Office and Mailing Address

44 Butler Street
Opawa, Christchurch
New Zealand
Contact Numbers
Telephone +64 3 342 9433
Facsimile +64 3 342 9433
Mobile 021 1404345 Phil Robson
Mobile 021 0542587 Louise Smith

Itinerary Specially Prepared for

DARAMALAN COLLEGE ROWING TOUR 2016

WELCOME
Welcome to Mike Brady, staff and rowers. It is wonderful to have you back in New
Zealand training, competing and enjoying what New Zealand and the South Island
have to offer. I trust you will have a memorable experience and that our
commitment to excellence will ensure everything runs smoothly. We look forward
to meeting you and providing you will our Kiwi hospitality.

INTRODUCTORY NOTES
Weather: September/October is Spring in New Zealand. Spring is often a mixed
bag of weather, being quite changeable and unpredictable. Temperatures fluctuate
in the South Island at this time of the year from 5 to 17 degrees celsius. The adage
pack for 4 seasons in one day is not bad advice to take.
Laundry: While at Adams House a full laundry service is provided.. Coin operated
laundry facilities are available at your other accommodation providers
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included daily throughout your itinerary.
Breakfasts will all be at your accommodation and are continental (typically cereal,

toast and spreads, tea/coffee), lunches are packed and are provided at your
accommodation to be collected each day as you leave breakfast, dinners at your
accommodation are two course (main course and dessert)
Security/valuables: This is your own responsibility. Valuables have been stolen
before. Please never assume that it will be okay to leave valuables unattended or
gear rooms unlocked. Every attempt will be made to assist you with your own
security.
Gear: We recommend everyone brings two towels with them.
Swim wear and towel will be required at Tekapo Springs Hotpools
Boat usage: All boats will be on loan from a range of rowing clubs. Some may
require a credit card imprint to provide security for any damage. Please check over
any boats that you are using first and report any damage that is found. Any
damage that does occur whilst using the boats is the responsibility of the the user.
Please report any damage to Total Tours.
Liaison: Total Tours staff will be available 24 hours. Please use the cell phone
numbers on the front page. Our staff will not always be with you during your
activities but we will check in with you each day, either in the evening to discuss
the days events and go over the next day, or in the morning.
Emergency and Risk Management: Total Tours Ltd have an Emergency Management
Plan that you will have a copy of. Staff will take you through this and ask for a sign
off

Mobile Phone: Total Rugby will provide you with a complimentary mobile phone with
a NZ sim card and calling credit while you are in NZ. This will enable you to call our
numbers for no cost and also ensure you can call the NZ emergency number.
Your number while you are in New Zealand is:
0064 21 08875540

SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
CANBERRA/CHRISTCHURCH
2250 Arrive Christchurch on Qantas flight QF139
On arrival you will be required to clear customs and immigration formalities.
You will be met and welcomed by Total Rugby staff who will assist with your
coach transfer to your accommodation.
Transfer by coach to Adams House Hostel where accommodation is confirmed
for two nights. Accommodation is dormitory style with shared bathrooms.
Accommodation: Adams House Boarding Hostel
70 Harakeke Street
Christchurch
Phone: 03 348 3307

Adams House is the boarding facility for Christchurch Boys High School. It
was completely rebuilt in 2001 and is now one of the most modern and
effective boarding establishments in the country.
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
CHRISTCHURCH
0700 Breakfast at the hostel. Packed lunches will be available to collect after
breakfast
After breakfast transfer will be provided for staff to collect your Maugers
rental vehicles
0900 This morning you first training session on the
Avon River at Kerrs Reach with Christchurch
Boys High and Girls High Rowing Club
1230 This afternoon meet two New Zealand rowing
personalities

Cameron Crampton
Cameron was in the NZ U23 coxed four in 2013 that won silver
in the World U23 championships in Austria.
He won another Silver in the U23 quad at the 2015 World
Championships and he has just returned home where he won
silver again at the 2016 World Championships.
Logan Keys
Head Coach at CBHS Rowing Best School in South Island
2016, 3rd in New Zealand
Former International Rower
Member of 2013 NZ U23 Coxed Four Sliver Medal at U23
World Championships 2013
Current member of Rowing New Zealands Coach Development
Program
Selected to coach 2016 South Island U18 Team

1540 Late afternoon depart your accommodation by Ko Tane coach for the this
evenings cultural experience and hangi dinner. As parts of this evenings
experience is outdoors please dress warmly.
KO TANE
Welcome to Ko Tane Living Maori Village at Willowbank
Wildlife Reserve , Christchurch, where maori culture
and conservation meet to give a unique glimpse into
the way of life of the South Island Ngai Tahu Maori
people before the arrival of the Europeans. Experience
the thrill of the wero, the traditional challenge to
visitors, as you are brought into the sacred precinct of
Tane, Maori God of the Forests. Hear the haunting
traditional call, the Karanga, performed by a wahine
(woman) as the powhiri (ritual of arrival) begins,
allowing you to enter our hidden enclave. Listen to a
tane (male) explain the customs of the Ngai Tahu
tribe as you visit the Living Village and witness an
ancient way of life where Maori struggled to survive in
the harsh conditions of the most southerly of the
Polynesian Pacific Islands. Learn about the coming of
the Pakeha (fair-skinned ones), the changes Maori
were forced to make from their traditional way of life
and how the culture has grown and adapted as a
result. Join in the laughter as you take part in a
performance of the haka (men) or the poi dance
(women), and be entertained by the
songs and games performed by the kapa haka (Maori
cultural performance) group. Take a guided New

