj Mahal for his beloved Queen Mumtaz.
After breakfast, we will drive a short distance to board battery operated vans to access the eastern gate of the Taj Mahal. As we walk towards the entrance, your expert guides will share stories of its creation and subtle nuances of its architecture. While we give you time to admire its beauty in the subtle morning light, it is natural that you would also want to get into that ideal spot for a picture with the Taj in the background.
We then walk closer to the monument to admire the finer details of the pietra dura work (inlay art). We spend some time navigating its perfectly symmetrical sides and taking in the views before walking back towards the exit where our battery operated buggy waits to take us back to the parking where we’ll board our bus back to the hotel. Lunch today will be at the hotel.
Later in the afternoon we have the option to visit the Agra Fort. On the right bank of the Yamuna river, is one of the most important and robustly built strongholds of the Mughals, embellished with a number of richly decorated buildings. Shopping recommendations can be made available for select boutiques in Agra for those interested in checking out the local art and crafts.
Dinner & Overnight – Taj View / Agra
Day 7 / February 7: Agra, Bharatpur, and Ranthambore
Agra to Bharatpur Journey Time – Approx. 1.5 hour drive
Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
After breakfast, commence your drive to Bharatpur.
Lunch today will be at the Heritage Hotel in Bharatpur.
Bharatpur to Ranthambore Journey Time – Approx. 4 hour drive
Dinner & Overnight – Aama Ghati Wildlife Resort / Ranthambore
Room Category / Standard Room
Day 8 / February 8: Ranthambore
Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Ranthambore National Park is India’s first wildlife sanctuary to have come under Project Tiger in the year 1974, when it was declared a protected forest. The conservation effort initiated by our then Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, was taken forward by the first Wildlife Warden of Ranthambore National Park, conservationist Fateh Singh Rathore. The dedicated efforts in conserving the forests and protecting the tigers has resulted in healthy numbers of the big cats in Ranthambore National Park.
There are over 500 wildlife sanctuaries across the country, and each one offers an unforgettable look into the teeming forest life of India. Most wildlife enthusiasts come to India with just one agenda — to catch a glimpse of the tiger. This beautiful and majestic cat is the country’s national animal and is loved by photographers and tourists alike. While sighting a tiger might be the ultimate thrill, the overall jungle experience is something to be treasured.
Safaris will be conducted using jeeps. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the jungles as your chauffeur and naturalist guide navigate through your designated safari routes.
Your tour guides will communicate the timings for the morning and afternoon safaris.
Lunch and Dinners will be at the Hotel.
Dinner & Overnight – Aama Ghati Wildlife Resort / Ranthambore
Day 9 / February 9: Ranthambore
Meals Included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
We continue to explore the forests of Ranthambore further today, on a morning jeep safari. Lunch will be at the hotel.
Tonight we will convene for our Farewell Dinner. Our dinner will precede with a short performance of folk dances from Rajasthan.
Lunch and Dinners will be at the Hotel.
Dinner & Overnight – Aama Ghati Wildlife Resort / Ranthambore
Day 10 / February 10: New Delhi
Journey Time – Approx. 5.5-hour drive
Meals Included – Breakfast, Packed Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast this morning we convene to commence our 5.5-hour drive back to Delhi on the Mumbai Express way, a fine example of improving road connectivity in India. En-route we will have a couple of convenient stops.
We will carry packed lunch boxes from the hotel comprising sandwiches, cutlets and fruit.
Check-Into your accommodations. Standard Check-In time is 2 PM.
Note: Standard Check-In time is 2 PM. Check-out time is latest 12:00pm (noon) on 11th February. Your guides will advise you of your pick-up timings for your individual airport transfers according to the departure time of your flights. A WILDLIFE SOS representative will provide assistance with check-in formalities at the airport.
Day 11 / February 11
Meals Included: None
Take off from Delhi on your respective homebound flights. We thank you for participating in the Founders Trip to India and we wish you safe travels back home.
PRE DEPARTURE INFO
India Tourism Visa
The e-Visa is available for nationals of 156 countries. Please refer to the Government of India Immigration site for updated information and eligibility detrmination: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/
COVID-19 INFO
In case of travel restrictions by the origin or destination country due to COVID-19, the tour can be postponed for any guest(s) in conjunction with a regularly scheduled Founder’s Trip in the future. Cancellation charges levied by airlines or differences in airfare will be the travellers responsibility.
Travel Insurance will be required for all guests. Travel insurance policy should also include coverage for COVID-19 related rescue and treatment. All rescue and treatment are the traveller’s responsibility.
