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Once you have confirmed the final safari itinerary a non-refundable deposit will be required which shall be the sum of 15% of the Safari arrangement costs, plus the full amount for the gorilla permits (US$ 700 per permit), the chimpanzee permits per person US$ 200 or Habituation US$ 250, and all in country Airplane Tickets for a Flying Safari (if needed) for each person in the group.

Please note that availability of accommodation and permits is not guaranteed until officially confirmed by Lifetime Experience Safaris. Accommodation, permit and activity reservations will be made as soon as your payment has been received in any of our bank accounts. For your convenience, the remaining balance should be settled at least 3 weeks before the start of your safari.

Most travellers make their payment via bank transfer. This can either be the standard Bank to Bank wire transfer – a process which takes on average 1 - 2 days or via Wise which takes from just few hours to a day. Regular Bank to Bank WireTransfer are sent to our local US$ Stanbic Bank account in Uganda. Payments via Wise are sent to any of our accounts in the US - US$ (checking account), UK – GBP, Belgium – EUR, Australia – AUD and NZD – New Zealand.

The second most popular way is via PesaPal where you submit your payment online via our website with your Credit or Debit Card. The PesaPal Service cost an extra 3.5% - service charge paid by you.

We also take credit or debit card payments at our Kampala office – please note that there is a 3.5% service charge paid by you.

Cash is also acceptable at our office in Kampala – Uganda. For your convenience, we can come fetch the payment at your convenient spot/hotel in Kampala or Entebbe but would need prior notice to ease planning.

The standard is that we should have your full payment before you start the tour – meaning you can as well pay cash on the day. Besides, we need money to run your tour. Last minute payments may lead to late start for the tour especially if you are planning to withdraw money from the cash machine.

Caution: We advise not to rely so much on ATMs for your safari payment. Most often the networks fail, cards get rejected or eaten plus they are limited to a certain amount in Uganda shillings. As the search for a working ATM continues time is running, causing delays and consequential missing out on some tour activities for the day.

Tip: Try to have funds withdrawn from the ATM at least a day before the start of the tour.

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Wise (formerly Transferwise) – Online Low-Cost and Convenient Money Transfer Service

A common question when it come to payments is; what is the most efficient way to send money to Lifetime Experience Safaris, Uganda. With efficiency, we are looking at exchange rate (if applies), transfer fee, method, processing time, security and other factors like origin of the funds and the amount to be transferred.

Our attention was drawn to Wise due to numerous requests from customers who had used it with fast results. Payments arrive in any of our accounts same business day or next day.

Wise is a British online money transfer and international account service founded in January 2011 and is based in London. The company supports more than 750 currency routes across the world. At the moment, you can send money directly into our account in Australian dollars (AUD), British pounds (£), Euros (€), Hungarian forints, New Zealand dollars, Polish złoty (zł), Romanian leu (lei), Singapore dollars, Turkish Lira, and US dollars ($) if you a checking account.

Although banks can be a quick way to convert your money to USD, Wise provides multi-currency accounts and works with several partner banks spread across the globe. That means you can pay us in any of the above mentioned currencies without having to exchange them to USD.

Our Wise Borderless account provides you with local bank details for those currencies which enable us to swiftly receive your deposit. Wise lets you pay straight from your bank account to Lifetime Safaris’ without incurring any additional fees, yes, it's free, depositing into any of our TW accounts. Once the funds are received in our account, we'll receive a Wise confirmation email.

We then do the conversion via the Wise website which uses real exchange rates like the ones you see on google. You only pay a small and transparent fee to convert from your currency to USD, plus another small fee ($4.5 now May 2023) from our overseas account (where you deposit the money) to our local US$ account. Conversion fees vary from one currency to the other and will also be determined by the amount to be converted. You don't need to be registered on TW to use this option. You can use a debit or credit card to pay to our TW account.

