Australia 18 nights Rugby Tour
About Us Smile Group Travel is a specialist travel company that offers the most amazing choice of high quality group tours worldwide. We arrange tours for a wide array of sports, especially cricket, netball, rugby, football, golf and hockey taking you to any of our 70 great destinations that cover every corner of the globe. We design tours that will excite and stimulate even the most experienced traveller. We are hugely passionate about the quality and suitability of each of our tours and destinations and we work tirelessly to ensure that this passion results in unparalleled and unforgettable tours for our customers Smile Group Travel have a meticulous approach to the health & safety assessments on our tours and as demonstration of this, we are accredited with the LOtC Quality Badge (http://lotcqualitybadge.org.uk/). This means that for each tour we undertake a robust assessment designed to ensure that the tours meet the schools' learning and risk management needs, no matter what activities they offer. We also pride ourselves on the support we can offer each group with regards to fundraising, providing kits for the group and including inspection visits for new tour destinations. We are also able to put together supporters packages for friends or parents who may also wish to join the tour group, for every supporter booked through us the group will receive a 25 per person reimbursement.
Introduction Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand Australia offers the warmest of welcomes to visiting sportsmen and women at least until the matches start! Smile Group Travel captures that welcome and uses it to deliver the most sensational rugby tours throughout Australia s diverse and beautiful country. Junior rugby is very strong in Australia, particularly in New South Wales and Queensland. This strength in depth enables us to tailor-make fixtures to suit the age and playing standard of your young people, so matches are truly competitive. This beautiful Country has so much to offer, from Climbing the Sydney Harbour bridge to cuddling a Kuala bear at the famous Steve Irwin Zoo, even sand boarding on Fraser Island or riding the waves in Surfers Paradise! The opportunities are endless, creating an unforgettable experience.
Introduction 1 st stop Perth
Day 1 London Perth via Dubai Departure from London to Perth The group should arrive no later that 2.5 hours prior to departure. Flying with Qantas airways, Luggage allowance is 1 x 30kg per person. A Smile Group Travel representative staff member will be present to assist with check in. 19:00 Arrival at London Heathrow Airport 21:30 London Heathrow departure Flight to Dubai Day 2 - Dubai - Perth 07.30 Arrival at Dubai airport 10:10 Depart from Dubai to Perth Flight to Perth Day 3 - Perth 00:50 Arrival at Perth International - Upon arrival in Perth (local time 8 hours in front of the UK), you will be met by our transfer company who will take you to your hotel. 01:45 Meet with driver to transfer to Sorrento Beach hotel, approx. 30 minute transfer. 02:15 check in and straight to rooms to rest (overnight Stay) 09:30 Breakfast at hotel 11:30 Training session on Sorrento beach 13:30 Lunch at the Marina extra cost 14:30 Sight seeing around Perth or relax on the beach on the door step of your hotel 19:00 Group dinner locally extra cost Overnight Sorrento Beach hotel (Or Similar)
Day 4 - Perth 09.30 Breakfast - pre match talk Remainder of morning at leisure 11.30 Meet in Hotel ready to depart and check out 12.00 Depart for fixture 1 st Fixture 17.00 Following post match entertainment you will meet the host families Billeting Day 5 Perth 10.00 Team meet at school 11.00 Team recovery session 12.00 Sightseeing or excursion option (extra cost) 18.00 Meet back up with Host families Billeting Day 6 Perth Melbourne 09.00 Breakfast with billets, say goodbyes to hosts 10.15 Transfer to Perth airport for flight to Melbourne 12:55 Depart from Perth 18:25 Arrival at Melbourne airport 19:00 Meet Driver for transfer to school to meet billet families, approx. 30 minute transfer 19.30 Teachers transferred to Southbank Travelodge Southbank Travelodge (Or Similar) for staff
Day 7 Melbourne 09:00 Morning at leisure 10.30 Teachers transfer to school 11.00 Students and staff meet at school 2 nd Fixture 18.00 Travel back with families following post match entertainment Southbank Travelodge (Or Similar) for staff Day 8 Melbourne - Canberra 10.00 Teachers travel to school from Southbank 10.30 Teachers and students meet at school 11.00 Depart for Canberra 19.00 Arrive at school and meet billets 20.00 Teachers then transfer from school to check in at Medina apartments Medina apartments (Or Similar) for staff Day 9 - Canberra 09:00 Breakfast with billet families/ teachers local breakfast 11.00 Teachers and students meet at school to go out on Canberra City tour before returning to school 3 rd Fixture 20.00 Students to travel back with host families and teachers travel back to Medina Apartments Medina apartments (Or Similar) for staff
