TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Prices, Reservations & Payment
Our prices are in U.S. dollars. We charge a single supplement to individual travelers who wish to ensure that they have private rooms throughout a trip.

To reserve your trip, we require a deposit of US$500 per person. The balance of your payment is due 90 days prior to departure and is nonrefundable. To confirm your reservation, you must complete, sign and return a Traveler Information Form, and an Acknowledgement of Risk, Release and Indemnity at least 90 days prior to your trip departure.

Cancelling
We are very sorry if you must cancel your reservation for a trip. Because we are a small operation, cancellations within 90 days receive no refund. As your business helps us grow, these policies will become more flexible!

Cancellation Insurance
We strongly recommend cancellation insurance. You are responsible for purchasing your own trip insurance, and for making sure that trip cancellations are covered under the policy you choose. You can review and purchase policies from almost 50 different insurance companies at www.insuremytrip.com. We do not endorse this web site or any of the companies listed on it.

Cancellation by Dude Girl
Dude Girl reserves the right to cancel any trip at any time for any reason if there are too few participants, or if the quality of the trip or the safety of travelers is judged to be compromised. In such a case, refund of payments received by Dude Girl shall constitute full settlement. Dude Girl cannot assume responsibility for any loss incurred on account of non-refundable air tickets.

Preparing for your trip
Our trips entail risks - and rewards - beyond those encountered at home. Our primary objective is to take the hassle out of a great travel experience. In return, we count on people to ensure they are healthy and fit; to read our pre-trip materials about clothing, training, medical requirements and culture-specific etiquette; to appreciate that in some countries, local living standards, practices, services and accommodations may differ from those in North America or Europe (often in delightful ways).

Health
By sending a deposit toward your trip purchase and returning your Traveler Information Form, you certify that you do not have any physical condition or disability that would create a hazard for you or other travelers and you have received all appropriate vaccinations. Please consult your doctor.

Insurance
Before travelling on a trip, we strongly recommends that you review your personal insurance and your health insurance to ensure you have coverage appropriate to meet your needs, and the needs of your family and dependants, in case of any loss of property, or accident, injury or death.

Risks
Our trips are intentionally designed to take guests "off the beaten path" to places where facilities, infrastructure, and safety and other standards may not be sophisticated and may be different from those in a traveler's home country. Trips involve physical activity that can be demanding, depending on the condition of the traveler, as well as the risk of serious personal injury, including permanent disability and death from accident, illness or the actions or negligence of other persons. Medical facilities and services may not be easily accessible and may not be sophisticated. There are other risks associated with the trips, such as theft or loss of or damage to property. Some of the services provided in connection with the trip, including lodging, transportation, food service, and local tours and activities, are obtained from independent suppliers over whom Dude Girl has no control.

Limitation of Liability, Release and Indemnity
To be eligible to take a Dude Girl trip, travelers must accept these risks and assume full responsibility for any loss, injury, death or damage to them, their family or their dependants arising in connection with their participation, or the participation of their family, in the trips. Travelers must have their own insurance appropriate to their needs and the needs of their family or dependants in respect of such loss, injury, death or damage.

Although Dude Girl endeavours to choose appropriate independent suppliers to provide services on the trips, Dude Girl has no right to control their operations and therefore makes travel arrangements for the trips on the condition that Dude Girl will not be liable for any act or omission of any independent supplier or any unrelated third party. The services provided by independent suppliers are subject to the laws of the place where the services are provided, and any conditions imposed by those suppliers. The liability of the independent suppliers may be limited by their tariffs, conditions of carriage, tickets and vouchers, and international conventions and agreements.

Dude Girl reserves the right to decline accepting or retaining any traveler whose health or actions in Dude Girl's sole judgement impede the operation of a trip or the welfare or enjoyment of fellow travelers. In further consideration for participating in the trip, travelers agree that Dude Girl, or their designate, may use any photographic or film records of the trips for promotional and/or commercial purposes, without any remuneration to the traveler.