THE FINE PRINT
Dates and Tour Price: to be determined
Additional cost: No visa is required.
Tour size may range between 6 (minimum) and 10 (maximum) not including
Tangents or associated staff. Six passengers are required for departure.
Included: The
fare covers double occupancy accommodations, bus and 4x4 travel,
Marrakech airport pick-up and rop-off at end of tour, breakfast and one
additional daily group meal. Most people enjoy private/free time and
the opportunity to explore and eat on their own once a day. Coffee, tea
and bottled water are included for all group meals. Bottled water and
snacks will be provided during long distance travel segments.
The tour also covers admission to desert trek and local guides. Dore Stein will escort the group throughout the tour.
No refund will be given for unused tour services after commencement of
tour for any reason. In situations where there are optional costs
beyond admission, the customer is responsible for those fees.
Not included: International flights, tips to guides, drivers, musicians and hotel staff at your discretion.
Drinks are extra other than coffee, tea and water during group meals.
Other items not included in the tour include but are not limited to
travel insurance, personal health insurance, inoculations and
vaccinations, any expenses prior to arrival in Morocco, meals not
specified as being included, room service, laundry, telephone calls,
internet costs, the costs of additional personal items, your own
shopping items, the single supplement if you choose a single hotel
room, and other items not specifically mentioned above.
Once payment is fully received by Dore Stein, you thereby agree to be
bound by the recited terms and conditions of the "Fine Print" including
the "Limitations of Liability" and the "Cancellation Policy".
Tour members must print out the "Fine Print" and sign and date the last page, and initial each page.
Should you need to cancel the trip, you must notify Tangents in
writing. A confirmation letter notifying you that we have received your
cancellation notice will be mailed to you. There is a cancellation fee,
the amount of which is dependent upon the date Tangents receives your
notification.
For the 2011 Tangents Morocco Tour cancellation fees will be posted when cost is finalized.
Trip cancellation and interruption insurance is highly recommended. (See
Trip Cancellation Insurance section.)
No refund shall be made for any unused portion of any tour such as
voluntarily missed meals, sightseeing, concerts, transport, etc. after
the trip has commenced. Nor will any refunds be given to trip members
who do not complete any portion of the itinerary for whatever reason.
Baggage or valuables brought on the tour shall be transported, handled
or stored at the passenger’s risk entirely, and Tangents shall bear no
liability or responsibility for any damage or other loss thereto.
Limitations of Liability: Tangents is a Sole Proprietorship registered in California by owner Dore Steinberg (aka Dore Stein).
Dore Steinberg (from now on referred to as Tangents) hereby gives
notice that services provided in connection with the Tangents Morocco
Tour including transportation, hotel accommodations, dining and all
other travel services, are purchased from independent suppliers who are
not affiliated with Tangents in any way.
Tangents makes and has expensed these arrangements upon the express
consideration and agreement by the passenger that Tangents neither
assumes nor bears any responsibility or liability whatsoever in
connection with the operation, safety, condition or services of any
motor vehicle, train or other conveyance, or the actions of any
third-party involved in providing lodging, dining, or other travel
services affecting this tour.
Tangents assumes no responsibility in connection with any injury,
death, loss, accident or delay which may be occasioned either by reason
of defect or through the acts of default of any company or person
engaged in carrying out arrangements of the tour or flights.
Tangents is not responsible for damages, additional expenses, or any
other losses due to cancellation, delay or other changes in services,
sickness, weather, strike, war, civil disturbances, acts or threats of
terrorism, travel warnings or bans, quarantine, bird flu, or acts
commonly referred to as force majeure. All such losses must be borne by
the passenger, and tour rates provide for arrangements only for the
time stated.
Tangents reserves the right in extraordinary circumstances to make
alterations to the tour’s cost or itinerary and to substitute hotels,
vessels, or other arrangements if this is required.
You are aware that the Tangents Morocco Tour subjects you to certain
risks including, but not limited to: forces of nature, travel in remote
areas such as the desert, mountainous and wilderness terrain, and
transportation by bus, automobile, camel or other conveyance.
You are aware that medical services and facilities may not be readily
available throughout the duration of the trip. You recognize that such
risks may be present at any time during the trip.
In consideration of, and in part payment of, the right to participate
in the trip, you will fully assume all risk of the above hazards and
hereby release and discharge Tangents and our agents from all actions,
claims or demands resulting from your willing participation in the trip.
You are aware that this is a release of liability and a contract
between you and me (Dore Steinberg) and that you sign it of your own
free will.
Independent Travel: Should
tour member(s) decide to not travel with the group or not participate
in a group activity, Tangents bears no responsibility or liability
whatsoever in connection with any injury, death, loss, sickness,
accident or delay which may be occasioned.
Should a
tour member decide to travel independently from the group such as
renting a car instead of taking the tour bus, the tour member(s) must
sign an additional release of liability contract that acknowledges the
tour member(s) has left the group during the tour on its on free will
(even if temporarily) and releases Tangents from any responsibility
that may result from your action(s).
Non-group activities are borne at customer's expense. Tangents is
released from any responsibility that may result from your actions.
If a group member(s) chooses to leave a group activity before its
completion or stays after the group has left, Tangents is released from
any responsibility that may result from your actions and any expense is
the responsibility of the group member(s).
