Best Of New Zealand- Winter 2018

WHERE TO BOOK

You can book Duniya Dekho tours online as well as offline.
You can book ONLINE on www.coxandkings.ae or you can book through our Cox & Kings office or through our Preferred Agents ('PA') or through your own travel agent. For the relevant addresses of our offices and our network, please refer to our Brochure, Price Grid or online.

HOW TO BOOK

CONTRACT

• Please complete and sign the Booking Form and the Terms and Conditions Form per party after perusing the How to Book rules, Terms and Conditions, tour brochure, itinerary or website.
• In cases where tour participants belong to more than one family under a single form, it shall be signed by the head / authorized person of each family and the same shall be construed as acceptance with full responsibility of a contract for and on behalf of all persons booked.
• In case the travel agent or any other person signs the Booking Form, it shall be conclusively presumed that the tour participants had given the necessary authority to such lead person / agent to sign the Booking Form and Terms and Conditions form and enter into a binding contract on their behalf with the company with full responsibility.
• If you are booking through your Travel Agent / PA, you should make all payments to your travel agent / PA and the travel agent / PA would pay the Company on your behalf.
• Signing of the Booking Form and Terms and Conditions Form and payment receipt issued for initial payment made towards the tour cost shall be a legally binding contract between the parties.

PAYMENT AND SCHEDULE FOR DUNIYA DEKHO NRI GROUP TOURS

Please find a chart of the schedule of payment for the Duniya Dekho NRI Group tours.

NOTE:

• If you are booking your tour within 45 days of the departure date, then 100% of the tour payments must be made immediately, before any service can be provided. This booking will be subject to availability.
• The reservation amount is non-refundable and not secured like the booking amount;
• Booking amount for any add - on packages or extensions taken with the main tour or separately will be USD 100 per person.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

Please refer to the complete process under 'How to Book Online' and 'How to Book Offline'.
1. Online, you can pay by CREDIT CARD and transact directly on the site www.coxandkings.ae
2. You can also pay via wire transfer as follows :
Bank Details for TT transfer

For USD Transfers:
Cox and Kings Tours LLC
A/c no : 01-6050921-01,
Swift code : SCBLAEADXXX
IBAN : AE 230440000101605092101
Branch Code: 020, Standard Chartered Bank
Al Mankhool Road, Bur Dubai
P. O. Box 999, Dubai, UAE

For AED Transfers:
Cox and Kings Tours LLC
A/c no : 01-6050921-01,
Swift code : SCBLAEADXXX
IBAN : AE 610440000001605092101
Branch Code: 020, Standard Chartered Bank
Al Mankhool Road, Bur Dubai
P. O. Box 999, Dubai, UAE
3. You can pay by CHEQUE. The cheques shall be drawn in favour of 'Cox & Kings Tours LLC.' and sent to our office at
Cox and Kings Tours LLC,
P O Box: 31126, S-04 & G-01,
"AL YAMAMA", Near GPO, Karama,
Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 35726 28 | Fax: +971 4 35725 99
4. You can pay your TRAVEL AGENT who would pay to our PA on your behalf.
5. You can pay our PA who would pay the company on your behalf.
Any payment made to your travel agent by you would not constitute payment to the Company until it is remitted to the Company's account or our office and cleared.

ONLINE PAYMENTS

All online payments for any of the products booked via www.coxandkings.ae. site are secure. Cox & Kings does not store the credit card details of any customer in their database or in any data backup system or retrieval systems. Once you are ready to transact you are transferred to the bank site. The card details are captured on the credit card site and not ours, hence we cannot be held responsible for any misuse of credit card whatsoever.

NOTE:

• On payment of the booking amount and the documentation amount / full payment, you will receive an acknowledgement for the amount paid.
• For ONLINE bookings, on the website via credit card, you will be able to view the monies paid under the 'View Transaction' listed on the site.
• You will have to pay all bank charges including charges relating to credit card / debit card / netbanking / cheque / demand draft at the applicable rate in addition to the tour cost.
• The Company reserves the right to decline your booking / s for any Tour or to cancel your booking without assigning any reason.
• The Non Resident Indians (NRI) and Foreign Nationals are required to pay the entire tour cost in applicable foreign currency for the respective tour.
• In case of foreign exchange transactions, the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the transaction would be applicable.

BALANCE PAYMENT

Please check your Invoice for the due date of your balance payments of the tour cost. This balance payment has to be made 45 days prior to departure date of the tour. If the booking is accepted within 45 days of the date of departure of the tour, the entire tour cost has to be paid upfront. A delay in payment of your tour cost can result in a delay in issuing your documentation and it would be considered as cancellation of your booking from your end and result in levy of the applicable cancellation charges as per the cancellation schedule.

The Company reserves the right to amend the prices published in this brochure and on the website and to charge accordingly in case of currency fluctuations, increase in cost of fuel, travel arrangements, special / high season charge levied by the suppliers, hike in any government taxes or any taxes and for any reason before the date of departure. All such increases in price must be paid for in full before your departure.

The booking amount deposited by you with the company is an interest - free refundable amount. If your booking is not accepted by the company, the amount paid by you towards this booking would be refunded by the Company without any interest. Kindly note that the company will only refund the booking amount of the tour paid by you. No other amounts paid by you for visa, insurance and such other services will be refunded. The company shall not be liable to pay any interest on the booking amount and / or other services paid by any guest.

PROMOTIONS / OFFERS / SCHEMES

Please note that in case of special offers, promotions or schemes, additional terms and conditions of these offers, promotions or schemes will be applicable in addition to these terms and conditions. You will have to adhere to the payment schedule prescribed under such offers, promotions or schemes in order to be eligible to avail benefits under such offers, promotions or schemes. If you fail to make the payment by the due date and / or do not comply with all the terms and conditions of the offer, promotion or scheme you shall not be entitled to receive the benefit under such offer, promotion or scheme under any circumstances.

TRANSFER FROM ONE TOUR TO ANOTHER

A request in writing for transfer from one tour to another will be treated as cancellation on that tour and a fresh booking on another. In such cases, a transfer Fee of USD 100 per person will be applicable. In case you transfer within the cancellation period, then the cancellation policy will also apply.

SERVICE VOUCHERS

For 'Duniya Dekho NRI Escorted Group Tours' all services will be as per those specified / confirmed and will be paid for as per the Invoices and Service Voucher(s). A Service Voucher(s) is the written confirmation of your tour and entitles you to travel on the tour and must be presented by you to the Tour Manager or Service Provider as applicable. You will receive the Service Voucher(s) (with your air-tickets and train tickets, if applicable) approximately 2 to 5 days prior to departure, provided you adhere to the time schedule of documentation and payments in full.

A delay in adhering to the above mentioned time frame would result in delay in issuing the documents for your land arrangements and may result in the cancellation of the Tour with applicable cancellation charges.

No services will be provided if the Service Voucher in original is not in your possession.

Important / emergency contact numbers are printed on the service vouchers and / or the Tour Information Sheet provided to you.

