Terms & Conditions

WYD 2027 Seoul — Pilgrimage Terms & Conditions

Pricing Terms

As per booking form. Please note that prices herein are estimates, and are subject to fluctuations in airline fees, airport taxes and exchange rates.

Payment Terms

In order to meet deposit schedules with suppliers for this tour, Fowler Tours charges a non-refundable deposit. Full invoice is issued 60–90 days before departure; payment of which is due within FIVE DAYS.

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be received in writing. No refunds of deposits, except at the discretion of Fowler Tours.

Travel Insurance

Fowler Tours will arrange for travel insurance. Surcharges apply to travellers over the age of 69.

Passport

A valid passport is required of all passengers. Please apply for your passport immediately as passports are taking a long time to process. Make sure to have it in your possession at all times while on tour. It must be valid for 6 months before the date of departure or boarding may be denied or entry into the destination may be forbidden. Please provide Fowler Tours with a copy or clear scan of the inside page of your passport (showing your name and photo) at the time of reservation.

Visas

While Fowler Tours will advise you on visa requirements, obtaining visas is the sole responsibility of the traveller (unless specifically offered otherwise by Fowler Tours). Fowler Tours is not liable for visa applications that are rejected or otherwise not obtained before departure, and in such cases cannot offer refunds.

Group Air

Due to the airlines' reduced capacity and restrictive group reservation terms, group air reservations are often difficult to coordinate. The number of connections, length of layovers, and all conditions surrounding air travel cannot be guaranteed and may change before departure.

Seat Requests: Please note that group seats are assigned "at the discretion of the airline", although every effort will be made to fulfill requests. Specific seat assignments cannot and will not be guaranteed. Seat numbers will not be advised until check-in at the airport.

Domestic Travel to Johannesburg

You are responsible for your own arrangements to and from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

Itinerary

The itinerary is tentative and represents what we are planning for you, however it is subject to confirmations from many organisations. Because of changes in local schedules, we may need to alter specified events, dates and/or venues to better fit the overall plan.

Pilgrimage Availability and Viability

All pilgrimages are subject to availability and are not guaranteed to take place. The confirmation and execution of any pilgrimage are contingent upon reaching the minimum number of confirmed participants required to make the journey financially and logistically viable. In the event that this threshold is not met, the organisers reserve the right to cancel or postpone the pilgrimage. Participants will be informed accordingly and any refundable payments will be processed in line with the refund policy.

Tips

Gratuities for your guides, driver and hotel staff, and hotel taxes (if applicable) are excluded. These are mandatory. You will be advised of the total cost of these before departure, and all monies will be collected by the tour leader who will then distribute them to the various recipients.

Rooms

Tour prices are per person sharing. Single rooms at an extra rate are limited and are available first come-first served until the supply is exhausted.

Luggage

Baggage is at owner's risk throughout the tour.

Health Requirements

Travellers must be medically and physically fit for this tour. This tour requires significant walking, as motor coaches are not permitted to pick up and drop off in front of major attractions. The tour is not wheelchair accessible. Any special limiting medical conditions or equipment must be advised in writing, for evaluation of feasibility, at the time of making your reservation.

Pandemics

In case of pandemics, travel arrangements may be interrupted or cancelled by the associated travel supplier, a government entity, or another third party outside of Fowler Tours' control for reasons that are unforeseeable at this time. By booking on this tour, travellers expressly acknowledge that travel involves the risk of a variety of hazards to health and/or safety, including but not limited to, injury, illness, disease, epidemics, and/or pandemics, and expressly understand and agree that they assume all such risks associated with travel whether or not specified herein.

Fowler Tours has no control over the associated supplier's policies which, in addition to applicable law, will solely govern any cancellation, rebooking and refund related to these travel arrangements. By booking on this tour, travellers agree to hold the agency harmless and release it from any and all liability for any damages including, without limitation, monetary losses, damage to person or property, illness/disease, delays, negligence, or inconvenience, that may be incurred as a result of the circumstances described herein.

Photography

Fowler Tours may take photographs or film of its trips and trip participants, and participant grants Fowler Tours express permission to do so and for Fowler Tours to use such for promotional, commercial or editorial use.

Unused Services

There is no right to a refund for any unused services.