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New Zealand
9 Day Taste of the South Island
SPECIAL DEPARTURE 14 April 2020
More
the
Merrier!
3599
PER PERSON, TWIN SHARE
+
$ FULLY
ESCORTED
TOURING
+
INCLUDES
RETURN
AIRFARES
TRANZ
ALPINE
RAIL
2
SCENIC
CRUISES
BONUS
TOUR
INCLUSIONS
Showcases the breathtaking South Island’s scenic wonders
9 Day Taste of the South Island
NO HIDDEN EXTRAS
PRE PAID ATTRACTIONS TOURING
• Haggis Ceremony & Gift • Return airfares from Sydney
• Larnach Castle* • Personalised Meet & Greet on arrival
• Milford Sound Cruise & Lunch • Return airport transfers in New Zealand
• Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw • 48 seat modern coach travel, 2 door access,
• Lakes District Museum restroom, reclining seats and panoramic windows
• TranzAlpine Rail Journey • Professional Coach Captain & Tour Guide
• City sights tour of Christchurch & Dunedin • 8 nights 3.5 star hotel accommodation
*Guided tour is included with 1 guide per 24 travellers. • 1 two night stay: Queenstown
• Hotel porterage
• 2 cruises
• All sightseeing and pre paid attractions
• Comprehensive documentation pack
MEALS
SPECIAL departure • 8 cooked breakfasts
14 - 22 April 2020 • 7 sumptuous dinners including 2 specialty
dinners: Haggis Ceremony, Dunedin; Walter Peak
ALL INCLUSIVE tour price Homestead, Queenstown
• 1 picnic lunch
Fully escorted tour includes airfares,
• 1 delicious Devonshire Tea: Larnach Castle
taxes, modern coach travel, 3.5 star hotel
accommodation, most meals, sightseeing Note: Dinner on Day 1 not included for anyone arriving later than 8pm.
& attractions.
Tour Pre Total
including paid per person
airfare taxes** twin share
Sydney $3419 + $180 = $3599
Single Supplement $900 ITINERARY
3
**Prepaid taxes are subject to change. Exact amounts will be (B) Breakfast. (L) Lunch. (D) Dinner. (SD) Specialty Dinner.
confirmed by your travel agent at the time of final payment.
Omarama - Dunedin (B,SD)
BONUS TOUR INCLUSIONS#
Value $430 per couple. See panel opposite.
1 Depart Omarama and see Lake Benmore, before
following the Waitaki River to Oamaru, famous
Arrive Christchurch (D)
for its limestone. Continue south to Dunedin and
On arrival into Christchurch you will be met by a
enjoy a city sights tour followed by some free
Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred
time. Tonight a Scottish evening will be presented
to your hotel.
comprising of bagpipes, great food, special Haggis
Hotel Quality Hotel Elms
Ceremony and gift.
2 Hotel Heritage Dunedin Leisure Lodge
Christchurch - Omarama (B,D)
After an introductory city sights tour depart 4
Christchurch and travel through the southern Dunedin - Te Anau (B,D)
DOCUMENTATION pack Canterbury Plains to Lake Tekapo. See the brilliant This morning travel out along the Otago Peninsula
Travellers receive a durable travel bag, toiletry turquoise water, visit The Church of the Good to Larnach Castle where you hear of the tragic
wet pack & laundry bag, luggage tag & Shepherd and view the Sheep Dog Statue. Marvel and scandalous history on a guided tour. Enjoy
personal name badge. Your ticket wallet (1 per at the spectacular mountain ranges including Mt time to wander around this Garden of International
couple) includes tour itinerary & questionnaire, Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak. The opportunity Significance followed by a delicious Devonshire
Optional Tours Directory, General Information & is available (time and weather permitting) to enjoy Tea. Farewell Dunedin and travel through Balclutha
Frequently Asked Questions Directory, Touring a scenic flight (optional) over the Southern Alps and Gore to Te Anau, gateway to Fiordland and
Map, postcard, customs required resealable before travelling to Omarama. your overnight stay. Today you may like to visit the
plastic bag and an emergency contact card. Hotel Heritage Gateway Hotel Te Anau Glow Worm Caves (optional).