It is the Client's responsibility to check the Service Voucher(s) carefully and to let the concerned executive at the Cox & Kings office or our PA or the travel agent to know immediately in the event of any error. In some cases, the Client would be handed his internal flight / train / hotel vouchers by the Tour Manager / representative of the Company on arrival at his holiday destination.

VISA

It is necessary for you to ensure that you have the appropriate passport, which is valid for at least six months after the date of departure of your tour. Furthermore, you will be required to take the appropriate visas for going on the tour.

Granting / rejection of visas is the sole discretion of embassy / consulate. We only act as a facilitator for obtaining visas. You may be required to appear personally before the embassy / consulate for any interview(s) / providing biometrics. The Company cannot be held liable for rejection of visas and any other incidental or consequential loss, damage, cost or expense.

We would not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for any clerical error done by the concerned embassy / consulate regarding the name, attachment of wrong photograph, duration and type of visa (single / multiple entry) or passport number. We always use services of reputed courier companies for the purpose of transmission of passports to the embassies / consulates and to our clients in various cities. We will not be responsible for any loss or damage whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential caused due to transmission delays or loss of passport or documents in the course of transmission of documents by us to the embassy or to you or in the course of transmission of documents by the embassy / consulate to us. We would however, make best attempts to trace your documents or assist you in obtaining alternative / certified copies of the lost documents.

If you are unable to travel on the tour originally booked by you because either you could not get your visa in time or due to an error of the part of the embassy / consulate, an incorrect visa is issued to you, you shall have the option to postpone your tour to any other future date or transfer your tour to any other tour and in such case the amendment fee for shall apply, in addition to cancellation charges.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

It is entirely your responsibility to hold and carry on tour valid travel documents including your Passport, which must be valid for a period of at least six months from the date of travel on the tour with all required visas and immigration clearance (if applicable), confirmed air tickets, documents confirming insurance to cover risk to life, limb and property for the duration of the tour, medical clearances, inoculation / vaccination certificates etc. as the case may be to be able to travel as per your tour itinerary. The costs of processing the above travel documents are not included in your Tour Cost. Cox & Kings will not be responsible for the same.

INSURANCE

It is a condition of booking with us that you take out insurance at the time of, or prior to, making your booking. If you do not purchase the policy we offer, you must purchase an appropriate alternative, and let us have the details of this at the time of booking. If you purchase insurance through Cox & Kings you must notify us of relevant factors that may affect your particular requirements for cover such as pre-existing medical conditions / disabilities. If you do not purchase insurance through us it is your responsibility to ensure that you purchase a policy that provides cover equivalent to that which we offer.
Cox & Kings cannot be held responsible if you purchase an inadequate insurance policy or if you fail to notify Cox & Kings of factors affecting your particular requirements for cover. Insurance premiums should be paid at the time of booking and are non-refundable. Please read your policy details carefully and take them with you on holiday. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance cover you purchase is suitable and adequate for your particular needs. We do not check alternative insurance policies.

TRAVEL IN ADVANCE AND / OR RETURN ON OWN

'Duniya Dekho' is the Package Tour brand for our group escorted tours and on certain tours the Company holds airline seats as a group for its passengers on the date of published departures from Dubai and return reservations back to Dubai after the tour.

AIRLINE DATE CHANGE BEFORE DEPARTURE

If you wish to travel in advance or return at a later date after the tour ends, then you must pay the applicable difference between the group airfare within the Package holiday tour cost and the market airfare for the changed sector. The same will be quoted by the company to you on your request. Over and above this you are also required to pay an 'Airline Seat Rebooking and Reservation Fee' of 200 USD as applicable per person per sector, per change depending on the airline (subject to availability of seats and ticket validity).

NOTE:
You will not be able to avail of the group transfers and accordingly you will have to make your own way to meet up with the group on arrival and/or to your

AIRLINE DATE CHANGE AFTER DEPARTURE

It is absolutely necessary to have your return air seats to Dubai confirmed prior to your departure from Dubai.
If you wish to change the date of your return journey after departure from Dubai you will have to pay a "Change in Reservation Fee" if any, directly to the airline, subject to availability of seats in the same booking class. This fee may range up to USD 205 or more per person and we will not be responsible for the same.

AIRLINE CONFIRMATION AND RE-CONFIRMATION

Though you may receive a confirmed air ticket for a particular sector, due to over booking of seats the airline may offload passengers and accommodate them on a subsequent flight for which we will not be responsible.

NOTE:
In case you are returning on a later date after the tour ends, the responsibility to re-confirm air tickets 72 hours prior to the departure would be solely yours.

CANCELLATION OF THE TOUR BY CLIENT

If you wish to cancel your tour, you must intimate the Company as follows provided that such intimation should be given on a working day within working hours:
1. By fax at 971 4 3572599 followed by a written communication to our Dubai office listed below OR
2. By email to infodxb@coxandkings.com followed by a written communication to our Dubai office listed below OR
3. In writing on working days within working hours at the registered office of the Company.

CANCELLATION OF THE TOUR / AMENDMENT BY COMPANY

We reserve the right to cancel any tour prior to departure without assigning any reason. In such a situation we would offer you alternative tour dates/tours or you would have the option of traveling as individual travelers, not on group tours. If the alternative date / tour is not acceptable or you do not wish to travel as individual travelers, we would refund the money paid by you without interest after deducting any costs incurred by us on your behalf. However, we would not be responsible or liable to pay any compensation or damages or consequential loss or to refund any other expense incurred by you. However, in the event of the Company exercising its rights to amend or alter any tour / holiday advertised in their Brochure/ itinerary after it has been booked but prior to departure, you shall have the option to continue with the tour / holiday as amended or altered or to accept any alternative tour / holiday, which the Company may offer. In either of these cases above, the Company shall not be liable to you for any damage, additional expenses, consequential loss etc. suffered by you or to pay any amount as refund.

REFUNDS

If the tour or any part thereof cannot be conducted due to Force Majeure or Vis Majeure, the Company shall not be responsible to give any refund to you. However, at its sole discretion, the Company may give the refund based on various factors like the number of participants, the cancellation policies of suppliers such as hoteliers, coach operators, etc. and the decision of the Company on the quantum of refund shall be final and binding upon you. It would take at least 45 days to process the refund (if due). It is clearly understood that there shall be no refund whatsoever if the Client does not or cannot utilize any of the services like hotels, sightseeing, rides, cruises, meals, entrance fees, optional tours etc due to any reason whatsoever.

APPLICABILITY

The above conditions would apply to clients who book on Duniya Dekho NRI Escorted Group Tours and any promotions operated by the company from time to time. As to the interpretation of the foregoing, the decision of Cox and Kings Limited shall be final and binding upon you.
The aforesaid terms and conditions shall be subject to Mumbai jurisdiction.

DEFINITIONS

In the terms and conditions set out in this document, the following terms shall, unless contrary to the context, have the meaning specified.

