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TERMS:
Please note that all itineraries are a guideline only and
are subject to change.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
Bookings
and Conditions
To confirm
your reservation, a deposit of $200 per person is required.
Reservations will be held for 7 days only without deposit.
#All airfares are subject to strict ticketing deadlines,
to be advised at the time of booking. Balance of payment
for your holiday is to be paid 42 days prior to departure.
The operator reserves the right to accept waitlist clients
in place of applicants failing to finalise within the prescribed
time.
Prices
and Concessions
Prices
are quoted in Australian Currency, include GST and supersede
all prices previously advertised. Please check the exact
price of your tour at the time of paying balance. Airfares
are based on the most direct route and are subject to class
availability and any new Government taxes. Group concessions
for ten or more adults are available. Rail prices are subject
to change from time to time. All prices are valid subject
to Government and hotel surcharges.
Merchant
Fees Apply To All Tours: Visa/Mastercard/Bankcard is 1.33%
Children
15 years and under: When sharing a room with at least one
adult, a child receives a discount off the adult coach content
price plus the relevant air, rail or sea price.
Concession
Card Holders: Prices apply to all Australian and New Zealand
pensioners (refer to each price box for discount amount)
however concession rail or boat prices are only available
where Australian Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card is
produced. 'Seniors Card' holders are also eligible for the
concession discounts. Not available on Cape York Frontier
tour.
In addition
to the complimentary airport transfers, free travel pack
and map, and our discount airfares, only one AAT Kings Discount
is available per booking on Escorted Tours only.
Single
Rooms
If you
are travelling alone on an Escorted Tour and do not wish
to paythe single supplement, AAT Kings will ensure that
you share a room witha person of the same gender. If we
fail to match you, we'll provide thesingle room at no extra
cost. Please request at time of booking. Not available on
the Cape York Frontier tour. Single travellers must pay
the single supplement.
Triple
Rooms
In triple
share rooms, the third bed may be a 'foldaway', sofa bed
or 'rollaway'.
Cancellations
and Amendments
Cancellation
fees will be levied relative to the amount of notice given:
|
Days
Notice
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42
or more |
7-41
days |
1-6
days |
Within
24 hours |
|
%
of Price
|
$200
Plus your Deposit
|
20%
Plus your Deposit
|
50%
Plus your Deposit
|
100%
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Modification
to a confirmed booking may incur a $55 per person amendment
fee. #Airfares: Tickets are issued on your airfares on receipt
of full payment. Once ticketed, these airfares are non-refundable
as per airline conditions. Any amendments to these flights
may incur a fee. These airfares are not available outside
Australia and New Zealand.
Internet
Airfares
Please
note that AAT Kings does not incur any liability for airfares
purchased by travel agents or clients online via the internet.
In the unlikely event that a tour is cancelled, AAT Kings
cannot be held responsible for airfare conditions when the
airfare is purchased via the internet with companies other
than AAT Kings. All such risk, loss and expense must be
borne by the travel agent or client.
Tour
Participation
Children
under 5 years of age are ineligible on AAT Kings' Premium
and Low Cost Holidays. Children under 7 years of year of
age are ineligible on the Cape York Frontier tour operated
by Wilderness Challenge. Children under 18 years of age
must be accompanied by an adult. Clients with disabilities
are welcome on AAT Kings tours providing they are accompanied
by an able-bodied companion and do not require special assistance
from AAT Kings personnel. AAT Kings reserves the right to
refuse to carry anyone if it is felt the individual cannot
cope with the requirements of coach tour travel and who
may require services and facilities that AAT Kings cannot
guarantee will be available. You agree to not hold AAT Kings
responsible for any decision made by AAT Kings or any service
provider to refuse to carry you, provide any facilities
or accommodation to you or to provide any service to you.
Travel
Insurance
Clients
are strongly advised to take out travel insurance to cover
any unforeseen circumstances (eg. cancellation or curtailment
expenses, loss of luggage etc). Your licensed travel agent
will be pleased to assist with your requirements.
Holiday
Inclusions
Transportation,
entrance fees and boat cruise prices as per itinerary, services
of a Tour Director and Tour Driver, meals as specified,
accommodation on a share twin room basis (unless otherwise
specified), travel kit, map and bag. Subject to a minimum
number of clients, AAT Kings reserves the right to operate
this touring on a smaller vehicle with a Driver/Guide.
Luggage
Allowance
One
medium size suitcase per person, the sum of its length/width
and depth not to exceed 140cm (56") plus an overnight bag
(airline bag size) which may be carried on-board the coach.
Maximum weight of all luggage not to exceed 20kg (44lbs).
We are required by strict Government vehicle weight regulations
to enforce and adhere to this limit. If your luggage exceeds
this limit, we ask that you make alternative arrangements
for the excess to be forwarded to the termination point
of your tour. Please note we suggest you have wheels on
your suitcase, as there are certain places where assistance
is not available (eg. railway station and cruise terminal).
Smoking
and Seat Rotation
Government
regulations prohibit smoking inside tourist coaches within
Australia. Please restrict smoking to the ample stops en
route. To enable everyone the opportunity of enjoying window
and front seats, clients change seats daily during the course
of the tour.
