Albania Mountain Explorer

Payment & Cancellation Terms

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Holidays are confirmed with 20% non refundable deposit.

The full balance is due 56 days before start date.

If you cancel your booking less than 56 days before the start date of your trail we are entitled to receive full payment, less refunds as follows:

42 days or more before booking date – 50%

28 days or more – 30%

less than 28 days – nil

Book with confidence – Covid Guarantee:
if ride operator is closed/you are unable to travel – due to lockdown:
1/ The deposit is reissued as a rebooking voucher to rebook anytime.
2/ Any balance payment will be refunded to you in full within 1 week of departure date.  

Booking conditions

You are booking with the riding holiday operator, these are their booking conditions:

-Horse riding is a risk sport and activity and it can be dangerous. We train our horses to be friendly, confident and with a good understanding about their environment, but they are given to the rider with the understanding to ride at own risk.

Responsibility

-All riders must accept the authority of the tour leader and respect his/her decisions.

-The tour leader will not be held responsible for incidents or accidents which may occur as a result of unwise personal initiative, incompetence or other unexpected circumstances.

If the health or conduct of any client before or during the tour appears likely, in the opinion of the tour leader, to endanger the group, the client may be excluded from the tour.

-Each participant is obliged to inform the tour guide of any condition that might affect their ability to participate in the tour.

-Caravan Horse Riding Albania will not accept any responsibility for luggage and personal property of clients.

Weight limits and physical condition

-Our weight limit is 90 kg. Our horses are small, and it is very important to respect the weight limit.

-All clients should check if they are fit enough and able to complete the itinerary before booking. If in any doubt regarding health or special condition they should ask for advice in advance.

-Due to possible damage to unborn children and the woman herself in case of an accident pregnant women (more than 3 months) are not permitted to join the riding tours.

Important information and rider’s restrictions

-The wearing of a helmet or hard hat is compulsory for all riders. You are welcome to bring your own hat, saddle bag or irons.

-It is important to respect the packing list given for your ride. It is not allowed to ride with trainers or sandals. We recommend mountain hiking shoes or non-slippery riding boots. Breeches or jeans are appropriate pants for our rides.

-Hot/cold/wet weather clothing should be brought according to the season of the year.  Jewellery, including earrings and other piercings should not be worn.

-Sun cream and personal medication should be part of your riding bag.

-Big cameras are not possible to keep or use in our rides.

-You have to bring your own water bottles (not bigger than 1l) Depending on the season you can carry with you 1 or 2 bottles. We want to avoid use of plastic, single use bottles.

-For safety reasons backpacks and the like are not permitted to be worn whilst horse riding.

Accomodation, transfers and entrance fees

-Accommodations are based on double occupancy. If you are traveling alone and wish to share accommodations, we will try to assign you a roommate of the same gender. If there is no one with whom you can share, or you prefer a single occupancy, you will be required to pay a Single Supplement Fee. Single accommodations are available only during the first and last night for Zagoria ride.

-We organise two transfers from the airport every Saturday (225 km, 3-4 hours), the first one at 12 o’clock and the second at 15.00 pm. Flights that fit our normal transfer’s schedule should be planned to arrive no later than 14.00 pm and departures not earlier than 12 o’clock (midday).

-Riders that arrive in Tirana one day in advance can plan to arrive at the airport for the transfer of 12 o’clock or 15pm. We can’t organise transfers from Tirana.  It is very easy and cheap to reach Tirana airport by bus. There is a bus every hour starting from the centre of Tirana (behind the opera palace).

-An extra charge will apply for all transfers outside of the mentioned times or private transfers

-No trip organised by Caravan Horse Riding Albania includes entrance tickets and fees. A general entrance price to a park or monument during the ride is round 300-400 ALL (round 2,5-3,5 Euros).

-It’s possible to buy an Ablanian SIM-card for the duration of your holiday. For 2000, you can have 10 minutes international calls, 100 SMS, 4G internet for a week (Vodafone). With small exceptions all the area has very good coverage with signal.

Food and drinks

-For the long trails the first meal is dinner on day one and the last is breakfast on the last day. Dietary limitations should be described in advance during booking.

-Water, wine, raki, milk tea and coffee are the main drinks available during long trails. Beer is not possible in family accommodation.

-Water is generally drinkable everywhere. Our guides will advise where to avoid drinking water if it will be necessary.

Travel insurance

Before travelling all riders are required to undertake by their own travel insurance, covering horse riding trip accidents, possible trip cancellation, baggage etc.