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// CHRISTCHURCH// a Beatson House, 245 Blenheim Road Christchurch 8041 P O Box 9073, DX WX10016 Christchurch 8149 p +64 3 963 7000 fx +64 3 963 7001 e [email protected] w www.williment.co.nz
Christchurch Boys’ High School History & Classics Tour 2009 “Kiwis in Europe” Itinerary especially prepared for:
Christchurch Boy’s High School History & Classics Group IMPORTANT:
Before you pack your luggage, please read the FLYSMART brochure enclosed with your travel documents. This covers the restrictions in place regarding packing liquids, aerosols, and gels in your carry-on bags and may affect how you pack your luggage. Your contact while away is Mr Wyatt on: +64 274 222 108 or Mr Drury on: +64 27 247 4620 Before you leave home for the airport, please ensure you have with you:• • • • •
Airline E-ticket Receipt Current Passport Completed Departure Card Travel Insurance Policy (if applicable) Williment Travel Documentation
Friday 03 April 6:00pm
Recommended reporting time at the Air New Zealand check-in counter at Christchurch Airport. This counter is situated between the normal Domestic check-in counter and baggage claim area for your flights to Auckland and London. Your luggage will be checked through to London and your boarding passes will be issued. For check-in you will require your Electronic Ticket (ET) and your Passport. Your airline tickets have been electronically issued and a copy of your Electronic Ticket Receipt is enclosed in your travel wallet. You no longer require an Auckland Departure Tax Sticker as this has been pre-paid and is collected as part of your airfare.
8:30pm
Depart Christchurch on Air New Zealand Flight NZ554 to Auckland. Flying Time: 1hour, 20 minutes
9:50pm
Arrive in Auckland.
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Make your way across to the International Terminal either making use of the complimentary shuttle service that operates approximately every 20 minutes from outside the Terminal or take the short (10 minute) walk following the blue line marked on the footpath. Please view the flight departure board for information regarding your boarding time and when appropriate please proceed through Customs and Immigration to the departure lounge. Listen out for your boarding call, which will be made approximately 30 minutes prior to your departure. For boarding you will require your Boarding Pass and Passport (open at the photo page). Saturday 04 April 00:50am
Depart Auckland on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ282 to Singapore. This service is operated by a Boeing 777-200 aircraft, which continues on to London Heathrow. Flying time: 10 hours, 50 minutes
6:40am
Arrive in Singapore Remain in transit at Singapore awaiting your onward flight. Your baggage will be tagged all the way through to London Heathrow, however you will be required to disembark the aircraft, and go through another security check. You will then remain in a transit facility until the aircraft is ready to re-board.
9:05am
Depart Singapore on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ308 to London Heathrow. Flying time: 13 hours, 25 minutes
3:30pm
Arrive London Heathrow Airport, TERMINAL 3. After clearing Customs and completing arrival formalities collect your luggage, then make your way into the arrivals hall and gather with other school members. Steve Hillier will be in the arrivals hall holding signage “CBHS History & Classics Tour 2009” to greet you and show you to your coach for the drive to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Dormitory style rooms for four nights including continental breakfast No private facilities in rooms In: Out:
Saturday 04 April Wednesday 08 April
YHA Holland House, London Holland Walk, Kensington LONDON, W8 7QU, UK Ph: Fax:
00 44 870 770 5866 00 44 20 7376 0667
Feel the history in the heart of elegant Holland Park. One wing of this property is a former Jacobean mansion, built in 1607 for Sir Walter Cope, Chancellor of the Exchequer for James I. In the 19th century, Lady Holland had a salon here, attended by such famous names as Sheridan, Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Wordsworth and Dickens. It now offers large, comfortable rooms that overlook the park and is adjacent to the open air theatre. Just off Kensington High Street, the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Palace and the main museums are all within walking distance.
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This afternoon is at your leisure to relax and recharge or see the sights of London. Your 3-day London Travelcard (Zones 1-6) is for touring around London on the underground and buses. You will discuss with Mr Wyatt when you will commence use of this. Mr Wyatt is holding all London Travelcards until arrival in London. Sunday 05 April 10:00am
This morning after breakfast, enjoy a visit to the Imperial War Museum. As you explore the museum’s six floors, learn how war and conflict shapes lives from the First World War to the present day through a variety of media.
3:00pm
This afternoon you will visit the British Museum. The Museum's fascinating collection of seven million objects represents the rich history of human cultures from all over the world spanning thousands of years. In no other museum can the visitor see so clearly the history of what it is to be human. There are a number of themes that run through the museum; including Leaders and Rulers - Discover the lives and legacies of some of history's most renowned leaders and rulers & Money - Money has been used in different forms all over the world for over 5,000 years. The British Museum has one of the largest collections of money in the world.
Monday 06 April 9:30am
After breakfast, visit the Tower of London, where the history and stories span over 900 years. This incredible and beautifully preserved place has acted as a palace, prison and fortress. As you wander around you learn about the Tower’s incredible history, the fate of many royal figures and the legend of the black ravens. Be sure to admire the uniforms of the Yeoman Guards and, of course, be bedazzled at the stunning crown jewels!
2:00pm
This afternoon you will visit St Paul’s Cathedral. This striking landmark stands out on the city’s skyline and is where Princess Diana married her Prince in 1981. After admiring the beautiful architecture on the outside, see the majestic interior with its different crypts and chapels and the tombs of famous people such as Lawrence of Arabia.
Tuesday 07 April 9:45am
This morning after breakfast, you will spend your last day exploring London visiting Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. The building of this replica of one of the original Playhouses where Shakespeare’s plays were performed was completed in 1997. It is a unique resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work and the playhouse for which he wrote through both performance and education. The aim of the Globe is to further the experience and international understanding of Shakespeare in performance.
2:00pm
This afternoon you will visit Westminster Abbey. The Abbey has been the setting for every Coronation since 1066 and for other numerous Royal occasions. Neither a cathedral or church, Westminster Abbey is a “royal peculiar” under the jurisdiction of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign
Wednesday 08 April 8:30am
This morning after breakfast, you will depart London by coach and drive to Bath via Oxford. On arrival at Oxford you will have the morning at your leisure.
