All services such as hotel accommodation & transportation are pre booked well in advance. We are liable to pay penalties to all our Suppliers / Vendors / Independent Contractors / Airlines / Helicopter Companies / Restaurants / Hotels / or any company which we use for providing you services if these services are released within a mentioned time frame.
If the passenger has to cancel the tour due to any reasons they have to make an application in writing to that effect, along with the original receipt issued by the company. Such cancellations will attract cancellation charges as given below.
Cancellation charges are applicable on Total cost For Fixed Departure Package Tours / Customised Tours :
In case of the ticket cancellations done against the bookings then the refund amount after deducting the cancellation charges as applicable will be credited back to the original payment mode used while booking within 14 to 15 working days from the date of cancellation.
Compensation charges for Air/Rail/Cruise/Helicopter reservations, tours
conducted by independent contractors or agencies other than STPL, are applicable as per the rules of
Air/Rail/Cruise / Helicopter and independent contractors or agencies. Any refund payable to the
tourist will be given only after the receipt of funds from these agencies after deduction of
necessary charges etc.
In case of State Government / Private Resorts / Hotels where full deposit has
to be paid in advance to enable us to confirm the reservation, no refund will be given if services
are amended / preponed / postponed/ cancelled/ or not utilized.
Passengers acceptance of the receipt while making the advance, full payment, passengers signature on the booking form, proposal, receipt, or paying the advance amount shall mean accepting in totality of the “terms and conditions” contained herein by the passenger(s).
There is no contract between the company and the passengers until the company has received the advance for the tour. Full payment must be received as per the terms of the payment terms before the departure of the tour. In case the booking is made less than the number of days mentioned in the payment terms, then full payment has to be paid at the time of booking itself. If the full amount is not paid up at the time of booking the tour, the company reserves the right to cancel the booking subsequently resulting in the loss of deposit and also apply the cancellation charges as mentioned herein. To amend, alter, vary or withdraw any tour.
Taxes will be charged as applicable.
The liability of the company is restricted only to the making reservation in accordance with the tourist requirements and no further. Company is not liable for any loss of person or property caused or damaged or suffered by the tourist or account of deficiency in services by any independent contractor. Any gesture of courtesy extended by the company to the tourist to minimize such loss or damage will not constitute an admission of such liability or a waiver. The company shall in no circumstances whatsoever be liable to the tourist or any other person for any loss or expenses incurred due to:
EACH OF THIS CONDITION SHALL BE SEVERABLE FROM OTHER IF ANY PROVISION DECLARED INVALID, ILLEGAL OR UNENFORCEABLE, THEN REMAINING PROVISIONS NEVERTHELESS HAS FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
The company reserves the right to unconditionally refuse a booking and terminate all services to a
passenger on tour in the event of unreasonable behaviour at any time. Single passenger traveling
alone must pay single supplement charges (Single Adult in a room) mentioned in the brochure.
The company solely reserves the right to publish the passengers photograph or group photo taken
during the tour or the comments given by them in the brochure. The information given regarding
distances covered, Tour accommodation, prices or any other information in the brochure are on
approximate basis and subject to change.
The seats of last row in most of the vehicles do not have push back facility. Please make a note of
this point, at the time of booking the last row seats. No claim for non-push back seats shall be
entertained later.
Please purchase entrance tickets from the monuments / Museums directly. Free entrance for children
below 5 years. Tourists may carry their luggage in our buses at their own risk and responsibility.
Kindly adhere to the time schedule announced by our Tour Guide / Driver at every point to ensure
covering of all places. If you happen to miss the bus, you will have to make your own arrangements
to reach the next sight-seeing spot/point.
Conveyance charges from the Bus alighting point to Monuments / Hotels and other places where the
tourist buses cannot ply due to the traffic regulations / conditions, are to be borne by the
tourists.
Air Conditions (A.C.) in the vehicle means, cooling will be provided in summers on the plain areas
and A.C. will not function on hilly roads due to technical reasons. Tourists are at liberty to make
purchases from anywhere they like. The company does not take any responsibility for their purchases
and does not recommend any particular shop.