Hi
Is anyone on here doing the Grand Explorer starting the 5th Jan 09???

I'm travelling with a friend and we'll like to chat to others we'll be travelling with before we go

Looking forward to hearing from you

Luv Shell

Hi

My name is Nikki and i am also planning on doing this trip (leaving Aukland?)
I will be travelling by myself at this stage i think. If you would like to chat you can email me at nicolepe@bhs.org.au
I have also did a Europe contiki in 2006 which was fantastic so thats why i want to do another one.

cheers, chat soon

Hi,
If anyone wants to chat about this tour my email is shezlie@hotmail.com

Hi Shell and Nikki
My name is Jess and I'm from Melbourne.
I'm looking at booking a spot on the trip starting Jan 5th too!
I will be travelling alone so it would be great to get to know you guys before the trip starts.
Cheers
Jess

Hi Jess,
How you are going?? I'm an "official" NZ tour person now I'm all booked and paid for sooooo excited hehe...

Is this your first Contiki tour?? first holiday?? or are you a seasoned traveller??

Talk to you soon
Shell

hey
im going, with a couple of frindes but starting at christchurch. Anyone else doing the same?
i did the australian east coast tour mid year and absolutely loved it
cant wait to see NZ
carly

hi guys!

I'm from melbourne too and travelling with three chicks (Carly-Mc) from a previous message is one of them! I am sooo excited already! i did a Europe tour for 24 days in january this year and loved it. Hope we enjoy this one just the same! look forward to chatting more and meeting you guys!

Joanna

Hey guys

I'm planning on booking this trip to. I'm doing Aussie Explorer just before it. I'm from London UK.

Is everyone starting off in Auckland?

Anish

hey, my name is nicole and i only today paid for my airfares and deposit on the tour starting auckland. is this what everyone else is doing, my email address is nicky2537@hotmail.com or just add me to facebook, i'm 27 and from the sunny south coast of NSW, and i can't wait to go!! hope to talk to everyone before the tour, i'm getting there on the 4th into auckland and staying till the 20th, very exciting!!!

heya all,
Been a while since i checked on here so excited that there are more people going It would probably be easier to Facebook if you are all on there - I've just created a group (after a lot of fussing about as i had no idea how hehe) to make it easier to chat - Friends have done that before and found it a good way to keep in contact. It's called: "Contiki - Grand Explorer 5th Jan 09 (leaving Ausckland)" (creative i know :P) All welcome, just search and add hehe

Hope to talk to you all soon
xx

hey guys,

i am travelling on my own as i have said previously however i am trying to book my pre tour accommodation and i don't have anyone to share a twin room with. if someone doesn't have pre tour accommodation and is looking for a room mate for the nights of the 3rd and 4th of jan brfore the tour on the 5th i would be happy to share to save costs. it would be at the mecure hotel which will be the meeting place on the morning of the 5th so it works out pretty perfect. let me know, nicky2537@hotmail.com.

hey all. my friend and i are doing this tour together.. but we are doing it in reverse order.. so i sure we are starting at christchurch... any one else? i would love to meet the people before we go .. or chat to them lol

We are both from Perth WA. and are soo excited, we have both paid our trips off so now its all savings for our spending monies!! yay

heya
jo, myself and another friend erin are all doing the reverse starting in christchurch
but we are from melbourne, so bit difficult to meet up
cant wait to do all the optionals- rafting, wine tour, zorbing, sky diving you name it i want to do it!!!1

I will also be joining this trip ... with a mate from Melb... Seems like a lot from Melb going!! Cant wait....

hey dhenno, are you and your mate doing the auckland to christchurch or the other way around? you guys should all come on the grand explorer thing on face book, as we will all be meeting up at some stage for a couple of nights
i can't wait, god i am getting excited!! add me to your friends if you guys have face book, it's nicky2537@hotmail.com, chat soon!!