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<strong>Experience</strong> <strong>Escorted</strong><br />
<strong>Tours</strong> & <strong>Cruises</strong><br />
<strong>worldwide</strong><br />
2011/2012<br />
We take the hassle out of travel!
escorted tours and cruises WorldWide<br />
soutH AustrAlIA splendid Nature and Vineyards<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $4509*pp<br />
6 days/5 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
Join this tour and indulge yourselves with the highlights of South Australia. This tour explores the historic city of Adelaide,<br />
visits the wine region of Barossa Valley and lets you discover native wildlife on Kangaroo Island.<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • Private coach transport<br />
• 5 nights first class hotels • Tour escort and local guide/driver • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner • 15 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: Adelaide city sightseeing tour • Barossa Valley tour • Return ferry crossing to Kangaroo Island<br />
• All entrance fees on tour • Wine tasting in McLaren Vale • 5 course degustation dinner at Penfolds Magill Estate<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 22 Oct 2011. 21 Apr 2012.<br />
morocco Imperial cities and High Atlas<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $7399*pp<br />
16 days/15 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
Explore the incredible destination of Morocco. This fully escorted tour explores all of Morocco’s historic charms; from the<br />
High Atlas Mountains, stunning Todra Gorge to the coastal Essaouira and the Volubilis Roman Ruins.<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • Private coach transport<br />
• 12 nights first class hotels • Tour escort, local guides/driver • Tips and gratuities • Hotel porterage<br />
• Sightseeing and entrance fees • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner • 23 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: Casablanca • Rabat • Volubilis Roman Ruins • Fez and its medieval medina • Stunning Todra Gorge<br />
• Ouarzazate • Ait Benhaddou, Marrakech • Djeema El Fna Square • Essaouira fishing village • Portuguese El Jadida<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 7 Oct 2011. 20 Apr and 6 Oct 2012.<br />
Prices quoted are only based on 2011 departures for cash/eftpos payment. Credit card charges apply.**<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$110pp<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$183pp
We take the hassle out of travel!<br />
Norfolk IslANd, HIstory & gHosts<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $2657*pp<br />
8 days/7 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
Discover Norfolk Island’s fascinating culture, rich history and sub-tropical rainforest on this eight day tour.<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • Private coach transport<br />
• 7 nights tourist class hotels • Local tour escort, plus local guides/driver • Tips and gratuities • Hotel porterage<br />
• Sightseeing and entrance fees • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner • 14 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: Introductory tour of Norfolk’s culture and history • Pitcairners 1856 dinner and show<br />
• Sunset Cliff-top Tahitian culture show and dinner • Murder mystery dinner • Gardeners delight tour<br />
• Progressive dinner – meeting the locals in their own homes • Ghost tour and dinner • Breakfast rainforest walk<br />
• Historic convict Kingston tour<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 14 Aug, 24 Sep, 22 Oct, 12 Nov 2011. 18 Feb and 17 Mar 2012.<br />
clAssIc VIEtNAm<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $4949*pp<br />
12 days/11 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
Explore culturally vibrant Vietnam! Enjoy a country known for its traditional charm and rare beauty on this exclusive tour.<br />
You will get to experience the incredibly rich culture, diverse history and mouth watering culinary treats, as well as visiting<br />
the battlefields of the Vietnam War and learning of Australia and New Zealand’s involvement. Truly a memorable journey!<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Private luxury coach transport • 10 nights first class hotels<br />
Vietnam • Tour escort, local guides/driver • Welcome dinner and drink • Tips and gratuities • Hotel porterage<br />
• Farewell dinner • 18 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: Hanoi • One Pillar Pagoda • Serenity of the Thien Hau Temple • Tombs of Khai Dinh and Tu Duc<br />
• Cham Museum • Lunch cruise on Halong Bay • Day tour to Nui Dat area and visit to Long Tan cross • Cyclo ride<br />