Wildlife SOS will follow all local and national guidelines pertaining to safe distancing, sanitation, mask requirements, etc. in conducting the Founder’s Trip. Please refer to the following Government of India website for updated COVID-19 information: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/
Terms & Conditions
This agreement sets forth the Terms and Conditions to which participation in the Founder’s Trip is subject to.
Definitions:
“Attendee”
Attendee means a person that wishes to participate in the Founder’s Trip hosted by WILDLIFE SOS to generate awareness of WILDLIFE SOS’s programs. Further referred to as “Attendee”and “Attendees”.
“Founder’s Trip”
Founder’s trip means a tour of WILDLIFE SOS’s facilities, visits and various activities prepared for awareness of WILDLIFE SOS’s programs to be conducted on WILDLIFE SOS’s overseas locations in India. Further referred to as “Trip” or “Founder’s Trip”.
“WILDLIFE SOS”
WILDLIFE SOS means WILDLIFE SOS non-profit organization which was established to make lasting changes to protect and conserve India’s natural heritage, forest and biodiversity. We actively work towards protecting wildlife, conserving habitat, studying biodiversity, conducting research, and creating alternative and sustainable livelihoods for erstwhile communities that depend on wildlife for sustenance.
“Effective Date”
Effective date means the effective date as set out in the Founder’s Trip Participation Form.
Term and Termination
Term shall start from the Effective Date and end upon the last day of the Founder’s trip to which attendee is participating in. The dates of the Founder’s Trip shall be as per Annex A of the Founder’s Trip Participation Form.
By executing the Founder’s Trip Participation Form, or by paying a deposit in consideration of participating in the Founder’s Trip, whichever is first, cancellations and refunds shall be as per the terms set out herein.
- Cancellation requests and refunds shall be made in writing to the notification contact information set out in the Founder’s Trip participation Form.
- Any cancellation from WILDLIFE SOS due to impracticability, impossibility, force majour, or other, will result in full refund of all fees including deposits to Attendee.
- Refunds: In the event of a cancellation by the guest, Wildlife SOS will transfer 100% of the deposit and final payments to a future Founders’ Trip. In cases where a refund is requested, Wildlife SOS will retain the deposit but will refund remaining trip payment.
Fees, payment terms, and excluded items
- Fees shall be as per Annex A of the Founder’s Trip Participation Form
- The deposit as stated on Annex A of the Founder’s Trip Participation Form is transferable to another Founders’ Trip
- Full payment of the Founders Trip fees shall be paid by the date stated in Annex A of the Founder’s Trip Participation Form. Failure to complete such payment will result in termination of the Agreement.
- Payments shall be made as set out on Annex A of the Founder’s Trip Participation Form
- No acceptance criteria
- Excluded items not included in the fees, and responsibility of Attendee:
- Transportation to Founder’s Trip location, including but not limited to Airfare, taxi, and other means of transport.
- Personal fees and expenses incurred on in preparation of participating in the Founder’s Trip.
- Procuring of passports, visas, and entry permits necessary to participate in the Founder’s Trip due to the international nature of the activity.
- Insurance of any kind including but not limited to: medical, life, accident, kidnapping and ransom, travel, and others as deem appropriate and applicable by Attendee.
Terms of Participation
- Single supplement travel including sharing a room with a guest that is no your party is not allowed.
- Attendee recognizes, represents and acknowledges that execution of this Agreement is a condition precedent to participating in the Founder’s Trip.
- Attendee is over the age of 18 years and of sound physical and mental condition.
- If the Attendee is bringing a minor child to the Founder’s Trip, the minor shall be accompanied at all times by an adult Attendee.
- Attendees of all ages must be in acceptable health to travel with WILDLIFE SOS. Acceptance of Attendee’s participation is subject to review of your Traveler Information. Medical clearance may be necessary to be presented by Attendee at the request of WILDLIFE SOS. Failure to present medical clearance if requested will result in cancellation of the Agreement without recovery of deposit.
Indemnification
By entering into this Agreement, Attendee agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Wildlife SOS and each of their employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives and contractors from and against: a) any direct claim arising out of the participation of the Attendee in the Founder’s Trip; b) any third-party claims arising out of the participation of the Attendee in the Founder’s Trip; c) all liability costs, expenses, losses (including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by indemnitees arising out of or in connection of participation in the Founder’s Trip; d) gross negligence or willful misconduct by any party arising out of the participation in the Founder’s Trip; e) any negligent action or conduct during the Founder’s Trip, and which is alleged to have caused loss or damage to any party.
