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Rotorua, September 2 - 28,
2011
The following travel packages have been designed
exclusively for the North American Rugby enthusiast coinciding with
the group stages of Rugby World Cup 2011, New Zealand. They
have been made possible by the initiative and passion for our game
by a group of Kiwis who have worked with teams and have a deep
routed understanding of Rugby in North America.
The Three MAIN TOUR
options.
There is one MAIN TOUR based around
the Group qualifying matches of Team Canada and two options to
follow the USA Eagles.
Follow Canada Pool Game
Tour, 16 nights
Supporters Tour
11 September - 28 September, 2011
Sun 11 Sep
Depart Vancouver for New Zealand
Mon 12 Sep
Cross international dateline
Tue 13 Sep
Arrival transfer Auckland airport to Auckland 4 star hotel.
Wed 14 Sep
Round Trip stadium transfers to Whangarei for Canada vs.
Tonga
Thu 15 Sep
Free Day in Auckland
Fri 16 Sep
Transfer from Auckland to Rotorua: New Zealand vs. Japan
in Hamilton.
Welcome Dinner
Sat 17 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers to Auckland for Australia vs.
Ireland. (optional game)
Sun 18 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers to France vs. Canada.
Mon 19 Sep
Full day New Zealand Sports Academy
Tue 20 Sep
Full day sightseeing in Rotorua
Wed 21 Sep
Full day New Zealand Sports Academy
Thu 22 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers to Auckland for South Africa
vs. Africa 1.
Fri 23 Sep
Full day New Zealand Sports Academy
Sat 24 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers to Auckland for New Zealand
vs. France. (optional game)
Sun 25 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers for Ireland vs. Europe 1.
Mon 26 Sep
Free Day. New Zealand Sports Academy Final function.
Tue 27 Sep
Transfer from Rotorua to Napier for Round trip stadium
transfers Canada vs. Japan.
After the game transfer to Taupo for your overnight stay
Wed 28 September
Transfer to Auckland for your departure
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Prices from per person CAD$ |
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Multi Share Motel |
Twin (4 star) |
| Package |
$6,995 |
$7,995 |
Costs to
Include:
- Airfare from Vancouver to Auckland
and return
- Meet and greet upon arrival at
Auckland airport and transfer to Auckland hotel on September
13.
- Three nights in a 4 star hotel in
Auckland (13-15 Sep)
- 11 nights' accommodations in
Rotorua.(16-26 Sep)
- Multi share in 3 star motels with kitchenette or 4 star hotel.
(share twin)
- 1 night accommodations in Lake Taupo
(27 Sep)
- Multi share in 3 star motels with kitchenette or 4 star motel
(share twin)
- Stadium match transfers from hotel on September 14, 16, 18, 22,
25, 27
- All bus transfers as per itinerary
- Rugby World Cup 2011 Category B or C match
tickets including stadium transfers as follows
- Tonga vs. Canada
- New Zealand vs. Japan
- France vs. Canada
- South Africa vs. Africa 1
- Ireland vs. Europe 2
- Canada vs. Japan
- Transfer to the airport on September
28th
- Fully escorted
Not Included:
- Optional additional game tickets
(costs to be advised)
- Australia vs Ireland
- New Zealand vs France
- Sightseeing Tours
- Airport taxes and fuel charges
- Optional travel insurance
- Gratuities, meals unless noted on
itinerary
- Pre-registraton or late check out of
room
- Personal items.
Team Canada Pre and Post Tour
Extension Opportunities
PRE TOUR
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Depart four days early (September
6), spend 4 nights in the Qualmark rated four star Auckland City
Hotel. Enjoy a full day Sightseeing in the Waikato Valley,
and watch the Mighty All Blacks take on
Tonga in the Opening game of Rugby World Cup 2011
at Eden Park on the 9th, then France v Japan at
Auckland's North harbour Stadium the following day (September
10). We then transfer you to Rotorua to join up with the MAIN
TOUR that arrives today.
