TERMS & CONDITIONS

RESERVATION PAYMENT AND LATE BOOKINGS
All reservations are made on the condition that a non-refundable deposit is paid to African Flying Tours. The balance owing must be paid by the date stipulated on the invoice but not less than eight (8) weeks prior to departure. Prices are quoted at the ruling daily exchange rate. Until African Flying Tours has received full payment, we reserve the right to charge any variations to the passenger's account.

African Flying Tours reserves the right to cancel any reservation in respect of which any payment is not made timeously. The onus will be on the passengers to check that there have been no changes in price prior to making final payment. African Flying Tours guarantee the price of land arrangements once full payment is received, except where any subsequent increase is beyond control of African Flying Tours. Airfares are subject to the prices and conditions quoted by the airlines and cannot be guaranteed by African Flying Tours. Should documents not be collected from African Flying Tours, the client will be charged for the use of a courier service. In the event of any reservation being completed less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of departure, African Flying Tours shall be entitled to levy a late reservation fee. An amendment fee of not less than R 200.00 per person will be levied for any changes to the confirmed itinerary, in order to cover communications expenses.

CANCELLATION
In the event of passengers canceling their reservation, African Flying Tours shall have the right to either claim the total amount of any deposit paid by such a passenger or to claim any damages suffered by the Company. In accordance with the policy adopted by Tour Operators all over the world, African Flying Tours reserves the right to cancel any tour before departure in which event the entire payment will be refunded without any further obligation on the part of the Company.

The following cancellation fees may be imposed unless otherwise stipulated:
~ From time of booking until eight (8) weeks prior to departure, deposit is forfeited
~ 8 – 6 weeks prior, 25% of the tour price
~ 6 – 4 weeks prior, 50% of the tour price
~ 4 – 1 weeks prior or less, 100% of the tour price

INSURANCE
Insurance against cancellation, default, illness and for the loss of luggage is highly recommended for all passengers traveling abroad. Passengers are responsible for their own insurance and African Flying Tours will not be liable if anyone should fail to take adequate insurance cover. All sporting activities undertaken by passengers are of their own choice and at their own risk. These include such activities as para-sailing, white water rafting, scuba diving and all other sports, skiing, tobogganing and all other skiing activities. African Flying Tours shall not be responsible for any accidents which may occur.

PASSPORTS, VISAS VACCINATIONS & INOCULATIONS
The responsibility to obtain proper, current and valid passports, visas, vaccinations, inoculations and the like, is that of the customer alone and the Company shall not be held responsible or liable for any consequence of any nature arising from the customer failing to ensure that he/she is familiar with and has complied with all such requirements.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
Documents (vouchers, itineraries, etc) are only prepared on receipt of full and final payment, currency declarations, signed conditions of this contract and ticket copies (if requested).

AMENDMENTS
No waiver, indulgence or amendments hereto shall be binding on African Flying Tours unless reduced to writing and signed on behalf of African Flying Tours by one of its members.

RESPONSIBILITY
All tours are booked and all tours arrangements are made on the express conditions that African Flying Tours, their servants and agents shall not be responsible for, and shall be exempt from, all liability in respect of any loss, damage, accident, delay or inconvenience to any person or his or her luggage, or other property, whenever, wherever, and howsoever the same may occur.

African Flying Tours, their servants and agents shall further not be liable for any consequential loss ro damage whatsoever. African Flying Tours agents have the authority to claim the cost of repair for any damages caused by the client to any property. South African Airways and other IATA carriers are not to be held responsible for any act or omission or event during the time passengers are not aboard the aircraft or conveyance. The carriers liability for acts, events and omissions which occur during the carriage by air is governed by applicable laws and regulations and by the conditions appearing on the carriers tickets. It shall be the responsibility of the passengers to reconfirm all flights and check the timing of departures with the airline in case there has been an unscheduled change and African Flying Tours have been unable to contact the passenger.

African Flying Tours act as agents only for our local ground operators and accordingly accept no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage which any passenger may suffer as a result of the failure of any such principals to fulfill their obligations whether in relation to travel arrangements, accommodation or otherwise howsoever.

UNSCHEDULED EXTENSIONS/BREAKAWAYS
In the event of there being an unscheduled extension to the holiday caused by flight delays, bad weather, strikes or any other cause which is beyond the control of African Flying Tours it is understood that the expenses relating to these unscheduled extensions (hotel accommodation etc.) will be for the account of the passenger. While it is possible to break away from planned holiday itineraries, it is understood that extra expenses incurred as a result of such a breakaway will be for the passenger's account and any unused services will not be refunded.

ITINERARY VARIATIONS
While every effort is made to keep to all published itineraries, we reserve the right to make changes for your convenience. In some cases weather conditions can necessitate an alteration in the tour itinerary and this does not constitute any reason for a refund. No refund or unused services will be considered. In the event that the stipulated hotel accommodation, excursion, service, etc is unavailable for any reason whatsoever, African Flying Tours undertakes to provide like or better accommodation, etc at the same price quoted to the passenger.

JURISDICTION OF THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT
African Flying Tours shall be entitled at its option to institute any legal proceedings arising out of, or is connection with, this contract in any Magistrate's Court Act No. 32/1994 as amended not withstanding that the amount in issue may exceed the limits of such jurisdiction.

TRAVEL DECLARATIONS
As is required by the SA Reserve Bank, African Flying Tours requires that all foreign payments that are made by them on behalf of passengers must be deducted from the passengers' foreign exchange allowance. A currency declaration to this effect must be lodged with African Flying Tours before final documents can be released.