Thank you for choosing Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. as your tour coordinator. We request you to read and follow the below Terms and Conditions so as to avoid any misunderstanding and ensure a hassle-free and enjoyable Services.

Brief Description and Commencement:

• These Terms and Conditions be called Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. Terms and Conditions.
• They extend to the Domestic, International Tours and all type of services provided by Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd..

Definitions:

In these Terms and Conditions, unless the context otherwise requires

• Guest/s or Client means the total number of people who have registered their names and booked the tour by having made the full payment for Domestic/International tours organized by Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd..
• Company means Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. and also includes all its branches.
• Tour/s mean any Domestic, International, Educational and Special Tours etc.. organized by Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.
• First day of the tour shall start at any time (i.e. in the morning / afternoon / evening) at the first destination depending on the arrival of the respective flight/train/cruise or any other mode of transport and the same shall be in case of the last day of the tour. In other words, a ‘Day’ shall mean a part of the day or 24 hours or its part thereof.
• Unavoidable or Uncontrolled circumstances / conditions means an event or circumstance not within the reasonable control, directly or indirectly, of Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. in its ability to perform its obligations/ responsibilities regarding the tour including
  • war, hostilities invasion, act of foreign enemies;
  • rebellion, revolution, insurrection or military or usurped power or civil war;
  • epidemic, explosion, fire, flood, earthquake or other exceptional natural calamity and act of God;
  • ionizing radiation or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear fuel, or from any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel, radioactive toxic explosive, or other hazardous properties of any explosive nuclear assembly or nuclear component of such assembly;
  • riot, commotion or disorder;
  • any act or omission of any Government instrumentality;
  • a Change in Legal Requirements;
  • strikes, lock outs or other industrial disturbances; &
  • abnormal weather or sea conditions including tempest, lightning, hurricane, typhoon, rain & temperatures.
• Extra Mattress : Means roll away mattress which is on floor
• Meal: Include breakfast / lunch / dinner only with pre set menus and/or any other snacks supplied.
• Tour Leader / Manager / Assistant A Person designated by Company to help / guide / assist the guest/s in and or during Domestic and / or International or any tour organized by Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.
• Gender: The masculine gender, shall also include feminine gender and vice versa, the singular shall include plural and vice versa and shall include grammatical variations if any.
• Each of these terms and conditions shall be severable and if any provision thereof is declared invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then remaining provisions nevertheless shall have full force & effect.

Liberty of activity:

Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. as an organizer ion is co-ordinating with various independent service providers like Accommodation, Transportation and all miscellaneous services for conducting the tour. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. takes all precaution to ensure that the tour is comfortable. Also, Clients are updated time to time through all possible communication media about any or all the changes in pre decided tour plan.

Though we take maximum care, neither we have control on the mode of transport like shipping, Airline, railways, coaches, buses etc nor on the hotels, restaurants or any other facilities.

Thus as a company we shall not be responsible for any kind of damage to the person or to the property because of these independent vendors.

Booking Criteria:

• Client’s participation in the tour:
  By completing registration formalities and payment of the registration amount indicates that the Client is interested in the tour and has read and accepted all the terms and conditions mentioned on the Registration form/ brochure/website. In case of a client who is processing the booking formalities on behalf of his/her family is deemed to have been authorized to do so by his family after reading all the Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. terms and conditions mentioned on the Registration form/ brochure/website
• Health:
  When you book a tour, or when someone else books a tour for you, on your name , that means you are physically fit to travel to that destination. It is very important for you to take care of your health throughout the tour.

• Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. stands as final authority to take any decision during medical emergency.

• In case of discontinuation due to medical emergency Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. shall not be responsible for any hospitalization charges or transportation charges. Client shall bare the extra charge.

• Non payment of full tour price before departure:
  Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. reserves the right to cancel and forfeit the paid amount in case of non payment of full tour cost 15 days prior to the Tour departure date.

Tour payment by client:

• Registration amount

Client have to pay the Complete Registration amount as per the guidelines given in the individual tour information brochure.

In case of a cheque paid by the client in favour of the company is dishonored, a charge of Rs. 250 per cheque must be paid.

If a Client books a tour just 25 days prior to the departure date, he/she should make a full payment of the entire amount.

Payments can be made online at www.firastee.com by Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking or by Cash, Cheque/Demand Draft favouring “Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.”. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. reserves the right to cancel your booking without notice if the payment is not cleared by the given date.

• Cost of the Tour

When the tour cost is quoted in foreign currency, the Foreign Exchange component is calculated as per the prevailing rate of that day of quotation. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. reserves the right to alter the cost of the tour before the departure; accordingly the Client will have to make the full payment with revised cost if any before tour departure. If not mentioned, Tour costs do not include government or other taxes raised by independent contractors like airlines, which are to be paid by the client as per the actual.

