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CHOOSE THIS TRIP IF YOU’D LOVE TO:
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Enjoy the pace of two-night stays and more relaxed starts Encounter glacial ice, icebergs & centuries-old ice crystals
Experience signature food and wine experiences Discover the culinary and cultural delights of Wellington
Welcome to Wellington
After settling into your hotel, you'll have time to
explore Wellington independently. This evening,
meet your Travel Director and fellow travelers
for a Welcome Reception at your hotel. Hotel:
Novotel, 2 nights.
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Wellington
This morning, join a local guide for a walking
tour to discover Wellington’s vibrant culture
and food scene. The afternoon is free for you
to spend as you please. B
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Wellington – Blenheim
Board the Interislander for a cruise across the
Cook Strait, to the seaside village of Picton.
Later it’s on to Blenheim for an orientation
tour before heading to your accommodations.
Later, visit one of the Marlborough region’s
famous wineries, Hans Herzog Estate, for a
tasting and 3-course Highlight Dinner. Hotel:
Scenic Marlborough, 2 nights. B HD
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Blenheim Included Choice
Choose from either land or sea sightseeing
experiences: indulge in a half-day winery tour,
or take the Greenshell Mussel Cruise into
magnificent Marlborough Sounds, where you
will learn about local history of the area and
visit a mussel farm. B DW
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Blenheim – Christchurch
Travel to Kaikoura, where sperm whales can
often be seen not far from shore. Travel along
the Pacific Ocean coast and across the colorful
Canterbury Plains to Christchurch. See how
Christchurch is rebuilding after the devastating
earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, and pop into
the incredible Transitional Cathedral in Latimer
Square, the world’s only cathedral made
substantially of cardboard. Hotel: Novotel. B
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Christchurch – Mt. Cook
Enjoy some warm Kiwi hospitality at
Morelea, the home of Angie and Stan Taylor,
indulge in a Be My Guest barbecue lunch
and hear about a lifetime spent farming
in New Zealand. You’ll also get to witness
Angie preparing her famous dessert pavlova.
From here it’s on towards the spectacular
Southern Alps and then alongside majestic
Lake Pukaki, before arriving in Aoraki Mount
Cook National Park to see Mt. Cook, the
highest mountain in Australasia. Tonight, enjoy
dinner with a breathtaking mountain view.
Hotel: The Hermitage, 2 nights. B BG DW
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Mt. Cook – Te Anau
Today is another scenic day, traveling over
the Lindis Pass through Central Otago. Visit
Cromwell, next to pristine Lake Dunstan,
and taste delicious stone fruit at a local
orchard, then stop at the perfectly restored
gold-mining settlement of Arrowtown. The
town’s beautiful tree-lined avenues and 19th-
century wooden buildings feel like a movie
set. Afterwards, make your way to Te Anau,
gateway to Fiordland National Park. This
afternoon, you’ll have the opportunity to try
jet boating down the majestic Waiau River,
to the serene Lake Manapouri, stepping into
ancient beech forests and learning all about
this unique location. Hotel: Distinction. B DW
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Te Anau – Queenstown
Leaving Te Anau, you will take the scenic
journey through the forests, flats and meadows
of Fiordland National Park and out to Milford
Sound. You will stop at Mirror Lakes where
the stunning mountain scenery is perfectly
reflected in the waters, then on to rough-hewn
Homer Tunnel, and after, to one of the world’s
most dramatic alpine drives, down through
the Cleddau Valley and its impressive Chasm.
Then it’s on to cruise the waters of the
unmissable Milford Sound. Your cruise will take
in the Bowen and Stirling Falls plummeting from
glacial hanging valleys sharply into the sea, and
sheer Mitre Peak, rising from the fiord’s depths.
Finally, you will travel on to the adventure capital,
Queenstown. An orientation tour around Lake
Wakatipu takes you into the city before arriving
at your hotel. Hotel: Millennium, 2 nights. B
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Queenstown Included Choice
Choose an Included Choice sightseeing
experience today: venture out on a scenic tour
visiting the many filming locations of the Lord of
the Rings, or cruise Lake Wakatipu aboard New
Zealand’s oldest steamship, TSS Earnslaw, to
Walter Peak High Country Farm, for a gourmet
Barbecue lunch at the Colonel’s Homestead.
This evening, join your Travel Director for
dinner at The Boatshed, set in the historic New
Zealand Railway Shipping Office built in 1936.
Restored and relocated to its lakeside setting,
The Boatshed, with its spectacular views of
Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables is the
perfect for your exclusive Farewell Dinner. B FD
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Farewell Queenstown
Farewell your fellow travelers when your
vacation comes to an end this morning after
breakfast. You will be transferred to Queenstown
Airport for your onward flight. B
From $ 4295
per person twin
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DEPARTURES AND PRICES
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Single Supplement (add to price above): $1255pp
Itinerary, departure dates and prices may change from 01/04/21
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DINING
10 Full buffet breakfasts B
1 Be My Guest lunch BG
1 Highlight Dinner HD
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4 Dinners with wine DW
1 Farewell Dinner FD
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 4:00pm into Wellington Airport
Day 11 – flights to depart anytime from Queenstown Airport
Flights are not included in the vacation price
Canterbury Plains
Mt. Cook
First up, you’ll experience the melting ice
face and icebergs of eerie, magical Tasman
Glacier, New Zealand's largest, on a gently
paced one-hour cruise guided by a local expert,
against an awesome backdrop of New Zealand's
highest and most spectacular mountains. Later,
you will have time to enjoy your surroundings
back at the Hermitage. A stargazing optional
experience is available after dinner. B DW
Twin Share
Marlborough Wine Region