‘RHAPSODY ASIA’ is based on the ‘RHAPSODY ROTORUA’ proven format and follows
8 successful years for Concert Bands, Orchestras, Choirs, Stage and Jazz ensembles…

5 nights at the 5 Star, Grand Bluewave Hotel at Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur (Rhapsody Asia Head Quarters)
2 nights at the Miramar Hotel Singapore.
(Depending on numbers other accommodation packages may be offered… POA)

Earliest bookings will travel at the best prices. Conditions apply.


HUGE Teacher Management Concessions…


Supervision and Security Guarantee:
Teachers Travel with land, festival costs and airfares at *NO EXTRA CHARGE (NEC). Airport tax, flight levies and insurance will be charged.
4 teachers travel *NEC as above with 38 students travelling. A lesser number of teacher concessions apply for lesser numbers travelling. (Conditions apply)

Preview tour *NEC:
The success of the Rhapsody Rotorua concept (8 successful years) is that Group Events and their sponsors will take 1 teacher from each school attending to a Pre-Festival Planning Preview Meeting in April 2008.

Visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Peninsular and Singapore. This too is at no extra cost (*NEC) to your school except for teacher’s air taxes, flight levies and insurance.

Group Saves 20% on travel / instrument insurance:
To qualify, for the 20% group premium discount payment is to be made to Group Events Pty Ltd in 1 cheque.



Great Music, Educational, Cultural and Fun Experiences:
Land package costs Including Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Malaysian Peninsular and
Singapore. Just add the best available airfare and air taxes.
Teachers concessions listed separately.
All Land transfers in fully air-conditioned coaches.
Local experienced English speaking Tour Guide and Delegate Manager.
Adjudicated performances and workshop with the Adjudicator.
Individual school public concert performances.
Honours and Festival group performances. Choose your performance level and experience performing music with students from many Asian countries
Enjoy 2 x 90 minute Master classes. Up to 40 classes from which to choose
School visits and concert performances in Malaysia and Singapore
Wonderful food experiences; taste and enjoy the many Asian food choices at your hotel. Eat out at street stalls like Newton Circus. Use your generous ‘food kitty’ to choose the food you would like to try.
Enjoy 7 International Hotel breakfasts, 8 lunches, 8 dinners including specialty dinners…
Welcome dinner with Lion Dance, Presentation dinner and dance party, dinner at the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari.
Large tour travel bag and backpack, plus a ‘carry on’ festival day backpack.
Be amazed while on these exciting sightseeing packages in 2 countries. Includes entry, sightseeing Kuala Lumpur:
See the old and modern, the Handicraft Centre, Batu Cave, Jamek Mosque, Chinatown, Parliament House, Kings Palace, Railway Station, Sultan Abdul Samand Building and the National Monument. Ride the Eye on Malaysia like the London Eye, this is a wonderful experience.
Sightseeing Malacca: Identify the Portuguese influences, note the language changes, See Christchurch, Francis Xavier Church, Jonker Street. Witness cultures of the 14th Century. Understand the Islam religion and compare it with Christianity.
Sightseeing Singapore: Enjoy the Night Zoo Safari, visit Funan IT Mall, Merlion Park, Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam, Sentosa Island, Cable Car, Image of Singapore and Skyline Luge ride.
Land and Festival arrangements managed by Worldwide Honey Tours Pte Ltd Singapore, as tour operators In Malaysia and Singapore for Group Events Pty Ltd.

Not included in the tour cost:
Items of a personal nature, passports, telephone, laundry, beverages etc.
Items specified as own cost.
Excess Baggage. Should you need assistance with instruments every effort will be made to borrow them for each venue or to move them on the aircraft? All excess costs land and air are to your account. Good communication and planning will avoid this.
Travel Insurance. We use QBE Travel Insurance and will discount it 20%. (Conditions apply)
Hire costs of specific instruments required by you is unable to be borrowed there. A full selection of musical instruments will be provided at the festival main venue.

Group Events has some great fundraising ideas that work.
CAR RAFFLE:
This is a Rotary Project. They can help you by supplying the car, the tickets and some other prizes as well. You have no cash outlay. Tickets sell for $2.00 and you earn $1.60 per ticket. Sell 5 or 10 at a time…
A $20.00 SALE GETS $16.40 TOWARDS THE TOUR FUND!
WINE DEAL:
Let us introduce you to a wine company. They design your own wine label with your name and purpose for the sale on the label. You take the orders; they handle the transaction and delivery direct.
WHAT DO YOU GET?...$50.00 FOR EVERY CASE SOLD!