1:40pm
You will visit Oxford Castle Unlocked. Oxford is known as the City of Dreaming Spires, due to the amount of church spires and steeples there dotted around the city. The
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city’s streets are dominated by the stone walls of the colleges of the world famous university. Oxford Castle Unlocked reveals Oxford’s less well known history, one that is rich with tales of great escapes, betrayal and even romance – all within the walls of this ancient castle and prison. The site has been used as a place of incarceration since 1071, continuing until the closure of HM Prison in 1996. The old buildings have been preserved and are now open to the public revealing a time capsule – allowing the buildings to tell their story. On arrival in into the picturesque city of Bath you will be transferred to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Dormitory style rooms for one night including continental breakfast No private facilities in room In: Out:
Wednesday 08 April Thursday 09 April
YHA Bath Bathwick Hill Bath, Somerset, BA2 6JZ Ph: Fax:
00 44 122 5465 674 00 44 122 5482 947
A beautiful Italianate mansion in its own gardens, YHA Bath offers a comfortable base for exploring this elegant city. Buzzing with cosmopolitan energy, it enjoys all the facilities you would expect of such a prestigious location. Bath is a World Heritage City and famous for its hot springs, Roman Baths and Georgian architecture. Whatever time of year you choose to visit, you’ll be sure to find a variety of festivals, theatre shows and exhibitions to keep you entertained. Thursday 09 April 9:00am
This morning after breakfast, you will visit the Roman Baths. As you look around these incredibly preserved Baths you’ll get a great insight into the Roman way of life. En route to Arundel, you’ll stop at the extraordinary Stonehenge. Whilst it’s original purpose is still a mystery, the monument erected here over 5,000 years ago is testament to some amazing feats of human engineering achievement. Whether the site was an observatory (the sun strikes the very centre of the stones at the summer and winter solstices) or a temple is, in some ways, unimportant - you will be simply amazed by the scale and beauty of the circle of stones.
4:00pm
On your drive to Arundel you will visit Salisbury Cathedral. For over 750 years pilgrims have travelled to Salisbury to seek inspiration in the glory and peace of the building and surrounding Cathedral Close. You’ll marvel at and maybe climb up to Britain's tallest spire. You’ll be awed by the beauty and scale of the cathedral interior. Be sure to study the original Magna Carta in the Chapter House. On arrival into Arundel, you will be transferred to your accommodation.
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Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Dormitory style rooms for two nights including continental breakfast No private facilities in rooms In: Out:
Thursday 09 April Saturday 11 April
YHA Arundel Warmingcamp Arundel, West Sussex, BN1 89QY Ph: Fax:
00 44 190 388 2404 00 44 190 388 2776
Enjoy the best of both worlds in this handsome Georgian mansion. Situated at the end of a private road with a spacious front lawn, it’s well away from the busy traffic of Arundel yet just over a mile from the town centre. You’ll be pleased to know the sandy beaches of Clymping, Littlehampton and West Wittering are nearby. There’s also walking aplenty - the Monarch’s Way will lead you onto the expansive South Downs or, for an evening stroll, follow the riverside path to Arundel Friday 10 April 11:00am
Today is spent exploring, discovering and learning at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - home to the Royal Navy. It is a great place to experience 800 years of Naval history with its working dock, historical buildings and Royal Naval museum. See such famous historic ships as HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1869 and also the Mary Rose. You will return to Arundel this evening
Saturday 11 April 8:30am
Depart Arundel for your journey to Dover (approximately 2 ½ hours)
12:00pm
Check in for your ferry to Calais
1:00pm
Travel by ferry from Dover across the English Channel, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, to Calais. Journey time is: 90 minutes (Time difference from UK to France is 1 hour)
3.30pm
Upon arrival in Calais you will continue by coach just over the French border to the town of Ypres (leper) in Belgium. Between 1916 and 1918 thousands of Australian and New Zealand soldiers came to Ypres where some of the heaviest fighting in WWI took place. Completely destroyed in the war, the town was lovingly re-built carefully restoring the grand old buildings and picturesque square. Your hotel is superbly located in the very centre of the old town and barely 200 metres from the famous Menin Gate.
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Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for two nights including continental breakfast In: Out:
Saturday 11 April Monday 13 April
Hotel Novotel Ieper Centrum Flanders Fields Sint Jacobsstraat 15 B-8900 Ypres Belgium Ph: Fax:
00 32 57 429 600 00 32 57 429 601
Novotel Ieper Centrum is a 3 star hotel in the heart of the city centre. The medieval Cloth Hall and its belfry, the In Flanders Fields Museum and the famous Menin Gate are within walking distance. The hotel has 122 spacious airconditioned rooms, Foodsquare bar brasserie with terrace and 7 conference rooms for all your meetings and seminars. This hotel is equally suited to a business trip or a holiday in Ypres with your partner or family. Tonight, you can attend the sounding of the Last Post at the Menin Gate, a moving ceremony repeated every night since 1928. Sunday 12 April 9:00am
Today after breakfast, you will visit the Ypres Salient, to include Gravenstafel at Passendale and the New Zealand Memorials at Messines, Caterpillar Crater, Toronto Avenue Cemetery at Ploegsteert Wood.
4:00pm
The highlight of your day will be a visit to the ‘In Flanders Fields’ Museum - a remarkable interactive experience of World War I located in the Cloth Hall.
Monday 13 April 9:00am
Today you travel to Paris, en route you will make a stop in Arras, the principal town of the Pas-De-Calais region of France. During WWI, it was a vitally important city held by the Allies. Today it is a pretty town with two town squares, a gothic town hall (rebuilt after the war) and 19th cathedral. On arrival in Paris, you will be transferred to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Dormitory style rooms for three nights including continental breakfasts and dinners No private facilities in rooms In: Out:
Monday 13 April Thursday 16 April
MIJE Fourcy 6 Rue de Fourcy F-75004, Paris, France Ph: Fax:
00 33 (0) 1 427 423 45 00 33 (0) 1 427 408 93
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Located in the Marais area, just a stone’s throw from the Seine, the Ile de la Cité, the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Pompidou Centre, Picasso Museum, Carnavalet Museum, the ‘Place des Vosges’ and the ‘Place de la Bastille’… the MIJE have fully restored three authentic aristocratic 17th century mansions. 7:00pm
This evening you will have Buffet Dinner at the hotel.
Tuesday 14 April 9:30am
This morning after your breakfast, your day tour of Paris will begin. During your tour, you’ll see many of the sights and attractions for which Paris is famous for, such as the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées and Arc de Triomphe (including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier), the Louvre, Notre Dame and the Sacre Couer. You’ll be joined by an English speaking guide who specialises in History and Classics.
7:00pm
This evening you will have Buffet Dinner at the hotel.
Wednesday 15 April 8:00am
This morning after breakfast, you will depart your hotel for a guided tour through Louis XIV’s magnificent Palace of Versailles
9:10am
Your guided tour begins at Palace of Versailles. The Chateau was originally a grand hunting lodge built for King Louis XIII around 1630. It was enlarged to its present size around 1676 and the gardens started in 1687. The sheer size and grandeur of the palace (the façade is 580 metres long) is best enjoyed from the formal gardens which are laid out in a ‘formal’ style and also contain the ‘Grand Trianon’ and the ‘Petit Trianon’ –small palaces built as retreats for the royal family. The Palace is where the Versailles Treaty, which brought WW1 to an end, was signed. This afternoon you will visit other Paris landmarks and points of interest.
7:00pm
This evening you will have Buffet Dinner at the hotel.
Thursday 16 April 6:30am
This morning after breakfast you will be transferred to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, TERMINAL 2G
8:00am
Recommended reporting time at the Air France check-in counter at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Your airline tickets have been electronically issued and a copy of your Electronic Ticket Receipt is enclosed in your travel wallet. Please view the flight departure board for information regarding your boarding time and when appropriate please proceed through Customs and Immigration to the departure lounge. Listen out for your boarding call, which will be made approximately 30 minutes prior to your departure.