• "You" means the person / s in whose name and / or whose behalf the Booking is made. Alternatively, the reference may be made in the third person as "Tour Participant" / "They" / "Client" / "Them" / "His" / "Her".
•  "We" / "Us" / "Company" means Cox & Kings Limited. 
•  "Infant" / "Child" mean respectively a person below the age of two years and a person more than the age of two and below the age of twelve years.
•  "Contractor" / "Supplier" means supplier of any infrastructural facility and shall include hotel managements, airlines, caterers, restaurants, places of entertainment like theme parks, museums, art galleries etc shipping company, railway, ferry, cruise, coach who are to provide the services to the Client. 
•  "Tour Cost" means the tour cost mentioned in the Price Grid / brochures / online and other payments such as taxes, surcharges etc payable by the client to the Company.
•  "Brochure" means printed brochure, Website, itinerary, leaflets, booklet, Price Grid.
•  "Website" meanswww.coxandkings.ae. 
•  "Web pages" means pages on the www.coxandkings.ae
•  "Cancellation Policy" means and includes all the cancellation charges levied by the company from time to time, third party cancellation charges etc. as more particularly described hereinbelow or any other documents.
•  "Duniya Dekho" means and includes all tours namely Classical Europe Premium, Classical Europe Super Saver but is not limited to Duniya Dekho Escorted tours, Duniya Dekho Group tours, Instant Holidays etc.
•  "Terms and Conditions" means these terms and conditions and includes the How to Book Rules, Booking Form, Web Pages, Brochure, Price Grid, Itinerary, Promotion Booklet and other documents as may be notified from time to time.
•  "JURISDICTION" means the geographical area over which a court or government body has the power and right to exercise authority. Parties hereto agree to confer exclusive Jurisdiction to Mumbai Courts / Forums.

BROCHURE / WEBSITE INFORMATION - DISCLAIMERS

We take reasonable care in preparing the brochure, price grid, web pages and other documents and in describing the services therein. However, we are not liable for any typographical / printing errors.

Furthermore, brochures may be printed several months in advance and the content may not always be fully updated. We therefore ask you to confirm the current information by contacting us.

Please note that the itinerary may have changed. The products and services displayed may have changed. The photos of meals / sightseeing / properties are for reference only and may differ from the actual meals / sights. Distance between places and temperatures are approximate and can change depending on travel, road conditions and climatic changes.

ITINERARY MAY CHANGE AT ANY TIME

We reserve the right to alter, amend, change or modify the tour package and itineraries before or during the tour. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you promptly of such changes / events sufficiently in advance during booking or prior to departure of the tour. If such changes / events occur during the tour, our tour manager or local representative will inform you of the changes on the spot and we solicit your full co - operation in accepting such circumstantial changes. Therefore, no grievance regarding any itinerary / service change which we are constrained to make, shall be entertained from the tour participants during or after the tour. Please note that promotional offers may have different terms and conditions which will be in addition to these terms and conditions and the requirements of the booking deposits, payments, deadlines and mode of payment may be defined in such promotions which will be over and above these terms and conditions.

Such changes may be necessitated due to factors beyond our control such as Force Majeure events, strikes, fairs, festivals, sport events, weather conditions, traffic problems, overbooking of hotels / flights, cancellation / re-routing of flights or railway, closure of / restricted entry at a place of sightseeing etc. Generally, we try to avoid dates when big Fairs, Exhibitions, Olympic events and other events are held in certain cities as hotels are fully booked several years ahead. If you have to travel on such dates, you may have to stay in alternate hotels or hotels in other cities. In such cases, the applicable cancellation charges levied by third party suppliers such as hotels, cruises, airlines are 100%, which are payable by you.

Due to airline's requirements the points of entry and exit in a country may change. We may operate more than one coach per departure date and may for convenience reverse the direction or amend the itinerary.

Changes in the itinerary may also be required or necessitated on account of actions, inactions, defaults or condition of tour participants in the group.

We will make reasonable efforts to keep the overall package of services unchanged. However, we shall not be liable to refund any amount or pay any compensation / damages on account of any change in the itinerary.

In case the alternate arrangements made are materially superior as compared to the ones described in the Brochure, we may charge extra for the same at the time of booking or in the course of the tour.

GENERAL NOTICE REGARDING BOOKING

Please read carefully and understand the contents of the Tour Brochure / itinerary, the 'Terms and Conditions', How to Book Rules, Price Grid and such other documents as may be applicable, as all these will form part of your contract with us once you effect the booking. To effect the booking, we may require you to sign the Booking Form and such other documents as we may deem fit including (without limitation) the 'Terms & Conditions', 'How to Book' rules and 'Price Grid' ('collectively Booking Documents'). Upon executing the Booking Documents and on payment of the prescribed non-refundable interest-free booking amount, a binding contract shall come into existence.

We advise you to ensure, before making a booking, that you have and / or you will be able to provide all the required valid and genuine documents and qualifications to enable you to complete the respective tour package. The company shall not be responsible or liable to apply for your visa, insurance etc. If the guests are unable to travel on the tour booked by them because either they could not get their visa in time or due to an error on the part of the embassy / consulate, an incorrect visa is issued to them, then in such case the cancellation charges as mentioned in the clause CANCELLATION OF BOOKING BY YOU will apply. Please note that for the purpose of ascertaining the applicable cancellation rates, the cancellation would be deemed to have been made on the date the company receives the intimation of visa rejection from the guest.

Please note that guests other than tourist are not to be invited on tour by any tourist and they are not allowed to use any of the services of the tour.

CONDITIONS OF OTHER THIRD PARTY OPERATORS

In the event you are booking through us a tour / travel service of any third party operators, Cosmos, Star Cruise, Airlines etc, the terms and conditions of such third party operators, including their payment schedule, cancellation, refund etc shall be applicable to you in addition to our Terms and Conditions.

ONLINE BOOKING

You can purchase our services from our PA or agents or you can book your tour / services online through our website. We cannot give any guarantee or warranty with respect to the website booking engine which could malfunction due to well-known reasons including software or network errors. We have incorporated all modern protection technologies to ensure that information concerning you or your payments is kept secure and confidential.

It is made clear that the online booking shall be effective once you confirm the terms and conditions, as follows. During the course of online booking on our website, you will have the opportunity to go through our terms and conditions and privacy policy, which are displayed on our website and which you will need to confirm and accept in the course of booking online. Further, you will also need to send us a hard copy of the said signed Terms and Conditions confirming that you have read, understood and accepted the Terms and Conditions and other applicable documents including Brochure and / or, Itinerary and / or Price Grid and / or promotion booklet etc. We would also require a copy of the first two pages and last two pages of your passport which show the date of your passport, place and date of issue and expiry.

The Company reserves the right to decline to register any person / s for any tour or to cancel their registration without assigning any reason.

ONE / SOME MEMBER(S) MAY SIGN BOOKING DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF A GROUP

In case of one or more but not all tour participants named in the Booking Form sign the Booking Documents, it shall be deemed that the signatories have been duly authorized by all such tour participants to sign on their behalf assuming full responsibility and accordingly it shall be deemed that all such tour participants have signed the booking documents.

