TERMS & CONDITIONS

You must be 18 years old (except for minors accompanied by a parent or designated responsible adult) and in good health to join one of our tours. Acceptance of your booking is subject to our review of your application. We retain the right to request medical clearance or any other information or to refuse any applicant for any tour at any time for any reason whatsoever, at our sole discretion.

TO RESERVE

A 30% non-refundable* deposit is required to reserve your journey within seven days of submitting your trip registration, with the remaining 70% of the trip cost (including additional extensions or hotel nights) due by 15 May, 2024.

Unless otherwise indicated, all prices are listed in US dollars ($) and are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

* If you are unable to travel and cancel in writing more than 90 days from the trip start date, we will hold 50% of your non-refundable deposit amount for use toward an upcoming trip with Ethos Journeys.

TRAVEL INSURANCE – IMPORTANT & REQUIRED

Travel insurance is mandatory on all Ethos Journeys. We require that at a minimum you take a Travel Medical Insurance policy that covers you for travel medical expenses including emergency repatriation for the duration of your journey. However, we strongly advise that you consider a Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) Travel Insurance policy which should be taken as soon as you make your initial deposit.

What is the difference?

Travel Medical Insurance, also known as travel health insurance, is a short-term insurance designed to cover health care costs alone incurred outside of one’s home country. Covered costs could include expenses resulting from hospital room and board, an ambulance ride, emergency room care, surgery, and more. Depending on the particular policy, travel medical insurance may also include coverage for medical evacuation, political evacuation, terrorism, crisis response, natural disaster, accidental death and dismemberment, and/or repatriation of remains, among other benefits.

CFAR Travel Insurance is a short-term insurance which protects your financial investment in a trip—it often includes coverage for lost baggage, trip cancellation, trip interruption, and other losses incurred while traveling. Should your trip be cancelled or interrupted for a covered reason, a CFAR travel insurance policy will reimburse you for the eligible pre-paid and non-refundable portions of your trip. Depending on the policy, CFAR travel insurance will typically also reimburse you for costs resulting from unexpected medical expenses, travel delays and inconveniences, and lost, damaged, or stolen luggage.

Reality is that for a few hundred dollars (dependent upon age, length of trip, location, etc.), you can usually secure coverage for full refund in the event that you have to cancel a several thousand dollar trip for any reason. This is more important than ever with all the cancellations and travel plan changes we all experienced as a result of Covid-19.

Also please note that travelers frequently believe that their credit card company supplies travel insurance, but time and again, learn that only flight costs are covered, or there is a coverage limit. As such, we strongly encourage purchasing comprehensive CFAR insurance where you can obtain excellent coverage.

REFUNDS & CANCELLATION

All cancellations must be submitted in writing and are refundable on the following basis:

• 61+ days before arrival date – 100% of the refundable portion
• 60 to 31 days before arrival date – 50% of the refundable portion
• 30 to 15 days before arrival date – 25% of the refundable portion, less domestic flight costs
• 14 days or less before arrival date – No refund

CLAIMS & REFUNDS

Refunds are not made for any missed services except for verifiable extenuating circumstances. Please see our Limits on Liability below. For verifiable claims to be considered, they must be received in writing within 30 days of the program’s termination and be accompanied by supporting documentation and/or a statement from the Operating Company verifying the claim. Any adjustment will be based on the actual price of the services involved and not on a per diem basis. Adjustments will not be made for unused sightseeing trips or meals. Ethos Journeys will not accept any liability for any claims not received within 30 days of the termination of your travel program. All claims for days missed while traveling should be made in writing within 30 days of the program’s termination.

For verifiable claims to be considered, they must be submitted to Ethos Journeys in writing along with supporting documentation within 30 days of the traveler’s return date from our planned itinerary. Ethos Journeys will make every effort to rectify situations of services rendered below standard. In this case, any refund would be made based on the actual price of the service(s) in question and not on a per diem basis.

If Ethos Journeys or its contracted partners cannot provide part or all of the travel itinerary, see the Changes section below.

