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Itinerary Specially Prepared for DARAMALAN COLLEGE ROWING TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND 2014 !!!!!!!!!!!

WELCOME It is with great pleasure that we welcome Daramalan College Rowing to New Zealand. This is an exciting new sports development for Total Tours and we will strive to meet the high standards we set for ourselves with your other tours !!! !! !!!!!INTRODUCTORY NOTES Weather: September / October is spring in New Zealand. The weather can be very variable with temperatures here in the South Island ranging from freezing to warm. New Zealand is a difficult country to be totally prepared for. It is suggested you come prepared for very cold conditions and hope for better! !Laundry: While at Adams House a full laundry service is provided.. Coin operated laundry facilities are available at your other accommodation providers !Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included daily throughout your itinerary. Breakfasts will all be at your accommodation and are continental (typically cereal, toast and spreads, tea/coffee), lunches are packed and are provided at your accommodation to be collected

each day as you leave breakfast, dinners at your accommodation are two course (main course and dessert) !Security/valuables: This is your own responsibility. Valuables have been stolen before. Please never assume that it will be okay to leave valuables unattended or gear rooms unlocked. Every attempt will be made to assist you with your own security. !Liaison: Total Tours staff will be available 24 hours. Please use the cell phone numbers on the front page. Our staff will not always be with you during your activities but we will check in with you each day, either in the evening to discuss the days events and go over the next day, or in the morning. !Equipment/boats: Boats will be provided at each rowing venue. These are on loan from the rowing clubs. Please take care when using them. If damage occurs you may be liable. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER CANBERRA/CHRISTCHURCH !0130 Arrive Christchurch on board VA134 ! On arrival you will be required to clear customs and immigration formalities. You will be met and welcomed by Total Tours staff who will assist with your

coach transfer to your accommodation. ! Check in to Adams House Boarding Hostel where accommodation is confirmed for 3 nights. Accommodation is multi share dormitory style with shared bathrooms. !

Accommodation: Adams House Boarding Hostel 70 Harakeke Street Christchurch

Phone 03 348 3307

!!Adams House is the boarding facility for Christchurch Boys High School. It was completely rebuilt in 2001 and is now one of the most modern and effective boarding establishments in the country. !

Breakfast at Adams House. Packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast ! Transport will be provided to pick up rental vehicles ! This morning your first training session on the Avon River in Christchurch ! Meet NZ rowing personality ! This afternoon head north of Christchurch to Spencerville for some team building fun in the trees!! ! ADRENALIN FOREST Adrenalin Forest is a multi-level aerial obstacle course!! It includes 6 pathways from 1.5 to 20 meters high, 100 challenges and is more than 2km long. Group leader to present voucher

Dinner at Adams House. !WEDNESDAY 01 OCTOBER CHRISTCHURCH ! Breakfast at Adams House. Packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast Friendly racing between clubs !1530 Depart Adams House by Ko Tanes City Line bus for this evenings cultural show and dinner. We recommend you dressily warmly as part of the evening i is outdoors ! KO TANE

Welcome to Ko Tane Living Maori Village at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve , Christchurch, where maori culture and conservation meet to give a unique glimpse into the way of life of the SouthIsland Ngai Tahu Maori people before the arrival of theEuropeans. Experience the thrill of the wero, the traditional challenge to visitors, as you are brought into the sacred precinct of Tane, Maori God of the Forests. Hear the haunting traditional call, the Karanga, performed by a wahine (woman) as the powhiri (ritual of arrival) begins, allowing you to enter our hidden enclave. Listen to a tane (male) explain the customs of the Ngai Tahu tribe as you visit the Living Village and witness an ancient way of life where Maori struggled to survive in the harsh conditions of the most southerly of the Polynesian Pacific Islands. Learn about the coming of the Pakeha (fair-skinned ones), the changes Maori were forced to make from their traditional way of life and how the culture has grown and adapted as a result. Join in the laughter as you take part in a performance of the haka (men) or the poi dance (women), and be entertained by the songs and games performed by the kapa haka (Maori cultural performance) group. Take a guided New Zealand nature tour and get close to kiwi, kea and other native species housed in sensitively purpose-built environments. Enjoy a traditional hangi dinner included in the evenings activities. Group leader to present voucher

The coach will return to your accommodation at the conclusion of the evening !!

