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WHALE WATCHING

Booking Holidays in the Azores

Azores Swimming with Dolphins

Cost: £1100 for 10 day, 9 night holiday

Call us or email to check availability of accommodation on your chosen dates.

Call +44 (0)1273 882778 email: Dolphin Connection.

To reserve the Azores holiday

Cost and Booking Info • Cost £1100

These trips are very popular and early booking is recommended. You can email us or call to discuss the availability and the accommodation options. Also we can send you a booking form with which you can send a deposit.

To reserve a place, send a £200 non- refundable deposit payable to

The Dolphin Connection and send to: 111 Carden Hill, Hollingbury, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 8DA

On receipt of the deposit we will send you a booking confirmation and booking conditions. The balance is payable 8 weeks before departure.

Accommodation

The accommodation is in a charming rustic hotel which is top of the range in the Azores. The accommodation included in the price is sharing a deluxe, private en-suite room. All accommodation options are subject to availability at the time of booking.

Additional upgrades:
Single en-suite room supplement is £255 ( UK Pounds ) €355 (Euros )
Single, shared bathroom is £155-£205 ( UK Pounds ) €215 - €285 ( Euros)

En suite studio for 2 with sofa, tea making and fridge, supplement

£85 pp ( UK Pounds ) €120( Euros)

De-luxe private en-suite villa for 2 with lounge and kitchen , supplement £125pp ( UK Pounds ) €174 ( Euros)

Family suites available(sleep 4/5) Attractive family discounts

Please feel free to discuss any other requirements you may have as we have specialist knowledge of the Island.

All prices include:

9 nights deluxe hotel accommodation and breakfast
Local transfers, airport pick-up
6 Dolphin swim boat trips, snorkelling, safety training and the services of fully qualified aquatic rescue guide
Island tour with expert local guide
Museum visits, nature walks and information about other activities
audio-visual presentation and talks on the marine life in the Azores
Optional groups sessions to relax, unwind and reflect.

Prices do NOT include:

Flights. Cost approx £350 London to Lisbon (2 hrs) with connecting flight to Islands (21/2 hours)*
When booking flights we can recommend best times, prices, and connections.
Evening Meals (cost £8-£10 excellent gourmet fish, meat and vegetarian cuisine

Please feel free to discuss any other requirements you may have as we have specialist knowledge of the Island.

Booking Conditions

Contracts

Your holiday booking is only made when The Dolphin Connection Limited has issued a confirmation invoice. This takes place after we have received a completed and signed booking form, you have read the full terms and conditions, completed health declarations and sent payment of the relevant deposit.

Deposit

An initial deposit of £200 per person is required together with the signed and completed Booking Form. If booking is made less than 8 weeks prior to departure the full amount is payable. Cheques should be made payable to Dolphin Connection Limited.

Cancellations by you

You may cancel your holiday at any time, provided that the cancellation is confirmed  in writing by the person signing the booking form. The following scale will apply to cover administration charges and pre-payments for accommodation and boat charter undertaken by us:

Period before departure

More than 70 days - Loss of deposit
Between 69 to 43 days - 50% of the holiday cost
 Less than 42 days - 100% of the holiday cost

Cancellations by Dolphin Connection 

A minimum number of 6 holiday makers is required for each holiday (unless otherwise stated) and if this minimum requirement is not reached we will, subject to 30 days warning, either cancel the departure, offer a full refund, or supply an alternative independent holiday, subject to your approval.

Holiday Details

Because of the nature of our holidays it is not possible to include all information concerning holiday details in our brochure. All arrangements for your holiday will be included in your confirmation invoice and you will be sent full terms and conditions to sign and send back to us.

Insurance

Because of the physical nature of our holidays it is an essential condition of your booking that there is adequate holiday insurance in place for each member of your party, to our reasonable satisfaction and in accordance with our recommended levels of cover. We will ask you to let us have written evidence of the insurance at least eight weeks prior to the commencement of the holiday ( or at the time of booking if made less than eight weeks before commencement) and we reserve the right to terminate any holiday if adequate insurance cover is not in place by then.

Complaints

 If you have any complaint you should make it known at the earliest opportunity to our local representative. You will be asked to complete a complaint form which, must be signed and returned and you will be given a copy. If the representative is unable to resolve the problem to your satisfaction you should contact our head office as soon as possible. If at the end of your holiday you feel that your complaint has not been properly dealt with you must first notify us in writing within 15 days of your scheduled date of return and we will do our best to resolve the problem.

Financial Protection

 All monies received from you are held in a Trust Fund to comply with the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Tours Regulations 1992. This means that any money paid to us is not released until your holiday is completed thus providing you with financial security in the unlikely even of our insolvency.

  Health and Emergencies

 Because our holidays involve travel in small boats in the open sea as well as swimming with dolphins the holidays can be physically strenuous. It is therefore vital and a condition of your booking that that you truthfully complete a medical declaration in respect of the health of each member of your party to enable us to give guidance on the advisability of taking any particular holiday or our making special arrangements for their safety and comfort while they are on holiday. If there are any changes to the health of any member of your party between the date of the health declaration and departure you must inform us immediately. If you fail to fully inform us of the medical condition of any person we reserve the right to terminate the booking or holiday of that person without compensation.

  Visas and Passports

 No special requirements apply to persons travelling to the Azores on full British Passports; however, if this does not apply to you or any member of your party you must inform us.

New Website

We are very excited about our newly designed web site. It is packed with beautiful new images and is very user friendly. The photo gallery is being prepared and will be with you shortly.We hope 2008 is the year you can join us for one of these exciting adventures with the dolphins.