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Experience New Zealand's amazing sights and delights Connect with locals for lunch on their Waikato Dairy Farm
Witness Milford Sound's waterfalls and Mitre Peak Explore Tamaki Māori Village & Walter Peak Sheep Station
Welcome to Auckland
On arrival in Auckland you'll have time at leisure
to explore or relax. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome
Reception and dinner with your Travel Director.
Hotel: Stamford Plaza, 2 nights. DW
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Auckland
After a city sights tour enjoy time at leisure. B
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Auckland – Tauranga
You’re invited to a Be My Guest lunch at
the Red Barn on the Waikato farm of Lance and
Bridgette O’Sullivan, New Zealand horse racing
royalty. Later, travel to Tauranga, in the Bay of
Plenty. Hotel: Trinity Wharf. B BG DW
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Tauranga – Rotorua
Travel through Te Puke to visit Kiwifruit Country,
then on to Rotorua for an orientation tour.
This
afternoon explore Te Puia Thermal Reserve. Then
an evening of culture, history and a Hangi feast
Highlight Dinner awaits you at the Tamaki Māori
Village. Hotel: Millennium, 2 nights. B HD
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Rotorua Included Choice
Embark on one of your Included Choice
sightseeing experiences. Glide through the
Waitomo Glowworm Grotto, take an ancient
forest zipline adventure with Canopy Tours, visit
the Hobbiton Movie Set, or explore Rotorua and
its lakes in an amphibious WWll-era Duck. B
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Rotorua – Wellington
Journey through forests and farmland to the
turquoise torrent known as Huka Falls. The
road unfolds in a broad panorama of stunning
Lake Taupo. Continue south and along the
Kapiti Coast to the capital city, Wellington.
Hotel: James Cook Grand Chancellor. B
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Wellington – Blenheim
Explore Te Papa Museum of New Zealand.
This afternoon cruise the Cook Strait into
tranquil Queen Charlotte Sound. The village
of Picton is next, then it’s on to Blenheim
for a city sightseeing tour. Tonight, enjoy a
3-course Highlight Dinner celebrating local
produce and the wines of the Marlborough
region. Hotel: Chateau Marlborough. B HD
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Blenheim – Christchurch
Travel to Kaikoura, where sperm whales can
often be seen not far from shore. Travel along
the Pacific coast and across the Canterbury
Plains to Christchurch. Hotel: Distinction. B
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Christchurch – Twizel
This morning, join our Sustainable Tourism
Commitment by planting a native tree in the Port
Hills of Christchurch, an area recovering from
Next, visit the home of Angie and
wildfire.
Stan Taylor at Lake Tekapo, for a Be My Guest
afternoon tea and to learn about a lifetime spent
farming. Later, view the little stone-hewn Church
of the Good Shepherd on your way to Twizel.
Hotel: MacKenzie Country Inn. B BG DW
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Twizel – Dunedin Included Choice
Journey along the Waitaki River, with a photo
stop at the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and
Benmore Dam. Travel through to Oamaru and
on to Dunedin. Choose an Included Choice
sightseeing experience. Take a wildlife cruise out
to Otago Peninsula, visit the famous Speight's
Brewery or ride the historic Taieri Gorge Railway.
Hotel: Scenic Southern Cross. B DW
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Dunedin – Te Anau
After free time, travel through lush sheep-
farming land. Then the rolling, grassy hills turn
back into forested, rugged mountains, as you
meander your way up into Fiordland National
Park to Te Anau. Hotel: Distinction B DW
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Te Anau – Queenstown
You will take the scenic journey through
the rainforests, beech forests and meadows of
Fiordland National Park and out to Milford Sound
to cruise on this natural wonder. Afterwards,
travel to Queenstown for an orientation tour.
Hotel: Millennium, 2 nights. B
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Queenstown Included Choice
Choose an Included Choice sightseeing
experience. Ride the Shotover Jet, take a
gondola to Bob’s Peak and visit Kiwi Birdlife Park
or a minibus tour through Skippers Canyon. This
evening, cruise across Lake Wakatipu aboard
TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak High Country Farm
for a gourmet barbecue Highlight Dinner. B HD
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Queenstown – Franz Josef
Visit the gold mining settlement of Arrowtown.
From here you will travel to Cromwell to taste
delicious stone fruit at a local orchard. It is a
day of gorgeous lakes, as you travel further into
Central Otago. Cross over the Haast Pass as
the landscape changes from alpine scenery to
the rainforest marvels of the wild West Coast.
Your destination is the extraordinary Franz Josef
Glacier. Hotel: Scenic Franz Josef Glacier
(Douglas Wing). B DW
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Franz Josef – Punakaiki
Visit Hokitika, home of the native greenstone
for a factory visit and jewelery demonstration.
Later, travel to Punakaiki to view the Pancake
Rocks and Blowholes. You’ll spend the night in
an eco-friendly resort right on the waterfront.
Hotel: Punakaiki Resort. B DW
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Punakaiki – Christchurch
Travel to Greymouth to visit the iconic
Monteith’s Brewery and taste some of their
innovative brews before a pub-style lunch. Later
you will journey aboard the TranzAlpine train
to Christchurch. This evening, join your Travel
Director and new-found friends for a Farewell
Dinner. Hotel: Distinction. B L FD
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Single Supplement (add to price above): $1825pp
Exceptions 06/10/2020 to 30/03/2021: $2065pp
Itinerary, departure dates and prices may change from 01/04/21.
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DINING
16 Full buffet breakfasts B 3 Highlight Dinners HD
1 Be My Guest Lunch BG
7 Dinners with wine DW
1 Lunch L
1 Farewell Dinner FD
1 Be My Guest Afternoon Tea BG
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Auckland Airport
Day 17 – flights to depart anytime from Christchurch Airport
Flights are not included in the vacation price
Farewell from Christchurch
Say farewell to your fellow travelers when your
vacation concludes after breakfast. B
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Māori Hongi greeting