Caligo Ventures Terms and Conditions
Central & South America Tours
Tour Price includes all necessary air, land, and boat transportation during the tour, accommodations based on two persons sharing a room, all meals, services of experienced naturalist/guides, baggage handling for one bag, pre-trip notes, all entrance fees to parks, refuges, and museums, hotel taxes and services charges.
International airfare to the departure city is NOT included in the tour price.
The Tour Price does not include transporta- tion to, or baggage handling at the departure city, items of a personal nature, or items over and above those reflected herein, such as drinks, wines and liquors, excess baggage charges, laundry, room service, snacks or tele- phone. Also not included is the gratuity for the local drivers or guides which is left to the voluntary discretion of the tour participants. All tour prices are based on tariffs in effect at the time of their printing and are subject to change. Group tour departures are based on a minimum of ten (10) participants and may be cancelled if such minimums are not reached. Minimum group size does not apply to Birding Ventures packages or independent travelers.
Deposits and Payments. The deposit is due with your reservation form in order to confirm your place on the tour. Full payment for the tour is due sixty (60) days prior to the departure of the tour.
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation made up to 60 days prior to departure: Refund of the deposit less a $100
- Cancellation made 60 to 30 days prior to departure: A charge of 30% of the tour price with the refund being made up of the recoverable balance. Depending on the tour, this may be as little as 30% or less of the tour price.
- Cancellation within 30 days of departure: No refund allowed
TRIP CANCELLATION INSURANCE IS AVAILABLE FROM CALIGO VENTURES AND IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.(LINK.)
Smoking: Smoking is not allowed in any vehicle or when the group is in close quarters such as at meetings and group meals.
Participant Responsibility: Though these trips are not strenuous, participants should be in good health and able to handle several hours of walking per day and adjusting to differences in altitude, time changes and other factors relating to a tour.
RESPONSIBILITY: New Caligo Ventures LLC (dba Caligo Ventures) acts only as agent in obtaining transportation, including any and all forms utilized in the conduct of the tour, and other tour services. Air Carriers are not to be held responsible for any act, omission, or event during the time passengers are not aboard their aircraft. The tickets and coupons in use by such airline, when issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the airline and the tour member or purchase of these tickets. The carriers, Caligo Ventures and their employees and agents shall not be liable or directly, or indirectly held responsible for any injury or death expense, damage, delay, irregularity or other loss, whether in person or property (including with no limitation those resulting from the negligence of the carriers, Caligo Ventures and its affiliated companies, incurred or arising during the period of a tour or in connection with the tour. Tour participants recognize and accept the fact that the tour is conducted in natural areas where dangerous and venomous wild animals might be encountered over which the agent or its operators have no control or responsibility. Caligo Ventures reserves the right to alter itinerary, eliminate arrange- ments, or provide similar categories of substitution at no penalty; to cancel the tour prior to departure, with a full refund constituting full settlement to the participant. No refund will be made for any unused portion of the tour or for “no shows.” Caligo Ventures reserves the right to refuse to accept or retain any person as a member of the tour, at any time. In this case, there will be refunded the full deposit or the amount limited to the unused portion of the tour, as the case may be. The signing of the reservation form and/ or the acceptance of tour membership and/or of such coupons, exchange orders, receipts, contracts and tickets by the tour member shall be deemed to be consent to all conditions and provisos in this document.
NOTE: All field trips and transportation described in the itineraries are conducted by independent operators. On those trips involving boats and vehicles, please be advised that such conveyances may not meet safety standards consistent with those in effect in the United States.
