Terms & Conditions 2008
Please read our terms and conditions before making a booking
All negotiable pre-tour
Coach and Walking Tours
HALF DAY
£75 per half day up to 4 hours
FULL DAY
£115 per full day up to 8 hours
EVENING
£75 for up to 4 hours
OVERTIME
£15 per extra hour daytime and evening
£20 per extra hour after midnight
ADDITIONAL CHARGES (negotiable)
Client to cover lunch, dinner and accommodation costs during the length of the tour. (Alternatively, I am willing to arrange my own overnight accommodation and dinner for payment of £75.)
Client to cover out of pocket expenses if group to be met outwith Edinburgh.
Client to cover any pre-tour specially requested preparation, including tour planning.
CANCELLATION (negotiable)
Cancellation of tour with no penalty is acceptable up to 3 months before scheduled beginning. Tour planning will still require payment.
50% of fee if tour is cancelled between 3 months and up to 3 weeks before scheduled beginning
100% of tour fee if tour cancelled within 3 weeks of scheduled beginning.
Any tour plan fee paid will not be refunded.
Driver-Guiding Tours
All rates include fuel costs but no entrances or other expenses.
HALF DAY
£150 per half day up to 4 hours
FULL DAY
£260 per full day up to 8 hours
EVENING
£150 for up to 4 hours
OVERTIME
£20 per extra hour
OVERNIGHT CHARGE
£75 per night to cover dinner and accommodation costs
ADDITIONAL CHARGES
Client to cover expenditure on daytime food – lunch, coffee etc.
Any ferry crossing which forms part of the agreed itinerary will be paid in entirety by the client.
TOUR PLANNING (agreed in discussion with client)
A tour plan fee may be required depending on the work offered. This would relate to planning itineraries for a continuous tour covering a few days which would include identifying suitable accommodation and ferry crossings.
Single day tours are unlikely to require any tour planning fee, unless there is a lot of pre-tour research required.
PAYMENT
A deposit of 10% of the fee is due on confirmation with the balance due at the start of the tour.
The tour planning fee and any costs to cover ferry bookings or other out-of-pocket expenditure will be due in advance. Details will be agreed with each customer.
Only British cheques are acceptable. Cash payment is one preferred option but a credit card payment or through Paypal can be made instead, provided advance warning is given.
CANCELLATION (negotiable)
50% of fee if tour is cancelled between 3 months and up to 3 weeks before scheduled beginning
100% of tour fee if tour cancelled within 3 weeks of scheduled beginning.
Any tour plan fee taken will not be refunded.