Tour cost published does not include railway/air fare (excluding foreign travel).

Jakatdar Tours & Travels, hereinafter referred to as `the company’, does Railway / Air ticketing as 'Value Added Service' to it’s customers, hereinafter referred to as the `tour participant/s’, free of cost. The company will book Railway / Air tickets within 72 hrs. (excluding Sunday) of booking of the tour with Sachin Travels. In case of fluctuations in bus/ train/ air fares, the same shall be borne by the tour participant as an additional cost.

In the event of natural calamities or unavoidable circumstances, the Tour Manger has discretionary powers to modify the route or cancel the tour.

The company reserves the right to alter, amend, postpone or cancel any of the tours advertised in the brochure, without assigning any reason. In that case, money paid by the tour participant will be fully refunded but no compensation claim will be entertained.

If the tour participant requests to transfer / pre pone / post pone the tour, in writing, the transfer charges will be as per the table given below:

Tour Transfer / Preponement / Postponement by Passenger	Transfer Charges
90 days or more, prior to the departure of the tour	90%
60 days or more, prior to the departure of the tour	80%
59 days to 45 days, prior to the departure of the tour	60%
44 days to 30 days, prior to the departure of the tour	40%
29 days to 20 days, prior to the departure of the tour	20%
14 days to 5 days, prior to the departure of the tour	10%
In case of Ashtavinayak/ 11 Maruti/ Mahabaelshwar/ Goa/ Shegaon
5 days earlier to the tour	1000/- per person
Tour cancellation 5 days earlier to the departure of the tour	100% cancellation

Baggage and personal belongings of the tour participant is his/her responsibility. The company shall not be liable for the loss / damage of the same.

The company shall not be responsible and / or liable for any damage / loss caused to the tour participant due to reasons beyond the control of the company.

Smoking and drinking alcohol is strictly prohibited during the bus journey / in the dining halls.

If the tour participant misbehaves causing inconvenience or annoyance to any tour participant or causes damage to the property of the company, he/she will be asked to leave the tour immediately. The Tour Managers have been authorized to do so. There will not be any compensation, whatsoever, in such cases.

Food will not be provided by the company during Railway/Air journey, in domestic tours. The expenses towards the same shall be borne by the tour participant.

Drinking water will not be provided by the company during the Bus/ Train journey. Tour participants are requested to carry their own Water Bottles.

As a Travel House / Tour Operators, the company does not have any control over Airlines, Railways, Coach Companies, Shipping Companies, Hotels, Local Transport or any other facilities, provided by the third parties. The company is not responsible for the delays or deficiencies in the services provided by outside agencies. Also please note that the company does not have any control on schedules of opening and closing timings of the tourist attractions.

On receiving request from the tour participant, to travel by higher class of Railway/Air, the company assures to do it’s best to arrange for the same. But if the company cannot fulfill the request, the tour participant will have to travel, as per the ticket arranged, according to initial request. Non-availability of higher class can not be a reason to cancel the tour.

In computerised reservation system of Indian Railways, the berths / seats once reserved cannot be changed. Tour participants will have to travel by the same berth/seat as mentioned in the ticket, issued by Indian Railways.

Tour participants are requested to collect their Railway / Air tickets from the respective offices of Sachin Travels, only after making the full payment, from where they have booked their tour. No tickets will be sent by courier.

The `Day to Day Programme’ consisting of Names of the hotels, their telephone numbers and the list of necessary things to be carried by the tour participant, can be collected from the respective offices of Sachin Travels.

If the tour participant is travelling by Air/ Rail before the tour schedule of the company, he/she shall bear the expenses towards food and accommodation. If the tour participant is travelling by Air/Rail on tickets/schedule not arranged by the company, it will be sole responsibility of the tour participant to join the group at the right time and place. In any circumstances the company and the Tour Manager shall not be responsible for the tour participant, before joining the group.

Advance payment of Rs.15,000/- made at the time of booking for Europe tour, shall not be refunded, if the visa application is rejected.

Departure dates of US & Europe tours may be pre-poned or post-poned by 1 week. Whereas departure dates of China/Egypt/South East Asia/Mauritius/Sri Lanka/Maldives tours may be pre-poned or post-poned by 1 day. The company will inform the change to the tour participants at least 30 days before the revised departure date.

If there are less than 30 participants in a group, then the road travel will be done by Sumo / Qualis / Tempo traveller. In such cases seat numbers may change.

There will be separate rules and regulations for different schemes announced by the company from time to time. These will be supplement to the main terms and conditions and will be informed to passengers at the time of booking under those schemes.

Domestic Tour prices attract 2.50 % service tax, except Kashmir & Leh Ladakh tours, which will be charged extra on the tour cost published in the brochure.

Any disputes arising in respect of the tour shall be subject to Mumbai Jurisdiction.