Cancellation: Tangents reserves the right to cancel any tour prior to departure for any reason such as insufficient enrollment.
All monies paid will be refunded and this will constitute full
settlement. Tangents will not be responsible for any expenses that have
incurred as a result of your booking such as airfares.
We strongly recommend all passengers purchase trip cancellation and
interruption insurance as this may provide coverage under such
circumstances.
Trip Cancellation Insurance: Trip
cancellation and interruption insurance is highly recommended.There are
many places to purchase trip insurance. One resource is
www.tripinsurancestore.com
Changes to Itinerary: The
schedule may change suddenly due to finding out something marvelous is
happening that we must go see or an unexpected cancellation. The given
itinerary may change due to a government issued travel advisory warning
citizens not to travel to a specific geographical area of a country.
Under such circumstances Tangents reserves the right to operate the
trip under an altered itinerary. Some trip insurance covers you for
such an advisory.
Changing conditions in Morocco may
necessitate itinerary modification before or after the trip has
departed. Passengers will be responsible for all increased costs
associated with en route itinerary changes or changes in means of
conveyance, hotels, tour guides, etc.
Tangents also reserves the right to change common carriers and
substitute hotels with properties of similar standard when necessary.
Extreme care is taken in the contracting of all services, however we
cannot be responsible for the errors or omissions of the suppliers or
services.
Responsible Behavior: Trip
members assume responsibility to select a trip most appropriate to
their physical abilities and interests. Members are responsible for
being in sufficiently good health to undertake their trip and may be
required to obtain a physician’s release.
Tour members will walk a substantial amount especially in the Ameln Valley, Setti Fatma, and the Sahara Desert.
Damage to property or premises of any entity or agent that Tangents
contracts such as a hotel is borne solely and entirely by the customer
responsible for the damage.
Members must abide by the authority of the Tour Leader and/or local
agents and guides. Any cause of danger, distress or annoyance to the
group will be acted upon. Any expenses incurred from removal from a
tour will be your responsibility. In case of a dispute about the trip,
litigation will be settled in the courts of San Francisco.
Medical Insurance and Certification: You
will be required to provide proof of medical insurance. Everyone in the
group should understand their coverage. Tangents will not pay for any
expenses incurred for medical reasons. If you are aged 75 or older, you
will be required to have a physician complete a questionnaire which
assesses your ability to travel.
For Americans covered
by medical insurance at home, you're likely covered while traveling
abroad. But you need to call your company and check the extent of your
coverage in Morocco. Find out in advance if your insurance plan will
make payments directly to providers or reimburse you later for overseas
health expenditures. It is also important to learn if your insurance
will cover repatriation home during a medical emergency or to better
medical facilities elsewhere in Morocco.
Some supplemental insurance options are limited to Americans and Canadians. One option for other Nationals is
travelinsurance.net. That
will not likely cover preexisting medical conditions for the last 3
years. Generally, $50,000 worth of coverage should cost about $50.
Other sorts of insurance also may cover medical expenses such as:
— A Trip Cancellation policy may include limited medical protection. Read your policy carefully and know what's covered.
— If you use a premium credit card ("gold," "platinum," etc) and pay
for transportation services with it, you may have some flight
protection, and also medical coverage. Get an up-to-date version of
your Credit Card Agreement (probably available online), read the terms,
and know what coverage you have.
You can get no-obligation price quotes on all sorts of policies at sites such as
tripinsurancestore.com and
insuremytrip.com. Another possibility is
Travel Guard International.
Single Travelers and Single Supplements: Tangents
has a single-share program where we select another single traveler as
your roommate. We will endeavor to find a share partner for you.
The Tangents Tour is not responsible for roommate incompatibility for
any reason. But we will try to find a more suitable roommate when
possible.
If a roommate is not assigned, the Tangents tour will cover the cost of
a single accommodation at no extra cost to the traveler.
Selection of a single room once the tour has begun is subject to
availability in each overnight stay. In such instances payment must be
made immediately to Dore Steinberg.
If you want to have your own room throughout the trip, you must pay a
single supplement. Payment of a single supplement ($30/night) will
ensure that you are provided with your own room.
There may be accommodations that do not have sufficient capacity to
guarantee a single room and in those cases we will try to find an
alternative or refund the $30 for the night.
Photographic Permission: Trip members grant Tangents express permission to keep a photographic record of its trips for promotional and commercial use.
Terms of Payment and Business:
1. In U.S. dollars only. 2. Payment can be made in cash, check or bank
transfer. 3. All bank costs to be covered by tour member. 4. Deadlines
are payment receipt deadlines. 5. Tour enrollment valid when full
payment is received, and Fine Print is fully filled out and received by
Tangents Radio. Each page of Fine Print must be initialed and the
Reservation Form filled out and signed. 6. See
Refund section for details on cancellation fees.
RESERVATION FORM
Please print out and complete the following form. Please print clearly.
Mail it to the address below along with the initialed "Fine Print"
pages and tour payment or non-refundable $300 deposit. Include ($30 per
night) single supplement if applicable.
Dore Steinberg
Tangents Radio
301 Gambier St.
San Francisco CA 94134-1341
Make check payable to "Tangents Radio".
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and conditions of the "fine Print" including the "Limitations of
Liability" and the "Cancellation Policy".
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