POST TOUR
-
Post tour option one. Stay on for five
additional days to see Team Canada take on the All Blacks.
Travel to magical Lake Taupo, then onto "Palmy" (Palmerston
North). Maybe catch the game France v Tonga on
October 1st before taking your seat in Wellington Regional
Stadium on October 2nd for Team Canada v All
Blacks.
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Post tour option two(Multi-National).
Stay on for five additional days to see an unbelievable feast of
Rugby World Cup 2011. Staying in central Auckland we are in
the thick of it. On September 30 it's just over the Harbour
Bridge to North Harbour stadium for Springboks v
Samoa, the next day we're off to Eden Park for
England v Scotland and finally on Sunday it's down
to Hamilton for Wales v Fiji.....Wow!!
Follow USA #1 Pool Game
Tour, 12 Nights
Supporters Tours
07 September - 21 September, 2011
Wed 07 Sep
Depart San Francisco for New Zealand
Thu 08 Sep
Cross international dateline
Sat 10 Sep
Meet and greet Auckland airport. Arrival transfer to Rotorua
Sun 11 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers Ireland vs. USA.
Mon 12 Sep
Free day in Rotorua.
Tue 13 Sep
Full Day New Zealand Sports Academy
Wed 14 Sep
Round trip stadium transfer for Samoa vs. Africa 1.
(optional extra)
Thu 15 Sep
Round trip stadium transfer for Europe 2 vs. USA.
Fri 16 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers to Hamilton for New Zealand
vs. Japan
Sat 17 Sep
Full day trip to Auckland. Australia vs. Ireland (optional
extra)
Sun 18 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers to Hamilton for Wales vs.
Samoa.
Mon 19 Sep
Full day New Zealand Sports Academy
Tue 20 Sep
Full Day New Zealand Sports Academy 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Evening Final function.
Wed 21 Sep
Transfer to Rotorua Airport for your departure
|
Prices from per person USD$ |
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Multi Share Motel |
Twin (4 Star) |
| Package |
$6835 |
$7335 |
Costs to Include
- Airfare from San Francisco to
Auckland and return
- Meet and greet upon arrival at
Auckland airport and transfer by bus to Rotorua
- Twelve nights in Rotorua in 3 star
motels with kitchenette facilities on a multi share basis**
- Transfer to Rotorua airport on 22
September
- Rugby World Cup 2011 Category B or C
match tickets including stadium transfers as follows:
- Ireland vs. USA
- Europe vs. USA
- New Zealand vs. USA
- Wales vs. Samoa
- South Africa vs. Africa
- Fully Escorted
Not included:
- Optional additional game tickets (costs to be advised)
- Oceania 1 vs. Africa 1
- Australia vs. Ireland
- Sightseeing admissions not included at this time
- Airline taxes and fuel surcharges
- Optional travel insurance
- Gratuities, meals unless noted on itinerary, pre-registration
or late check out of room. Personal items.
** For the 12 night stay in Rotorua
you have the option to upgrade your accommodations to a 4 star
hotel. All other tour inclusions remain the same.
THE USA EAGLES tour extension
opportunities.
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Surfers Paradise, Gold
Coast, Australia. Just over the "Ditch" from New
Zealand the golden beaches of Aussie beckon. If you are on
the Eagles Main Tour One which is scheduled to
return to North America on September 16, you have the option of
taking the short flight over the Tasman Sea to the Gold Coast for 6
nights. You will stay at the Watermark Hotel and Spa in the
heart of Australia's vacation capitol at Surfers Paradise
Beach. Visits to local Rugby clubs and games against local
team can be organized. Subject to scheduling the Gold Coast
has ProBasketball and Rugby League action. On September 22
either fly to the USA or Return to New Zealand to join up with the
Eagles Main Tour Two in Palmerston North.
