European Extravaganza

• Tips are compulsory in Europe for coach captain and Guides. Hence you will have to pay 3 Euros per person per day on tour.
• Rate of exchange will be considered on the day of making euro portion payment. Rs.1 will be charged towards transfer charge. (ROE=Xe.com Rate + 1 Rupees TT Charge of Particular Currency).
• Initial deposit amount will be considered towards INR 
• All breakfast will be continental throughout the tour. Breakfast will consist of bread, butter, cereals, juice etc. you will not get any Indian items at all in breakfast.  There is no live counter in European cities to serve Eggs varieties. 
• Some hotels do not have Air condition facilities in Europe due to weather conditions like Switzerland and Germany, Austria Etc.
• Porter services are not available in Europe due to shortage of Man power. So we insist you to carry minimum luggage with four wheeler luggage bags. Only 1 Big bag per person allowed in Bus. Passenger have to handle their luggage on their own.
• Tap water is drinkable and absolutely safe in Europe. Hotels do not provide water bottles inside the rooms and Mini bars are chargeable in the rooms.
• At some places toilets are chargeable in Europe. You need to pay 2 Euro individually in order to use toilets.
• According to European Coach Driving Hours Law, LDC Bus can be utilized 12 hours in a day and requires specific breaks.          
• For Eiffel Tower 3rd Level entrance all passengers must queue up.This queue may last up to 2-3 hours.
• Eiffel Tower Illuminations are subject to weather conditions and Eiffel Tower policies.
• Due to unavoidable circumstances if we are not able to finish any attraction or tour, there will be no refund.
• In some of the European Cities, Starters and Sweets served are limited.
• Some of the meals in the itinerary may have Pizzas & Pastas to provide variety of cuisine.
• In case if you are traveling single and / or required single room single supplement will be applicable. 
• Child with Bed / Child without Bed rates based on child sharing room with parents.

1. Kindly fill our Booking Form and Submit Dully Signed. 
2. Passport Copies of First and Last Page of All Passengers (All Passport Must be valid minimum 6 months valid from the date of your return and it’s solely passengers responsibility to check before submission. Any booking which has been action on non-valid passport passengers are liable to pay any charges incurred due to the same.)
3. Deposit Amount: USD 750 per person to secure your seat in the Tour and if booking is within 60 Days of Travel, then deposit require as per the payment required on that date as per payment policy mentioned below. 
4. Dully Signed Terms and Conditions of Booking.

• ROE will be determined on the day when you make the final payment. ROE will be considered as rate on xe.com + 0.01 USD
• All our Tours are priced in Foreign Currency Amount (which is EURO / Great British Pound / Swiss Francs / Islandic Krones depending on Tour / Destination you choose to visit). However, the cost must be paid in USD only, by wire transfer or Mobile Cheques in our USD account. Foreign Exchange Amount will be converted to USD with the prevailing rate of exchange of respective currency on the day when you make final Payment towards forex part.
• As and when you pay towards foreign exchange component, the rate of exchange is counted towards the forex rate prevailing on that day exchange rate. 

• All the rates are subject to change without any prior notice.
• All rates are strictly subject to availability at the time of booking from Airlines, Hotels, Meals, Sightseeing, Coaches, Train Tickets (if any) etc.

• Payments are accepted in USD only. Payments can be made by Mobile Cheques, Wire Transfers. 
• If you are paying by Credit Card 3.75% of the amount paid by the card will be charged additionally on and above the tour cost.

• There will be no refund on unutilized services or partly utilized services.
• Due to reasons beyond our control such as strikes, heavy traffic, rain etc. if we did not use services such as Meals, Entrance Fees, Sightseeing Tour, Hotels, Cruises, Optional Tours it is clearly understood that there will be no refund due to any reason whatsoever. 
• Any refund (if due) process will take minimum 30 days, or the time taken as per the supplier policy on whose services needs to be refunded. 
• Refunds will be given in USD and through Wire Transfers only in  the same account from which payment was made to us. 
• The ROE will be considered on the day when the payment was made.

• For US passport holders, there is no requirement of UK & Schengen Visa’s. Incase travelling to turkey you need to obtain an E- Visa for same.
• For Green card holders with Indian passports, one is obliged to obtain necessary visas for their required Travel locally on own.As your tour operator we may give guidance to obtain for your visas but granting of the visas are solely at direction of respective consulate / embassy only. 
• Please note that for UK & Schengen visas person must go and submit their documents on their own. We can only help and assist with preparation of documents and seeking the appointment for the submission. .
• If you are unable to travel on the Tour you have booked due to any error on the part of Embassy / Consulate or Incorrect Visas or Delayed Visas you shall have an option to travel on future date tour or change in your Individual Bookings.  Amendment and Cancellation charges applicable and are to be borne by the passengers only. 

