Terms & Conditions

Definitions

Customer is the body who has booked and paid for the tour via Phuket Tours.

Tour agent is Phuket Tours Direct who is the middleman between the customer and the tour operator. The tour agent has the moral responsibility towards the customer.

Tour operator is the body who is responsible for the tour and who is organizing and operating the tour. The tour operator has the legal responsibility towards the customer.

Cancellation Policy

  • All tours must be cancelled by e-mail latest 18.00 the day before the tour. In such case the
    customer will be refunded 90% of the purchase price. 10% of the purchase price will be retained to cover for costs related to handling the payment and the refund. Exceptions to this cancellation rule are speedboat charters and fishing boat charters for which the customer is required to cancel the tour 24 hours prior to the start of the tour.
  • Should the tour operator cancel the tour anytime prior to the tour, the customer will be offered the tour on another day or offered a 100% refund of the purchase price.

All changes to a tour (date, pick-up location etc) is free of charge and must be communicated via e-mail latest 18.00 the day before the tour and an updated tour voucher will be issued.Change Policy

No Show

  • Should the customer not be present for pick-up at the place and time specified on the tour voucher, or do not go on the tour, no refund is applicable no matter the reason and any claims need to be submitted by the customer to the customer’s travel insurance company.
  • Should the tour operator fail to pick-up the customer, the customer (or the hotel reception) must call our hotline telephone number specified on the tour voucher 15 minutes after the specified pick-up time. Any other means of communication (e-mail etc) is strictly not accepted. Should the tour operator claim that they were at the place and time specified on the tour voucher and we have not received such a telephone call from the customer no refund is applicable.

Claims

  • Any claims in regards to a tour must be communicated by e-mail by the customer not more than 10 days after the tour date.
  • Any personal incident/inconvenience that may lead to a claim must be reported to Phuket Tours at the time of occurrence by calling the hotline number specified on the tour voucher or by asking the tour guide to call our hotline number.
  • Any refund due to an incident/inconvenience that has been fulfilled by paragraph 1 and 2 can only be granted if the incident/inconvenience is verifiable by the tour operator and the tour operator agrees to grant a refund.
  • Any refund will be paid back in the same way as the tour was paid for. Refund for cash payment must be collected at our office.

Pregnant women are not allowed on any speedboat tour, longtail boat tour, ATV tour, elephant tour or white water rafting tour. Should the tour operator refuse access to the tour due to pregnancy, no refund is applicable.Pregnant Women

Tour Operator’s Disclaimer

The tour program is subject to change dependent on weather and sea conditions. In such a case no compensation is applicable.

Promotional Free Airport Transfer

The promotion is valid until removed from the website.
The promotion requires booking of minimum 3 different tours for minimum 2 persons.
The promotion is valid for one transfer from airport to a Phuket hotel only, and for an arrival time between 06.00-24.00. The promotion is not valid for the same day as the booking is made and if Cash Payment via Bank Transfer has been chosen as payment method (unless payment has been made before arriving in Phuket).
Specify your flight number, arrival date and arrival time in the “Other Information”-box on the shopping cart page. An airport transfer voucher will be sent to you and the driver will be waiting outside the airport holding a sign with the same name as under the booking of the tours.
In case of cancellation, by customer or tour operator, and the remaining tours will be less than 3 tours, 900 baht (car) and 1400 baht (minibus) will be deducted from the refund for the cancelled tour.