Andean Explorer cost breakdown

TOTAL Cost £2495

Pre-Departure Costs
£250

• Personal interview/open evening
• Quest T-Shirt
• Expedition manual CD (info on: Country profiles, fundraising, reading lists, money, health, flights, insurance etc.)
• Pre-Departure Training Day
  Production & assessment of Terms & Conditions, medical declaration, emergency contact forms
• Liasing with flight agents & insurance companies
• Project preparation with on-ground expedition assessment & risk assessment recces
• Expedition preparation with deposits & bookings for park fees, activities & courses

Expedition Costs
£2120

• Accommodation for 42 nights
• All food - 126 meals
• All trips -, Bolivian salt flats, 4 x 4 Expedition, Ice Climbing, Jungle Expedition & Pampas, White-Water Rafting, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Sand-boarding
• £50 donation to Villa Maria Children's Project
• National Park entrances, local guides
• Transport - flights, buses, boats, trains
  Quest Expedition Leader wages, international flight & insurance
• Quest Equipment-tents, stoves, ropes, 1st aid kit, satellite telephone
• Budgeting & Accounting with foreign & financial exchange expenses
• Risk Assessments, emergency contingency planning & medical evacuation consultations
  End of Expedition de-brief; expert advice on onward travel destinations & talks on safety issues
• Repatriation Assistance & Reserve fund
• Staff Selection & Intensive training
• Staff selection course followed by 3 day staff training

Quest UK Support Costs
£425

• UK Staff salaries and 24hr UK telephone support from HQ staff for parents, leaders, students & overseas staff
• Quest Doctor for 24hr medical advice & support
• Office rent, marketing, efficient administration & communication systems
• Feedback questionnaires