10:05am
Depart Paris on Air France flight AF5040 operated by CityJet to Florence. This service is operated by an Avro Rj85 Avroliner aircraft. Flying time: 2 hours, 05 minutes
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12:10pm
Arrive in Florence. After clearing Customs and completing arrival formalities collect your luggage, make your way into the arrivals hall and gather with other school members. Brubus Servizi Turistici will be in the arrivals hall holding signage “CBHS History & Classics Tour 2009” to greet you and show you to your coach for the drive to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for one night including continental breakfast Private facilities (bath or shower & toilet) in rooms In: Out:
Thursday 16 April Friday 17 April
Sogna Firenze Via Delle Porte Nuove 36/38 Florence, I-50123, Italy Ph: Fax: 3:30pm
00 39 (0) 553 215 114 00 39 (0) 553 220 846
Commence a 3 hour walking tour of Florence. Your local guide will bring to life this truly beautiful which is otherwise known as the ‘Cradle of the Renaissance’. You’ll see the Duomo and take in the magnificent statues in the Piazza della Signoria.
Friday 17 April 9:00am
This morning after breakfast you will drive to Rome via Pisa, where you will stop for 2 hours. In Pisa, see the famous campanile - better known as the Leaning Tower. See the Duomo, Baptistery and Cathedral that make up the 4-piece masterpieces of architecture which is the magnificent Piazza dei Miracoli. On arrival in Rome, you will be transferred to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Dormitory style rooms for three nights including continental breakfast No private facilities in rooms In: Out:
Friday 17 April Monday 20 April
Hotel Positano Via Palestro 49 Rome, I-00185, Italy Ph: Fax:
00 39 (0) 6 490 360 00 39 (0) 6 446 9101
Hotel Positano location is right in the centre of Rome about 5 minutes walk from Termini train station and about 20 minutes walk from the main sites such as the Colosseum Roman Forum, Spanish Steps and to the Vatican only 15 minutes by Metro.
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Saturday 18 April 9:00am
Today is spent touring around Rome with an English-speaking guide. Your tour will include a number of famous landmarks, from the magnificent fountains by Bernini, the palaces and open squares to Piazza Venezia and entrance to the massive Colosseum You’ll also enjoy a walking tour through the ancient Roman Forum to Michelangelo’s Piazza del Campidoglio. Itinerary and time permitting, you’ll also see the Trevi Fountain and Piazza Navona.
Sunday 19 April 9:00am
This morning after breakfast, you will travel to the outskirts of Rome to visit the Villa d’Este at Tivoli.
10:30am
Guide Tour begins at Tivoli. The Villa d’Este is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. With its impressive concentration of fountains, nymphs, grottoes, plays of water, and music, it constitutes a much-copied model for European gardens in the mannerist and baroque styles.
Monday 20 April 8:30am
Today after breakfast, you travel by coach to Naples stopping en-route at the Benedictine Abbey at Montecassino. Montecassino is also where the Battle of Montecassino of WWII took place in 1944 - You’ll see the NZ (Commonwealth) Memorial here. On arrival in Naples, you will be transferred to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for two nights including continental breakfast No private facilities in rooms In: Out:
Monday 20 April Wednesday 22 April
Mergellina Hostel Via Salita della Grotta, 23 Naples, I-80122, Italy Ph: Fax:
00 39 0 81 761 1215 00 39 0 81 761 2391
Situated in the Mergellina area, about a 10 minute drive from the centre of the city, the hostel offers easy access to the churches and stunning scenery of the Bay of Naples. From its central position it is possible to reach touristic localities such as Pompei,Herculaneum, the Vesuvius, Capri,Ischia Amalfi Coast, Capri, and Sorrento. 4:00pm
This afternoon you will visit the Archaeological National Museum
Tuesday 21 April 9:00am
This morning after breakfast you will have a full day visit and guided tour to Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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11:00am
Guided tour of Pompeii begins. Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD79. Today, thanks to painstaking work by generations of archaeologists the roman houses and artefacts of daily life preserved by ash from the volcano provide a good picture of what life was like 2,000 years ago.
2:30pm
Guided tour of Herculaneum (Ercolano) visiting excavation sites. Herculaneum is less famous than Pompeii however, it is said that the state of preservation of the buildings here are generally much superior than Pompeii.
Wednesday 22 April 5:30am
This morning after breakfast you will be transferred to Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, TERMINAL C
9:00am
Recommended reporting time at the Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport Your airline tickets have been electronically issued and a copy of your Electronic Ticket Receipt is enclosed in your travel wallet. Please view the flight departure board for information regarding your boarding time and when appropriate please proceed through Customs and Immigration to the departure lounge. Listen out for your boarding call, which will be made approximately 30 minutes prior to your departure.
11:40am
Depart Rome on Turkish Airlines flight TK1862 to Istanbul. This service is operated by an Boeing 737-800 aircraft Flying time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
3:10pm
Arrive in Istanbul. After clearing Customs and completing arrival formalities collect your luggage, make your way into the arrivals hall and gather with other school members. Tutku Tours will be in the arrivals hall holding signage “Christchurch Students” to greet you and show you to your coach for the drive to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for one night including continental Breakfast and Dinner In: Out:
Wednesday 22 April Thursday 23 April
Kafkas Hotel Istanbul Hudaverdigar Cad. No 35 Sirkeci Istanbul, Turkey Ph: Fax:
00 90 (212) 520 9601 00 90 (212) 526 7229
The Kafkas Hotel İstanbul is located in the heart of the historical neigbourhood and just minutes from Topkapi Palace Museum, Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque and the Spice Bazaar. The tramway, public train, bus station and the harbour are within five minutes walk. On arrival at your accommodation you will have a welcome briefing.
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This evening you will have Dinner with the group. Thursday 23 April This morning after breakfast, you will have a full day exploring Istanbul, visiting Hippodrome, Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia Church. Lunch at a typical Turkish restaurant You will then drive to Erikli Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for one night including continental Breakfast and Dinner In: Out:
Thursday 23 April Friday 24 April
Erikli Hotel Gallipoli, Turkey This evening you will have Dinner with the group Friday 24 April This morning you will have an early departure for Gallipoli from Erikli. Visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, Chunik Bair, Trenches, Museum and as much else as possible. Group to take picnic lunch with them (Fruit juice, 2 rolls with filling, pie, 2 pieces of fruit and cake) Drive to Canakkale ancient TROY, see its legendary walls and the replica of the wooden horse. 9:00pm
Your guide will take you to Anzac Cove to settle in for the night. Dinner will be a picnic box because you are unable to leave the Anzac Ceremony area. You will be given the option to take breakfast boxes with you before departing from the coach for the night. Breakfast & Lunch boxes for the day after will be on board. (Breakfast & Lunch 2 x bread rolls, cheese, butter, jam, fruit & juice). During the evening there are many speeches and direct communications with New Zealand and Australian authorities via satellite with military music presentations, prayers etc. It is suggested you have warm clothing, gloves, scarfs and boots etc
Saturday 25 April - ANZAC DAY Dawn Ceremony at Anzac Cove – 94th Anniversary You will then visit Lone Pine Australian Memorial and Chunik-Bair New Zealand Memorial. Your guide will make a meeting point with you for after the Australian and New Zealand services. You will be picked up at or as close as can be to the meeting point. You will stop off for lunch and be given your lunch boxes. You will then be transferred back to Erikli for Dinner at a local restaurant.
