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| Taste Temptations Wine & Food Lovers' Odyssey FAQs |
| Decidedly Different & Decidedly Southern FAQs |
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| Our niche age group |
| Our tours are tailored for babyboomers and empty nesters in the 40s+ age group. |
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| Can older or younger passengers join the tours? |
| Yes, younger or older partners and friends are very welcome but we are not able to cater for children. |
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| Our coaches |
| Comfortably appointed for touring, with large picture windows and specially customised interiors, our coaches are fully carpeted and have climate control. They are fitted with reclining seats with lap belts and leg room is spacious. Passengers' luggage is stowed in purpose-built fully enclosed and secure fibreglass trailers. Coaches have seating for 18 passengers but carry a maximum of 17. |
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| Guaranteed departures |
Our first priority is to provide service for your clients. When you make a booking enquiry we will provide information on the status of the tour departure. We do have a number of guaranteed departures. Please check with us. Once your client's reservations are confirmed on our guaranteed departure you can be assured this tour will operate.
Please note: Tour company reserves the right to amend or alter an itinerary or to cancel or re-schedule any advertised tour. Should you cancel or change your booking please see our cancellation policy. |
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| Accommodation before and after |
| Provides a range of additional accommodation for passengers pre and post tour. Please advise any additional accommodation requirements when making your client's reservation. |
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| Special group departures? |
| Yes. offering tailor-made tours for both larger and smaller groups using charter vehicles where necessary. |
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| Special needs travellers |
| While some accommodation has rooms and access provisions suitable for wheelchairs, most stopovers do not have this provision. Our coaches don't have floor-lowering steps to enable wheelchair access but our seats have extra leg room which eases access inside the coaches. For passengers with physical disabilities, our New Zealand can-do attitude means we sincerely endeavour to provide the service for those keen to travel with us. |
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| Smoking |
| New Zealand laws do not allow smoking on coaches. Our coaches stop frequently and we suggest passengers use these for their smoking requirements. Hotel rooms, bars and restaurants have designated smoking and non-smoking areas. Indoor public places are smoke free. |
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| Soft adventure/activities |
| Activities on tour are designed for travellers who want to get out there. The Decidedly Different Islands and Decidedly Southern tours feature soft adventure activities such as a section of the Queen Charlotte walkway, kayaking, whale watching, gannet and white heron colonies. All are optional - providing plenty of personal choice. Our two night stopovers in the Marlborough Sounds and Queenstown allow the adventurous to participate in a wide range of activities -and the less adventurous to take life at their own pace. |
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| Let us tailor-make itineraries for your educational & special interest groups |
| Our Edventure programme offers a combination of education and adventure tailored to the needs and interests of school groups on educational visits to New Zealand. Our guides are specialist teachers. We also tailor-make programmes for specialist groups such as garden tours, wine and food, ecotourism, etc. |
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| Incentive rewards |
| Taste Temptations Wine and Food Lovers' Odyssey provides a great opportunity to reward and recognise success. We provide group bookings or vouchers for incentives. |