• Discounts for Tour

Client can avail early booking discounts if any  declared by the Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. on Web site or individual tour broucher, which are valid for a declared period only and are applicable for limited seats or for the particular dates as specified. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. reserves all rights to make any changes in the discount policy at any point of time without assigning any reason.

• Additional taxes by Airlines, Visa & Government

Airline is an independent vendor, the Company does not have any control on their operations; neither on the increase in air fare, fuel or any other taxes like YQ & YR etc. All such hikes have to be paid by the Client before the tour departure. Air Ticket Cancellation charges plus deposit forfeit charges applicable under the rules of the concerned Airline are to be paid by the Client immediately in the event of cancellation of the tour.

Any Hike in visa fee/VFS fees or increase in government tax are not under the company’s control. Therefore, any such additional charges shall be paid by the Client.

Clients who have booked online through website and paid the registration or advance or complete amount, need to reconfirm their booking with Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. by sharing the transaction details with any communication media like Email, mobile message. Client would receive a reconfirmation call/ message from booking.

Documentation required for a tour:

• Passport

For a Client travelling abroad, a passport is an official document and also an identity. A Visa is a must to enter any particular country.
The Passport should be valid for a minimum of 6 months or as per requirement of specific country visiting from the date of arrival conclusion in India. Please cross check all your particulars including your name/ address/validity/expiry date and Blank pages for VISAs as per requirement. All travellers booking tours for the European sector should ensure that the Passport validity is for a maximum of 10 years. The passports are well maintained and should have sufficient blank pages (that are not damaged/stapled/torn) for recording stamping of visas of various countries. Handwritten passports are not allowed.

• Visa (World tours)

Visa permits the Client to enter another country. For tourists, generally a short term visa is granted by the respective consulate. We are visa facilitators and generally assist clients for preparing Visa documents, submitting them & collecting the passports from the consulate. The Consulate may call the Client for a personal interview even after all relevant documents have been submitted. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. is not responsible for any kind of error caused by the consulate. The decision to issue the Visa is at the sole discretion of the respective consulate; Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. does not have a hold on the decision of the consulate and cannot object to it either. Just in case your visa is granted on the old passport and has a validity kindly cross check weather you need to transfer the visa on the current passport.

As stated, Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. is just a facilitator for procuring visas. We will not be able to represent any visa issue, either pre or post submission and after issuance of visa.

Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. requests all its clients to cross-check their visas copies and intimate any discrepancies well in time to company.

Sometimes your Visa which is granted may have a longer validity than your passport in such a case please remember to carry your old passport along with your new passport.

• Mandatory Documents required for the visa

Duly signed & filled VISA forms by each client as per Passport signature & details. For Children, Thumb impression – If passport has thumb impression or signature along with Parent’s Signature – Male – Left Thumb & Female Right Thumb.

A Personal Covering letter stating purpose of the travel – Personal / Tour/ Employment etc. along with financial/ sponsorship details. (For Employed on Plain paper, Self Employed on Plain paper with Visiting Card, Business or Professionals on their letter head) Sometimes due to load factor at the embassies and consulates, the VISA processing takes longer time and in few cases VISA is not granted before tour departure or it is delayed. In such cases, Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. as a facilitator shall not be responsible for any consequences and/or liable for any refund, the client shall have to bear all the cancellation and re-booking charges for the next tour.

Many countries are following the biometric system in a bid to ensure safer travel. For U.K & Schengen visas you will have to visit the VFS personally and in case of USA you will need to visit the VFS twice. Once for Biometric and then for a personal interview

• Immigration

Though you are holding a valid a visa, it only gives you the permission to enter the respective countries immigration point. Granting or rejecting the permission to enter a country is solely dependent upon the discretion of the immigration authority only. Sometimes a Client may be deported/ interrogated/ and may be held back by the immigration authorities for a longer span than the usual time. In such a case if the Client misses out on the itinerary program
Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. is not liable.

• Travel Insurance:

Insurance is included in all the international tours. The over and above difference to be paid by the respective client. Usually overseas Mediclaim Insurance covers hospitalization, medical emergencies and the loss of passport; hence, the company strongly recommends to FIT clients that they too buy the Insurance.

As stated, Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  is just a facilitator for insurance purchase if any. In case of claims, the insurance company shall be solely responsible for granting or rejecting claims and Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. do not have any hold over it. It is at a sole discretion of the respective company we are only facilitator. Also, insurance does not cover pre-diagnosed ailments. In case of foreign nationals, insurance will have to be obtained by the individuals on their own.