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Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for one night including continental breakfast and Dinner In: Out:
Saturday 25 April Sunday 26 April
Erikli Hotel Gallipoli, Turkey Sunday 26 April This morning after breakfast, you will depart for your drive to Istanbul On arrival at Istanbul you will visit the Egyptian Bazaar. Also known as the Spice Market, this is Istanbul’s second bazaar, constructed in the same complex as Yeni Camii (or New Mosque). There are six gates, which makes it an attractive exterior. The L-shaped market, together with the mosque, were built for the mother of Mehmet IV, a powerful woman who ruled the harem and, some would say, much of the empire. Although no longer the prime spice trading area of the city, there is still the aroma of ginger, cardamom, pepper and saffron from the piles of spices sold from many stalls. These days it is also popular for great varieties of lokum (Turkish delight), small souvenirs, flavoured teas and local delicacies – including the dubious sounding “Turkish Viagra”. Locals come here to shop for bed linen and towels, as well as for fruit and vegetables, coffee, clothes, pots and pans in the surrounding cramped back streets. Outside the market on the Galata Bridge end, this is the best place to choose olives from huge barrels, and many varieties of beyaz penir (white cheese). This afternoon you will embark onto a Bosphorus cruise which is approximately 2 hours and takes you along the latest palaces of Ottomans, the Dolmabahce Palace and Beylerbeyi, as well as 19th and 20th century, beautiful wooden Kiosks. Mansions and modern which form the elegant section of the city. Disembark at Sariyer, near the Black Sea, and have lunch at a typical Turkish restaurant on Galata Bridge with a super Istanbul and Bosphorus panorama view. After lunch drive along the strait to the most interesting ethnological museum (Sadberk Hanim Museum) of Istanbul. The Vehbi Koc Foundation Sadberk Hanim Museum occupies two separate buildings. The original building is a three-story (plus an attic) wooden mansion this is generally believed to have been built in the late 19th century and whose architecture was inspired by European vernacular traditions. The building, constructed of wood and lathe-and-plaster on a masonry foundation, was known as the “Azeryan Yalisi” or “Azeryan Yali”.
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Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for two nights including continental Breakfast and Dinner In: Out:
Sunday 26 April Tuesday 28 April
Kafkas Hotel Istanbul Hudaverdigar Cad. No 35 Sirkeci Istanbul, Turkey Ph: Fax:
00 90 (212) 520 9601 00 90 (212) 526 7229
The Kafkas Hotel İstanbul is located the heart of historical neigbourhood and just minutes from Topkapi Palace Museum, Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Spice Bazaar and more other places. The tramway, public train, bus station and the harbour are within 5 minutes walk. This evening you will have Dinner with the group Monday 27 April This morning after breakfast, visit the Galata Tower, watchtower of the Genoese fortifications dating from 1349, which you will ascend to the upper public viewing balcony for a 360 degree panoramic view over the Golden Horn, Asian shores, Bosphorous and Princess Islands then the Topkapi Palace (Imperial Residence of Ottoman Sultans, with displays of priceless World-class collections of artefacts, jewellery and rare porcelain) finally visiting the world famous Grand covered Bazaar. This evening you will have Dinner with the group Tuesday 28 April This morning after breakfast you will be transferred to Istanbul International Airport, TERMINAL I 10:00am
Recommended reporting time at the Singapore Airlines check-in counter at Istanbul International Airport Your luggage will be checked through to Christchurch and your boarding passes will be issued. Your airline tickets have been electronically issued and a copy of your Electronic Ticket Receipt is enclosed in your travel wallet. Please view the flight departure board for information regarding your boarding time and when appropriate please proceed through Customs and Immigration to the departure lounge. Listen out for your boarding call, which will be made approximately 30 minutes prior to your departure.
1:25pm
Depart Istanbul on Singapore Airlines flight SQ491 to Dubai. This service is operated by a Boeing 777-300 aircraft which continues on to Singapore. Flying time: 4 hours, 15 minutes
6:40 pm
Arrive in Dubai
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Remain in transit at Dubai TERMINAL 1 awaiting your onward flight. Your baggage will be tagged all the way through to Christchurch, however you will be required to disembark the aircraft, and go through another security check. You will then remain in a transit facility until the aircraft is ready to re-board. 8:00 pm
Depart Dubai on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ491 to Singapore. This service is operated by an Boeing 777-300 aircraft Flying time: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Wednesday 29 April 7:30am
Arrive Singapore’s Changi Airport. After clearing Customs and completing arrival formalities. You will note that you have 12 hours approximately in Singapore. There are numerous facilities available at Singapore’s Changi Airport. Mr Wyatt will advise you of intended plans for this 12 hour stopover. Possible options are: •
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4:50pm
Roof top swimming pool - Cost SID10.00 includes towel and showering facilities (don’t forget your swimming togs and plastic bag in your carry on bag/ backpack as you will not have access to your checked in baggage) Movie Theatre Free Internet access There are 3 Terminals at Changi Airport and it takes 1 hour to walk all three. Transit hotel – you can prebook on line a 6 hour period giving you the opportunity to rest after your flight from Istanbul and then freshen up before continuing on. Refer to: www.changiairport.com Travel to Singapore city (approx 20 minutes) via MTR There are free sightseeing tours available from Changi Airport these cannot be pre-booked but are recommended as a good opportunity to have a taste of Singapore.
Recommended reporting time at the Singapore Airlines check-in counter at Singapore’s Changi International Airport Your luggage will be checked through to Christchurch and your boarding passes will be issued. Your airline tickets have been electronically issued and a copy of your Electronic Ticket Receipt is enclosed in your travel wallet. Please view the flight departure board for information regarding your boarding time and when appropriate please proceed through Customs and Immigration to the departure lounge. Listen out for your boarding call, which will be made approximately 30 minutes prior to your departure.
7:50pm
Depart Singapore on Singapore Airlines flight SQ297 to Christchurch. This service is operated by an Boeing 777-200. Flying time: 9 hours, 40 minutes
Thursday 30 April 9:30 am
Arrive in Christchurch On arrival please collect your luggage and complete Customs and Immigration formalities.
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‘WELCOME HOME’ WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR TRIP TO EUROPE WITH WILLIMENT EDUCATION TRAVEL IMPORTANT NOTES Baggage:
Economy class – maximum 20kg per person, plus 1 carry on piece not weighing more than 7kg. Please ensure your bags are clearly labelled. Due to the very strict security measures in place, it is advisable that only necessary items be taken on board to avoid delays. Please carefully read the ‘Fly Smart’ brochure included in your travel wallet for full details of what you can and cannot take on board. Please check with Williment Education Travel or the airline you are travelling on if you are unsure of any carry on items.
