1. To secure your reservation: a non refundable deposit is required which varies with the cost of the tour. final payment is due 60 to 100 days prior to departure (varies with each tour). Final payment can be made by Visa, MasterCard, cheque, cash, or money order.
  2. Travel Documents Required: A valid Canadian Passport – which must be valid for a minimum of 6 months after the tour return date to Canada.
  3. Health Requirements: We recommend that you check with your doctor, who knows your medical history, or your local Travel Medicine Clinic for advice.
  4. Tour Prices: The prices are based on rates in effect at the time of printing. These prices are established in accordance with airfares, exchange rates and various other factors. In the event of an increase, NICHE TRAVEL INC reserves the right to increase the cost of the tour, unless full payment has been received.
  5. Itinerary & Hotels:  On the occasion where a hotel has overbooked its capacity, it may be necessary to change the hotel to one of similar quality or upgrade NICHE TRAVEL INC has no control over this portion and cannot be held responsible for changes.
  6. Responsibilities: NICHE TRAVEL INC does not own, manage, control or operate any transportation vehicle, hotel, restaurant or other supplier of services to this tour. In making travel and tour arrangements, NICHE TRAVEL INC is acting in the capacity of an agent for the airlines, hotels and other suppliers stated in this tour. NICHE TRAVEL INC assumes no responsibility for liability to any Tour participant for any injury, damage, accident or any other event occasioning loss or resulting from Acts of God; labour stoppages and/or strikes; acts, negligence or failure to act by any person or entity providing services to the Tour; war, declared and undeclared; government regulation; theft or through any other cause over which it has no control.
  7. Cancellation Penalties: Deposit is non refundable. Once final payment has been made it is 100 % non-refundable.
  8. Travel Insurance – It is mandatory that you have adequate medical insurance for our tours. We highly recommend all tour participants to purchase travel insurance to cover additional costs (airline tickets, loss of luggage, trip delay or tour cancellation, personal accident, medical evacuation, etc.). We assume no liability for the safety of any participant while in transit or during the tour.  Niche Travel is not responsible or liable for loss, damage or theft of luggage or personal injury, accidents or illness while on tour nor  for any type of trip interruption.
  9. Tour Cancellation: On rare occasions, Niche Travel Inc. must cancel a tour, either because there are not enough travellers to operate the tour, or for other events outside the control of Niche Travel. We will make every effort to cancel tours due to lack of travellers prior to final invoicing however, we reserve the right to cancel any tour at any time up to the day of departure, due to no fault of Niche Travel.