Day 10 Canberra - Sydney 09:00 Breakfast locally for staff, with billets for students 10.00 Tour party to meet at school 10.30 Transfer to Sydney 14.30 Arrive in Manly and check in to the Novotel 15.00 Remainder of the day at leisure 19.30 Dinner in the hotel or locally Novotel Manly (Or Similar) entire group Day 11 Sydney 09.00 Breakfast at the Hotel 10.00 Morning training session manly beach 12.00 Lunch locally and then possible sight seeing tour 19.30 Dinner in the hotel or locally Novotel Manly (Or Similar) entire group Day 12 - Sydney 09.00 Breakfast at the Hotel 11.00 Check out of the Novotel 14.00 Transfer to school 4 th fixture 19.00 Post match function 20.30 Transfer and Check into the Travelodge Wynyard Travelodge Wynyard Sydney (Or Similar) entire group
Day 13 - Sydney 09.00 Breakfast at the Hotel 10.00 Training session Hyde park 15 min walk from hotel 12.00 Lunch locally 13:00 Afternoon at leisure with transfer to local rugby match 19.30 Transfer to hotel, dinner locally Travelodge Wynyard Sydney (Or Similar) entire group Day 14 - Sydney 09.00 Breakfast at the Hotel 10.15 Students check out of the Hotel 11.00 Transfer to school 11.45 Arrive and spend the rest of the day with new host families 12:25 Teacher transferred back to hotel Note: squad may spend the day on excursions until the evening so transfers may be required all day Travelodge Wynyard Sydney (Or Similar) for staff Day 15 - Sydney 08.00 Breakfast in Hotel for staff 09.00 Staff transfer to school students meet with staff to spend day on tour of Sydney (Possible Excursions) 14:45 Transfer back to school 5 th Fixture 19:00 Students to go back with billet families 19:30 Staff transfer back to hotel Travelodge Wynyard Sydney (Or Similar) for staff
Day 16 Sydney Brisbane - Toowoomba 07.30 Staff breakfast, check out and collect students from school to then travel onto Sydney airport ETA 10am 12.00 Flight departs from Sydney 13:30 Arrival in Brisbane 14:15 Meet with driver and transfer to Toowoomba 15.45 Arrive at school and meet with Host families 16.30 Staff carry on to check into hotel Platinum International platinum international hotel (Or Similar) for staff Day 17 - Toowoomba 08.00 Breakfast at hotel for staff, Breakfast with billets for students 09:00 Staff to meet students at school and have morning training session 14.15 Transfer to school 6 th Fixture 19.30 Following post match entertainment, staff travel back to Hotel and students go back with their host families Platinum international hotel (Or Similar) for staff Day 18 Toowoomba Surfers Paradise 08.00 Breakfast with billet families and say goodbyes 09.00 Transfer to Surfers paradise 12:00 Check in at QT Surfers paradise to stay for 3 nights 13:00 Local lunch or at hotel and then afternoon on Surfers beach 19:00 Dinner locally QT surfers (Or Similar) entire group
Day 19 Surfers Paradise 10.00 Breakfast at the Hotel note: remainder of day at leisure, possible excursion or beach day QT surfers (or Similar) entire group Day 20 Surfers Paradise 10.00 Breakfast at the Hotel note: remainder of day at leisure at the beach or maybe an excursion at a gold coast theme park such as Dreamworld and White Water world QT surfers (Or Similar) entire group Day 21 Brisbane London 09.00 Breakfast at hotel 12.00 Transfer to Brisbane airport, approx. 1 hour 13:00 Arrive at Brisbane airport 15.55 Departure from Brisbane to Melbourne 18.20 Arrive at Melbourne airport 22.55 Depart Melbourne 14.15 Arrive London Heathrow Home
Quotation Quotation Includes Pre-tour: Meetings to discuss details of itinerary and fixtures Additional meetings with tour party Support throughout planning of tour Support for fundraising On Tour: Return flights to Australia via Dubai in economy All internal flights as shown in the itinerary in economy All airport transfers in Australia All match transfers in Australia 8 night hotel accommodation on a B&B basis 10 nights billeting with schools (subject to availability) Coach use throughout duration of tour 6 fixtures per squad Training sessions at local facilities where available Services of Smile representative throughout tour from 2,595.00pp based on 40 players and 5 staff FOC Optional excursions Wet n Wild, Sydney Harbour Boat Cruise, NRL tickets, Aussie rules tickets