Activities

Activities are everything you can drop into a day that isn't an accommodation, a park fee, or a vehicle. Open Content Library then Activities.

Fields

• Name. "Hot-air balloon over the Serengeti", "Sunset walking safari", "Visit to a Maasai boma".
• Location. Park or region.
• Description. Shown on proposals.
• Duration. Approximate hours, used by the itinerary builder to flag overlapping activities.
• Pricing basis.
  • Per person. The activity rate is multiplied by the day's pax count.
  • Per group. A flat rate per booking, regardless of pax.
  • Included. No cost, used for free activities (lodge-included game drives).
• Supplier. Optional, links to the operator who actually runs the activity, for ops.
• Images. Same drag-and-drop as accommodations.

Rates

Activity prices live on the rate card, see Activity rates. Like accommodations, the activity entity holds descriptions and the rate-card holds prices, so you can update one without re-doing the other.

Built-in vs custom

Some activities are essentially built into a lodge stay (a lodge-included game drive, an included dinner). Mark them as Included and they appear in the itinerary as "Included by lodge", with no line cost.

Custom activities (balloon, cultural visit) need a rate card entry.

Optional add-ons

You can mark an activity as Optional on a specific day. It shows on the proposal as an add-on with its own price, and the client can request it without changing the base total.

Common gotchas

• Park fees are not activities. Park fees are managed separately in Park fees, and Ratiba calculates them automatically based on the day's park.
• Game drives are usually free. Most safari lodges include game drives in the rate. Only add a game-drive activity line if you're using an external guide or paying separately.
• Balloon flights are typically per-person and high-margin. Make sure markup is set correctly.