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- Friday May 23rd [ Details ]
- Airport transfer - For those Arriving by 12:30pm (15 on QF790 arriving 1220 & 1 on QF723 at 1200).
- 1330 depart Doubletree Hotel
- Alice Springs Desert Park
- Dinner - Overlanders Steakhouse
- Saturday May 24th [ Details ]
- 0830 Meet in lobby of Doubletree Hotel, 0845 Departure
- School of the Air
- Royal Flying Doctors Service
- Anzac Hill
- Approx. 1pm - Afternoon of rest / own activity
- Evening: Dinner - Hanuman Restaurant @ Doubletree Hotel
- Sunday May 25th [Details ]
- 0615 - Bus "to Uluru (Ayres Rock)" departs DT hotel
- Breakfast at Stuarts Well Roadhouse ~0730
- Atila (Mt.Conner) lookout arriving around for morning tea ~0930
- Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) National Park and lunch ~1300
- Uluru Cultural Centre ~1400, base tour and Mala & Mutitjulu walks
- Sunset viewing of the changing colours of Uluru with drinks & nibbles
- Dinner - barbeque at the sunset viewing platform
- The price includes the $25 cost of the compulsory three day park pass
Oz Fest #11. "The Red Centre" Australia. Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25, 2014
Oct 3, 2014, 11:54 am
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Oct 5, 2014, 5:55 am
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Oct 5, 2014, 5:19 pm
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I don't eat seafood but sure will east some Halibut when I'm in Alaska 
Speaking of Alaska, I know some attendees wanted to check out Alaska. Well next years Alaska DO has its own thread before OZ Fest 2015 :P I know some wanted to go but not enough advance notice
Speaking of Alaska, I know some attendees wanted to check out Alaska. Well next years Alaska DO has its own thread before OZ Fest 2015 :P I know some wanted to go but not enough advance notice
Oct 6, 2014, 8:47 pm
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Oct 7, 2014, 12:06 pm
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Thanks for the confirmation. I'll fly to AKL and then will have to see how to get to the Bay of islands. My RTW will be 28800 miles so a separate ticket will be needed. But I will be interested in whatever arrangements suits the majority.
Oct 7, 2014, 8:56 pm
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Good to hear.
I believe the plan is to look at some kind of coach etc to take attendees the few hours from AKL, to Bay Of Islands. More details to be rolled out, as they finalise, re times and nominal cost.
A new thread will appear in the near future, and will be linked from here.
i.e. as we did in the Red Centre this year between Ayers Rock and Uluru ... and this is a far shorter road trip actually.
My hunch is this occur Friday early afternoon am, so for anyone booking flights to AKL, if you plan to be there by midday Friday it should be ideal for the Friday night "Welcome" dinner in Paihia. (i.e. those going to South Island beforehand etc might be able to juggle that idea in.) @:-)
Also the less persons on a bus the higher the head cost for those on them. Makes a big difference.
i.e. if a bus costs $1000 flat say, with 15 pax, each pays $66.60 – with 30 pax each pays $33.33 etc
Internal fares to places like Keri Keri are often terrifying, (and that is not Paihia anyway) and for a couple hours drive, that is part of the OzFest experience.
Glen
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Oct 7, 2014, 9:49 pm
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We're arriving AKL 00:15 Thursday morning and departing from there 1pm Monday.
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Oct 8, 2014, 1:03 am
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Oct 8, 2014, 5:37 am
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Good to hear.
I believe the plan is to look at some kind of coach etc to take attendees the few hours from AKL, to Bay Of Islands. More details to be rolled out, as they finalise, re times and nominal cost.
My hunch is this occur Friday early afternoon am, so for anyone booking flights to AKL, if you plan to be there by midday Friday it should be ideal for the Friday night "Welcome" dinner in Paihia.
Glen
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I believe the plan is to look at some kind of coach etc to take attendees the few hours from AKL, to Bay Of Islands. More details to be rolled out, as they finalise, re times and nominal cost.
My hunch is this occur Friday early afternoon am, so for anyone booking flights to AKL, if you plan to be there by midday Friday it should be ideal for the Friday night "Welcome" dinner in Paihia.
Glen
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Oct 8, 2014, 8:25 pm
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Note there are lots of international arrivals at AKL around the same time so it can take a while to clear immigration and customs even if have carry on only.
The drive is about 3.5 hours, but could be longer if hit rush hour traffic in Auckland. That suggests a late dinner, or alternatively fly into Auckland the previous day.
Oct 8, 2014, 10:03 pm
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Thanks OZ Stamps. I'll likely end up in AKL on the 21st, so reserve a seat for me in the bus--I think the bus trip will encourage bonding between FTers!!!
Oct 9, 2014, 3:43 am
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And we're off... OzFestKiwiFest #12 in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand is official!
Oct 9, 2014, 3:52 am
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Exactly, that is why we suggest as many as possible work on the group bus option!
As Will just posted -- we are off and running for the 2015 OzFest #12 thread here - Bay Of Islands, New Zealand
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...25-2015-a.html