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Reservations
Please e-mail info@birding2asia.com for reservations.
We do not accept reservations by phone or any other manner.
All bookings require the applicant to send us a copy or photo of the photo page
of the same passport which will be used for travel on the tour.
We reserve the right to decline any tour or booking info to those persons who
fail to identify themselves.
Payment
A deposit is required to make any booking valid. Amount and mode of payment
will be send by e-mail. Birdtours2asia will send you confirmation of payment by
e-mail.
Quite uniquely will we not demand you to pay amount due months in advance.
We offer you the option to pay the balance at the start of any tour.
Cancellations
Because we don’t require full payment any time before the start of the tour or
guided trip, we do not have cancellations charges, simple as that. Any cancellation
will only forfeit the deposit which is not refundable.
In the unfortunate case in which Birdtours2asia has to cancel a tour due to illness
or any other reason, deposits will be refunded in full.
Insurance
All tour participants must have comprehensive travel insurance, which at least will
cover any medical cost, repatriation and accident. It is also most advisable to
have sufficient cover for the loss of any expensive optics etc.
Birdtours2asia, Tom Bex nor the tour leader will accept any responsibility for
whatever loss that might occur during a tour.
Passport & Visa
It is the participants sole responsibility to be in the possession of a valid passport
and a visa where necessary. It should be valid for at least another 6 months
beyond the end of your tour, as well as to have sufficient blanc pages for entry
stamps.
Health & Vaccinations
It is the participants absolute responsibility to get all necessary vaccinations and
medication before the start of any tour. Costs arising from the failure to seek the
most up to date medical advise are at the expense of participants.
Please specify any health problem, special requirements or physical limitations
you might have to us before the start of a tour which will enable us to be
prepared in the case of an emergency.
It is essential to have insurance covering any health issues.
A first aid kit will be carried on all tours.
Tour alterations
Our tours are carefully planned, but in certain circumstances, it might be advisable
or even necessary to change the itinerary of a tour. We will always inform and
discuss this with the participants but we expect you to respect the professional
and final decision of the tour guide.
Accommodation
Quite uniquely, Birdtours2asia does not charge single supplements for rooms, and
moreover, this does not make any tours more expensive. We know that high single
supplements are a major drawback for many a single birder and this is why we
want to warmly welcome them.
It must be stressed however that this policy is for ‘single’ travelling birders only.
Couples of either mixed or same sex who wish to stay in separate rooms for
whatever reason will have to pay a supplement as it isn’t otherwise feasible to
keep our policy alive.
Rooms might be limited at certain locations, bookings cancelled beyond our
control… For whatever reason you might not get the desired room, the tour
leader will reserve the right to find the best possible alternative for that specific
night. A superior alternative will be at Birdtours2asia’s expense, a pro-rata
refund will be given if the alternative does not qualify the original standard.
Flights
Birdtours2asia does not sell international flights. We can however assist people
to find the best flights available to get to the starting point of a tour.
Tours that include domestic flights feature a higher deposit. Full airfares are
included in this and have to be covered. We cannot give any credit for these.
Tour costs
Tour prices are displayed on our tour itinerary pages. However, to be ahead of significant exchange rate fluctuations (and trouble in the Euro zone indeed), you may now access our actual and fixed tour prices by clicking on the XE Currency Assistant directly below the approximate hard currency amounts displayed. The Currency Assistant will show you a pop-up window where the first fixed field will show the fixed tour price, the second field shows the set currencies used for the tour. Typically this will be the same currency (mostly local currency or USD) that is being used by us to cover most tour costs. Then, in the third field, you may check on the actual tour price in your preferred currency.
Anyone wishing to receive a fixed quote for a tour in any other currency than displayed by the Currency Assistant fixed fields, is welcome to inquire via info@birding2asia.com
For payments made in other currencies than those initially quoted, the daily exchange rate shown by the XE Currency Assistant on our home page applies.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you still may have about our tour costs.
Group sizes
The absolute maximum number of participants for any of our tours and guided
trips is six.
With Birdtours2asia you’ll get a superior birding experience with the best
possible chances for all group members to see those secretive species as well
as to get the best possible personal attention. You won’t find easily while birding
in a bigger group these features, that is, B2A does understand your needs!
No additional costs
Birdtours2asia aims to offer the most all-inclusive tour prices.
Except for international flights, visa, insurance and items of a personal nature
there should be no extra costs to join a tour.
With B2A, all drinks are included in our tour prices. This might include a beer
at night but if you need to celebrate our birds heavily, then it won’t quite stretch
to that.
In fact, it is unacceptable for any tour participant to become either drunk,
a nuisance for other group members, not be able to get up early…as a result of
too much alcohol. The tour leader will reserve the right and given power to either
stop a group member to drink or to send him/her home at their own expense in
the case of alcohol abuse.
Liability
All our tours are carefully planned and we will take responsibility for the quality
of the tours offered to you.
We cannot accept any liability however for any loss, damage or expense
resulting form circumstances beyond our control.
Tour report
Participants agree for their name to be mentioned in a tour report, should it be
written and published on our website.
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