Prices: NZ$2,980 per person (twin share)

Note: All prices are NZ$, per person & include G.S.T.

Included in Package:

- Accommodation as listed:

• One Orange, Gisborne (1 night, incl breakfast)
  
• Waikawa Cottage, Te Kaha (2 nights, incl breakfast)
  
• Koura Lodge, Rotorua (2 nights, incl breakfast)
  
• Bayview Chateau Hotel, Tongariro (2 nights)
  
• Whanganui Lodge, Whanganui (1 night, incl breakfast)
  
• Thorndon House, Wellington (1 nights, incl breakfast)

- Rental car for 9 rental days, Toyota Camry or similar, unlimited kms, standard insurance with NZ$1688 insurance excess

- Domestic flight from Auckland to Gisborne

- Tours as listed:

• Volcanic Air Safaris, Floatplane Flight, Rotorua
  
• Maori guided tour and hangi concert and meal, Rotorua
  
• Guided walk, Tongariro Track

Please note:
Price is valid until 30 April 2011 (May - Sept reductions apply)
Services subject to availability at time of booking
Price is based on 2 travellers in a twin share room
All prices include 15% New Zealand GST tax
Individual operator cancellation policies apply
Payment is due 30 days prior to travel

• Fly to Gisborne with Air New Zealand and collect your rental car at Gisborne airport (Flight time: 1 hour)
• Stay tonight at One Orange or Opou Country House
• Visit Eastwoodhill Arboretum to see New Zealand's largest range of exotic trees.
• Visit a marae, or meeting house, to gain an understanding of the Maori history and geneology of the area
• Visit some of the many vineyards around the Gisborne area this afternoon and take a walk along Wainui Beach this evening

• Pack a picnic lunch and take a drive up the East Coast to Tolaga Bay, 45 minutes North and over the hill from here to Anaura Bay, both beautiful sandy beaches. Hire a sea kayak at Tolaga Bay, go fishing off the wharf or walk 5 km Cooks Cove Walkway
• Beaches along the east coast of the peninsula are sandy with dramatic white cliffs and lush farmland surrounds. As you travel north, the beaches become rugged and the pohutukawa trees more abundant - all are unspoilt by any development
• There are excellent camping spots at beaches all around this peninsula. Depending on your preferences, accommodation can be arranged at a bed and breakfast or self contained cottage between Gisborne and Te Kaha

• Continue along the coast to Opotiki or linger a day longer at one of the beaches, Whanarua is particularly pretty
• Visit Hicks Bay and Lottin Point for good surf, fishing and diving
• Jetboat or raft the Motu River
• Visit the ornate St Mary's Church at Tikitiki

• Drive to Rotorua via lakes Rotoma and Rotoiti, both great for swimming and fishing
• Take a walk at Okere falls and at Hamarana take a 20 minute walk through the redwood trees to the springs - fill your water bottles with fresh cold spring water as it pumps up out of the ground
• Stay 2 nights at Koura Lodge, Rotorua
• If you are hoping to catch a trout, this is the place to try your luck!
• Total Driving time: Opotiki to Rotorua 1.5 hours

• Explore Rotorua today - the Museum in the Government Gardens is a good place to start
• Visit Wai-o-tapu and the Lady Knox geyser and stop at the mud pools on the road into the thermal area
• The Waikite Valley thermal pools are a 20 minute drive south where the locals go - surrounded by farmland and fed from a hot spring coming out of the ground just above the pools - highly recommended
• A trip up the gondola and a ride on the luge is great fun for all ages and a good way to see Rotorua from above

• Drive to Turangi via the Huka Falls and Taupo
• Stay tonight at Bayview Chateau Hotel
• Total Driving time today: 2 hours

• Join Haka Trails for a guided walk on the Tongariro Crossing, a 7 hour walk across one of the most fascinating geological areas in the country
• Return to Bayview Chateau Hotel tonight

• Leaving Turangi, drive to Raetahi via Waiouru and Ohakune and join the River Road Driving route at Pipiriki
• From Pipiriki, join Whanganui River Adventure Tour operators for a rafting or boat tour up the river to the Bridge to Nowhere
• Wanganui is an 80 km drive downstream from here
• Stay for 2 nights at Whanganui Lodge
• Total Driving time: allow 2 hours

• Drive from Wanganui to Wellington
• Stay for 1 night at Thorndon House
• Total driving time: 2.5 hours

• depart from Wellington Airport or catch the Interisland ferry to the South Island

Prices: From NZ$4140 per person (twin share)

Note: All prices are NZ$, per person & include G.S.T.

Included in package:

- Accommodation as listed (share twin)

• Greenvale B&B Lodge, Stewart Island (2 nights, incl breakfast)
• Southland Farmstay, Riverton (1 night, incl dinner & breakfast)
• Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise (1 night cabin, incl dinner & breakfast)
• White Shadows Lodge, Queenstown (1 night, incl breakfast)
• Old Schoolhouse Cottage, Tasman (2 nights, incl breakfast)
• Bay of Many Coves Boutique Hotel, Marlborough Sounds (3 nights)
• Old Schoolhouse Cottage, Motueka (2 nights, incl breakfast)

- Domestic airfares:
Christchurch - Stewart Island
Queenstown - Nelson

- Rental car for 7 rental days, intermediate automatic, unlimited kms, standard insurance with NZ$1688 insurance excess

- Tours as listed:

• Ulva Island guided walk, Stewart Island
• Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise - tours offered on board
• Abel Tasman cruise/tour

Please note:
Price is valid until 30 April 2011 (May - Sept reductions apply)
Services subject to availability at time of booking
Price is based on 2 travellers in a twin share room
All prices include 15% New Zealand GST tax
Individual operator cancellation policies apply
Payment is due 30 days prior to travel

• Fly from Christchurch to Invercargill with Air New Zealand (flight time 1 hour, 20 minutes) and onto Stewart Island with Stewart Island Air
• Stay 2 nights in Oban at Greenvale or Stewart Island Lodge

• Take a 3 hour guided boat trip and walk to Ulva Island bird sanctuary with Ulva Tours
• Take a fishing trip from the harbour, bird watch or walk some of the short tracks around the village and bays

• Return to Invercargill with Stewart Island Air and pick up your rental car
• Stay one night at a farmstay in Southland or Tikana Lodge
• Driving time approximately 1 hour

• Drive to Te Anau and join the Fiordland Navigator at Manapouri for an overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound
• Explore the coves and bays by kayak and tender craft with a nature guide

• Returning to Manapouri, collect your car and stay in Te Anau tonight at Dunluce or Fiordland Lodge

• Drive to Queenstown and stay one night at White Shadows Lodge
• Explore Arrowtown and Queenstown this afternoon
• Total driving time: 2.5 hours

• Fly to Nelson via Christchurch ( total flight time 2 hours 20 minutes)
• Collect your rental car at Nelson airport
• Stay 2 nights in Tasman at Old Schoolhouse Cottage

• Spend the day exploring the Tasman Bay region
• Drive to Marahau via Kaiteriteri and take a short walk on the Abel Tasman Track
• For sea kayaking or boat trips into the National Park, join Wilsons Experiences
• Stop at the Mapua Wharf for dinner or a drink

• Drive Nelson to Picton today and catch the boat to Bay of Many Coves where you'll stay for the next 3 nights
• Enjoy fishing, sailing, walking and some rest and relaxation at this casual resort as well as excellent food and wine
• Driving time: 1.5 hours

• Return to Picton where you can depart or continue on through the North Island