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Welcome to China, a country I love. In August 1975 I escorted my first tour into China and have been back 49 times since. I have enjoyed the privilege of being able to open new borders on the Trans Mongolian in 1979, across Tibet to Nepal, from Xinjiang to Kazakhstan, from Kashgar to Islamabad on the Karakorum Highway into Pakistan, and in more recent years the amazing development as China powers ahead. I invite you to explore, experience, and enjoy China with us, in comfort...

Amazing Journeys by Private Train

Orient Silk Road Express
The Legendary Silk Road by Private Train
Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Turkmenistan. Almaty to Ashgabat or vv 2018 sold out quickly. Book now for 2019! Commence Almaty 28 March and 03 October 2019
Commence Ashgabat 09 April and 15 October 2019
Escorted departure from Auckland 26 March, 2019
Fares from $NZ9,900 share twin ex Auckland
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Dates and prices

Orient Silk Road Express

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Operation dates, 2019.

Tour commences Ashgabat, 2019	Tour ends Almaty
09 April	22 April
15 October	19 October
Tour commences Almaty	Tour ends Ashgabat
28 March	10 April
03 October	16 October

28 March - 10 April

Habibi	4 berth cabin	NZD 5,900
Ali Baba	2 berth cabin	NZD 8,700
Aladdin	2 berth cabin	NZD 10,200
Sultan	Suite	NZD15,800
Kalif	Suite	NZD 16,200

03-16 October

Habibi	4 berth cabin	NZD 5,900
Ali Baba	2 berth cabin	NZD 8,700
Aladdin	2 berth cabin	NZD 10,200
Sultan	Suite	NZD15,800
Kalif	Suite	NZD 16,200

Booking and cancellation conditions
Non refundable deposit payable on booking - 20%
Balance due 70 days prior to departure

Cancellation penalties

Up to 92 days prior to departure	20% of total tour cost
92-42 days prior to departure	45% of total tour cost
42-11 days prior to departure	80% of total tour cost
11-1 days prior to departure	90% of total tour cost

Tsar's Gold
The Legendary Trans-Siberian Railway by Private Train
China · Mongolia · Russia Fares from $NZ12,600 per person share twin Beijing - Moscow or vv View itinerary

Dates and Prices

Tsar's Gold

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Operation dates, 2019. Very limited space available. Some departures booked out as at 5 November, 2018.Bookings open for 2020.

Tour commences Beijing	Tour ends Moscow
11 May*	26 May
09 June*	23 June
05 July	19 July
27 July*	11 August
22 August	06 September
14 September*	29 September
* These tours commence with one extra night hotel and breakfast Beijing saturday and link from our BEST OF CHINA tours

Tour commences Moscow, 2019	Tour ends Beijing
04 May	19 May
01 June	16 June
27 June	12 July
20 July	04 August
15 August	30 August
07 September	22 September

Tour costs per person in New Zealand dollars. Subject to exchange rate changes.

4 berth cabins
Category 1	NZD 8,200
2 berth cabins
Category 2	Classic 2 berth cabin	NZD12,600
Category 2	Superior	NZD13,260
Category 3	Nostalgic Comfort	NZD 17,100
Category 4	Bolshoi suite	NZD 22,230
Category 5	Bolshoi Platinum	NZD 26,170

Supplement for share twin on trains and single room at Hotels - NZD 1,030

Non refundable deposit payable on booking - 20%
Balance due 70 days prior to travel

Cancellation penalties

Up to 92 days prior to departure	20% of total tour cost
92-42 days prior to departure	45% of total tour cost
42-11 days prior to departure	80% of total tour cost
11-01 day prior to departure	90% of total tour cost

LOCALLY HOSTED TOURS 2018

CHINA MINI TOUR
Guilin - Xian - Beijing
8 nights in China. Depart every friday year round just $4,490 Read more...

BEST OF CHINA
Guilin, Yangshuo, Shanghai, Suzhou,
De Luxe Yangtse cruise
Chongqing, Chengdu, Xian, Beijing
Independent departures from Auckland every Sunday night (minimum 2 passengers) April 08 - November 18, 2018.
2019 escorted departure from Auckland 26 May - links to TSARS GOLD private train tour to Moscow
Minimum 6 required for escort
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NEPAL
Nepal was devastated by the massive earthquake and aftershocks. Many people in Nepal rely on tourism for their livelihood and are suffering. You can help by visiting and supporting local people and enterprises. Nepal is known for its trekking but has much more to offer and while we can arrange trekking our itinerary is available to all those like to travel in a beautiful country in comfort - with some optional trekking available!
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CANADIAN ROCKIES AND ALASKA HIGHLIGHTS
22 Days. Includes "Rocky Mountaineer" and 7 night luxury Holland America cruise
Independent departures (minimum 2 passengers) weekly May - September, 2018
Optional Caribbean cruise extension
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DISCOVER THE BEST OF THE COOK ISLANDS
RAROTONGA, ATIU, AITUTAKI. 11 Days/10 nights.
Independent departures daily for minimum of 2
Escorted departure from Auckland 12 August.