YOUR TRAVEL AGENT CAN SIGN THE BOOKING DOCUMENTS ON YOUR BEHALF

Where tour participants are booking through a travel agent, if such travel agent signs the Booking Documents, it shall be deemed that such signature is for and on behalf of all the tour participants named in the Booking Form assuming full responsibility. It shall be deemed and construed that all such tour participants have duly authorized the said travel agent to sign the Booking Documents on their behalf.

CONTRACT SUBJECT TO SIGNATURE AND PAYMENTS

Please note that there is no contract between the Company and the tour participants until the Booking Documents are signed and received by the Company and the Company has also received the specified non-refundable interest free booking amount. The full payment must be received in accordance with prescribed payment schedule. If not paid in accordance with the payment schedule the company reserves the right to cancel the booking with the consequent forfeiture of booking amount and to apply the scale of cancellation charges as mentioned in the brochure.

Any payment that you make to your travel agent would not constitute payment to the Company until the same is remitted to the account of the Company.

CANCELLATION / AMENDMENT BY COMPANY

We reserve our right to amend or cancel a tour booked by you, without assigning any reason. Such amendment or cancellation may be due to circumstances beyond our control. In such cases, we will offer you alternative tour dates / tours or you would have the option of traveling as individual travelers, not as part of the original tours. If the alternative date / tour is not acceptable or you do not wish to travel as individual travelers, we would refund the money paid by you without interest after deducting any costs incurred by us on your behalf, within a period of 45 days from the date of amendment or cancellation. However, we would not be responsible or liable to pay any compensation or damages or consequential loss or to refund any other expense incurred by you.

HOTELS

The Company selects hotels for your stay at locations, which give comfort and value for money. For various reasons, such as reducing the overall traveling time on the coach for the following day, the hotels may be chosen away from the city centre. Unlike other countries, most hotels do not have air conditioners or fans. We cannot guarantee the availability of adjoining rooms / interconnecting rooms / non-smoking room / rooms on the same floor etc. Hotels in Europe may / may not have room service facilities.
The check in time is usually 2 p.m. and check out time is usually 11 a.m. In Australia, the check in time is 12 noon and the check out time is 10 a.m. In certain hotels like Genting Resorts, though the check in time is 2:00 pm, you may have to wait for a few hours till the rooms are cleared. The same is subject to change from time to time.
If you seek a change in rooming while on a tour, the same will be subject to availability and you will need to pay any additional charges as may be applicable.

Please note that hotels in Europe can have exceptionally small rooms unlike what you may have experienced in other countries.
In case of a Client booking a Classical Europe Premium Tour, accommodation will be provided in 4 Star hotel. Please note that the hotels may be chosen away from the city centre. Unlike other countries, most hotels do not have air conditioners or fans.
We cannot guarantee the availability of adjoining rooms / interconnecting rooms / non-smoking room / rooms on the same floor etc. Hotels in Europe may / may not have room service facilities.)
(In case of a Client booking a Classical Europe Super Saver Tour, accommodation will be provided in hotels as per NRI standards. Please note that the hotels may be chosen away from the city centre. Unlike other countries, most hotels do not have air conditioners or fans. We cannot guarantee the availability of adjoining rooms / interconnecting rooms / non-smoking room / rooms on the same floor etc. Hotels in Europe may / may not have room service facilities.)

Single Accommodation

In case you book on a single occupancy basis, you will have to pay a single room supplement unless another tour participant is willing to share your room. You shall also be liable to pay the single room supplement if earlier having booked on a shared room basis, you later have to take the room on single occupancy basis since your intended room partner has either dropped out of the tour for any reason or since you and / or your room partner are no longer willing to share a room.

Note that the single room supplement will be charged in all cases where a booking on a shared room basis has to be changed to single room basis including the following:
(i) Intended room partner was arranged by you.
(ii) Intended room partner was arranged by us for you.
(iii) No room partner was found available for you.

Double / Twin Accomodation

A double room has either a single queen-size bed or two separate beds joint together. If you request for a room with a queen-size bed, the same would be provided subject to availability as most of the hotel rooms in Europe are twin-bedded. In case of non-availability of a room with a queen-size bed, a twin bedded-room would be given.

Triple Accomodation

We recommend a maximum of only three persons in one room. Triple rooms are usually no larger than twin rooms and the third bed is often a rollaway bed or cot placed in a twin room.

Children Accommodation

A child travelling for whom 'without a bed' charge has been paid would not be entitled to a separate bed in the hotel. In case 'with bed' charge has been paid for the child and you decide not to avail such facility whilst on the tour, you would not be entitled to any refund. In case you decide to seek an extra bed for the child booked on 'without bed' basis on the tour, this will be provided subject to availability and you shall be bound to pay any additional amount charged by the concerned hotel directly.

PRE / POST TOUR / ADD ON EXTENSION PACKAGES

Pre / post tour accommodation / add on packages or extensions are available to you at special rates. You must ensure that you request your travel agent or our PA sales officer for the same at the time of booking your tour.

COACH AND SEATING

We generally engage air-conditioned / air-cooled luxury coaches but we are not responsible if the air-conditioning equipment malfunctions for any reason. On group tours, you are not allotted seat numbers as a seat rotation system is followed. You must follow the instructions of the Tour Manager in this regard.

The average traveling time by coach is approximately 8 to 10 hours or more a day in Europe and 4 to 5 hours in U.S.A. under normal road conditions. Comfort stops are provided every 2-3 hours, after appropriate intervals. The foregoing timings are indicative only. Though some of the coaches are equipped with emergency washrooms, such a facility can be used only in case of a dire emergency.

The coach drivers are bound by restrictions concerning maximum driving hours per day and per week and the itineraries are planned with regard to the same. It is therefore essential that the itineraries, schedules and timings are strictly adhered to by you so as to ensure that all the services can be duly provided. If you or any of your co-passengers misses any service due to unpunctuality, we shall not be liable to refund any amount. Further, we shall not be liable to refund any amount or pay any compensation / damages for any change in itinerary or for missing any service due to the unpunctuality or actions of your co-passengers.

Please note that smoking, consumption of alcoholic beverages and snacks is strictly prohibited on coaches. Please keep the coach clean to avoid discomfort to yourself and other tour participants.
Please take care not to leave behind any property in the coach while disembarking. The Company would not be responsible or liable in case of loss of such property under any circumstances.

BAGGAGE ON COACH

Please note that porterage is not included in the tour price. It is often difficult to get porters to assist as hotels may or may not provide this service and it is therefore advisable to use bags with wheels. Coaches have limited space for luggage and hence we permit only one suitcase and one handbag per person in the coach. The suitcase should be of a size of 158 cms. (width + length + height).

AIRLINES

We shall in no circumstances whatsoever be liable to your or any person travelling with you, for loss of baggage by the airline, failure to provide meal of your choice by the airline, denied boarding or down-gradation due to overbooking or any other reason, failure on the part of the airline to accommodate you despite having confirmed tickets, quality or quantity of meals offered by the airlines, flight delay or rescheduling, flight cancellation, changes of flight schedule or routing, change of airline mentioned at the time of booking. In these circumstances, we will not be liable for the injury, loss or inconvenience suffered by you but you will be free to pursue your remedies against the concerned airline.