• All cancellations / amendments must be received in writing to us and has to be followed by a phone call by a concerned traveler. Once received we shall action the same in 24 to 48 Hours. 
• Any Amendments you make after booking the tour will be treated as new booking and will be Strictly Subject to availability and rates available at the time of changes requested. If the same is made within cancelation period, cancellation charges will apply. Also, it is must to put this request in writing and get confirmation is writing from our side.  For any amendment the company reserves right to charge USD 75/- per transaction on and above any additional cost / amendment charges / applicable cancellation. 
• If you wish to go earlier than Group Departure Date than you are required to pay the additional transfer cost with accommodation charges.
• Any request to Change the tour date will be treated as cancellation on the last tour and fresh booking on the new tour. Cancellation charges will apply as stated above on the tour you are cancelling. New Tour may have different pricing even though may have a same itinerary and passengers are liable to pay the new tour charges. 
• Please note that we will not be liable to pay any Cancellation Charges / Compensation / Expenditure if you are unable to join the tour due to any illness, court orders, non-availability of travel documents or visas, the same has to be borne by passengers only. 

• Operations of Groups Tour to Europe is subject to Minimum Participation of 35 paying adult passengers. 
• Maximum how many passengers travel on the tour is our decision and passengers will have no say on the same and there won’t be any empty seats on the coach.
• Tours specified in the brochure / itinerary is subject to minimum participation of paying participants. If the participants are below the minimum prescribed or any unforeseen circumstances beyond our control or without assigning any reason the company reserves right to amend, amalgamate, alter, vary or cancel a tour without incurring the liability to pay any compensation.  
• Under such circumstances amount paid by you will be refunded forthwith after deducting the actual expenses incurred by us but no compensation is payable. All refunds shall be given in USD  and through wire transfers only. 
• If company decides to operate the tour with participation below minimum stipulated or if the participants are required to travel as “individual traveller” the company reserves right to collect additional amount in case any. Persons travelling as individual travellers such cases will not be provided certain services including that of tour manager and the client may travel in the same itinerary with some amendments such as in coach, airport transfers, which are fixed at times etc. 

• Overseas Medical insurance is mandatory for Travel to European Countries. 
• For USA passport holders, we suggest you to buy the same locally.
• You are advised to discuss your insurance needs directly with insurance agent before proceeding on the tour and at your own cost procure any additional cover as may be advised. 
• Please note, Insurance is the subject matter of solicitation, please read the terms and conditions of the insurance document carefully before finalizing your desired insurance cover. Insurance coverage may be age related. Kindly get the complete details from the insurer.
• Please note that you would have a direct contractual relation with the insurer and our Company is only a facilitator. You shall therefore check the accuracy and correctness of the insurance policy and in case of any error or lapse report the same to the Insurer directly and get the same rectified by them, as the Company would not be responsible for the same.
• We request you to understand the coverage of your insurance in details before obtaining and departing on your tour. Any claim needs to be put up directly by passengers with the insurer. Any approval or denial of the claims it’s solely at direction of the insurance company only and We will neither be held responsible nor liable nor required to give any compensation in any matter for whatsoever reason. 

• Unlike Asian or other countries most of the hotel rooms in Europe are relatively small and not all hotels have air-conditioners or fan due to climatic conditions. 
• You will find a list of hotels which we usually use in the Itinerary section. 
• Please note that hotels chosen are usually not in the City Centre and in metro cities such as London, Paris, Rome, Munich etc. the hotels are mostly next to the airports or any place which is not near to city center.
• In case of non-availability or necessary in case of unforeseen circumstances to change mentioned hotelWe will reserve a similar category of substitute hotel. 
• Most of the Hotels will accommodate up to 3 persons in room and for your comfort also we accept minimum of 3 persons in one room. 
• Most hotels have more Twin rooms. Double rooms are available upon request but not guaranteed. If the Double room is not available a Twin room will be given. 
• Please note that size of the Double and Triple rooms are usually the same size. In Triple room, third bed is typically a roll- away bed or an extra bed. 
• Please note that standard check in time is 1500 Hrs and Check out is 1100 Hrs in Europe. (It may vary from Hotel to Hotel) 
• Room Rates are based on Standard Rooms. Supplement cost will be applicable for Sea Facing /Lake Facing / Deluxe / Suite Rooms.
• Not All hotels in Europe Offers Free WIFI and if required it must be purchased directly from the reception. 
• Due to major international events and trade fairs throughout Europe such as Air Show, Olympics, Para Olympics, World Athletic Meet, the Motor Show, Ice Skating Championships etc., the hotels may be blocked out more than two years in advance. In view of this, you may have to stay in hotels further away from the cities and the itineraries may have to be altered / amended.

• You have Breakfast on board the ferry which will be according to the Cruise Policy. 
• You will be provided with standard Inside Cabin where there will be a bunk bed.
• In ferry it is a normal procedure that they do not give baggage receipt, when you give your baggage to them at the time of check in. 

