Price

Guide prices will be given when this web site is updated in October 2008.   There will be two prices:
With London/Kathmandu/London flights:  about £2,200

If you arrange your own flights to Nepal:  about £1,600
Extra hotel accommodation can be arranged to suit your flights.

International and domestic air fares and hotel rates will not be available until March 2009.   The final price also depends on the number of participants.   The price will be confirmed when places are offered on 1 May 2009.

All prices include:

• airport transfers on arrival and departure and airport departure tax
• accommodation in Kathmandu
• sightseeing in Kathmandu
• flights between Kathmandu / Lukla and Shyangboche / Kathmandu
• all trekking arrangements including equipment, meals, guides and porters (except for 4 nights in Namche Bazaar)
• medical cover throughout the trek and race and race organisation

All tour payments should be made to Bufo Ventures Ltd. Personal cheques and BACS payments are accepted but payment cannot be made by credit card.

If you are not resident in Great Britain, you must pay in sterling. If you pay by bank transfer in sterling, please add £6 to cover bank charges.

FINANCIAL SECURITY

Bufo Ventures is a fully licensed and bonded tour operator, holding Air Travel Organisers' Licence (ATOL) number 4821 issued by the Civil Aviation Authority. This licence means that accounts are subject to regular and stringent independent scrutiny.

With regard to the Everest Marathon this means:

1. For participants who are in the UK when booking, the ATOL bond covers all arrangements, even if arranging your own air travel to Nepal.
2. For participants who are outside the UK when booking, the ATOL licence only covers arrangements when air travel starts in the UK.

In the event of financial failure before departure, all monies paid will be refunded from the Air Travel Trust Fund. If failure occurs while you are abroad, the Air Travel Trust Fund will provide funds so that you can complete your trip. More information regarding the licence and ATOL bond can be found on the ATOL web site: www.atol.org.uk.

For those participants who are not covered by the ATOL licence but who live in the EC, all holiday payments are paid into Bufo Ventures' Clients' Trust Account until completion of the holiday. In the event of financial failure before departure, this account will refund any monies paid. This complies with EC regulations: Consumer Protection - The Package Travel, Holiday and Package Tour Regulations 1992.