Brochure and Website Content 

We take reasonable care to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in our brochures and on our website. However, content is subject to change, often due to the actions of our suppliers (e.g. airlines, hotels, activity providers, car hire companies etc). We will endeavor to notify you of any change known to us and affecting your holiday prior to issuing you with our booking confirmation and after that, as soon as we are notified by our Suppliers. Though we do not generally use linking,we are not responsible for the content, policies and services of any sites linked to or accessible via our website.

Booking Conditions

All holidays are subject to availability. When you make a booking with us you are making an offer to us to buy some of our advertised services. We reserve the right to refuse to accept and/or not to proceed with any booking at any time in our sole discretion. Once the contract is made between us we will use reasonable skill and care to perform our obligations to you in accordance with our Terms & Conditions.

Completion and submission by you of our Booking Form will be treated by us as confirmation that you have read, understood and accepted all our Terms & Conditions.

It is important that you accurately complete our booking form as all documents, notices and other information relating to your holiday will be sent to this address. It is your responsibility to ensure that the details which you supply to us are correct.

1. Payment

You will be notified at the time of booking of the price of your holiday. You will be required at the time of booking to pay us a non-refundable deposit, typically 50% of the quoted holiday price, and the full holiday price of a booking should be made at least 45 days prior to departure. In certain circumstances (depending on the nature of the booking) we will require a non-refundable deposit in excess of the usual 50%. On occasions, our suppliers require additional amounts up to full payment in advance (for example for Christmas bookings). On these occasions we will require additional payment in advance. If we do not receive the balance by this time, then we will treat the booking as cancelled by you and you will be liable to pay our cancellation charges (see paragraph 3.2).

We accept cheques, bank transfers and credit or debit card. The payment gateway charges will be borne by payer.

2. Prices

The prices quoted in our brochures, on our website or in our publicity and promotions from time to time are correct at the time of publication. In the event of any change in our prices to those stated we will notify you prior to accepting your booking. All our prices are quoted in INR.

Packages

We guarantee the price of your holiday stated in our booking confirmation. We may however pass on to you certain additional charges resulting from increased transportation costs (including the cost of fuel), dues, taxes, landing taxes or embarkation or disembarkation fees at ports and airports or fluctuations in the exchange rate. We will not pass on any such charges occurring within 30 days of your scheduled date of departure nor which would result in an increase of less than 2% in the total cost of your holiday.

Our holiday price does not normally include (unless mentioned):

• Visa fees, porterage, personal expenditure, hotel extras, fuel and extras for car hire

• Taxes or compulsory charges introduced by Governments, regulatory bodies or airlines after you have booked

• Security charges introduced or increased after you have booked relating to transportation costs

• Holiday insurance

• Local taxes and surcharges

The price payable by you for your holiday and what this price includes will be confirmed to you by us at the time of booking and set out in our booking confirmation.

(c) Group bookings

Some bookings or prices are dependent on the number of participants or occupants and if this applies to your holiday arrangements you will be notified by us at the time of booking. We reserve the right to make further charges where numbers fall below those required to qualify for the discount offered or price otherwise appropriate. We also reserve the right to cancel such a booking in the event that numbers fall below the required number at any time.

3. Changes or Cancellation by You

3.1. Changes

(a) Other changes

If you wish to make any other change to your booking at any time after our booking confirmation has been issued, we will try but cannot promise to meet your request. We require your authority in writing before we can make any change. The additional cost for changes will be borne by you.

(b) Treatment of changes by our suppliers

Many of our suppliers, particularly airlines, cruise companies and safari operators, do not permit us to change names or travel dates and impose full cancellation charges. We will pass these on to you in addition to our administration charge, where applicable.

3.2. Cancellations

If you wish, following the issue to you by us of our booking confirmation, to cancel your booking or any part of it relating to any person (in the case of a group booking), we will require your authority in writing or (in the case of a group booking) the authority in writing of the lead name to do so.

Our cancellation charges will apply (see the table 'cancellation charges' below). These are calculated with reference to the date on which we receive your authority in writing. We will not refund to you any administration charges, insurance premiums, visa charges or any other booking fees or charges that our suppliers (like airline or cruise) refuse to refund in the event of cancellation by you.

Number of days taken to process the refund and credit the amount to the bank account is 5-7 working days.

3.3. Cancellation charges

Number of days left before your due date of departure when your authority in writing is received by us. Cancellation charge (expressed as a percentage of the total holiday price)

45 days or more Deposit only

44 - 20 days 70 %

20 days or less 100 %

4. If We Have to Change or Cancel Your Holiday

We will take reasonable care to deliver the holiday which we are contracted to provide to you. As we put in place the arrangements necessary to enable us to offer our range of holidays many months in advance, we may occasionally have to make changes and reserve the right to do so at any time.

