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 Disclaimer - Terms & Conditions
All Riders will need their own legal, medical, breakdown recovery and holiday cancellation insurances.

Tour guides on organised tours are instructed to conduct themselves within the prescribed road laws.
All Riders in an organised tour must obey these local laws and road regulations and respect other road users.
Riders breaking these laws will be accountable to the local authorities
should they be caught breaking those laws and are solely responsible for the consequences.
Riders should be aware that English is the first spoken language on SAP Tour.
Riders & machine/s must be in good health & road worthy. 
The tour organisers and their agents accept no responsibility
for loss or damage to participants personal belongings.

Section1 Tour information
*Depending which tour you have chosen there are organised guided tours
during the tour week (weather permitting)
and participants have the choice to join a organised tour with a guide
or ride out on their own tours without a guide.
 *Organisers of guided tours and the tour leaders cannot not be held responsible for riders who get lost
or suffer an accident or injury due to a rider’s negligence and if any third parties are involved.
Riders are asked to return to base in time for the evening meal each day.
Ferry’s, train’s, tunnel, road and bridge tolls are paid for by the participants.

Section 2 Accommodation
Subject to availability. Double or single rooms en suite, camping.
Riders changing their reservation will be subject to a
100 Swiss franc/ 80 Euro handling charge and this depends on availability at the base camp.

Section 3 Tour Changes
When the tour is interrupted or has to be cancelled or ended for reasons outside
the control of the tour organisation, as well as in the case of force major
such as riots, floods, earthquakes, avalanche, strikes etc, the reservation becomes invalid,
with 100% loss of participation fee and no refunds will be made.

Section 4 Motorbikes
The SAP Tour is open to any kind of motorcycle.
This is not a GoldWing only group/event.
Participants should not arrive to the tour week with worn out tyres or brake pads.
For participants and other road user’s safety, a daily control of all machines will be made.
Riders will be asked to replace worn out material immediately.
The tour organisation cannot be held responsible for any participant’s negligence
or defects on their machines incurred before, during, or after the SAP Tour.
Special modifications, ordering new or used replacement parts are the sole responsibility of the
 rider participant and to keep their machines up to a safe and road worthy standard.
The SAP Tour organisation and its agents cannot be held responsible
 or finance any motorcycle parts or mechanical work fees incurred on behalf of the participant.

Section 5 Rider withdrawals during the tour
Riders that have started the tour and can no longer continue during the tour weeks duration due to:-
 mechanical breakdown, illness, accident, private reasons, will not receive a refund.

Section 6  Payment of Tour Fees
Reservations are to be secured with a 50% deposit
within 72 hrs (3 working days) of notification of participation. 
Method of payments described on website.

Section 7 Refunds
Should a refund be made then there is a 100 Swiss Franc / 80 Euro handling fee per person plus any bank charges.
Refunds will be made by PAYPAL to participant’s accounts up to three months after the tour has finished.

Section 8 Cancellations by Post Only
Cancellations by signed letter only, post dated, received 30 days before a tour start will be subjected to a
100 Swiss Franc / 80 Euro Per person handling fee.

Cancellations, by signed letter only, post dated, received 15 days before a tour start will be subjected to a
150 Swiss Franc / 120 Euro Per person handling fee.

Cancellations, made with less than 7 days before a tour start, or participant failure to attend a tour will result in
complete loss of participation fee.

 Section 9 Tour Annulations
SAP Tour organisers reserve the right to cancel whole tours in advance of the starting date.
A handling charge of 150 Swiss francs /120 Euro per booking will be deducted from reservations in this case.
By registering for this tour you have automatically agreed to the
disclaimer and terms and conditions stated above.
You will also be asked to sign a copy of this
Disclaimer - Terms & Conditions
on your arrival to the tour.

Updates to these terms and conditions will be shown in blue
 Tour Information

Guided Tour Line Up
 Sidecar outfits are placed directly behind tour leaders. Trailers are not required on the daily tours unless the base camp is being changed.

Swiss Motor way VIGNETTE
 Info Here
Price CHF. 40.--
Compulsory for all users of Swiss motor way's.
Valid for one year.

Trailers:
DO NOT NEED A VIGNETTE.
 Full information on Swiss motorway vignettes is available HERE section H4- although it is in French.

NB: A vignette is advisable on some tours due to tour distance (SAP X-treme) either departing to or returning from far located points on route. Or in the case of bad weather or route deviation. Blocked roads, landslides, avalanches etc.

Languages
English is the main spoken language on SAP Tour, although SAP Tour organisation can help with German, and French. Many of the SAP participants also speak more than one language, so if you don't, then ask for assistance.

Video's
Participants wishing to shoot video films or take photographs are requested not to film or photograph by driving up and down a moving group when on tour. "It is dangerous". Please arrange to do your filming from a suitable vantage point. Ask your tour leader where the best places may be, to shoot your film from on the route, in advance.		 Fuel.
All participants must have full tanks before the start of a day's excursion. Should there be a long tour, refuelling will take place at a convenient place.

 Breakdown / Accident
The Tour Guide has the responsibility to help by stranded machines. In the case of a Guide falling out of the group, the next in line will assist in helping out

CB's
These units are in fact really useful when time and distance play a factor in solving problems. The CB is not only a very practical instrument to have in situations as mentioned above, but can also be very entertaining. If you have one, please see that it is in working order for the SAP Tour.

Clothing Tip
The obvious to be said here - Do take warm clothes and your waterproofs with you each day. Mountain weather is noted for changing very quickly, and especially at altitude.

Meal Times
Depending on what kind of tour you have chosen then there may be breakfast and evening meal included on the SAP Tour your on. Lunch time is always up to the participant and once again depending on the tour your on the tour guide will stop for lunch at the most convenient place on route. This being where restaurant and/or snack facilities are available. Participants who wish to be more independent are advise to take a packed lunch or pick nick with them for the days tour.

Shopping
Switzerland has a wide range and many different variety's of food and beverage available. Supermarkets are an obvious choice. Bread, soft drinks, and cigarettes are all relatively cheaper than in other European countries although meat and some dairy products are expensive. Please ask if you are not sure.

 

Suggested General Group Riding Formations
1: STAGGERED FORMATION. The leader rides just left (or right in the UK) of the centre lane markings. The next rider takes position right of the leader and 1 second behind. All other riders alternate down the riding column with the same distance between each machine. Keep a safe distance between machines but remain alert for slower riders so that contact is not lost with the machine behind.
2: Once riding in this formation NEVER break IN or OUT of the formation, except in an emergency. In that (and every) case, the rider should clearly signal their intentions to the other surrounding riders. If a rider wants to take a new position in the group, then they should wait until the next stop.
3: Every rider MUST obey ALL traffic laws. Each rider is fully responsible for his behaviour on the road, independent of tour guides.
4: Even on a controlled ride, a rider should not assume that he has priority. In doubt, show caution. It is better to hold up other riders than to kill yourself or others. Riders on the outside of the formation should watch their outside mirrors for others overtaking. Here riders should indicate, and move a little inside to give the overtaking vehicle more space. They then return to their position.
5:

Always start the run with full fuel tanks. Running out of fuel on a tour and pulling into a garage causes delays for the whole group.
At a planned fuel stop, everyone fills up.

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SAP Tour
Post Box 567
CH - 1907 Saxon
Switzerland
Tel: (+41) (0) 277 44 30 73