WEDNESDAY 9 JULY - HOME PORT / KUALA LUMPUR
Depart Home Port and fly Malaysian Airlines OR Singapore Airlines to Kuala Lumpur
Meet and greet with the local guide - transfer to hotel for check-in and briefing.
Lunch: At your hotel / local restaurant.
PM: School visits to be arranged.

Welcome Dinner at hotel: A special welcome is arranged tonight including a cultural performance and the Lion Dance.
Accommodation: Grand Bluewave Hotel …Shah Alam …Selangor Kuala Lumpur
www.bluewavehotels.com

Your headquarters is a 5 Star Hotel:
This is a guarantee of fine food and accommodation. Group Events want to continue to spoil emerging youth and provide our quality delivery felt so necessary in a foreign land.
Situated in the heart of the business and commercial hub of Shah Alam, Grand Bluewave Hotel is located just next to the State Museum and Library, five minute walk from the famous Blue Mosque. The first 5-Star hotel in the heart of Shah Alam has 341 luxurious rooms and is an ideal hotel to use as our headquarters hotel. There are six food & beverage outlets in the hotel namely Tung Yuen Chinese Restaurant, Agehan Japanese Restaurant, Semarak Cafe, Deli, Tempo Lounge and Splash Pool. Recreation facilities include a swimming pool and fitness centre. It is a fully integrated hotel and convention centre offering versatile meeting rooms and Auditorium with state-of-the-art communication technology and presentation aids.
The hotel is only 40 minutes drive away by car from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and linked to Kuala Lumpur city centre by the Federal Highway or North Klang Valley Expressway. (When the hotel rooms are fully occupied other similar hotels will be used and cost adjusted)

THURSDAY 10 JULY - KUALA LUMPUR
Breakfast: At your hotel.
School Visits: School exchange with local school band and performances together.
Lunch: Today this will be at a local restaurant.
Adjudication commences.

Honours and Festival Groups Rehearsals: Honour students are pre-selected and nominated by their teachers and perform in Big Bands, Concert Bands, Orchestra, Choir etc. Festival groups are those that remain and do similar at their level of competence.
Dinner: Welcome Dinner at hotel with a cultural and Lion Dance performance.

FRIDAY 11 JULY - KUALA LUMPUR
Breakfast: At your hotel.
Adjudication continues.
Lunch: At local restaurant.
Half-day Kuala Lumpur City Sightseeing tour:
Kuala Lumpur was built on the confluence of two rivers, the Klang and the Gombak Rivers. The tour will highlight the old and the modern that makes this city vibrant. Places of interest includes visiting a craft centre, Batu Cave, Jamek Mosque, drive past Chinatown and Parliament House, King's Palace, Railway station, Sultan Abdul Samad building, National Monument and country's history and culture.
Eye on Malaysia:
In 2007 Malaysia reverberates with celebrations that mark 50 years of nationhood. The world is invited to join the excitement and discover this remarkable country - its exotic places, wonderfully friendly people and breathtaking special events. The focus of the year-long celebrations, as part of Visit Malaysia Year 2007, is an iconic viewing wheel with a nightly water and sky spectacular uniquely produced for this very special venue. Showcasing Malaysia in a spectacle of amazing proportions, beautiful Lake Titiwangsa, a few kilometres north of the CBD, has become the epicentre of Malaysia's celebrations and pride in this the golden jubilee of the country's independence.
Soaring to a giddy apogee 60 metres above the tropical waters of Lake Titiwangsa, the Eye On Malaysia brings a new perspective to this dynamic city. As the highest transportable viewing wheel in the world, the panoramas over verdant parks and Kuala Lumpur's major icons captivate both visitors to Malaysia and local residents. The Eye on Malaysia has 42 fully enclosed, air-conditioned capsules, each holding up to eight guests. The 12-minute ride is an unforgettable experience. Given the success of other wheels around the world, such as the London Eye, this day and night experience is seeing the Eye On Malaysia.
Dinner: Kuchai Lama Night Street Stalls: Buy own dinner. This will be an interesting experience. You will have a personal food kitty of RM 30.

SATURDAY 12 JULY - KUALA LUMPUR
Breakfast: At your hotel.
Rehearsal at hotel: All Honours and festival groups etc rehearse this afternoon (90 minutes).
Lunch: Local restaurant / hotel.
Mid afternoon Gala Public Concert: Each school to perform.
Dinner: at hotel restaurant.
Evening Public Concert: Honours Bands and Festival Bands perform. Asian, Australian and New Zealand schools will come together and perform as one in their selected pre tutored groupings.
Outdoor/ Public Concert venues will be arranged to suit final Festival needs.

