Early Bird Tickets
Book early, save more, and cancel fee-free. Lock in a discounted package price when bookings open and enjoy built-in fee-free cancellation.
Early Bird Tickets are our way of rewarding riders who commit early. When a tour opens for bookings, a limited number of packages are released at a discounted Early Bird price — once they're gone, standard pricing applies.
How it works
When you book an Early Bird Ticket, your booking is automatically flagged as fee-free. If you cancel more than 7 days before departure, the full booking amount goes back to your account as a standard credit — no cancellation fees, no ticketing fees. If you cancel within 7 days, the standard cancellation tiers in Section 6(i) of our Terms & Conditions apply.
What happens if I cancel?
Full booking amount returned as credit. No cancellation fee. No ticketing fee. The credit works like any other credit in your account.
Standard cancellation tiers apply (see Section 6(i) of our T&Cs). The fee-free benefit only applies outside the 7-day cutoff.
Once your credit is back in your account, it's treated the same as any other credit — use it on any tour, gift it to a friend, or hold onto it.
Browse ToursEarly Bird Tickets vs Standard Flexi Tickets
Both give you more flexibility — but they work differently. Here's how to choose.
| Early Bird Ticket | Standard Flexi Ticket | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A discounted package price available when bookings open | An add-on purchased with a specific tour booking |
| Cancellation fees | All waived outside the 7-day cutoff — full credit back; standard tiers apply within 7 days | Penalty waived outside the 7-day cutoff; standard tiers apply within 7 days of departure |
| Ticketing / admin fee | Fully waived outside the 7-day cutoff | Still applies (typically 10%) |
| Which tours | Available on selected tours during the early-bird window | Tied to the specific tour you booked it with |
| Price | Discounted — you pay less than the standard package price | Added to your booking total at full price |
| If you cancel | Full credit back to your account — treated as a normal credit | Credit from the booking goes to your account as a normal credit |
What it is
Early Bird Ticket
A discounted package price available when bookings open
Standard Flexi Ticket
An add-on purchased with a specific tour booking
Cancellation fees
Early Bird Ticket
All waived outside the 7-day cutoff — full credit back; standard tiers apply within 7 days
Standard Flexi Ticket
Penalty waived outside the 7-day cutoff; standard tiers apply within 7 days of departure
Ticketing / admin fee
Early Bird Ticket
Fully waived outside the 7-day cutoff
Standard Flexi Ticket
Still applies (typically 10%)
Which tours
Early Bird Ticket
Available on selected tours during the early-bird window
Standard Flexi Ticket
Tied to the specific tour you booked it with
Price
Early Bird Ticket
Discounted — you pay less than the standard package price
Standard Flexi Ticket
Added to your booking total at full price
If you cancel
Early Bird Ticket
Full credit back to your account — treated as a normal credit
Standard Flexi Ticket
Credit from the booking goes to your account as a normal credit
In short: Both have the same 7-day cutoff. Outside that window, an Early Bird Ticket waives every fee — you get the full amount back as credit. A Standard Flexi Ticket waives the cancellation penalty but not the ticketing fee. Within 7 days, standard cancellation tiers apply to both. The key difference: Early Bird is a discounted price built into the package, while a Flexi Ticket is an add-on you pay extra for.