Tour locations: 

• Tour locations (Korčula and Cavtat) are run as independent tours and therefore there are differences within the tours. These terms and conditions contain both locations. 

Prices:

• All tours are priced in Euro (€). We highly recommend checking the currency exchange to determine the cost in your own currency. Slikamilina is not responsible for the change in price should your currency devalue against the Euro. 

Payment Conditions:

• A reservation deposit of €300 per person is required at the time of booking. 50% is due 90 days before the date of departure and the final payment is due 60 days prior to the date of departure. If you sign up for a tour within 60 days of the tour departure, full payment will be required before we can confirm you on the tour and the deposit portion will be non-refundable. Missing the final payment deadline, as noted on your tour invoice and your initial tour confirmation letter, may result in your being removed from the tour. Please make a note on your calendar of your final payment due date. Reminders will be sent out.

• When using PayPal please use the following: put “Down Payment – (Your surname + the instructors name)” in the ‘Item’ area. When making the first payment of 50% please put (50% – Your surname and the instructors name) When paying the balance please put “Balance – (Your surname + the instructors name)”.

• Single Room Occupancy:

  • Cavtat:  €200.00 extra per person above the price of the tour.

  • Korcula:  €550.00 extra per person above the price of the tour.

  • Non-painting partner is €200 less for both tours

Smoking:

• We have a “no smoking/vaping” policy on our tours. While we welcome smokers/vapers on our tours, they are not allowed to smoke/vape at group events, on the bus, at meals or in general in any enclosed spaces. 

Rooms/Accommodations:

• We now offer a shared room option, HOWEVER PLEASE BE ADVISED, European shared rooms offer twin size beds in a regular size room, and some may feel the size of the room is not appropriate for sharing with a stranger. You are welcome to ask if there is someone else willing to share with a stranger, but should no one be available, then you will be required to pay the single supplement fee. cancellations are possible as long as the tour has not been confirmed or we have reached the minimum of 9 participants. Should you cancel less than 61 days before, all payments will be unrefundable. 

• CAVTAT – Villa Radovič

  • Our accommodations are all Guest houses. Guest houses in Croatia rarely get a higher rating than a 3 star. Our accommodations are all clean, comfortable and well looked after.

  • Rooms have 1 (one) double size bed or 2 (two) twins. (Please see first point in section 5)

  • Depending on the size of the group, guests may not all be staying at Villa Radovic in Cavtat. Some guests would be roomed at near-by guest houses, which is common practice in Croatia. All meals will be served at By the Way Cafe in Cavtat.

  • Due to the type of accommodations, all rooms are not identical (guests are not staying at a hotel like Best Western). Some rooms have a small kitchenette, some do not. Some accommodations will have private rooms with a bathroom and a shared living room and kitchen. Everyone will have a private room and a private washroom. Rooms are given out in order of deposits received. Unfortunately requesting a room is not possible. Clients need to be aware that there is a disparity between the rooms, but due to the nature of all inclusive trips, there is a not a surcharge for what some people may deem to be the better rooms.

  • Non-smoking Rooms: As this is a guest house, we can not ensure 100% that the previous guests were non smokers however we highely suggest that should you smoke, to do it only in outside areas in order to avoid any complaints. 

• KORČULA – Hotel Liburna (new accommodations and food 2023)

  • Hotel Liburna is a 4 star hotel located on the outskirts of Korcula town. (7 minute walk to centre of Korcula town)

  • Rooms have 1 (one) double size bed or 2 (two) twins. (Please see first point in section 5)

  • Breakfast and dinner will be served buffet style at the hotel. Alcoholic beverages and drinks at Hotel Liburna (at any location on the premises) are not included in your tour price.

  • Rooms are given out in order of deposits received. Unfortunately requesting a room is not possible.

  • This Hotel has a No Smoking policy, therefore No smoking will be allowed in the rooms. 

Arrival:

• Korčula Tours: On the start date members will meet at the main bus station in Cavtat with their luggage. Your tour companion and the bus will arrive at 10am for the transfer to Korčula.

• Cavtat Tours:  A transfer will be available from the airport to Cavtat on your day of arrival. 

Pre-Tour Accommodation:

• Korčula Tours: Transfers depart at 10:00am from Cavtat main bus station on the start date of the tour. We recommend that members organize their flights to arrive one day prior to the commencement day of the Tour. Accommodation on this night is not included in your tour price. Should you decide to try and arrive the morning of commencement day and for any reason your flight is delayed and you are not at the main bus station in Cavtat by 10:00am, another form of transport will have to be arranged. We will be available to help you with the unforeseen circumstances however will not be responsible for any extra charges that may occur. 

• Cavtat Tours: We request that members organize their flights to arrive one day prior to the commencement day of the Tour. Accommodation on this night is included in your tour price. 

Post-Tour Accommodation:

1. Korčula Tours: You will be transferred from Korčula to Cavtat on the last day of the tour. (date listed on your tour). You will arrive in Cavtat around 4pm. You could fly out that evening but do not book a flight sooner than 8pm. Accommodation on the last night is not included in your tour price, should you decide to fly back the next day.