THURSDAY 02 OCTOBER CHRISTCHURCH/MT COOK ! Breakfast at the hostel. Your packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast. Then check out. ! Depart for Mt Cook. Todays journey will take you from sea level to close to the highest point of New Zealand. Youll begin with the flat green tranquility of the Canterbury Plains, but it wont be long before you climb to the tussocky wilds of the high country. Amazing turquoise lakes announce your arrival in the Aoraki Mt Cook region. We recommend a short stop at Lake Tekapo. Then continue to Mt Cook - New Zealands highest mountain, where accommodation is confirmed for one night. !! Accommodation: Mt Cook Backpacker Lodge

Aoraki Mt Cook Alpine Village Phone 03 435 1653 !

!!!! Aoraki Mount Cook Alpine Village has long been regarded as one of New Zealand's most breathtaking holiday destinations. Mt Cook Backpacker Lodge is a perfect base camp to explore the surrounding National Park with a number of great hikes such as the Hooker Valley, Kea point, red tarns, sealy tarns and the Mueller hut all within easy access. ! Dinner at Chamois Bar & Grill !!FRIDAY 03 OCTOBER MT COOK/TWIZEL ! Breakfast this morning. Packed lunches will be available. ! Check out of your accommodation This morning join Glacier Explorers for a unique opportunity to get up close to a glacier.. ! GLACIER EXPLORERS An amazing encounter with Tasman Glacier and its terminal lake. Depart from The Hermitage Hotel. The bus will take you to the Tasman Valley, followed by a 30 minute alpine walk through the moraine and National Park. Board your custom built MAC boat, and enjoy the ever changing scenery, view the Tasman Glacier ice face from a safe distance and icebergs of all

shapes and sizes with the opportunity to touch and taste the 300-500 year old ice crystals. Guides give an in-depth interpretation of glaciation, terminal lake formation, plate tectonics and a brief coverage of local and climbing history, flora & fauna, leaving you with not just an insight into the Tasman Glacier but to the creation of New Zealand.Trip duration is 2.5 hours !

! Depart Mt Cook for Twizel where accommodation is confirmed for 4 nights at the Lake Ruataniwha Rowing Complex. ! Accommodation Ruataniwha Rowing complex. Kate Cameron Drive. Twizel Ph. 03 435 0628 !

Meet Trevor and Catherine, live-in caretakers of the Ruataniwha Rowing Complex. !

Dinner at your accommodation !!!

SATURDAY 04 OCTOBER TWIZEL !Breakfast !Training camp on Lake Ruataniwha with possible racing !Dinner !SUNDAY 05 OCTOBER TWIZEL !Breakfast at your accommodation. Lunches will be provided !Training camp on Lake Ruataniwha with possible racing !Dinner !!MONDAY 06 OCTOBER TWIZEL !Breakfast at your accommodation. Lunches will be provided !Training camp on Lake Ruataniwha with possible racing !Dinner !TUESDAY 07 OCTOBER TWIZEL/QUEENSTOWN !Breakfast at your accommodation. Packed lunches will be provided. !Check out and depart Twizel for Queenstown !Check in to Tanoa Aspen Hotel where accommodation has been confirmed for your final 3 tour nights (please note check in time is 2pm) Accommodation: TANOA ASPEN HOTEL 139 Fernhill Road Queenstown Phone: 03 441 0097 !!!!!

!! Some free time this afternoon prior to making your own way to the Skyline Gondola base !1600 SKYLINE GONDOLA AND LUGE Reputed to be the steepest lift in the Southern Hemisphere, the gondola carries visitors high above Queenstown to the Skyline complex located on Bob's Peak. Numerous observation decks around the complex offer breathtaking views of Coronet Peak & The Remarkables, over Queenstown and across Lake Wakatipu to Cecil and Walter Peaks. Truly magnificent and awe-inspiring. Once you are at the top its time to hit the luge track - the scenery's a blur!

