Pre-departure Checklist

• If you have not already, be sure to check your passport to make sure it is valid for 3 months after your return date to the U.S. and that it has at least 1 completely blank visa pages (not including the amendment pages at the back of the passport).

• Check to make sure you have a visa for New Zealand with the correct dates.

  • • You can do so here: https://nzeta.immigration.govt.nz/

• Get necessary immunizations and prophylaxes (refer to the health and medical section in the Trip Information tab of your trip’s website).

• Notify your credit card company that you will soon be traveling, so that any significant charges you make will not be questioned or put on hold.

Transfer From the Airport

Airport transfers are included for all travelers arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on Monday, January 9 (for travelers on the pre-trip extension, airport transfers are included for travelers arriving on Saturday, January 7).

We will use the flight information you provided to the Travel/Study office to arrange your transfers, so please be sure to alert us if there have been any changes to your flight itinerary since you first sent your flight information to our office. Note that you may be grouped with other travelers arriving on the same flight or at the same time.

After you claim your bags and exit customs, look for our local staff member, who will be holding a “Stanford Travel/Study” sign or a sign with your name on it. If you have difficulty finding your transfer, please contact your Stanford tour manager or local operator representative.

Transfer List

Last Name Flight and Arrival Hotel Arrangement

January 4

Goesch/Stehr Transferring independently Sofitel Auckland - booked independently

January 5

Benson Transferring independently

January 6

Lynch NZ 3 @ 7:00 a.m. Sofitel – one night booked independently and then on the extension

Gillett UA 917 @ 9:00 a.m. Sofitel Auckland - booked by Unparalleled Journeys + pre-trip extension

January 7

Pitts UA 917 @ 9:10 a.m. Pre-trip Extension in Auckland

Nichols UA917 @ 9:10 a.m. Independent arrangements

January 8

Greene/Quon NZ7 @ 6:00 a.m. Sofitel Auckland - booked by Unparalleled Journeys

Grauer NZ7 @ 6:00 a.m. Sofitel Auckland - booked independently

Mitchell NZ3 @ 7:00 a.m. Sofitel Auckland - booked by Unparalleled Journeys

McWilliams/Nasseri UA917 @ 9:10 a.m. Sofitel Auckland - booked by Unparalleled Journeys

Gress HA445 @ 9:45 p.m. Sofitel Auckland - booked independently

Lange HA445 @ 9:45 p.m. Sofitel Auckland - booked independently

January 9

Brooks NZ5 @ 6:00 a.m.

McEachin AA35 @ 8:45 a.m.

MacCorckle UA917 @ 9:10 a.m.

At the Hotel

Check-in time at the Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbor is 6:00 a.m. on January 9^th. Luggage can be left with the bell captain if you arrive before your room is ready. Our first group activity will be a light lunch at 12:30 p.m. in house in the Boulevard Room, followed by a walking tour of the central city of Auckland.

The tap water in New Zealand is safe to drink so in keeping with our effort to eliminate single-use bottles on all Travel/Study programs, we ask you to be sure to bring a refillable water bottle and/or hydration pack that you can fill in your hotel room and top off at lunch to make sure you have plenty of water during the day.