2012 PILGRIMAGE TOUR TO JORDAN AND THE HOLYLAND

Hosted by Reverend Mike Hawke and Colleen Pasley

Tour Highlights include
In Israel you will have a chance to explore the lands where Jesus once lived and preached; walk amidst the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, visit Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity, the Sea of Galilee and the many areas where Jesus once preached.
In Jordan visit famous sites such as the famous rose red city of Petra - once home of the Edomites, and the Dead Sea.
SO MUCH HISTORY

Travelling via Dubai with an overnight stay.

16 days departing New Zealand
 17 June - 02 July 2012

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EUROPE 2012  including Venice, Slovenia & Croatia

Escorted by Grahame Marshall

This tour offers a combination of amazing highlights with exciting options to visit many famous historical sites.
Graham Marshall brings a wealth of experience and in-depth local knowledge to this tour, which offers a blend of culture, customs and history.

Tour Highlights include:
Dubai stopover
walking tour of the main sights of Venice, Bled, Ljubjana, Zagreb, Plitvice National Park, Zadar, Split, Trogir, Hvar, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Budva, and Podgorica
Lipizzaner Stallion Stud Farm visit
UNESCO Site visits, Wine tastings, Boat rides, National Parks

 24 days departing New Zealand
1 - 24 May 2012


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WESTERN BATTLEFIELDS TOUR 
EGYPT, LIBYA, GREECE, CRETE
POSTPONED
 
Hosted by former Ambassador Michael Chilton QSO, and
incorporating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete, this special journey provides the opportunity for New Zealanders to honour their forebears who fought in the western desert campaigns of 1940 - 42 in Libya, Egypt, Greece & Crete.

Tour Highlights include

* Pyramids Sound & Light show * War Cemeteries & Museums in all countries * Cairo * Maadi * Alexandria * Shaby * El Alemein * Tobruk * Bardia * Rommel's Headquarters * 'Lady be Good' WWII Ghost Bomber * Appollonia * Benghazi * Tripoli * Athens * Heraklion * Chania * Dubai

 25 days departing New Zealand 
1-25 May 2011
POSPOTNED
DUE TO UNREST IN LIBYA

We will be reinstating this tour in 2012.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOUR TO UK & GREECE
Escorted by Sarah Wilkinson

Sarah (who graduated from the University of Durham and worked on a variety of excavations in the UK and Greece including excavating Anglo Saxon remains in Yorkshire, and surveying and pottery research in Greece is looking forward to sharing her experiences on this tour, which included 4 days of digging at one of the most exciting archaeological sites in Roman Britain.

Tour Highlights include

4 days of digging at Binchester Roman Fort near Durham
2 day guided walk exploring Hadrian's Wall with a Roman Military Archaeologist - Dr Mike Bishop
Visit to Jorvik Viking Centre in York
Tour of the largest Bronze Age Archaeological site in Crete near Knossos
Athens Museum visit & visit to Boeotia, Delphi, Meteora Monastery

 21 days departing New Zealand
25 June - 16 July 2012

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 ANZAC DAY at Gallipoli 2015
100 Year Anniversary Commemorative Tour

A chance to remember forebears who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I.
Early registration is essential to secure your place for this once in a lifetime event


Tour Highlights

This tour takes in the highlights of Turkey starting in Istanbul, visiting the capital Anakara, the surreal areas of Cappadocia, the limestone terraces of Pamukkale, the UNESCO site of Ephesus and ending with the highlight of attending the Dawn Services at Gallipoli for the 100th anniversary commemorations, side by side with fellow New Zealand and Australian countrymen and dignitaries.  

 16 days departing New Zealand
14 - 29 April 2015

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