All orders must be paid for at time of booking. We accept Visa, Mastercard and Electronic Funds Transfers. All pricing is in Australian dollars.
2. Cancellation by Walker Before departure
Transport:
More than 72 hours from departure date – a $10.00 cancellation fee applies on all individual tickets.
Less than 72 hours before the booked departure date – 50% cancellation fee applies on all individual tickets.
Hire and Purchased items:
Full refunds are available for all purchased and hired products from us if you cancel your booking. no refunds are available after the departure.
4. Altering your departure date:
If you need to alter your departure date, you may do this by contacting Overland Track transport during business hours via email at admin@overlandtracktransport.com.au or by phone on 0474 172 012. A departure date may only be transferred to another date within 24 months from the booked date, subject to availability. Tickets can be transferred to an new date, not to a another person.
In the event of early or late finishes on the track, your Lake St Clair to Launceston/Hobart ticket may be transferred free of charge to the date you finish (subject to availability) if alternative transport is arranged a 50% cancellation fee applies on all unused tickets. Please contact Overland Track Transport to confirm changes in your booking.
5. Evacuations/Turn Backs
A 50% cancellation fee applies to unused tickets if you need to abandon your walk due to ill-health, weather conditions, injury or personal circumstances. In these instances, stored luggage will be returned to a Launceston or Hobart CBD location or Cradle Mountain/Lake St Clair Visitor Centre at our earliest convenience. If you also have Lake St Clair to Launceston or Hobart tickets booked with us, we are able to transfer these tickets to our 3:00pm Cradle Mountain to Launceston service free of charge (subject to availability),
6. Closure of road access to the Overland Track
If road access to Cradle Mountain or Lake St Clair is closed due to weather conditions or events/accidents, alternative routes may apply effecting travel times. If there is no access to the National Park on any alternative route, your pre-purchased tickets will be transferable to future dates in the current and following seasons. Overland Track Transport is unable to provide refunds for any travel date that access to the Overland Track is closed and personal travel insurance is always recommended.
7. Closure of the Overland Track
If the Overland Track is closed by National Parks due to any reason, your pre-purchased tickets will be transferable to future dates in the current and following seasons. Overland Track Transport is unable to provide refunds for any travel date that access to the Overland Track is closed and personal travel insurance is always recommended.
8. Luggage Storage/Transfer
1 item of Luggage per person is free of charge for passengers travelling to and from the Overland Track with us. Additional items charged at $20 per item (maximum 15kg per item), while you are walking the Overland Track and will be made available at Lake St Clair on your nominated date. Passengers travelling only one-way from Launceston to Cradle Mountain, luggage storage and transfers available for $40 per item (maximum 15kg per item) and will be made available at Lake St Clair on your nominated date. Please note whilst every care is taken, we accept no responsibility and travel insurance is always recommended.
9. Hire Gear Items
• All hired items from Overland Track Transport require a deposit to be paid. This payment is separate to the hire charges and is to be made as a separate payment. A payment request will be emailed to you for the deposit total for the hired items and this payment must be made with a credit card.
• All hired items from Overland Track Transport must be returned on the nominated date at Lake St Clair between 1:45pm and 2:00pm to our Overland Track Transport bus waiting in the car park at Lake St Clair. These cannot be left at the Lake St Clair Visitor Centre or Cafe. If for any reason the responsible person who has hired the items is not able to return the Hire Gear Items on the nominated date, a replacement price charge will be processed on the supplied credit card.
• Any damages (beyond reasonable wear and tear) will be photographed and emailed to the responsible person in conjunction with a full replacement price charged to the supplied credit card.
• If any Hire Gear Items are not returned to Overland Track Transport by the agreed date, a full replacement fee will be charged to the supplied credit card.
9. Personal Locator Beacon Hire
All PLB’s hired from Overland Track Transport must be returned on the nominated date at Lake St Clair between 1:45pm and 2:00pm to our Overland Track Transport bus waiting in the car park at Lake St Clair. These cannot be left at the Lake St Clair Visitor Centre or Cafe.
• If for any reason the responsible person who has hired the items is not able to return the PLB on the nominated date, a replacement price charge will be processed on the supplied credit card.
• Any damages (beyond reasonable wear and tear) will be photographed and emailed to the responsible person in conjunction with a full replacement price charged to the supplied credit card.
• If the PLB is activated then Overland Track Transport will be notified by the Emergency Services to confirm that the activation is genuine. Overland Track Transport will presume all activations are genuine and will be treated as a life-threatening emergency.
• Overland Track Transport will notify the emergency contact persons listed on this document and alert them that the PLB carried by yourself has been activated and they will be given the contact details of the State Emergency Services for all further communication.
• If the PLB is activated for any reason other than a life-threatening emergency a full replacement fee will be charged.
• If the PLB is not returned to Overland Track Transport by the agreed date, a full replacement fee will be charged to the supplied credit card.
10. Environmental responsibility
All passengers must ensure that there is no littering from the vehicle at any time.
11. Code of Conduct
No passenger will behave in a way that may be a breach of the Passenger Transport Services Regulations 2013 or that may compromise the safety of the driver, other passengers or the safe operation of the vehicle. There is to be no alcohol consumed on the bus at any time.
12. Security of Personal Information
Overland Track Transport use a number of procedural, physical and technical safeguards, including access controls, secure methods or communication and back-up recovery systems to protect information from misuse and loss, unauthorized access, modification and disclosure.
Handsfree drinking without removing the bottle from your backpack
When you are outdoors and active and probably need both hands, no more pulling the bottle from your backpack with the Convertube you can turn almost any bottle into a hydration system in three easy steps. The Source Convertube can quickly turn a bottle into an instant hydration system within seconds by using one of its four included adaptors and easy-to-use SQC tubing.
THe Convertube offers easily accessible hydration using a standard drinking bottle and one of its adaptors. Due to its intelligent design, there is no need to remove the bottle from your pack. Used around the world for active adventurers who do not want the bulk or weight of a large hydration pack.
Ideal for walking, running, hiking, biking, or when outside for hours, the Convertube Adaptor Set will become the best answer when using bottles as water sources when it comes to hydration. The Convertube connects to almost any bottle and lets you drink without removing it from your backpack.
The Convertube adaptors
Diameter adaptors: 26mm, 29mm and 63mm
Sigg
Nalgene(63mm)
Evian
Standard PET
Source Liquitainers
Features
Convertube screws onto almost any bottle
Kit contains 4 adaptors, a tube with Helix bite valve, and a Dirt Shield
Tube length – 94 cm (37 inches)
Inner tube length (inserted into the bottle) – 35 cm(13.7 inches)
Convertube Set-up
The kit contains four adaptors for four different bottle-neck sizes and threadings, and the standard 90cm drinking tube with Helix bite valve, protected thanks to the Dirt Shield valve protector from sand and mud.
How to use
Convert a bottle to a hydration system in three easy steps: after determining the size of the bottle’s opening, thread the tubing through the adaptor’s hole, and screw on the appropriate adaptor tightly so no water leaks. Access fluids through the Helix valve. All adaptors, tube, and valve can be cleaned with warm, soapy water and reused.
This multi-adapter kit is designed to turn a drinking bottle into a hydration system with little effort while being an indispensable and integral part of your outdoor experience.
Source water bladder accessories are made for outdoor sport and recreation; whatever the condition, wherever you go, you can stay hydrated and safe.
Weight 143 g
LengthTube length – 94 cm | Straw length (tube inserted into the bottle) – max 35 cm
