South Pacific Deposits 2025
During the complex era of COVID-19, we reconsidered our cancellation policy, creating a more relaxed policy. We enjoy traveling with groups again sharing the natural and cultural wonders of our international destinations. We are also happy to support our international community of outfitters and friends. Travelers are strongly encouraged to feel confident when making travel plans by purchasing travel insurance.
Arranging international programs is a complex process often requiring nonrefundable deposits. With that said, please review our updated cancellation policy:
Cancellations made more than 151 calendar days prior to the starting date of the program, will be granted a full refund minus a $800 processing fee that covers a portion of domestic flights and hotels that are pre arranged and paid in advance.
Cancellations made 150 calendar days prior to the starting date of the program, will be granted a refund minus a $1500 processing fee.
No refunds are given when cancellations are made less than 150 calendar days prior to the starting date.
We can not make any exceptions to our cancellation policy. Please read this document in full
TRAVEL PROTECTION
Our South Pacific program takes us into a remote area of the world where a medical evacuation could be extremely costly. All costs for evacuations and/or medical treatments are the responsibility of each participant, a cost that travel protection should cover. Please travel with a credit card in the event that payments are required for an evacuation or medical treatment.
Blue Water Ventures (BWV) directs our clients to travel insurance offered by Travel Insured International. Some benefits are time sensitive, including the Pre-Existing Condition Waiver and Cancel for Any Reason Coverage. Travel Insured offers these additional coverages when purchasing a plan at the time of initial deposit as described below.
To include the Pre-Existing Condition Waiver and the Cancel for Any Reason coverage, trip protection must be purchased within 21 days from when your initial trip deposit is received when purchasing the World Wide Protector Plan. To include the Pre-Existing Condition Waiver only, trip protection must be purchased within 14 days from when your initial trip deposit is received when purchasing the World Wide Edge Plan . Additional terms may apply.
You may still purchase Travel Protection at a later date, but the pre-existing condition waiver or cancel for any reason will not be available.
The Cancel for Any Reason “add on feature” will provide a reimbursement of up to 75% of your prepaid non-refundable trip costs if you cancel 48 hours or longer before your scheduled departure date.
Travel Protection Plans offer a variety of benefits, including coverage for medical evacuations. Plans also include Trip Cancellation coverage for a full refund if you need to cancel your trip for a covered reason, in addition to many other insurance benefits and non-insurance assistance services. Travel Protection helps provide coverage for unexpected circumstances and helps protect you and your travel investment. Please refer to your proposed plan document for complete plan details, exclusions and limitations before purchasing your plan.
We direct our clients to Travel Protection through Travel Insured International
Click on the link below to learn more about policy exclusions, limitations and disclaimers. Upon review, you may purchase a plan or please purchase a plan through another Trip Insurance provider of your choice.
You may purchase a plan online by clicking on the above Box link or by calling Customer Care: 800-243-3174. When calling, please provide our Blue Water Ventures Agent # 53345.
BWV is not responsible for any expenses incurred by participants related to a canceled program or one they participated in, costs such as airline tickets, flight change fees, lost luggage, missed flights, visa fees, transportation, lodging, etc. Blue Water Ventures does not assume responsibility for program changes or trip cancellations due to situations such as those related to weather, local or international events such as but not limited to earthquakes, tsunamis, outbreaks of flu or viruses, political events ( such as, but not limited to war or travel bans) or any other reason. Furthermore, BWV is not responsible for changes in private or governmental sectors, both at the domestic and international level, that may effect this trip.
BWV reserves the right to cancel a trip before it’s departure date for any reason including insufficient participation, travel bans, closed borders or weather related issues. BWV reserves the right to cancel a trip before its departure if local, international or political events prohibit travel. BWV reserves the right to cancel a program for any reason and not refund any portion of your trip.
A Note from the Owner of Blue Water Ventures: In order to provide our rich international programs, Blue Water Ventures sends deposits to outfitters in other countries. In some cases, these deposits are nonrefundable for any reason. Blue Water Ventures has been traveling with groups domestically and internationally since 1996 and the owner, Kim Powell started her career as an international guide 10 years prior in 1986. We have had some truly outstanding adventures with 100’s of incredible people over the decades! Both the travel industry in general and our eco-adventure small business are faced with new challenges. However, we remain committed to our goal of enriching the lives of our clients and our hosts abroad by providing these extraordinary learning vacations.
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Blue Water Ventures
Naturalist-led field trips and adventures. We specialize in sea kayaking field trips for schools and adventures for women in the Monterey Bay, Baja, Belize, Tonga and beyond.