In case an insurance is issued by a third party, and if any claims to the same arise, Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. will not responsible for any coordination with the Insurance Company

Itinerary changes / Changes in the Itinerary:

• Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. reserves the right to modify or alter the tour itinerary in case of unavoidable conditions. Changes shall be informed to the clients at the earliest. Any additional charges, if any has  to be paid by the Client immediately.
• For any other unavoidable circumstances, if Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  curtails or cancels a certain day’s sightseeing, refund for the concerned portion of the sightseeing/tour shall be given to the Client depending on the conditions arised and caused the cancellation. The Company will not be responsible for any kind of mandatory claims.
• Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. reserves the right to change (addition/deletion on exchange) sightseeing places for betterment of the tour programme.
• If sightseeing timings aren’t adhered to, or if an any add-ons are required then the same will be borne by the Client at same time immediately.
• Sightseeing days and closing of a particular sightseeing place are not in our hand, but we try our level best to cover all the sightseeings listed in the tour program. In case if any sightseeing is closed we may give you a replacement of that place or refund may be given for that particular sightseeing place only. Sightseeings of adventurous type are totally dependent on weather. In case, the weather turns out to be unfavourable & sightseeing is not possible, refund will be given.

Joining/Leaving Clients:

Client may join our tour at the first destination as per their convenience. In such a case, Client is responsible for all Train/air tickets of the family, Visa and Insurance documents and are required to join the group at the first destination of the Tour. Such clients should furnish all information such as Flight details, local contact details & e-mail ID a minimum of 15 days prior to the departure. In case of failure to join the tour at first destination in given stipulated time Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  will not responsible for missing tour sightseeings, also transportation cost to next destination or any kind or extra accommodation cost.

Clients joining the tour at first destination are requested to issue their railway, air ticket/s only after speaking and consulting with company only. Tour particulars such as; Day, Date, Time, Place, must be cross-checked prior to purchasing of tickets. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. shall not be liable for any loss/ cancellation for faulty ticket issuance. The onus of repurchasing the tickets will lie solely upon the Client.

Deviation Clients:

If a Client who has booked a group tour wishes to deviate from the tour schedule before or after the tour, she/he can do so by paying an additional cost.

For Individual Bookings, Clients on an Domestic Tour can co-ordinate with the driver of the car/coach. Clients on a International tour can co-ordinate with ground handling agents to plan the next day’s visit and sightseeing program. The car/coach has specific time limits within which it operates coach. The Extra cost if any for such changes has to be paid by Client at the same time directly.

Transportation:

• The Company generally arranges air-conditioned/air-cooled, luxury coaches / Vehicles. The size and seating capacity of the coaches / buses generally varies from 20 to 40 and depending on the number of the members/seats. few coaches have one door or two door access, which varies from destination to destination. And for independent tours the vehicles will be arranged from sedan cars to SUV depending on the number of seats and requirement form client.

Baggage:

Client/s are responsible for their own baggage. The baggage at the airport, during any air travel, in coaches, in any train journey, at immigration point’s etc., client/s have to verify and be responsible for the same. The porterage or the tips for services rendered to carry client/s baggage to the rooms is client/s responsibility and have to be paid directly to the service provider. The “porter” or any helper arranged by the client/s at any train stations, airports, at immigration points or any other place, is the sole responsibility of the client/s and shall have to pay tip directly to them.

Complimentary Items:

Providing a complimentary addition is at the sole discretion of the management .Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. reserves all the rights to revoke/amend/stop/discontinue this service/ items, at any time without prior notice.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellation by Client:

If the client decides to cancel the tour for any reason whatsoever then she/he shall give a written application to the company within a specified time limit along with the original receipt issued by the Company. Such cancellation will attract the cancellation charges stated hereunder.

Cancellation charges will be calculated on Gross Tour cost and the cancellation charges shall depend on date of departure & the date of cancellation.

Cancellation charges for any mode of transport ticket are applicable as per the rules of the concerned authority.

Air ticket issued on special fare are non-refundable and the client shall bear cancellation charges.

Any refund payable to the client will be paid after the company receives refund from the respective authorities. The company deducts processing charges from the refund which is to be paid to the client.

Note: Charges are levied on the Gross tour price and not the discounted price. For any tour, cancellation does not include air ticket cancellation and they will be levied separately.

When the Company cancels a tour:
In case if any Tour is cancelled from the Company’s end, then the full refund of amount paid by the client after submitting original receipts/Invoice of the payment and  will be made within 15 working days of cancellation of the tour by cheque only. Alternatively, the client can take any other Tour option suggested by the Company or can utilize the tour amount paid for any of the company’s future tour.

