Muka East African Safaris hereafter referred to, as a company
is to design itineraries to fit the requirements of our
customers. In doing so we may use independent suppliers
for the provision of selected services. Whatever the case
we accept responsibility for the proper performance of your
contract with us subject to the following booking conditions.
Reservations
and Payments:
A binding
contract between you and Our company only exists when a
deposit of the 50% of the Total cost of the Safari has been
paid by you and upon your booking being confirmed and accepted
by You and our communications (written) either to you or
your travel agent. The balance is to be paid 35 days before
commencement of our services. If payment is not made by
the due date, we reserve the right to treat the booking
as having been canceled by you, and apply cancellations
in.
Cancellation:
Cancellation- by you: We must be notified of cancellations
in writing. If notification is received 35 days or less
before commencement of our services, a cancellation fee
of 25% of the price of these services is payable. If notification
is received 7 days or less before commencement, the cancellation
fee payable is 100% of the total Tour Price.
Cancellation – by us: while doing our utmost to avoid
cancellations, we must reserve the right to cancel arrangements.
If this should Happen ( other than due to you default in
paying) we would offer the choice of an alternative arrangement
(paying or receiving refund in respect of any price difference)
or receiving a full refund of all refund of all monies paid.
If an arrangement canceled because of an insufficient number
of people have booked a scheduled tour, notification will
be given no less than 14 days before commencement of our
services. If we are forced to curtail a tour after departure
due to circumstances amounting to “Force Majeure”
we cannot make any refund or pay any compensation or be
responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by you as
a result.
Force Majeure:
‘Force majeure' means those circumstances where the
performance of ours with you is prevented or affected by
reasons of war, threat of war, strife, industrial dispute,
governmental actions and all similar events beyond our control.
In these circumstances we shall not be liable to pay any
compensation or otherwise be responsible for any expense
or losses you might incur where we are forced as a result
to cancel, delay, curtail or change your arrangement in
any way or where the performance of our contractual obligations
is prevented or affected
Changes:
We reserve the right to make changes to brochure details
and holiday arrangements both before ad after your booking
is made. Most changes will be minor. If we have to make
significant changes to an arrangement, you will be notified
at the earliest possible opportunity. In such changes you
will have the choice of either accepting the change or booking
alternative arrangements (Paying or receiving a refund in
respect of any price difference) or receiving a refund in
respect of any price difference) or receiving an immediate
full refund of all monies paid
Insurance:
You must take comprehensive cover for cancellation, medical
expenses, personal accident, personal baggage, money and
public liability before the commencement of your tour. This
should be arranged at the time of payment of the deposit,
and will in certain circumstances, cover you against loss
of deposit or cancellation fee from the date of confirmation
of your booking, as shown in the insurance policy. You also
agree to indemnify us against all third party claims, actions,
damages or remedies that may be brought against us in respect
of your participation in the tour.
Liability:
Each Tour package comprises of one or more service components:
the organization of transport, meals, entrance fees, accommodation
and/or other facilities or services. Muka East African Safaris
has no direct day-to-day control over its suppliers. Accordingly
Muka East African Safaris accepts no liability for injury,
damage, loss, accident, delay, irregularity and/or inconvenience
which may be occasioned by any defect in any object (including
Vehicle) utilized by any supply of any service or by an
act or omission of any supplier of its servants or agents.
Muka East African Safarisl shall not be liable for any loss
or expense arising from the loss of property, cancellation
or curtailment of the tour however caused, save only to
the extent that such loss of baggage, cancellation or curtailment
was caused by our own negligence. If sickness or accident
interrupts a tour, We shall not be liable for any cost or
expense arising there from, save only to the extent that
such sickness or accident (beyond any reasonable doubt)
was caused by Muka East African Safaris willful act or gross
negligence. We shall not be liable for any refund, either
total or partial, of passage money paid. We recommend the
travelers to take out necessary insurance to protect against
such eventuality.
Complaints:
Complains about any of the safari arrangements the client
may have must be brought to the attention of the tour leader
or a representative of Muka East African Safaris at the
time so that they may use their best endeavors to rectify
the situation. Should the problem remain unsolved, a complaint
must be put in writing to us within 28 days of the safari.
Carriers:
In respect to air, sea and rail carriers, land vehicle and
hotelkeepers our liability is in all cases limited as if
we were carriers/hoteliers within the appropriate international
conventions. Furthermore, all transport is provided subject
to the relevant carrier's conditions of carriage, some of
which may limit or exclude their liability to you, often
in accordance with international conventions.
General:
Please note our responsibilities and obligations apply only
in respect of those services, which we agree to arrange
or provide on your behalf. We cannot any accept liability
for any services which you arrange on your own.
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