SRI LANKA - Maldives option.
History - game parks - tea plantations - beautiful scenery - coastal resort
11 nights in Sri lanka. Depart every Monday year round just $7,990
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DISCOVER FRENCH POLYNESIA.11 Days.
Option One: Four nights Tahiti Le Meridien resort plus 7 days cruising French Polynesia aboard "Wind Spirit".
Departs most mondays year round (minimum 2 passengers)
Option Two: Four nights Le Meridien resort plus 7 nights Kaveka resort Moorea.
Can be combined with BEST OF THE COOK ISLANDS tour

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Discover SOUTH AFRICA AND VICTORIA FALLS - OPTIONAL BOTSWANA EXTENSION
19 Days. Depart most Sundays year round.
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DISCOVER THE BEST OF EUROPE
Frequent departures April - October, 2018.
Features: PRAGUE PLUS 14 NIGHT DANUBE AND RHINE CRUISE FROM BUDAPEST TO AMSTERDAM Options to PARIS, and Eurostar to LONDON
ESCORTED (Prague to Amsterdam) GROUP DEPARTURE depart Auckland October 16. Optional Warsaw and Krakow beforehand and/or Paris and London afterwards.

These cruises fill fast and some are already full for 2019. Please reserve as soon as possible.
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The Secret of personal success

The Connoisseur Collection
First class escorted small group tours
Maximum 24 plus escort in any group
2019

DISCOVER NEW ZEALAND from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island on our small group tours. Guaranteed weekly departures year round for minimum of 2 on most tours. Plus Awesome Auckland stayovers, Private tours, Independent Tours, and Air Safaris.
HOBBITON. Visit the Shire and explore Hobbiton, centre of Middle Earth in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Hobbit films. Tours from Auckland daily except sundays and Christmas Day from just $169.
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ESCORTED TOURS. 2019

DISCOVER ISRAEL
Includes 5 nights Jerusalem, 2 nights Galilee and 1 night Tel Aviv, dinner and breakfast ddaily in israel and comprehensive sightseeing.

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ORIENT SILK ROAD EXPRESS - KAZAKHSTAN - UZBEKISTAN - TURKMENISTAN
18 days escorted. 26 March - 12 April, 2019.
includes fabulous 14 day tour by private train from Almaty to Ashgabat including Turkestan, Tashkent, Shakrisabz, Samarkand, Khiva, Bukhara, and Merv. 7 nights on train, balance hotels.Read More....

DISCOVER ISRAEL, JORDAN, CAIRO, GREECE - 23 Days. Just $14,900
Departs Auckland 14 April, 2019. Returns 10 May, 2019
My 17th tour to the Middle East. Features a comprehensive and relaxed experience of the best of Israel:
Tel Aviv, Joppa, Caesarea, Haifa, Akko, Nazareth, Galilee, Jerusalem (4 nights), Bethlehem, Dead Sea, Massada,
JORDAN: Wadi Rum (overnight) , Petra, Madaba, Mt Nebo, Jerash, Amman,
CAIRO: 2 nights including Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum
4 night cruise from Athens (Piraeus) to Mykonos, Ephesus (Kusadasi), Patmos, Rhodes, Crete, Santorini,
GREECE: Athens, Corinth, Mycenae, Meteora, Thessaloniki, Philippi.
13 day ISRAEL ONLY ($6,990 ex Auckland share twin) or 15 day ISRAEL AND JORDAN ($7,900 ex Auckland share twin) options. Read More....

BEIJING TO MOSCOW - TSARS GOLD
Beijing to Moscow or Moscow to Beijing by private Train.
Hosted on board by English speaking guide
June 10 departure will be escorted from Auckland subject to minimum of 10 passengers from New Zealand
Commence Beijing
2019: May 11, June 9, July 05, July 27, August 22, September 14

Commence Moscow
2019: May 04, June 01, June 27, July 20, August 15, September 07
Features private train through Mongolia and Russia
See our amazing journeys by private train above.
16 days from just $10,900 Beijing - Moscow or vice versa including all travel, meals, and escorted tours at each city stop
I have done this journey 16 times since 1979 - the last time on Tsars Gold in 2015 - talk to me about it on 021 174 9588 - Stephen Greenfield. Read More....

SRI LANKA - Maldives option.
History - game parks - tea plantations - beautiful scenery - coastal resort
Escorted departure 16 July
11 nights in Sri lanka. Depart every Monday year round just $6,990
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DISCOVER FRENCH POLYNESIA.11 Days.
Option One: Four nights Tahiti Le Meridien resort plus 7 days cruising French Polynesia aboard "Wind Spirit".
Departs most mondays year round (minimum 2 passengers)
Option Two: Four nights Le Meridien resort plus 7 nights Kaveka resort Moorea.
Can be combined with BEST OF THE COOK ISLANDS tour

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DISCOVER THE BEST OF EUROPE
22 September - 18 October 2019.
Features: WARSAW - KRACKOW - PRAGUE PLUS 14 NIGHT DANUBE AND RHINE CRUISE FROM BUDAPEST TO AMSTERDAM
Options to fly to Rome for 14 night Holyland cruise or visit PARIS, and Eurostar to LONDON
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ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS 2019 15 October - 04 November, 2019
3 nights Rome plus 14 night Holland America cruise to Greece and Israel
Included excursions in Athens, Jerusalem, Galilee, and Akko
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