DAY TOURS - TERMS OF PAYMENT - BOOKING CONDITIONS
(for longer tours-see below)
All rates quoted are based on current purchasing price in Iceland. Prices are in Icelandic Kronur as shown on our web site. Prices are guaranteed after full payment has been made.
CANCELLATION
All cancellations must be made by letter, fax or e-mail. In conformity with business practices within the Icelandic travel industry, the Travel Agent is obliged to charge cancellation fees to passenger(s) as follows:
CANCELLATION CHARGES
Day Tours Cancellation received more than 72 hours prior to departure can be refunded 97%.
Day Tours Cancellation received less than 48 hours prior to departure will be charged full price.
Hotel Cancellation received more than one month prior to departure can be refunded 97%.
Hotel Cancellation received more than two weeks prior to departure can be refunded 50%.
Hotel Cancellation received less than 72 hours prior to departure will be charged full price.
###INSURANCE
We advise all our clients to have insurance.
OTHER
All complaints must reach ICELAND EXPERT within 5 days from departure from Iceland. Otherwise possible compensation is not valid.
Note:ICELAND EXPERT reserve the right to alter tours and itineraries due to weather or road conditions. All programs can be changed or cancelled at any moment during the trip to assure the safety of the clients and staff. No responsibility is accepted for losses, expenses due to delays, changes of flights, or other services or because of strikes, accidents, sickness, damage, negligence, weather, war, changes in schedules, or other similar causes. ICELAND EXPERT do not assume responsibility for accidents or death that can be traced to the participant´s negligence, acts of third parties or exterior circumstances such as weather, natural occurrences, war or other similar causes.
LONGER TOURS -TERMS OF PAYMENT - BOOKING CONDITIONS
CANCELLATION
All cancellations must be made by letter, fax or e-mail. In conformity with business practices within the Icelandic travel industry, the Travel Agent is obliged to charge cancellation fees to passenger(s) as follows:
CANCELLATION CHARGES
The confirmation fee differs regarding the type of tour you are choosing:
ICELAND EXPERT reserves the right to keep the below confirmation fee to cover costs, if clients do formally cancel their participation within three months of departure (within six months for the combination backpacking tours Coast to coast - The Iceland Traverse , Backpacking along the Vatnajökull Glacier:
Tours in Iceland
- Over night tours summer 25.000 ISK
- Over night tours winter 45.000 ISK
- Combination tours 25.000 ISK for each leg of the tour
- 25% of tour price, if cancelled formally 31-21 days prior to departure
- 50 % of tour price, if cancelled formally 15 – 21 days prior to departure,
- 75 % of tour price, if cancelled formally 14 – 7 days prior to departure,
- 100 % of tour price, if cancelled formally within 7 days prior to departure.
Tours in Greenland
- 80.000 ISK if cancelled formally 60 – 90 days prior to departure.
- 50 % of tour price, if cancelled formally 30 – 59 days prior to departure.
- 75 % of tour price, if cancelled formally 16 – 29 days prior to departure
- 100 % of tour price, if cancelled formally within 15 days prior to departure.
Change fee: If one requests changes to pre-made packages (i.e. self-drive packages), such as adding nights into the program, changing hotels or dates a change fee of EUR 100,- will be charged.
Please note that there is no fee for booking additional nights in Reykjavík before or after a tour/package.
Last minute change fee: If a confirmed service is changed less than two weeks prior to arrival of the client, change fee of EUR 100,- will be charged.
Last minute booking fee: A last minute booking fee of EUR 100,- will apply to all bookings requested within two weeks of client’s arrival. This fee will apply to bookings for self-drive packages and countryside accommodation. This however does not guarantee confirmation and will therefore only be charged for confirmed bookings.
INSURANCE
We advise all our clients to have insurance.
VALIDITY OF PRICES
All rates quoted or shown in our tariffs are based on current purchasing prices in Iceland. ICELAND EXPERT reserve the right to change prices already quoted or published in our price lists without notice in the event of currency fluctuation, government taxes, or due to any other cost increases that are outside our control.
Any eventual changes in rates will not be made with less than 8 weeks’ notice prior to arrival.
After the invoice has been issued the price is guaranteed against any surcharge, unless an increase is due to government laws or currency changes. Iceland Expert will absorb an amount equivalent to 5% of the package price. Amounts that exceed the 5% will be charged and clients will be entitled to cancel their booking with a full refund if the surcharge exceeds 10%.
OTHER
All complaints must reach ICELAND EXPERT within 5 days from departure from Iceland. Otherwise possible compensation is not valid.
Note: ICELAND EXPERT reserve the right to alter tours and itineraries due to weather or road conditions. All programs can be changed or cancelled at any moment during the trip to assure the safety of the clients and staff of ICELANDIC EXPERT . No responsibility is accepted for losses, expenses due to delays, changes of flights, or other services or because of strikes, accidents, sickness, damage, negligence, weather, war, changes in schedules, or other similar causes. ICELAND EXPERT do not assume responsibility for accidents or death that can be traced to the participant´s negligence, acts of third parties or exterior circumstances such as weather, natural occurrences, war or other similar causes.
