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Your chance to win a safari for two with Waterstones (UK)

Date Published: 30th August 2016

Win a Safari Holiday to Botswana for Two with Alexander McCall Smith

Exclusively from Waterstones.com, pre-order/order your copy of Precious and Grace (ISBN: 9781408708125) by Alexander McCall Smith for the chance to win a money-can’t-buy trip for yourself and one other person to Botswana, with Belmond Safaris and Alexander McCall Smith.

All customers who order a copy of Precious and Grace (ISBN: 9781408708125) by Alexander McCall Smith from Waterstones.com before midnight on 18/09/2016 will be entered into the draw for their chance to win.

Don’t worry! If you have already pre-ordered, you will still be entered into the draw. However many books you order, you will still have an equal chance. One winner will be chosen. This competition is only open to UK residents.

1. These terms and conditions apply to the order draw entitled Precious and Grace (ISBN: 9781408708125) by Alexander McCall Smith. Any Waterstones customer who orders a copy of Precious and Grace (ISBN: 9781408708125) by Alexander McCall Smith from Waterstones.com before midnight on 18/09/2016 will be automatically entered into the draw to win a money-can’t-buy trip for the winner and one travel companion of their choice to Botswana, with Belmond Safaris and Alexander McCall Smith. All attendees must be 18 or over. Only one entry per person is allowed notwithstanding multiple or second or subsequent purchases of the book.

2. The dates of the trip will be between 9 November and 17 November 2016 (allowing for travel dates either side of the Belmond experience, 10 November to 16 November), so the winner and their travel companion must be available on those dates. This competition is only open to UK residents.

Included in the prize:

  • Scheduled return flights between the UK and Johannesburg for the winner and their travel partner
  • Scheduled return domestic flights between Johannesburg and Maun for the winner and their travel partner
  • Six nights’ accommodation at Belmond Safaris Lodges (2 nights at Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge, 2 nights at Belmond Khwai River Lodge and 2 nights at Belmond Eagle Island Lodge) including welcome gift, donation to local village, all meals, premium brand spirits (exclusive of imported champagne, as well as VSOP spirits and South African Reserve Wines), 2 daily game viewing activities, national park fees, laundry services and emergency evacuation insurance
  • Scheduled, light aircraft inter-camp flights from Maun to the camps and return
  • Botswana departure tax

Excluded:

  • International/regional flights not mentioned
  • All meals and beverages not specifically mentioned
  • Surcharge for private helicopter inter-camp flights
  • Spa treatments at Belmond Khwai River Lodge
  • Passport and visa fees
  • Travel Insurance
  • Excess Baggage charges
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Gratuities and communication costs
  • Any items not specifically mentioned

Travel Itinerary

9 November 2016 – Scheduled flight from London to Johannesburg
10 November 2016 – Scheduled domestic flight from Johannesburg to Maun Airport
10 November 2016 – Scheduled charter flight from Maun Airport to Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge
10 – 12 November 2016 – Luxury Room at Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge
12 November 2016 – Scheduled charter flight from Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge to Belmond Khwai River Lodge
12 – 14 November 2016 – Luxury Room at Belmond Khwai River Lodge
14 November 2016 – Scheduled charter flight from Belmond Khwai River Lodge to Belmond Eagle Island Lodge
14 – 16 November 2016 – Deluxe Tented Room at Belmond Eagle Island Lodge
16 November 2016 – Scheduled charter flight from Belmond Eagle Island Lodge to Maun Airport
16 November 2016 – Scheduled domestic flight from Maun Airport to Johannesburg
16/17 November 2016 – Scheduled flight from Johannesburg to London

3. This draw is not open to employees or contractors of the Promoter or their immediate families, nor to any other person connected with the pre-order draw.

4. A customer who has ordered Precious and Grace (ISBN: 9781408708125) by Alexander McCall Smith from Waterstones.com will be chosen at random from all those who have been entered into the draw and notified as soon as possible after the 18/09/16.

5. The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of the Prize or offer an alternative Prize of equivalent status. No cash alternative will be offered. The Prize is non-transferable.

6. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted and no feedback on any entry will be provided. The decision of the Promoter on all matters is final.

7. By being entered into the draw, entrants consent to the use of their names, city of residence, photograph and/or image for publicity purposes in all media carried out by the Promoter (and in the case of there being more than one, each of them) without payment or compensation.

8. The Promoter may terminate, amend or withdraw this draw and/or these terms and conditions at any time.

9. Entry to the order draw is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions, which are governed by English Law. By entering this pre-order draw you are deemed to have read and accepted these terms.

10. The contact details you provide to order (or provided pursuant to paragraph 8 above) will be used by the Promoter to contact entrants if necessary, and will not be shared with other companies. Waterstones will only use your email address and other personal information in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and in accordance with our privacy policy.

Promoter: Waterstones Booksellers Limited (“Waterstones”) on behalf of itself and its associated companies in Ireland, The Netherlands, and Little, Brown Book Group Limited, Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ, 020 3122 6000. A member of Hachette UK Group, registered in England and Wales under company no. 2304585 Click here for company information littlebrown.co.uk or here hachette.co.uk/information/email disclaimer page for our email disclaimer page.

 

Please note that this is a third party competition and the Alexander McCall Smith website editors are not party to the selection of the winner and are not responsible for the terms and conditions listed here or on the third party site.