Zealand nature tour and get close to kiwi, kea and

other native species housed in sensitively purposebuilt environments. Enjoy a traditional hangi dinner
included in the evenings activities.
Group leader to present voucher.
The coach will return to your accommodation at the conclusion of the evening
MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
CHRISTCHURCH/ASHBURTON

0730 Breakfast at the hostel. Packed lunches will be available to collect after
breakfast. Then check out
0900 A further rowing session (three hours) on the Avon River is planned for this
morning.
1200 Depart Kerrs Reach for Spencerville, just north of Christchurch where its
time for some team building fun in the trees.
1300 ADRENALIN FOREST
Adrenalin Forest is a multi-level aerial obstacle
course!! It includes 6 pathways from 1.5 to 20
meters high, 100 challenges and is more than
2km long.
Group leader to present voucher.
1600 Then depart Christchurch for Ashburton, approx. 1.5 hours drive.
Arrive Ashburton early evening and check in to the Hotel Ashburton where
accommodation is confirmed for 2 nights.
Accommodation: Hotel Ashburton
11 Racecourse Road
Ashburton
Phone: 03 307 8887
Set in 4 hectares of gardens, this refined,
upscale hotel is a minute's walk from horse
racing at Ashburton Racecourse and 1 km from
the Ashburton Museum.
1900 Dinner at the hotel this evening

TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
ASHBURTON
0730 Breakfast at the hotel, packed lunches will be ready to collect at breakfast
time
Today is a full day of rowing on Lake Hood.
9-12 noon
1-4pm
Lake Hood is a man-made recreational lake, located 6 km south-east of
Tinwald in the locality of Huntingdon, Canterbury. It is 2.3 km long by 1 km
wide and is more than 80 hectares (0.80 km2) in area. It features an eight
lane international specification rowing course and separate waterskiing and
jet skiing areas. It is increasing in popularity for rowing, as it is not as
susceptible to wind as the main South Island rowing venue Lake Ruataniwha.

1800 Dinner at Hotel Ashburton

WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
ASHBURTON/AORAKI MT COOK
0700 Breakfast at the hotel, packed lunches will be ready to collect at breakfast
time. Then check out
0800 A 2 hour training session on Lake Hood this morning.
1100 Depart Ashburton for Aoraki Mt Cook, via Lake
Tekapo
The settlement of Lake Tekapo is at the southern
end of the lake. The opaque turquoise colour of
this lake and others in the area is caused by fine,
glacier-ground rock particles held in suspension.
Fishing, kayaking, bike riding, horse trekking and
skiing are some of the things you can do. The
Church of the Good Shepherd and the sheepdog
statue are great photo opportunities.

Stop at Lake Tekapo where there is time to enjoy a short visit to the hot
pools at Tekapo Springs. Swim wear and towels will be required.
Group leader to present voucher

The road to Mt Cook takes you through high country tussock to beautiful
Lake Pukaki. You'll hug the edge of the lake for most of the way up the
Tasman Valley to Mount Cook Village.The Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
includes the highest peak in Australasia (Mt Cook - 3755m). The region
attracts mountain climbers, hikers and scenery fanatics. Heli skiing, heli
hiking and aerial sightseeing provide visitors with amazing memories. A
variety of walking trails begin in or near Mount Cook Village. In the bar of the
local hotel, huge windows provide a perfect view of Mt Cook.

Check in to your Mt Cook accommodation which is confirmed for two nights

in dormitory rooms for students and ensuite rooms
for staff
Accommodation: Mt Cook Lodge and Motels
Aoraki Mt Cook Village
Mt Cook
Ph: 03 435 1653
Aoraki Mount Cook Alpine Village has long been
regarded as one of New Zealand's most
breathtaking holiday destinations. Mt Cook Lodge
is a perfect base camp to explore the surrounding National Park with a
number of great hikes such as the Hooker Valley, Kea point, red tarns, sealy
tarns and the Mueller Hut all within easy access.
1830 Dinner at your accommodation

THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
AORAKI MT COOK
0800 Breakfast at The Hermitage Hotel, packed lunches will be available at
breakfast time.
Free time this morning to explore
1200 Check in time for your Glacier Explorers tour at the Hermitage Hotel activities
desk. Please have your complete parent permission forms with you. Tour
departs at 1230

GLACIER EXPLORERS
An amazing encounter with Tasman Glacier
and its terminal lake. Depart from The
Hermitage Hotel. The bus will take you to the
Tasman Valley, followed by a 30 minute alpine
walk through the moraine and National Park.
Board your custom built MAC boat, and enjoy
the ever changing scenery, view the Tasman
Glacier ice face from a safe distance and
icebergs of all shapes and sizes with the
opportunity to touch and taste the 300-500
year old ice crystals. Guides give an in-depth
interpretation of glaciation, terminal lake
formation, plate tectonics and a brief coverage of local and climbing history,
flora & fauna, leaving you with not just an insight into the Tasman Glacier
but to the creation of New Zealand.Trip duration is 2.5 hours

Group leader to present voucher.

