Your contract is with Epic Road LLC (hereinafter called “ER”, “we” or “us”).  We draw your attention to the following terms and conditions, which cover all information from, correspondence with and bookings made with us.  Any contract with ER is subject to these terms and conditions from which no person has the authority to depart.  Before making a booking with us you must ensure that you have read and understood these booking conditions (raising any questions you may have with us).  By asking us to confirm your booking you are liable to be regarded as having had the opportunity to do so and to have actually done so before the contract between us comes into existence.

A binding contract comes into existence between us (and the pricing of an itinerary is final) when: (a) we receive a deposit of  30% of the quote price, or (b) when we receive full payment of the holiday when the booking is made less than 90 days before your departure date AND we confirm to you in writing that your itinerary has been confirmed.  No contract will exist between the parties until such monies have been received and such confirmation has been issued.  We require full payment to be made for your holiday 90 days prior to the departure date.  If full payment is not received 90 days prior to the departure date, we reserve the right to cancel your holiday and apply the cancellation charges set out in paragraph 5.  Cancellation will be without penalty to us and we will have no further liability to you.  The lead booking name is liable for making full payment for all persons in the booking party and all those in the booking party agree to be bound by conditions (including anyone added or substituted at a later stage).  It is the responsibility of the lead booking name responsible for making the booking to ensure all in their party are aware of and have read these terms and conditions.

If you or any member of your party have any medical problem or disability which may affect your holiday, please tell us before you confirm your booking so that we can advise as to the suitability of the chosen arrangements.  In any event, you must give us full details in writing at the time of booking.

Please carefully read the documentation we send you as soon as you receive it.  Contact us immediately if any information appears to be incorrect as it may not be possible to make changes later.  We regret we cannot accept any liability if we are not immediately notified of any inaccuracy in any documentation.  You will be responsible for any costs and expenses involved in rectifying any inaccuracies except where we made the mistake.

Cancellation of a holiday must be made in writing and is effective from the date we receive the written notification.  In all cases of cancellation, the deposit and any amendment charges will be forfeited.  Cancellation charges are expressed at a percentage of quoted price as follows:

Period before departure when we receive your written cancellation:

• Cancellation charge per person cancelling more than 90 days or before final payment - Deposit only.

• Less than 90 days or after final payment - 100%

If the reason for cancellation is covered under the terms of your insurance policy you may be able to reclaim these charges.  Notwithstanding the above, if we have issued your airline tickets and you choose at any time to cancel them then we will not refund you any money for these tickets.

The price of your itinerary will be based on known costs at the date of issue of the itinerary.  At any time before a full payment of your holiday has been made and you have received written confirmation that your itinerary has been confirmed, ER reserves the right to levy a surcharge where costs have changed since the date of issue of the itinerary.  We reserve the right to make changes to and correct errors in advertised prices at any time before your holiday is confirmed.  We will advise you of any errors of which we are aware and of the then applicable price at the time of booking.  Matters influencing a surcharge would include, but are not limited to, increases in transportation costs e.g. fuel, scheduled air fares and any other airline surcharges, taxes or fees payable for services such as landing taxes, or embarkation or disembarkation fees at ports or airports, or increases in park fees, reserve fees or concession fees. 

If you wish to change your itinerary after a deposit has been made we will do our utmost to make the changes required, provided that notification is received in writing.  Every change is subject to a change fee of $50 USD per person per occasion that a change is made.  We cannot make alterations to your itinerary within 90 days of departure and any such request will, at our option, be treated as a cancellation of the original booking and will be subject to the cancellation charges set out in paragraph 5.

We reserve the right in any circumstances to cancel your holiday for any reason at any time.  Whilst we always endeavour to avoid changes and flight cancellations, we must reserve the right to do so.  In these circumstances we will return to you all monies paid or offer an alternative holiday of a comparable standard.  In this event we will pay compensation of $75 USD per person.  We may cancel your confirmed holiday if you fail to comply with any requirement of these booking conditions entitling us to cancel. 

We cannot accept liability or pay compensation where the performance or prompt performance of our contractual obligations is prevented or affected by, or you suffer any damage or loss as a result of force majeure. In these booking conditions, force majeure means any event which we or the supplier of services in question could not even with all due care foresee or avoid.  Such events are likely to include war, threat of war, civil strife, riot, civil disorder/unrest, industrial dispute, actual or threat of terrorist activity, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, strike, breakout of an epidemic or pandemic disease, technical problems with transport, cancellation or amendment to any scheduled flight, closure, congestion of airports or ports, adverse weather conditions and all similar events outside our control.  In the circumstances amounting to force majeure we will not refund any money to you although if we can recover any monies from our suppliers we will refund these to you.

It is unlikely that we will have to make any changes to your holiday, although, we reserve the right to make changes at any time.  Most of these changes are minor and we will advise you of these in writing at the earliest possible date.  When a major change is necessary such as the alteration of your outward or return flights by more than 12 hours or a significant change in the standard of accommodation, provided it does not arise from conditions amounting to force majeure or as a result of an amendment to a scheduled airline timetable, you will have the choice of accepting the new arrangements, taking another holiday with us or canceling your holiday and receiving a full refund of all monies for which we can recover.  Compensation will not be payable and no liability beyond offering the above mentioned choices can be accepted where we are forced to make a change or cancel as a result of unusual or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which we could not have avoided even with all due care.  No compensation will be payable and the above mentioned options will not be available if we cancel as a result of your failure to comply with any requirement of these booking conditions entitling us to cancel, or if the change is a minor one.  A minor change is a change which, taking into account the information you give us at the time of booking or which we can reasonably be expected to know as a tour operator, we would not reasonably expect to have a significant affect on your confirmed holiday.  No compensation is payable for children aged 2 and under.  Please note we cannot accept any liability for any damage, loss, expense or other sums of any description, which: 

(a) on the basis of the information given to us by you concerning your booking prior to our accepting it, we could not have foreseen you would suffer or incur if we breached our contract with you, or (b) did not result from any breach of contract or any other fault by ourselves or our employees, or where we are responsible for them our suppliers.  Additionally we cannot accept liability for any sums which relate to any business losses.