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Follow the Eagles post
tour One. Main Tour One leaves New Zealand on
September 22nd for the USA. For those who wish to stay
on to see the Eagles v Australia we transfer you
to "Palmy" for 3 nights. On September 23rd take the short
ride to Wellington Regional Stadium to see our boys take on the
Green and Gold of the Wallabies. On September 25th the group
departs New Zealand for flights back to the USA.
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Follow the Eagles post
tour Two. Today, September 25th, we take the short
hop across Cook Straight from Wellington to Nelson at the northern
tip of New Zealand's south island. This is Kiwi lands "Little
Italy. On Monday September 26th there's plenty of time to mix
with and stir up the Italians in town or visit Blenheim and the
Marlborough sounds. On Tuesday, September 28th, it's time to
take our seats at Trafalgar Park Stadium for the
Eagles final group game against
Italy. Depart Nelson airport Auckland to
catch flight back to the USA.
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Post tour option Three
(Multi-National). Fly from Nelson to Auckland to
join the Canadians and probably the entire Rugby world for an
unbelievable feast for Rugby World Cup 2011. Staying in
central Auckland for 5 nights we are in the thick of it. On
September 30th it's just over the Harbour Bridge to North Harbour
Stadium for the Springboks v Samoa, the next day
we're off to Eden Park for England v Scotland and
finally on Sunday it's down to Hamilton for Wales v
Fiji.
Follow USA #2 Pool Game
Tour, 9 Nights
Supporters Tour
5 September - 16 September, 2011
Mon 05 Sep
Depart San Francisco for New Zealand
Tue 06 Sep
Cross international dateline
Wed 07 Sep
Meet and greet Auckland airport. Transfer to Rotorua.
Thu 08 Sep
Full Day New Zealand Sports Academy.
Fri 09 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers to Auckland for New Zealand
vs. Tonga.
Sat 10 Sep
Sightseeing in Rotorua. Fiji vs. Africa 1.
Sun 11 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers for Ireland vs. USA.
Mon 12 Sep
Full Day New Zealand Sports Academy.
Tue 13 Sep
Full Day New Zealand Sports Academy.
Wed 14 Sep
Site seeing in Rotorua. Samoa vs. Africa 1.
Thu 15 Sep
Round trip stadium transfers to New Plymouth for Europe 2
vs. USA.
Fri 16 Sep
Transfer to Auckland for your departure
|
Prices form per person USD$ |
|
Multi Share Motel |
Twin (4 Star) |
| Package |
$4995 |
$5495 |
Costs to Include
- Airfare from San Francisco to Auckland
- Meet and greet upon arrival at Auckland airport and transfer by
bus to Rotorua
- Nine nights in Rotorua in 3 star motels with kitchenette
facilities on a multi share basis**
- Rugby World Cup 2011 Category B or C match tickets
including stadium transfers as follows
- New Zealand vs. Tonga
- Fiji vs. Africa
- Ireland vs. USA
- Samoa vs. Africa 1
- Europe vs. USA
- Transportation between the hotel and airport on September
16th
- Fully Escorted
Not Included:
- Sightseeing Tours
- Airport taxes and fuel charges
- Optional travel insurance
- Gratuities, meals unless noted on itinerary
- Pre-registration or late check out of room
- Personal items.
** For the 09 night stay in Rotorua you have the option to
upgrade your accommodations to a 4 star hotel. All tour inclusions
remain the same.
THE USA EAGLES tour extension
opportunities.
-
Surfers Paradise, Gold
Coast, Australia. Just over the "Ditch" from New
Zealand the golden beaches of Aussie beckon. If you are on
the Eagles Main Tour One which is scheduled to
return to North America on September 16, you have the option of
taking the short flight over the Tasman Sea to the Gold Coast for 6
nights. You will stay at the Watermark Hotel and Spa in the
heart of Australia's vacation capitol at Surfers Paradise
Beach. Visits to local Rugby clubs and games against local
team can be organized. Subject to scheduling the Gold Coast
has ProBasketball and Rugby League action. On September 22
either fly to the USA or Return to New Zealand to join up with the
Eagles Main Tour Two in Palmerston North.
