Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions

Acceptance of Terms & Conditions – Min Travel Egypt

Min Travel, established in Cairo, the capital and heart of Egypt since 1986, specializes in internal tours that extend from Renowned sites to the most secluded regions of Egypt to the beautiful water in the Red Sea.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism recognizes Min Travel under License No. 593 – category (A) as a pioneer member of the Tourist Chamber and the Egyptian Association of Tour Operators in Egypt.
Acceptance of Terms & Conditions of Min Travel & this Site:

In these Terms and Conditions, you” mean all the persons named on the booking including any added or substituted at a later date. ” Our company ” means Min Travel Limited. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully. On making a booking you are deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions and to have the authority to accept and accept these Terms and Conditions on behalf of all persons named in the booking. You agree to these Terms and Conditions when you use this site and make a booking through Min Travel These Terms and Conditions shall govern your use of this site and your relationship with Min Travel.

Booking & Payment Policy:

The purchase of any of our travel services constitutes a contractual agreement and implies your acceptance of the terms and conditions listed below. You are following when the term our company is used this is a reference to Min Travel. Please make sure that you have carefully read and understood these terms and conditions before making your reservation.
Payments may be made directly into our account. The currency exchange rate will be the rate in effect on the day of the transaction. The customer is wholly responsible for any differential caused by exchange rates or bank surcharges. Copies of all transactions and receipts pertaining to a booking will be provided to you, upon completion of a wire transaction or receipt of all money.

Individual Travelers less than 15 persons:
A 75% deposit is required to guarantee land tour and Nile cruise bookings, and no booking will be confirmed until receipt of the deposit. Final payment is due upon arrival in Egypt at our Cairo office.

Groups of 15 persons or more:
A 50% deposit is required to guarantee land tour and Nile cruise bookings, and no booking will be confirmed until receipt of the deposit. 50% is due 21 days before arrival and final payment is due upon arrival in Egypt at our Cairo office.

Cancellation Policy & Fees apply to both individuals & groups:

All cancellations must be in writing and faxed to our Cairo office or by e-mail.
• Cancellations can be made without penalty if written notice is received 46 days before the start date.
• A 25% fee will be applied if a cancellation is received from 45 to 31 days before the start date.
• A 50% fee will be applied if a cancellation is received from 30 to 15 days before the start date.
• A 75% fee will be applied if a cancellation is received from 14 to 08 days before the start date.
• No refund for cancellations 07 days or less before the start date.
• All Confirmation and Cancellation [Must Be In Writing]

Terms and Conditions Responsibility:

Payment of the deposit represents an acceptance under the following terms and conditions. Our company assumes no responsibility for injury, loss, or damage to persons or property, or additional expenses due to acts of God, sickness, weather, strike, detention, riot, war, quarantine, thefts, civil disturbances, government regulations, or restrictions. We are not responsible for any accidents, delays, inconveniences, expenses, or mishaps of any kind whatsoever resulting entirely or in part, from the negligence of others or causes beyond our control. We reserve the right to make reasonable changes and /or substitutions in the itinerary where deemed necessary. For those trips and tours where Min Travel is not the source or supplier, we act solely as agents and as such assume no responsibility should any supplier fail to provide the service contracted. Baggage is at the owner’s risk entirely. No refund can be made for unused hotel rooms, meals, sightseeing trips, tours, or transportation unless arrangements are made at the time of booking.

Children Policy:

• Children up to 02 years old will be free for accommodation sharing a parent room for a maximum of one Child. And they will be charged only 10% of domestic airfare.
• Children from 03 up to 12 years old will be charged 50% of total accommodation as an adult (50% of the adult rate) & sharing with parent’s room.
• Children over 12 years old will be charged as adult persons.
Please Note: A cancellation charge is liquid damage to compensate the tour operator for prepayments made on booking of travel services and for the administrative cost involved in processing a cancellation and is a genuine estimate thereof and is not a penalty.

Unused Tour Services:

Our company is not responsible for any unused portions of your tours and cannot refund any monies.

Our Changes to a Booking:
Occasionally due to circumstances beyond our control, we may have to change your travel package arrangement. We will advise you as early as possible. However, our company cannot be held responsible for changes initiated by airlines, coach companies, hotels, transfer operators, or other independent parties who have been contracted for services you have purchased.

If confirmed goods or services are no longer available before the arrival date, our company reserves the right to substitute them for comparable goods or services. In the event of a cancellation by the company liability of our company shall be limited to the reimbursement of the price of goods or services paid by the client.