Refund:

• Refunds if any, for variation / modification / amendments / alteration and / or cancellations etc. of any tour will be paid directly to the client by ‘A/C payee’ cheque, in Indian Rupees at the prevailing rate of exchange on the date of the cheque, as per Reserve Bank of India Rules and Regulations, irrespective of whether the tour payments in part or whole were made in foreign currency.
• Refunds (if any) will be processed as per the applicable terms and conditions and will be interest free. The company shall not be liable to pay any interest on the amount refunded to the client.
• No refund will be payable
  • For any missed/unused services of the tour including the meals if any due to whatsoever reason.
  • Where full deposit is required to be paid in advance to the concerned authorities to enable the Company to confirm the reservation
  • If pre decided services of the tour are modified, varied, amended, cancelled or not utilized.
  • If any client decides and / or is required to cancel the tour due to any changes made in the rules by the concerned Government.
  • If the tour is indefinitely postponed or cancelled due to a natural calamity, riots, political calamities or any other unforeseen calamities.
  • Refund is not applicable for sectors on Domestic/International tours wherein air tickets are non refundable and date change is not allowed.
  • For all Card payments – Payment received by Cards and if there is any refund, such refund will be done through the respective cards Financial Institutions and credited to the same card. The charges for transaction to be borne by the Clients.

The Company reserves the right to:

• • • Take the booking for the group tour and individual tour.
    • Cancel bookings even after the acceptance of the payment without assigning any reason. In this case the company shall refund the money to the Client.
    • Dismiss any Client from the tour for misbehaviour especially if it affects the group and Physical or verbal assault to the Tour Manager.
    • Withdraw discounts at any point of time.
    • Change the routing of Air Travel.
    • Change hotel and/tour programme due to unavoidable circumstances.

Clients in need of special assistance:

In a group tour, special services cannot be given to any specific person. However, if informed at the time of booking, the company, without being held responsible in any way whatsoever, will make reasonable attempt to accommodate the special needs of disabled Clients or senior citizens. Most transportation services are not equipped with wheelchair ramps. A capable companion must accompany the Client who needs assistance.

Transfer of tour:

• A transfer from the originally booked tour to another tour is treated as cancellation of earlier tour and hence, a fresh booking of another tour has to be made. All cancellation charges will apply on the gross tour price and not on the discounted tour price of the earlier booked tour. The tour price and discounts available / given for the cancelled tour are not valid for fresh booking. Tour price and discounts prevailing on the date of fresh booking of another tour will be applicable. In case if booking is cancel and alternate booking is given in the same tour in that case whatever at actual air ticket cancel charges will be applicable and for new booking new discount will be applicable.

• Minimum booking of the tour:
  The Tour shall proceed only if the number of client(s) who have booked the tour exceed 10 and the said booking of 10 client(s) must be received by Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. at least 30 calendar days prior to the scheduled start of the tour. If the number of client(s) booked for any tour falls below 10, then tour may operate without Company tour manager and on MAP plan accommodation with breakfast and dinner and/or with an additional surcharge. However, Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  may cancel the tour without assigning any reason and in such an event the client(s) can claim only the amount paid by him after deducting the taxes. Till the total number of client(s) reaches 10, the booking of the client(s) shall be strictly provisional. In the event of Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  deciding to cancel the tour, cancellation of tour shall be communicated at least 30 calendar days prior to the date of commencement of tour via any of the following modes (a) sms (b) telephone (c) email; as per the information given by the client(s) or by any person for and on behalf of client(s) at the time of booking of the tour. In case of cancellation of any tour by Company, actual amount paid by the client(s) shall be refunded to the client(s) and cancellation of air / rail cancellation done by client will not be borne by Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  and only actual paid amount will be refunded to client by cheque. In case the number of clients booked for a speciality tour is less, then the speciality tour will be merged with a family tour.

Documents:

• Loss of Passport Clients traveling abroad should take care of his/her passport. Loss of the passport on tour involves costs and consequences such as filing FIR, visiting Indian Embassy, getting new passport or landing certificate, expenses on the stay, food, transportation etc. all of which have to be borne and paid by the concerned Client only. Getting the landing certificate or the new passport is the sole responsibility of the client. The Tour Manager is not responsible or liable or under any obligation for the loss of passport and the consequences thereof. Entire consequential expenses shall be met by the client (s). Any other client accompanying the client who has lost the passport wishes to terminate the tour intermittently, will have to meet the expenses etc. No refund will be given to the client leaving the tour abruptly. The tour manager won’t stay back in any case.
• Photo Identification 
  All clients are advised to carry the Government issued photo identification in the form of Aadhar Card, driving license, election ID card, PAN card and students must carry with them their school / college ID card. At certain sightseeing places, the Identification proof is mandatorily required and company has no control over it. The identification documents must be produced by the clients as per the rules and regulations prescribed at different locations. Also, please ensure that on tour you carry the same photo ID submitted in the office. In case of documents being in maiden name, provide & carry those documents.
• Documents required for foreign nationals
  For all foreign nationals who wish to join our various tours (Domestic/International) the Visa fee and the other required documents differ than the Indian nationals. kindly cross check with our  team. All client must declare their NRI status prior to their booking. For NRI’s the rules and regulations differ than Indian nationals for certain countries. We advise you refer website of respective nations for further details.

