ABBREVIATIONS: B – Cooked Breakfast, CB – Continental Breakfast, L – Lunch, D – Dinner
Wednesday 01 November New Zealand – LondonDepart New Zealand today, flying on Air New Zealand via Hong Kong to London. Other flight and route options are available. Domestic connections can be booked at special add-on prices.
Arrive at the British Airport hub of London Heathrow this morning. Clear customs and immigration and then transfer by coach into central London for a 3-night stay. The balance of the day is free to relax and recover from your journey.
Today is free to explore London. All the famous sights are within easy reach. Use the London Transport Card provided to get about on the Underground or by Bus. To take a closer look at all the major sights, we recommend you purchase a Big Bus Company ticket. These open-top double-decker buses take a set route around London’s sights. You can get on and off as you please and the buses are timed at fifteen-minute intervals. While on the bus an interesting and informative commentary describes the sights as you pass them. Tickets are valid for one whole day and currently cost £18.
This evening you could take in a West-End Show. Williment offer’s a pre-booking service to the latest and most popular shows on at the time. A list of Shows will be sent to people who book on our Tour.
After a leisurely morning, transfer out to West London and the impressive Twickenham Stadium, venue for the All Blacks Test Match this afternoon. Today is an important occasion for the Rugby Football Union as they open the new South Stand, which completes the redevelopment work at Twickenham. Today, a capacity crowd of 82,000 people will watch the All Blacks first match of this 2006 Tour.
ENGLAND V NEW ZEALAND
Win, lose or draw, the atmosphere at Twickenham is great. After the match, take time to enjoy the party in the car park before rejoining your Coach for the transfer back to your hotel for a night of celebration.
See the 32-Day Tour itinerary on page 5, 6, 7 for a day-by-day description for this tour.
Depart Paris this morning on a direct flight to London Heathrow Airport. Here you will connect with Air New Zealand’s one-stop flight via Hong Kong to Auckland.
In-flight, – lose a day as you cross the date line.
Arrive at Auckland or Christchurch Airport this morning.
