Auck-Christchruch October 6th-20th

14 Jun 2011 Canadian Explorer :) asked

• About
• new zealand
• south pacific

• 0 people like this
• Answer this question 136 answers so far

• 27 Sep 2011 Anna_1904 said

  

  And looking at flights and hotels and stuff:
  I get to Auckland at 11:30am, booked into Queenstreet Backpackers which is down the road from the Mercure, so will be around to meet up that evening :)
  I’m staying in another hostel on the last night which is just over 1km from the Bealey hotel you’re in, then my flight to Melbourne is 3pm from Christchurch on the 21st October, so if anyone else has a flight around then we can arrange to share buses / taxis then too!

  And looking at flights and hotels and stuff: I get to Auckland at 11:30am, booked into Queenstreet Backpackers which is down the road from the Mercure, so will be around to meet up that evening :) I'm staying in another hostel on the last night which is just over 1km from the Bealey hotel you're in, then my flight to Melbourne is 3pm from Christchurch on the 21st October, so if anyone else has a flight around then we can arrange to share buses / taxis then too! or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 27 Sep 2011 Pauline85 said

  

  hey anna yeah I have started sort of packing but the big mission will start this weekend. Hey Kieran just think your time will go much faster because your occupied or thats at least what you can tell your self lol. I am looking forward to meeting all of you are you guys super excited yet???

  hey anna yeah I have started sort of packing but the big mission will start this weekend. Hey Kieran just think your time will go much faster because your occupied or thats at least what you can tell your self lol. I am looking forward to meeting all of you are you guys super excited yet??? or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 27 Sep 2011 kieran.curtis said

  

  yeah i guess so but time goes so much slower when its really close to the tour.

  my bag is 90% packed, and yeah really looking foward to meeting everyone in just over 1 week!

  yeah i guess so but time goes so much slower when its really close to the tour. my bag is 90% packed, and yeah really looking foward to meeting everyone in just over 1 week! or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 27 Sep 2011 Anna_1904 said

  

  What’s happening the day before the tour starts then? Are we meeting up? Where and what time? :)

  What's happening the day before the tour starts then? Are we meeting up? Where and what time? :) or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 27 Sep 2011 Pauline85 said

  

  hey anna Im getting a prepaid sim card on Friday instead of taking my Iphone which is on a plan. So what Il do I will put the mobile No. up on here and you can give me your mobile number if thats kool with you and Il text you when we get to the Mecure and maybe we could meet out the Front. or what ever is easier. What do you think?? And Kieran I know what you mean I work the graveyard shift at my work(11pm-7am) and it has been dragging only good thing is, is that I am so tired by the time I get home I dont really have a chance to get excited.lol

  hey anna Im getting a prepaid sim card on Friday instead of taking my Iphone which is on a plan. So what Il do I will put the mobile No. up on here and you can give me your mobile number if thats kool with you and Il text you when we get to the Mecure and maybe we could meet out the Front. or what ever is easier. What do you think?? And Kieran I know what you mean I work the graveyard shift at my work(11pm-7am) and it has been dragging only good thing is, is that I am so tired by the time I get home I dont really have a chance to get excited.lol or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 28 Sep 2011 Canadian Explorer :) said

  

  Great idea Pauline send through your number and I can txt you too once I get in :)
  My cell and mine is 0425670874!

  Great idea Pauline send through your number and I can txt you too once I get in :) My cell and mine is 0425670874! or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 28 Sep 2011 Anna_1904 said

  

  Sounds good! My mobile number is +447759884594 (I have an English SIM). What is your code for Aus numbers? See you on the 5th!!!

  Sounds good! My mobile number is +447759884594 (I have an English SIM). What is your code for Aus numbers? See you on the 5th!!! or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 28 Sep 2011 Canadian Explorer :) said

  

  Awesome thanks :) code is 04, see you on the 5th!!

