Dreambook - Andes Salt Expeditions

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CONTRACT CONDITIONS

BOOKING:
We accept personal or certified checks, and money orders. Upon receipt of your reservation deposit you will receive a preparatory package with a trip confirmation, detailed itinerary, medical and liability release forms, equipment list and other pre-trip information. You have the option of paying in period in order to facilitate your trip planning.

If payments are not completed by the specified date we reserve the right to treat this as a cancellation. No one will be allowed to participate on a trip unless all necessary documentation and paperwork is received, which includes a medical and liability release form. The responsibility for obtaining proper documentation for international travel (visas and other expenses) rests with the trip applicant(s). [Top]

CANCELLATIONS:

The company has engagement all contract finde in the program, in normal conditions, except for weather cause, or social problems.

Our enterprise doesn't take the responsability for your personal objects losses during our services.

The Bolivian government throught the 21060 law has ordered a free business of offer and demand for this reason we don't have an obligatory tariff and the client is able to choose and without right required to pay back.

We established that every cancellation of the services will be with one week of advance, without some commission for as three days before 50% of penalty about the totally pay, two days before 70% of penalty, and one day before 100% of penalty, it's corresponded to the international standar of the agencies and hotel "NO SHOW"

Either the enterprise is responsable for any natural accidentes like climatologies weather ,lanslides,social protest,becouse they are affair's problems, of our enterprise. So in each case of risk the passenger will take the decision.

The enterprise is engaged to give an adecuate information in front to any menace for the perfomance service. In case of illness the agency doesn't recognized any change but you can postpone your tour for other day when we have a similar service.

The company Andes Salt Expeditions Tour Operator subscribes the following contract of trip betwen the company and the representative of the group; under the following conditions:

- The agency to do one's tour services indicated in the present contract.

- The amount to receive itsel by the services must paid t tthe momnt of the company/signature of the contract.

- The driver guide is the person in charge to the present fulfill contract in the days of tour.

- The hand luggage is responsabilty of the passenger.

- The agency doesn't take respopnsability by greater forces, twister, blackade and others.[Top]

INSURANCE:
We highly recommend that you buy insurance for the following: trip cancellation, lost rob baggage, extended medical and evacuation costs. An unforeseen illness or unexpected event may require you to cancel your trip. In order to protect yourself, your baggage and/or personal property, a short-term traveler's insurance package may be purchased through your travel/insurance agent who can advise you as to what is available and their costs. Andes Salt Expeditions will not be responsible for any costs incurred by passengers for such occurrences and circunstances. We will do whatever is possible to help but you are responsible for all expenses.[Top]

EXPEDITIONS CANCELLATIONS:
Due to the nature of operating in remote wilderness and international destinations, Andes Salt Expeditions reserves the right to change the itinerary or cancel any trip This may include: insufficient signup, weather or any unforeseen logistical problems, which may prevent the safe and efficient running of such trip. In such cases, Andes Salt Expeditions isn't responsible for any expenses incurred by the trip member in preparation for any trips run by Andes Salt Expeditions. This is one reason insurance is highly recommended during your pre-trip planning stages.[Top]

RESPONSABILITY OF ANDES SALT EXPEDEDITIONS:
Please read carefully the limits of responsibility in the following paragraph. These terms and conditions apply to all trips run by Andes Salt Expeditions.

Andes Salt Expeditions and cooperating or associated agencies act only in the capacity of agent for the passengers in all matters relating to transportation and all other related travel services (hotels, transportation modes and vehicles) and do not assume responsibility or liability howsoever caused for any injury, loss, damage, delay, mental trauma, to any person or property (including baggage) in connection with any service, including but not limited to that resulting directly or indirectly from natural disaster, annoyance, delays and expenses resulting from quarantine, strikes, detention, thefts, pilferage, force majeure, failure of conveyance to arrive and depart as scheduled, civil disturbances, government restrictions or regulations, discrepancies or change in transit, including negligence by Andes Salt Expeditions, it's employees and agents rendering any of the services included on the trip, and other circumstances over which Andes Salt Expeditions has no control. We reserve the right to change itineraries, if circumstances beyond our control prevent Explore Bolivia from continuing the trip in a safe and efficient manner. We reserve the right to alter or cancel any trip due to water levels that may be too low,high for safe passage, sickness, political climate, and insufficient registration or other unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. In such cases, full or partial refunds of any monies received by Andes Salt Expeditions will be refunded to involved parties and will constitute full payment. Receipt of the deposit and application by Andes Salt Expeditions constitutes agreement by the passengers to these terms and conditions.