BAGGAGE ON AIRLINE

Airlines have restrictions on the kind of baggage, number and weight of baggage that you can carry and you will need to carefully read and understand the rules and regulations of the airline, in this regard.

Please note that the weight restrictions noted may not be accurate or updated. You are requested to please refer to the baggage rules of the individual airlines, as the same get updated from time to time.

We are not liable, in any manner, if you are unable to carry any baggage or if you have to pay any extra-charges due to restrictions imposed by the airline. You shall be liable to pay all such charges directly to the airline. Also, we are not liable for any loss or damage to baggage while it is in the custody of the airline.

AMENDMENT OF BOOKING BY YOU

If you wish to amend or change your booking, you have to communicate your request to us in writing. Such requests for change or amendment will be accepted subject to availability.

Please note that: (1) The amended or changed booking will be regarded as a new booking; (2) An amendment fee of USD 100 is payable in case of every amendment or change; and (3) In case the amendment is carried out within the cancellation period, then a cancellation charge shall apply as if a cancellation was made on the date the request for amendment or change is made. Please note the cancellation charges specified in the preceding section.

TRANSFER FROM ONE TOUR TO ANOTHER

A request in writing for transfer from one tour to another will be treated as cancellation on that tour and a fresh booking on another. In such cases, a transfer fee of USD 100 per person will be applicable. In case you transfer within the cancellation period, then the cancellation policy will apply.

OUR SCOPE OF SERVICES

We are travel and holiday organizers only. We inspect and select the services to be provided to you. However, we do not own, operate or control any airline, shipping company, coach or coach company, hotel, transport, restaurant, kitchen caravan or any other facility or provider etc. that is engaged to provide you services during the course of your tour.

Therefore, please carefully note that: (1) you will need to adhere to the conditions, rules and regulations of each service provider. For instance, you will need to check the baggage rules of the airline to understand what kind of baggage and how much baggage you can carry. You will need to check the hotel rules to check what the mealtimes are, at which you should make yourself available. The company is not responsible for the consequences if you breach such rules and regulations; (2) If you cause any injury or damage affecting the service provider, then you may be liable to the service provider and if the service provider recovers any monies from us for such injury or damages, we shall separately charge you for the same; (3) we shall not be held responsible and / or liable for any delay, deficiency, injury, death, loss or damage occasioned due to act or default of such service providers, their employees or agents.

AIRLINE DATE CHANGE AFTER DEPARTURE

It is absolutely necessary to have your return air seats to Dubai confirmed prior to your departure from Dubai.
If you wish to change the date of your return journey after departure from Dubai, you will have to pay a "Change in Reservation Fee" if any, directly to the airline, subject to availability of seats in the same booking class. This fee may range up to USD 205 or more per person and we will not be responsible for the same.

AIRLINE CONFIRMATION AND RE-CONFIRMATION

Though you may receive a confirmed air ticket for a particular sector, airlines often overbook seats, due to which the airline may offload even confirmed passengers and may accommodate them on a subsequent flight. We will not be responsible for any such offloading nor for any consequence of such offloading including delay, inconvenience or loss of tour services.
Please note that in case you are returning on a later date after the tour ends, the responsibility to re-confirm air tickets 72 hours prior to the departure would be solely yours.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR DOCUMENTS AND POSSESSIONS

You will have to take the risk and responsibility of all your luggage, belongings, currency, valuables, documents and personal effects (collectively 'baggage') at all times during the tour, whether during travel on the airline or during your stay in hotel or during your travel in coaches, while on excursions or otherwise.
If you forget to carry or if you lose essential travel documents such as passport, visa, tickets etc., you may be compelled to curtail the tour and you may have to incur extra expenses, for which you alone shall be responsible.

In view of what is stated above, please carefully note that:
(1) We shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage in respect of your baggage etc. or their contents whether due to theft, accident, negligence or otherwise;
(2) We shall not be responsible / liable for any cancellation or curtailment of your tour compelled by any such loss of baggage etc. and we shall pay no compensation or refund to you;
(3) Some coverage in respect of baggage loss or damage may be provided by insurance (see below the Insurance section).
It is advisable that you do not carry valuables on the tour. However, if you carry any valuables, we recommend that you use all available facilities to keep them secure during your tour. In this regard, some hotels provide Safe Deposit Lockers (which may be charged separately). In case of airlines, we recommend that you declare your valuables to the airline at the time of check-in and pay an additional charge, as may be stipulated by the airline, to make the airline responsible for valuables. Without such declaration, airlines can invoke limitation of liability protections provided in international conventions and laws.

If your baggage is lost or misplaced at any time during the course of your tour, it is your responsibility to take all appropriate actions to file complaints with the concerned authorities, including police, airline office etc. Please understand that as the Tour Manager is responsible for the whole group of tour participants, he may not be in a position to escort you to lodge a complaint with the authorities, as it could compromise the convenience and time of the group.
 
Furthermore, Tour Managers / Assistants / Escorts are assisting the tourists throughout the tour and are not responsible for tourists' baggage or any kind of personal belongings. On the entire tour the tourists have to be responsible and carry the baggage on their own. Instructions as well as information of the tour are to be followed in the group tours and the tour manager / company is not responsible for any instructions overruled by the tourists and / or its consequences.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND CLEARANCES

It shall be solely your responsibility to hold valid travel documents and statutory clearances, to enable you to travel on the tour such as passports, visas, confirmed air-tickets, insurance and medical insurance certificates and other statutory certificates including immigration clearance. Please note that your Passport must be valid for at least six months subsequent to the scheduled departure date of the tour. If you cancel the tour due to non-availability of the passport etc, you will be liable to pay cancellation charges.

If you are unable to travel on the tour originally booked by you because either you could not get your visa in time or due to an error of the part of the embassy / consulate, an incorrect visa is issued to you, you shall have the option to postpone your tour to any other future date or transfer your tour to any other tour and in such case the amendment fee for shall apply, in addition to cancellation charges. If you decline to exercise this option of postponing your tour, the cancellation schedule shall apply.

HEALTH

Please note that your health is entirely your risk and responsibility. Our tours are suitable for persons of reasonable fitness. They may not suit persons who are medically infirm or who have special needs or requirements whether due to age, medical conditions or otherwise.

It shall be your duty to inform us in case you have any medical condition that may affect your ability to fully enjoy our tour arrangements or where the interests of other tour participants may be adversely affected by such condition. In case of guests, who wish to travel with a wheel chair, the company will not be responsible and / or liable to provide any assistance / aid to such guests. Furthermore, such guests are required to inform the company about such disability at the time of booking. Incase of any delays, on part of the guest, he / she will be solely responsible. The company cannot be held responsible or made liable for any services missed by such guest due to any reasons whatsoever.

We reserve the right (without obligation) to ask you to undergo medical tests and to provide written certification of your medical fitness before departure or at any time during the tour and if you fail to undergo such tests or fail to provide such certificates, we may decline to accept you or to continue you on the tour. Our actions in this regard may be guided not only by concerns for your health but also the convenience and health of the other tour participants.

