Terms & conditions
Reservations
Please e-mail info@birding2asia.com
for reservations.
We do not accept reservations by phone and all bookings
require the applicant to send us a copy or photo of the
photo page of the same passport which will be used for
travel on the tour. We reserve the right to decline any tour
or booking info to those persons who fail to identify
themselves.
Payment
A deposit is required to make any booking valid. Amount and
mode of payment will be send by e-mail. Birdtours2Asia will
send you confirmation of payment by e-mail.
For tours or guided trips in Borneo, Thailand and Taiwan,
payment of the full balance for the tour will be due 1 month
before the start.
For tours to Sri Lanka, Philippines and Indonesia full
payment is required 3 months in advance.
Cancellations
-Borneo, Taiwan, Thailand ; Deposits are non-refundable. The
full tour amount will become non-refundable once paid, which
is at least 1 month before the tour start.
-Sri Lanka, Philippines and Indonesia ;
Cancellation up to 90 days before; Deposits are
non-refundable.
Cancellation 90 - 0 days before ; No refund (Applies to all
tours once full payment has been made.)
We strongly recommend the purchase of trip cancellation insurance for your protection.
In the unfortunate case in which Birdtours2Asia has to
cancel a tour due to illness or any other serious reason
originating within B2A/guides/tour leader, all payments will
be refunded in full.
If B2A is forced to cancel a tour due to reasons beyond our
control (civil unrest, natural disaster, travel
disruptions...) the options are;
-Postpone your participation to the next tour at no extra
costs.
-Cancel your participation of any tour with us and get a
full refund of tour monies except for the deposit. (Deposits
are only refundable when B2A is the sole reason of failure
to run a tour.)
Insurance
All tour participants must have comprehensive travel
insurance, which at least will cover any medical cost,
repatriation and accident.
It is also most advisable to have sufficient cover for the
loss of any expensive optics etc.
Neither Birdtours2Asia, nor the tour leader or any guides
will accept any responsibility for whatever loss that might
occur during a tour.
Passport & Visa
It is the participants sole responsibility to be in the
possession of a valid passport and a visa where necessary.
Your passport should be valid for at least another 6 months
beyond the end of your tour, as well as to have sufficient
blank pages for entry stamps.
Health & Vaccinations
It is the participants absolute responsibility to get all
necessary vaccinations and medication before the start of
any tour. Costs arising from the failure to seek the most up
to date medical advise are at the expense of participants.
Please specify any health problem, special requirements or
physical limitations you might have to us before the start
of a tour which will enable us to be prepared in the case of
an emergency.
It is essential to have insurance covering any health
issues.
Tour alterations
Our tours are carefully planned, but in certain
circumstances, it might be advisable or even necessary to
make changes to a tour. We reserve the right to change the
itinerary, tour leader, transport, accommodation etc. when
we decide it will have a positive effect on the outcome of
the tour. We will always inform and discuss this with the
participants. Should any tour alterations become necessary
during a tour then we expect you to respect the professional
and final decision of the tour leader.
Accommodation
Rooms might be limited at certain locations, bookings
cancelled beyond our control... For whatever reason you
might not get the desired room, the tour leader will reserve
the right to find the best possible alternative for that
specific night. A superior alternative will be at
Birdtours2Asia’s expense, a pro rata refund will be given if
the alternative does not qualify the original standard.
A single room supplement will apply to any participant using
single accommodation on our tours. If you sign up single but
wish to share a room we will check with other single
participants who might be willing to share accommodation. If
there is no other single person on the tour who wants to
share, we will still have to charge you the single room
supplement.
Flights
Birdtours2Asia does not sell international flights. We can
however assist people to find the best flights available to
get to the starting point of a tour. Tours that include
domestic flights feature a higher deposit. Full airfares are
included in this and have to be covered. We cannot give any
credit for these.
Tour costs
Tour prices are displayed on our tour itinerary pages.
However, to be ahead of significant exchange rate
fluctuations, you may access our actual and fixed tour
prices by clicking on the XE Currency Assistant directly
below the approximate hard currency amounts displayed. The
Currency Assistant will show you a pop-up window where the
first fixed field will show the fixed tour price, the second
field shows the set currencies used for the tour. Typically
this will be the same currency (mostly local currency or
USD) that is being used by us to cover most tour costs.
Then, in the third field, you may check on the actual tour
price in your preferred currency.
Anyone wishing to receive a fixed quote for a tour in any
other currency than displayed by the Currency Assistant
fixed fields, is welcome to inquire via
info@birding2asia.com However, please note that it would be
unfair to hold B2A responsible for any major currency crash.
This would mean even a 'hard currency' fixed quote may not
be absolute and would need adjusted in case of major
currency fluctuations. Only our local currency prices (THB,
PHP, MYR, TWD, USD for Indonesia...) displayed by the XE
Currency Assistant first field will always remain fixed.
For payments made in other currencies than those initially
quoted, the daily exchange rate shown by the XE Currency
Assistant on our home page applies. Please don’t hesitate to
contact us with any questions you still may have about our
tour costs.
Group sizes
We do believe in small group sizes. With Birdtours2Asia
you’ll get a superior birding experience with the best
possible chances for all group members to see those
secretive bird species as well as to get the best possible
personal attention. You won’t find easily while birding in a
bigger group these features, that is, B2A does understand
your needs!
Our Taiwan tour goes with max. 5 participants. Other tours
and guided trips go with max. six. Note we keep to these max. group numbers strictly.
No additional costs
Birdtours2Asia aims to offer all-inclusive tour prices.
Except for international flights, visa, insurance and items
of a personal nature there should be no extra costs to join
a tour.
With B2A, all drinks are included in most of our tour
prices. This might include a local beer with dinner but if
you need to celebrate our birds heavily, then it won’t quite
stretch to that. In fact, it is unacceptable for any tour
participant to become drunk, a nuisance for other group
members, not be able to get up early... as a result of too
much alcohol. The tour leader will reserve the right and
given power to either stop a group member to drink or to
send him/her home at their own expense in the case of
alcohol abuse. Please note that our Indonesia tours feature
high running costs and we do not include alcohol in
Indonesia in order to keep our posted tour prices
competitive.
Liability
All our tours are carefully planned and we will take
responsibility for the quality of the tours offered to you.
We cannot accept any liability however for any loss, damage
or expense resulting form circumstances beyond our control.
Tour report
Participants agree for their name to be mentioned in a tour
report, should it be written and published on our website.
Thanks for your understanding!Birding2asia.com