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Terms & Conditions
Please
read these terms and conditions carefully. You need to agree
with these before you
book your tour.
Topbicycle
is a brand name of Greenways Travel Club Ltd (GTC) for its
bicycle tour
programs in Central and Eastern Europe.
• Self-guided tours are available every day from April to the
end of October.
• Private guided tours are available every day from April to the end of October.
• All trip prices are per person, and are based on double occupancy.
• Single occupancy requests come with a single supplement.
• There is a 15% surcharge if you travel alone on a self-guided tour.
Why is this?
How
to Book a Trip
Contact Greenways Travel Club (GTC). To reserve
space, a deposit of 100 EUR per person
is required.
Deposits may be
paid by credit
card,
check, or bank transfer. Balances are due
45 days
prior to
departure and should be paid by credit card, check, or bank
transfer.
Eligibility
and Reservations
You must be at least eighteen years of age. People
younger than this must be
accompanied by an adult.
Cancellations
and refunds
Cancellation by client: if you need to cancel your tour before
departure, the following fees
shall apply at the time we
receive your written cancellation notice:
More than 45 days before departure: 100 EUR per person (the
deposit).
From 45 to 14 days before departure: 50 % of tour price.
Less than 14 days before departure: 100% of tour price.
Tour Cancellation by GTC: GTC reserves the right to cancel
any tour due to acts of nature
and/or any other occurrence
out of
our control. We also reserve the right to cancel any
trip
prior to departure when circumstances make it necessary,
in which
case a full refund
will be made to the client, constituting
full settlement.
GTC is not responsible for any
additional expenses that
may be incurred by a client in relation to a canceled tour
(i.e.,
purchase
of a nonrefundable airline ticket, visa fees, equipment,
or additional
lodging).
Refunds for Services Not Used
Our tours are sold as a package. Credit cannot
be given for services not used by a client.
This includes accommodations, meals, or any other arrangements
not used for any reason.
Trip Cancellation Insurance
We recommend that you purchase trip cancellation
insurance.
Travel
Insurance
We recommend all clients carry medical and personal insurance
to cover hospital and other
medical expenses and loss
of baggage or personal belongings.
Responsibility
As a client, you have specific responsibilities to GTC
and to other tour members that
include:
• Selecting a tour appropriate to your interests and
abilities.
• Preparing for your tour by reading and understanding
pre-tour information provided by
GTC
• Bringing appropriate clothing as recommended by GTC.
• Acting in an appropriate and respectful manner in accordance
with customs and laws
of countries and regions visited.
GTC reserves the right to accept, retain, or decline
any tour member at any time and for
any reason. In such a case, a refund equal to the actual
cost of the unused services is the
limit of GTC´s responsibility.
Furthermore, payment of your deposit represents your
acceptance of the following terms
and conditions: GTC,
and agents give notice that all services
and arrangements
for
transportation, accommodations, and all other services and arrangements
related to this
tour have been made by GTC only as an agent upon the
express condition
that GTC shall
not be liable and does not assume responsibility for any
claims, damages, expenses, or
other financial loss whether to person
or property
arising out of any injury, accident,
death, cancellation, delay, alteration
or inconvenience
resulting from any act of omission,
commission, or inadvertence of any
hotel, carrier, restaurant, or other company or person
rendering any
of the services
included in the tour or caused by weather, sickness, strides,
quarantines,
or other cause whatsoever beyond the control of GTC. The right is reserved
to alter
the itinerary, arrangements, or dates, if it becomes necessary or advisable,
and
each participant agrees to pay additional expenses, if any.
Rental
Agreement
If you rent equipment from GTC, you agree to return all of
this equipment at the end of the
tour or at the expiry of
the agreed rental period in
the same
conditions as when delivered
to you, reasonable wear and tear only
excepted. You also acknowledge that you are so
responsible
even when your use of
the equipment is in a tour or excursion organized by
GTC. In the event
of loss
or constructive
loss of the rental equipment, you agree to pay
the replacement value
thereof to GTC, should GTC elect to replace the same equipment,
otherwise
you shall
only be required to pay fair market value for that equipment, and in
the
event of
damage which is less than a loss or constructive loss of the equipment,
to pay for
the cost of repairs, and you also agree without prejudice
to any
other remedy
GTC might
have.
Statement
of Risks
The risks and dangers inherent in cycling, horse-riding,
walking, swimming, hiking,
ballooning, flying, and sailing
include, but are not limited
to, vehicle traffic;
weather
conditions; illness or accident caused by stress, fatigue,
or consumption of alcoholic
beverages; secondary transportation by
airplane,
bus, car,
van, taxi, boat, or other
conveyance. GTC assumes no responsibility
for any claims,
damages, expenses, or liability
for any claims, damages, expenses
or other financial loss whether to person or property
arising
out of these
risks
and dangers.
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