However, it is not our obligation to check your medical condition and if you suffer any injury or aggravation on the tour or if you are unable to enjoy / complete the whole or any part of the tour due to your medical conditions, we shall not be liable to compensate you nor to refund any amount to you nor to pay your medical expenses.
 
In this regard, please note that service providers such as airlines may decline to accept you on medical grounds. Please carefully read and understand the rules and regulations of the service providers, because we shall not be responsible for the consequences that you may suffer.

To some extent, your losses on account of cancellation or curtailment attributable to hospitalization as also your expenses of hospitalization may be covered by insurance Please see Insurance section below.

INSURANCE

It is a condition for booking with us that you take out insurance at the time of or prior to making your booking. It is the responsibility of the guest to ensure that the insurance cover they purchase is suitable and adequate for their particular needs. Please note that you would have a direct contractual relation with the insurer. You shall directly submit claims to your Insurance Company. The Insurance Company shall directly pay the settlement amounts to you and any disputes in regard to rejection of claim or adequacy of settlement amount shall be settled by you directly with the Insurance Company. To some extent, your losses on account of cancellation or curtailment attributable to hospitalization as also your expenses of hospitalization may be covered by insurance.

LIABILITIES

Please go through the terms and conditions carefully to understand your rights, responsibilities, risks and the extent of our liabilities.

As earlier stated, being tour organizers, we will not be liable to you for any loss, injury or damage in respect of life, limb or property, sickness, delay, discomfort, anxiety, service denial, service deficiency, additional expenses incurred by you or for any direct, indirect, consequential loss and / or damage or any kind suffered by you howsoever caused arising out of any act, omission, default of any contractor / supplier or of any servant or agent employed by the contractor / supplier or of any third person who may be engaged or concerned in the provision of accommodation, meals, transportation, entertainment, refreshment or any other service comprising the tour package. In view of this, please note that we shall have no liability in the following circumstances (amongst others):

• Failure on the part of airline to accommodate passengers (despite having confirmed tickets or cancellation, change of route, delay of flights.
• Overbooking of seats / rooms by the airline / hotel.
• Loss of / delay of baggage by airline / coach / cruise / train.
• Any death, personal injury, sickness, accident, loss, delay, discomfort, increased expenses, consequential loss and / or damage or any kind of theft howsoever caused;
• Rudeness or unprofessional behavior of staff of airline / hotel etc., quality of meals, facilities given etc. 
• Any kind of service denial or deficiency by any contractor / supplier.
  Further, please note that in any case, our liability arising from this contract shall not exceed the total amount paid for the tour holiday. Further, under no circumstances shall we have any liability in respect of any indirect, special or consequential losses whatsoever.
  As earlier stated, any loss or damage to your baggage will be borne entirely by you and we shall not be liable for the same in any manner.
  We shall not be responsible and / or liable for any damages caused to you due to reasons beyond the control of the Company (Force Majeure / Vis Majeure). Any overstay expenses due to delay or changes in bus / flights / ships / trains or cancellation of special bogie or other services due to sickness, weather conditions, war, threat of war, strikes, rebellions, disturbances, unrest, curfew or any other cause whatsoever, shall be borne entirely by you and we shall not be liable for the same.
  We are not liable for any acts, omissions or defaults of other tour participants which may result in injury, damage to your life / limb or property or interfere with enjoying any services to be provided on the tour.
  The immunities provided under this contract to the Company shall be available to the Company's Managers, including Tour Managers, Employees, Servants and Agents but not to the contractors / suppliers selected by the Company.
  Please note that we will be entitled to retain custody of your documents or properties entrusted to us till we receive payment of all amounts that are due to us in relation to your booking / travel.

YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH TOUR CONDITIONS

You will have to strictly follow the tour program and comply with the terms and conditions of the various contractors / service providers such as hotels, airlines etc.

You are responsible to register with the representative of the Company at the appointed date, place and time for departure and you would be treated as a no-show if you fail to do so.
 
You are required to be punctual and adhere to the time-lines of the tour and of the contractors / service providers. If you are not punctual, you could miss your flight, your coach, your meals etc.

You shall not behave in a manner which may cause distress or annoyance to other tour participants or to any other person or which may create the risk of danger or damage to property belonging to us or other tour participants or any other persons. You shall not carry any item or object, the possession of which is forbidden by any law, rules or regulations. Nor shall you violate any other law, rule or regulations. Should any tour participant misbehave or violate any law, rules or regulations, we shall have the right to discontinue his participation and exclude him from the tour at his risk, cost and expense. Should we suffer any damage or liability on account of a tour participant's misbehavior, we shall be free to separately charge and recover our losses and expenses from him.

NO REFUND FOR UNUTILIZED SERVICES

It is clearly understood that there shall be no refund or compensation whatsoever for unutilized services. This general rule applies to all kinds of non-utilization or under-utilization of tour services, whether of the whole or part of the tour and whether as a matter of your choice, or caused by your fault or compelled by circumstances such as ill-health, weather, external factors etc.

As a consequence of the above rule, please note that no refund will be admissible in the following circumstances (amongst others).

There would be no refund if you fail to join the group at the commencement of the tour or join the group later or leave the group before culmination of the tour for any reasons whatsoever.

There will be no refund if you fail to or are unable to utilize any of the services on the tour like airline travel, hotels, sightseeing, rides, cruises, meals, entrance fees, optional tours etc due to any reason whatsoever such as late reporting, ill-health etc.

EMPLOYEES / AGENTS NOT AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE TERMS

No person including any of our employees, agents the PA has the authority to alter, amend, or waive any stipulation, representation, term or condition set forth in this document. Assurance if any, given by any of our employees, agents, the PA or any other person, whether given verbally / in writing / by email / by sms or otherwise, which is contrary to the terms and conditions shall not bind us, in any manner.

PLEASE CAREFULLY CHECK WHAT THE TOUR COST INCLUDES AND EXCLUDES

Please refer to the relevant section of the Price Grid for the tour cost. All services to be provided to you will be as per those specified / confirmed and paid for as per the Invoices. If you avail any service such as porterage, room service, laundry, excess baggage charge, a la carte meals, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, paid toilets, tips or anything that is not specifically shown as included in the Tour Cost, then the payment for the same will have to be cleared by you.

PRIVACY OF INFORMATION

We try to maintain the privacy of the personal information provided by you. However, it would be necessary for us to share this information with Consulates, Embassies, Airlines, Hotels and other service providers who would be providing you service during the tour. We would also be constrained to disclose such information if we receive an order of the court, a requisition from any government or statutory authority, subpoena, or where under any laws, rules or regulations, such disclosure becomes necessary.

You agree to let us photograph and / or videograph the tour and specifically you agree to let us photograph and / or videograph you in the course of the tour. You agree to let us publish such photographs / videographs through all media including print media, websites, letters, emails etc. You also agree to let us track usage statistics. You agree and accept that all such photographs and / or videographs and statistics are our absolute property and we have the unrestricted right to use them for any legitimate purposes including advertisement and commercial purposes. Further, you agree that if you share with us any photographs and / or videographs taken by you during the tour, we would be free to publish such photographs and / or videographs through all media including print media, websites, letters, emails etc.