(a) Packages

Major changes:

If we have to make a 'major' change we will notify you as soon as possible and you will have one of the following options:

• to agree the changes and accept their impact (including any on price)

• to transfer to another holiday offered by us (subject to availability) of equivalent or superior quality

• to transfer to another holiday offered by us (subject to availability) of lower quality and receive a refund for any difference in price

• to cancel your holiday and receive a refund of the amount paid by you to us (including all deposits and administration charges)

(b) Circumstances beyond our control

We will not pay compensation or accept any liability where any change is due to circumstances outside of our reasonable control, including (without limitation) any strikes, lock-outs or other industrial action; labour disputes; acts of God; war; riot; civil commotion; malicious damage; compliance with any law or governmental order, rule regulation or direction; impossibility of the use of any means of public or private transport or any action of any government or regulatory body; accident; break-down of plant and machinery; fire; flood or storm; other adverse weather conditions (including heavy rainfall, hail, snow, fog or frost) affecting any airport, port or any other transport link, embarkation or disembarkation point and their operation; flight delays; other matters affecting air traffic control (including failure of equipment, systems and software); siege; acts of terrorism; police or security alerts or precautionary measures taken.

(Though many of the above are covered by insurance providers)

5. Our Liability to You 

(a) Packages

i. We will take reasonable skill and care in performing our contractual obligations and if we or our agents or suppliers fail to use reasonable skill and care or are negligent and you are able to prove we have caused you loss or damage, we may, subject to these Terms & Conditions, accept responsibility for compensating you.

ii. If you feel that any part of your holiday arrangements is not provided as promised, you must, as soon as possible, notify our supplier and either our appointed local representative (where one is appointed) or ourselves (where a local representative is not appointed) as soon as possible. You must provide us with details in writing at the earliest opportunity.

iii. Where, as a result of our failure to properly perform our obligations, we have failed to provide you with a significant proportion of the services which you have contracted with us to provide, if you are still on holiday through us we will (where possible and appropriate to the circumstances), endeavor to organize suitable alternative arrangements at no extra cost to you and may pay you an amount in compensation. 

Where, as a result of our improper performance, we have failed to provide you with a significant proportion of the services which you have contracted with us to provide and suitable alternative arrangements are not available or are unacceptable to you for good reasons then (where appropriate) we will make arrangements for you  to return to your place of departure at no extra cost to you. 

In all other cases (i.e. where we have not failed to provide you with a significant proportion of the services which you have contracted with us to provide) our obligation following your notification to us is to investigate matters and (where appropriate) make prompt efforts to find appropriate solutions.

iv. We are not liable to you where our failure or the improper performance of any of our obligations to you is due to:

• any fault or failure of you or of any member of your party

• any fault or failure of any third party unconnected with us and the provision of the services for which you have contracted with us to provide which are unforeseeable or unavoidable

• circumstances beyond our or beyond our suppliers' reasonable control (which circumstances are without limitation described in paragraph 4(b)). 

v. You should note that any acceptance of liability on our part is subject in all cases to set off or reduction of the amount of any claim made against us to take into account any amount paid to you or any member of your party at any time arising from the same cause or circumstances by any of our suppliers or pursuant to a policy of insurance.

vi. Our suppliers and our local representatives are instructed not to act as our agents in booking any alternative activities other than those approved and offered by us and which you have purchased directly from us. Any assistance they may offer at your request in relation to such activities does not imply they have acted as our agent or with our authority or approval. We are not responsible for such activities and have no liability to you in respect of any of them.

(b) Special requirements

If you have any special requirements (dietary or otherwise) you must inform us of these at the time of booking so that we can pass these onto our suppliers. We cannot guarantee that your requirements will be met, however, and we are not liable to you in the event that your wishes are not met.

6. Your Responsibility

We take reasonable care to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in our brochures and on our website. However, content is subject to change, often due to the actions of our suppliers (e.g. airlines, hotels, activity providers, car hire companies etc). We will endeavor to notify you of any change known to us and affecting your holiday prior to issuing you with our booking confirmation and after that, as soon as we are notified by our Suppliers. Though we do not generally use linking,we are not responsible for the content, policies and services of any sites linked to or accessible via our website.

(a) It is your responsibility to ensure that you and everyone travelling with you have valid passports, appropriate documents and vaccinations. Women 28 weeks or more into pregnancy at the time of return travel must have a doctor's certificate confirming that they are fit to travel (note airlines normally require certification at 32 weeks). We are not liable for any costs, delays or illness resulting from your failure to meet requirements.

(b) You are responsible for ensuring that any existing medical conditions or disabilities which may require assistance are declared to us before you book your holiday or, if newly diagnosed, before your due date of departure so that we can pass these details on to our suppliers in good time. We are not in any circumstances liable if any carrier refuses you or any member of your party as a passenger as a result of any medical condition or disability.

