Friends of Te Papa Historic Far North Tour 25 October – 28 October 2018

Tour fee includes: Thursday 25 October:  Copthorne Hotel and Resort , ─ three night’s accommodation  Accommodation includes breakfast  Whare Waka Café, Waitangi Treaty Grounds ─ pre-dinner wine and welcome dinner.  After dinner speaker.

Friday 26 October:  Waitangi Treaty Grounds ─ day pass includes Waitangi: Birthplace of a Nation introductory film, an informative Guided Tour, entry to the new Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi and award winning exhibitions, and entry to the Treaty House, originally known as ‘the Residency.’  Talk from Dame Claudia Orange, researcher and concept developer for the exhibition Ko Waitangi Tēnei - This is Waitangi and the exhibition at the Treaty House.

Saturday 27 October:  Return transport Kawakawa ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Paihia.  Viewing of graves of Henry and in the churchyard of the Holy Trinity Church (1873).  Ruapekapeka to visit historic Pa site  , ’s second oldest building and site of the second signing of the - admission and tour  Lunch at Te Waimate Mission  The Stone Store and Kemp House, Kerikeri – admission and tour.  Historic Pear Tree Restaurant Local for dinner

Sunday 28 October:  Transport to ferry  Return ferry ticket to Russell.  Pompallier Mission, admission and tour.  Lunch at Duke of Marlborough Hotel, New Zealand’s first licensed hotel ‘Refreshing Rascals and Reprobates since 1827.’

Tour fee does not include:  Transport to and from Paihia  Lunch and dinner on Friday  Incidental hotel expenses  Travel insurance Booking Flights: If booking flights please take note of the tour timings.

Flights to the Bay of Islands airport depart Auckland and there are only a few options each day.

On Thursday 25 October we will depart the hotel at 5.50pm for a welcome dinner. The 4.30pm flight arriving Bay of Islands at 5.20pm will be JUST in time for dinner, however I suggest taking the earlier flight arriving Bay of Islands at 2.40pm in case of delays.

On Sunday 28 October the tour will end around 2.30pm (after lunch at the Duke of Marlborough Hotel in Russell). The best flight to aim for is the one departing 5.45pm. If you book the earlier flight departing at 2.05pm you will miss out on seeing Russell and lunch. If you have time, there are buses departing downtown Auckland (Intercity) for Paihia taking about 4 hours. Alternatively you could fly to Whangarei and a bus from there would take 1.5 hours.

Terms & Conditions: Cancellation Policy The Friends of Te Papa reserves the right to make changes in the proposed programme if necessary. The Friends also reserves the right to postpone or cancel the tour due to unforeseen circumstances. Any payments made will be refunded in full.

Cancellation fees will apply as follows:

After deposit until 03 August $50.00 per person 04 August until 14 September $100.00 per person 15 September until 05 October $150.00 per person After 06 October 2018 no refund