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GOWAY TRAVEL
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VIP GOLD RUGBY TOUR
Rugby World Cup 2011
Book by Nov 30th
SAVE $500
per person
October 12 – 24, 2011
Hosted by: Lindsay O’Connor
GOWAY TRAVEL
Presents
VIP GOLD RUGBY TOUR
NEW ZEALAND must be the luckiest tourist country in the world, with its spectacular mountains, active volcanoes, deep fiords and rugged coastline, picturesque lakes, streams and beaches, bubbling mud pools and geysers, its unique Maori culture and warm hospitality. It is truly a land of natural wonder!
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 will take place on Sep 9 - Oct 23, 2011 and New Zealand will host one of the most exciting sporting events. Only one team will
prevail as Rugby World Cup 2011 Champion and hoist the Webb Ellis Cup. Join us and witness the raw emotion of intense competition… LIVE AND IN PERSON!
Day 01/02 (Oct 12/13th) DEPART CANADA – AUCKLAND
You depart onboard Qantas known for its award-winning in-flight service.
You will lose a day crossing the international dateline arriving in Auckland
early Friday morning.
AUCKLAND The city of Auckland, with a population of almost one million, is the main gateway city to New Zealand. The dominating features
of the Auckland cityscape are the graceful lines of the Harbour Bridge, the
sparkling waters of Waitemata Harbour and the Hauraki Gulf. Auckland is a
cosmopolitan city with lovely boutiques, fine shops and restaurants.
Day 3 (Oct 14th) ARRIVAL AUCKLAND
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Haere mai – Welcome to New Zealand. Your coach will be waiting to transfer you to your Auckland hotel where everyone will be able to freshen up
before going out and exploring the town or relaxing before dinner. This
evening we have arranged a delicious “Welcome to New Zealand dinner.”
Accommodation: Deluxe Apartment Hotels on Queen (7 nights)
Day 4 (Oct 15th) GAME DAY
Winner Quarter Final 1 vs. Winner Quarter Final 2
Venue: Eden Park – game start 9:00pm
We have included in your apartment a deluxe welcome breakfast pack to
get you energized for your first day. Today is a free day to enjoy Auckland
and the festivities in the city before game time. If you prefer, we will organize
an optional tour for you. Arrangements for transportation to/from the game
will be provided.
Fan Zones: Kick off the pregame ritual at Queen’s Wharf where all the celebrations for the event will be held.
Day 5 (Oct 16th) GAME DAY
Winner Quarter Final 3 vs. Winner Quarter Final 4
Venue: Eden Park – game start 9:00pm
You have another free day to enjoy the festivities before game time. Arrangements for transportation to/from the game will be provided.
Fan Zones: Kick off the pregame ritual at Queen’s Wharf where all the celebrations for the event will be held.
Day 6 (Oct 17th) AUCKLAND
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This morning you join our private full day tour to view some of New Zealand’s unique natural wonders. Your first stop is at the Arataki Visitor Information Centre situated within Auckland’s largest Regional Park, Waitakere
Ranges Regional Park. Your tour also includes a special picnic lunch. After
lunch, you have time to stroll on one of New Zealand’s pristine beaches and
experience the uniqueness of the black sand and the clean ocean breezes.
Day 7 (Oct 18th) AUCKLAND TO ROTORUA
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You board our private coach this morning for your journey south travelling
through rich agricultural lands to our first stop to visit the fascinating Ruakuri
Caves in the Waitomo region.
After your visit, you continue on to the thermal city of Rotorua.
ROTORUA is New Zealand’s highest city located in a volcanic crater, approximately 305 metres (1000ft) above sea level. Nick-named the “Sulphur
City”, Rotorua has the most energetic thermal activity in the country with boiling mud pools, gurgling hot springs and gushing geysers. Rotorua also has a
large Maori population whose cultural activities are the most interesting and
accessible in New Zealand.
This evening, you will experience a Maori cultural show and a Traditional
Hangi feast.
Accommodation: Heritage Hotel Rotorua (3 Nights)
Day 8 (Oct 19th) ROTORUA
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A full breakfast is included at your hotel this morning.
After breakfast, you join the group for a guided tour of the thermal reserve
of Te Puia and the Maori Cultural Centre including demonstrations on basket
weaving and carving. Te Puia is home to the internationally renowned Pohutu
geyser and the source of the lovely odour in Rotorua!
From Te Puia, you head to the world-famous New Zealand Sports Academy
where you will be greeted with a traditional Maori Welcome and hosted by
the Academy for lunch and tour of the facility where many All Blacks have
honed their skills over the years. The group will also be treated to a unique
and fun learning Haka session on the field of the stadium with the players.