Hurtle down a winding downhill track through the trees. Race through the bends, or pull in for a breather and enjoy the panorama. Burn it up on the advanced track or cruise sedately down the scenic track. Then hop on the chairlift and do it all again. Skyline Luge - it's 800 metres of fast-paced freedom.Once is never enough!

Your package includes gondola, 2 luge rides per person and buffet dinner at the Skyline Restaurant.

Group Leader to present voucher ! ! !!!!!!! !!!!WEDNESDAY 08 OCTOBER QUEENSTOWN !0730 Breakfast at your hotel. Please collect your packed lunch as you leave breakfast. ! Rowing training on Lake Hayes !! !!

! This afternoon depart your hotel onboard the Skippers Canyon Jet coach - please dress warmly!! SKIPPERS CANYON SCENIC TOUR AND JET Journey slowly by 4WD down the historic and stunning Skippers Road as you

weave your way to the Shotover River at Deep Creek. Arriving at Deep Creek, gear up with life jackets and spray jackets then sit back, hold on and try to relax as your driver navigates the sheer canyon walls along the Shotover River as well as the mining dredges and sheet piles left by the miners through Skippers Canyon over a century ago. With skill and speed you will negotiate the narrow river channels, skimming over shallow 6 deep river beds, when suddenly you are going sideways, backwards, sideways and back facing the way you were going, WOW, thats a Hamilton Spin, 360 spin, as the boat turns in its own length. Then onwards for a refreshing cup of tea or coffee with 5th generation local residents Winky and Jerry Hohneck, and an opportunity to be shown around the Sainsbury gold claim and a chance to try gold panning for yourself. This is a truly unique Queenstown experience

Group leader to present voucher

!!! Dinner at Tanoa Aspen Hotel THURSDAY 09 OCTOBER QUEENSTOWN/MILFORD SOUND/QUEENSTOWN ! Early breakfast at your hotel ! Depart by charter coach this morning for a full exploring Milford Sound ! !!!

MILFORD SOUND DAY TOUR Journey into the heart of Milford Sound where youll experience the world- famous fiord in all its natural glory -surrounded by dense rainforest, glacier- carved valleys and beautiful waterfalls. Leaving Queenstown travel in comfort through rugged mountain terrain past Te Anau, a quite town on the shores of the largest lake in the South Island. Journey through the Southern Alps and along the picturesque Eglinton Valley, a place of ancient alpine forest and gushing waterfalls and one of only a few road-accessible glacier valleys in New Zealand. Take advantage of the photo opportunities on offer at the stunning Mirror Lakes, where on a calm day the surrounding mountain ranges are perfectly reflected in the still waters. Travel through the Homer Tunnel, a 1.2km passageway drilled into solid rock, then experience The Chasm, a short but impressive walk over footbridges spanning a series of powerful, swirling waterfalls and rapids. At Milford Sound, board your 1 3/4 hour Southern Discoveries Scenic Cruise and set off to explore the region that Rudyard Kipling called the Eight Wonder of the World. Travel the length of the fiord and out to the Tasman Sea, gliding past glacier-scarred rock walls and waterfalls that tumble through valleys and crash into the sea far below. Seals, penguins and dolphins are regular visitors to the icy waters. At the pinnacle of the sound, Mitre Peak rises dramatically from the depths to a height of 1,692 metros above sea level. Along the way your captain will provide lively and informative commentary. Your cruise will take place on a modern, purpose-built catamaran with large viewing windows, outdoor decks, panoramic views and warm indoor seating. ! ! !!! !!!!!! Some free time prior to departing Milford Sound on your coach to return to Queenstown ! Dinner at your hotel. !!

FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER QUEENSTOWN/CANBERRA !0800 Breakfast this morning at Tanoa Aspen Hotel, your packed lunches will be available to collect after breakfast. !1000 Check out of your hotel Free time today prior to making your own way to Queenstown Airport where

you will drop your rental vehicles !1635 Depart Queenstown on board flight VA133 !!

Your Tour Arrangements Terminate We wish you a safe journey home !!!