Views of the Mara & the Migration

Costs, Payment Schedule &
Rationale:
Mara 2008

Delegates should be prepared to meet this specific payment schedule:
 

The organizers of the International Conference in Africa for Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry meeting series, work hard to bring these meetings to locations with outstanding biological interest and appeal. We focus on venues and programs that are free of the normal distractions and encourage relaxed interaction and collaboration between colleagues.

For the 2008 meeting we have selected the Mara Simba Lodge and Keekorok Lodge, Maasai Mara National Reserve, in the "Great Rift Valley" of Kenya. In order to secure the entire lodge it has been necessary to agree to a specific payment schedule. Thus, delegates and symposium session organizers will need to meet this schedule for payment
:
Combined REGISTRATION & ACCOMMODATION FEE: FULLY INCLUSIVE#
all amounts are per person - twin share or double unless stipulated ($ US)
Initial deposit (p.p.)
before July 2007: 		$354 all delegates/persons
2nd payment (p.p.)
before February 2008: 		$416 all delegates/persons
Balance* payment (p.p.)
cleared for May 2, 2008:
(you will be provided with an individual account)
 As stipulated below + surcharge
(+ upper room fee if appropriate):
FULL delegate:

$645*
FULL delegate 3 share:

$545*
Accompanying person:

$529*

  
Accompanying person 3 share:

$429*
STUDENT delegate:
support for student travel?

$442*

 reflects $203 subsidy
STUDENT delegate 3 share:
support for student travel?

$342*

 reflects $203 subsidy
Child <12 (sharing with 2 adults):

* only the surcharge below

 conditions
   
In addition the KWS/KTB fee must be paid:
*Kenya Government Park Fee surcharge:
(Payable in addition to above balance)
* Effective July 2006, the Government has imposed an increase on entry fees to all Class A Parks and as of March 2007 increased entry to the Maasai Mara (projected). more info		 $155 adults *
$85 child *
   
If applicable the following room fee must be paid:
Upper floor room supplement:

$60 p.p.
 

These payments become non-refundable at these dates but remain transferable to a new delegate.
For further details of terms & conditions see: TERMS amended by bank direction
Payment options:
Credit Card (VISA / MC) - 2% fee (imposed by card authority)
$US cheque - $15 processing fee
Wire transfer - fees at your bank
# at this time fees may vary by up to 10%. No variation will be imposed after initial payment of registration fee, other than any change due to alterations in fee or tax structure by the Government of Kenya (including the Kenya Wildlife Service / Kenya Tourist Board). see terms

For further information on 'what we do with sponsorship money' and 'why there are no funds for general support' please go to Registration -> support.


Rooms at the Mara Simba looking out over the Talek River
Chalet units with upper &
ground floor rooms. 
Views direct on to the Talek river

We are aware that compared to 'normal' meetings this represents relatively early payment. This is the only basis on which the venue and the meeting could be secured.

The Mara Simba Lodge is an extraordinary venue; and has recently been awarded the highest (5 star) ranking for service of any Lodge in Kenya, and received special recognition for environmentally sensitive management practices. The Keekorok Lodge was the original and first Maasai Mara Lodge and is one of the most highly recommended lodges in the region.

Such venues offer limited capacity and are under very high seasonal demand from the Safari tourist industry. This is especially true of the Maasai Mara - July - September: when the famed wildebeest and zebra migration moves from the Serengeti into the Mara.

Keekorok Lodge: standard rooms
Comfortable shaded chalets, all made of indigenous materials such as cedar, pink and gray sand river stone, which offset the green lawns and colourful bougainvillea


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