The rest of the afternoon is at your leisure, a visit to the Edmund Hilary
Alpine Centre is highly recommended
1830 Dinner at the your accommodation
FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
AORAKI MT COOK/TWIZEL
0800 Breakfast at The Hermitage Hotel, packed lunches will be available at
breakfast time.
Check out of your accommodation and depart for Twizel where
accommodation is confirmed for 3 nights at the Lake Ruataniwha Rowing
Complex.
Accommodation: Ruataniwha Rowing Complex
Kate Cameron Drive
Twizel
Ph: 03 435 0628

Meet Trevor and Catherine, live-in caretakers of the Ruataniwha Rowing

Complex.
Rowing on Lake Ruataniwha
1830 Dinner at your accommodation
SATURDAY 01 OCTOBER
TWIZEL
0800 Breakfast at your accommodation. Lunches will be provided
R2K Singles Regatta
1830 Dinner at your accommodation
SUNDAY 02 OCTOBER
TWIZEL
0800 Breakfast at your accommodation. Lunches will be provided
Interprovincial Regatta
1830 Dinner at your accommodation
MONDAY 03 OCTOBER
TWIZEL/QUEENSTOWN
0800 Breakfast at your accommodation. Packed lunches will be provided
0900 Check out and depart for Queenstown
Arrive Queenstown and check in to the Aspen Hotel where
accommodation is confirmed for your final 2 tour nights. Please note your
rooms may not be available until after 2pm.

Accommodation: ASPEN HOTEL

139 Fernhill Road
Queenstown
Phone: 03 441 0097

1300 Pick up time at your hotel by Skippers Canyon Jet

SKIPPERS CANYON SCENIC TOUR & JET
The afternoon begins with a guided drive into historic Skippers Canyon via
the infamous Skippers Canyon Road which was carved out of the vertical rock
face by miners over 120yrs ago. With on board commentary from
knowledgeable drivers you will learn of the history of the area including the
hardships endured by the miners who battled the harsh New Zealand
conditions to extract gold from the richest gold bearing river in the world.
You will also experience Lord of the Rings locations first hand.
Once on the boat you will feel your adrenalin surge as you power deeper into
Skippers Canyon through the dramatic canyons of the Shotover River. Highly
skilled jet boat drivers manoeuvre the boat just inches from the sheer
canyon walls and keep the excitement levels high with speeds in excess of
80kmh and a series of full 360 degree spins. Skippers Canyon Jet Boat Tour
is the only jet boat ride where you get to experience historic gold mining
relics that still remain in the river and Lord of the Rings locations.
After the jet boat ride you will be given an exclusive tour of Winkys Museum
set in the scenic surrounds of the Sainsbury Gold Claim, giving you an insight
into the many techniques and types of equipment used by the miners as the
area plays host to a vast array of relics that were used during the gold rush
itself. Then after some complimentary refreshments its your chance to strike
it rich by panning for your own gold.
Group leader to present voucher.

Return to your hotel late afternoon

1900 Dinner at The Aspen Hotel
TUESDAY 04 OCTOBER
QUEENSTOWN
0730 Breakfast at your accommodation. Packed lunches will be provided at
breakfast time
0900 Three hour rowing session on
Lake Hayes
1545 Depart for the base of the
Queenstown Gondola..then its
time to head up the
mountain....
1600 SKYLINE GONDOLA, LUGE
AND BUFFET DINNER
Reputed to be the steepest lift
in the Southern Hemisphere, the gondola carries visitors high above
Queenstown to the Skyline complex located on Bob's Peak
Numerous observation decks around the complex offer breathtaking views of
Coronet Peak & The Remarkables, over Queenstown and across Lake
Wakatipu to Cecil and Walter Peaks. Truly magnificent and awe-inspiring.
Once you are at the top its time to hit the luge track - the scenery's a blur!
Hurtle down a winding downhill track through the trees. Race through the
bends, or pull in for a breather and enjoy the panorama. Burn it up on the
advanced track or cruise sedately down the scenic track. Then hop on the
chairlift and do it all again. Skyline Luge - it's 800 metres of fast-paced
freedom.Once is never enough!
Package includes gondola up and down the mountain, 2 luge rides per
person and buffet dinner at the Skyline Restaurant where you will dine with a
magnificent view over Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu.
Group leader to present voucher. Dinner booked for 6:00pm

WEDNESDAY 05 OCTOBER
QUEENSTOWN/CANBERRA
0800 Breakfast this morning at your hotel, your packed lunches will be
available to collect after breakfast.
1000 Check out of your hotel
Free time prior to returning your rental vehicles at Queenstown Airport and
checking in for your homebound flight. Details for rental vehicle return will be
provided when you collect the vehicles.
1525 Depart Queenstown on board flight QF122
Your Tour Arrangements Terminate
We wish you a safe journey home