Hotels:

• Single Occupancy
  Single client provided with single occupancy/single bedded room have to pay single occupancy charges for the entire tour. Single rooms are comparatively smaller in size than the twin sharing rooms and may be located on a different floor or in corner side from the rooms of other group members.
• Check-in and Check-out time 
  Client have to abide by the check-in and check-out time of the respective hotels. For Domestic tours, generally the check-in time is 12 noon and check-out time is 10 am. For International tours, generally the check-in time is 3 p.m. and check-out time is at 12 noon. If client wants any change therein, like early check-in or late check-out, he/she will have to manage the same on his/her own with hotel authorities on payment of additional charges, if any. Any loss to hotel property knowingly or unknowingly will have to be borne by client. Company shouldn’t be held responsible.
• Room Sharing
  Single person joining the tour may be given a sharing partner/s in twin or triple sharing basis & this is subject to availability of the room partner of the same gender. However, any misunderstandings or incidences like missing items or difference of opinion between each other will have to be settled between room partners themselves. The company is not responsible for any loss or mishap. If, for any reason, concerned partner cancels or alters the booking of the tour, then the other client / partner has to bear entire room charges. No adjustments shall be made from the money contributed by client / partner who has cancelled the tour. Shared rooms have ‘No Smoking’ policy. Cleanliness of the room and especially the bathrooms is to be maintained under any circumstances. Any Religious thing one does shouldn’t be a botheration or force to other. Safety of money and valuables is own responsibility even one has to take care oneself and other person should not be forced to help or assist.

Restaurants:

Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. or any of its independent contractors shall not be bound to serve non veg food items during en-route journey and/or en-route lunch halts for Domestic Sector. While we endeavour to select the best quality restaurants for en-route lunch halts in terms of food, sanitation facilities, hygiene, and service. However the company has no direct control over their maintenance. client/s shall take note that the Restaurant Manager allots the table for the group & same depends upon the group size and infrastructure of the restaurant

Meals:

Packed meals are served at some places. The Company mostly serves Vegetarian food along with few Non-Veg items. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  does not differentiate amongst the client/s by providing a special meal or special diet.

In case of a baby meal, the Company generally provides tin or powder milk, plain dal and rice, (we appreciate a prior intimation) Apart from that if any different diet is required, the said client/s shall make their arrangements for the meal at their own costs and consequences. In case if any Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  treat which is mentioned is not available, an alternate shall be given and no refund shall be applicable. No Complaints / Claims for refund in respect of the meals shall be entertained and Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. reserves the right to change the menu and arrangements of the meals without assigning any reasons therefor.

Tour Managers on Tour:

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Tour Leaders/assistants/escorts are assisting to the client/s throughout the tour, they are not responsible for client/s baggage or any kind of personal belongings. The client/s themselves should carry their baggage. The instructions and information of the tour, are to be followed in the group tours and tour leaders is not responsible for any instructions overruled by the client/s and its consequences.

For the sake of easy and quick information sharing, Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. ’s tour manager will create a WhatsApp group of its clients for the tour. This group would be created solely for information and tour sightseeing instructions. In case any client has an objection to the creation of a group, then the same must be intimated to the tour manager immediately & can exit the group.

Liabilities and Responsibilities of the Company:

The liability of the Company is restricted only to make reservation in accordance with the client’s requirements & no further. Company is not liable for any loss of person or property caused or damaged or suffered by the tourist on account of deficiency in services by any independent contractor.