through citadel at Hue • Horse and cart ride through Quan Ho village<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 12 Oct, 2 Nov 2011. 3 Mar, 7 Apr, 24 Oct and 7 Nov 2012.<br />
Prices quoted are only based on 2011 departures for cash/eftpos payment. Credit card charges apply.**<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$61pp<br />
with optional Angkor Wat extension<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$115pp
escorted tours and cruises WorldWide<br />
cHINA, bEyoNd tHE WAll<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $8009*pp<br />
20 days/19 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
You’ll be bumping into history at every turn on this escorted tour of China. Filled with many highlights, including a<br />
relaxing Yangtze River cruise through the Three Gorges, visiting the Giant Panda’s at a breeding and research centre and<br />
discovering the bustling streets of Shanghai - where old embraces new.<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • Private coach transport<br />
• 12 nights first class hotels, 4 nights 5 star cruise, 1 overnight soft sleeper train • Tour escort, local tour escort, plus local<br />
guides/driver • Tips and gratuities • Hotel porterage • Sightseeing • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner<br />
• 48 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: Beijing and the Lama Temple • Tiananmen Square • Forbidden City • the Great Wall • Temple of<br />
Heaven and hutong’s • Terracotta Warriors • 5 star Yangtze river cruise • Three Gorges • Lesser Gorges • Bullet train<br />
• Panda Sanctuary and Jinsha Ruins Museum • Li River cruise • Shanghai and Zhujiajiao water town and the<br />
Children’s Palace<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 2 Sep 2011. 30 Mar, 4 May and 14 Sept 2012.<br />
WIld WEst ANd WIldlIfE<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $6845*pp<br />
9 days/8 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
<strong>Experience</strong> the magnificent sights of Western Australia. This escorted tour explores pristine coral reefs and limestone<br />
spires, as well as the city of Perth and the Red River Gorge of Hawks Head.<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • Private coach touring<br />
• 8 nights tourist class hotels • Tour escort and local guides • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner • 21 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: Perth city tour including a Swan River cruise • World Heritage Shark Bay and Monkey Mia<br />
• Ningaloo Reef • Red river gorge of Hawks Head in Kalbarri National Park • Pinnacles Desert in Nambung<br />
National Park<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 17 Sep 2011. 12 May 2012.<br />
Prices quoted are only based on 2011 departures for cash/eftpos payment. Credit card charges apply.**<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$187pp<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$166pp
EAst AfrIcA sAfArI<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $13,271*pp<br />
18 days/17 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
We take the hassle out of travel!<br />
Africa’s natural history alone would make a dozen visits worthwhile. Where else on earth can you fall asleep to the sound<br />
of lions roaring in the near distance, watch a million flamingoes take flight from the waters of an ancient soda lake or<br />
feel the exhilaration of that first game drive where you may see herds of zebra and wildebeest roaming across the Masai<br />
Mara Reserve.<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 14 Oct 2011. 5 Mar and 10 Sept 2012.<br />
soutH AfrIcA ANd VIctorIA fAlls<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $11,459*pp<br />
17 days/16 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
South Africa is culturally rich with amazing wildlife, dramatic scenery and inspiring people. This exclusive 17 day escorted<br />
tour combines the best of this amazing country as well as exploring the famed Victoria Falls in Livingstone giving you an<br />
unforgettable African holiday.<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • 12 nights first class hotels,<br />
1 night Game Lodge and 2 nights Private Game Lodge • Tour escort, local guides / driver • Tips and gratuities<br />
• Hotel porterage • Sightseeing and entrance fees • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner • 29 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: Private Game Lodge experience • Four 4WD game drives with experienced trackers<br />
• Guided tour of Robben Island • Wine tasting at two estates • Cruise on St Lucia Estuary • Drive along the<br />
Garden Route • Victoria Falls<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 5 Nov 2011. 31 Mar, 16 Apr and 10 Nov 2012.<br />
