Day 1 Auckland, Overlander Train, Rotorua, Hangi (Feast).
Auckland, Overlander Train, Rotorua, Hangi (Feast). This
morning we board the Overlander Train and journey to Otorohanga.
Continue to Waitomo Caves by coach and enjoy a silent boat ride
beneath millions of glow worms. Continue by coach to Rotorua.
Tonight enjoy a Maori Hangi (feast) and cultural performance,
including the fierce Haka.
Two Night Stay: Rotorua, Park Heritage Hotel.
Feature Dinner
Day 2 Rotorua, Freedom of Choice Touring.
Today you have the opportunity to choose an activity and we
will include it! Perhaps visit Rainbow Springs and walk along clear
streams teeming with trout and view native flora and fauna, or
learn about New Zealand's sheep farming industry at the Agrodome
and enjoy an entertaining and informative sheep show and shearing
display. You may choose to indulge in a leisurely soak at the
Polynesian Spa or explore the Rotorua Museum.
Freedom of Choice
Touring™ Adventure Options™ Rotorua »
Freedom of Choice
option
'Must See Three' attractions,
Rotorua Museum
or Realm of Tane cultural show,
play a round of golf,
an Ecothermal tour,
spa treatment at the Polynesian Spa
or a 4WD Bush Safari
Adventure Option
30 minute floatplane flight over Rotorua and Mount Tawarewa
(£55)
or 3 hour helicopter flight to the White Island volcano
(£225)
Breakfast Dinner
Day 3 Rotorua, Overlander Train, Tongariro National Park.
This morning we travel to Te Kuiti by coach and join the
Overlander Train for a tour through the heart of the North Island.
Travel over the world-renowned Raurimu Spiral. Spend this evening
in the World Heritage-listed Tongariro National Park.
Stay: Tongariro National Park, Chateau Tongariro.
Breakfast Dinner
Day 4 TranzMetro Train, Wellington.
This morning we head south through Taihape, known as the
Gumboot Capital of New Zealand. Continue through the Manawatu Gorge
and the Wairarapa region and onward to the small township of
Featherston. Here we visit the Fell Locomotive Museum and board the
TranzMetro Train for our short but scenic journey to
Wellington.
Two Night Stay: Wellington, James Cook Hotel Grand
Chancellor.
Breakfast Dinner
Day 5 Wellington at leisure.
Today we take a short stroll to the Wellington Cable Car.
Ascend to the top of the Botanic Gardens and perhaps visit the
Cable Car Museum or take a relaxing walk around the Botanic
Gardens. Rejoin your coach and journey to Mt Victoria for the best
view of the city. View Parliament buildings and the 'Beehive'.
Continue on to Te Papa Museum.The remainder of today is at leisure
in Wellington for you to explore further.
Breakfast
Day 6 Wellington, TranzCoastal Train, Christchurch.
This morning we join our cruise for a journey between the
North and South islands. Travel across Cook Strait and through the
picturesque Marlborough Sounds to Picton. On arrival join the
TranzCoastal Train for a scenic journey between mountains and sea.
Continue over the North Canterbury Plains to Christchurch, the
Garden City.
Stay: Christchurch, Hotel Grand Chancellor.
Day 7 TranzAlpine Train, Franz Josef.
This morning board the award-winning TranzAlpine Train, voted
one of the top rail journeys in the world. Travel through
spectacular gorges, river valleys and across the country's greatest
mountain range, the mighty Southern Alps. Disembark at Greymouth
and continue to Franz Josef.
Stay: Franz Josef Glacier Hotel.
Breakfast Dinner
Day 8 Dine Around Dinners™ Franz Josef, Queenstown.
Enjoy incredible scenery today as we leave this World
Heritage-listed area. See spectacular mountain ranges, untouched
native forests, lakes and glaciers. Journey along the shores of
beautiful lakes Wanaka and Hawea. Continue to the year-round alpine
resort of Queenstown. Tonight choose from four different dining
experiences.
Two Night Stay: Queenstown, Novotel Gardens Hotel.
Breakfast Feature Dinner
Day 9 Queenstown.
Today you have the opportunity to choose the activity and we
will include it! Perhaps enjoy a local garden tour, or visit some
local wineries. You may join an exhilarating jetboat ride on the
Shotover River, or choose to ride on a Double Decker bus tour
through the streets of Queenstown and to the small goldrush
settlement village of Arrowtown.
Freedom of Choice
Touring™ Adventure Options™ Queenstown »
Freedom of Choice
option:
Tour of local gardens or wineries,
Jetboat ride,
Double Decker bus tour,
Lakeshore and forest walk,
Safari of the Scenes 'tour,
Skippers Canyon,
Full day Ski Pass (seasonal),
Take a walk in Mt Aspiring National Park
or Massage/Foot Retreat
Adventure Options
Overnight stay on Milford Sound (£130 twin share, £225
single)
or Stewart Island (£150 twin share, £190 single)
or Doubtful Sound (£165 twin share, £300 single)
or how about a
Breakfast
Day 10 Kingston Flyer Steam Train, Milford Sound, Te Anau.
Take a trip back in time today aboard the Kingston Flyer, New
Zealand's famous vintage steam train. Travel from Kingston to
Fairlight through alpine desert and tussock grasslands. Continue to
Milford Sound and on arrival join a cruise for a journey on this
magnificent, glacier-carved fiord.
Stay: Te Anau, Luxmore Resort Hotel.
Breakfast Dinner
Day 11 Dunedin
On arrival in Dunedin you can choose an activity and we will
include it! Perhaps jump aboard the Taieri Gorge Railway Excursion,
or view the magnificent Albatross or Yellow-eyed Penguin colonies
on the Otago Peninsula. You could even visit Speight's Brewery, a
place where one of New Zealands well-known beverages is made.
Freedom of Choice
Touring™ Dunedin - 7 choices: »
Freedom of Choice
option:
Tour Larnach Castle,
discover Otago Peninsula,
visit Speight's Brewery,
view Olveston House
or enjoy the Taieri Gorge Railway
Stay: Dunedin City Hotel.
Breakfast Dinner
Day 12 Dunedin, Seasider Train, Mt Cook.
This morning we board the Seasider Train at Dunedin's stately
railway station, and journey north along the east coast. Continue
by coach into World Heritage-listed Mt Cook National Park, home to
Australasia's highest mountain, Mt Cook.
Stay: Mt Cook, The Hermitage.
Breakfast Dinner
Day 13 Mt Cook, Christchurch.
Visit picturesque Lake Tekapo and view the tiny Church of the
Good Shepherd and statue of the working collie dog, erected to
honour the collie whose work was invaluable to the early settlers
of this region. Leave the High Country behind and travel through
Burkes Pass to Christchurch. Your tour concludes on arrival in
Christchurch and a departure transfer to the airport is
included.
Breakfast
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