Any gesture of courtesy extended by the Company to the tourist to minimize such loss or damage will not constitute an admission of such liability or a waiver. The Company shall in no circumstances whatsoever be liable to the tourist or any other person for any loss or expenses because:

• Taking care of the valuables is the sole responsibility of the client, in fact we suggest and recommend you not to carry unnecessary valuables like gold, high end equipments on tour.
• Train/flight delays, on account of any reason due to rescheduling/cancellation of train/flights/inter-connection/ meals not being served etc. is not in the control of the company.
• Any change due to force majeure including weather condition / strike / war / VIP movement and security, heavy rush at sightseeing places, road traffic congestion etc., are not in control of the company.
• Allocation of seats, and food service in the aircraft because the airline reserves the right of allocation.
• Celebrity assigned for the tour as an entertainer not turning up on the tour due to the reasons beyond the control of the company.
• Any personal injury, sickness, accident, loss, delay, discomfort, consequential loss and/or damage or any damage to baggage or personal effects howsoever caused.
• Any injury, loss, personal harm, death or damage caused to any person or property by the act or default of the management/ employees / agents of any independent contractor.
• Any damages, additional expenses or any consequential losses suffered by the client due to cancellation, amendment and / or alteration of any of the services of the tour mentioned in the itinerary / brochure by the Company after the registration / booking by the tourist. Each of these conditions shall be severable from the other, if any provision declared invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then remaining provisions nevertheless have full force & effect.

Client(s) Responsibility:

It shall be the sole responsibility of the client/s to ensure that he/she possesses the required valid travel documents and statutory clearances, including passports, visas, confirmed travel tickets, insurance including medical insurance certificates, any other document used to confirm the services of tour including an arrangement with independent contractor and other statutory certificates, to enable him/her to undertake tour.

All travel documents are non-transferable and must be issued in the name of the passport/photo identity holder, otherwise the booking may be cancelled. The Passport must be valid from the start of the tour to at least 180 days subsequent to the scheduled arrival date of the tour – subject to rules of the specific visa embassy or consulate. The client/s shall ensure timely collection of all such documents enabling them to undertake tour and be present in time for departure. Client/s should keep certified true copies and photocopies of all documents including valid travel documents and statutory clearances, including passports, visas, confirmed travel tickets, insurance including medical insurance certificates, any other document used to confirm the services of tour including an arrangement with independent contractor and other statutory certificates, used by him/her while on tour. dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

Participation on tour Behaviour & Punctuality:

As you are traveling with a group on Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  vacations, all participants are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that is not disruptive to the group and in a manner that is appropriate for group travel.

For the benefit of everyone on the vacation, Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  reserves the right to accept or reject the booking of any vacation participant and to remove any vacation participant from participating in or being a part of one or more itineraries where his or her conduct is deemed inappropriate & incompatible with the interest of the other travellers. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  is not responsible for any losses, including missed sightseeing or having to make alternate travel arrangements, if you fail to meet the representatives of Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  at assigned timings and places/pick up points while on tour. Firastee Tours  will not refund nor cover any cost or expenses incurred for termination of vacation arrangements due to unacceptable behaviour or inability to maintain punctuality. The decision of behaviour being acceptable or unacceptable rests solely with Firastee Tours .

Client are requested to take care of their valuables and personal belongings on tour. In case, if a client forgets their valuables or personal belongings on tour, Firastee Tours  will not be liable to bring the items back.

Safety:

Please be aware that during your participation in vacations operated by Firastee Tours , certain risks and dangers may arise beyond our control, including but not limited to: the hazards of traveling in undeveloped areas; travel by boat, train, automobile, aircraft, or other means of transportation; forces of nature; political unrest; acts of lawlessness or terrorism; and accident or illness in remote regions without means of rapid evacuation or medical facilities. Firastee Tours  will not have liability regarding provision of medical care or the adequacy of any care that may be rendered. While Firastee Tours  will use its best efforts to ensure that adequate measures are taken, by agreeing to participate in a vacation and/or optional excursions you agree that you will hold Firastee Tours  harmless regarding any provision of medical care or the adequacy of any care rendered. Firastee Tours  is not responsible for such risks and dangers that may arise beyond our control. Payment of your deposit indicates you accept these risks and dangers and agree to hold Firastee Tours  harmless for such.

Additional Information:

• For part tour: Tour Manager will not accompany you at the time of arrival or departure as per the itinerary
• For Joining & Leaving clients : air tickets & Visa fees , Insurance is not included in the tour cost.
• Government rules for NRI (Non Resident Indian) Client: All client/s staying abroad including NRIs or foreigners should abide by all the laws, rules, and regulations of Government of India and / or the country concerned while undertaking the tour.
• Valuables: Firastee Tours  advises client/s not to carry valuable on tour. If valuable items are carried please not to keep them in your suitcase. It is always better keep them in safe deposit lockers. In case of any loss suffered by the client/s Firastee Tours  is not liable or responsible for the same.
• Shopping: Shopping is a major activity of any tour and an experience in itself. All client/s are hereby made aware that Firastee Tours  neither recommends nor promote any specific shop or vendor for shopping purpose. We understand that the client/s are wise enough to decide themselves what to buy and where to buy. It is a sole discretion of the Client. Hence, Firastee Tours  does not take any responsibility or liability in case of any cheating or misguiding by the shop owner.
• External client(s) not allowed: External client/s cannot be invited on tour by any client and they are not allowed to use any of the services of the tour.
• Paid Toilets: At some places/destinations/country, there are paid toilet halts, which client/s have to take care on their own.
• Grievances: Any claims, grievances and / or complaints in respect of services provided by any of the independent contractors, the client shall immediately notify the same to the independent contractor in writing, and a copy of the same must be handed over to the tour escort/leader/Manager/Assistant and/or Company not later than 7 days thereof to enable Firastee Tours  to take up the matter with the concerned independent contractor.
• Privacy of Information: Any Information furnished by the client/s to the tour escort / leader/ Manager / Assistant and/or Firastee Tours , is subject to disclosure thereof as required by law or by an order of court or the rules, regulations and enquiry by any government / statutory authority. The Company shall not disclose any data of its own under any circumstances to any client/s including any kind of clarification on itinerary, tour costs, cancellation charges etc.
• Photographs or Video Clips & Social Media: The Company reserves the right to use Photographs/Video Clips of the client taken on tour and/ or given by client, for promotion of Firastee Tours ’s Business without obtaining prior permission of the concerned client. Such Photographs/Video Clips can be used on any media with due respect for emotions/sentiments of client/s.
• Reference Call: The Company reserves the right to refer a client, on request, to prospective client for the promotion of Firastee Tours ‘s business. The company is also authorized to send transactional as well as promotional sms/e-mail/phone calls.
• The maps if any are given on the tour pages are indicative & just for your reference. They are not the actual maps.
• Jurisdiction: All disputes pertaining to the tour and any claim arising therein shall be subject to the Court of Jurisdiction at Pune only.

Website

Accessing our websites
Firastee Tours  websites will only be available at such times as we may decide, and we do not guarantee that our websites, or any website content, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend our websites at any time without notice and for any reason, including for upgrade, maintenance, repair, prevention of damage, and investigation. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of our websites at any time without notice. We shall have no liability to you (including in negligence) if our website is not available for any reason, and we shall have no obligation to you to make sure that our websites are available to you at any time.

No misuse

You must not misuse our websites by knowingly introducing viruses, Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our websites, the server on which our websites are stored or any server, computer or database connected to our websites. You must not attack our websites via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence, including under the Information Technology Act. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our websites will cease immediately.

Completing forms and error correction

Mandatory and Necessary Primary and Secondary Information

When completing any enquiry, booking or other forms on our website, some information is mandatory before you will be able to submit the forms to us. Mandatory information requirements are clearly identified and are denoted by an asterisk (*). You will be prompted for this information if you try to submit a form which is missing any of this mandatory data. Where any information is not marked with an asterisk then such information is optional, and you need to fill it in if you wish to do so.

Accuracy and authenticity of your information

When you submit any information to us, including in connection with a registration, enquiry or booking, you must ensure that it is true, accurate, current, and complete in all respects, and you represent that it is. We will rely on your information provided.

Error Correction

When you are carrying out any enquiry, booking, order, registration or other process on our website, you may at any time before submitting use the back button on your browser to go back and correct or change any information. If you think there is any error in your information provided after you have submitted it, you can contact us at any time to correct it.

Registration on our website

Updating your information

Should any of your registration information change, please update your details using functionality provided within your website or alternatively contact us on 9604827755

Log-In Details

You are responsible for keeping any username and password log-in details relating to such registration confidential, safe and secure. We ask you not to share those details with anyone. You must ensure that any password you provide is unique and a strong password, being a random string of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols of at least 8 or more characters in length, which you have not used on any other website. You must let us know immediately if you suspect any unauthorised access to our use of your log-in details or any registration with our websites. We have the right to disable any log-in details, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our reasonable opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these terms of use or if we suspect any misuse.

General purpose

Our website content is provided for general information only, with the understanding that we are not engaged in the rendering of legal or other professional advice or service. Your reliance on or use of our websites and website content is entirely at your own risk.

Validity and Change

Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our site, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our site is accurate, complete or up-to-date. In any event, our website content is only valid at the time it is downloaded, and may change on a subsequent visit to our websites. We shall be entitled to change our website content from time to time, and cease providing any particular website content (including part, functionality or service of our websites), without notice, and for any reason.