Documents:
Every endeavour has been made to ensure your documents are correct at the time of dispatching, however, please check these closely and contact us with any concerns.
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Christchurch Boys’ High School History & Classics Tour 2009 “Kiwis in Europe” Itinerary especially prepared for:
Christchurch Boy’s High School History & Classics Group IMPORTANT:
Before you pack your luggage, please read the FLYSMART brochure enclosed with your travel documents. This covers the restrictions in place regarding packing liquids, aerosols, and gels in your carry-on bags and may affect how you pack your luggage. Your contact while away is Mr Wyatt on: +64 274 222 108 or Mr Drury on: +64 27 247 4620 Before you leave home for the airport, please ensure you have with you:• • • • •
Airline E-ticket Receipt Current Passport Completed Departure Card Travel Insurance Policy (if applicable) Williment Travel Documentation
Friday 03 April 6:00pm
Recommended reporting time at the Air New Zealand check-in counter at Christchurch Airport. This counter is situated between the normal Domestic check-in counter and baggage claim area for your flights to Auckland and London. Your luggage will be checked through to London and your boarding passes will be issued. For check-in you will require your Electronic Ticket (ET) and your Passport. Your airline tickets have been electronically issued and a copy of your Electronic Ticket Receipt is enclosed in your travel wallet. You no longer require an Auckland Departure Tax Sticker as this has been pre-paid and is collected as part of your airfare.
8:30pm
Depart Christchurch on Air New Zealand Flight NZ554 to Auckland. Flying Time: 1hour, 20 minutes
9:50pm
Arrive in Auckland.
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Make your way across to the International Terminal either making use of the complimentary shuttle service that operates approximately every 20 minutes from outside the Terminal or take the short (10 minute) walk following the blue line marked on the footpath. Please view the flight departure board for information regarding your boarding time and when appropriate please proceed through Customs and Immigration to the departure lounge. Listen out for your boarding call, which will be made approximately 30 minutes prior to your departure. For boarding you will require your Boarding Pass and Passport (open at the photo page). Saturday 04 April 00:50am
Depart Auckland on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ282 to Singapore. This service is operated by a Boeing 777-200 aircraft, which continues on to London Heathrow. Flying time: 10 hours, 50 minutes
6:40am
Arrive in Singapore Remain in transit at Singapore awaiting your onward flight. Your baggage will be tagged all the way through to London Heathrow, however you will be required to disembark the aircraft, and go through another security check. You will then remain in a transit facility until the aircraft is ready to re-board.
9:05am
Depart Singapore on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ308 to London Heathrow. Flying time: 13 hours, 25 minutes
3:30pm
Arrive London Heathrow Airport, TERMINAL 3. After clearing Customs and completing arrival formalities collect your luggage, then make your way into the arrivals hall and gather with other school members. Steve Hillier will be in the arrivals hall holding signage “CBHS History & Classics Tour 2009” to greet you and show you to your coach for the drive to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Dormitory style rooms for four nights including continental breakfast No private facilities in rooms In: Out:
Saturday 04 April Wednesday 08 April
YHA Holland House, London Holland Walk, Kensington LONDON, W8 7QU, UK Ph: Fax:
00 44 870 770 5866 00 44 20 7376 0667
Feel the history in the heart of elegant Holland Park. One wing of this property is a former Jacobean mansion, built in 1607 for Sir Walter Cope, Chancellor of the Exchequer for James I. In the 19th century, Lady Holland had a salon here, attended by such famous names as Sheridan, Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Wordsworth and Dickens. It now offers large, comfortable rooms that overlook the park and is adjacent to the open air theatre. Just off Kensington High Street, the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Palace and the main museums are all within walking distance.
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This afternoon is at your leisure to relax and recharge or see the sights of London. Your 3-day London Travelcard (Zones 1-6) is for touring around London on the underground and buses. You will discuss with Mr Wyatt when you will commence use of this. Mr Wyatt is holding all London Travelcards until arrival in London. Sunday 05 April 10:00am
This morning after breakfast, enjoy a visit to the Imperial War Museum. As you explore the museum’s six floors, learn how war and conflict shapes lives from the First World War to the present day through a variety of media.
3:00pm
This afternoon you will visit the British Museum. The Museum's fascinating collection of seven million objects represents the rich history of human cultures from all over the world spanning thousands of years. In no other museum can the visitor see so clearly the history of what it is to be human. There are a number of themes that run through the museum; including Leaders and Rulers - Discover the lives and legacies of some of history's most renowned leaders and rulers & Money - Money has been used in different forms all over the world for over 5,000 years. The British Museum has one of the largest collections of money in the world.
Monday 06 April 9:30am
After breakfast, visit the Tower of London, where the history and stories span over 900 years. This incredible and beautifully preserved place has acted as a palace, prison and fortress. As you wander around you learn about the Tower’s incredible history, the fate of many royal figures and the legend of the black ravens. Be sure to admire the uniforms of the Yeoman Guards and, of course, be bedazzled at the stunning crown jewels!
2:00pm
This afternoon you will visit St Paul’s Cathedral. This striking landmark stands out on the city’s skyline and is where Princess Diana married her Prince in 1981. After admiring the beautiful architecture on the outside, see the majestic interior with its different crypts and chapels and the tombs of famous people such as Lawrence of Arabia.
Tuesday 07 April 9:45am
This morning after breakfast, you will spend your last day exploring London visiting Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. The building of this replica of one of the original Playhouses where Shakespeare’s plays were performed was completed in 1997. It is a unique resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work and the playhouse for which he wrote through both performance and education. The aim of the Globe is to further the experience and international understanding of Shakespeare in performance.
2:00pm
This afternoon you will visit Westminster Abbey. The Abbey has been the setting for every Coronation since 1066 and for other numerous Royal occasions. Neither a cathedral or church, Westminster Abbey is a “royal peculiar” under the jurisdiction of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign
Wednesday 08 April 8:30am
This morning after breakfast, you will depart London by coach and drive to Bath via Oxford. On arrival at Oxford you will have the morning at your leisure.
1:40pm
You will visit Oxford Castle Unlocked. Oxford is known as the City of Dreaming Spires, due to the amount of church spires and steeples there dotted around the city. The
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city’s streets are dominated by the stone walls of the colleges of the world famous university. Oxford Castle Unlocked reveals Oxford’s less well known history, one that is rich with tales of great escapes, betrayal and even romance – all within the walls of this ancient castle and prison. The site has been used as a place of incarceration since 1071, continuing until the closure of HM Prison in 1996. The old buildings have been preserved and are now open to the public revealing a time capsule – allowing the buildings to tell their story. On arrival in into the picturesque city of Bath you will be transferred to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Dormitory style rooms for one night including continental breakfast No private facilities in room In: Out:
Wednesday 08 April Thursday 09 April
YHA Bath Bathwick Hill Bath, Somerset, BA2 6JZ Ph: Fax:
00 44 122 5465 674 00 44 122 5482 947
A beautiful Italianate mansion in its own gardens, YHA Bath offers a comfortable base for exploring this elegant city. Buzzing with cosmopolitan energy, it enjoys all the facilities you would expect of such a prestigious location. Bath is a World Heritage City and famous for its hot springs, Roman Baths and Georgian architecture. Whatever time of year you choose to visit, you’ll be sure to find a variety of festivals, theatre shows and exhibitions to keep you entertained. Thursday 09 April 9:00am
This morning after breakfast, you will visit the Roman Baths. As you look around these incredibly preserved Baths you’ll get a great insight into the Roman way of life. En route to Arundel, you’ll stop at the extraordinary Stonehenge. Whilst it’s original purpose is still a mystery, the monument erected here over 5,000 years ago is testament to some amazing feats of human engineering achievement. Whether the site was an observatory (the sun strikes the very centre of the stones at the summer and winter solstices) or a temple is, in some ways, unimportant - you will be simply amazed by the scale and beauty of the circle of stones.