-
Follow the Eagles post
tour One. Main Tour One leaves New Zealand on
September 22nd for the USA. For those who wish to stay
on to see the Eagles v Australia we transfer you
to "Palmy" for 3 nights. On September 23rd take the short
ride to Wellington Regional Stadium to see our boys take on the
Green and Gold of the Wallabies. On September 25th the group
departs New Zealand for flights back to the USA.
-
Follow the Eagles post
tour Two. Today, September 25th, we take the short
hop across Cook Straight from Wellington to Nelson at the northern
tip of New Zealand's south island. This is Kiwi lands "Little
Italy. On Monday September 26th there's plenty of time to mix
with and stir up the Italians in town or visit Blenheim and the
Marlborough sounds. On Tuesday, September 28th, it's time to
take our seats at Trafalgar Park Stadium for the
Eagles final group game against
Italy. Depart Nelson airport Auckland to
catch flight back to the USA.
-
Post tour option Three
(Multi-National). Fly from Nelson to Auckland to
join the Canadians and probably the entire Rugby world for an
unbelievable feast for Rugby World Cup 2011. Staying in
central Auckland for 5 nights we are in the thick of it. On
September 30th it's just over the Harbour Bridge to North Harbour
Stadium for the Springboks v Samoa, the next day
we're off to Eden Park for England v Scotland and
finally on Sunday it's down to Hamilton for Wales v
Fiji.
The MAIN TOURS include, at a
minimum, Five (5) Rugby World Cup 2011 matches (at least 2 Eagles
or Team Canada games), all accommodations and transportation, local
sightseeing, daily parties and festivals and up to three full days
immersed in New Zealand Rugby culture courtesy of the guys at New
Zealand Sports Academy (NZSA). If you wish you can play,
coach, study, train with or just watch how the finest all round
Rugby Academy in the world, lives and breathes our game.
Departing early or staying
on in New Zealand to see more Rugby World Cup 2011
matches.
If you wish to extend your trip
either at the beginning or at the end we have created 3,4,5 and 6
night modules that include accommodations, transport, local tour
and additional Rugby World Cup 2011 match tickets as above.
These are all combinable with your MAIN TOUR choice.
Home Base - The City of Rotorua and
Destination Rotorua Tourism.
From day one the people of Rotorua
under the guidance of Mayor Kevin Winter and General Manager of
Destination Rotorua Tourism, Don Gunn and the Rotorua Association
of Motor Hotels have embraced the 'Rugby in Rotorua' tour program
with total enthusiasm and vigor. They have the power to move
mountains for us in 2011.
Centrally located in New Zealand's
North Island the city is in daily "striking
distance" of Rugby World Cup 2011 stadiums we travel
to. An international tourist icon, Rotorua is renowned as
the heartland of Maori culture.
Surrounded by 16 Lakes, all formed
from craters of extinct volcanoes, most fishable and packed
with Rainbow or Brown Trout and popular for the multitude of
water based activities, the moment you arrive in "town" you feel at
home and know you are somewhere quite special.
New Zealand Sports Academy,
(NZSA). Rotorua and Santa Barbara.
Founded over 10 years ago and
headquartered at the Rotorua International Stadium NZSA identifies,
recruits and nurtures individuals wishing to make Rugby a bigger
part of their life. On a year round basis NZSA works with
players, coaches, officials, managers, administrators, physios and
conditioners of all ages and genders from New Zealand and around
the world. Emphasizing the flamboyance of Maori flair, and
the revolutionary part it has played in New Zealand Rugby over 125
years, whether you spend a minute, an hour or the 3 full days
available to you on tour you will depart a more rounded Rugby
person. If you just want to spend each night at the dedicated
NZSA watering hole, rubbing shoulders with former Rugby greats -
that's ok too!!
