Air Transportation: When booking
your trip, ABACAR will endeavour to arrange the best airfare available in the
category you request. The airline tickets issued by the airlines concerned
shall constitute the sole contract between these airlines and the passengers
and /or tour members of any of these tours. Should you cancel your trip or change
air reservations before or after departure, cancellation penalties by the
airline may apply.
Deposits: A deposit of
25% of the total tour price is required at the time of booking a tour. The
balance is due no later than 28 days prior to departure of the selected tour
program. If the reservation is made less than 28 days before departure, the
entire cost of the tour must be paid at the time of the reservation. Accepted
methods of payment include bank transfers, banker's drafts and wire transfers. Tours reserved within 14
days prior to departure may attract a late booking fee.
Confirmation: Confirmation
and initial tour information will be mailed upon receipt of the 25% deposit.
Final documents will be mailed approximately 4 weeks prior to departure.
Cancellations: You
have the right to cancel a reservation but it must be done in writing
either by mail or fax. We do not accept cancellations by telephone.
Cancellations received less than 28 days prior to departure will be subject to
the following forfeit fees:
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28- 14 days
prior to departure
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- 25% of the
entire tour cost
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13- 7 days
prior to departure
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- 50% of the
entire tour cost
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Less than 7
days prior to departure
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- 75% of the
entire tour cost (also includes no shows)
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Refunds: No refunds are
given for lost travel time; itineraries amended after departure; not appearing
for any accommodation, tour, event or other booked activities; and/or cutting
short the booked itinerary for any reason.
Accommodation: All
quoted tour prices include accommodations based on double occupancy. However,
amendments can be made for single occupancy. Should a change of accommodation
occur for any reason, ABACAR would substitute it with another of similar
category.
Our quoted tour prices
include: Accommodation; Airport transfers; Transportation
throughout tours; Entrance fees to all sites mentioned in the programme; Tour
guide's services; breakfast and other meals stated in the itinerary, and our
service charges.
Liability: ABACAR
and its agents give notice that they act only as agents to the passenger in all
matters relating to travel and for the various companies, owners, contractors
and suppliers providing means of transportation and/or all related travel
services and assumes no responsibility whatsoever for injury, personal illness,
loss or damage to person or property in connection with any service resulting
directly from: act of God; detention; annoyance; delays; expenses arising from
quarantine; strikes; thefts; pilferage; force majeure; failure of any means of
conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled; civil disturbances; terrorism;
government restrictions or regulations; and discrepancies or changes in hotel
services in which it has no control over.
ABACAR reserves the right to make reasonable changes in the itinerary when
deemed advisable for the comfort and safety of passengers, which includes but
is not limited to: the substitution of hotels, alteration of the itinerary, and
reversing in the order of the places to be visited. ABACAR and other
cooperating agencies reserve the right to remove anyone from a programme
without refund who acts in a manner which is unsafe for themselves, or
inconsiderate or unsafe to others, and or who ignores the requests of their
guide(s) to act in a safe and responsible manner. On advancement of deposit to ABACAR,
the depositor agrees to be bound by the recited terms and conditions.
Obligation: The
participant, by engaging ABACAR and making a deposit and/ or full payment for
travel arrangements specified, acknowledges the position of ABACAR as
stipulated by the foregoing, and agrees to hold ABACAR blameless in making
arrangements on his/her behalf, provided the same shall be made through
generally accepted owners, suppliers, wholesalers and /or contractors at the
time of engagement, and further agrees that restitutions damages, if any are
claimed, shall be sought directly from the owners , wholesalers and/or
contractors. The participants further agree to abide by the terms and
conditions of this proposal of ABACAR for services to be performed.
Insurance: We
strongly recommend, for your own protection, that you and all members of your
party take a suitable short term traveller's insurance policy to cover baggage
loss, accidents, medical emergencies, trip cancellations and the cost of assistance,
including repatriation, in the event of an accident or illness whilst you are
abroad and it is your responsibility to ensure the insurance you purchase is
suitable and adequate for your particular needs. We recommend that you contact
your physician before beginning your tour and that you ask him or her to
provide you with the current World Health Organization (WHO) or Centre for
Disease control (CDC) recommendations for the country (s) you will visit on
your tour. ABACAR takes no responsibility for any health requirements in Ghana,
although, were possible, ABACAR will try to provide current information.