Tour companies ask personal details, such as age when you sign up for
a tour. If someone says they are, say, over 65, it would be sensible
for the tour operator to ask for a medical certificate from the would-
be tour member stating that they are fit enough to undertake the tour.
It is not an unreasonable request. After all, Travel insurance
companies demand a medical certificate if you are over a certain age
and if you have pre-existing medical condition for which you want
coverage for.
Unfortunately I can't see that happening, as a sizeable proportion of
the client base for birding tours (and the tour industry generally)
would fall into the elderly, unfit demographic. If tour companies
stopped taking bookings from people in this demographic, they would
find a drastic reduction in their profits. Birding tour companies are
in the business to make a profit, not to provide a public service, so
I can't see much chance of any changes to the status quo.
If people do not want to be inconvenienced by their fellow travellers,
the best thing is to go by yourself or one or two birders who you know
well and are happy to travel with. Solo birding OS is a bit harder and
requires a fair bit of time researching, but it is much more
satisfying and gives one much more flexibility in your itinerary. I
have been on one organised birding tour, but I don't think I will be
going on any others. I am quite happy doing my own thing.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 03/01/2012, at 7:37 AM, Mike Honeyman wrote:
Am I the only one that finds it sad that a small specialist tour
company is being held responsible for the fact that certain grown
adults are either to ignorant or to arrogant to pay heed to the tour
advice before booking?
It appears that Rockjumper made it perfectly clear what the physical
demands were in the pre-booking information.
mjh
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