Terms & Conditions

Travelers: Please Read Following Information Prior to Signing Up. In the Sign-up Form, you will be asked if you have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions below. Thank you.

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Payment and Reservations

Reservations are accepted and confirmed upon receipt of Trip Deposit of $500 per traveler, payable by check in U.S Dollars, money order, cashiers check, or Pay Pal, along with a completed and signed Registration Form. Final Payment is due 60 days prior to departure. Payments not received within 30 days of travel will be considered notification of cancellation by default and will be subject to cancellation charges.

Cancellations and Refunds

Cancellations received in writing 60+ days prior to trip departure date will result in a cancellation fee of $250. Cancellations after 60 days prior to the trip departure date, will not receive a refund. We strongly recommend travel protection; cancellation and interruption insurance for this purpose.

If Tia Stephanie Tours cancels or postpones a program before the program starts for reasons completely within their discretion and control (for example: insufficient group size or other) all money for services described in the program description will be refunded in the form of credit towards a future program in the same location originally planned.

If a program’s cancellation is necessary due to acts of insurrection, strikes, weather, road conditions, acts of God or government, or any other force majeure or cause beyond the company’s control, credits and refunds will be issued according to the standard cancellation schedule. Once a program begins, there are no refunds for unused goods or services.

Expenses Covered

  • Airport Transfers, if arrivals/departures are according to itinerary
  • Accommodations, according to trip duration
  • Local Tour Guides and Ground Transportation, according to itinerary
  • Entry fees to Museums, Parks, according to planned itinerary
  • All Breakfasts
  • Meals, according to itinerary

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Expenses not Covered

  • Airfares: International/Domestic
  • Meals not noted in itinerary
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Cab fares, laundry, or other personal items
  • Gratuities
  • Travel Insurance
  • Medical Expenses
  • Airport Departure Taxes
  • Passport Application Fee
  • Costs associated with trip interruption or modification due to weather, travel conditions, political/civil disputes, medical emergencies or other causes beyond our control. Travel Insurance is recommended for this purpose.

Accommodations

Accommodations are based on double occupancy. If you are traveling alone, and would like to share a room, we will try to match you with a room mate. If we are unable to, or if you prefer a single room, a single supplement will be charged

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Responsibility

Tia Stephanie Tours, LLC gives notice that they act only as the agent for the owners, contractors, and suppliers providing travel services and accommodations, and assume no responsibility or liability for injury, loss or damage to person or property in connection with any service resulting directly or indirectly from any defect in any vehicle, or through neglect or default of any company or person engaged in carrying out the tour or other purpose. In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for the comfort or well being of the passengers, for any reasons whatsoever, to alter the itinerary or arrangements, such alterations may be made without penalty to the tour operators. Additional expenses, if any, shall be borne by the passengers. Also, the operators are not responsible for strikes, thefts, medical problems encountered before, during or after the trip, force majeure, failure of any means for conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled, civil disturbances, acts of terrorism, government restrictions or regulations, discrepancies or changes in transit or hotel or other services, over which it has no control. Baggage is at owners risk at all times.

Certification

I have read and understand all the literature describing the program and am aware that no travel is without risk. In the event of illness or accident, I understand that Tia Stephanie Tours, LLC (TST) will make every effort to contact the person listed under Emergency Contact, but I give my permission for emergency medical treatment as required if such notification is impossible or impractical under the circumstances. I understand TST will make every effort to minimize the risks inherent, but that TST cannot guarantee against circumstances over which it has little or no control. I agree that upon advancement of deposit and completed/signed registration form to TST that I will be bound to the terms and conditions recited above, and agree that TST will not be held responsible for accidental injury, death or other damage to anyone arising out of activities related to this trip. I understand that if I should not be able to complete the tour for any reason, that TST will not reimburse any fees, and that trip cancellation insurance is strongly advised.

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