What is Local Payment (LP) and what does it pay for?
Most of our trips involve two payments. One is the Trip Price which is payable to Oasis or your Travel Agent before departure. The other payment is what we term a ‘Local Payment or LP,’ which is payable to the Tour Leader upon joining the trip. There is no local payment on our Regional Explorer trips. This is a pre-determined amount which covers the cost of your trips day to day expenses such as food, local guides, firewood, gas, some entrance fees to certain sites and game parks, accommodation etc. It goes towards a variety of services which your Tour Leader pays for in cash, direct to local people on the ground as international money transfers can be expensive and problematic. The LP helps reduce the overall price of the trip which in turn passes cost savings onto you. The advantage of Local Payments over ‘kitty’ based systems is that once the LP has been collected you will not be asked for additional payments. It is just as important to us as well as you, that there are NO hidden ex
Related Questions
- What if Im opted in and want to give a buyer additional time to pay, or decide to accept cash payment via local pickup?
- Can I pay my local payment in a different currency from the one specified or in travellers cheques?
- Can I pay my overland local payment in a different currency or travellers cheques?