SUNDAY 13 JULY - KUALA LUMPUR
Breakfast: At hotel.
Workshops / Master Classes: Two 90 minute sessions, a choice of up to 40 individual instrumental sessions.
Lunch: Local restaurant / hotel.
Afternoon Public Concert Performance: Each school group to perform.
Outdoor / Public Concert Venus will be arranged to suit festival needs.
Farewell Dinner: Dance party and presentations.

MONDAY 14 JULY - KUALA LUMPUR / SINGAPORE
Breakfast: At your hotel.

Sightseeing Malaysia Peninsular:
Board your coach and explore Malaysia as you transfer to Malacca and Singapore. One of the 13 states of Peninsula Malaysia, Malacca is well known for being a Peranakan town. Peranakan, descendants of the early Chinese immigrants and Malay or Indonesians, have evolved a unique culture that maintains many of the Chinese traditions, while adopting the customs of the land that they have settled in. They have their own language, their own culture, their own unique food and many other interesting things that will surprise you.

City sightseeing tour of Malacca:
Learn about this history town, identify the traces that the Portuguese have left behind. Visit the red buildings, Christchurch, Francis Xavier Church, Jonker Street and many other sites that will definitely bring you to a world beyond your thoughts. Witness the cultures left behind from the 14th century from European colonisation. Understanding of Islamic Religion: Visit a mosque, and learn about the Islamic religion. Compare between Islam and Christianity, and you will be surprised to find the similarities.

Lunch: At a Peranakan restaurant:
Continue to Singapore. Clear Customs at Johor and cross the boarder into Singapore, a busy Asian City. Upon arrival at Singapore you will be met by a Singaporean Guide and will transfer to Singapore Zoo and participate in the Singapore Zoo Night Safari Tour including dinner.

Accommodation: Hotel Miramar Singapore, 401 Havelock Rd, Singapore
www.miramar.com.sg
Hotel Miramar Singapore, a first class international hotel with 342 newly tastefully furnished rooms, providing the best of all worlds with superb service, unequalled luxurious living and prime location. Conveniently situated in the heart of Singapore's commercial and financial hub, Hotel Miramar lies in close proximity to the Oriental culture of Chinatown and the shopper’s paradise of Orchard Road and Great World City also handy to Boat Quay and Clarke Quay. (When this popular hotel is fully booked, similar hotels will be used and price adjusted)

TUESDAY 15 JULY - SINGAPORE
Breakfast: At your hotel.
School Visits: School exchanges will be arranged with local schools.
Lunch: A visit to an incredible Shopping Mall will be arranged and you will have lunch here. Funan IT Mall is a multi storey building with endless IT shops selling all types of IT equipment. You will recognise one store, Harvey Norman. You will be given a personal food kitty (S$15.00) to purchase your own lunch at the excellent food hall within the building.

Singapore City Sightseeing Tour:
As you coach through this vast hi-rise city you will be amazed at the people, the cleanliness, the beauty and the differences. Visit the Merlion Park, China town, Little India & Kampong Glam etc...apart from looking you will stop at Chinatown and Little India to walk through the stalls. Feel the atmosphere, smell the vast aroma that is synonymous with these Asian style marketplaces. Everything here is cheap and very different.
Dinner: Tonight you will experience the nightlife of Singapore and be taken to eat out at one of Singapore’s famous outdoor restaurants. Newton Circus with its local food stalls is world famous. Here you will have a personal food kitty (S$20.00 per person) so you can select your own food choices.

WEDNESDAY 16 JULY - SINGAPORE / HOME PORT
Breakfast: At your Hotel.
Sentosa Island tour:
Today you will tour to the renowned Sentosa Island a fun area in Singapore. We have included a Cable Car ride, Image of Singapore and 2 Skyline luge rides.
Lunch: Local restaurant.

SINGAPORE / HOME PORT
Fly home departs afternoon / evening on Malaysian Airlines or Singapore Airlines. Night flights to Auckland / Christchurch and Sydney / Perth / Melbourne / Brisbane. Dinner will be served in-flight and also in some cases, breakfast as well.
Note: This itinerary may be varied to enhance the tour and to deliver the spirit of Rhapsody Asia. We at Group Events Pty Ltd in conjunction with Worldwide Honey Tours Pte Ltd, Singapore, and Partners Transinex Travel Singapore seek to deliver the best tour possible to meet our client’s needs while delivering our promise to provide a great music festival for all participants. Subject to terms and conditions and to price and exchange fluctuations.

Tour Ends.