Practical Stuff

• David Belli is a certified & INFTA-accredited Forest Therapy Guide with Amongst the Trees and a Licensed Tour Operator (LTO) with Parks Victoria.  
• Amongst the Trees has a current COVID Safe Plan which is available upon request.
• The park you will walk in is a safe place, and a full Risk Assessment has been completed by Amongst the Trees when scouting the trail we shall be following. 
• Your Guide is trained in First Aid and will be carrying a medical kit and some spare equipment should someone forget anything or some equipment breaks/fails. But best not to rely on the Forest Therapy Guide having something you may need.

Respect & Responsibility 

• Amongst the Trees has the right to refuse to allow a person to participate in the walk for any reasonable circumstance such as, but not limited to, the following examples: 
• If anyone does not meet the COVID Safe requirements at the time of the walk; or, is not suitably dressed or prepared for the walk; or, willfully harms or damages any property, flora, or fauna; or, behaves in a manner that is dangerous, intimidating, disruptive, or disrespectful to your Forest Therapy Guide, fellow participants, the park authorities or other park users.
• Bad and/or disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated. A Forest Therapy walk should always be a safe & inclusive space for everyone.
• At the end of the walk, your Forest Therapy Guide will provide you with a Participant Feedback Form for you to provide honest & candid feedback on the walk by completing the form on the day. This information is used solely to learn as a Forest Therapy Guide and improve the business and is not used for marketing or shared with any external parties. Your information is kept secure and privacy is maintained with all information you have provided Amongst the Trees. 

Adverse Weather

• If the weather forecast is indicating that any adverse weather conditions are likely Amongst the Trees will endeavour to contact you before the walk to discuss postponement as your safety is our primary responsibility. If you have such concerns then please contact us. 
• Adverse weather does not include normal levels of heat, rain or wind - provided everyone has dressed appropriately for the forecasted weather (for rain, umbrellas are okay, but a jacket would be essential). If however there were any of the following: lightning, thunderstorms, hailstorms, strong winds, flooding, severe heat, severe cold, dust storms, smoke or bushfire danger then these would be considered unsafe conditions and the walk should not proceed. 

Postponement & Cancellation Policy

• Amongst the Trees reserves the right to postpone a walk for any reasonable circumstances, such as forecasted adverse weather, and will discuss rescheduling or providing a refund with you.
• If you choose to cancel the walk 48 hours or more before the scheduled time then Amongst the Trees will offer a 100% refund of your walk fees. Any trail scouting fee will not be refunded.
• If you choose to cancel the walk between 24 and 48 hours before the scheduled time then Amongst the Trees will offer a 50% refund of your walk fees. Any trail scouting fee will not be refunded.
• If you choose to cancel the walk less than 24 hours before the scheduled time then Amongst the Trees reserves the right to offer no refund. Please speak with us if this situation occurs as we are happy to discuss your options.
• Any no-shows for a scheduled walk will result in no refund being provided by Amongst the Trees. We expect all our participants to be respectful of our business and contact us ahead of a scheduled walk if your circumstances change.