Waivers, Risks, Changes, Illness, and possibility of Death
Attendee acknowledges that travel (whether in developed or developing countries, or remote areas, and regardless of the transportation conveyance) and participation in travel and adventure activities (such as, but not limited to boating, snorkeling, trekking, hiking, and animal viewing) involves inherent risks including but not limited to possible risks of injury, trauma, illness, emotional trauma, inability to obtain timely access to medical services, general inadequacy of available medical services, frustration or disappointment in cultural differences, apparent lack of urgency and various inefficiencies, unanticipated factors that cause schedule changes, and the risk of being stranded, lost, scared or delayed in any portion of my journey, OR DEATH (OF MYSELF, A FAMILY MEMBER OR ANOTHER TRAVELER). Attendee has reviewed and carefully considered all of the materials provided to me by WILDLIFE SOS, including the Traveler Information and Waiver form, and had the opportunity to ask questions of WILDLIFE SOS representatives. Attendee is also aware that in developing nations such as many of those served by WILDLIFE SOS, the level of infrastructure development, sense of urgency, communications skills, attention to detail, quality standards, hygiene, political stability, cuisine, sanitation facilities, cleanliness, SAFETY STANDARDS, SAFETY FEATURES AND PRECAUTIONS, OVERALL LEVEL OF RISK and business practices, among other things, may be deemed far inferior to those found in most industrialized nations. In all cases, Trip members are responsible for comprehending all conditions stated and implied in the Trip itinerary and selecting a trip that is appropriate to their interests and abilities; for disclosing in writing any potentially relevant medical or health conditions to WILDLIFE SOS, for preparing for the Trip by reading the Trip itinerary and supplemental Trip information supplied by WILDLIFE SOS; for bringing appropriate clothing and related equipment and for following normal standards of personal hygiene and personal safety, as may be advised by the tour leader or local guides, in order to lessen the risk of all potential traveler diseases or injuries.
Attendee recognizes that overseas travel may increase risk of illness (including diseases not common in the United States, such as malaria), emotional trauma, injury AND DEATH (including, but not limited to, those which may be caused by negligence, forces of nature, or other agencies known or unknown; those caused or contributed to by auto and/or boating accident and the inadequacy and/or absence of safety devices, such as seat belts or flotation devices).
Attendee recognizes that risks may be present at any time before, during and after the Trip that Attendee is participating in with WILDLIFE SOS. Attendee also acknowledges that adequate medical services or facilities may not be readily available or accessible during some or all of the time during the Founder’s Trip and that travel contains inherent risks of illness, injury OR DEATH including those described immediately above, and that evacuation, if necessary, and if available, can be prolonged, difficult and expensive.
Attendees are aware that travel requires compromise to accommodate varying personalities, wants, abilities and objectives of group members. Attendee agrees at all times to act in an appropriate social manner with my fellow Trip members and to act in an appropriate and respectful manner in accordance with the customs of all places visited. Attendee understands and accepts that, personal desires notwithstanding, the tour leader or guide may be required, based upon his or her experience and upon the wishes of the group members, to improvise and exercise his or her judgment and/or make good-faith decisions concerning the management of the tour. the Attendee further agrees to abide by any such decisions. WILDLIFE SOS and/or its local guides and tour leaders reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to ask a member to leave any group trip if, in the leader’s judgment, the person’s behavior or condition may risk the health, safety, or well-being of other Trip members or the individual themselves. Such behavior or condition includes, but is not limited to contagious diseases, injuries and behavior that the guide or other group members find threatening, or other offensive conduct. In such a case, it will be deemed a cancellation within thirty (30) days.
Attendee understand that due to the nature of the destinations to which WILDLIFE SOS organizes tours, and the necessity of the long lead times required to organize such tours, situations such as the following can and might be expected to occur: changes in tour leader or guide assignments; changes in sequence or timing of the itinerary; and/or changes in accommodations and/or transport, including but not limited to hotels, boats, ships, trains and automobiles. Attendee understands further that WILDLIFE SOS cannot guarantee exact adherence to any itinerary or itineraries that have been provided. WILDLIFE SOS may be required to make decisions to address the changed circumstances with or without providing me with advance notification. WILDLIFE SOS gives notice that all services and arrangements for transportation, accommodations, and all other services and arrangements related to this tour have been made by WILDLIFE SOS only as an agent for the various providers of tour and travel services, upon the express condition that WILDLIFE SOS is not liable and does not assume responsibility for any claims, damages, expenses or other financial loss whether to person or property arising out of any injury, accident, death, cancellation, delay, alteration, or inconvenience resulting from any act of any hotel, carrier, restaurant, or other company or person rendering any of the services included in the tour, or caused by weather, sickness, strikes, quarantines, crime, terrorism, acts of war, or the willful or negligent acts of any other tour members, or any other cause beyond our control. Accordingly, WILDLIFE SOS may alter any itinerary, arrangements, or dates, if it becomes necessary or advisable, due to such occurrences. If additional expenses are required by such alteration, each participant agrees to pay said additional amounts.
