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Beautiful New Zealand
Highlight
- 2 nights Auckland
- 2 nights Rotorua
- 2 nights Queenstown
- 1 night Christchurch
- 1 night FoxGlacier/Franz Joseph
Itinerary
Day 1
On arrival in Auckland, 'The City of Sails', seat in coach passengers will be met by our local representative and privately transferred to your hotel.
Day 2
Auckland Sightseeing and Kelly Tarlton Sea Life Aquarium or HB Cruise (on availability) Experience Auckland's history, culture and scenic highlights with a half-day morning tour, followed by a trip to Kelly Tarlton's SEA LIFE Aquarium. Travel through the city centre, along notorious Karangahape Road and fashionable Ponsonby, and over the Auckland Harbour Bridge, enjoying views of the Hauraki Gulf and city skyline. See the Viaduct Harbour and Auckland's famous Queen Street before continuing to the Auckland Domain. The city's oldest park, the Domain is situated on a 62,000 year-old volcano and is home to tropical gardens, duck ponds and the Auckland War Memorial Museum.Take a short morning tea break (own expense) in Parnell Village, where historic buildings have been transformed into trendy boutiques and specialty shops, then continue your tour of Auckland along the scenic waterfront route of Tamaki Drive to Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park, high above Mission Bay. Enjoy panoramic vi
Day 3
Auckland- Rotoura via Waitomo and Rotorua Sights Your first stop is in the small town of Waitomo, where you'll enjoy a 45-minute guided tour through the world famous Waitomo Caves. Travel through these underground limestone caverns, discovered in 1887, and hear how the amazing stalactites, stalagmites, and other weird and wonderful rock formations were formed over a period of 30 million years. Your tour finishes with a short but magical boat ride through the Glowworm Grotto – a subterranean cavern illuminated by thousands of tiny glowworms.On the outskirts of the city, we stop at the Agrodome, an organic working farm where you can learn all about farming in New Zealand. Take a tour of the Agrodome farm in an all-terrain vehicle, see how sheep are shorn and watch a live sheep dog trial. Leaving the Agrodome, we make our way to TePuia, one of New Zealand's foremost cultural venues. At TePuia'smarae (meeting house) you will receive a traditional welcome and be invited to experience
Day 4
Leisure day in Rotorua to enjoy optional activities Inclusions: Full Breakfast
Day 5
Depart on your domestic flight from Rotorua to Queenstown (airfare is NOT included) Inclusions: Full Breakfast
Day 6
A free day to explore the endless optional attractions available. Queenstown offers bungy jumping, jetboating, white water rafting, gondola rides and much more. Optional activities not included in the tour price. Inclusions: Full Breakfast
Day 7
Journey past Lakes Wanaka and Hawea before turning into the Haast Past and the World Heritage Westland National Park. Continue north to arrive in Fox Glaciers or Franz Josef Glaciers Inclusions: Full Breakfast
Day 8
Travel north to Greymouth and board the world famous Tranz Alpine. Ascend through lush beech forests past the alpine village of Arthur’s Pass before crossing the spectacular Southern Alps. Travel over the fertile Canterbury Plains to arrive in the ‘garden city’ of Christchurch Inclusions: Full Breakfast
Day 9
Your arrangements conclude today with a departure transfer. We hope you had a wonderful vacation!! Inclusions: Full Breakfast
Inclusion
- Accommodation for 8 nights
- Breakfast x 8 no. (except the first day)
- Lunch on a cruise or Kelly Tarton tour (on availability)
- Guided tour of Waitomo Glow worms
- Te Puia Maori Arts & Craft Insistute
- Whakarewwarewa Themal Valley tour
- Agrodome Sheep Show
- Tranz Alpine Scenic train
Exclusion
- Return Airfare and Domestic flight in any
- Airport taxes, Visa charges, Over-seas Medi-claim Insurance.
- Meals other than those specified (if any)
- Tips, Laundry, telephone, optional excursions and other items of a personal nature.
- Cost of foreign exchange for personal use.
- Any items or services not specified in the itinerary ‘TOUR PRICE INCLUDES’ head.
- GST 4.50% applicable Extra on total tour cost
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