  Awesome thanks :) code is 04, see you on the 5th!! or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 28 Sep 2011 kieran.curtis said

  

  hey guys my number is 0433 431 318. and pauline, ill probs meet you at the airport seeing as we get in at the same time on the 5th

  hey guys my number is 0433 431 318. and pauline, ill probs meet you at the airport seeing as we get in at the same time on the 5th or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 28 Sep 2011 kieran.curtis said

  

  i just got an email from my travel agent not that it matters but contiki reckon that we meet at the mercure lobby at 11pm for all the travel documentation(shit) and 12 pm outside the mercure to start(not shit)

  i just got an email from my travel agent not that it matters but contiki reckon that we meet at the mercure lobby at 11pm for all the travel documentation(shit) and 12 pm outside the mercure to start(not shit) or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 28 Sep 2011 Pauline85 said

  

  Do you mean 11pm on the 5th for the travel documentation. and then we start at lunch time on the 6th????
  Hey girls no probs i will put your numbers in my phone and when i get that prepaid sim on Friday I will send you a text. Woohooo not long now.

  Do you mean 11pm on the 5th for the travel documentation. and then we start at lunch time on the 6th???? Hey girls no probs i will put your numbers in my phone and when i get that prepaid sim on Friday I will send you a text. Woohooo not long now. or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 28 Sep 2011 kieran.curtis said

  

  nah all on the 6th

  nah all on the 6th or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 28 Sep 2011 Canadian Explorer :) said

  

  Thats alright, least we can sleep on the 6th!! Although it will be tough because Im already so excited :)

  Thats alright, least we can sleep on the 6th!! Although it will be tough because Im already so excited :) or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 28 Sep 2011 kieran.curtis said

  

  yeah i know ey! fly to sydney tonite to see my dad and come back on saturday so ill be real tired by tuesday

  yeah i know ey! fly to sydney tonite to see my dad and come back on saturday so ill be real tired by tuesday or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 29 Sep 2011 Pauline85 said

  

  Lol I am so excited and loving the late start for our tour maybe I might get some sleep but I doubt it. I cant wait I’ve been waiting to go for almost a year!!!!!

  Lol I am so excited and loving the late start for our tour maybe I might get some sleep but I doubt it. I cant wait I've been waiting to go for almost a year!!!!! or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 29 Sep 2011 Alex.Clark said

  

  anna just a heads up the Australian code is actually +61, so just replace the 0 at the start of Australian numbers with a +61. Kieran I think you mean 11am on the 5th for the documentation. this late start is much better than my last contiki, on the bus by 8 had to meet by 7 :-/ didn’t help that the pre-tour meeting the night before ended up at the pub. My number is 0431550754,, happy to meet up for a pint or something on the 5th.

  anna just a heads up the Australian code is actually +61, so just replace the 0 at the start of Australian numbers with a +61. Kieran I think you mean 11am on the 5th for the documentation. this late start is much better than my last contiki, on the bus by 8 had to meet by 7 :-/ didn't help that the pre-tour meeting the night before ended up at the pub. My number is 0431550754,, happy to meet up for a pint or something on the 5th. or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 29 Sep 2011 kieran.curtis said

  

  yeah maybe, so is it just us 6 at the moment or is their more people that anyone knows outside of this conversation??

  yeah maybe, so is it just us 6 at the moment or is their more people that anyone knows outside of this conversation?? or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 29 Sep 2011 Alex.Clark said

  

  well theres my girlfriend, and two people i originally booked the tour with, so thats another 3 that i know of

  well theres my girlfriend, and two people i originally booked the tour with, so thats another 3 that i know of or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 29 Sep 2011 Canadian Explorer :) said

  

  So can anyone confirm, are we meeting at 11am on the 5 or thr 6th??
  Im sure there are more people coming Id imagine atleast 12 in total :)

  So can anyone confirm, are we meeting at 11am on the 5 or thr 6th?? Im sure there are more people coming Id imagine atleast 12 in total :) or Cancel
  • 0 people like this

• 29 Sep 2011 kieran.curtis said

  

  ohk thats not to bad, and this is what i got emailed to me from my travel agent.

  Hi Kieran,

  This is the official response which I have just received from Contiki:

  The tour will start at the Mercure Hotel in Auckland at 12 noon. There is a Kick Start meeting in the hotel lobby at approx. 11am where the passengers are asked to bring along their passport, tour documentation and travel insurance details.

  so yeah

  ohk thats not to bad, and this is what i got emailed to me from my travel agent. Hi Kieran, This is the official response which I have just received from Contiki: The tour will start at the Mercure Hotel in Auckland at 12 noon. There is a Kick Start meeting in the hotel lobby at approx. 11am where the passengers are asked to bring along their passport, tour documentation and travel insurance details. so yeah or Cancel
  • 0 people like this