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New Zealand Essentials - 14 Days / 13 Nights

Offering you a 'snippet' of what New Zealand has to offer, this 'Stunning' tour itinerary showcases the most popular visited attractions in key centrally located destinations including the rugged West Coast of the South Island that will leave you with a taste of wanting to visit New Zealand again.

Day 1

ARRIVE AUCKLAND (D)

Welcome to New Zealand! Meet and greet on arrival at Auckland International Airport

Day 2

AUCKLAND (B)

Enjoy a morning city tour of Auckland - "the City of Sails"

Day 3

AUCKLAND - BAY OF ISLANDS (BD)

Departing Auckland you travel north over the Auckland Harbour Bridge
Visit the Parry Kauri Park - here you will view some fine examples of Giant Kauri Trees
Visit the Matakohe Kauri Museum, at Otamatea
Take a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty House where New Zealand's history began

Day 4

BAY OF ISLANDS (BD)

Today is a day of leisure

Day 5

BAY OF ISLANDS - AUCKLAND (BD)

This morning board a luxury catamaran to cruise the Bay of Islands to Cape Brett
Travel south via Whangarei to visit a Kauri Clock factory
Arrive in Auckland, where on arrival you will experience a highlights tour of Auckland

Day 6

AUCKLAND - WAITOMO - ROTORUA (BD)

View the amazing Waitomo Caves
Travel to Rotorua and visit Rainbow Springs Kiwi Wildlife Park

Day 7

ROTORUA (BD)

Rotorua Sightseeing Tour
Visit Te Puia - The New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute and Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley, featuring the famous Pohutu Geyser
Visit the Agrodome Sheep Show
Tonight you will be treated to a traditional Hangi (feast) and Maori concert

Day 8

ROTORUA - CHRISTCHURCH (B)

Transfer from your hotel to connect with your flight to Christchurch

Day 9

CHRISTCHURCH TO FRANZ JOSEF (B)

Traverse the Southern Alps aboard the famous Tranz-Alpine rail journey to Greymouth
Tour through the Westland National Park, the home of Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers

Day 10

FRANZ JOSEF TO QUEENSTOWN (B)

Drive through theSouth West New Zealand World Heritage Area, and past Lake Hawea
Visit popular Lake Wanaka, the starting point of the mighty Clutha River
This afternoon travel via Cromwell following the Kawerau Gorge Road into Queenstown

Day 11

MILFORD SOUND DAY TOUR (BL)

Milford Sound Cruise

Day 12

QUEENSTOWN AT LEISURE (B)

Today is a day of leisure

Day 13

QUEENSTOWN - CHRISTCHURCH (BL)

View Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain
Travel to Tekapo to witness the magnificent blue waters of Lake Tekapo
Visit the Church of the Good Shepherd and the statue of the Collie dog

Day 14

DEPART CHRISTCHURCH (B)

Farewell from New Zealand, today you are transferred from the hotel to Christchurch
International Airport for your flight home

TOUR INCLUSIONS:

Airport Transfers
13 nights quality accommodation, double/twin share rooms with private facilities
All tour admissions as per the itinerary
Cooked breakfasts (B), lunches (L) where indicated on the daily itinerary
Touring in modern air conditioned coach
Complimentary Travel Bag and New Zealand Map