Clothing
and What to Bring
We recommend
casual, lightweight, drip-dry clothing, with some warmer
articles for the evenings and cooler days. For the winter
months, a warm jacket is recommended. Pack shorts, pullover,
several changes of underwear and socks, rubber-soled walking
shoes, swimsuit, towel, sleeping clothes and waterproof
jacket. Do not forget your hat, camera, film, sunglasses,
insect repellent, sunscreen, toilet requisites and a flask
for drinking water. Regular laundry facilities are available
en route.
Airline
Indemnity
Qantas
Airlines' involvement in these tours is as air carrier only.
This organisation shall carry no responsibility for statements
in this brochure relating to ground content of the tours
and the operator indemnifies them against any claim action,
loss or damage arising therefrom.
IMPORTANT:
Scenic Flights, Boat Cruises, Helicopter Flights, Cable
Car Rides, some 4WD Tours, White Water Rafting, Hot Air
Ballooning, Rail, Farmstay Options etc.
These
excursions are not operated by AAT Kings Tours, nor by persons
or companies associated with AAT Kings Tours. These activities
involve inherent risk of injury, death, accident, delay
and loss, and client assumes all such risk with regard to
any misadventure, death, injury, delay or loss which occurs
during, or as a result of any such activity.General Conditions
This
brochure/site represents the entire agreement between the
client and AAT Kings Tours Pty. Ltd., who is the tour operator.
AAT Kings will be responsible to the client for supplying
the services and accommodation as described in this brochure,
except where such services cannot be supplied, or the itinerary
used is changed due to delays or other causes of whatever
kind or nature beyond the control of AAT Kings. In such
circumstances, we will do our best to supply comparable
services, accommodations and itineraries, and there shall
be no refund in this connection. AAT Kings and its agents
(collectively 'AAT') act only as agent for the client and
upon the express condition that AAT Kings shall not be liable
or responsible for any direct, indirect, consequential or
incidental damage, injury, loss, accident, delay or irregularity
of any kind, which may be occasioned by reason of any act
or omission of any third party (including without limitation,
any act, inaction or breach of contract of any third party,
which is to or does supply any goods or services for this
trip). Without limiting the foregoing, AAT Kings does not
own or operate any third party suppliers of services such
as hotels, restaurants, transportation companies, sightseeing
companies or local tour operators. It is not responsible
for any injury, death, loss or expense due to overbooking
of accommodations, default of any third parties, sickness,
weather, strikes, acts of God, Government, acts of terrorism,
criminal activity, war, quarantine, force majeure events
or any other cause beyond its control. All such risk, loss
and expense must be borne by the client. Occasionally, it
may be necessary to alter or amend itineraries, accommodation
and sightseeing arrangements from those published. This
may be due to road, weather and other operational needs
prevailing at the time, and is always made in the best interests
of your comfort. Any personal expenses incurred by a client
as a result of any delay, alteration or curtailment of any
tour, whether caused by mechanical defect, strikes or any
other cause are the responsibility of the client (we strongly
recommend all clients take out Travel Insurance, see your
licensed travel agent). The operator is unable to guarantee
exact arrival and departure times, and is not liable for
any failure to make connections with any other service,
or guarantee the operation of any particular service. In
the case of breakdown or other unforeseen circumstances,
the operator reserves the right to substitute vehicles other
than specified, to ensure the operation of a tour. These
coaches will be modern touring vehicles and may not have
some of the features described. Please note that if you
arrange for payment through an unaccredited agent, the unaccredited
agent is not our agent for the purpose of receipt of monies.
Receipt of deposits and subsequent payments by the travel
agent does not constitute receipt of those monies by us,
and the travel agent has no authority, expressed or implied,
to receive monies on our behalf. There is no liability on
our part, in respect of any monies paid to your travel agent.
The company reserves the right to cancel any ticket or booking,
or to refuse to carry any client where payment has not been
received by the company within the specified time. The company
reserves the right to amend or cancel tours at any time.
DEPARTURE
GUARANTEE
Occasionally
airlines and tour operators are forced to reschedule departure
dates. At AAT Kings we appreciate the inconvenience this
may cause you. Therefore, we guarantee no tour will be rescheduled
within 42 days of the published departure date.
Site
Information Validity: 01 April 2005 to 31 March 2006.
Itineraries
and prices are subject to change and are based on availability.
Please refer to our Booking Conditions, other restrictions
and page references not included in this site. Not responsible
for errors/omissions or updates.
Ausralia
4 Wheel Drive Rentals 'the Booking Agent' Conditions of
Travel:This tour company reserves the right to alter
the route or itinerary of any of its tours and arrange alternative
carriers to those advertised if necessary. No refunds will
be given in these circumstances or in the event of any delay,
curtailment or alteration of a trip resulting from any cause
including severe weather conditions or mechanical failure.
A minimum number of passengers is required to operate each
tour. It may therefore be necessary to cancel a scheduled
departure and to offer an alternative or full refund for
that tour. Raging thunder can't guarantee pick up or drop
off times and are not liable for passenger failure to connect
with other services. We accept no responsibility for loss
or damage to personal belongings or baggage.
Smoking
& Drinking: Australian Government regulations prohibit
smoking and the drinking of alcohol inside tourist vehicles
in Australia (smoking and drinking should be limited to
stops along the route).
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