The Kutch region is dry and arid, and due to the difficult living conditions it is not as densely populated as other parts of India. All this makes Rann of Kutch - A Dream Driving Destination. Join us in exploring this land of the Rann (Salt Desert) and Kala Dungar (Black Mountains)
Sign up for the ‘Rann of Kutch Experience’ now. It's a drive you will cherish and remember
Trip Dates
23 - 28 February 2018



About

Republic Drive​ in Rann of Kutch - A Dream Driving Destination

India is the largest democracy in the world and we recently celebrated our 'Republic Day'. Some 10 leaders from neighbouring countries attended our grand 'Republic Day Parade', and to commemorate this joyous and significant landmark, we at Overdrive have decided to organize a Republic Drive​ in Kutch.

Most parts of India, even the remote ones, are now overcrowded and congested with vehicles and people. But many parts of Kutch in Gujarat are an exception. The Kutch region is dry and arid, and due to the difficult living conditions it is not as densely populated as other parts of India.

All this makes Rann of Kutch - A Dream Driving Destination. Join us in exploring this land of the Rann (Salt Desert) and Kala Dungar (Black Mountains). Kutch has a haunting desolate beauty that is hard to forget and with Overdrive you will see parts of it that are rarely visited by regular tourists.  

Along with the lovely landscapes you have the opportunity to enjoy many man made wonders as well. You stay in some very rustic resorts and also a very unique home-stay haveli (mansion).  

Sign up for the 'Kutch Experience' now. Its a drive you will cherish and remember.

Last Date of Registration:
15th February 2018
Highlights
Trip Dates:
23 - 28 February 2018
Start & End Point:
Ahmedabad & Ahmedabad
Route: Ahmedabad – Little Rann – Lakhpat – Narayan Sarovar – Than Monastery – Lakhpat – Kala Dungar Hill – Vighakot Border – Banni Grasslands - Little Rann – Ahmedabad
Cost: Rs. 75000
Hurry!! Only 8 seats.



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Last Date of Registration:
15th February 2018
Highlights
Trip Dates:
23 - 28 February 2018
Start & End Point:
Ahmedabad & Ahmedabad
Route: Ahmedabad – Little Rann – Lakhpat – Narayan Sarovar – Than Monastery – Lakhpat – Kala Dungar Hill – Vighakot Border – Banni Grasslands - Little Rann – Ahmedabad
Cost: Rs. 75000
Hurry!! Only 8 seats.



Terms & Conditions

The drive is being organized and conducted by Network18 Media & Investments Limited ("Network18"). The Terms and Conditions detailed below apply to all entrants registering for the drive. Selection thereof by every participant is an acknowledgement of acceptance of these Terms and Conditions by the participant.

The Terms and Conditions detailed below apply to all entrants registering for the Starstruck Drive. Selection thereof by every participant is an acknowledgement of acceptance of these Terms and Conditions by the participant.

DURATION:

  • The Drive shall commence on 23th February 2018 from Ahmedabad and conclude at Ahmedabad on 28th February 2018

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Indian Citizens who are resident in India and above the age of eighteen (18) years are eligible to participate in the drive. Employees and/or family members of Network18 and its group companies are not entitled to participate.
  • Participant should not have any criminal background and Network18 holds the right to check the participant's background any time after the participant is short-listed.
  • Participant agrees to provide complete and correct information with respect to his/her identity, contact details, Permanent Account Number, age, education, profession and such other information as may be required by Network18. Network18 may ask the Participant for his/her proof of identity and/or eligibility. Failure to provide such proof by Participant immediately could result in his/her disqualification at the sole discretion of Network18.
  • As the journey can be strenuous, Participants must be in good health condition. Participants shall consult a certified medical practitioner prior to undertaking the Drive. Network18 may seek from the Participant a Medical Fitness Certificate by a certified medical practitioner certifying good health condition of the Participant to participate in the Drive. Failure to do so by the Participant will result in disqualification in Network18's sole discretion.

