New Zealand Rugby Tour for Finals

Confident your team will reach the semi-finals and finals in New Zealand? Or are you simply a keen rugby aficionado who wants to be at the spectacle that is the world’s 3rd largest sporting cup event?

Either way, our 11 day Finals Tour Package is surely the best option available! You will explore the North Island’s hottest tourist destinations whilst ensuring you are in Auckland during the semi-finals, third place play-off and final.

Our tours are fully guided which means you have a qualified local tour manager. All tours also include: quad share accommodation, continental breakfast, a guided tour of each location we visit, and the chance to customise your tour with a range of additional activities.

All tours have a maximum of 16 people - this means a more personalised service, the ability for us to be more flexible and to show you so much more of our amazing country.

What's Included?

• Accommodation – quad share dorms in adventure lodges, hostels & motels (upgrades available) • Experienced Kiwi Tour Manager and Rugby Passionate Tour Host • Transportation via tour bus/van • Unique guided tour at each destination • Continental breakfast every day • Guided tour and boat ride in Waitomo’s glowworm caves • Day Trip to either Waiheke Island OR Leigh/Warkworth on 22 October • Discover “Hobbiton” from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ films • Entrance to Orakei Korako, a thermal park and geyserland • Heaps of unique adventures and secret spots along the way that other tour companies miss out on!

Optional Extra's

• Upgrade your accommodation to double / twin with en-suite (subject to availability) • Add single activity options in Auckland and Rotorua (see at the end of this document!) – available to book from 6 months beforehand • Select extra nights’ accommodation before or after your tour (subject to availability) • Upgrade your Waitomo Caves experience to Black Water Rafting or the Lost World Caving adventure! • Airport transfers • Add a Pool Games Supporters tour and/or a Quarter Finals tour package

What should I expect on a daily basis?

We generally arise and have breakfast sometime between 8 and 9am, departing either at 9am, 9.30am or 10am (see each day for details). There are a couple of exceptions for good reason (e.g. we have to catch the ferry)!

On a drive day, we make sure that every journey is broken up with a variety of interesting stops. This not only allows you to stretch your legs, but introduces you to parts of New Zealand that not many travellers would otherwise find. Each of our Tour Managers is full with knowledge of secret spots and hidden locations!

On a day where we stay in one location, it doesn’t mean we won’t have anything for you to do! Your Tour Manager will always be taking you places and showing you new things, wherever you are. You are also welcome to take part in the many adventure activities that New Zealand has to offer. However, nothing is compulsory on our tours and you are free to go off by yourself if you wish to. Just make sure your guides know where you’re off to!

Your normal New Zealand Adventure Tours look quite extreme. Will the Rugby tours be like this?

No – the Rugby trips will cater for all types of people and you do not need to be an adrenalin nut! Whilst the adventure activities that we specialise in will still be available for all that come along on the Rugby Tours, nothing is compulsory and there are certainly enough alternative things to do and see!

What does breakfast consist of?

A continental selection of cereals, breads and spreads, fruit, yoghurt accompanied by juice, tea and coffee. Occasionally your guides may treat you to something a bit more substantial for those that want it! Bacon and eggs anyone?

What happens for lunch and dinner?

We don’t include other meals as everybody has their own tastes and budget. Saying this, more often than not our Adventure Tour groups will eat together and so this may be the same with our Rugby Tours. For dinner you have the choice of eating out (we have lots of suggestions) or cooking (every place we stay in has full kitchen facilities). Lunch is generally whilst on the road and often takes the form of a cafe, although there are always plenty of fast food joints around!

What happens for each game?

We don’t expect everyone to have a ticket to every game, but for those that do, we offer return transportation to the stadiums before and after the match. For anyone who hasn’t got a ticket, your Tour Host will accompany you to one of our recommended bars to watch it on a big screen!

Who else will be on tour with me?

Up to 16 other rugby fanatics of all ages (18 and above)! This is a small enough group to keep the trip personal and let you get to know everybody onboard! Accompanying each group is one of our experienced Tour Managers.

What is the accommodation like?

We stay at a selection of hostels and adventure lodges, all of which we are fully familiar with from our Adventure Tours. The standard accommodation is dorm based (4 sharing) but you can choose to upgrade to a private double or twin with ensuite. Every hostel/lodge is of a slightly lower quality to a 3 star hotel, but is clean, good quality and has a full range of facilities including internet, lounge and TV, kitchen, and reception.

I want to upgrade my accommodation for myself and my companion. Do we need to both pay the upgrade fee?

No, the cost to upgrade to a twin or double room with ensuite is price for an individual in a double room or two people in a double/twin. Therefore if two of you are sharing, only one of you needs to add and pay for the upgrade. There is no single supplement for people on their own.