Poivre & St. Joseph’s Atoll

Package Rates
Remember that Yellow Dog’s services are completely free! When you book a trip with Yellow Dog, you never pay more than when you book directly with the lodge or outfitter.

Please contact Yellow Dog for custom rates

What’s Included:

• Six (6) full days of guided fishing (typically two anglers per guide)
• Seven (7) nights of single-occupancy accommodations aboard the Quo Vadis catamaran mothership (based on a group size of four anglers)
• All meals while onboard Quo Vadis
• Water transfers from Mahe or Desroches to Poivre and St. Joseph’s
• Use of skiffs and all fuel for daily transportation to and from flats
• Seychelles fishing license
• All applicable taxes and landing fees
• Use of rods and reels (if necessary)
• Water, soft drinks, coffee, and tea
• Select beer, wine, and alcohol on board Quo Vadis (a menu will be provided prior to the trip with visibility on this)

What’s Not Included: 

• Airfare to and from Mahe (SEZ)
• Hotel nights, meals, and ground transfers on Mahe (if needed)
• Select beer, wine, and alcohol on board Quo Vadis
• Seychelles conservation license of $210.00 per person
• Gratuities for guides and staff
• Mandatory travel and medical evacuation insurance
• Terminal tackle and flies
• Rental rods and reels ($25.00 per day/$65 per week)
• Re-route air charter landing fee to Desroches instead of to Alphonse (highly recommended!)

Payment Terms

• We require a 50% deposit at the time of booking, and final payment is to be made 90 prior to arrival and the start of the trip. 

INDEMNITY & INSURANCE:
All activities require the client to sign an indemnity once on location

All clients require travel insurance to cover costs incurred due to flight delays for any reason

All clients require “From Scene of Accident Medivac Insurance” 

At the time of quote flight charges, island fees and government taxes are correct but are subject to change without prior notice. Increases in any of these facets are out of the control of Alphonse Island Lodge Limited and will be transferred to the client.  Service providers used such as airlines and charter boat operators are independent business concerns and are in no way affiliated to Alphonse Island Limited.  Although all reasonable efforts will be made to ensure the smooth running of the tour, Alphonse Island Lodge Limited cannot be held responsible in any way for bad or non-performance of service providers.  While all possible efforts will be made to ensure the success of this tour, Alphonse Island Lodge Limited cannot be held responsible in any way for the cancellation in total or in part or non-performance in any way, due to bad weather, insufficient bookings or any other detrimental natural phenomenon/disaster, political unrest or war.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS – CANCELLATIONS
NOTE THAT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 29, 2021, THE FOLLOWING TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND CANCELLATION POLICIES ARE IN PLACE FOR ALL ALPHONSE FISHING COMPANY-RUN DESTINATIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT TRIP INSURANCE COVERAGE, AS WELL AS MEDICAL EVACUATION COVERAGE, ARE BOTH NOW MANDATORY FOR ALL SEYCHELLES (AFC) BOOKINGS, AS FULL REFUNDS ARE SIMPLY NOT OFFERED IN ANY CASES OF CANCELLATION, REGARDLESS OF THE REASON.

RESCHEDULE AND CANCELLATION POLICIES:

> A 10% fee shall be levied if cancellation is made more than 180 days prior to arrival

> A 10% fee shall be levied if the reservation is moved to an alternative date within the same year

> A 10% fee and the rate increase shall be levied if the reservation is moved to an alternative date that is not within the same year

> A fee of 50% shall be levied if cancellation is between 180 and 90 days prior to arrival

> A fee of 100% shall be levied if cancellation is 90 days or less prior to arrival

> All cancellations and provisional bookings must be confirmed in writing

INDEMNITY & INSURANCE:

> All activities require the client to sign an indemnity once on location

> All clients are required to submit “From Scene of Accident Medevac Insurance” prior to arrival

> It is required that guests take out travel insurance that covers part or full cancellation of a trip due to flight delays, health (including infectious diseases), weather, force majeure or any other reason

THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE:

> A ban on travel issued by the departing country stating that citizens may not travel to the Seychelles

> Border closure prohibiting non-residents from travel into the Seychelles 

For all Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, L.L.C. (YDFA) Alphonse, Cosmoledo, Astove, Poivre and Farquhar fishing packages, both deposits and final payments are non-refundable. If a cancelled package is resold by either the lodge/operator or by Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, then a full refund will be sent minus a $100.00 per person cancellation fee charged by Yellow Dog. In the case of cancellation by the client, both deposit and final payment may be transferred to another guest or angler for those same (original) dates if facilitated and arranged by the client. In case of cancellation due to weather, a full or partial credit may be rolled over and credited to a future date, but this is wholly at the discretion of the operator. Yellow Dog reserves the right to charge a minimum handling fee of $100.00 per person for date changes (approved by the lodge) after the initial reservation has been made. At time of quote, all flight charges, island fees and government taxes are correct but nonetheless are subject to change without prior notice. All guests are REQUIRED to purchase a comprehensive medical emergency evacuation insurance policy, and Yellow Dog strongly recommend that anglers and guests purchase travel insurance for your trip. It is the right of the lodge and operators to cancel any booking without refund if the client is not adequately insured. Please be aware that all guests will be required to sign and return the Alphonse Fishing Company Reservation and Indemnity Form prior to the trip, and there will be no exceptions to this. No refunds can be made for unused arrangements or fishing time lost due to inclement weather. Receipt of deposit and/or final payment is acknowledgment that registrant has read and accepts the deposit, cancellation, refund and responsibility clauses for these Seychelles packages.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW YELLOW DOG GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND CANCELLATION POLICIES

Payment Terms For All Yellow Dog Trip Bookings
In order to lock in your trip reservation, we ask that you please remit payment at the time of receipt of invoice. For your convenience, Yellow Dog accepts on-line payments via a direct and secure ACH platform – a quick and easy way to complete your trip reservation. Note that all Yellow Dog invoices include a live link that takes you directly to the Yellow Dog ACH platform for fast and easy payment. For open and existing invoices with a remaining balance, payment reminders also include this easy link to the ACH page.

Other customary forms of payment that are accepted are checks or wire transfers. If you would like to pay in a different way or have any questions about alternate payment methods, please contact Yellow Dog at (888) 777-5060 or (406) 585-8667. We are available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Beginning September 1st, 2020, Yellow Dog will apply a 3% convenience fee for all credit card transactions.

Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures Standard Forms For Payment

• ACH online payments (for US banking institutions only).
• Traditional checks (sent via mail)
• Electronic wire payments (client is responsible for any wiring fees)

*Please contact us if you prefer or require a different payment option. Convenience fees may apply for other payment methods.

**Please be aware that the ACH platform is only available for US financial institutions and bank accounts. International payments can be made via wire or with a credit card.