Tetepare Eco Lodge Rate for 2012

TETEPARE DESCENDANTS ASSOCIATION

ECO LODGE RATES 2012

Prepared by, THE ECO LODGE MANAGEMENT TEAM.

1.      ACCOMMODATION

2011 Rates

2012 Rates

Children 2yrs and Under	3-12yrs 50%	13yrs and up	Children 2yrs and Under	3-12yrs 50%	13yrs and up
Free	SBD$225	SBD$450	Free	SBD$250	SBD$500

2.      CONSERVATION FEE

2011 Rates

2012 Rates

Children 2 Yrs and Under	3-12 Yrs 50%	13 Yrs and Up	Children 2 Yrs and Under	3-12 Yrs 50%	13 Yrs and Up
Free	SBD$25	SBD$50	Free	SBD$50	SBD$100

3.      BOAT TRANSFERS

Pickup	Drop off	Rates in SBD$	No. of Guests/Single Boat	Extra in the Boat
Munda	Tetepare	1900	Up to 6
Munda	Lola	600	Up to 6
Lola	Tetepare	2400	Up to 6
Noro	Tetepare	2800	Up to 6
Uepi/Charapoana	Tetepare	2900	Up to 6
Seghe/Matikuri	Tetepare	2000	Up to 6
Tetepare	Ughele	1300	Up to 6
Gizo	Munda	4000	Up to 6
Gizo	Tetepare	4500	Up to 6
Wilderness/Peava	Tetepare	3800	Up to 6
Ropiko	Tetepare	3950	Up to 6

4. ACTIVITIES/BOAT TOURS

From	To and back to Field station	Rate (1-6 people), Single boat	Activities	Boat Tour
Field station	No.5 Passage	$100.00	Dugong/Snorkeling	-
Field Station	No.1	300	Visit Crocodile lake
Field Station	No.4 or Mbo point	150	Snorkeling
Field Station	Campbell River	450	Picnic & Forest walk
Field Station	Raro River	700	Bird watching & River visit
Field Station	Hokata	900	Tambu site Visit
Field Station	Saruma island	900	Picnic & snorkeling
Field Station	Barora Bay	950	Tambu site visit
Field Station	Kaifie/Kufa	1400	Tambu site visit, Bush walk & Picnic
Field Station	Livutana Point	950	Swim with dolphins
Field Station	Sie Mbo	850	4-5Hours beach walk
Field Station	Fiha/Tirokofi	750	2 Hours beach walk & short bush walk to see lowland rainforest trees
Field Station	Rarumana/Tofa	700	Short bush walk to see huge lowland Fig & Strangling trees
Field Station	Qeuru/Soe(MPA)	350 one way ($700 both way)	Turtle nesting beach, 3-4 hrs bush walk, Visit bat cave, snorkeling
Field Station	Vasara(MPA)	200	Walk to Vasara peak, snorkeling
Field Station	No.5	100	snorkeling
Field Station	Round the island	1400	Boat trip round the island
Field Station	Lokuru village, Rendova.	700	Village tours, purchase handicraft, see cultural activities
Field Station	Field station	450	Turtle Tagging(only happens when rangers are tagging for conservation)
Field Station	Field station	50/per head	Coconut crab monitoring trips.
Field Station	Baniata, Rendova		Village Tours/Turtle beach/see cultural activities
Field Station	No5	30	Dugongs
Field Station	Hopongo		Village visit
Field Station	Retavo		Turtle beach/Village visit
Field Station

5. Gear Hire.

Snorkeling Gear Hire per day(Limited Quantities Available

SBD$30

6. Visiting Yachts

Prices for visiting yachts

The TDA Welcomes yachts and sail boats to visit Tetepare, but ask that all people visiting Tetepare on sailing boats pay the SBD$100/$12AUD conservation Fee and follow the visitor code of conducts, including rules prohibiting fishing within the Marine Protected area. Yachts people are also welcomes to book Accommodation at the eco Lodge, and to hire local guides for on-island Activities such as bush walks, wildlife watching trips, Kastom site visits and Snorkeling trips. Should you stay at the eco Lodge or hire guides, we recommend you contact us in Advance to ensure rooms and guides are available for you. To read an information sheet for visiting yachts, please click here.

Prices quoted in Australian dollars (AUD) are a guide only, because exchange rate fluctuates. Prices will be charge in Solomon Islands Dollars (SBD). Payments will be accepted in Solomon Dollars, or by advanced bank transfer. Bank transfer will only e accepted if paid at least 10 days before arrival on Tetepare, to allow us to confirm succeful transfer of the fund with our Bank. To check the latest currency conversion rates, click here

Prices may change without notice.