4:00pm
On your drive to Arundel you will visit Salisbury Cathedral. For over 750 years pilgrims have travelled to Salisbury to seek inspiration in the glory and peace of the building and surrounding Cathedral Close. You’ll marvel at and maybe climb up to Britain's tallest spire. You’ll be awed by the beauty and scale of the cathedral interior. Be sure to study the original Magna Carta in the Chapter House. On arrival into Arundel, you will be transferred to your accommodation.
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Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Dormitory style rooms for two nights including continental breakfast No private facilities in rooms In: Out:
Thursday 09 April Saturday 11 April
YHA Arundel Warmingcamp Arundel, West Sussex, BN1 89QY Ph: Fax:
00 44 190 388 2404 00 44 190 388 2776
Enjoy the best of both worlds in this handsome Georgian mansion. Situated at the end of a private road with a spacious front lawn, it’s well away from the busy traffic of Arundel yet just over a mile from the town centre. You’ll be pleased to know the sandy beaches of Clymping, Littlehampton and West Wittering are nearby. There’s also walking aplenty - the Monarch’s Way will lead you onto the expansive South Downs or, for an evening stroll, follow the riverside path to Arundel Friday 10 April 11:00am
Today is spent exploring, discovering and learning at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - home to the Royal Navy. It is a great place to experience 800 years of Naval history with its working dock, historical buildings and Royal Naval museum. See such famous historic ships as HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1869 and also the Mary Rose. You will return to Arundel this evening
Saturday 11 April 8:30am
Depart Arundel for your journey to Dover (approximately 2 ½ hours)
12:00pm
Check in for your ferry to Calais
1:00pm
Travel by ferry from Dover across the English Channel, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, to Calais. Journey time is: 90 minutes (Time difference from UK to France is 1 hour)
3.30pm
Upon arrival in Calais you will continue by coach just over the French border to the town of Ypres (leper) in Belgium. Between 1916 and 1918 thousands of Australian and New Zealand soldiers came to Ypres where some of the heaviest fighting in WWI took place. Completely destroyed in the war, the town was lovingly re-built carefully restoring the grand old buildings and picturesque square. Your hotel is superbly located in the very centre of the old town and barely 200 metres from the famous Menin Gate.
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Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for two nights including continental breakfast In: Out:
Saturday 11 April Monday 13 April
Hotel Novotel Ieper Centrum Flanders Fields Sint Jacobsstraat 15 B-8900 Ypres Belgium Ph: Fax:
00 32 57 429 600 00 32 57 429 601
Novotel Ieper Centrum is a 3 star hotel in the heart of the city centre. The medieval Cloth Hall and its belfry, the In Flanders Fields Museum and the famous Menin Gate are within walking distance. The hotel has 122 spacious airconditioned rooms, Foodsquare bar brasserie with terrace and 7 conference rooms for all your meetings and seminars. This hotel is equally suited to a business trip or a holiday in Ypres with your partner or family. Tonight, you can attend the sounding of the Last Post at the Menin Gate, a moving ceremony repeated every night since 1928. Sunday 12 April 9:00am
Today after breakfast, you will visit the Ypres Salient, to include Gravenstafel at Passendale and the New Zealand Memorials at Messines, Caterpillar Crater, Toronto Avenue Cemetery at Ploegsteert Wood.
4:00pm
The highlight of your day will be a visit to the ‘In Flanders Fields’ Museum - a remarkable interactive experience of World War I located in the Cloth Hall.
Monday 13 April 9:00am
Today you travel to Paris, en route you will make a stop in Arras, the principal town of the Pas-De-Calais region of France. During WWI, it was a vitally important city held by the Allies. Today it is a pretty town with two town squares, a gothic town hall (rebuilt after the war) and 19th cathedral. On arrival in Paris, you will be transferred to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Dormitory style rooms for three nights including continental breakfasts and dinners No private facilities in rooms In: Out:
Monday 13 April Thursday 16 April
MIJE Fourcy 6 Rue de Fourcy F-75004, Paris, France Ph: Fax:
00 33 (0) 1 427 423 45 00 33 (0) 1 427 408 93
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Located in the Marais area, just a stone’s throw from the Seine, the Ile de la Cité, the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Pompidou Centre, Picasso Museum, Carnavalet Museum, the ‘Place des Vosges’ and the ‘Place de la Bastille’… the MIJE have fully restored three authentic aristocratic 17th century mansions. 7:00pm
This evening you will have Buffet Dinner at the hotel.
Tuesday 14 April 9:30am
This morning after your breakfast, your day tour of Paris will begin. During your tour, you’ll see many of the sights and attractions for which Paris is famous for, such as the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées and Arc de Triomphe (including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier), the Louvre, Notre Dame and the Sacre Couer. You’ll be joined by an English speaking guide who specialises in History and Classics.
7:00pm
This evening you will have Buffet Dinner at the hotel.
Wednesday 15 April 8:00am
This morning after breakfast, you will depart your hotel for a guided tour through Louis XIV’s magnificent Palace of Versailles
9:10am
Your guided tour begins at Palace of Versailles. The Chateau was originally a grand hunting lodge built for King Louis XIII around 1630. It was enlarged to its present size around 1676 and the gardens started in 1687. The sheer size and grandeur of the palace (the façade is 580 metres long) is best enjoyed from the formal gardens which are laid out in a ‘formal’ style and also contain the ‘Grand Trianon’ and the ‘Petit Trianon’ –small palaces built as retreats for the royal family. The Palace is where the Versailles Treaty, which brought WW1 to an end, was signed. This afternoon you will visit other Paris landmarks and points of interest.
7:00pm
This evening you will have Buffet Dinner at the hotel.
Thursday 16 April 6:30am
This morning after breakfast you will be transferred to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, TERMINAL 2G
8:00am
Recommended reporting time at the Air France check-in counter at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Your airline tickets have been electronically issued and a copy of your Electronic Ticket Receipt is enclosed in your travel wallet. Please view the flight departure board for information regarding your boarding time and when appropriate please proceed through Customs and Immigration to the departure lounge. Listen out for your boarding call, which will be made approximately 30 minutes prior to your departure.
