PNBHS COMMERCE to USA - APRIL 2017
PROPOSED TOUR ITINERARY
Saturday08 April New Zealand / Los Angeles / Anaheim
You will depart New Zealand today and fly to Los Angeles, on the West Coast of the USA.
Upon arrival in Los Angeles, you will be met and taken on a 4 hour guided sightseeing tour to include UCLA, Rodeo Drive, the Farmers Market & Hollywood.
Later this afternoon you will check in to your accommodation at the Clarion Hotel Anaheim Resort where you will stay for the first five nights of your tour on a bed and breakfast basis.
You will have your own arrangements for dinner this evening.
Sunday09 April Anaheim
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
This morning after breakfast you will be met by your tour coach and driver who take you on a full day tour of Downtown Los Angeles,Olvera Street, LA Live and Santa Monica.
Dinner is included for you tonight at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Monday10 AprilAnaheim
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
You will meet your tour coach and driver who will stay with you for the full day.
On today’s agenda will be a visit to Aviation Capital Group to attend a presentation by old boy Andy Mansell, an afternoon business meeting / challenge.
This evening you will have your own arrangements for dinner along the Universal City Walk. After dinner you will transfer back to your accommodation.
Tuesday11 April Anaheim – full day Disneyland
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
You have been provided with a 2 day Disney Park Hopper ticket – unlimited admission to Disneyland and California Adventure Park.
For dinner this evening you will have $15.00 Disney dollars to spend in the park(s).
Wednesday 12 April Anaheim – full day Disneyland
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
Another full day at Disneyland and California Adventure Park.
For dinner this evening you will have $15.00 Disney dollars to spend in the park(s).
Thursday13 April Anaheim / San Francisco
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
You will have an early start to the day for your journey via Highway 101, along the coast to the city of San Francisco.
En-route you will make a stop at Santa Barbara and Solvang, the Danish Capital of America.
Upon arrival in San Francisco you will check in to your accommodation at the Zephyr Hotellocated on Fisherman’s Wharf where you will stay for the next seven nights on a bed and breakfast basis.
This evening you will have dinner at Pier 39
Friday14 AprilSan Francisco – Good Friday
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
Today you will enjoy a full day guided sightseeing tour of San Francisco to include China town, shopping and the Golden Gate Bridge.
This evening you will have your own arrangements for dinner.
Saturday15 April San Francisco
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
This morning you will make your way down to Pier 39 where you will take the ferry across to Alcatraz. Admission to Alcatraz is included for you along with and audio tour (headsets).
The rest of the day will be at leisure for your own sightseeing.
This evening you will have your own arrangements for dinner.
Sunday16 April San Francisco – Easter Sunday
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
Full day at leisure to enjoy the city.
This evening you will have your own arrangements for dinner.
Monday17 April San Francisco
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
Today you will have an 8 hour coach charter for your visits to Google HQ, Twitter, Facebook and Stanford University.
This evening you will have your own arrangements for dinner.
Tuesday18 April San Francisco
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
You will be provided with a 1 day San Francisco Municipal Railway pass (unlimited cable car, streetcar & public bus rides) within the Bay Area.
Today you will have a free day for local business challenges and timetable permitting, will attend a San Francisco Giants or Oakland Athletics Baseball game this evening.
This evening you will have your own arrangements for dinner.
Wednesday19 April San Francisco
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
Today you will have a 5 hour coach charter to visit the offices of XERO and other business meetings / challenges.
At the end of the day you will make your way to the Rainforest Café where you will enjoy an Old Boys Dinner (cost included).
Thursday20 AprilSan Francisco / New York
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
You will be collected from your hotel and transferred to San Francisco Airport to arrive in time for your flight check in to New York.
Upon arrival in New York, you will be met and transferred to your accommodation at the Hostelling International, New York where you will stay for the last six nights of your tour on a bed and breakfast basis.
Whilst in New York you will be provided with a 7 day Metrocard to use for travel on the subway and buses.
This evening you will have your own arrangements for dinner.
