The Exotic Silk Road 2019
TERMS AND CONDITIONS 22
These terms and conditions relate to the photography tours and workshops organised by Pt 78 Pty Ltd [Pt78], ABN 75 003 152 136, trading as Better Photography, and run by Peter Eastway, the workshop leader, in association with Mehmet Ozbalci of Turfantastik Tours, Turkey.
RESERVATIONS Bookings can be made on the Better Photography website at www.betterphotography.com in the online shop, or you can email Kim Valenti at kim@betterphotography.com, or call her on +612 4388 6851. The workshops are limited to a maximum of 8 participants (plus the workshop leaders). A mininum of 6 participants is required for the workshop to run. Workshop places will be confirmed in order of receipt, payment or deposit.
PRICE The Exotic Silk Road Photo Tour - 16 days 21 May – 5 June 2019 US $ 9,450 Single Room Supplement: US $ 1,100 Deposit to secure place US $ 500 The price includes photographic counsel and all transport ex-Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
PRICE INCLUDES/EXLUDES: • Accommodation in double/twin rooms in the kind of hotels as described in the itinerary. • All breakfasts, lunches and dinners as
per itinerary. • Water, tea or regular coffee, soft drinks (like Coke, Fanta, mineral water, fruit juice in the can) at lunches and dinners. • All admission fees to the museums and places to visit in the itinerary. • English speaking photo guide and local guides. • Comfortable A/C van, driver, gas, parking etc.. • International flight from Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan. • Domestic flight from Khiva to Tashkent. • Fast trian from Tashkent to Samarkand • Bottled water in the vehicle. • Private arrangement for photo shooting as in the itinerary. • 4WD vehicles as per itinerary • Arrival and departure airport transfers only on the official start and departure days of the tour (21 May and 5 June). The order of the visits and sites to photograph, as well as the itinerary, can be changed depending on the circumstances like weather, light, crowd, availability, closing / opening hours, domestic flight schedule etc… The price does not include: international air fare to Tashkent, tips to the bell boys at hotels, gratuities to the local guide and the driver, travel insurance.
DEPOSIT & PAYMENT Payment details are as follows: 1. A deposit upon booking to reserve your place of US $500 (or equivalent in AUS$). 2. Final payment by 19 January 2019.
CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS Should you wish to cancel your booking, you must advise us in writing (email is fine). We try to have a fair refund policy that works for both you and us: • Deposits are refundable, up to 90 days prior to the event. If you don’t request a refund of your deposit 90 days out or longer, we will assume you wish to come and the full balance is payable. • if you are cancelling more than 90 days from the workshop date, we will refund your deposit in full; • if the workshop is not full and, after your cancellation, we still have the minimum number of bookings to run, we will refund your deposit in full; • if the workshop is full, and we have turned away other customers, and you are cancelling within 90 days of the workshop date, we won’t refund you unless your place is filled by someone else; • if after you cancel your booking the workshop numbers fall below the minimum number required to run, and you are cancelling within 90 days, we won’t refund you.