There are many factors that affect the price for any tour.    KANES provide specialised experience and knowledge to best make each plan meet customers' preferences.

When booking, communicate objectives and interests clearly
With clear understandings of your requirements and interests through phone conversations; KANES arrange for the maximum number of useful activities within the time available. These can change up to and during the tour.

Avoid time loss during the tour
Good planning and tour management avoids queues, delays, disruptions and waiting.  Every minute has a cost.   

Include Cost Effective Education
Curriculum education requirements normally do not affect the price unless special teaching staff or extra travel is asked for.

Ensure any curriculum education time is effectively used
Time spent writing, revision, internet researching and calculations by the students may be better done at home or school.  This leaves more time for taking photos, writing notes, exploring locations and interviewing people while on tour.

Choose best value flights
Morning arrivals and afternoon departures help maximise your New  Zealand time.  Stopover durations can impact. Some low cost airlines more frequently change flight times. The cheapest may not always give "best value"

Avoid unwanted activities
"Off the shelf" tour packages include features that are usually popular.  However, organisers can add, exchange or remove any of these so only useful and fund activities are in the package.

Choose best Theme Zones for your needs
Each Theme Zone has the best of its special features. Plans that give you more zones generally provide more variety and learning value.

Select economical group size
Groups of around 35-45 incur lowest prices per person. However, smaller groups are easier to coordinate and can complete activities faster.

Choose economical duration
More days reduce the cost per day. Too many days can lead to fatigue.  KANES help arrange the balance of activity and rest for the best benefit of each group.

Choose suitable Meals
Meals can significantly affect the price.  KANES offer different arrangements to balance price with expectations while encouraging a healthy diet for sustainable activity.  MORE

Choose suitable Accommodation
Guests and staff must sleep well to function effectively. KANES believe that full, active days with healthy food followed with warmth and silence at night will lead to quality sleep without the need for TVs, carpets and attached bathrooms.  However, KANES offer a range of accommodation from low cost 1star units through to high quality 5 star hotels. (Groups are even welcome to bring tents or arrange home stays to minimise costs further).  MORE

Minimise leader's preparation involvement
Planning time is a cost that takes time from other important activities.  KANES plan, and prepare itineraries and passenger information bulletins with confidential internet publications all to all minimise planning time/costs for leaders.

Avoid disruptions, queues and waiting etc.
KANES  book ahead when necessary and ensure each activity is allocated appropriate times  considering travel so queues and waiting are avoided and more activities are experienced.

Avoid risking your group's funds
KANES  guarantee your funds are safe because they don't take land payments until you actually begin your tour . MORE

Avoid unexpected costs
KANES clearly list all included items in their quotations. Also listed are items that guests may choose to add to their package. MORE

Avoid price increases
KANES are proud to have always absorbed any increases.  However, passenger cancellations will cause price increases (per person) with special priced group deals. Leaders should insist on collecting an adequate "non-refundable"  booking deposits with each passenger's application.

Choose best Island (if both are not possible) 
The South Island offers 9 Theme Zones with greater variety of:- scenery, glaciation, tectonics, rivers, lakes, coasts, settlements, weather, tectonic activity and mountains.  
The North Island has 2 Theme Zones,  4 times the population, a more even climate and offers a greater variety of experiences with active volcanoes.

See also:-  Leaders' Comments

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