Chörten assistance 24/7 during your trip, from boarding to returning to Brazil. With our experience, within the possibilities in these countries, we quickly resolve any type of unforeseen event that may happen, as we can easily assist you with any information and tips you need;
Arrivals and Departures are carried out with the assistance of our local representatives in Delhi and Kathmandu with whom Guilherme Samel, director of Chörten, will be in contact by telephone. In this way, Chörten accompanies your arrival, from before your flight lands until you arrive at your hotel, and your departure, from your hotel to the airport;
Visits as mentioned in the travel program with tickets included. If by chance there is any special opportunity for extra activity consistent with the theme of the trip, the travel specialist may suggest changing the order of visits, such as, more rarely, exchanging a visit for this activity;
Local guides will accompany the group on visits to monuments and other tours in general, except in a few regions that the Brazilian travel specialist knows well and is more pleasant to visit without guides or when mentioned accordingly in the travel program. In travel programs and extensions with local guides, their presence and assistance is more constant, most of the time on all tours and days of the trip, as mentioned in the program description.
Land transport on all visits, transfers and trips in the group's own vehicles with extra care as the number of seats used for each group size and corresponding vehicle, there is no need to use seats when they are not reclining and luggage space a little larger than what is often offered in these countries;
Accommodation in double rooms at the hotels mentioned on the hosting page. In general, check-ins are at 14:12 and check-outs at XNUMX:XNUMX. If you need an earlier check-in on your arrival or a later check-out on your departure from Delhi/Kathmandu, please let us know so we can check prices and make reservations as you wish.
Single room supplement in case of your preference or need if there is not a partner for accommodation in a double room;
Meals: breakfasts are included in hotel rates for all trips. Specifically in the Ladakh region and in Bhutan lunch and dinner are also included except bottled drinks;
Briefing: we will talk in person or via Skype about important practical travel tips in these countries, they will help a lot in the preparations, for example, from what to bring, how to arrive and how to travel. With our experience and experience of over 19 years in these countries, it is one of our many important responsibilities to help you to better understand the peculiarities of these cultures and, thus, make the most of your time and experiences on your trip;
Visas and Special Permissions to Bhutan and Tibet in travel programs to these regions are included in the terrestrial part;
Does not include:
– Meals and drinks except breakfast (except on days in Ladakh and Bhutan which include lunch and dinner as mentioned above). On average we can consider that with US$ 35 a day we eat very well in these countries, depending on what, where and how much we eat. In big cities like Delhi the value can be a little higher and in smaller cities like Rishikesh much lower;
– Transport where not mentioned in the program;
– Tips (very important in these cultures), except on trips with specialists, which we take care of, most of which remain around US$8 per day, carefully explained in the trip briefing;
– Voluntary contributions to monasteries, temples and Dharma teachers that we can find while traveling;
– Visas for India and Nepal. know more here;
– Travel insurance: very important and therefore highly recommended. We issue your insurance if it helps;
– Entrance fees to the monuments for a camera and/or camcorder, when applicable;
– Program changes in case of political, natural, climatic, flight cancellation, epidemic, new fees and taxes, etc. by governments and/or local service providers in Brazil/India/Nepal/Bhutan/Tibet;
***Domestic Air
Economic class economical;
Promotional rates, when confirmed by travellers and issues in advance, they will be transferred in full to travellers;
Maximum weight allowed for checked bag on flights within India: 15kg, between India/Nepal/Bhutan/Tibet: around 20kg. Excess weight may be charged by the airline at check-in: around US$ 5 per extra kg;
Values subject to change no prior notice from airlines;
International Air
In advance: in general, the sooner we issue our tickets, the better fares and routes we find. Promotional rates are unpredictable, tend to run out very quickly and have extremely high fees for any kind of changes in the future. These, when made available, are very worthwhile if we have very certain round-trip dates, that is, the main programs and extensions that we will make;
Purchasing it: it is always prudent to wait for confirmation from the group before issuing the international air. We confirm our groups with a very small number of people;
Service Providers, Infrastructure and Local Cultures
We have extensive experience in travel operations in these regions of the world. We work with very good local partners within the possibilities of these countries. Still, it is important to keep in mind that the quality of local services and infrastructure (hotels, transport, food, etc.) are not the same as in Brazil, Europe and North America. Most of the time they will surprise us very positively, for example, with their human qualities and, sometimes, even with the technical aspect of the service. But unforeseen events and problems must happen. It is our work, responsibility and pleasure, that of Chörten and our partners, to foresee them and, when necessary, to take care of them in the best possible way. So that, in this way, travellers have the most important responsibility: to enjoy the trip in the most peaceful, pleasurable and profitable way possible. Part of this responsibility is understanding that we are traveling in these incredible countries and cultures, very different from ours in many aspects and which teach us so much.
With the preparations for the trip well taken care of, with all our assistance and support, from boarding the flight here in Brazil until your return, you will see that your trip will be very smooth, well cared for, very well enjoyed, fun, with significant lessons that we will bring from come back and they will be of great value to us in our lives.
Each region of these countries has its peculiarities regarding accommodation services, domestic air travel, special permits, visas and climate conditions, which we are very used to working with and we will explain carefully in our briefing. We consider it important that you, as a Chörten Traveller to these two specific regions, already understand these points about Bhutan (here) and Tibet (here).
Exchange (only for Brazilians)
For the land and domestic air part, it is the dollar tourism sale most recently closed, at 17 pm, on the last or current business day, depending on the day of payment and indicated on the website:
https://economia.uol.com.br/cotacoes/cambio/dolar-turismo-estados-unidos-historico.jhtm
For international airlines, it is the specific exchange rate for the purchase of international tickets, which usually has a value between the commercial dollar for sale and tourism, to be checked at the time of issuance.
Cancellation Policies
Cancellation policies come into effect from the moment the deposit is paid, when we confirm accommodation reservations, we issue air and train tickets in advance of each trip. These vary from service provider to service provider that we use on our trip (hotels, airlines, etc.). In general, cancellations up to 60 days before the start of the trip will have payments refunded almost in full, with small cancellation fees from local airlines, train tickets, hotels, local operators and banks. From 45 days before the start of the trip, cancellation rates increase gradually, varying from service provider to service provider. Still, we will certainly do our best and talk to each service provider to see what reimbursement we can get even after this date. Regarding air tickets, each airline and fare has its own cancellation policy.
Travel with us!
To confirm your travel program we ask:
Application form: on here
Copy (scan) of passport: more information here
Advance payment: more information here
Benefits to confirm the place of the trip as soon as possible:
– The sooner the trip and groups are confirmed, the better fares we get with domestic airlines;