SELECTION:

  • Applications should be received by Network18 via online registrations on or before 15th February 2018.
  • Network18 shall select participants for the Drive from all the entries received by Network18. Selection will be on the basis of BMI i.e. all people sending their entries will have to send their BMI as well. Basis the BMI selection of 8 people will take place.
  • Selection of the eight (8) participants from all the complete and correct entries received for the Drive vests solely and exclusively with Network18 and Network18's decision shall be final and binding and cannot be contested.
  • Upon selection, participants may be required to complete paperwork and give a declaration, indemnity as specified by Network18. In the event, any of the participants does not fulfil the obligation; the participant will be disqualified from the drive.

VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION:

  • By participating in the drive, the participant acknowledges that he/she has voluntarily applied to participate on this trip and that he/she has read the description of the Drive as it appears on the Overdrive website.

ASSUMPTION OF RISK:

  • By registering for the drive, the participant acknowledges that he/she is aware that adventure travel such as the trip he/she is undertaking involves potentially dangerous activities, some in remote areas of the hilly terrain, with a risk of illness, injury, or death which may be caused by forces of nature, illness, or by wilful or criminal conduct of third parties or by terrorism.
  • The participant further acknowledges that weather conditions may be severe, adverse and/or unpleasant and that medical services or facilities may not be readily available or accessible during some or all of the time during which he/she is participating on the drive.

WHAT THE TRIP INCLUDES:

  • Accommodations and meals as indicated in the itinerary (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner); pre-departure information; entrance fees, excursions, and sightseeing noted as included in the itinerary; ground transportation during the trip; guides and any other staff; and taxes, baggage handling, and service charges. Please note: The "B, L, D" notations apply to the period during the Drive only and do not include any meals on flights to/from the trip. Accommodations will be on twin sharing basis.
  • All suppliers of services connected with the Drive ("Other Providers"), are third-party contractors and are solely responsible and liable for providing their respective services.
  • Network18 shall not be are not liable for any negligent or willful act or failure to act of any third party, such as hotels or other lodging facilities, local ground operators.

DELAYS & COST INCREASES:

  • Network18 will not be responsible for providing any reimbursement for delays in the Drive due to bad weather, trail conditions, road conditions, transportation delays or government intervention.

MEDICAL HEALTH AND CERTIFICATION:

  • The participant certifies that he/she is physically fit and does not have a condition that would limit mobility. Participant further certifies that he/she does not have any mental, physical, or other condition or disability that would create a hazard for him/herself or other participants.
  • For adventures that take place at higher altitudes (above 11562 feet), participant certifies that he/she does not suffer from a respiratory, cardiac or circulatory disorder. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to accept, decline to accept, or remove any participant on the Drive at any time during the trip.
  • In the event of removal from a trip, refunds are not given.
  • Hospital facilities or appropriate medical facilities or doctors are often unavailable and evacuation can be prolonged, difficult, and expensive. Network18 assume no liability regarding provision of medical care.
  • Participants will receive appropriate health information and a Medical Certificate to be filled out and returned to Network18.

INSURANCE:

  • Network18 shall take an insurance cover to cover risks involved in undertaking the Drive as it may deem appropriate in its sole discretion. It is agreed and understood by the participants that such a insurance may not cover all possible eventualities whether human or any act beyond the reasonable control of Network18, and Network18 shall not be held responsible or liable for the same.

PARTICIPANT RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Participant is responsible for understanding the conditions as described in the Drive itinerary and selecting the trip in consultation with Network18 that is appropriate to his/her interests and abilities, and for preparing for the trip by reading the Trip Itinerary and supplemental trip information in the pre-trip materials and for bringing the appropriate clothing and equipment as advised in those materials.
  • Baggage and personal effects are at all times the sole responsibility of the participant.
  • Network18 assumes no liability for loss or damage to baggage in transit and during the Drive.
  • It shall be the sole responsibility of the participants selected for the Drive to make their own travel arrangements at their sole cost to reach Ahmedabad airport prior to the commencement of the Drive as may be intimated by Network18 and for their return journey from Ahmedabad upon completion of the Drive.

