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| Day 1 Arrive Christchurch |
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Day 10 - Wellington |
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 After your airport transfer and hotel check-in, explore Christchurch your way. Evening welcome drink and dinner with your Tour Director and fellow passengers.
Hotel: Heartland Hotel Cotswold, Christchurch. D
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We'll cruise on Queen Charlotte Sound and across Cook Strait to Wellington for a city tour. 'Free Time' then we visit  Te Papa, the Museum of New Zealand.
Hotel: Mercure Wellington, Wellington. B D
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| Day 2 - Fox Glacier |
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Day 11 - Rotorua |
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 We'll travel through the West Coast rainforest to Punakaiki. View the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes. Pass through Greymouth en route to Hokitika, home of the native greenstone (jade) for a factory visit and jewellery demonstration. Next stop is Fox Glacier - a rare, still advancing glacier (optional Fox Glacier scenic flight).
Hotel: Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier, Fox Glacier. B D
TranzAlpine Train Option
Travel across the Southern Alps by the famous TranzAlpine train. Additional cost $185 per person Christchurch to Greymouth or $135 per person from Christchurch to Arthurs Pass.
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Travel along the Kapiti Coast, through the dairy farms of Manawatu and Tongariro National Park, discover the alpine scenery of Mt. Ruapehu. Visit Taupo and drive along the shores of New Zealand's largest lake. View Huka Falls and pass the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station. Tonight enjoy a Maori Hangi feast and concert.
Hotel: Ibis, Rotorua, 2 nights. B HD
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| Day 3 - Queenstown |
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Day 12 - Rotorua |
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Travel through the Haast Pass, view Thunder Creek Falls, take a rainforest walk. Then it's a trio of lakes - Wanaka, Hawea, Dunstan. Next is Cromwell and its stone fruit and Arrowtown on the Arrow River. Enjoy a Queenstown orientation tour followed by dinner with views over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables.
Hotel: Mercure Queenstown Resort, Queenstown,
2 nights. B D
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 We visit the Agrodome Sheep Show and enjoy an afternoon of 'Free Time' - visit Rainbow Springs abundant with Rainbow trout and native fauna including the kiwi or  Te Puia, where a local Maori will guide you through the Geothermal valley with its mud pools and geysers. B
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| Day 4 - Queenstown 'Free Time' |
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Day 13 - Waitomo Caves - Auckland |
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Explore exciting Queenstown your way - from wine and garden tours to jet boat rides and white water rafting. For dinner you have the option to dine at the Skyline Restaurant on Bob's Peak. Access is via the steepest Gondola in the Southern Hemisphere. Dinner option includes the Kiwi Haka Maori Show. B
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Travel through the Waikato region to Waitomo Caves for a tour of the Glow Worm Grotto. We then follow the Waikato River to Auckland for a City Sights Tour.
Hotel: Mercure, Auckland. B D
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| Day 5 - Milford Sound |
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Day 14 - Bay of Islands |
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 Travel along the Devil's Staircase and the shores of Lake Wakatipu to Te Anau. From Fiordland National Park to Milford Sound, where you will cruise on the waters of this natural wonder. Witness Mirror Lakes, Claudu Valley, The Chasm, Mitre Peak, Bowen Falls. Tonight you may choose to travel by boat to the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves.
Hotel: Kingsgate Hotel, Te Anau. B D
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 Over the Auckland Harbour Bridge, through Orewa and the scenic Hibiscus Coast. Walk amongst Kauri trees at Parry Kauri Park. We have time to explore Whangarei, the northern-most city in New Zealand then it's off to the beautiful Bay of Islands. Take a scenic cruise through game fishing waters to Cape Brett and, weather permitting, through the famous 'Hole in the Rock' formation. The return cruise to Paihia meanders through picturesque islands - see deserted sandy beaches and secluded bays and keep your eyes peeled for the marine life.
Hotel: Copthorne Hotel & Resort (Garden View), Bay of Islands, 2 nights. B D
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| Day 6 - Dunedin |
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Day 15 - Bay of Islands 'Free Time' |
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 We'll cross sheep-filled farming land to Dunedin for a city tour. 'Free Time' this afternoon - take a wildlife cruise, visit the Cadbury Chocolate Factory or ride the Taieri Gorge Railway.
Hotel: Kingsgate Hotel, Dunedin. B D
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Explore the Bay of Islands your way. Dolphin watch, catch a ferry to Russell, or take an optional tour to Cape Reinga and Ninety Mile Beach. B
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| Day 7 - Mount Cook |
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Day 16 - Auckland |
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'Free Time' this morning - visit Larnach Castle, New Zealand's only castle. Travel through Oamaru passing the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and Benmore Dam.
Hotel: Heritage Gateway Hotel, Omarama.
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 We'll visit the historic Waitangi Treaty Reserve, where New Zealand's founding document was signed. You'll have time on your own to take in highlights such as the magnificent Maori War Canoe (Waka) and Marae (Meeting House). This afternoon enjoy the lush farmland scenery as you return to Auckland.
Hotel: Mercure, Auckland. B
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| Day 8 - Christchurch |
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Day 17 - Depart Auckland |
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 Soak up the scenery of Mt. Cook National Park (optional scenic flight). We'll see Lake Pukaki and Lake Tekapo, visit the Church of the Good Shepherd and travel across the Canterbury Plains. 'Free Time' - ride the Christchurch Tram or just relax.
Hotel: Heartland Hotel Cotswold, Christchurch. B
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Explore Auckland at your leisure until your transfer to Auckland Airport. B
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| Day 9 - Picton |
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Travel along the rugged Pacific Ocean coast to Kaikoura, famous for its whales (optional Whale Watching flight). See New Zealand's fur seals at Ohau Point. Pass the Grassmere Salt Works then travel to the seaside town of Picton.
Hotel: Beachcomber, Picton. B D
TranzCoastal Train Option
Journey on the TranzCoastal between Christchurch and Picton with the Kaikoura Mountain Range on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other. Additional cost $136 per person |
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