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| Day 1 Arrive Auckland |
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Day 8 Dunedin |
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 Airport transfer and hotel check-in, then you're free to see Auckland for yourself.
An evening welcome drink followed by dinner with your Tour Director.
Hotel: Mercure, Auckland. D
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Our day starts along the Waitaki River with the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and Benmore Dam. We travel through Oamaru with its famous white limestone buildings to Dunedin, where we tour the city. Then you've got the afternoon to yourself - take a Wildlife Cruise, visit the Cadbury Chocolate Factory or ride the historic Taieri Gorge Railway.
Hotel: Scenic Hotel Dunedin City. B D
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| Day 2 Auckland - Rotorua |
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Day 9 Dunedin - Te Anau |
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See Auckland on our City Sights tour. Tracing the Waikato River we travel to Waitomo Caves to tour the amazing Glow Worm Grotto and the limestone caves. At Rotorua, we'll take in views of Lake Rotorua and more on our orientation tour.  Tonight enjoy a Maori Hangi feast and concert for an insight into Maori culture at the Tamaki Family Marae.
Hotel: Ibis, Rotorua, 2 nights. B HD
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 After a morning of time to yourself, during which you might like to tour New Zealand's Larnach Castle, we head off across South Otago's fertile, sheep-filled farming land en route to Te Anau, on the shores of the largest lake in the South Island. Tonight you may choose to travel by boat to the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves.
Hotel: Distinction Hotel, Te Anau. B D
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| Day 3 Rotorua |
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Day 10 Milford Sound |
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 Watch the Agrodome Sheep Show, complete with sheep dog demonstration then the afternoon is yours.  Our option tonight is The Realm of Tãne, a journey through Maori mythology and our story of creation. B
** Farm Stay Option**
Stay on a farm with a family and experience farm life first hand.
For an extra NZ$70 per person, enjoy genuine New Zealand hospitality when you spend the night with a local family on a nearby farm.
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 You'll be awe-struck by great sights from Fiordland National Park to Milford Sound, where you will cruise on the waters of this natural wonder. Along the way to Queenstown, we'll see Mirror Lakes, Claudu Valley, The Chasm, Mitre Peak, Bowen Falls, travel along the Devil's Staircase and the shores of Lake Wakatipu. At Queenstown we'll have an orientation tour on arrival and enjoy an alpine dinner with views over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables.
Hotel: Mercure Queenstown Resort, Queenstown, 2 nights. B D
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| Day 4 Rotorua - Wellington |
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Day 11 Queenstown 'Free Time' |
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 Heading south, we'll view the Huka Falls. Visit Taupo. Drive along the shores of New Zealand's biggest lake, through the alpine scenery of Mt. Ruapehu. Tongariro National Park and the dairy farms of Manawatu. Then it's along the Kapiti Coast to Wellington for a City Sights tour.
Hotel: Travelodge, Wellington. B D
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Explore exciting Queenstown your way, all day - from wine and garden tours to jet boat rides and white water rafting.
This evening cruise across Lake Wakatipu aboard New Zealand's oldest steamship, the TSS Earnslaw, to Walter Peak Station for a carvery Highlight Dinner at the Colonel's Homestead. An entertaining after-dinner farm show provides a glimpse into high-country farm life. Why not join in a sing-a-long on your cruise back to Queenstown.
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| Day 5 Wellington - Picton |
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Day 12 Fox Glacier |
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A morning of 'Free Time' in Wellington, then we visit Te Papa, the Museum of New Zealand. Photos at Parliament House. Then we cruise Queen Charlotte Sound. Later we travel to the seaside village of Picton for an orientation tour.
Hotel: Beachcomber, Picton. B D
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First stop, Arrowtown, on the Arrow River. Second stop Cromwell and its sensational stone fruit. Then it's a trio of lakes - Lake Dunstan, Lake Hawea, Lake Wanaka. Through the Haast Pass, we view Thunder Creek Falls and enjoy a rainforest walk. Final stop, majestic Fox Glacier - a rare, still advancing glacier. Take the opportunity for an optional scenic flight over the glacier.
Hotel: Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier, Fox Glacier. B D
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| Day 6 Picton - Christchurch |
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Day 13 Christchurch |
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 En route to Christchurch, we'll get up close and personal with some New Zealand fur seals at Ohau Point, watch whales at Kaikoura, (optional scenic Whale Watching flight), travel along the rugged Pacific Ocean coast, across the patchwork Canterbury Plains to Christchurch.
Hotel: Christchurch. B
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 We visit Hokitika, home of the native greenstone (jade), for a factory visit and jewellery demonstration first up.
Travel through Greymouth to Arthur's Pass to board the TranzAlpine, one of the top 6 train journeys in the world. This spectacular journey takes you through the Southern Alps and across the Canterbury Plains to Christchurch.
This evening celebrate your holiday at a farewell dinner with your Tour Dirctor and new-found friends.
Hotel: Ibis Hotel, Christchurch. B D
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| Day 7 Mount Cook - Omarama |
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Day 14 Depart Christchurch |
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 After a morning at leisure travel over the patchwork countryside of the Canterbury Plains, where the spectacular sightseeing begins. Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki are first up. Next we'll visit the Church of the Good Shepherd before soaking up the sensational alpine landscape of Mt. Cook National Park (optional scenic flight).
Hotel: Heritage Gateway Hotel, Omarama.
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Your tour concludes after breakfast. You will be transferred to Christchurch Airport for your onward flight. B
3 DAYS IN BAY OF ISLANDS
Add the spectacular Bay of Islands to the beginning of this tour.Go dolphin watching, sea-kayaking or sailing (Please request details)
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(B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner (HD) Highlight Dinner
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