PAYMENT, CANCELLATION AND REFUND:

  • The fee payable for participating in the Drive is Rs. 75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five Thousand only).
  • Participants will require to pay the aforesaid amount in full for the Drive by transferring the money in the mentioned account and submitting proof of the same, only then it will be considered a registered candidate for the event.
  • For reservations full payment is required. After making a reservation, the participant will receive detailed pre-trip information with clothing and equipment list, invoice, insurance information, medical certificate and other information needed to prepare for the Drive. Final trip details will be sent 1 week prior to departure.
  • Network18 recommends purchase of the optional supplemental travel insurance package to protect oneself in case of an unexpected medical emergency. Network18 reserves the right to cancel the trip because of inadequate enrollment that makes the trip economically infeasible to operate or because of our concerns with respect to the safety, health, or welfare of the participants. If the Drive is canceled by us prior to departure, Network18 will provide the participant with a full refund of monies paid to them; except in the event cancellation is due to a significant event that makes it infeasible to undertake the Drive as planned, in which case Network18 will provide the participant with a refund and/or credit towards a future trip/event equivalent to monies paid to them. If Network18 cancels the Drive while in progress, the participant will receive a prorated refund and/or a credit based on the number of days not completed on the Drive.
  • Network18 reserves the right, without penalty, to make changes in the published itinerary whenever, in our judgment, conditions warrant, or if we deem it necessary for the comfort, convenience, or safety of participant.

PHOTOGRAPHY:

  • We reserve the right to take photographs or videos during the operation of the Drive or part thereof and to use the resulting photography, videos, or recordings for promotional or commercial use. By making a reservation on the Road Trip, participant agrees to allow his/her likeness to be used by Network18 without compensation to participant. You further agree that photographic or video images of you, containing you, may be used by the organizers, managers or any sponsors or promoters of the Drive for publicity purposes. Copyright in all photographs, video, and related materials created by participant ("Adventure Materials") shall belong to the participant upon creation. Participant grants to Network18 and Network18 authorized third parties a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable license to use any Adventure Materials provided to Network18 and/or Network18 authorised third party, in any media now existing or subsequently developed for the following limited purposes: editorial use, promotion of the editorial use, promotion of Network18's travel programs or promotion of the same.

 

Network18 will provide educational enrichment for the Drive to ensure safety and security to the participants.

While the organizers, managers and promoters of the Drive will do all in their reasonable control to make the Drive as safe as possible, all participants take part at their own risk.

None of the organizers, managers or any sponsors or promoters of the Drive accept liability for any loss or damaged caused where:

  • There is breach of a contractual obligation or legal duty of care owed to you.
  • Such loss or damage is not reasonably foreseeable at the time of breach.
  • An injury is sustained or property damaged in the course of the Drive or as a result of taking part in the Drive; or
  • Any changes are made to the route or conduct of the Drive for safety or operational reasons or as otherwise required for the safe and proper carrying out of the event.

Without limitation, Network18 is not responsible for any injury, loss, or damage to personal property, death, delay or inconvenience in connection with the provision of any goods or services occasioned by or resulting from, but not limited to, acts of God, acts of government, weather, force majeure, acts of war or civil unrest, insurrection or revolt, strikes or other labor activities, criminal or terrorist activities or the threat thereof, of any kind, epidemics or the threat thereof, illness, overbooking or downgrading of accommodations, structural or other defective conditions in hotels or other lodging facilities, dangers associated with or bites from animals, pests or insects, sanitation problems, food poisoning, lack of, access to or quality of medical care, difficulty in evacuation in case of medical or other emergency, negligence of physicians or medical personnel of for any cause beyond its direct control. In addition, the participant releases Network18 from their own negligence and assumes all risk thereof.

Network18 may cancel the Road Trip or other organized activities at its discretion. Network18 will endeavor to give as much notice as possible of any cancellations. Network18 accept no liability for any costs incurred as a result of the cancellation.

Network18 reserves the right to change the Terms and conditions at any time and without notice. You will be automatically bound by these modifications.

All rights, title, claim and interest, including but not limited to the Intellectual Property Rights, in the Drive, the promotional material(s)/activity and in any and all content received shall vest solely and exclusively with Network18 at all times.

The participant agrees that he/she shall hold harmless Network18, its employees, officers or any other person in connection with the Road Trip and shall also not file in person/ through any family member and/or third party any applications, criminal and/or civil proceedings in any courts or forum in India against Network18 to claim any damages or relief.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION:

  • This event shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws in India. All matters with respect to this Drive are subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts at New Delhi only.



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