10:05am
Depart Paris on Air France flight AF5040 operated by CityJet to Florence. This service is operated by an Avro Rj85 Avroliner aircraft. Flying time: 2 hours, 05 minutes
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12:10pm
Arrive in Florence. After clearing Customs and completing arrival formalities collect your luggage, make your way into the arrivals hall and gather with other school members. Brubus Servizi Turistici will be in the arrivals hall holding signage “CBHS History & Classics Tour 2009” to greet you and show you to your coach for the drive to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for one night including continental breakfast Private facilities (bath or shower & toilet) in rooms In: Out:
Thursday 16 April Friday 17 April
Sogna Firenze Via Delle Porte Nuove 36/38 Florence, I-50123, Italy Ph: Fax: 3:30pm
00 39 (0) 553 215 114 00 39 (0) 553 220 846
Commence a 3 hour walking tour of Florence. Your local guide will bring to life this truly beautiful which is otherwise known as the ‘Cradle of the Renaissance’. You’ll see the Duomo and take in the magnificent statues in the Piazza della Signoria.
Friday 17 April 9:00am
This morning after breakfast you will drive to Rome via Pisa, where you will stop for 2 hours. In Pisa, see the famous campanile - better known as the Leaning Tower. See the Duomo, Baptistery and Cathedral that make up the 4-piece masterpieces of architecture which is the magnificent Piazza dei Miracoli. On arrival in Rome, you will be transferred to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Dormitory style rooms for three nights including continental breakfast No private facilities in rooms In: Out:
Friday 17 April Monday 20 April
Hotel Positano Via Palestro 49 Rome, I-00185, Italy Ph: Fax:
00 39 (0) 6 490 360 00 39 (0) 6 446 9101
Hotel Positano location is right in the centre of Rome about 5 minutes walk from Termini train station and about 20 minutes walk from the main sites such as the Colosseum Roman Forum, Spanish Steps and to the Vatican only 15 minutes by Metro.
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Saturday 18 April 9:00am
Today is spent touring around Rome with an English-speaking guide. Your tour will include a number of famous landmarks, from the magnificent fountains by Bernini, the palaces and open squares to Piazza Venezia and entrance to the massive Colosseum You’ll also enjoy a walking tour through the ancient Roman Forum to Michelangelo’s Piazza del Campidoglio. Itinerary and time permitting, you’ll also see the Trevi Fountain and Piazza Navona.
Sunday 19 April 9:00am
This morning after breakfast, you will travel to the outskirts of Rome to visit the Villa d’Este at Tivoli.
10:30am
Guide Tour begins at Tivoli. The Villa d’Este is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. With its impressive concentration of fountains, nymphs, grottoes, plays of water, and music, it constitutes a much-copied model for European gardens in the mannerist and baroque styles.
Monday 20 April 8:30am
Today after breakfast, you travel by coach to Naples stopping en-route at the Benedictine Abbey at Montecassino. Montecassino is also where the Battle of Montecassino of WWII took place in 1944 - You’ll see the NZ (Commonwealth) Memorial here. On arrival in Naples, you will be transferred to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for two nights including continental breakfast No private facilities in rooms In: Out:
Monday 20 April Wednesday 22 April
Mergellina Hostel Via Salita della Grotta, 23 Naples, I-80122, Italy Ph: Fax:
00 39 0 81 761 1215 00 39 0 81 761 2391
Situated in the Mergellina area, about a 10 minute drive from the centre of the city, the hostel offers easy access to the churches and stunning scenery of the Bay of Naples. From its central position it is possible to reach touristic localities such as Pompei,Herculaneum, the Vesuvius, Capri,Ischia Amalfi Coast, Capri, and Sorrento. 4:00pm
This afternoon you will visit the Archaeological National Museum
Tuesday 21 April 9:00am
This morning after breakfast you will have a full day visit and guided tour to Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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11:00am
Guided tour of Pompeii begins. Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD79. Today, thanks to painstaking work by generations of archaeologists the roman houses and artefacts of daily life preserved by ash from the volcano provide a good picture of what life was like 2,000 years ago.
2:30pm
Guided tour of Herculaneum (Ercolano) visiting excavation sites. Herculaneum is less famous than Pompeii however, it is said that the state of preservation of the buildings here are generally much superior than Pompeii.
Wednesday 22 April 5:30am
This morning after breakfast you will be transferred to Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, TERMINAL C
9:00am
Recommended reporting time at the Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport Your airline tickets have been electronically issued and a copy of your Electronic Ticket Receipt is enclosed in your travel wallet. Please view the flight departure board for information regarding your boarding time and when appropriate please proceed through Customs and Immigration to the departure lounge. Listen out for your boarding call, which will be made approximately 30 minutes prior to your departure.
11:40am
Depart Rome on Turkish Airlines flight TK1862 to Istanbul. This service is operated by an Boeing 737-800 aircraft Flying time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
3:10pm
Arrive in Istanbul. After clearing Customs and completing arrival formalities collect your luggage, make your way into the arrivals hall and gather with other school members. Tutku Tours will be in the arrivals hall holding signage “Christchurch Students” to greet you and show you to your coach for the drive to your accommodation. Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for one night including continental Breakfast and Dinner In: Out:
Wednesday 22 April Thursday 23 April
Kafkas Hotel Istanbul Hudaverdigar Cad. No 35 Sirkeci Istanbul, Turkey Ph: Fax:
00 90 (212) 520 9601 00 90 (212) 526 7229
The Kafkas Hotel İstanbul is located in the heart of the historical neigbourhood and just minutes from Topkapi Palace Museum, Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque and the Spice Bazaar. The tramway, public train, bus station and the harbour are within five minutes walk. On arrival at your accommodation you will have a welcome briefing.
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This evening you will have Dinner with the group. Thursday 23 April This morning after breakfast, you will have a full day exploring Istanbul, visiting Hippodrome, Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia Church. Lunch at a typical Turkish restaurant You will then drive to Erikli Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for one night including continental Breakfast and Dinner In: Out:
Thursday 23 April Friday 24 April
Erikli Hotel Gallipoli, Turkey This evening you will have Dinner with the group Friday 24 April This morning you will have an early departure for Gallipoli from Erikli. Visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, Chunik Bair, Trenches, Museum and as much else as possible. Group to take picnic lunch with them (Fruit juice, 2 rolls with filling, pie, 2 pieces of fruit and cake) Drive to Canakkale ancient TROY, see its legendary walls and the replica of the wooden horse. 9:00pm
Your guide will take you to Anzac Cove to settle in for the night. Dinner will be a picnic box because you are unable to leave the Anzac Ceremony area. You will be given the option to take breakfast boxes with you before departing from the coach for the night. Breakfast & Lunch boxes for the day after will be on board. (Breakfast & Lunch 2 x bread rolls, cheese, butter, jam, fruit & juice). During the evening there are many speeches and direct communications with New Zealand and Australian authorities via satellite with military music presentations, prayers etc. It is suggested you have warm clothing, gloves, scarfs and boots etc
Saturday 25 April - ANZAC DAY Dawn Ceremony at Anzac Cove – 94th Anniversary You will then visit Lone Pine Australian Memorial and Chunik-Bair New Zealand Memorial. Your guide will make a meeting point with you for after the Australian and New Zealand services. You will be picked up at or as close as can be to the meeting point. You will stop off for lunch and be given your lunch boxes. You will then be transferred back to Erikli for Dinner at a local restaurant.