CHANGES

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ethos Journeys may need to adjust the travel itinerary, which could alter your program’s final price or design. While we make all of your arrangements in good faith, unforeseen circumstances may make it necessary to change hotels, transportation, or tour arrangements before or during your trip. We reserve the right to make itinerary and price changes as deemed necessary. As none of the accommodation, transportation, and tour guide providers are by owned by Ethos Journeys, we cannot be held responsible for such circumstances. We will pass any additional cost (or savings) on to the traveler.

HOTEL CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT

Hotel check-out time is usually 12:00 PM. Extended check-in/check-out time may be granted, subject to availability and agreement by the participating hotels.

PASSPORTS, VISAS & OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

Be sure your passport is not close to expiring as some countries refuse valid passports soon to expire – generally, travel within six months of expiration will not be accepted. All travelers are responsible for ensuring that they have valid passports and visas, where necessary. Ethos Journeys cannot be held accountable for information on visa regulations or where local authorities do not obtain or accept passports or visas.

AIR TRANSPORTATION

Ethos Journeys does not book airfare to and from the travel destination. Once the traveler confirms the travel itinerary, he/she is responsible for ensuring correct arrival and departure dates/times. Ethos Journeys will not be liable for mistakes or errors in airfare bookings made by independent third parties. Change fees and/or airfare penalties may apply for travelers who miss flights in the itinerary.

Air transportation can be affected by weather, schedule delays, or cancellations which can affect the design of your itinerary (see Changes above).

LIMITS OF LIABILITY

Ethos Journeys, its employees, officers, directors, successors, agents, and assigns, does not own or operate any entity which is to or does provide goods or services for your trip. It purchases transportation (by aircraft, coach, train, vessel, or otherwise), hotel and other lodging accommodations, restaurants, ground handling, and other services from various independent suppliers. All such persons and entities are independent contractors.

As a result, Ethos Journeys is not liable for any negligent or willful act of any such person, entity, or third person. In addition and without limitation, Ethos Journeys is not responsible for any injury, loss, death, inconvenience, delay, or damage to personal property in connection with the provision of any goods or services, whether resulting from but not limited to acts of God, illness, disease, acts of war, civil unrest, insurrection or revolt, animals, strikes or other labor activities, criminal or terrorist actions of any kind, overbooking or downgrading of services, food poisoning, mechanical or other failures of aircraft or other means of transportation or for the loss of any transportation mechanism to arrive or depart on time.

RISKS

There are certain inherent risks in travel. These include but are not limited to hiking, walking safaris, climbing injuries, altitude sickness, and in all trips, dangers of animals, inaccessibility to medical attention, and difficulty in evacuation from remote locations in the case of a medical emergency. The passenger assumes all such risks concerning these possibilities and is now given notice that hospital and/or health facilities/personnel for treatment of serious medical problems are often unavailable and, further, that evacuation, if available, can be prolonged, complicated, and expensive. We assume no liability regarding the provision of medical care or evacuation services and, at this moment, provide notice that any of our staff or subcontractors who may provide emergency medical care in the field may not have had formal medical or first-aid training and would be acting only as a “good Samaritan.”

TRAVEL ADVISORIES/WARNINGS

The Traveler is responsible for informing about the most current travel advisories and warnings by referring to the U. S. State Department’s travel website at www.travel.state.gov/ or by phone at 1-888-407- 4747. In the event of an active State Department Travel Warning against travel to the specific destination location(s) of the trip, should The Traveler still choose to travel, notwithstanding any travel advisory or warning, The Traveler assumes all risk of personal injury, death or property damage that may arise out of the events like those advised or warned against.

ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating in any way to these Terms and Conditions, to the Limits of Liability Clause, or any information relating in any way to the trip or to the journey itself shall be settled solely and exclusively by binding arbitration Orange County, FL, USA, following the rules of the Arbitration Association then existent.

TRAVELER REPRESENTATION

The Traveler represents that neither he nor she nor anyone traveling with him or her has any physical or other condition or disability that could create a hazard to himself or herself or other tour members. Ethos Journeys reserves the right to decline to accept anyone on a trip. Ethos Journeys reserves the right to remove from the trip, at his or her sole expense, anyone whose condition is such that he or she could create a hazard to himself or others or otherwise impact the enjoyment of other passengers on the trip.