Our guides are Bolivians are experts in the activity that they are leading. For the most part they are all are bi-lingual, and carefully chosen for their skills, attention to safety and familiarity with the region.

Our guides are leaders, hard workers, lovers of the outdoors and friends.

We want you to be thoroughly happy with your trip to salt flat of Uyuni, coloured lagoons, Potosi, Sucre, Bolivia. We want you to remember those moments that are yours and your alone and to share those special moments with your friends, family and loved ones. We hope that if you like our services you will recommend us to someone in the future.

Andes Salt Expeditions is nature, adventure, culture![Top]

RESPONSABILITIES OF TRIP PARTICIPANTS:
Any person participating in a trip with Andes Salt Expeditions is responsible to other trip members and to Andes Salt Expeditions, its agents and staff. They are responsible for bringing the right equipment and clothing necessary for the trip as stated in the equipment list supplied by v so that their health and well being is not in jeopardy due to inadequacies of such. They are responsible for basic hygiene in order to prevent diseases, adopting normal behavior patterns and acting in an appropriate manner according to the customs of the country being visited. They must understand that the laws that apply are those of that country, not the country of which they are citizens. The trip leader reserves the right to ask a participant not to continue further on the trip if that person is a health hazard or who might prove to be a risk to him/herself, or others, if they continue to participate on that trip. All participants agree to and are bound to these terms and conditions. [Top]

THE EXPEDITIONS PRICE INCLUDES:
The tours costs include services based on the itinerary such as: accommodations, hotels when included on the itinerary, meals, permits and entrance fees, all trip meals, non-alcoholic beverages, transfers, to/from the airport, transportation within the country, group first aid kit, safety equipment, cooking & eating utensils, helmets, rubber boots, jackets, trouses, raincoats and lamps for mine tour; and related gear unless otherwise noted in the preparatory package. We don't include sleeping bags or sleeping pads as part of the group equipment because all people have different requirements. The costs are based on current tariffs and current exchange rates. These prices are subject to change due to the fluctuations of these factors. [Top]

THE EXPEDITIONS PRICE DOESN'T INCLUDE:
International air travel to trip starting point, airport departure fees approximately 25.00 USD and taxes, immunizations, customs duties, excess baggage charges, insurance of any kind, passport and visa requirements and their related expenses, personal equipment, laundry, telephone calls of any nature, alcoholic beverages, legal matters, personal medicine and medical requirements including evacuation costs, expenses arising due to delay or extension of a particular trip due to transportation failures, political disputes, illness, weather, or other causes beyond our reasonable control, tip, guides. [Top]

ACCOMMODATIONS:
The prices quoted are based on shared occupancy for refuge. We will try to match you with a roommate of the same sex if it is possible for refuge spaces. On certain trips, a single room supplement may be charged if the person travelling requests a single room. [Top]

MEDICAL AND HEALTH MATTERS:
It's extremely vital that any persons having any medical problems, needs make them known to Andes Salt Expeditions well in advance of the departure date. It is also absolutely necessary to notify the trip leader as conditions might dictate, right before and during the trip that a medical need, condition has arisen. The trip leader have the right to disqualify anyone from further participation in the trip if they feel that the person cannot safely complete the trip and might put themselves and, or others in danger. It is the responsibility of all participants who might need any type of personal medication to be prepared to bring with them as much necessary and back-up quantities as might be required. If a situation arises where immediate medical help and, or supplies are not available, which is the case with many adventure trips to remote and isolated regions. Andes Salt Expeditions will not be responsible for having those medications on hand. Unfortunately, refunds are not possible under such circumstances. Medical and evacuation insurance should be secured in case of need during adventure travel trips. Andes Salt Expeditions doesn't assume liability or responsibility for securing the services of any doctor for any of their trips nor is it liable for any medical emergency and evacuation costs incurred by any trip participant. We do provide a group first aid kit that is suitable for some advanced first aid needs but not for major traumas or surgery. [Top]