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Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for one night including continental breakfast and Dinner In: Out:
Saturday 25 April Sunday 26 April
Erikli Hotel Gallipoli, Turkey Sunday 26 April This morning after breakfast, you will depart for your drive to Istanbul On arrival at Istanbul you will visit the Egyptian Bazaar. Also known as the Spice Market, this is Istanbul’s second bazaar, constructed in the same complex as Yeni Camii (or New Mosque). There are six gates, which makes it an attractive exterior. The L-shaped market, together with the mosque, were built for the mother of Mehmet IV, a powerful woman who ruled the harem and, some would say, much of the empire. Although no longer the prime spice trading area of the city, there is still the aroma of ginger, cardamom, pepper and saffron from the piles of spices sold from many stalls. These days it is also popular for great varieties of lokum (Turkish delight), small souvenirs, flavoured teas and local delicacies – including the dubious sounding “Turkish Viagra”. Locals come here to shop for bed linen and towels, as well as for fruit and vegetables, coffee, clothes, pots and pans in the surrounding cramped back streets. Outside the market on the Galata Bridge end, this is the best place to choose olives from huge barrels, and many varieties of beyaz penir (white cheese). This afternoon you will embark onto a Bosphorus cruise which is approximately 2 hours and takes you along the latest palaces of Ottomans, the Dolmabahce Palace and Beylerbeyi, as well as 19th and 20th century, beautiful wooden Kiosks. Mansions and modern which form the elegant section of the city. Disembark at Sariyer, near the Black Sea, and have lunch at a typical Turkish restaurant on Galata Bridge with a super Istanbul and Bosphorus panorama view. After lunch drive along the strait to the most interesting ethnological museum (Sadberk Hanim Museum) of Istanbul. The Vehbi Koc Foundation Sadberk Hanim Museum occupies two separate buildings. The original building is a three-story (plus an attic) wooden mansion this is generally believed to have been built in the late 19th century and whose architecture was inspired by European vernacular traditions. The building, constructed of wood and lathe-and-plaster on a masonry foundation, was known as the “Azeryan Yalisi” or “Azeryan Yali”.
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Your accommodation is confirmed as follows: Twin & Triple rooms for two nights including continental Breakfast and Dinner In: Out:
Sunday 26 April Tuesday 28 April
Kafkas Hotel Istanbul Hudaverdigar Cad. No 35 Sirkeci Istanbul, Turkey Ph: Fax:
00 90 (212) 520 9601 00 90 (212) 526 7229
The Kafkas Hotel İstanbul is located the heart of historical neigbourhood and just minutes from Topkapi Palace Museum, Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Spice Bazaar and more other places. The tramway, public train, bus station and the harbour are within 5 minutes walk. This evening you will have Dinner with the group Monday 27 April This morning after breakfast, visit the Galata Tower, watchtower of the Genoese fortifications dating from 1349, which you will ascend to the upper public viewing balcony for a 360 degree panoramic view over the Golden Horn, Asian shores, Bosphorous and Princess Islands then the Topkapi Palace (Imperial Residence of Ottoman Sultans, with displays of priceless World-class collections of artefacts, jewellery and rare porcelain) finally visiting the world famous Grand covered Bazaar. This evening you will have Dinner with the group Tuesday 28 April This morning after breakfast you will be transferred to Istanbul International Airport, TERMINAL I 10:00am
Recommended reporting time at the Singapore Airlines check-in counter at Istanbul International Airport Your luggage will be checked through to Christchurch and your boarding passes will be issued. Your airline tickets have been electronically issued and a copy of your Electronic Ticket Receipt is enclosed in your travel wallet. Please view the flight departure board for information regarding your boarding time and when appropriate please proceed through Customs and Immigration to the departure lounge. Listen out for your boarding call, which will be made approximately 30 minutes prior to your departure.
1:25pm
Depart Istanbul on Singapore Airlines flight SQ491 to Dubai. This service is operated by a Boeing 777-300 aircraft which continues on to Singapore. Flying time: 4 hours, 15 minutes
6:40 pm
Arrive in Dubai
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Remain in transit at Dubai TERMINAL 1 awaiting your onward flight. Your baggage will be tagged all the way through to Christchurch, however you will be required to disembark the aircraft, and go through another security check. You will then remain in a transit facility until the aircraft is ready to re-board. 8:00 pm
Depart Dubai on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ491 to Singapore. This service is operated by an Boeing 777-300 aircraft Flying time: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Wednesday 29 April 7:30am
Arrive Singapore’s Changi Airport. After clearing Customs and completing arrival formalities. You will note that you have 12 hours approximately in Singapore. There are numerous facilities available at Singapore’s Changi Airport. Mr Wyatt will advise you of intended plans for this 12 hour stopover. Possible options are: •
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4:50pm
Roof top swimming pool - Cost SID10.00 includes towel and showering facilities (don’t forget your swimming togs and plastic bag in your carry on bag/ backpack as you will not have access to your checked in baggage) Movie Theatre Free Internet access There are 3 Terminals at Changi Airport and it takes 1 hour to walk all three. Transit hotel – you can prebook on line a 6 hour period giving you the opportunity to rest after your flight from Istanbul and then freshen up before continuing on. Refer to: www.changiairport.com Travel to Singapore city (approx 20 minutes) via MTR There are free sightseeing tours available from Changi Airport these cannot be pre-booked but are recommended as a good opportunity to have a taste of Singapore.
Recommended reporting time at the Singapore Airlines check-in counter at Singapore’s Changi International Airport Your luggage will be checked through to Christchurch and your boarding passes will be issued. Your airline tickets have been electronically issued and a copy of your Electronic Ticket Receipt is enclosed in your travel wallet. Please view the flight departure board for information regarding your boarding time and when appropriate please proceed through Customs and Immigration to the departure lounge. Listen out for your boarding call, which will be made approximately 30 minutes prior to your departure.
7:50pm
Depart Singapore on Singapore Airlines flight SQ297 to Christchurch. This service is operated by an Boeing 777-200. Flying time: 9 hours, 40 minutes
Thursday 30 April 9:30 am
Arrive in Christchurch On arrival please collect your luggage and complete Customs and Immigration formalities.
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‘WELCOME HOME’ WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR TRIP TO EUROPE WITH WILLIMENT EDUCATION TRAVEL IMPORTANT NOTES Baggage:
Economy class – maximum 20kg per person, plus 1 carry on piece not weighing more than 7kg. Please ensure your bags are clearly labelled. Due to the very strict security measures in place, it is advisable that only necessary items be taken on board to avoid delays. Please carefully read the ‘Fly Smart’ brochure included in your travel wallet for full details of what you can and cannot take on board. Please check with Williment Education Travel or the airline you are travelling on if you are unsure of any carry on items.
Documents:
Every endeavour has been made to ensure your documents are correct at the time of dispatching, however, please check these closely and contact us with any concerns.
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