Kruger National Park

[Twitchin Kitten]

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That's food, lodging, tours, the works. This was a deluxe, super luxury deal. That was also in 1998.

Just so you know, those indemnity clauses are broken daily. I used to run a pony ride business and had customers sign a hold harmless agreement and I've been sued for things that were absolutely not my fault. Always made out the "winner" in the suits, but it winds up costing money to defend yourself. I had insurance on top of it and good thing! They provided the lawyers.

Africa I'm sure has a huge difference between laws and how people can screw you as a business owner. I can only tell you from my experiences as an indy business owner/operator dealing with animals and people. People suck.

Just do ALL the research you can and find out what you need to cover your ass in every situation you can think of. Since this is tourism, my first thoughts go to, "how much can I get fucked over by a pissed off tourist and what legal avenues are available to them to hassle me with?"

If you can do it on a "dime" go for it! I started my business with a borrowed pony and no money to start and I built it up from there. I expanded to 6 ponies in the rotation, the farm's main insurance policy covered me and I took an extra policy for $500 a year to cover bullshit suits and hold harmless agreements for when I was hired to do corporate events like company ball games and picnics. It really didn't cost me much to run the business per year and I made out very nicely all summer with my big weekend in September when I worked a Renaissance festival here in town. I would rake in $2k for 2 days work and my employees were kids who were happy to work for $50/day each in cash.