NZ08 Itinerary

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ITINERARY: SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ARRIVAL AND RETURN DATES

UPDATED AUG. 2007

January 2008

On or before Jan. 7th Students fly into Auckland, NZ*

Jan. 8th Students travel to Palmerston North, N. Island by train/bus

Jan. 8th Shuttle to pick up students at Palmerston North and travel to The Quaker Settlement Quaker Retreat Center in Wanganui

Jan. 9th-11th Orientation

Jan. 12th-13th Treaty and Maori Language workshops

Jan. 14th-15th Overnight hiking excursion

Jan. 16th-18th Classes and activities at the Settlement

Jan. 19th Day Off

Jan. 20th Flex Day

Jan. 21-24th River Trip with Waka Tours

Jan. 25th-26th Service Days at Settlement

Jan. 27th Celebration and Departure Dinner

Jan. 28th Travel to south to Kapiti Island

Jan. 29th Kapiti Island

Jan. 30th Travel and arrive at Wellington, North Island

Jan. 31st Wellington excursions

February 2008

Feb. 1st Ferry across Cook Strait. Train to Christchurch

Feb. 2nd Day Off in Christchurch

Feb. 3rd Meet homestay families and orientation

Feb. 4th-8th Begin Course Intensives-Block 1

Feb. 9th-10th Weekend Excursion

Feb. 11th-15th Continue Course Intensives-Block 1

Feb. 16th-19th Farm Stay Excursions

Feb. 20th-22nd Conclude Course Intensives-Block 1

Feb. 23rd Trip Preparation Day

Feb. 24th Depart for Mt. Aspiring National Park

Feb. 25th-29th Hiking: Routeburn-Greenstone Track

March 2008

March 1st Travel back to Christchurch

March 2nd Day Off

March 3rd-7th Begin Course Intensives-Block 2

March 8th Day Excursion

March 9th Day Off

March 10th-14th Continue Course Intensives-Block 2

March 15th-22nd Independent Travel Period/Spring Break

March 23rd Students due back in Christchurch by dinner

March 24th-29th West Coast Excursion/Mohikinui River Case Study

March 30th Day Off

April 2008

March 31st-Apr. 4th Begin Course Intensives-Block 3

April 5th Day Excursion

Apr. 6th Easter Holiday

Apr. 7th-11th Continue Course Intensives-Block 4

April 12th-13th Weekend Excursion

April 14th-18th Finals Week/Presentations of Learning

April 19th Day Off

April 20th-25th Excursion- Abel Tasman National Park

April 26th Nelson

April 27th Return to Christchurch

April 28th Final celebration and departure

April 29th Program Concludes-students on their own

May 3rd EC Graduation

• You can find cheaper fares by first purchasing a flight from your departure city to LAX or San Francisco and then purchasing your flight from LAX or SF to Auckland (if you bundle them together you tend to get higher fares for the whole itinerary). Stop-overs in Fiji (Nadi airport) can usually be arranged for no additional cost- and actually sometimes may be cheaper- but be advised- it extends your flight time and layover times). In any case, you should plan a minimum of three hours layover between your domestic and international transfers. See the Rough Guide for more information on purchasing tickets to NZ. Once in Auckland, the program will pay for and help arrange your travel to Wanganui.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact: Jay Roberts roberja@earlham.edu Marcie Roberts roberma@earlham.edu International Programs Office (765-983-1424) http://www.earlham.edu/~outdoor/new_zealand/index.shtml

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