New Zealand – Florida Ski Council

Our journey will begin in Tampa to Houston and fly to Auckland and then to Sydney, Australia via Air New Zealand. Coach transfer between Sydney Airport and hotel with orientation tour along the way. We will have a 3-night stay at the 4-Star Holiday Inn Old Sydney including a breakfast buffet daily at the hotel. We will host a Sydney Harbour Coffee Cruise from the Circular Quay. You will have free time to explore Sydney before we transfer to Sydney Airport with a driver/guide and get ready for the next flight to Auckland on Air New Zealand. All land transfers are included from the airport to the 5-star Cordis Hotel (formerly Langham Hotel), where we will enjoy a two (2) night stay, a wonderful full cooked breakfast daily and include a ½ day city tour of Auckland. We will depart on a Round trip coach between the Auckland Hotel and the pier where we will have a Full day tour to Waiheke Island by boat and a Bus tour which will include lunch and wine tasting along the way.

Then it’s off to Rotorua by private motor coach with the driver as our personal guide. We will tour the “Lord of the Rings” Hobbiton Village www.hobbitontours.com , enjoy a Buffet Lunch at the Green Dragon Inn at the Hobbiton Village. Then it’s on the way to Rotorua. We will stay 2 nights in Rotorua at the 4-star Hotel Millennium, which also includes a full cooked breakfast daily.   We will partake in an Evening Maori Experience and dinner in the Rotorua Maori Cultural Center. While in Rotorua you can take advantage of several optional side trip/adventures…(too many adventures to describe). We will return to Auckland airport by our private motor coach to travel from Auckland to Queenstown via air New Zealand. We have a 5-night stay in Queenstown at the 4-star Novotel Lakeside Hotel that will include full cooked breakfast daily at the hotel and a welcome dinner buffet at the Skyline Gondola with wine, beer, soft drinks and a Florida Ski Council (FSC) Welcome Party. We will cruise across Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw to enjoy a traditional NZ style BBQ Dinner at the Walter Peak Colonel’s Estate. After dinner is a show you won’t want to miss. While in Queenstown you can take advantage of several optional side trip/adventures…too many adventures to describe. We will be offering an optional Full Day Tour to Doubtful Sound.

We go to Queenstown Airport in a private motor coach to return to Auckland on Air New Zealand. This is where some will depart Auckland to LA and some will opt to continue their journey with me to Fiji. Tampa to Houston airfare is included in the Base price.

Optional Pre-trip to Sydney, Australia - November 4-9 only includes:
Air between Queenstown & Sydney on Air New Zealand, coach transfer between Sydney Airport and hotel with orientation tour along the way. We will have a 3-night stay at the 4-Star Holiday Inn Old Sydney including breakfast daily at the hotel. We will host a Sydney Harbour Coffee Cruise. You will have free time to explore Sydney before we transfer to Sydney Airport with a driver/guide and get ready for the return flight to USA on Air New Zealand. Please let Rex and Barb know asap if you plan to join us on the Sydney Pre Trip excursion.

Post-Trip is to Fiji -  November 18-21, 2018. 3 Room Options are Available:

OUR SOUTH PACIFIC ADVENTURE CONTINUES TO NADI, FIJI

Nadi, Fiji - November 18-21 includes:
Air from Queenstown to Fiji on Air New Zealand via Auckland with a welcome lei greeting at the airport, coach transfer with driver/guide orientation tour between Nadi (NAN) Airport & hotel. We will have a 3-night stay in Fiji at the 4-Star Sheraton Denarau Resort (room options shown above). This includes breakfast daily at the hotel. We will have an optional Full Day Cruise on the “Whale’s Tale”.

On the last day we have a late check out to 7pm since our flight to LAX departs at 9:40pm. Our coach will transfer the group to Nadi Airport and the return flight from NAN to Los Angeles (LAX) is on Air Fiji. Return flight from LAX to Tampa is on United Airlines.

There are some Air Upgrades available for the Trans Pacific Flights. Please email Rex at rex.morgado@gmail.com for more information, cost and availability. This must be completed through the trip leaders.

PAYMENT TERMS

Deposits per person $350.00 due with Trip Application.
First Payment $2000.00 per person due June 1, 2018.
Final Payment due August 1, 2018.