Payment Plan and Auto-Billing
Athara Adventures strives to make attending our tours a seamless experience. One way in which we do this is through our payment plan and automatic billing features.
When you book an Athara Adventures tour, a $500 per person deposit is required to secure your reservation. At the time of booking, you have the option to pay in full, or add a payment plan to your account. The default payment plan is as follows:
1st payment is one-third of the tour balance (less your $500 tour deposit) and is due six months prior to the tour start date;
2nd payment is the second-third of the tour balance and is due four months prior to the tour start date; and
3rd payment: Remaining balance of the tour total is due two months prior to the tour start date.
In the event of a last-minute reservation, tours departing within 2 months require full payment at the time of booking.
To simplify the process of coming on a tour, Athara Adventures takes one more thing off your to-do list. If you choose to enter a credit card with the payment plan, the system will auto-bill you at the specified milestones (6 months, 4 months, 2 months). Athara Adventures accepts all major credit cards including Master Card, American Express, and Visa. This allows you to stay on schedule with payments and spend your energy focusing on other fun parts of your tour.
Another payment option Athara Adventures offers is e-check. This works like a check - the tour cost is deducted directly from your bank account - without having to drop a check in the mail. This feature also removes the payment processor's 3% credit card fee.
Cancellations
Although we'd be sad to see anyone miss out on our tour, we know cancellations are a part of life. We have an easy tour cancellation and refund policy to protect both our customers and Athara Adventures.
Reservations made more than four months in advance, and canceled within seven days of the booking, are entitled to a full refund. After that, cancelations up to four months prior to the tour start date receive a full refund less the $500 deposit. If a booking is canceled less than four months prior to the tour start date but before your tour has commenced, we do not offer a refund of fees paid; however, you will be entitled to a credit towards a future tour within the 24-month period after the cancellation date. This policy protects the mostly small, family-owned businesses with whom Athara Adventures partners. At times our tours reserve most of their available lodging, so last-minute refunds would have a negative trickle-down effect that could be detrimental to our local partners.
We hope you find these small features helpful as you prepare to book an Athara Adventures tour. If you need any assistance with any of these amenities, please reach out to us at contact@atharaadventures.com.