The Attendee understands and assumes all of the risks of travel. Attendee has reviewed the risks and requirements of the particular itinerary proposed for the Founder’s Trip, and affirm that I am sufficiently healthy and prepared for the rigors of the proposed Trip. The attendee agrees to use his or her best efforts to successfully, responsibly, and safely participate in the Trip. The Attendee, hereby on behalf of himself, herself, and any family members, agents, and successors and assigns, waive any cause(s) of action and release WILDLIFE SOS and any of its officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, successors and assigns (“Released Parties”), from any and all charges, demands, complaints, grievances, damages, costs, expenses, causes of action, actions, rights, benefits, claims and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, definite, certain, or contingent that may arise during or in connection with the Trip except and to the extent of possible gross negligence or intentional misconduct by WILDLIFE SOS. This Waiver and release shall apply to any claim of injury to person or property, including but not limited to any personal injury, death, dismemberment, inconvenience or delay or disruption of services, suffered in preparation for, arrival at, during, or in departure from the Trip. WILDLIFE SOS expressly disclaims any responsibility for any physical or mental health issues of travelers or claims related thereto.
Attendee agrees to review the WILDLIFE SOS Travel Guide in detail prior to departure. Attendee acknowledges that ample time has been given to conduct own research, ask questions and obtain additional information from WILDLIFE SOS and elsewhere.
Attendee agrees to assume certain specific risks as outlined in this document and realize that, in addition to assuming these risks Attendee is waiving his or her right to sue, and am releasing WILDLIFE SOS from liability for those risks.
Attendee has carefully read and understands the foregoing and having done so, Attendee accepts these Terms and Conditions voluntarily. Attendee also acknowledges that he or she has carefully read the Terms & Conditions, including the terms regarding cancellations and refunds, and agrees to be bound by all stated conditions therein. Further, the Attendee recognizes, represents, and acknowledges that acceptance of the Agreement is a necessary condition precedent of participation in the Founder’s Trip.
Secondary to the powers of my spouse/travel companion, to whom the Attendee has given full medical power of attorney, if the Attendee is unable to authorize his or her own medical attention, Attendee authorizes WILDLIFE SOS or its subcontractors or agents to authorize medical attention on Attendee’s behalf. Attendee agrees to hold harmless and release WILDLIFE SOS from any liability for medical attention authorized by them, their subcontractors or agents on my behalf. WILDLIFE SOS assumes no liability regarding provision of medical care or evacuation services. Any of our staff or subcontractors who may provide or seek emergency medical care on your behalf may not have had formal medical or first aid training and are acting only as a “good Samaritan.”
Use of Photographs
WILDLIFE SOS staff, volunteers, and other attendees guests on any trip will be taking photography and video. By participating in the Founder’s Trip, Attendee agrees and grants access to WILDLIFE SOS to make use of any and all media captured during the Trip. WILDLIFE SOS reserves the right to use this media to promote future travel/trips or programs of WILDLIFE SOS at its sole discretion making use of photographs and videos taken during Attendee’s participation in the Trip. Photos and videos may be edited, added to, taken from, copied, adapted, or translated as WILDLIFE SOS sees fit. By participating on the Trip Attendee agrees to allow use of images for any purpose.
Choice of Law, Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
This Agreement shall be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of Utah, with personal and exclusive jurisdiction to the courts in Salt Lake County, State of Utah. The application of the United Nations Convention of Contracts for any International sales is expressly excluded. In the event that a dispute arises, Attendee agrees to submit such dispute to WILDLIFE SOS, which shall be reviewed and responded to no later than 90-days from submission. In the event that attendee doesn’t agree with the resolution, the parties agree to participate in at least four hours of mediation in accordance with the mediation procedures of United States Arbitration & Mediation. The parties agree to share equally the costs of the mediation.
Severability of Provisions
If any of the terms of these Agreements or documents incorporated by reference is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, the invalid or unenforceable provision will be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties and the intent of the original provision. Where a court is unable to construe any unenforceable or invalid provision to make it binding, the court will sever and delete the provision. In any event, all other terms, which remain valid and enforceable, will survive and remain in full force and effect.
Construction
Both parties had an opportunity to have counsel review these terms and conditions Therefore, the fact that WILDLIFE SOS’s attorney drafted the Agreement shall not be considered in construing any ambiguity.
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