Jewels of India Gay Cultural Tour

If you must cancel a reservation, regardless of the reason, the following policies apply:

Cancellations must be received in writing or by e-mail.

When you cancel 90 or more days before a trip starts:

HE Travel will hold the full amount of your Trip Deposit as a non-refundable, non-expiring credit toward future tours taken with HE Travel.

HE Travel will refund the remainder that you have paid beyond the Trip Deposit.

When you cancel 30 to 89 days before the trip starts there is no refund. You may be issued a credit as follows.

If you have already Paid in Full:

HE Travel will issue a non-expiring credit for the amount of the Trip Deposit.

HE Travel will issue a Trip Credit for 50% of the remaining amount paid beyond the Trip Deposit. This Trip Credit will expire if it has not been applied to a new reservation within 18 months of issue.

If you have not already Paid in Full, HE Travel will issue a non-expiring credit for the amount of the Trip Deposit only.

Within 30 days before the trip starts or for a No-show, there is no refund and no credit.

There is no tour credit or refund for participants who join a trip late or depart early.

There is no tour credit or refund if you receive insurance reimbursement.

Price for the Pre-tour Nepal Extension

$2190 per person in double occupancy

$2690 single occupancy

$270 optional dawn Mt. Everest fly-by flight

The extension price includes two nights in a deluxe Kathmandu hotel and one night in countryside hotel with breakfast, excursions as shown in itinerary, and airport transfers. Flight from Kathmandu to Delhi at end of extension is included in tour price, but flights to Kathmandu are not included in tour fee to allow travelers maximum flexibility.

Price for the Post-tour Extension to Khajuraho & Varanasi

$2598 per person in double occupancy

$3148 single occupancy

The extension price includes one night in Delhi, two nights in Varanasi and two nights in Khajuraho, as well as breakfast each day; inter-city transportation by air (Delhi-Varanasi-Khajuraho-Delhi); local transportation; and tours with local guides in Khajuraho and Varanasi.

I am traveling alone

So are most of the people who travel with us. You do not need to pay extra to travel by yourself. Prices are per-person, and the single supplement applies only if you’d like a room by yourself. For selected trips, including cruises, we will charge half the single supplement if you request a roommate but we can’t match you with someone.

Price guarantee:

Once you have paid in full for a tour, we guarantee the tour price that you have paid. However, until full payment is received, we reserve the right to add a surcharge in the event of significant currency fluctuations.

Pre-departure information:

Well before your trip begins, we’ll send you a detailed itinerary, as well as suggestions about what to take with you, where to meet, and other travel advice. Reserve early! Unlike cruise ships, which handle tens of thousands of passengers each season, we can accommodate only a small group on each trip. Many of our trips sell out months in advance. Don’t be disappointed!

Email policy:

We never sell or rent our email list. We sometimes send helpful but non-vital information about a trip, as well as reminders and acknowledgements of materials received, via email. Your name, address, and email address (but not phone number) may be supplied to other participants on your trip at the end of the tour unless you request otherwise. We may also send you email notices of future trips and special offers that we think may interest you.

Responsibility

HE Travel, operator of the tour herein outlined, its subsidiaries, and/or its associated agents act as agents only for all services and disclaim any and all liability for property loss or damage, and/or any and all damages resulting from death or personal injuries, including loss of services which may be sustained on account of or rising out of, by reason of, or while engaged on any tour. This applies whether due to the ownership, maintenance, use, operation or control of any aircraft, automobile, bicycle, boat, vehicle, inn, common carrier, or otherwise or whether caused by failure or delay or by any transportation company due to any cause whatsoever occurring during a tour under its management, procurement, or otherwise. All tickets, coupons, orders are furnished and issued subject in all respects to these terms and conditions and to any and all terms and conditions under which the means of transportation or other services provided thereby are offered or supplied by owners, operators, or public carriers for whom HE Travel acts solely as agents.

HE Travel reserves the right in its discretion to alter or omit any part of the itinerary or change any space, reservation, feature and/or means of conveyance without notice and for any reason whatsoever and without allowance or refund, but the extra cost, if any, resulting therefrom must be paid by the passengers. The transportation companies concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission, or event during the time passengers are not on board their carriers or conveyances. The passage contract in use by the carriers concerned, when issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the transportation companies and the purchaser of these tours and/or passenger. HE Travel reserves the right to cancel or withdraw any tour prior to departure and may decline to accept or retain any person as a member of any tour at any time. In such case the refund will be based on the actual cost of the unfinished portion of the tour.