American Visit 2014 - Calendar
Here's our Ambassadors'
Travel Itinerary All times listed while in New Zealand are Invercargill time All time listed while in the USA are Tacoma time |
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Invercargill |
Tacoma |
Monday, February 10
The adventure begins!
Leave Seattle-Tacoma on Alaska #466 at 4:35 PM, arrive at LAX at 7:05 PM,
Leave LAX on Air NZ #5 at 10:00 PM...
Tuesday, February 11???
...the Ambassadors will not experience this day, thanks to the International Date Line...
Wednesday, 12 February
...arrive in Auckland 8:00 AM,
Leave Auckland on Air NZ #417 at 9:30 AM, arrive in Wellington at 10:30 AM,
Rover city tour, cable car, settling in.
Thursday, February 13
Touring Wellington: Parliament, Te Papa Museum.
Friday, February 14
Lord of the Rings tour,
Leave Wellington on Air NZ #8075 at 5:05 PM, arrive in Invercargill at 7:10 PM.
Saturday & Sunday, February 15 & 16
Free time for the Ambassadors with their respective host families. Sunday welcome dinner.
Monday, February 17
Welcome assembly; Stadium Southland (velodrome), tuatara museum, Southland Community Nursery.
Tuesday, February 18
School day / adult day.
Wednesday, February 19
Knight of NZ factory tour Riverton museum, Paua factory, Farm Visits (cows and sheep).
Thursday - Friday, February 20 & 21.
Dunedin overnight trip: Cadbury Chocolate Factory, Otago Museum overnight; Baldwin Street, Moana pool, Otago Peninsula.
Saturday and Sunday, February 22 & 23
Free time for the Ambassadors with their respective host families.
Monday, February 24
Adventure Southland - ropes and sea kayaking.
Tuesday, February 25
Te Anau and the glow worm caves.
Wednesday, February 26
Invercargill's Amazing Race, depart for Queenstown.
Thursday & Friday, February 27 & 28
Queenstown overnight trip: Kiwi and birdlife park, "Skippers Skyline;" TSS Earnslaw and Walter Peak Station.
Saturday and Sunday, March 1 & 2
Free time for the Ambassadors with their respective host families.
Monday, March 3
Stewart Island day trip, Ulva Island, fishing, fish and chips.
Tuesday, March 4
Contributing schools visits, farewell dinner.
Wednesday, March 5
Marae visit, Bluff.
Thursday, March 6
Leave Invercargill on Air NZ #5006 at 2:00 PM, arrive in Christchurch at 3:15 PM,
Leave Christchurch on Air NZ #532 at 4:05 PM, arrive in Auckland 5:25 PM,
Leave Auckland on Air NZ #6 at 7:15 PM, arrive at LAX at 10:30 AM,
Leave LAX on Alaska #461 at 2:10 PM, arrive in Seattle-Tacoma 4:54 PM.