Southern Country Music Festival

SOUTHERN COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Tussock Country Music Festival, MLT New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards, Operatunity Country Music Festival with our own events led by Karl, Marian and Cameron

29 MAY - 08 JUNE 2021

SOUTHERN COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL 29 MAY - 08 JUNE 2021 A 10 night Southern Country Musical journey to experience the Tussock Country Music Festival in Gore encompassing MLT New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards, with our own fabulous music events in Queenstown, Lake Te Anau and Invercargill.

Experience the Exceptional...

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Numerous music events including Tussock Country Music Festival concerts and events including NZ Country Awards, Marian in concert, garden party concert, Uklele Workshop with Marian and Buskers Festival plus MLT New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards final night awards gala.

• Our own Operatunity Country Music Festival: Shake Rattle and Roll at Stoneridge Estate, Hoedown Throwdown at a sheep station farm, Memories Are Made Of This in the historic First Church and From Broadway to West End in the magnificent Civic Theatre Drawing Room.

• Escorted by our fabulous escorts: Karl Perigo, Cameron Barclay, Grant Winterburn with Marian Burns between her commitments to the Festival.

• 3 nights in Queenstown with tours of Arrowtown, Cromwell, Queenstown and Mt Nicholas Sheep Station.

OUR HOSTS FOR THIS TRIP

• 2 nights at Lake Te Anau, with tours of Lake Te Anau, glow worm caves and Milford Sound.

• 5 nights in Invercargill, with tours of Invercargill, Stewart Island, chocolate making and tasting and Bill Richardson Transport Museum.

Karl Perigo

Marian Burns

Cameron Barclay

Grant Winterburn

NOTE: We are delighted to let you know that Marian will join us off and on during the week, for concerts and tours, around her commitments to the Tussock Country Music Festival.

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SATURDAY 29 MAY 2021 (D) - Novotel, Queenstown (3 nights) Highlights Include: • Meet in Queenstown for our country music journey around Southern New Zealand.

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Welcome Dinner at Stoneridge, overlooking Lake Hayes, with a chance to Shake, Rattle and Roll!

SUNDAY 30 MAY 2021 (B, L) Highlights Include: • Tour of Queenstown, Arrowtown and Cromwell and enjoy a rustic lunch.

• Time off this evening for your own dinner arrangements.

MONDAY 31 MAY 2021

(B, D) Highlights Include: • This afternoon we are off to Mt Nicholas Sheep Station with a cruise across the lake for our Hoedown Throwdown, an evening of song, country dancing, fun, fires lit beside the lake and even toasted marshmallows!

TUESDAY 1 JUNE 2021 (B, L, D) - Distinction Hotel, Te Anau (2 nights)

FRIDAY 4 JUNE 2021 (B, D) Highlights Include: • A chance to shop and wander around Gore and enjoy Freeze Your Bits Off Busking!

• Marian Burns in Concert with band including dinner as part of the Tussock Country Music Festival in Gore, which finishes with the Gold Guitar Awards.

SATURDAY 5 JUNE 2021 (B, CHOCOLATE, D) Highlights Include: • Tour of Invercargill including a visit to Bill Richardson Transport Museum, Queens Park and Southland Museum followed by a chocolate tour, making and tasting.

• This evening after dinner, we present a concert in the beautiful First Church in Invercargill, Memories Are Made Of This, with the greatest songs ever written.

SUNDAY 6 JUNE 2021 (B, D) Highlights Include: • A morning off before we enjoy a concert by Tea at Three with award winning country singer, Jenny Mitchell including high tea.

Highlights Include: • Drive to Lake Te Anau with a cruise on the Lake to see the glow worm caves and a chance to explore Te Anau with a casual dinner this evening.

• Finale event, Award Ceremony of the MLT New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards, complete with gala concert and awards, the finale premium event of the weekend.

WEDNESDAY 2 JUNE 2021 (B, L, D) Highlights Include: • Drive to Milford Sound for the day to enjoy lunch and a cruise on the Sound.

MONDAY 7 JUNE 2021 (B, L, D) Highlights Include: • We are off to Stewart Island today across Foveaux Strait between Bluff and Stewart Island.

• Casual dinner and a chance to relax with a movie this evening Walk the Line, based on the life of Johnny Cash.

• Village and Bays sightseeing, including Rakiura National Park and Horseshoe Bay.

THURSDAY 3 JUNE 2021 (B, L, D) - Ascot Park, Invercargill (5 nights)

• Final gourmet meal in the Drawing Room, Civic Theatre, with a change of mood, From Broadway to West End, with the greatest showstoppers from the musicals.

Highlights Include: • This morning we drive through to Invercargill to freshen up and then it’s off to Gore for the Tussock Country Music Festival.

TUESDAY 8 JUNE 2021

(B) Off home today after breakfast, filled with great music, fun and fabulous company.

• A fun Ukulele workshop with Marian this afternoon followed by dinner.

• The NZ Country Music Awards, the premier event of the week, red carpet pre show drinks on arrival, this event includes the top finalists for the NZ Song Writing Awards and the Finalist for the NZ Country Song of the year.

Mt Nicholas

Lake Te Anau

www.operatunity.co.nz/travel | P: 0508 886 489 | E: travel@operatunity.co.nz

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per person twin share Single Room supplement add $1,600 Initial Deposit on booking

$900 Second Deposit due 14 January 2021 $1,500 Final Balance due: Friday 5 March 2021 Deposits refundable (less costs incurred) prior to FINAL BALANCE DUE DATE. Itinerary details are subject to change, however any changes will be replaced with a comparable or better option.

THIS TRIP INCLUDES: •

A 10 night Southern Country Musical journey to experience the Tussock Country Music Festival in Gore encompassing MLT New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards, with our own fabulous music events in Queenstown, Lake Te Anau and Invercargill.

•

Numerous music events including Tussock Country Music Festival concerts and events including NZ Country Awards, Marian in concert, garden party concert, Uklele Workshop with Marian and Buskers Festival plus MLT New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards final night awards gala.

•

Our own Operatunity Country Music Festival: Shake Rattle and Roll at Stoneridge Estate, Hoedown Throwdown at a sheep station farm, Memories Are Made Of This in the historic First Church and From Broadway to West End in the magnificent Civic Theatre Drawing Room.

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Escorted by our fabulous escorts: Karl Perigo, Cameron Barclay, Grant Winterburn with Marian Burns between her commitments to the Festival.

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3 nights in Queenstown with tours of Arrowtown, Cromwell, Queenstown and Mt Nicholas Sheep Station.

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2 nights at Lake Te Anau, with tours of Lake Te Anau, glow worm caves and Milford Sound.

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5 nights in Invercargill, with tours of Invercargill, full day of Stewart Island, chocolate making and tasting and Bill Richardson Transport Museum.

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Meals include all breakfasts, 5 lunches, 9 dinners.

PLEASE NOTE: As our travellers are coming from all over NZ, airfares are not included.

GENTLE TOUR This tour will suit most people, even with a stick or a walker, but sorry not someone in a wheelchair. The activity level is gently paced, but you still need to be able to get on and off buses easily. There will be walking, but not a lot.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION • • • Toll Free: 0508 886 489 email: travel@operatunity.co.nz | www.operatunity.co.nz PO Box 132 150 Sylvia Park, Auckland 1644, New Zealand

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All trips are subject to change but any changes will be of equal or greater value.

Deposits refundable until final payment date minus any costs incurred, or an administration fee of up to $300.

Travellers need to be independently mobile and fit to travel.

Travellers are required to obtain comprehensive travel insurance for all international trips.

Please refer to terms & conditions on our booking form.