NZSA's CEO is Jim Love, former
Maori All Blacks coach and player just returned from a stint of
international coaching in Italy. Jim's staff include a host
of coaches, mentors and specialists. On any given day you are
likely to be in the hands of Buck Shelford (Former All Black
Captain), Matt Te Pou (former Maori All Black Captain), Robin Brook
or Franco Botica (former All Blacks).
On five (5) specified tour days you
will travel to see Rugby World Cup 2011 matches and NZSA staff will
travel with you. As part of your Great Atlantic Travel
experience you can attend and participate in pre match discussions
and post match analysis with NZSA. Know what it feels
like to prepare as the player, coach, manager, ref or Game Day
official for a Rugby World Cup 2011 match.
For the full duration of each of
Great Atlantic Travel's Team Canada or USA Eagles MAIN TOURS based
in Rotorua for Rugby World Cup 2011 the NZSA facility is
exclusively open to you. On each MAIN TOUR 3 days will be
dedicated to the group. In early 2011 comprehensive detail
will be released on specifically what will be available and will
included interactive opportunities for all ages, genders and
ability levels (we even tolerate Ref's!!). For those of you
keen to learn you will have the chance to complete a NZSA
Certificate of Achievement.
This part of the tour is
exclusive to Great Atlantic Travel guests, fully incorporated in
your tour, and a one of a kind experience never to be
repeated.
Sightseeing in New
Zealand along the way.
Incorporated in the tour on each
and every day you see or experience something magically "Kiwi" as
we explore "The Land of the Long White Cloud" in our
pursuit of the World's greatest Rugby.
Accommodations on
Tour.
THE MAIN
TOURS. In Rotorua you will stay in what is the most
popular type of accommodations in New Zealand for extended stay
touring groups -Kiwi Motor Lodges. These are
mostly privately owned and managed and can have anywhere from 5 to
50 "units". Each unit has its own kitchenette, living and
dining areas and ensuite bathroom. You will get to know the
hosts (managers) as they usually live on site and the homely
atmosphere in the lodges is unique.
All Motor Lodges are
different. Some are brand new, some are traditional, some are
small and some are large. Bedding and room configurations
range from studio apartments for couples to one, two and three
bedroom units that comfortably accommodate up to six
travelers. Motor Lodges are serviced daily and linen is
changed twice weekly. Travelers will be allocated to Lodges
based on group size, duration of stay, country of origin, makeup of
the traveling party and other factors deemed practical.
For the purpose of specifying Tour
Inclusions we have designated Motor Lodge accommodation as
BUDGET-MULTISHARE.
For those of you wanting a little
more comfort with your Rotorua accommodations you can elect to
upgrade to a Tourism New Zealand Qualmark rated 4 star
property. The maximum of two person to a bedroom in an
apartment with kitchenette and private bathroom facilities.
Auckland
accommodations for the Team Canada pre tour package including the
Opening game of Rugby World Cup 2011 and Post Tour option Two
(Multi-National) are at the Auckland City Hotel, a fully renovated
Tourism New Zealand Qualmark rated 4 star property. Auckland
City Hotel sits adjacent to the casino, Skytower and within easy
walking distance of shops and the Viaduct Area of the
city which will be "Entertainment Central".
Post tour extension
accommodations Team Canada and the USA Eagles Tours.
Throughout the rest of New Zealand accommodations will be in Motor
Lodges, generally displaying NZ Tourism Qualmark rating for Motor
Lodges of Four Stars.
Surfers Paradise, Gold
Coast, Australia. For those of you taking this
opportunity you will stay at the Water Mark Hotel and Spa located
on Surfers Paradise Boulevard meters from 40 kilometers of golden
beach and throbbing beach culture.
Transportation on tour in
New Zealand.
With so much packed into the Great
Atlantic Travel Rugby World Cup 2011 experience transportation is a
vitally important ingredient. Motor coach transportation will
be operated for us by Oceana Coach lines one of New Zealand's most
respected and reliable.
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