Hotel Distinction Luxmore Hotel (Superior Room)
2 NEW ZEALAND ESCORTED TOURING SPECIALISTS
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TOUR
HIGH
LIGHT
6 8
Queenstown (Free Day) (B,SD) Fox Glacier - Arthur’s Pass - Christchurch
Today is a free day for you to explore Queenstown (B,D)
at leisure. Your Coach Captain & Tour Guide are Travel to Hokitika and visit the Greenstone
available to assist with the many sightseeing Factory. Continue into Arthur’s Pass and board the
options available, including the thrill of a jet boat TranzAlpine, renowned as one of the great train
ride, a heritage tour to Skippers Canyon or to get journeys of the world. View rivers and valleys as
up close to a Kiwi bird. This evening board the you travel through the Waimakariri Basin, over
vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw and cruise across massive viaducts and through the patchwork
Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station. Sit back, farmlands of the Canterbury Plains to the elegant
relax and enjoy a delicious gourmet barbecue city of Christchurch. On arrival your coach will be
dinner featuring a menu of seasonal, fresh and waiting to transfer you to your hotel.
locally sourced food at the Colonel’s Homestead. Hotel Quality Hotel Elms
After dinner enjoy a short farm tour then reboard
5 the TSS Earnslaw for a sing along by the piano as
you cruise back to Queenstown. 9
Te Anau - Milford Sound - Queenstown Depart Christchurch (B)
(B,L) Time to say goodbye. You’ll be transferred to
Depart Te Anau for a fascinating drive to Milford 7 the airport for your flight home after a memorable
Sound where you board your launch for a cruise on Queenstown - Arrowtown - Fox Glacier (B,D) New Zealand holiday.
this magnificent fiord. See the spectacular Bowen Travel to Arrowtown, an old gold mining village
Falls and towering Mitre Peak as you enjoy a where you will visit the Lakes District Museum.
picnic lunch. This afternoon travel to Queenstown, Continue via the Haast Pass to the mighty West
overlooking magical Lake Wakatipu. Spend the Coast, an area of stunning beauty. See the snow
next two nights at this year round resort which capped peaks of the Southern Alps as you travel
offers a wide range of activities and attractions. north to the township of Fox Glacier. Time is
This evening is free and you may choose to dine at available (weather permitting) to experience a
one of the many fine restaurants. scenic flight (optional) over the spectacular glaciers. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The TranzAlpine rail journey; the
patchwork plains of the Canterbury region; Queenstown, situated on
Hotel Mercure Queenstown Resort (2 nights) Hotel Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier the shores of Lake Wakatipu; the Milford Sound Cruise continues to
be the highest rated South Island attraction by our travellers.
NEW ZEALAND ESCORTED TOURING SPECIALISTS 3
BONUS TOUR
INCLUSIONS
$430
VALUE PER COUPLE#
B ook on the 9 Day Taste of the South
Island with Sutherland Shire Travel
& Cruise and receive the following
range of BONUS tour inclusions:
• Discount of $200 per person
• 400 Page New Zealand Travel Guide
TOP TO BOTTOM: The historic gold mining village of Arrowtown;
enjoy a haggis ceremony in Dunedin; the Church of the Good
Shepherd, a landmark of the Mackenzie region; cruise aboard the
vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak.
MUST DO OPTIONZ
HAAST MOUNTAIN
RIVER SCENIC
SAFARI SPECTACULAR
Enjoy the opportunity to On a 40 minute helicopter
experience the untouched flight you will view the
natural beauty of the South incredible natural
West World Heritage Area of phenomenon of the towering
New Zealand while travelling ice formations and vast size
in a unique custom designed, of the Franz Josef and
fully enclosed Jet boat. Fox Glaciers.
4 NEW ZEALAND ESCORTED TOURING SPECIALISTS
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TOUR
BENEFITS
LIKE
NO
OTHER!
A VIEW
FROM EVERY SEAT
A daily seat rotation system operates giving
everyone an equal touring experience and an
opportunity to interact with all travellers.
NO TRAVEL PARTNER?
NO WORRIES!
For the solo traveller, you can either register
WINE TIME!
to twin share with another solo traveller of the
An opportunity for you to relive the day’s
same gender, or you may opt to pay a single
highlights with your fellow travellers with
supplement to guarantee a room of your own.
discounted pre-dinner drinks at Wine Time!
AIRPORT
RESERVED DINING
TRANSFERS
All Grand Pacific Tours’ groups are provided
Be welcomed in New Zealand in true Kiwi style.
with priority reserved dining at breakfast and
Return airport to hotel transfers are provided.
dinner.