• It is strictly not allowed to eat, drink or smoke inside the Coach. 
• Coach Captains are bound by European laws and restrictions about driving hours per day and per week. All itineraries are planned as per them. Therefore it is absolutely essential for passengers to follow the time very strictly and punctually. 
• In some Coaches an emergency washroom is available. Keeping in mind hygiene standards it can be used only in case of severe emergency. We try to make sufficient stops to ensure the comfort of our passengers. 
• For our tours we do have all sizes of coaches such as 30 seater, 49 seater and 55 seater. We choose coach as per number of participants in the tour and we tend to use full capacity of our coach with no seat or hardly a seat or two empty in the coach. 
• Our coaches will not have any WIFI facilities on board. 

• Please note that Eiffel Tower ticket time slots to go up needs to be pre – purchased and the same has very limited availability. If the same is not available, we may have to queue up and the queue may last up to 2 to 3 hrs. 
• Many times, due to strong wind or overcrowding on the 3rd level they stop the sale of the tickets and / or do not allow going on the top (3rd floor). In that case there will be no refund on the tickets. 
• Eiffel Tower illuminations are subject to weather conditions and Eiffel Tower policies. 
• We do not visit any monuments from inside in our City Tours unless Inside visit is specified in our inclusions. 
• We do visit Leaning Tower of Pisa but from outside only as the same is 8 story building with 295 steps to climb and no lift. We do not take you inside.
• As the coaches are forbidden in Historic Centre of Rome, Florence and Venice the tours will be done by foot and sufficient amount of walking is involved.
• It is very common to have major events, cycle races or marathons or heavy traffic or due to any unforeseen circumstances some parts of cities are not accessible to general public. In a case like this we may have to do tour walking or amend the itinerary, or we may not be able to do City Tour, Sightseeing or Meal. We will try our best to take a way out but there will strictly not be any refund for the unutilized services. 

• On the tour luggage allowance in the coach will be one handbag (7 kgs) and one suitcase (20 kgs) per person baggage allowance.
• Portage in Any of Tours is not included. It will be passenger’s responsibility to carry their bags to and from the Coach and their room. 
• In case of any loss of baggage in airline, ferry, coach, hotels, or any place, we cannot be held responsible.

Tipping:

• Tipping is compulsory in Europe. 
• Following are the tips each passengers are required to pay upon arrival or before departure in India.  
• Central Europe – 3 EUROS per person per day
• Scandinavian Countries – 3 EUROS per person per day
• Russia – 6 EUROS per person per day
• Eastern Europe – 3 EUROS per person per day
• Spain & Portugal – 6 EUROS per person per day (With Indian Chef) 
• Turkey – 8 USD per person per day (With Indian Chef) 
• Iceland – 6 EUR per person per day (With Indian Chef) 
• Tips must be paid by all the passengers Adults, Children& Infants. Tips remain the same for all.
• The tips will be considered for the total duration of the tour including the arrival & departure days.

• Breakfast: Your breakfast is normally a continental breakfast which usually will have Tea or Coffee, Juices, Cereals, Milk, Breads, Butter, Jam. No Indian item or Jain item may be available.
• Lunch & Dinner: All our Lunches and Dinners will be pure vegetarian meals. Your typical meal will consist of Two Main Veg Dishes, Naan or Roti, Dal, Rice, Salad and Sweet or Ice Cream. 
• *At Mt. Titlis, Jungfraujoch and Cruise they have meals as per their policy. 
• * If you are non-vegetarian please request us at the time of booking. There won’t be any non veg items in Breakfast or Lunch. We can serve one non veg item during dinner. 
• Jain passengers: Please note, the Jain food which may be provided will be without onion, garlic & potatoes. Any further restriction from the above for vegetables etc. cannot be accommodated. Also there will be restricted choice of vegetables, curries items for Jain passengers.
• Some of Meals will be Packed Meals on the Tour for betterment of itinerary and convenience of our passengers. 
• Drinking water will not be provided during the tour because tap water is suitable for drinking. 
• Meals Doesn't Include any Water Bottles, Beverages Hard/Soft drinks, Fruit Juices.
• In Some European cities soup, starter or deserts served are limited.
• Some of the meals in the tour can be pizzas and pastas to provide variety of cuisine.
• Please note that lunch and dinners are in restaurants, which may be far from your hotels.
• If you are sick or ill on tour, we will guide you to the medical facilities but the tour will continue towards and the tour manager also will continue further on the tour. You will be on your own.

• In case due to loss of passport, theft, illness, death if you are not able to continue the tour the company is not liable to give any refund on unutilized services. However, we will try our best to work with supplier and try to see what best can be done.
• Please note that in case of death of tourist(s) all the Arrangements of the transportation of the dead body including procuring death certificate, post – mortem, repatriation of dead body and all personal expenses has to be taken care by deceased’s family or accompanying family or friends. Neither Tour Manager nor the company will be held responsible for the same.  
• In case if you lost the passport, from your home country embassy in that country, you will have to get a new passport. And, with new passport you will have to straight return back to your home country. We will not allow you to travel with the tour, after losing the passport as you will not be holding required visas any more to travel. 
• Please note that in case if you have lost your passport the cost of getting new passport and change of arrangement to return back to USA has to be borne by passenger and there will be no refund for any unutilized services.