These conditions apply to all tours provided by Bernard Geraghty Landscape Tours (“BGLT”)

Booking and Payment

The tour price quoted in the information pack is subject to change without prior notice. BGLT will confirm all prices before you book your tour. Your tour dossier will indicate what is and what is not included in the tour price.

Deposit: A deposit amounting to 25% (unless otherwise stated) of the total cost of the tour is needed to confirm the tour.

Final Payment: The balance is due a minimum of 35 days prior to your departure (unless otherwise stated). For bookings made less than 35 days prior to your departure, payment is required in full.

Cancelation Policy:

If for any reason you need to cancel your booking the below will apply:

All deposits are non refundable.

If cancellation is more than 5 weeks out from the workshop starting date, loss of deposit only.

If cancellation is less than 5 weeks out from the workshop date, the full cost of the trip will be lost unless YOU can find a replacement.

If, unfortunately you do need to cancel a workshop, please note that your travel insurance may cover this.

Indemnity and Liability

Any tour is potentially hazardous, and all tours may involve crossing rough terrain by foot. It is essential that all lawful directions and advice of the tour operator be followed. Bernard Geraghty Landscape Tours (“BGLT”) DO NOT accept responsibility for any illness, accident or loss whatsoever incurred in the course of the tour or for any expense from such illness, accident or loss, and this includes any loss of equipment, personal possessions, valuables, bodily injury, illness taking place during any workshop or tour or while taking part in any optional activities.

Alteration of Tours: BGLT reserves the right to withdraw any tour, eliminate any feature or alter the itinerary, should conditions necessitate.

Insurance:

It is a booking requirement that ALL participants take out comprehensive travel insurance. This is totally up to you to arrange prior to any tour or workshop you may have booked. This should be done at the time your booking is confirmed and your deposit paid. All participants should be fully insured against accident, all medical eventualities, repatriation, cancellation, curtailment and default. BGLT cannot be held responsible for loss or damage to baggage and personal effects. This should also be covered by your travel insurance policy.

Health:

All participants must understand that while a high level of fitness is not required, a measure of physical activity is involved in all tours. It is the responsibility of each participant to advise us prior to departure of any specific medical conditions. Some tours are at altitude and involve modest hikes. Tours frequently involve travel to remote locations during the day and night, where medical, refreshments and toilet facilities are not readily accessible and/or available.

Weather: Please remember, I cannot control the weather and every tour has its risks of bad weather. A high level of patience is required while possibly waiting for weather to clear. As I always say “If there is light to be got, I will get it for you”

If you are passionate about photography, either as a hobby or as a pro, then our trips are definitely for you. Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned pro behind the viewfinder, again our trips are definitely for you. Throw in the company and craic with like minded people on these trips and you will come home with amazing photos and memories that will last forever.

• If you have booked a place on one of our one day Irish Workshops, once we’ve all met up at our start point, full transportation throughout the workshop in our in our very own Volkswagen Transporter 9 seater shuttle bus is included.
• If you have booked a place on one of our multi day or multi week Workshops and Tours, unless otherwise stated, accommodation will be included. Full transportation will also be provided throughout the trip once we have met at our start point.
• Full guidance from a professional photographer 
• We have a limited amount of Formatt Hitech camera filters free to use on our Irish workshops, we also have plenty of spare remote timers and tripods which are also free to use.

• International flights to our trip destinations
• Camera equipment
• Food and drink, unless otherwise stated
• Travel/Health insurance 
• Each trip comes with a detailed description of the activities/services which are included and those which are not.

A camera with manual mode is essential, both for a best possible experience and getting the best value for money on a trip. On each trip description, we have a specific list of photographic equipment which will differ for every trip. 

Below is a general list of equipment needed that would cover most of our Workshops and Tours 

• A DSLR or mirrorless camera with manual mode
• Full frame lenses: 16-35mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm & 100-400mm or 150-600mm
• Crop sensor lenses: 10-20mm, 18-55mm, 70-200mm
• Wired or wireless remote
• Polarising filter
• Grad and full ND filters 
• Spare camera batteries 
• Sturdy tripod is essential

We are always learning, everyone of us! We all have to start somewhere, so if you have just bought a camera, we will teach you to use it. If you know your way around a camera and just want help with techniques such as composition, we will advise you! If you are comfortable with all aspects of your photography, well then come along, shoot and enjoy the craic!!

We like to keep our groups small, generally 4-6 people.

The fitness levels on our workshops are varied, each trip will have its own detailed fitness level description. About 80% of our trips both in Ireland and internationally will suit any fitness level.  The other 20% of trips may suit a good level of fitness.

If you book a trip needing a good level of fitness 3-12 months in advance and feel you may not be fit enough, use the time between booking the trip and when the trip commences to build up fitness levels.

Some trips will involve…

• Walking for long periods on uneven ground
• Walking on wet and slippery surfaces
• Crossing small streams
• Early starts and late nights

If you book a trip needing a good level of fitness 3-12 months in advance and feel you may not be fit enough, use the time between booking the trip and when the trip commences to build up fitness levels.

We cant control the weather, what we can do is plan as efficiently as possible while on a trip, bad weather can often bring the best conditions. 

A saying I love is “When it rains, look for rainbows, when its dark, look for stars”

We pride ourselves on being at the right place at the right time, if there is light to be got, WE WILL GET IT!

Sometimes the weather can be too bad to even wait around to get a shot, which can easily be caused by an area of low pressure, in this case we will use our time to do some post processing of images we may already have got on the trip.

We will never share your information with anyone. We won’t spam you, we have a newsletter which we may send out 1-3 times a month, you can opt out of this at any time. We do not have access to your credit card information.