2. Cavtat Tours: The last night (date listed on your tour) is included in your tour price as is your evening meal .

Alterations:

• Alterations to Painting/Photography Tour Price. The tour price is subject to change in the event of unforeseen circumstances and changes in the cost of travel and accommodation services. Should there be an increase in price, we will allow any participant to withdraw at no cost. Please be reminded that Slikamilina only advertises in Euros, any changes in exchange rates are the sole reponsability of the participants. 

Cancellation and Amendments:

• Cancellations received in writing 61 or more days from the date of departure will result in a loss of your deposit but a full refund of the balance of your tour price. Cancellations received 60 or fewer days before departure will result in a loss of all payments made. 

• There are no refunds for services not utilized while on a Painting/Photography Tour. All cancellations must be sent to Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours in writing via email to contact@slikamilina.com, and will be effective on the date received by Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours.

• Travel insurance is highly recommended to cover Tour members for the consequences of unforeseen events during the Painting/Photography Tour and for cancellation fees that could result from illness, accident, death or other contingencies. Slikamilina does not hold any responsability in case of any injury, loss of life, damage or theft during the whole duration of the tours. 

• All tour participants are required to complete, sign and return, prior to their tour starting date, a Release and Waiver Agreement and Medical Form. Should a ailure to return a complete and accurate Release and Waiver Agreement and Medical Form occur, Slikamilina keeps the right to exclude the participant from the tour. 

Minimum Workshop Vacation Numbers:

• Each Painting/Photography Tour has been priced on the basis of a minimum number of 8 members traveling. In the event that fewer than the minimum number of participants have confirmed their booking 60 days from the date of commencement, Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours reserves the right to cancel the Tour, giving a full refund of monies paid, or to offer arrangements to proceed with the Tour at a modified price. If Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours cancels a tour you have reserved, the entire amount you have paid to Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours for the applicable tour will be refunded to you within fourteen days after the tour’s cancellation. Once this occurs, Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours have no other obligations to tour members on cancelled trips including any additional costs or fees related to the issuance and/or cancellation of airline tickets or other travel reservations not made by Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours. We highly encourage our participants to wait for the tour confirmation before booking any airline tickets. 

General:

• In the unlikely event that the Painting/Photography Tour tutor is unable to perform his or her duties due to unforeseen contingencies, Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours reserves the right to substitute another artist as tutor or to continue with the Painting/Photography Tour as planned or to refund the entire amount you have paid to Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours for the applicable tour.

• Fitness: Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours can involve a small amount of walking and stair-climbing in the regions visited and it is important that all members have a level of physical fitness that allows them to take part in these activities without the need of assistance from others. We will offer assistance when we can, however this is not always available. All participants are responsible for their own luggage and items throughout the tour. 

• Art Supplies: All art supplies must be brought with the tour participant for all days of painting. Supplies may be limited in the towns that you will be visiting. A folding chair and easel should be considered part of your art supplies.

• Tipping: We always encourage our guests to value good service, tipping is never included in bills in Croatia. We would usually suggest 10% but this of course will be at your discretion. 

• Transportation: Guests will encounter buses, ferries, boat taxi’s and mini-buses on this trip. Croatians are speedy drivers and the roads here are very curvy. If you have motion sickness problems, mild or major, be sure to bring whatever remedies work for you.

• Electrical Adapters and Converters: Europe’s electrical system is different from North America in two ways: the voltage of the current and the shape of the plug. The United Kingdom differs only in the shape of the plug.

• Please bear in mind when packing, that you may have to check if your appliance is adaptable to a 220V and beware that you will need an adapter for European plugs. These can be found in the airports usually. 

International cell phones:

• Please beware that as you are travelling internationally, some extra charges may occur. Please contact your provider before travelling in order to avoid any unwanted extra charges on your phone bill. We recommend to turn off all usage of Mobile Data and switch to Airplane mode when out of any Wifi access area. Local sim cards are easily available at any supermarket and the kiosks on arrival at the airport. 

Tax Considerations:

• If you regularly sell your own paintings, you may fall into the semi-professional or professional category for taxation purposes and the tour cost may be tax-deductible. We recommend that you seek the advice of a qualified tax adviser.

Participation:

• Slikamilina follows a no bullying policy. We reserve the right to exclude any and all participants that may show any discrimination towards other participants or staff members for the whole duration of the tour. We advise all our participants to approach a member of staff should anything ever occur. 

Responsibilities:

• Slikamilina Painting & Photography Tours shall act only as agents for the passenger in making arrangements for hotels, transportation, restaurants, or any other service and do not assume any liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, death, loss, accident or delay to person or property due to an act of negligence or of default of any hotel, carrier, restaurant, company or person rendering any services included in the Tours, or by act of God. Further, no responsibilities are accepted for any damage or delay due to sickness, pilferage, labor disputes, machinery breakdown, quarantine, government restraints, weather, terrorism, or other causes beyond their control. No responsibility is accepted for any additional expenses, omissions, delays, rerouting or acts of any government or authority. Baggage remains at owner’s risk throughout the Painting/Photography Tour. The passage contract in use by the carriers concerned, when issued, shall constitute the sole contract between the carriers and the purchasers of these Painting/Photography Tours and/or the passengers. The right is reserved to withdraw any Painting/Photography Tour and/or to make such changes in the Painting/Photography Tours as may be found desirable for the convenience of the parties and the proper carrying-out of the Painting/Photography Tour.