How to make a booking

If you have any queries at all, please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

1. To make a booking, please contact us by email to check availability and receive customised booking forms.

PLEASE NOTE: We think that a number of emails are being caught by spam filters - if you have written to us and you have not received a response, its quite likely that the emails are in your spam. (we nearly always respond within 48 hours). Please check!

many common questions about booking and availability are answered here.

2. We will email you booking forms for completion. We also need your

. Full name and nationality as in passport
. Passport number

When you are making your booking and you have a SPECIAL INTEREST (ie PhD, Masters degree, or if you are a jouralist writing an article) please let us know so we can best cater to your needs.

3. 25% non refundable deposit to confirm your reservation.

When sending you the booking forms, we will also send you further information about how to make your deposit. Payment options include:
1. Deposit into an Australian bank account (best option for Australian clients)
2. Deposit into a Nicaraguan bank account
3. Western Union wire
4. PayPal deposit
5. Moneybookers deposit

Please note that there are costs involved in both making international bank transfers or a Western Union transfer - in both cases the costs will be paid by the client NOT Apus Peru.
. Please note that this 25% downpayment is NON-REFUNDABLE as described in the Conditions of booking. We strongly recommend you take out travel insurance that covers such deposits in the case of cancellation.

To use paypal, see instructions at the bottom of this page.

4. Upon receipt of your deposit, we will confirm your tour via email. this email and tour confirmation may take up to two weeks from your booking to arrive. PLEASE read this pre tour confirmation - it includes important details.

5. Thirty days (30 days) prior to tour departure you need to pay the balance of your trip, as outlined in the booking conditions.

6. You will be met at Managua International airport by a representative of our company and transferred to your hotel at the beginning of your tour.

7. After your tour

We are always trying to improve our tours. Your feedback will be most appreciated. You will be given a feedback form during your tour, please complete this. Alternatively, please let us know what you think by writing an email or completing the feedback form supplied via email.

Please note

Most of our tours leave any day you wish because we organise private groups at affordable prices.

We also organise larger groups but do not combine groups of individuals unless requested. (see booking form for further explanation.)

For organisational reasons, we require one week to organise your booking, prior to departure.

We are a small, family operated company. As part of our commitment to responsible tourism, where possible, we try to schedule guides and drivers at the beginning of each month. This means that they have more balanced programs (beneficial for those with families) and also have guaranteed work days for the month - most important in a fickle industry. If you are "thinking" about booking a trip and the beginning of the month is looming, please consider that the best guides are allocated first.

USING PAYPAL

In order to set up a PayPal account please follow the folowing steps (or refer to the HELP section in paypal).

1. Please go to www.paypal.com and click on Sign Up Now.
2. You can choose one of the three type of accounts and click "continue".
3. You will need the following information:
. a. Your name.
. b. Address.
. c. Phone number.
. d. E-Mail address.
. e. A password.
4. Answer two of the Security Questions.
5. Agree with the Paypal Privacy Policy.
6. Click on "Sign Up".
7. Confirm your information.

... and it's done!

How to pay with your Paypal account :

1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click on the "Send Money" tab.
3. Click on "Pay Anyone".
4. Enter the our email address( apusperu@westnet.com.au ), the amount of your deposit, the currency($USD), the payment type, y and if you want so, an optional subject and note.
5. Click "Continue".
6. Review the information on the confirmation page and click on "Send Money" to complete your transaction.