Included in your afternoon will be an informal meeting session to talk about
rugby with legends Jim Love, a former Maori All Black player & coach; Hika
Reid, a former All Black player; Glen Jackson, a former NZ rugby Union
player who now joins the ranks as one of the top referees and Darrel Shelford who is currently coaching at the NZ Rugby Academy and was a former
NZ Rugby Union player.
This evening, the group will be hosted by the Whakarewarewa Rugby Community Sports. Enjoy a fun evening of dinner and drinks with your local hosts
talk­ing about rugby and the World Cup.
Day 9 (Oct 20th) ROTORUA B
A full breakfast is included at your hotel.
This morning you are off to Rainbow Springs Wildlife Park for a unique experience where you can get up close and personal with New Zealand wildlife.
This afternoon you have time to explore the town on your own looking for
that unique Maori souvenir to take back home. Rotorua is also a great destination for the outdoors and we will organize an optional excursion for you.
Day 10 (Oct 21st) ROTORUA TO AUCKLAND
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GAME DAY
After breakfast, you depart Rotorua for your journey back to Auckland. Enroute, you stop to visit a real working sheep farm to learn and see the daily
life of a Kiwi farmer/sheep herder. After your visit, you stop for lunch at a
local pub before arriving in Auckland in time to freshen before the big game!
BRONZE FINAL
Venue: Eden Park – game start at 8:30pm
Arrangements for transportation to/from the game will be provided.
Fan Zones: Kick off the pregame ritual at Queen’s Wharf where all the celebrations for the event will be held.
Accommodation: Deluxe Apartment Hotels on Queen (3 nights) Day 11 (Oct 22nd) AUCKLAND
A free & easy day to enjoy some of the Rugby World Cup festivities or take
a local tour. Please check out our suggestions online.
Day 12 (Oct 23rd) GAME DAY
FINAL
Venue: Eden Park – game start at 9:00pm
This is a free day to enjoy the festivities before game time. Arrangements for
transportation to/from the game will be provided.
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Excitement builds on this final and epic game to decide who will hoist the
cup. With the hopes of a Rugby Nation on their backs, will the All Blacks
capture the Championship on home soil? Join us and experience this once
in a lifetime opportunity.
Fan Zones: Kick off the pregame ritual at Queen’s Wharf where all the celebrations for the event will be held.
Day 13 (Oct 24th) DEPART FOR HOME
After breakfast, you check out of the hotel and leave your luggage with the
bell hop. This is your last day in New Zealand to enjoy the Kiwi experience
or pick up last minute souvenirs before your flight home this evening.
Please contact us for additional information about New Zealand and planning your RWC 2011 experience.
EXTEND YOUR VISIT: We can arrange for you to do private touring
before & after our VIP Tour. You may want to see more of New Zealand, stop
over on South Pacific Islands or visit Australia. Just let us know.
VIP GOLD RUGBY TOUR
YOUR TOUR HOST: Lindsay O’Connor
A New Zealand native, Lins lived in Australia and, after traveling the
world, settled in Canada.
Host of the International Sports Report on the Fan590 Sports Radio.
Writer and broadcaster.
“Just plain funny” describes Lindsay O’Connor as your Tour Host.
Lindsay has interviewed sports celebrities, world leaders, Hollywood
stars and those that wanted to be…
Lindsay is the play-by-play voice for International Rugby. He has
broadcast numerous internationals from the top stadiums in the UK
and North America on radio and TV. He is well known and respected
for his rugby acumen.
He is an experienced player in rugby and a top rugby referee controlling many matches in New Zealand and Australia.
Lindsay also has an excellent knowledge of New Zealand and will be
a wonderful host.
Cape Reinga
Pukenui
Mangonui
Ninety Mile
Beach
Kaitaia
Kerikeri
Bay of
Islands
Russell
SOUTH PACIFIC
OCEAN
Kaikohe
Whangarei
Kaihu
Dargaville
Maungaturoto
Great Barrier
Wellsford
Island
AUCKLAND
Hauraki
Coromandel
Gulf
Coromandel
Peninsula
Thames
Pukekohe
Bay of Plenty
Tauranga
Hamilton
Cambridge
Te Puke
Rotorua
Waitomo
Caves
Mokau
Okato
Opunake
Manaia
Lake
Rotorua
Lake
Taupo
Taupo
Rangitaiki
Stratford
Napier
Hastings
Mangaweka
Hawera
Wanganui
Tuai
Murchison
Westport
Punakaiki
TASMAN
SEA
Greymouth
Hokitika
Harihari
Franz Josef
Glacier
Fox Glacier
Mount
Cook
Haast
Makarora
Milford
Sound
Doubtful
Sound
Lake
Wanaka
Wanaka
Lake
Ohau
Arrowtown
Lake
Te Anau
Kurow
Tarras
Middlemarch
Te Anau
Manapouri
Lumsden
Lake
Manapouri
Roxburgh
Gore
Mataura
Clinton
Owaka
ux
Stra Bluff
it Ruapuke
Codfish
Island
Ashburton
Island
Stewart Island
/Rakiura
Lyttelton
Cape
Palliser
Mahia
Peninsula
Island
VIP TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Private transportation throughout including to/from game venues
• Waitakere Ranges Regional Park exploration & Beaches Tour
• Ruakuri Glow Worm Caves in the Waitomo region
• Maori Village, Te Tawa Ngahere Pa
• Te Puia Cultural Centre & Thermal Reserve
• Hangi Feast
• Haka demonstration & lessons with local players
• Legends Lunch & interaction at New Zealand Rugby Academy
• Dinner with Whakarewarewa Rugby Club members & legends
• Rainbow Springs Wildlife Park
• Experience a real working NZ sheep farm
EXCLUSION:
• Departure taxes, Insurance and items of a personal nature.
