Liz wrote:
> Just checked out safaris in Tanzania and quite frankly am shocked at the
> price gouging! $175 for double occupancy for mid-range accomodation???
Is that $ 175 p.p. per night? If you have extracted that from a safari
itinerary, and come up with that as an average, that's actually pretty fair.
Park fees (included in the itinerary) are $ 30 p.p. per day.
Your share of the cost of the Guide/driver and his vehicle would
be another $40 - $60 per day. The rate paid for the lodge is
full board - all meals included. And these places are out in the
remote areas, requiring that every item they use has to be
trucked in.
Then, the operator has his own markup added to pay for his
overhead, taxes, marketing and finally, some profit.
$175 p.p. per day for a complete safari package is a good
deal - not gouging.
On the other hand, if you are looking at $ 175 p.p. per night
for the lodge alone with no park fees, no Guide, no vehicle,
that is excessive.
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