LET US
CARRY
YOUR BAGS
From the moment you arrive in New Zealand “Our South Island Coach
you will be assisted with your luggage. Each Tour was nothing short
touring day your bags will be collected at the of spectacular. Beautiful
hotel door, safely loaded on the coach and
scenery and the
upon arrival delivered to your hotel room.
arrangements, selected
destinations and pace of
our tour were wonderful.”
M. M. - Past traveller
NEW ZEALAND ESCORTED TOURING SPECIALISTS 5
Travel in style Merchandise
M ake sure you look the part when on tour. Our groups look fantastic when they are all
wearing their jackets and caps. Both products offer great value.
TOUR JACKET Unisex black waterproof shell jacket with embroidered logos, silver reflective piping, fleece
lined collar, hood, inside mesh, adjustable Velcro cuff, double front and inside pockets, hidden draw cord and
mobile phone pocket. Compact, lightweight, ideal for touring. Available in sizes XS to XXXL.
TOUR CAP Black wool blend cap with pre curved suede peak, six panel structure with fabric Velcro strap
and embroidered logo. One size.
Ask your Travel Agent about a DISCOUNTED price!
Booking
Twin Share Travellers If you are travelling alone and do not wish to Optional Tours These tours are to be booked with the Coach Captain
pay the single supplement, a twin share room will be provided with a whilst on tour. GPT does not operate these excursions.
person of the same gender. Smoking and special room requests are
Terms and
not permitted on this basis. It is your duty to disclose any medical Variation GPT reserves the right to cancel or vary content of its tours
or other conditions that may prevent you from being a suitable should need arise.
rooming partner and you must accept that compatibility with your
Dispute The law of this contract is the law of the State of Victoria
Conditions
rooming partner cannot be guaranteed. If at any time during the tour
and where applicable the law of the Commonwealth of Australia and
you consider your rooming partner unsuitable, we will endeavour
New Zealand.
to arrange single accommodation for you for the remainder of the
tour, subject to availability and at your own cost. We accept no Documentation GPT documentation including any merchandise
responsibility for the suitability of the allocated rooming partner. will be forwarded to your Travel Agent two weeks prior to departure.
PO Box address is not acceptable. Unfortunately we cannot
Payment and completion of the GOOD TO GO Form to your Travel Coach Seat Rotation For the enjoyment of all travellers GPT operates
accommodate early requests for documentation. Ticket wallet is one
Agent acknowledges that you have read, understood and accepted a daily seat rotation system which all travellers must participate in as
per couple. The traveller(s) is / are responsible for the acquisition of
these booking conditions. Grand Pacific Tours (GPT) is 100% a condition of booking.
passports and appropriate visas, where necessary. We recommend
Australian owned company. that such documents, as required by governments, are finalised at
Cancellations / Transfer of Booking In the event a traveller cancels
Deposit & Payment A non-refundable deposit of $250 per person is off a tour the following fees apply: least six weeks prior to the date of departure.
required within 7 days of booking. The balance is due by 1 Feb 2020. - 65 days or more prior to departure, loss of deposit plus the cost of
Refund Please note that no refund shall be made for any unused
the airline ticket and taxes if issued.
Prices All holiday prices are based on schedules, fares and tariffs portion of any itinerary. Any alteration to the holiday, made by a
- Between 7 and 64 days prior to departure, 50% of the tour
current at the time of printing. GPT reserves the right to vary the cost traveller(s), shall be wholly at the expense of that traveller(s)
package price.
of tours if necessary, by reason of currency fluctuation, component - Less than 7 days prior to departure, 100% of the tour package Privacy Use of any personal data that you provide to GPT for your
cost increase or airfare cost. Tour costing will be guaranteed at the price. booking is governed by the GPT Privacy Policy which is published at
price prevailing at the date of final payment. If you wish to cancel your existing booking and transfer to a new https://www.gptnz.com/privacy-statement.
departure date, the above cancellation fees will still apply.
Luggage Limits Each traveller is entitled to take one suitcase, the Bonus Tour Inclusions# Saving of $400 per couple ($200 per
sum of its length, width & depth not to exceed 140cm. Weight limits Traveller Demographic GPT’ demographic of traveller is the mature person) has already been deducted from the advertised price.
apply to luggage due to Occupational Health and Safety issues. aged person 50+, or those travellers that prefer a low impact Eyewitness Travel Guide is one per household (Value $30).