We recommend that you register online so that we can send you updates and information on travel destinations.

SPECIAL REQUEST

Where special requests for room allocation, diet consideration, handicap assistance on tour / hotel / transportation / cruise etc. are made in writing at the time of booking, every effort will be made to try and deliver. However the Company will not be held liable / responsible for claims of damages or consequential loss if such requests are not honoured. In case of persons with special needs, it is necessary that a qualified companion accompanies such a person. Regrettably, the Company cannot endow any aid for walking, dining, getting on and off from vehicles and for other personal needs etc. to such persons.

COMMUNICATION

Communications transmitted to your mailing address / email address on record shall be deemed to have been communicated to you even if returned as undeliverable for any reason. All communication from you to the Company has to be in writing, not orally.
Where you book directly with us, we will address communications to you at your mailing address and / or e-mail address given in the Booking Form. Where you have booked through a PA / travel agent, we will address communications to the PA / travel agent, who made the booking on your behalf and the PA / agent would be responsible for transmitting such communication to you. All monies paid to the PA / travel agent shall not constitute payment to us unless deposited by the PA / agent with the Company.

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLY IN CASE OF PROMOTIONS / OFFERS / SCHEMES

Please note that in case of special offers, promotions or schemes, the terms and conditions of these offers, promotions or schemes will be applicable in addition to these terms and conditions. You might have to adhere to the payment schedule prescribed under such offers, promotions or schemes in order to be eligible to avail benefits under such offers, promotions or schemes. If you fail to make the payment by the due date and / or do not comply with all the terms and conditions of the offer, promotion or scheme, you would not be entitled to receive the benefit under such offer, promotion or scheme.

We shall have the absolute right to withdraw any scheme or discount at any time after such scheme or discount is published.

BALANCE PAYMENT

Please check your Invoice for the due date of your balance payments of the tour cost. This balance payment has to be made 45 days prior to departure date of the tour. If the booking is accepted within 45 days of the date of departure of the tour, the entire tour cost has to be paid upfront. A delay in payment of your tour cost (part payment or full payment) can result in a delay in processing your documents. We may treat such delay as a cancellation of booking by you, which will be subject to the applicable cancellation charges as per the cancellation schedule.

We reserve the right to amend the prices published in this brochure and on the website and to adjust our charges based on various factors including currency fluctuations, fuel price rise, travel arrangements, special / high season charge levied by the suppliers, hike in any government taxes or any taxes or visa amounts and / or for any reason before the date of departure. All such increases in price must be paid for in full before your departure.

LAW AND JURISDICTION

In the event of a dispute arising out of or relating to this contract, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, the parties shall first seek settlement of that dispute by mediation in accordance with the applicable rules. The Mediator shall be appointed by the Company. If the dispute is not settled by mediation within [thirty] days of the appointment of the mediator, or such further period as the parties shall agree in writing, then the dispute may be settled in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by a sole Arbitrator to be appointed by the Company. The Arbitration proceedings will be in Mumbai. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on both parties. In case of any dispute concerning the award the courts in Mumbai alone shall have exclusive jurisdiction. This contract will be governed by Indian law. You agree that in the event of a dispute or difference between the parties the exclusive jurisdiction shall vest in the competent court / forum / tribunal in Mumbai only.

As to the interpretation of the aforesaid terms and conditions, the decision of Cox & Kings shall be final and binding upon you. The Company reserves its right to change the Terms & Conditions any time without any prior notice and without assigning any reasons there of.

YOUR SUGGESTIONS:

If you have any tips, which you might want to share with us, do write in to us at our Dubai Office as listed above or email us at infodxb@coxandkings.com or fax us at +971 4 3572599.

On behalf of the persons booked, I / We have read, understood and accepted the Terms and Conditions, How to Book Rules, Cancellation Policy, Brochure, Price Grid, Itinerary, Promotion Booklet and Web pages, a copy of each of which has been furnished to me / us. I / We being duly authorized by the said persons do hereby agree and accept the same assuming full responsibility for self and on behalf of the said persons.

ON TOUR ASSISTANCE

Please promptly inform your Tour Manager of any grievances that you may have and immediately follow this up by writing to us. This will enable us to promptly rectify all genuine grievances in real time.

If you fail to do this, you will be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the services of the Company in full satisfaction and you shall be deemed to have no grievance or complaint in that regard.

You should communicate the grievance to the contractor on the emergency telephone number and adopt any of the following procedures provided that such communication should be made on a working day within working hours.
1. By fax at 971 4 3572599 followed by a written communication to our registered office listed below and our NRI office with a copy marked to the Independent Contractor, OR
2. By email to infodxb@coxandkings.com followed by a written communication to our registered office and our NRI office listed below with a copy marked to the Independent Contractor /agent, OR
3. In writing with a copy marked to the Independent Contractor /agent, at the registered office of the Company and our NRI office:

Any complaint made by you must be notified to the Company in writing within 21 days of the end of the tour. No claim notified to the Company outside this period will be entertained and the Company shall incur no liability whatsoever in respect thereof.
As to the interpretation of the foregoing terms and conditions, the decision of Cox and Kings shall be final and binding upon you.

TIPPING

Tipping is customary (unless otherwise stated in the brochure) in all parts of the world for services rendered (e.g. porters, coach drivers, tour leaders, guides etc). Unless otherwise communicated the tip amount is 3 EURO per person per day in Europe for the coach driver, 3 EURO per person per city per guide in Europe and 3 EURO per suitcase per way for a porter in Europe. Everywhere else it is 2 USD instead of 3 Euros. Please check the Price Grid to ascertain whether such tips are included within the tour costs or are required to be paid by you separately.

MINIMUM PARTICIPATION

Tours specified in the Brochure are operated subject to a minimum participation of paying adult Participants. If the participation is less than the minimum prescribed (as below) we reserve the right to amend, amalgamate, alter, vary, or cancel a tour without incurring any liability to pay any compensation. If we decide to operate the tour with participation below the minimum stipulated or if you are required to travel as individual travelers (not as a group) we reserve the right to collect an additional pro-rata amount. In such cases you may not be provided certain services, which would have been provided in the group tour including the service of a tour manager and you may need to travel on an amended itinerary and services, such as transportation on a 'seat in coach' basis, where the coach departures are at fixed times and routes etc.

VISA GUIDANCE SERVICES

You will be required to take the appropriate visas for going on the tour. It will be the sole responsibility of the guest to ensure that they have the right visa issued for their tour. The company does not take any responsibility for the issuance of the visa and or insurance of any of the guest. Non - utility of any of the tour services due to failure on the part of the guest for any reasons including clerical errors, loss of passport / documents, delay in issuance etc. whatsoever will attract the applicable cancellation charges.

It is necessary for you to ensure that you have the appropriate passport, which is valid for at least six months after you return to your country of residence. For guests travelling to Malaysia, please ensure that the minimum validity of the passport should be atleast 9 months after your date of return to your country of residence. Furthermore, you will be required to take the appropriate visas for going on the tour.