Below is our Wise accounts information

LIFETIME EXPERIENCE SAFARIS WISE BORDERLESS ACCOUNTS DETAILS Email address; info@lifetimesafaris.com
USD - Use the details below to send USD from a bank account inside the US
Account Holder	Lifetime Experience Safaris LTD
Account number:	9600000000278148
Routing number:	084009519
Account type:	Checking
Address:	TransferWise 19 W 24th Street New York NY 10010 United States
EUROS - Use the details below to send EUR from a bank account inside EU and SEPA (Single Euro Payment Area)
Account Holder	Lifetime Experience Safaris LTD
IBAN:	BE30 9670 3623 4011
Bank code (SWIFT / BIC):	TRWIBEB1XXX
Address:	TransferWise Europe SA Avenue Marnix 13-17 Brussels 1000 Belgium
GBP - British Pound Bank Details (Use the details below to send GBP from bank accounts inside the UK)
Account Holder:	Lifetime Experience Safaris LTD
Account number:	52351627
UK Sort Code:	23-14-70
Address:	TransferWise 56 Shoreditch High Street London E1 6JJ United Kingdom
AUD - Australian Dollars (Use the details below to send AUD from bank accounts inside Australia)
Account Holder:	Lifetime Experience Safaris LTD
Account number:	414697116
BSB Code:	802-985
Address:	TransferWise 36-38 Gipps Street Collingwood VIC 3066 Australia
NZD New Zealand Bank Details (Use the details to send NZD from bank accounts inside New Zealand)
Account Holder:	Lifetime Experience Safaris LTD
Account number:	02-1290-0396895-000
Address:	TransferWise 56 Shoreditch High Street London E1 6JJ United Kingdom

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Online Credit / Debit Card Payment Via PesaPal

PesaPal is East Africa's answer to PayPal services. - it works much the same as PayPal. PesaPal allows you to submit your payment online in a safe and a secure manner and you receive a receist for your payment.

With Pesapal, the cost is 3.5% of the total amount being transferred and you can pay using your Visa, MasterCard or American Express (Amex). Pesapal is a more convenient option and cheaper compared to bank wire transfers. Using this option, you can pay us directly through this website. Just look at the top menu and on the top right is "Payments" click on "Pay Now" from the drop down list and follow the prompts by by filling out the form with the information as required.

Below are the details you will be required to fill out at the time of making the payment:

Your:
First Name*	Phone Number:
Last Name*	Card Number: (example: 3210 7654 8765 9876 )
Email address*	Card Expiry Date:
Country:	Card Verification Number: (example: 962) – your card info is safe and neither stored nor shared with any third parties.

The money that you pay goes directly into PesaPal’s trust account at a bank in Uganda. You automatically receive an email confirming your payment as soon as the transaction completes. We then transfer the money to our local bank account. It takes three - six business days for us to access the money at the bank from the time you make the payment.

Pesapal was introduced to us from Kenya after several years of operation doing money transfers using mobile phones. Many big firms signed up and has now been embraced by several other African countries like Uganda, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

International Bank to Bank Wire / Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) is another way our clients send funds here. You can transfer money directly to our local US$ Stanbic Bank account in Uganda from anywhere around the world by using the information right down below. Some customers do it themselves and others have to go to their bank. Transfer costs vary from one bank to the other - better if you compare the various charges you may incur before sending money via this method. Our bank charges $15 for every incoming international wire. Customers from the US, Canada and without Wise membersip find this an ideal way to send funds here.

Bank to Bank / Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Details
Beneficially Bank Name:	Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
SWIFT CODE:	SBICUGKX
Beneficially Bank Address:	Crested Towers Plot 17, Hannington Road Kampala Uganda
Branch:	Kabalagala Branch
Beneficially Account Name:	Lifetime Experience Safaris Limited
Account number:	9030014765033
Beneficially Address	Nsambya Road, Millennium House Plot 472 Kampala, Uganda
	info@lifetimesafaris.com Tel: +256 777 201697

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