Tauranga-Hitachi Cultural Exchange 2010
Note: This schedule times are not final and subject to change.  General content will not change.

Date	Day	Location	Times	Schedule	Meals
Mon 29 March 2010	Day 1	Auckland	0830 1120 1320 2100	Meet Tauranga and depart for AIA Arrive AIA and check in for flight Depart for Hong Kong Arrive Hong Kong and transfer to hotel	B: X L: X D: Flight
Tue 30 Mar 2010	Day 2	Hong Kong	All day	A day in Hong Kong with a half day sightseeing tour	B: Hotel L: X D: X
Wed 31 March	Day 3	Narita	1035 1600 1730 2030	Depart Hong Kong for Japan Arrive Narita, Tokyo Meet guide from Dentetsu Travel and transfer to Hitachi City Arrive Hitachi City check into hotel	B:Hotel L:Flight D:Snack box
Thu 1 Apr 2010	Day 4		0900 PM	Breakfast at hotel Hitachi discovery Tour, Yoshida Music Memorial, Kamine Park,  Hitachi City Council office visit Lunch in restaurant Meet hosts, commence homestays	B: Hotel L: Restaurant D: Host
Fri 2nd Apr 2010	Day 5		All Day	Breakfast with hosts Japan Cultural day with Kiwi Hitachi Club Return to homestays	B: Host L: Host D: Host
Sat 3rd Apr 2010	Day 6	Hitachi	All day	Enjoy Japan life with your host family Enjoy the Cherry Blossom viewing in the evening.	BLD: host
Sun 4th Apr 2010	Day 7	Hitachi	All day	Spend time with host family Option: Join the "Sakura Road Run" Enjoy the Hitachi City Sakura (Cherry blossom) Festival	B: Host L: Festival D: Host
Mon 5th Apr 2010	Day 8	Nikko Hitachi	0830 1200 1900	Breakfast with host Meet and depart by bus for Nikko. View Toshogu Shrine, Lake Chuzenji and the famous Kogen Falls Lunch in a Japanese restaurant Return to Hitachi for a farewell function with host families	B: Host L: Restaurant D: Restaurant
Tue 6th Apr 2010	Day 9	Tokyo	0830 1200 1340 1700 1900	Breakfast with hosts Meet and farewell hosts, board bus for Tokyo Arrive Tokyo.  On arrival to Tokyo enjoy afternoon sights with Hato Bus. Check into Hotel  Japanese Restaurant Dinner	B: host L:Box D: Restaurant
Wed 7th Apr 2010	Day 10	Tokyo	All Day	Breakfast at the hotel Optional Tour Day: *Kamakura Walking Tour **Tokyo Disneyland	B: hotel L: Own D: Own
Thu 8th Apr 2010	Day11	Tokyo Narita Airport	1000 1155 1555	Breakfast in hotel Free morning Transfer to Narita by Airport Limousine Bus Check in for flight to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific to HK	B: hotel L: own D: flight
Fri 9th Apr 2010	Day12	Auckland	AM	Arrive Auckland International Airport Transfer to Tauranga Arrive Tauranga.	B: Flight L: Flight
***End of Arrangements***

* Kamakura Walking Tour.  Cost 10300JPY. Hotel pick up 8am.  Includes lunch.  Tour involves taking local trains with your guide to Kamakura and walk around the famous sights including Daibutsu (Big Buddha) This tour finishes at the Tokyo Train Station. Participants must share a taxi ride back to the hotel. (approx 400 yen extra per person or 1000yen for the taxi)

** Tokyo Disneyland. Cost 6300JPY. This price includes all transport to and from Disneyland from the hotel.