Please Read Before Booking Your Tour

(This Policy is for the Overnight Guest Trips Only)
(This Policy Does Not Apply To Our Half Day Bear Trips. Feel free to view the Day Bear Trip
page to view the refund policy for the Half Day Bear trips)

Payment & Refund Policy

If you are unsure of which trip you should take, the dates available or require additional information on the optional arrival/departure packages, please feel free to contact us. We will be happy to discuss what your
interests are and we will offer suggestions for the best Trips based on your time available in your area of
interest. To contact us you may fill out our online Booking Information Request Form which is very easy to
do and we will respond to you within 24 hours in most cases or you may use the contact information below.

By e-mail at hallobay@acsalaska.net
By telephone 907-235-2237
By fax 907-235-9461

You will find communication with our knowledgeable staff enjoyable and helpful. Some of our trips are very specialized such as the Coastal Treks. In these instances we would also like you to talk with the guides
leading the trips.

Once you have chosen the trip which is of interest and considered the dates you have available, please
contact us and we will discuss the specific trip itinerary and our payment/refund policies with you as well
as answer any additional questions you may have. If everything is satisfactory, we will then place your
booking on our calendar subject to our payment policy.

Payment

Our standard Trip payment policy requires a 50% deposit paid within 14 days of booking to confirm your
dates and services.

Balance of your trip payment will be due April 5, 2008.

All 2008 season tours booked after April 5, 2008 will require payment in full within 14 days of booking.

Payment may be made by personal check, money order, wire or travelers checks made payable in only
U.S. Funds to the order of Hallo Bay Wilderness. We do not accept credit cards. Payment must be sent
by priority mail or better to:

Hallo Bay Wilderness
P.O. Box 2904
Homer, Alaska 99603

The trip invoice does not include the round trip bush plane airfare Homer/Hallo Bay.  That particular invoice
will be sent to you 30 days before your trip dates and the bush plane payment may be made to the bush
plane company the morning of your trip.  Please do not send your bush plane payment to Hallo Bay.  If you
do, the bush plane payment will be sent back to you.

Trip Insurance

Hallo Bay Wilderness assumes a large part of the risk in the event a trip is canceled or delayed due to bad
weather as you will see in the terms listed below. We strongly suggest that you obtain Trip Insurance to
cover any delays or cancellation liabilities on your part. By going to the link Trip and Travel Insurance, you
can obtain multiple trip quotes from different companies simultaneously and quickly. If you have any other
questions regarding these or any other terms we will be more than happy to explain them to you.

Some of the things covered by Trip and Travel Insurance:

*Trip Cancellation or Interruption
*Travel Delay Expenses
*Flight Insurance
*Lost or Delayed Baggage
*Medical & Dental Emergencies
*Emergency Medical Evacuation
*Rental Car Insurance Coverage
*Pre-Existing Health Condition Coverage
*Accidental Injury or Death
*Cancellation Caused By Acts of Terrorism

Confirmation

We will confirm receipt of your payment by email and/or telephone. In the event payment is not received
within 14 days of the booking date, we will make a courtesy telephone call to you provided that you have
supplied us your telephone number. If it is determined that payment was lost or delayed in the mail, you
will be given the opportunity to Overnight Express Mail or Wire the funds to maintain your reservations.
If we are unable to reach you by the phone number provided, your booked dates will be released. Please
do not hesitate to ask any questions you may have regarding our policies.

Client Caused Cancellations, Weather Cancellations or Delays & Refunds

Weather Delay or Cancellation Prior to Arrival at Hallo Bay Wilderness.

There shall be NO REFUND for weather delay or cancellation because of weather prior to arrival at the camp.
Hallo Bay Wilderness is not responsible for any additional costs that may be incurred by weather delays or cancellations due to weather. Every reasonable attempt will be made by Hallo Bay Wilderness to provide an extended itinerary to replace weather lost days after the original departure date from camp only if space is available. There will be no trip credit or refunds for lost or weather cancelled trip days.

Weather Caused Delay Departing Hallo Bay Wilderness

On the day that a guest is scheduled to fly back to Homer, if weather delays a guest's departure from the
camp, there shall be a $125.00 per person CHARGE to guests that get weathered into the camp.

Hallo Bay takes the responsibility to cover lodging, meals, guides and activities at Hallo Bay Wilderness while
the guest is weathered into camp. Every reasonable effort will be made to conduct normal camp activities
through the period of weather delay. Hallo Bay Wilderness will not be responsible for any additional costs
to clients that may be incurred as a result of a weather delay.

Trip Cancellation For Any Reason Prior To Trip Date including Weather Cancellations or Delays

NO REFUND will be allowed on cancellations prior to the trip date for any reason once the trip is booked.

Please consider obtaining Trip or Travel Insurance to cover eventualities which may cause travel difficulties
or losses you may incur, of which Hallo Bay Wilderness is not responsible. We strongly suggest Trip or Travel Insurance to all our guests to cover any unseen situations occurring prior to or during the trip which would
cause losses not covered by our policy.

This payment and booking policy is written in simple terms. If you do not understand any part of it please
inquire of us to be more specific and we will be happy to explain any part you may not understand. If you
do not ask, we assume you understand our policy as we intended it.

For more information feel free to contact us.
1-907-235-2237
hallobay@acsalaska.net


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