Grand Pacific Tours Travel Brochure Grand Pacific Tours 2019-2020 | Page 25

Presenting the North Island’s history and cultural icons
Tour code: GPS9
9 Day Northern Spectacular
NO HIDDEN EXTRAS
PRE PAID ATTRACTIONS
• Kauri Museum*
• Waitangi Treaty Grounds*
• Dolphin / Hole in the Rock Cruise
• Sky Tower
• Hobbiton Movie Set Tour & lunch
• Skyline Rotorua Gondola & Luge Ride
• Agrodome
• Thermal mud pools & geysers*
• Te Puia traditional Maori Hangi & Concert
• City sights tour of Auckland, Napier
& Wellington
*Guided tour is included with 1 guide per 24 travellers.
GUARANTEED departures
2019 2020
Sep 12, 15, 30
Jan 22
Oct 12, 18, 27
Feb 6, 9, 14, 19, 21
Nov 5, 14, 18
Mar 4, 11, 14, 20, 24

Apr 9, 14, 25

May 2
SEASONAL OFFER Save $200 per person
on highlighted departure dates.
ALL INCLUSIVE tour price
Fully escorted tour includes modern coach
travel, 4 star hotel accommodation, most
meals, sightseeing & attractions.
TOUR ONLY from
CAD$
Per person, twin share
Single supplement
$3533
$1074
Stay a little longer
City
Twin share Single
Auckland
$152 $304
Wellington
$143 $286
Extra night rates are per person and based on room only.
Subject to availability.
Prices are quoted in Canadian Dollars (CAD$).
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ICONIC
ATTRACTION
Enjoy a tour of the movie set from the The Hobbit trilogies.
TOURING
Personalised Meet & Greet on arrival
• Return airport transfers in New Zealand
•
• 48 seat modern coach travel, 2 door access,
restroom, reclining seats and panoramic windows
• Professional Coach Captain & Tour Guide
• 8 nights 4 star hotel accommodation
• 2 two night stays
• Hotel porterage
• 1 cruise
• All sightseeing and pre paid attractions
• Comprehensive documentation pack
MEALS
8 cooked breakfasts including a specialty
breakfast: Stratosfare Restaurant, Rotorua
• 7 sumptuous dinners including a specialty dinner:
Maori Hangi & Concert, Rotorua
• 1 Shire’s buffet lunch: Hobbiton
•
Note: Dinner on Day 1 not included for anyone arriving later than 8pm.
ITINERARY
(B) Breakfast. (L) Lunch. (D) Dinner. (SD) Specialty Dinner.
DAY 1: Arrive Auckland (D)
On arrival into Auckland you will be met by a
Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred
to your hotel.
Hotel Skycity Hotel Auckland
DAY 2: Auckland - Bay of Islands (B,D)
Depart Auckland and travel to the Parry Kauri
Park to see a magnificent example of a Kauri Tree.
Enjoy a visit at the Kauri Museum, then travel to
the beautiful Bay of Islands. Enjoy a guided tour
of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the location of the
signing of the treaty between the Maori tribes and
the British.
Hotel Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands or similar
(2 nights)
DAY 3: Bay of Islands (Free Day) (B)
Today is a free day. Choose from the many optional
activities available, including the Cape Reinga
coach trip via Ninety Mile Beach or a spectacular
scenic flight. This evening is also free and you may
like to enjoy a relaxing dinner cruise (optional).
DAY 4: Bay of Islands - Auckland (B,D)
This morning travel aboard a luxury catamaran to
Cape Brett and the famous Hole in the Rock. Keep
an eye out for bottlenose and common dolphins.
Travel south to Auckland. This afternoon includes
a visit to Sky Tower, one of New Zealand’s most
spectacular attractions.
Hotel Skycity Hotel Auckland
DAY 5: Auckland - Rotorua (B,L,D)
Today enjoy a city sights tour of Auckland. Continue
through the picturesque countryside to Hobbiton
for a buffet lunch. This is followed by a guided
tour of the Movie Set from The Lord of the Rings
and The Hobbit trilogies. Your guide will recount
details of how this beautiful piece of farmland was
transformed into The Shire from Middle Earth.
Hotel Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua
(Superior Room. 2 nights)
DAY 6: Rotorua (B,SD)
Today begins with a Gondola ride to Stratosfare
Restaurant where a buffet breakfast and
spectacular views are on offer. Travel to the
Agrodome for an action packed hour of farming
entertainment. Enjoy some free time this afternoon
before travelling to Te Puia to see the boiling
mud pools and awesome Geysers that Rotorua is
famous for. This evening experience an entertaining
Maori Hangi and Concert.
DAY 7: Rotorua - Napier - Masterton (B,D)
Depart Rotorua and travel to Huka Falls and Lake
Taupo. Continue to Napier known as ‘The Art Deco
Capital’, where a city tour will showcase the most
comprehensive collection of art deco buildings in
the world. Enjoy some free time to explore on your
own or take a guided walk (optional). Travel to the
Wairarapa, an emerging cool-climate wine region.
Hotel Copthorne Hotel and Resort Solway Park
DAY 8: Masterton - Greytown
- Wellington (B,D)
Enjoy a leisurely start to the day before travelling
to Greytown where you see the most complete
examples of original Victorian wooden architecture.
Drive through the Rimutaka Mountain Range into
Wellington. Enjoy a city tour of the nation’s capital
which highlights the history and culture.
Hotel James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor
(Lambton Room)
DAY 9: Depart Wellington (B)
Time to say goodbye. You will be transferred to
the airport for your flight home after a memorable
New Zealand holiday.
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