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Rugby World Cup 2011

For my 30th, my partner and I are thinking of going to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup.

We've had the brochures from Gullivers, but cost is looking like £5-6000 each, and the tours they do would mean 4-5 weeks away, which we cannot afford with work.

Any ideas about where to start (do we do it ourselves or go package deal), to go for 2-3 weeks, ideally taking in Wales v Fiji on 2nd October, and a quarter final game? We are open to the idea of hotels or campervans.

Any help or ideas would be appreciated :beer:

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  • Vixi
    Vixi Posts: 182 Forumite
    Someone on here must have some tips? Cheap flights to NZ? Best way whilst there - Campervan or hotel? Please???!
  • blindman
    blindman Posts: 5,673 Forumite
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    Vixi wrote: »
    Someone on here must have some tips? Cheap flights to NZ? Best way whilst there - Campervan or hotel? Please???!

    More detail would be good.

    Where are the matches?

    What's the start\finish date of the tour? 2nd Oct -??
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    When do the match tickets go on sale?
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • Vixi
    Vixi Posts: 182 Forumite
    Ideally, I would love to do a trip with Gullivers or Thomas Coook. The Thomas Cook one is:

    WALES - Game 4 & QF
    Our PINE Tours take in the 4th group game, Wales v Fiji (2nd October) in Hamilton (staying in Hamilton or Auckland) and both quarter-finals (8th & 9th Oct) in Wellington with a short break between matches to Rotorua. The MANOAO PINE TOUR stays in Auckland for the Wales v Fiji game while the MATAI PINE TOUR stays in Hamilton.

    This is the sort of thing I'm looking for, but with TC it's just under £4000.....
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