These are the Conditions of booking with
Alpine Asian Treks & Expedition (P) Ltd
. The contract between the parties is
made on the terms outlined herein.
PRICES - Prices are based on the costs
for the year 2007.
RESERVATIONS - are needed please book as
soon as possible. The tour can be booked
by paying 20% of the tour cost by credit
card (Master or Visa) through fax. The
full balance amount must be paid before
the tour starts.
DATE OF DEPARTURE & COLLECTION TIMINGS -
These are subject to change or
cancellation, should unforeseen
circumstances occur. Please reconfirm at
time of booking.
TRAVEL INSURANCE - Is not provided by
AATE. All guests are requested to have
travel insurance from insurance company
in their home country. (Please note that
insurance companies do not normally
offer travel insurance for an alien.)
SEAT ROTATION - On extended tours seats
cannot be booked but are rotated daily.
PASSPORTS & VISAS - A passport valid for
six months is required for entry to
Nepal.
ACCIDENT OR LOSS - We have no liability
for loss, damage, delay, inconvenience,
or direct or consequential loss however
caused unless due to our employees
negligence, in which case our liability
is limited (except for death or personal
injury) to a maximum of the refund of
the tour cost. We do not own or manage
the vehicles, accommodation, and
restaurants used and we have no
liability for loss or damage caused by
the proprietors or operators thereof.
EXTRA COST - The client is responsible
for their portion of the extra cost due
to unforeseen expenses that may arise
due to the factors beyond our control
like landslides, political unrest,
personal illness, etc.
HELICOPTER RESCUE – If a client requires
emergency evacuation or rescue, for
whatever cause, the client must pay all
costs associated with the rescue
operation which may include: helicopter
charter, medical treatment expenses,
extra porter, etc. For remote evacuation
a helicopter is normally required from
Kathmandu. The client will be provided
with receipts to claim these expenses
with her/his insurance co. The company
may ask the guest to sign a blank SALES
SLIP of her/his CREDIT CARD to allow
charter if a helicopter rescue is
required. At the end of Trekking the
signed SALES SLIP will be returned to
her/him if no rescue is required.
BREAKING OF TOURS & TREKKING - No refund
will be made for any tour or trek broken
due client's sickness, accident,
landslides or other factors beyond our
control.
WHAT THE COST INCLUDES & EXCLUDES - This
is specifically stated on each
itinerary.
CANCELLATION - If you cancel the tour
once booked then the following
cancellation charge will apply:
1. 15% of the tour cost excluding
cancellation charge required for
air-tickets procured for the tour.
2. 20% of the tour cost if notified 1
week before excluding cancellation
charge required for the air-tickets
procured for the tour.
3. No refund thereafter.
GENERAL CONDITIONS - We may, at our
discretion, require any person to
withdraw from any tour if we deem his
acts or conduct is offensive or a
nuisance to other clients, and we shall
have no further liability. We reserve
the right to cancel any tours due to
lack of demand and also to use vehicles
as dictated by demand. No employee or
agent of ours can vary our conditions
and any such purported variation shall
be of no effect unless it has been
signed by one of our Directors. |
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