Akaroa
Temuka
Timaru
Walmate
Oamaru
Hampden
Palmerston
Dunedin
Invercargill
Fove
a
Twizel
Rangiora
Methven
Lake
Takapo
QUEENSTOWN
Lake
Wakatipu
Springfield
Mt Somers
Omarama
Lake
Hawea
Kaikoura
Hanmer
Springs
CHRISTCHURCH
Lake Pukaki
St. Arnaud
Reefton
Martinborough
WELLINGTON
it
Stra
Motueka
Nelson
Picton
Blenheim
Little
Wanganui
Levin
Waikanae
Masterton
Cook
Tasman
Bay
Gisborne
Hawke
Bay Portland
Bulls
Ashhurst
Palmerston North
Porangahau
Collingswood
Takaka
Te Araroa
Opotiki
Wairoa
Tutira
New Plymouth
White Island
Whakatane
VIP TOUR INCLUDES:
• Transpacific Airfare on Qantas
• First Class Hotels
• Tickets to Rugby World Cup Games; Semi Finals, Bronze & Final
• Special breakfast package & welcome goodies
• 3 Special Dinners, 4 Buffet Breakfasts, 4 Lunches
• Tour Host from N. America
• Luxury Coaches throughout
• Sightseeing Tours with guides as per itinerary
TOTAL COST PER PERSON CAD:
VANCOUVER: from $17,539 +$338 taxes (subject to changes before
ticketing) Based on Double/Twin Sharing Rooms
TORONTO: from $18,039 +$350 taxes (subject to changes before
ticketing) Based on Double/Twin Sharing Rooms
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $4479
Call us for Add-ons from various Canadian Cities.
BOOK THROUGH GOWAY TRAVEL LTD:
Suite 1050 - 1200 West 73rd Avenue / Vancouver, BC, Canada V6P 6G5
Your VIP Rugby contact is Jim Silva
Toll Free: 1-800-838-0618 ext 6304
Email: jims@goway.com
www.goway.com/specialevents
HOW TO JOIN YOUR VIP RWC TOUR When you have made your decision to travel don’t delay
in booking as we have limited the space available for this once in a lifetime experience.
PACKAGE DEPOSITS
• In order to book you air/land arrangements, a non-refundable deposit of 25% the package total per
person is due at time of booking.
• 01 Dec 2010 - additional payment of 50% of the package price is due.
• These amounts will be deducted from the final invoice. The above deposits apply to the Rugby
World Cup (RWC) core package. Additional deposits may be required for any pre/post RWC travel
arrangements which will be determined with confirmation.
• 01 April 2011 – Final Balance is due. All bookings accepted after 01 April 2011 must be accompanied by full travel package payment (100%).
• For bookings/payments made after 01 April 2011, or if air tickets and documents need to be issued
immediately after payment, a certified check, bank draft or wire transfer must be received.
PACKAGE CANCELLATION PENALTIES
All payments, including the booking fee, deposits, and final payment, are 100% non-refundable for
Rugby World Cup 2011.
Great Atlantic Travel/Goway Travel is not liable for refunds under the following circumstances that
are beyond our control:
Event postponement; rescheduling, or time changes due to weather; illness; construction, or any other
abnormal conditions or developments.
TRAVEL INSURANCE: We strongly recommend that you take insurance to cover your investment;
In case of forced cancellation loss or damage of luggage, personal injury, accident or illness, none of
which Great Atlantic Travel and/or Goway Travel can be liable for.
TOUR PRICE:
INSURANCE PREMIUM
$16,001.00 to
$17,000.00
$959
$17,001.00 to
$18,000.00
$1,017
$18,001.00 to
$19,000.00
$1,075
$19,001.00 to
$20,000.00
$1,133
$20,001.00 to
$21,000.00
$1,682
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