Friday 21 April New York
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
You will use your Metrocard today to visit the offices of John Wareham, leadership psychologist, lecturer, author, novelist, and poet and Reuben Prior, known as a “serial entrepreneur” !!
This afternoon will be spent with Chris Liddell who was the CFO of General Motors & Microsoft and Xero.
Tonight, dinner will be at the Hard Rock Café Times Square with some PNBHS Old Boys.
Saturday22 April New York
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
You will be collected from your accommodation and meet your driver and guide for the day for a full day of sightseeing in the city.
Today will include a sightseeing tour of Manhattan an include admissions the USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
Dinner this evening will be included for you at Planet Hollywood.
Sunday23 April New York
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
Another full day of sightseeing where you will use your Metrocards for transportation around the city.
You will visit the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building Observatory and will then finish off the day with tickets to a Broadway Show.
This evening you will have your own arrangements for dinner.
Monday 24 April New York
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
You will complete some Business Challenges with Dub Pies in Washington Park home of the Friends café Central Perk.
Tuesday25 April New York – ANZAC DAY
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
You will use your Metrocard today to visit Phil Veal from KEA and GrowFire investments, Googleplex in New York and lunch with Anthony Hoy Fong, celebrity chef from New Zealand and entrepreneur.
Tonight, you will enjoy an End of Tour dinner at Dave & Busters. the most fun you can have all under one roof !! You will enjoy great food, play awesome arcade games and watch your favourite teams on TV.
Whilst at the restaurant you will be provided with a $20.00 USD Power Card each for game play.
Wednesday 26 April New York / Los Angeles / New Zealand
Breakfast is included for you this morning.
You will check out of your rooms this morning and then transfer by coach to New York’s John F Kennedy (JFK) Airport to arrive in time for your flight check back to New Zealand (via Los Angeles).
In flight
Thursday 27 April New Zealand
Arrive back in New Zealand today.
TOUR COST:
Cost:$8000-$8500 per person
Tour costing based on a minimum of 40 students and 4 staff members travelling on the same tour itinerary throughout.
TOUR COST INCLUDES:
- Return economy airfares flying with Qantas Airways – Wellington / Los Angeles surface San
Francisco / New York / Wellington (via Sydney in both directions).
- All departure taxes/fees/levies as specified above
- Five nights hotel accommodation at the Clarion Hotel Anaheim based on triple rooms
(2 beds + rollaway) for students, 2 x twin rooms & 1 x single room for staff.
- Seven nights hotel accommodation at the Zephyr Hotel Fisherman’s Wharf based on triple
rooms (2 beds + rollaway) for students, 2 x twin rooms & 1 x single room for staff.
- Six nights Youth Hostel accommodation at the International Youth Hostel Manhattanbased on dormitory rooms with share bathroom facilities for students, private rooms for staff.
- 7 x dinners as per itinerary
- 18 x breakfasts as per itinerary.
- All transportation as per the itinerary to include local guides on 08, 14 and 22 April.
- Full sightseeing and admissions as per the following:-
* 2 Day Disney park hopper ticket
* Admission to Alcatraz
* Tickets to San Francisco Giants or Oakland Athletics Baseball match (budget of $25 USD per person)
* 7 day Metro pass in New York
* Ticket to Broadway Show ($100 USD budgeted)
* Statue of Liberty admission
* Admission to Empire State Building observation deck
* Admission to the USS Intrepid Naval, Air & Space Museum
* Return economy Amtrak train fare – New York / Boston / New York
* Boston city tour with stop at Harvard University.
- Full comprehensive Travel Insurance.
TOUR COST DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Any meals not included in the above itinerary.
- Any additional sightseeing or entrance fees.
- Visa fees for USA – approximately $14.00 USD per person.
- Personal expenses ie: phone calls, laundry etc.
PLEASE NOTE:
We have based the price on 40 students & 4 staff travelling based on today’s (07 September 2015) exchange rates. Should numbers change it will be necessary to recost. Rates are all subject to currency fluctuations and airline schedules. Prices are based on current rates but are subject to change before final payment is made.
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