Package Rate:
Prices are quoted in American dollars (US Dollars) unless otherwise indicated. Tour prices quoted are valid to dates as stated in our quotation and include transfers, baggage handling, accommodations, hotel taxes, meals, sightseeing, entrance fees, gratuities as noted, and escort services as indicated in each itinerary.

Not included in quoted tour prices are costs of obtaining a passport or visa, excess baggage fees, personal expenses such as travel insurance, laundry, and room service, alcoholic or other beverages are not included with the meals, gratuities to Egyptologist-escort, communication charges, local airport charges, and taxes, any airfares unless specifically noted in the itinerary, sightseeing or meals not included in the itinerary, services not mentioned in the tours and any other items of a personal nature.

All information and pictures contained on our site have been checked for accuracy, but shall not be construed as part of this contract. If an error occurs, the final decision shall be our company.

Our company reserves the right to increase or decrease published prices without prior notice. Several factors may influence the fares, including but not limited to an increase in government-imposed taxes, transportation-related fees, or surcharges including those for fuel or currency fluctuations.

Please Note: The package rates we advertise represent the maximum price you should pay for a similar package. In many cases, Hotels, Nile Cruises, and tour operators make discounts to promote some nationalities, market changes, seasonal periods, or certain packages. So in some cases, you will pay less than the price you see advertised for a package.

Accommodation explanation of terms:
The following are the terms we use and their respective meanings.

Double: Based on sharing twin or double bedded rooms.
Single: Based on the single bed in a room.
Triple: Based on the triple bedded room.

Moderate: Based on 3-star Hotels and/or Nile Cruises.
Upscale: Based on 4-star Hotels and/or Nile Cruises.
Deluxe: Based on 5-star Hotels and/or Nile Cruises.
Extra Deluxe: Based on 5-star deluxe Hotels and/or Nile Cruises.

Please Note: Our Company reserves the right to substitute hotels and/or Nile Cruises of a similar quality if the Hotel and/or Nile Cruises mentioned are not available.

Meals:
As specifically indicated in each tour. No other meals are included. Please refer to the detailed itinerary of your travel package for more information about the everyday meals.

Sightseeing:
Tours will be by seat in an air-conditioned car basis or by air-conditioned motorcoach with bilingual-speaking guides. All entrance fees, taxes, and charges are included.

Transfer:
All transfers between the airport and hotels and/or Nile Cruises are included. Excess baggage charges must be paid by the passenger.

Our company and its affiliates act only as agents for the passenger with respect to services provided by others. In many cases, suppliers of tour services are independent contractors to our company, not our employees. Including but not limited to independent ground operators, tour guides, hotels, transportation companies, drivers, airlines, and other suppliers. Because we do not own, operate, manage, control, or supervise these entities, we cannot be liable for any acts or omissions, including any negligence, gross negligence, or reckless or willful acts, on their part.
Our company, its owners, agents, directors, shareholders, and employees assume no responsibility for any injury, loss, damage, delay, or death to a person or property arising from the negligent or willful act or failure to act of any person who is to or does provide goods or services for this trip or the action or inaction of any other third party. Without limitation, our company is not responsible for acts of God, dangerous incidents of the rivers, lakes, fire, equipment failures, vehicle accidents, illness from food or otherwise, detention, assaults, theft or criminal activity, annoyance, delays, quarantine, strikes, failure of any means of conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled, civil disturbances, terrorism, government restrictions or regulations, any discrepancies or changes in transit or hotel services over which it has no control. Reasonable changes in the itinerary may be made where deemed advisable for the comfort and well-being of the passengers. The right is reserved to substitute hotels, alter the itinerary, and reverse the order of places to be visited. You will be informed of any necessary changes in a timely fashion. Our company can accept no responsibility for loss or additional expenses due to delays or changes in schedules or other causes. The tour operator and its agents reserve the right to refuse to accept or retain any person as a member of the tour. The right is reserved to withdraw any or all tours or portions thereof. Baggage is at the owner’s risk entirely. The liability of air carriers for loss, delay, or damage is limited to their liability as common air carriers. Air carriers assume no liability for fragile or perishable articles.

Important Note:
Please print the Min Travel mail Credit Card Form.
Fulfill it and send it to our fax:
(+202 63 25 810) with a copy of you’re card from front and back.

Please note that for credit card payments Please add 08% to the total bill as a bank commission.