To book a stay at the Tetepare Island Eco Lodge, click here

Book launch photo, a new milestone, and how to be an eco-tourist!

The public launches have taken place in Honiara and Australia for TDA patron John Read's new book on Tetepare, 'The Last Wild Island'. The launches received significant media coverage in the Solomons, and the book is now available for purchase online in Australia, and from the Lime Lounge and other limited outlets in Honiara.

Pictured above with John are TDA stalwarts Mary Bea (far left) and Jack Daniel (far right) who both feature strongly in John's book, and who also made it to Honiara for the launch party.

The TDA are hopeful that John's book will bring further positive attention to Tetepare, both from conservationists and from eco-tourists. The timing of the launch couldn't have come at a better time for the island, which has just celebrated its first month with an average occupancy rate of 50%!

But more eco-tourists means that the island's resources and unique flora and fauna need to be protected all the more from any potential damage that increased tourist numbers may bring. With that in mind, it's good to see organisations such as the IUCN offering advice on how to be a good eco-tourist. While some of what they say may seem obvious, they do offer some genuinely helpful tips...have a look here http://www.iucn.org/?uNewsID=7253 for the full story.

Collaborating with KIBCA

The TDA were recently approached by KIBCA (the Kolombangara Island Biodiversity Conservation Association), proposing some closer collaboration on marketing and tourism activities.

Given the two organisations' geographical proximity and shared interests in conservation and eco-tourism, the TDA think this is an excellent idea!

The first evidence of the closer co-operation between the two bodies will be cross-promotion on each of our websites; the TDA's website will soon be updated to carry a link to KIBCA's site, where you will already find reference to the TDA...why not take a look here  http://www.kolombangara.org/tetepare

And have a look at this link too - http://www.kolombangara.org/info-sheets-maps - this provides excellent information on what to do and see on the amazing island of Kolambangara.

Latest newsletter..Tetepare Watch March 2011

We're happy to announce the publication of the TDA's latest newsletter.

It features articles on all the new building work, upcoming conservation efforts, the introduction of even more savings clubs and work being done in partnership with the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau.

If you would like a soft copy, please send a request to teteparebookings@gmail.com

A Riveting Read

One of the TDA's patrons, John Read, has just written a fascinating book about his family's time on Tetepare.

John describes the book as 'part travelogue, part social and environmental commentary on the Solomon Islands, with Tetepare Island as a microcosm', and it is due to be published in late April this year.

The book, called 'The Last Wild Island: Saving Tetepare' has just been reviewed by Lonely Planet, and their review can be found here  http://www.lonelyplanet.com/solomon-islands/travel-tips-and-articles/76490 

Building a better Tetepare

Thanks to grants from the New Zealand High Commission for a guest eatery, and from Seacology for a new staff dormitory, two new impressive structures have started taking shape on the island.

The hope is that both sets of building work will be completed by the start of June this year, meaning that our guests will have somewhere much more comfortable to eat, and our staff will have somewhere much more comfortable to sleep!

These pictures show the early stages of foundation-digging for the staff dormitory, and the moment that the contracts were signed in the Tetepare field station for the entire dormitory construction project.

Tetepare and the cost of fuel in the Solomons

Despite the cost of inflation for most items in the Solomons being only 1% during the second half of 2010, the cost of fuel has unfortunately risen over 15% in the last three months.

Like many of our fellow tourism providers here in the Western Province, we're sorry to say that we can't keep absorbing this significant extra cost; and as a not-for-profit business, these price increases really affect our ability to do our crucial conservation and livelihoods work.

So, from March 1st 2011, we are going to have to apply a temporary fuel surcharge to all our boat transfers and boat-related activities on Tetepare; hopefully we shall soon see fuel costs drop back down to pre-Christmas 2010 prices, and we'll soon be able to do away with our surcharge.

Below is a copy of the announcement that has been posted in the TDA's Munda office and on Tetepare. Our Bookings Officer will be attempting to contact all those guests who have made reservations in the coming weeks and months to advise them of this change to our prices.

Tetepare: temporary fuel surcharge

Unfortunately, the price of fuel has risen by over just over 15% in the last three months, and this means that the TDA's costs have also risen significantly.

To help us deal with these price increases, we are having to introduce a temporary fuel surcharge on boat transfers and all other boat-related activities around Tetepare.

The surcharge will be 15%, and will take effect from March 1st 2011.

This means, for example, that single-leg transfers between Tetepare and Munda will increase in price from 1200 SBD to 1400 SBD.  And the 'turtle rodeo' price will increase from 350 SBD to 400 SBD.

Once fuel prices return to their pre-Christmas 2010 levels, we shall remove this temporary surcharge immediately.

We thank you for your understanding.

The Tetepare Descendants' Association