English Language Study Tours are a fun and effective way to learn or improve your spoken English. Tours are arranged so that students do a morning of English Language Classes followed by an afternoon of tours or activities. These activities are arranged so that students reinforce the English learnt in the morning by having to speak that English on the activities for the afternoon.

Based around the Hanmer Springs Thermal Resort area you can do the following highlights:

Snowball challenge at the Antarctic Centre
Overnight on a High Country Sheep Station
White water rafting trip
Alpine valley hike
Horse trek
Jetboat thriller ride
Abseiling
Catching a sheep (farm activities depend on time of year.)
Hotpools, Funpark, Hydroslide
Swimming

Note that all activities are optional and we do not make you do any activities that you are not comfortable with. All activities are included in the trip price but no refunds are given if you decide not to do something. We do encourage you to have a go at everything and will help you achieve them.

Day 1

8:30 AM

English Language school. This morning your tutor will get an idea as to what level of English the students are currently speaking and we develop routines for learning English on your tour. Spoken vocabulary is identified and developed to include everyday language that is used for “travel survival” in a foreign country.

11:30 AM

Take a short tour around Christchurch with a lunch break before heading inland.

12:30 PM

Travel by coach to a High Country Sheep Station where we will stay overnight.

OK farmers! This afternoon we are off with the sheep station staff and their dogs to round up the sheep and do some shearing, cruthching and tailing. Can you get that mob of 800 sheep down the hill, through that gate and into the yards? We will work as a team to make sure that none get away on you! They all have to be cruthched and drenched.

But hey! Its not all work on the farm! There will be a chance for a swim (no you will not have to get in with the sheep!) and have a go at sliding a scree mountain.

Accommodation: Esk Head Sheep & Cattle Station Shearers Quarters. L/D/accom.

Day 2

9:00 AM

Morning English Language session.

Now that we’ve got the sheep sorted out we are off to the Hanmer Springs Thermal Resort Fun Park. Relax in the heated pools and ride the hydroslide in this picturesque Mountain Resort.

A fun afternoon of horse trekking and a jetboat Action Thriller ride. Take a ride on a gentle trekking horse to some great views over the Waiau Valley. Full horse riding training is given. Later we go for an exhilarating jetboat adventure. Finish your day of challenges back in the relaxation of the hotpools (or ride the hydroslide if you still have the energy!)

Accom. Holiday Park Hanmer Springs. B/L/D/ accom.

Day 3

9:00 AM

Morning English Language session.

This afternoon there is a choice of either a nature walk to the top of a mountain lookout, some rock climbing instruction or a compass field game, all in English!

Accom. Holiday Park Hanmer Springs. B/L/D/ accom.

Day 4

9:00 AM

Morning English Language session page 2 of 2.

Afternoon. Today ride the waves of an Alpine River for a roller coaster adventure amongst the white water. Join an adventure raft for the thrillseekers or take an easier ride with a softer raft. The choice is yours for a great day of whitewater rafting fun with a finish back at the hotpools.

Accom. Hanmer Springs. B/L/D/ accom.

Day 5

9:00 AM

Morning English Language session.

Return by coach back to Christchurch where we take a visit to the Antarctic Centre. See how the Scott Base scientists survive on the ice. Take a challenge in the snow room and experience a blizzard from the Deep South! We learn about how the South Pole influences global ecology

Fly home. B/L

Note:

Day 3 & 4 can be swapped for an overnight hiking trip.

Prices:

All prices are in NZ dollars, include government tax, our staffing supervision, risk management, transport, all equipment, sleeping bags where required, English Language Tutor, specified meals and accommodation.

25-30 students
+1 FOC
$730pp

30-35 students
+2 FOC
$717pp

35-40 students
+2 FOC
$707pp

over 40 students
+2 FOC
$680pp

You tour may need an extra day before or after this programme depending on your flight times. We can arrange these days and they will be at an additional cost.

At the end of each day is detailed the inclusions: B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner, accom= accommodation

Your Wild West Adventure Company Guides are experienced Outdoor Instructors and they may alter the programme or its order in consultation with you to suit the greatest number of tour group members or to accommodate weather conditions at the time. For example a nearby easier rafting river maybe used if the group is assessed for their safety and enjoyment as more suiting a different river. All activities will be participated in but the intensity level may vary from group to group due to the above factors.

Cancellations: Tours paid for and cancelled within 30 days of or during travel will not be refunded under any circumstances. We recommend you have travel insurance & can arrange this for you.

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