The maximum allowed by most airlines and GPT is one piece up to itinerary. All travellers should have a good level of fitness and health
23kg. Luggage over this allowance will be charged by the airline to cope with full days of travel, walking and climbing stairs. New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority From 1 October 2019 the
at the applicable rate. If a traveller brings more than the allocated New Zealand Government is introducing a new travel requirement
limit of luggage, any additional arrangements made to get their Health and Fitness Payment of deposit by traveller(s) to GPT acts as for some visitors and transit passengers. It is called the NZeTA (New
luggage to final destination will be at travellers own expense. All a warranty that the traveller(s) is/are reasonably healthy and / or fit Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) and travellers need to request
luggage is entirely at the ‘owners risk’ whilst on tour and we strongly to participate in the tour and the traveller(s) indemnifies GPT from all this via the official mobile app or website. Costs apply. For further
recommend that travel insurance be taken out by each traveller to actions, claims and demands arising out of any want of health and details and to check if you are required to obtain an NZeTA refer to
cover accidental damage or loss. The GPT travel bag is designed to fitness. GPT reserves the right to remove a traveller from a tour if immigration.govt.nz/ezeta
carry a maximum of 6kg. Due to limited space on board the coach, their health and/or fitness interferes with the tour or other traveller(s)
please ensure carry-on bags do not exceed this limit. Check with tour experience in any way. Travelling with a collapsible wheelchair/ Force Majeure Except where otherwise expressly stated in these
your Travel Agent for more details. mobility scooter is subject to availability at the time of booking as booking conditions we regret that we cannot accept liability or
each tour only has the capacity to cater for one wheelchair/mobility pay any compensation where the performance of our contractual
Dietary Requests GPT limit special dietary requests to Vegetarian, scooter traveller. Accessible Rooms are subject to availability and not obligations is prevented or affected by reason of circumstances
Gluten Free, Lactose Intolerant & Diabetic. These will be requested always allocated in the room type advertised. amounting to ‘force majeure’. In these booking conditions, ‘force
to the hotel but cannot be guaranteed. Religious dietary requests (ie. majeure’ means any event which we or the supplier of the service(s)
Hindu Vegetarian, Kosher, Halal) cannot be accommodated. Being General Conduct GPT reserves the right to remove a traveller from in question could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such
a volume group tour operator contracting specific menus which a tour if they are acting in a way that interferes with the general events may include war or threat of war, riots, civil strife, terrorist
range from Buffet to A-la-carte , the logistics of arranging meals operation of the tour or compromises the general enjoyment of the activity, industrial dispute, natural or nuclear disaster, adverse
meeting the correct criteria over an extended touring itinerary can tour by other travellers in any way. weather conditions, fire and all similar events outside our control.
be challenging and cannot be guaranteed to meet the expectations
of the traveller. Any further intolerances needing to be managed Responsibilities GPT advises that the service it provides is for the Internet Most hotels have internet access available. Not all hotels
are the responsibility of the traveller. Airlines have restricted dietary booking and packaging of goods and services provided by other offer free Wi-Fi, charges may apply. GPT do not have any influence
conditions which vary, ask at time of booking. operators such as hotels and transportation companies. Travellers over hotel Wi-Fi access and related costs.
are advised to familiarise themselves with the terms and conditions
Single Travellers Paying the Single Supplement covers the sole use on which these services are supplied. Accordingly, GPT will not be Travel Insurance Travel Insurance is not included and is strongly
of a hotel room. The coach is not single seating, you will be required responsible and will be excluded from liability for any loss, damage, recommended
to sit with a fellow traveller. omission or acts being negligent or otherwise, committed by the
operators of airlines, coach companies, hotels or attractions used in For a full list of booking conditions please refer to the GPT website
connection with the tour. at gptnz.com
FOR BOOKINGS AND FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT
SUTHERLAND SHIRE CRUISE & TRAVEL
Suite 1 Endeavour House, 3-5 Stapleton Avenue, Sutherland NSW 2232
Telephone 02 9532 0199
Email info@sutherlandtravel.com.au
www.sutherlandtravel.com.au
ABN 21 60 02 26 800
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