Policies

Terms & Conditions
Please read the below mentioned terms and conditions carefully constituting an integral part of the Participant Agreement for the event. All events advertised in our brochures and on our website are operated by Adi Shakti Travels registered under the Indian Companies Act,2015 (hereinafter called ‘the Company’, ’we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’), and are sold subject to the following conditions:
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1. How to Book
To make a booking, you can contact us through email/phone, our website www.adishaktitravels.com or through an approved travel agent. The person making the booking must be 18 years old or over and must possess the legal capacity and authority to make the booking. If one person is making the booking on behalf of other people then after the booking of the event, other people will also be required to take the undertaking of accepting the terms and conditions mentioned in this agreement. All international (Non-Indian) participants may also be required to pay for any non-transferable and non-refundable items such as National Park entrance fees and Permits as per the requirements of the particular Park/permits applicable for all international (Non-Indian) participants..
When any event is booked through an approved travel agent, all communication/changes/enquiry in relation to the event will only be accepted through the travel agent only.
After the acceptance of the booking, the company will issue a confirmation invoice to you. You are advised to please go through the confirmation invoice carefully and inform the company of any changes, if required to be made. Names and identity proof provided by you must be legally valid and self attested. Travel documents/itinerary will be sent or emailed to you well in time before the departure of your tour, but will not be issued unless payment of the due balance has been received and any pending cheques have been cleared.
Your personal safety is of paramount importance to us and therefore it is imperative that you inform us in writing, at the time of booking, of any condition (medical or otherwise) that needs any special care/attention and that might affect your or other people’s experience during the event. You agree to provide any/all information that may be asked by government authorities / border control / security agencies for the purpose of security and counter terrorism. This is known as Advance Passenger Information. The information you must provide will include, but not be limited to, full name – as shown in your passport or travel document, gender, age, nationality, travel document type, and number. For Indian nationals, this information may be provided only for the person making the booking (lead booking participant) but for Non Indian nationals, the same might be asked from all participants.
2.1 In case of booking with Partial Amount
In case of bookings made by paying partial amount, you are expected to make the balance payment at least 20 days prior to the departure date to the published itinerary of the event & batch booked). In case the balance payment is not made at least 15 days prior to the departure date, then the booking would be deemed cancelled and Adi Shakti Travels would not be liable towards any cash refund. However, you can request for a voucher refund and the same would be treated as per the cancellation policy (refer clause 3.1.2).
3. Prices, Surcharging and Refund Situations
Prices (for all events) are updated regularly on our website but the company reserves the right to change the prices from time to time. There might be temporary offers & promotions running from time to time and the company reserves all rights to introduce or withdraw any offer or promotion at any time without any prior intimation. However, those who have already booked using any promotion or offer would not be affected.
3.1.1 Change/Cancellation of Booking by participant

Cancellation Policy:
Adi Shakti Travels realizes that most people who cancel their reservations do so out of necessity. Nevertheless, cancellations are costly to administer and involve dedicated staff time and communications costs.
Therefore, all cancellations made before 30 days after booking are subject to 8% deduction of total tour cost.
Cancellation made between 29-22 days after booking is subject to a non-refundable of 22%.
Cancellation made between 21-16 days after booking is subject to a non-refundable of 50% deduction of total tour cost.
Cancellation made 15-9 days before commencement of tour after booking are subject to a 70% of tour cost. Cancellation made within 9-3 days prior to departure 90% of total tour cost.
Cancellation made Day of departure or now shows – 100% of tour cost.
Cancellations are based on total package bases. Please note, however, that reservations made after the final payment date are immediately subject to cancellation charges.
If you need to cancel your reservation, please send us a mail at info@ridehimalayaadventure.com and contact our Customer Service Representative. To receive any refund, if applicable, that may be due will be processed within 35 days after our receipt of your written notice of cancellation. Traveler substitutions are considered reservation cancellations and are subject to cancellation fees. Please note that we do not make any refunds for any unused portion of your trip.
* Refund will be processed through the same online mode in 10-15 working days.

5. Local Laws & Customs
Laws and customs of the areas we visit can be very different to those we are used to. Be aware of your actions to ensure that they do not offend, especially if you are visiting religious areas. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with, and respect local laws and customs. If you fail to do so, we will have no liability to you for any cost, loss or damage which you suffer nor will we refund you the cost of any unused portion of your travel arrangements.
6. Privacy Policy
We are committed to not pass your information unnecessarily. Adi Shakti Travels would use your info to make your experience a better one but incase required for safety or arrangement purposes, we might have to forward your contact details to relevant vendors.
During all our expeditions, we click pictures, record videos, and create other intellectual property. Such content may feature you in many cases. Unless specified otherwise by a participant, we shall deem the permission granted for using such creative content created on our events.
We also encourage you to share the pictures or videos that you create on your own. We give due credits before publishing such content on public platforms.
7. Leader Authority & Behaviour
On any event, it is necessary that you abide by the authority of the leader, who represents the Company. If you commit any illegal act when on the event or if in reasonable opinion of the leader or another person in authority your behavior is disruptive, threatening or abusive, causes unnecessary inconvenience or is causing or likely to cause damage to property, danger, distress or upset, disturbance or annoyance to others or puts any other traveler or our staff in any risk or danger, on the telephone, in writing or in person, we may terminate your travel arrangements without any liability on our part. Any form of intoxication, by means of alcohol, illicit drugs, weed, or hash, is completely banned on all expeditions. The observation & assessment of the Leader would be final in this regard and any traces/indication found would deem the participant unfit to continue further. The leader has complete authority to terminate your expedition in such a case. In any of these circumstances no refunds or compensation will be paid to you and we will not be liable for any costs or expenses you incur.
8. Your Accommodation
Any accommodation we arrange for you, must only be used by those people named on your Confirmation Invoice. You are not allowed to share the accommodation or let anyone else stay there. You are responsible for the cost of any damage caused to your accommodation or its contents during your stay. These charges must be met by you and may have to be paid locally.
9. Participation Requirements
All clients are expected to satisfy themselves prior to booking that they are fit and able to complete the itinerary of their chosen event as described in the itinerary. No unaccompanied minors (those under 18 years of age) can be accepted however minors aged between 10 -17 years may accompany their parent or guardian who accepts full responsibility for them. Anyone suffering from mobility impairment, illness or disability or undergoing treatment for any physical or mental condition, must declare the true nature of such condition at the time of booking and make arrangements for the provision of any medication or other treatment which may be required during the event. Failure to make such disclosure will constitute a breach of these booking conditions and result in such persons being excluded from the event in which case all monies paid will be forfeit. Please contact us if you wish to find out more information.
All participants are also expected to have read and understood the eligibility criteria of the expedition they are signing up for. They are clearly mentioned on our itinerary page (under FAQs section). At the time of start of the expedition, they must meet the criteria fully (fitness & experience). In case our ground staff finds that the participant is not meeting any of the criteria (fitness or experience) desired for the expedition, they can simply refuse the participation at any stage during or before the expedition. In such case, Adi Shakti Travels or its staff shall not be responsible for any refund of any kind of fee paid by the participant.
For expeditions that involve road journey or travel, participants are advised to take utmost care of the road safety norms. Any indiscipline regarding road safety or risky riding/driving by the participant may force our team to restrict/suspend/terminate the participant’s ride/drive.
All equipment issued to the participants at the start of any expedition should be maintained and responsibly used by them at all times during the expedition. Any damage or loss of equipment issued by Adi Shakti Travels to the participant, shall make the participant liable to compensate for the loss/damage.