Prices quoted are only based on 2011 departures for cash/eftpos payment. Credit card charges apply.**<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$330pp<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • 4WD Land Cruiser transport<br />
(or similar) • 14 nights first class hotels and lodges • Tour escort, local guides/driver • Tips and gratuities • Hotel<br />
porterage • Sightseeing and game park entrance fees • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner • 43 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: See the Rift Valley en-route to the world famous Masai Mara Reserve • Game drive at Lake Nakuru<br />
• Lake Naivasha and the Mara Reserve • Visit the home of George and Joy Adamson of Born Free fame • Amboseli<br />
National Park • Tanzania and further games drives at the Ngorongoro Crater • Serengeti National Park • Lake Manyara and<br />
Tarangire National Park with a visit to Olduvai Gorge famous for the discovery of one of the oldest humanoid skeletons<br />
ever found • Return to Nairobi and visit the Daphne Sheldricks Elephant Orphanage and Karen Blixen Giraffe Centre<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$537pp
escorted tours and cruises WorldWide<br />
Egypt, jordAN & dubAI ENcouNtEr<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $10,326*pp<br />
22 days/21 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
On this tour you’ll discover the ancient treasures of Egypt and Jordan before travelling to the amazingly modern Dubai.<br />
Over 22 days, this will be a holiday of incredible contrast – from ancient civilisations to one of the most innovative and<br />
exciting cities in the world today. Egypt with its Pyramids and the Nile is magnificent, Jordan with the famous city of Petra<br />
and the Dead Sea will amaze you and Dubai will then transport you from ancient lands and ancient history to a land of<br />
modern wonders.<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • Transport by first class coach<br />
• 15 nights first class hotel, 3 nights first class Nile cruise and 1 night desert camp • Tour escort, local guides/driver<br />
• Tips and gratuities • Hotel porterage • Sightseeing • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner • 36 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: The Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza • The Egyptian Museum • Memphis and Sakkara • Aswan and the<br />
High Dam • felucca cruise • 3 night first class Nile river cruise • Abu Simbel by air • Temple of Edfu • Luxor • Colossi<br />
of Memnon • Temple of Queen Hatshepsut • Valley of the Kings • Red Sea • Petra • Dead Sea • Amman • Guided<br />
tour of old and new Dubai • 4WD desert sunset adventure<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 21 Oct, 11 Nov 2011. 24 Feb, 16 Mar, 6 Apr, 19 Oct and 9 Nov 2012.<br />
bEst of soutH AmErIcA<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $13,129*pp<br />
23 days/22 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
This tour of South America is full of contrasts from the fascinating Inca ruins to the beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana.<br />
During this 23 day package you’ll visit Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil. Highlights include a flight over the mysterious<br />
Nazca lines that were created over 2,000 years ago and experiencing the famed lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu.<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • Private first class coach<br />
transport • 20 nights first class hotels • Tour escort, local guides/driver • Tips and gratuities • Hotel porterage<br />
• Sightseeing • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner • 32 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: Larco Herrera Museum • Libertador Pisco Factory • Nazca Lines over flight • Koricancha or Temple<br />
of the Sun • Pisac • Ollantaytambo • Train to Machu Picchu • Tour in Machu Picchu • Uros Islands • Catamaran cruise in<br />
lake Titicacca • Moon Valley • Plazo de Mayo Square • Tango Show and dinner • Iguazu Falls • Devils Throat • Mount<br />
Corcovado • Sugar Loaf mountain tour • Samba show with dinner<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 13 Sep 2011. 4 Apr, 9 May and 12 Sep 2012.<br />
Prices quoted are only based on 2011 departures for cash/eftpos payment. Credit card charges apply.**<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$255pp<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$325pp
cHrIstmAs IN cANAdA<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $11,280*pp<br />
13 days/12 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
We take the hassle out of travel!<br />
