EXPERIENCE NEW ZEALAND SEMESTER TWO 2018
KIA ORA! Whether New Zealand is home or home while you study, our Experience NZ programme will provide you with a taste of our unique Kiwi culture!
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Auckland City Tour
Kiwi House & Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Snow trip
Hobbiton & Hamilton gardens
Rotorua Taupo
This semester we’ll be getting off the beaten track and discovering the real New Zealand. Our guides are passionate about New Zealand and can’t wait to show off the country at student friendly prices. We’ve put together an incredible itinerary of day and weekend adventures for 2018. Then get ready to make some new lifelong friends, try things you never dreamed of and create some unforgettable memories with Experience NZ!
For enquiries contact experiencenz@unitec.ac.nz
Auckland City Tour 11th August 2018 Day Tour Travel through the city centre. Visit the Viaduct Harbour and Queen Street. Entrance to Sky tower the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand at 328 meters high – it’s the perfect way to get to know the city of Auckland and its surroundings. To the Auckland Domain that is home to the Auckland War Memorial Museum. The tour continues to historic Parnell Village with an afternoon tea stop. Travel the stunning waterfront route of Tamaki Drive to Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park, above Mission Bay.
cost $40pp for UNITEC students including sky tower entrance (based on 10 People)
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Kiwi House & Waitomo Glowworm Caves 25th August 2018 Day Tour Visit the world famous Waitomo Caves, a must see for any traveller! Take a boat ride along the underground Waitomo River and view thousands of glowworms. After Waitomo we continue to the famous Otorohanga Kiwi House and see a live Kiwi.
INCLUDEs » Transport » Awesome tour leader » Waitomo Glowworm Caves » Kiwi House
cost $135pp (Tour is guaranteed with a minimum of 10 passengers) » G et $10 off this tour by using the discount code: unitec$10off
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Snow trip
15th - 16th September 2018 Weekend Tour Have a great alpine experience in New Zealand without the hassle of organising your own transport and accommodation. Play in the snow to your heart’s content on a crazy-unique volcanic terrain and some of New Zealand’s best slopes..
INCLUDEs » 1 Night shared accommodation » Transport » Awesome tour leader » Breakfast and dinner » Visit national park » Take an easy hike » Shuttle to whakapa ski area » Mt ruapehu snow mountain » Sledging (slide down the hill) » Build a snow man » Hot pools » Water fall
cost $225pp (Tour is guaranteed with a minimum of 10 passengers) Optional activities at additional cost: Skiing or snow boarding packages from $180 per day
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Hobbiton & Hamilton gardens 29th September 2018 One Day Tour Travel south to Hamilton Gardens, across the plains to Matamata, the home of the Hobbits! Here your journey begins to the original Hobbiton Village, from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Your enthusiastic local tour guide will escort you through the set, recounting fascinating details of how the Hobbiton set was created, stories during the filming, and recalling different parts of the movies.
cost $150pp (Tour is guaranteed with a minimum of 10 passengers) Âť G et $10 off this tour by using the discount code: unitec$10off
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Rotorua Taupo 27th - 28th October 2018 Weekend Tour Experience Taupo and Rotorua’s geothermal wonderland. A Māori Cultural dance, Gondola, and 2 Luge rides, are all included in this fun weekend.
INCLUDEs » 1 Night shared accommodation » Transport » Breakfast and dinner » Visit Rotorua and Taupo » Awesome tour leader » Māori village & cultural dance » Gondola and 2 luge rides » Boiling mud » Geothermal activity » Sightseeing » Green and blue lakes » Huka water falls
cost $270pp (Tour is guaranteed with a minimum of 10 passengers) Optional activities at additional cost: Bungy jumping $179 Huka jet boating $120 Zorb from $40
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Experience NZ tours are the name Unitec Institute of Technology gives to its student introductions to New Zealand customs and are provided by our service provider “Kiwiana Tours”. By booking a tour with “Kiwiana Tours’ you agreed to abide by their terms and conditions: see https://www.kiwianatours.com/index.php/terms-conditions/ 2. I n addition, you agree to comply with Unitec’s terms conditions. These are as follows: 3. Any reference in these Terms and Conditions to “Experience NZ”, “we” or “us” is a reference to Unitec Institute of Technology. Any reference to “you” or “your” is a reference to a student participant.
8. Experience NZ does not provide medical attention beyond First Aid and does not employ medical staff. If any medical attention is needed, it will be provided by local facilities and will be at the student’s expense. Experience NZ is not responsible for the quality of care received or liable for any costs or losses incurred due to medical expenses incurred while on a trip or activity. 9. You will be held responsible for any damage or costs incurred as a result of your actions which require excess cleaning fees or repairs needed for any accommodation used on a trip or activity.
5. All prices are quoted in NZ dollars ($NZ).
10. Experience NZ recommends that you take out insurance cover for medical expenses, personal accidents, money, and public liability before starting a trip or activity with Experience NZ. Experience NZ recommends that you ensure your insurance covers all activities and trips you intend to engage in (as some insurance policies will not cover adventure activities).
6. Experience NZ aims to provide a safe and happy experience for all individuals on a trip or activity and welcomes students with special needs or disabilities. However, please note:
11. Experience NZ may, at its discretion, decline a registration or remove from a trip or activity any student who cannot or will not comply with the Experience NZ terms and conditions.
a) Participants must advise Experience NZ & Kiwiana Tours of any medical, physical or other special needs that may require assistance or accommodation before any trip or activity commences.
12. You agree not to hold Unitec, its employees, or its partners or contractors, responsible for any harm to your person, or damage to your property that may result from your participation in an Experience NZ event.
b) It is the participant’s responsibility to ensure medical and physical fitness for the trip or activity they have registered on and Experience NZ may impose safety requirements necessary for the safety of the trip or activity. Experience NZ may exclude any individual from participating in a trip or activity if that individual’s participation represents a threat to health or safety.
13. You agree to conform with appropriate standards of behaviour at all times.
4. Experience NZ events may be limited to a certain number of participants and your place will be confirmed only after full payment has been received.
c) Experience NZ does not provide personal devices (such as wheel chairs or hearing aids) or personal services (such as assistance in walking, eating or dressing). Any student who requires personal assistance, devices or services must be accompanied by a companion capable of providing that assistance on all trips or activities.
14. You agree to follow the directions and instructions of the Experience NZ or Kiwiana Tours event organisers. 15. You agree not to endanger your own safety or the safety of others. 16. You agree that Experience NZ may photograph, video or otherwise record you and agree that any such recordings may be used for promotion, education, advertisement or any other purpose we deem appropriate. You waive all rights to any such recordings and waive any claims or liability arising from the use of the recordings.
7. All individuals choosing to participate in the Experience New Zealand Programme do so voluntarily and solely at their own risk. By participating, you agree that you understand that there are inherent risks in the activities.
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