New Zealand Student Tours
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Free Time Adventures

Free time lets us enjoy individual activities, sports, shopping, resting, washing, exploring and meeting the locals.  There is never enough!

 You also practice the important skills of making conversation with and gaining the respect of the locals, navigating in unfamiliar areas, being patient with friends, organising you own time usage and wise budgeting. 

Away from the large group and leaders you can practice gaining respect from your friends by showing them patience, helpfulness, good ideas and keeping them safe.
 


Explore some towns

 Explore towns
 Your guide chooses safe places that offer a good variety or sights, local people and activities for different interests. Find the opportunities to meet and observe the locals and to learn about their culture.

(Note: for safety all students are required to stay in groups and remain within designated boundaries)


Shopping

Shopping
There are plenty of opportunities to purchase those immediately needed items, gifts and souvenirs.  Shopping stops let you find ways to meaningfully communicate with the locals, to practice you skills of being liked and respected by other cultures and to look at the sights that are of special interest to you. more


Try some local activities

Try some local activities
 Leaders usually allow free time for members to participate in activities with their own small groups of friends:- something unique, different, and with its own learning outcomes.

 


Meet the locals

Meet the local people
Take the time to develop your knowledge of other cultures by exploring deeper into the hosts' communities, their work places, their  housing and their amenities.  There are always unplanned opportunities to ask them questions and share your interests with them. more


Try some different local food

Try some local food
Visitors can enjoy a large variety of different international and local cuisines. Find a market, supermarket or restaurant that offers these new experiences,

Fine dining restaurants enable us to learn more about table etiquette and to build new friendships. more

 

Enjoy some play at the accommodation -

 In the snow and

on the beach
 Enjoy some play
 At lunch times and evenings there is usually a beach or a park nearby offering opportunities for some outdoor play. 

Practice your developing leadership and team member skills to get a game underway with your travelling companions and maybe invite some locals.

Find some friends and space to enjoy an indoor tabletop game after the daylight has past in the evenings.

 

choose safe places with interesting things to do and explore.
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