<strong>Experience</strong> Canada at its wintry finest on this 13 day escorted tour departing in December. You’ll discover the Canadian<br />
Rockies, Banff and Jasper National Parks, Lake Louise, the lively city of Vancouver and more!<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • Private coach transport<br />
• 6 nights tourist class hotel, 3 nights first class Fairmont Hotels, 1 night twin share cabin on VIA Rail • Tour escort, local<br />
guides/driver • Gratuities for hotel maids and restaurant waiters for included meals • Hotel porterage (1 suitcase pp)<br />
• Sightseeing • National Park fees • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner • 20 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: Victoria day tour and lunch in Butchart Gardens • Overnight VIA Rail “The Canadian” trip to Jasper •<br />
Half day Jasper sightseeing • Full day sightseeing to Lake Louise • Half day sight seeing transfer to Banff<br />
• Sightseeing transfer to Calgary • Calgary Tower<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 18 Dec 2011 and 18 Dec 2012.<br />
EuropEAN dIscoVEry<br />
Exclusive aa Member Price<br />
from $9,849*pp<br />
19 days/18 nights <strong>Escorted</strong> Holiday<br />
On this European tour you’ll experience the varied cultures and languages of Europe with visits to England, Belgium,<br />
Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and France. Discover the unique heritage of London and Rome, the iconic landmarks<br />
of Paris and Pisa, and the romance of Venice and scenic Lake Geneva.<br />
PriCE inCludEs: Economy airfares and taxes • Travel backpack, ticket wallet and cap • Luxury coach transport and<br />
cross channel ferry • 15 nights first class hotels • Tour escort, local guides/driver • Tips and gratuities • Hotel<br />
porterage • Sightseeing • Welcome dinner and drink • Farewell dinner • 23 meals<br />
KEy HigHligHTs: Sightseeing orientation tours in all cities • Rhine Valley Cruise • Visit the Fragonard Perfumery, home<br />
of French perfume • the drive through the Brenner Pass into Italy, a private launch canal cruise to St. Mark’s Square in<br />
Venice • a guided walking tour to the Santa Croce Basilica in Florence where Michelangelo is buried • train journey on<br />
the Glacier Express to St. Moritz<br />
TravEl daTEs: <strong>Escorted</strong> holiday departs 6 Oct 2011 and 10 May 2012.<br />
Prices quoted are only based on 2011 departures for cash/eftpos payment. Credit card charges apply.**<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$279pp<br />
sAVE<br />
up to<br />
*$242pp
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aa <strong>Tours</strong> and CruisEs TErMs and CondiTions:<br />
Prices are correct as at 14 June 2011 and are subject to change without notice. Unless otherwise stated or sold out earlier. Prices include airline and operational<br />
costs, fuel surcharges, prepayable governement taxes and prepayable airport charges. Airport departure fees are addtional. Prices are per person from Auckland<br />
in economy class unless ortherwise stated. Stopovers and alternative routes may incur addtional costs. All prices are based on payment by cash or EFTPOS only.<br />
For payment by Credit Card addtional charges apply i.e. for Visa/MasterCard add 1.5% (subject to change). Full terms and condtions are available online at<br />
www.aa.co.nz/tours-cruises<br />
** PriCE guaranTEE on full PayMEnT<br />
1. Prices are based on costs and exchange rates as at 24 March 2011. Should these costs change it may be necessary to make a surcharge on the price of your<br />
holiday which will be advised to you at the time you book.<br />
2. However no surcharge in respect to cost or currency fluctuations will be made to the arrangements of your holiday once full payment has been received by<br />
AA <strong>Tours</strong> and <strong>Cruises</strong>, unless any changes are made to your booking in accordance with these terms and conditions. This price guarantee does not apply to:<br />
1. Fares, charges or levies imposed by airlines up until ticketing; or<br />
2. Any taxes, charges or levies imposed by any government or their agencies; or<br />
3. <strong>Escorted</strong> holidays departing in 2012 where the final price is not known at the time of going to print, and are subject to confirmation approximately 10<br />
months in advance of travel. You must call to confirm if the final price for the escorted holiday of choice has been released. Once the final price is known<br />
and released, if you wish to cancel your booking, some or all of your deposit may be retained by AA <strong>Tours</strong> & <strong>Cruises</strong> to cover reasonable costs or<br />
cancellation fees by third party suppliers.<br />
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