Errors

We do not guarantee that our websites or any website content will be free from errors or omissions there may be mistakes and errors in our website content which we fail to notice, which will not be binding on us. We reserve the right to correct any errors in our website content and to change any of our website content (including services, products, availability, and pricing) at any time without notice, including in any booking or order you have submitted or contract you have entered into with us on the basis of it. If any correction affects any booking or order you have submitted or contract you have entered into with us to your material detriment, then we will give you the opportunity to cancel the booking, order or contract rather than accept the change.

Viruses

Whilst we make all reasonable attempts to exclude viruses from our websites and website content, we cannot ensure that they will be none or that our websites will not be subject to unauthorised access or modification. Thus, you are recommended to take all appropriate safeguards on your computer or other device (including installing appropriate protective software) before downloading any of our website content.

• No limitation of liability for personal injury and fraud
• We do not limit or exclude our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

Disclaimer

· Professional Advice: –
The information provided on this site is distributed with the understanding that Firastee Tours  is not providing professional advice of any type. If you have a question requiring professional advice, such as question relating to law, tax or financial planning, please seek the advice of a qualified professional in the relevant field. Firastee Tours  specifically disclaims all warranties with respect to this Web site or your use thereof, express, implied, or otherwise, including without limitation, all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Firastee Tours  shall not be liable for any damages resulting from the use or misuse of this site or the information on this site. his disclaimer, limitation of liability and exclusions shall apply irrespective of whether the damages arise from (a) Breach of Warranty, (b) Negligence (c) Breach of Contract and (d) any other cause of action to the extent such limitation and exclusion are not rendered invalid by applicable law.

· Accuracy of Information:
When you use the website for online booking of services, please ensure that all the information provided by you such as names, dates of travel, passport numbers etc. is accurate. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  cannot be liable for any erroneous information given by you. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  will not in any way be liable for any loss or inconvenience suffered by you as a result of erroneous information provided by you.

· Third Party Products:
In case of third party products displayed on our website, we take no responsibility for the contents, quality or safety of the product in any way. Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  would not be in any way liable or responsible for any loss, damage or injury sustained by the User as a result of availing such products and services advertised by third parties on the website.

· Confidentiality:
Formation concerning Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  or any of its subsidiaries, their employees, customers, agents, or others on whom data is collected, stored, or processed is the property of Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd. and is confidential except for the necessary disclosures required by law.

· Indemnity:
The User shall hold Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  fully indemnified and harmless in case any suit, action, application, revision, writ petition, execution proceedings, claim, demand or any other legal proceedings are initiated against Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  due to any action /s of the User in using the website.

· Enforceability of these provisions:
Should any of these terms and conditions be held invalid, that invalid provision shall be construed to be consistent with the applicable law, and in manner so as to remain consistent with the original intent of Firastee Tours . Provisions not otherwise held invalid shall remain in force.

· Security Warning:
It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, Trojan horses, malicious codes and other items of a destructive nature. IN NO EVENT WILL FIRASTEE TOURS PVT. LTD. BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY OTHER HYPERLINKED WEBSITE.

· Product & Services:
Please Note that none of the information contained in this Website should be viewed or construed as an offer to sell or as a solicitation to purchase any of our products or services. Rather, the information on our products and services is provided to you so that you can learn what products Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  generally offers. The products and service statements on this Website are for general description purposes only. Furthermore, not all the products or services are available in every state or country. Send us a message by simply logging on to https://www.firastee.com/contact/
Privacy Policy 

We will not collect Personal Information without your knowledge and permission;
· We will not knowingly disclose your Personal Information to third parties, except as provided in this Privacy Policy;
· We will take reasonable steps to protect the security of the Personal Information we collect from you.
· If you reached our site by clicking on a link or advertisement on another site, then we also log that information. This helps us to maximize our Internet exposure, and to understand the interests of our users. All of this information is collected and used only in the aggregate; that is, it is entered into our database, where we can use it to generate overall reports on our visitors, but not reports about individual visitors.
· Cookies
· Registered User and Non – Registered User

Personal Information We use the personal information we collect to help both of us! As we mentioned above, registering with us allows you to personalize our Web site so that it is most useful to you. It also allows you to log into our site automatically each time you visit, rather than manually typing your user name and password every time. We may also use this information to periodically contact you with news or important information from Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.  or to request your feedback on our site. In addition to these periodic updates, we may email you additional materials, but only if you specifically request them. These might include opt-in newsletters and other materials that you proactively request from Firastee Tours Pvt. Ltd.

· You can review and update the personal information you have provided through the registration process by visiting www.firastee.com

· Changes to this Privacy Policy: – We reserve the right to change this policy should we deem it advisable to do so. If we make material changes that will affect personal information we have already collected from you, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you of the changes and to give you the opportunity to amend or cancel your registration.