We provide you visa guidance services for which we will charge you. Once the Booking form is signed and Non refundable deposit is collected we can assist you with supporting Visa Letter if required at an additional cost of USD 15 per letter issued per family of four. Such charges may not include the actual visa charge. Please note that UK and USA visa will have to be obtained by you directly. Even if you do not get your visa, you will be liable to pay the applicable charges as they are non-refundable. If you already possess a visa or wish to do the visa / s on your own, you would be entitled only for the refund of actual visa / s cost and the portion of charges attributable to our service charges will still have to be paid by you.

It is your responsibility to promptly furnish to us all documents required for application of your visas etc. latest by 45 days before the departure date. In fact, in the current scenario it would be far more prudent to furnish all documents at least four months before the departure date. Given the security concerns and the over-cautious approach adopted by embassies and consulates, visa processing can take quite long. Please note that we may receive documents submitted late but we are not responsible for rejection or non-receipt of visas due to inadequate or late submissions. You are required to furnish only genuine documentation.

Granting / rejection of visas is the sole discretion of embassy / consulate. We only act as a facilitator for obtaining visas if applied from India only. You may be required to appear personally before embassy / consulate for any interview(s) / providing biometrics. The Company shall under no circumstance / s be held liable or responsible for rejection of visas and any other incidental or consequential loss, damage, cost or expense. You undertake not to proceed legally against the company for such rejection of visas, unless there is a manifest error committed by the company. Non Availability of Visa appointments will incur additional cost to avail the priority appointment services. This additional cost will be borne by the clients and the same is subject to change without prior notice from the Consulate or Visa application centre.

We would not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for any clerical error done by the concerned embassy / consulate regarding the name, attachment of wrong photograph, duration and type of visa (single / multiple entry) or passport number. We always use services of reputed courier companies for the purpose of transmission of passports to the embassies / consulates and to our clients in various cities. We will not be responsible for any loss or damage whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential caused due to transmission delays or loss of passport or documents in the course of transmission of documents by us to the embassy or to you or in the course of transmission of documents by the embassy / consulate to us. We would however, make best attempts to trace your documents or assist you in obtaining alternative / certified copies of the lost documents.

If you are unable to travel on the tour originally booked by you because either you could not get your visa in time or due to an error of the part of the embassy / consulate, an incorrect visa is issued to you, you shall have the option to postpone your tour to any other future date or transfer your tour to any other tour and in such case the amendment fee shall apply, in addition to cancellation charges.
 
Please note that if the rejection of visa is intimated by the embassy / consulate within the cancellation period specified in the section titled CANCELLATION OF BOOKING BY YOU then the cancellation charges as appearing in that section shall apply. Please further note that for the purpose of ascertaining the applicable cancellation rates, the cancellation would be deemed to have been made on the date we receive intimation of visa rejection from the consulate / embassy. Should you choose to re-apply after visa rejection, then you shall do so at your own risk and cost. If the visa is rejected a second time, the applicable cancellation rates shall be based on the date of receipt of intimation of the rejection of second visa application and so the charges shall be much higher than the rates which would have applied on the first rejection. Should we not receive any intimation from the consulate / embassy either accepting or rejecting a visa application before the departure date of your tour, the maximum cancellation charges shall apply. It is made clear that the cancellation charges shall apply in addition to the retention of visa service charges. You expressly agree not to dispute the foregoing.

MEALS

Please refer to the itinerary in the brochure / website for details of the meals which would be served to you on the tour. Unlike an airline, we cannot process a special meal, or a diet meal nor can we guarantee a special diet. The same is at the sole discretion of the service providers. We do not assure special meals or special timings or extra halts for infants, children, or passengers with diabetes, cholesterol, high blood pressure or any other condition. If you have any such special requirements arising from medical conditions or from the needs of your children or otherwise, it would be advisable to travel on a customized tour and coach tours are not recommended.

We, however, reserve the right to change the meal arrangement, where circumstances compel us to do so. At some places a meal allowance may be paid to you at our discretion to enable you to have a meal of your own choice.

AIRLINE DATE CHANGE BEFORE DEPARTURE

If you are traveling on a ticket issued through Cox and Kings, and if you wish to travel in advance or return at a later date after the tour ends, then you must pay the applicable difference between the group airfare within the package holiday tour cost and the market airfare for the changed sector. The same will be quoted by us to you on your request. Over and above this you will also be required to pay an 'Airline Seat Rebooking and Reservation Fee' of USD 200 as applicable per person per sector, per change depending on the airline (subject to availability of seats and ticket validity).
Please note that you will not be able to avail of the group transfers and accordingly you will have to make your own way to meet up with the group on arrival and / or to your next destination when your tour ends. We shall not be liable to refund any amount to you in this regard.

CANCELLATION OF BOOKING BY YOU

Should you wish to cancel your booking, you must notify us in writing. Such notification shall be deemed to have been given to us only on the date of the receipt of your letter, since we can act only on receipt. Please state the reason for your cancellation as it may be covered by your insurance policy. Claims must however be made direct to your insurance company.
The following cancellation charges shall apply irrespective of the reason for cancellation. You understand and acknowledge that these charges are a genuine pre-estimate of the damages that we will suffer on account of cancellation. You understand that these damages are called liquidated damages in legal language, which are payable without proof of actual damages. You agree not to dispute such deductions or to demand proof of actual damages. Under the circumstances, you agree not to proceed legally against us unless there is a manifest error from our end.

If you wish to cancel your booking, you need to inform us by any of the following methods, provided that such information should be given on a working day within working hours:
1. By fax at 971 4 3572599 followed by a written communication to our Dubai office listed below OR
2. By email to infodxb@coxandkings.com followed by a written communication to our Dubai office listed below OR
3. In writing on working days within working hours at the registered office of the Company or at our Dubai Office:

If the Booking Documents have been signed by one or more persons for themselves and for others mentioned in the Booking Form, then the communication signed by such signatory / ies would be treated as a valid communication with full responsibility for cancellation for all such persons mentioned in the form. Similarly if your agent seeks cancellation, we will act on the basis that he has been authorized or instructed by you to cancel and shall accordingly effect cancellation.

Cancellation shall take effect only from the time the written request reached the Company at its office in Mumbai, on working days within office time at the address listed above. However, in the following cases you shall be deemed to have cancelled the tour even if no cancellation notice is issued by you: (i) In case of visa rejection, you would be deemed to have cancelled on the date of intimation of such rejection. (ii) If you fail to pay the tour costs in time or if you commit any other default in relation to your booking, we may treat such failure or default as a cancellation of the booking by you. In such case, the cancellation charges shall be computed with reference to the date on which we issue you a notice of cancellation; (ii) If on your failure of payment or other default, no notice of cancellation is issued by us but your payment or default remains outstanding on the date of departure, the booking shall be deemed to have been cancelled by you without any advance notice, inviting the highest cancellation charge.

You expressly agree to abide by the foregoing terms and conditions.