ER accepts responsibility for ensuring your holiday is supplied as described prior to your departure and services provided will reach a reasonable local standard, however, we draw your attention to paragraph 12.  Please note we cannot accept responsibility for any services, which do not form part of our contract.  This includes, for example, any additional services or facilities, which your hotel or other supplier agrees to provide for you where the services or facilities are not advertised in our brochure and we have not agreed to arrange them.

The information contained on our website is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time. Our descriptions and other information provided or made available in a resort, often refers to other activities and excursions which are available in the resort.  These activities and excursions are not run nor controlled in any way by ER.  They do not form any part of your contract with ER, even where we suggest or recommend particular operators/centres/trips and assist you in booking such activities or excursions in any way.  Accordingly, we regret ER cannot accept any liability in relation to these outside activities and excursions.  Where we make or take any bookings for or from you in respect of any activity or excursion available, we do solely as booking agents.  This is the case regardless of whether the activity is advertised or mentioned on our website or elsewhere.  Your contract for any such activity or excursion will be with the supplier or operator of that activity or excursion.  ER has no liability for any such activity or excursion or for any acts or omissions of the supplier or operator or for it/their employees or agents or any other persons connected with the activity or excursion.  If we are found liable in any respect for any such activity or excursion for example in our capacity as booking agent, that liability is limited to the cost of the particular activity or excursion concerned.  We would remind customers that the infrastructure in developing countries may not be up to the same standard as the US.  Some resorts may experience the occasional power cut or water shortage.  Please note that we will not be responsible for any injury, illness, death, loss (for example loss of enjoyment), damage, expense, cost or other sum or claim of any description whatsoever which results from any of the following: a) The fault of the persons affected or any members of their party, or b) The fault of a third party not connected with the provision of your holiday, which we could not have predicted or avoided, or c) An event or circumstances which we or the supplier of the services in question could not have predicted or avoided, even after taking all reasonable care (see force majeure), or d) The fault of anyone who is not carrying out work for us (generally or in particular) at the time.

In addition we will not be responsible where you do not enjoy your holiday or suffer problems because of a reason you did not tell us about when you booked your holiday, or where any problems you suffered did not arise from any breach of our contract, or other fault of ourselves or where we were responsible for them, our suppliers or agents or where any losses, expenses, costs or other sum you have suffered relate to any business.  In any case where we are deemed liable, our liability shall be limited to 200% of the holiday price.  Our suppliers, such as accommodation or transport suppliers, have their own booking conditions or conditions of carriage, and these conditions are binding between you and the supplier.  Some of these conditions may limit or remove the relevant transport providers or other suppliers liability to you.  You can get copies of such conditions from any offices of the relevant suppliers.  ER accepts liability as above only if a claim is notified to us in writing no later than one month after your return.

Carriage by air and sea is subject to the terms and conditions of the carriers with whom you are traveling and to international conventions.  ER accepts no liability whatsoever for cancellations, strikes, timetable changes, diversions, technical issues unrelated to ER, lost or mislaid luggage, rescheduling costs, missed accommodation, or delays which result from any operational decision of the carrier concerned.  ER accepts no liability for death, injury or illness that derives from carriage by air or sea.

You must ensure that your travel documents, passports, visas and vaccination certificates are in order and that you ensure that you have taken the advice of your doctor with regard to inoculations. We refer in particular to our pre-departure information sheet. ER will offer general advice but cannot be held responsible if you do not comply with current requirements before your departure.  ER does not accept liability for any advice given of a general nature prior to the holiday commencing.  You are responsible for a timely check in for all flights and for presenting yourself to take up all pre-booked components of your holiday.  No credit or refund will be given to you should you fail to take up any component of your holiday or if you lose any travel documents.  ER draws your attention to the fact that there are certain inherent risks involved in all of the holidays that we supply and these must be accepted by you at your own risk.  If you wish to discuss any such risks with us we would be more than happy to provide you with such advice.

ER requires clients to purchase travel insurance and medical insurance coverage.  We can provide details of a suitable policy.  You must purchase either this policy or a policy that offers at least comparable cover under all sections.  We reserve the right to cancel your holiday at any time should such a policy not be taken out by you.

The above booking terms and conditions together with all correspondence form part of your contract with ER.  This contract and any matters arising from it shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with US law and the laws of the state of New York. You agree that all actions or proceedings that may arise in connection with any matter between you and ER such as our contract or anything arising out of it shall be settled by arbitration proceedings to occur exclusively in New York City.

If you have a problem during your holiday, please inform the relevant organiser (camp/hotel manager/Safari provider) immediately and he will endeavour to make the necessary accommodations.  If your problem cannot be resolved locally you must send full details to ER in writing within 7 days of your return to the US.  If you fail to follow this procedure, we will not accept liability as we have been deprived of the opportunity to investigate and rectify the problem. 

This privacy policy is designed to tell you about how we collect information, what kinds of information we collect, how we use that information, how you can access or delete information we collect from you; and what kinds of security we use to protect information you provide. Before using this website or providing personally identifiable information to us you should read this privacy policy. Use of this site or communicating with us constitutes your agreement to the terms of this policy. We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time and at our discretion, for example to take account of new data protection legislation, and to reflect our current business practices. If we do change the Policy, the new Policy will be posted here, along with its revision date.