(c) You are responsible for your behavior and that of your party. We and our suppliers reserve the right to refuse your booking or the right to board or the right to travel and to remove you and/or any member of your party from any transport, accommodation or any part of holiday if you or any member of your party is drunk or under the influence of drink or drugs; if you are or we reasonably believe that you are in unlawful possession of drugs; or are behaving violently, disruptively, dangerously or irresponsibly or in any manner whatsoever which presents a risk to others or is causing a nuisance or annoyance to others. No refund will be given, or compensation paid, and no costs or expenses for which you become liable or which are incurred by you will be made by us or be recoverable by you from us in such circumstances. You may also become the subject of police inquiry or security measures or investigation and liable in the event that any offence is committed to criminal prosecution and penalties whether in the India or in any other country having jurisdiction in respect of the alleged activity. You must fully cooperate with and follow any safety procedures and instructions given by any organization which is running the activities which you do while on holiday. It is possible that such organizations will require you to sign a waiver form in respect of the activity being carried out.

(d) Despite our best endeavors to ensure your holiday runs as smoothly as possible, problems can occur. If you do experience difficulties that cannot be dealt with at the time by the hotel, lodge or camp you are staying at, then please contact (where applicable) our local representatives. If they cannot be reached, please contact us. Please remember that we will be unable to help if you only mention the issue on your return from holiday. If you have a medical emergency, you must notify your travel insurance providers on their 24-hour emergency telephone number (which should be visible on the cover note). If you cannot make contact, please ring us and we will attempt to reach them.

(e) Many of our trips take place in destinations where local conditions vary enormously, and the people we deal with on the ground may be less time-conscious or meticulous in planning than ourselves, and while we will do our best to ensure that the holiday goes according to plan, we ask that those who travel with us do so with a spirit of adventure, in a positive frame of mind, and in good humor.

7. Visa, Insurance and Forex

We act only as a facilitator of services and shall not be held liable liable for any losses, cancellation or reschedule occurs because of non-issuance of above.

8. Flight, accommodation and transfers

We reserve the rights to make changes related to your flight and accommodation. Baggage, cancelation and refund policy may be changed by our suppliers in some rare conditions and we’ll have to change accordingly.

Generally hotel rooms will be available for check in between 12.00 noon and 15.00 with check out between 10.00 and 12.00 noon. Please note that our itineraries often require that we deviate from these times in order to stay on schedule.

Meals are included as stipulated in the tour itinerary; check your specific tour itinerary on our website for details of which meals are included. Vegetarians can be catered for, so please inform us at the time of booking, as well as your tour leader at the start of the tour. Please be aware that in many parts of the world vegetarian meals are classified as meals without meat or fish, and may not be what you are used to. Specific religious dietary requirements can be catered for by providing the vegetarian option. In general, no meals are served in your room unless it’s mentioned in the itinerary.

Non-included meals are at your own expense. This allows you the opportunity to try the local cuisine. There is always an excellent range of restaurants and supermarkets to choose from in each destination. You will also need to purchase drinks and snacks for long bus or coach journeys as there may not be the opportunity once on board.

If any Tour transfers is missed by the guest & No-Show Guests would not be given any refunds nor would their tours will be re-scheduled. Airport - pick-up point for all arrivals will mentioned in vouchers and vehicle/driver details will be send 2 days prior to the service date.

In case the guest is facing problem to find driver, please advice them to go information counter or Public phones and call numbers mentioned in voucher. Please be advised to buy Local SIM for better co-ordination.

Waiting point for sightseeing’s and departures will be at concierge in hotel lobby. SIC waiting time will be maximum 5 minutes. Private waiting time will be maximum 10 minutes.

9.  Promotion Codes 

Tourdesigner.com generates promotion codes from time to time which may be availed on the site as a discount coupon.

Tourdesigner.com reserves the right to add, alter, modify, withdraw all or any of the Terms and Conditions or replace, wholly or in part, the program by any other program, whether similar to this program or not or withdraw it altogether without any prior notice.

In case of dispute with any party, Tourdesigner.com's decision will be binding and final.

When you register with tourdesigner.com, we or any of our partners/affiliate/group companies may contact you from time to time to provide the offers/information of such products/services that we believe may benefit you.

10. Lost Property

We and our staff do not accept liability in respect of any loss or damage to articles brought on tour. Should any items be left behind at our partner hotels whilst on tour, it is your responsibility to contact the relevant hotel to make arrangements for the items to be returned. We will assist where possible in the tracking of lost items and should the item be found it will be posted to you. You agree to pay a handling fee as well as the relevant postage fee. We accepts no liability for helping with your lost property, nor do we take responsibility for any loss or damage to your luggage while on our vehicles or public transport.