Insurance:
Girona Cycling will not assume responsibility or liability for any loss or damage of personal effects or for any injury or loss during the duration of your trip. Therefore, baggage and health/accident insurance are highly recommended. Also, we strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance to protect you in the event you must cancel your vacation or if your trip is interrupted for any reason. We also recommend that Europeans should obtain an E111 card before leaving their home country. For Americans we strongly recommend the purchase of travel Insurance which specifically covers medical expenses. The fact is, virtually no healthcare program from the USA will fully cover your medical treatment outside the United States.
Should you become ill or incur an injury while on your trip, you will be responsible for paying for any medical treatment you need out of your own pocket unless you have purchased insurance to cover this. Given the active nature of your Girona Cycling trip, we feel it is crucial that you protect yourself with proper medical coverage. Emergency medical transportation to your home country is not included in the trip package. Should you need to cancel your trip less than 90 days prior to your departure, cancellation penalties will be applied according to the schedule set forth in your trip's Terms and Conditions. Also, should you need to cut your trip short for any reason, you will be responsible for the full cost of your trip plus any additional travel expenses incurred to return home. Purchasing Travel Insurance that includes Trip Cancellation coverage will protect you in the event either of these situations should arise. Please make sure your insurance covers all the activities you will be participating in while on your Girona Cycling trip.
Listed below are several highly reputable Travel Insurance providers in the US, who sell policies for individual travellers. It is your responsibility to contact these companies and purchase your own personal insurance policy.
Responsibility:
Girona Cycling will not assume responsibility for any third party who fails to provide services that have been contracted for any of its trips. In such an event, Girona Cycling will do its best to find alternative services as quickly as possible.
Responsibilities of Participants:
Participants are responsible for selecting a Girona Cycling trip that is suitable for their athletic ability, fitness level and state of health. They are responsible for reading all pre-trip materials, reading and obeying all safe biking rules, and advising Girona Cycling of any medical or dietary problems or restrictions. Also, participants must wear helmets at all times while bicycling on any Girona Cycling trip. Participants are responsible for informing themselves on all passport, visa and health requirements relative to their trip and that all required documents are in proper order and taken with them on their trip. Participants are responsible for checking in for flights at the correct time. Participants must also sign and submit a Girona Cycling Release and Assumption of All Risk Form and Personal Information Form prior to departure on any Girona Cycling trip. Participants are required to respect the laws and customs of countries visited and follow environmental guidelines and regulations while on the trip in accordance with the direction of their group leader. Participants must at all times respect the rights and privacy of other guests. Girona Cycling reserves the right to ask any individual to leave the trip if, in the opinion of the leader, the guest's continued participation may prove detrimental to the individual or is not compatible with the well-being and enjoyment of the other guests.
Limitations of Liability and Release:
Girona Cycling is not liable for bodily injury or property damage as a result of, but not limited to: physical exertion for which a traveller is not prepared; forces of nature, civil unrest, terrorism, illegal activity or force majeur; travel by plane, train, auto, boat, bicycle or other conveyance, or by foot or other form of active or adventure travel; consumption of alcoholic beverages; breakdown of equipment; high altitude; inclement weather; lack of or limited access to medical attention in remote locations; and inadequacy of medical attention once provided. Girona Cycling is not liable for expenses, e.g., meals, transportation or accommodation costs not specified as included in the trip cost but that may be required to get to or from a trip start or end. Girona Cycling is not responsible for additional expenses due to delays or changes in transport or hotel services, sickness, weather, strikes, war, quarantine, government regulations, or any other cause. Girona Cycling reserves the right to make route and resort modifications or to withdraw any tour announced without notice and to make alterations and substitutions in the itinerary as necessary. In this event, Girona Cycling will make every effort to substitute an equal or better option.