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On arrival you will be met and privately transferred to your accommodation.  Auckland is New Zealand`s largest city, set between two harbours with gentle sandy shores on the east coast and black sand, wild surf beaches on the west coast. Home to sheltered, sparkling blue waters dotted with beautiful emerald islands, we recommend getting out on the water when you are here.

Overnight: Auckland

OPTIONAL ACTIVITES

Auckland Sky Tower:

View Auckland City from 328 metres high above street level in the iconic Sky Tower. This is a great introduction to the city as it provides panoramic 360 degree views up to 80km in every direction.

Orbit Restaurant Set Menu Dinner:

Situated at the top of Auckland`s Sky Tower, Orbit offers a modern dining experience in a relaxed, open atmosphere with a kiwi-inspired menu. The Orbit dining room completes a 360-degree rotation each hour, providing a truly unique experience with amazing panoramas of the city, harbour and beyond.

Auckland Harbour Dinner Cruise:

Immerse yourself in Auckland’s harbour setting with dinner on the water under sail on this 2.5 hour experience. Enjoy canapes and a welcome drink as you depart the dock at Viaduct Harbour, downtown Auckland for the open water. Your friendly, knowledgeable and informative crew will talk you through Auckland’s unique history as you sail past iconic landmarks and under the Auckland Harbour Bridge. There is plenty of opportunity to participate in sailing, capture the perfect shot or just sit back and enjoy the sights. Dinner is served above deck as you take in the sea air or optional dining below deck in the well-appointed cabin. Savour dessert from the cockpit as the city lights up during the leisurely sail back to the vibrant Viaduct Basin. Compliment your meal from a selection of locally produced wine or beer from the fully licensed bar on board.

Weta Workshop Unleashed Experience:

Weta Workshop Unleashed is a wildly imaginative and immersive experience that invites guests of all ages into a fantastical film effects facility. Inside Unleashed, extraordinary worlds are brought to life with resident creatures. From the curious to the creative, there’s something for everyone here. Join Unleashed crew on a 90 minute guided journey through three original movie projects. Lose yourself in the worlds of horror, sci-fi and fantasy while navigating enchanting environments, discombobulating displays and surprise encounters. It’s the ultimate celebration of creativity: combining traditional handcraft with modern technologies. See you down the proverbial rabbit hole, where nothing is as it seems.

Rotorua is surrounded by a fascinating geothermal landscape with its unique steam vents, spouting geysers and bubbling mud pool set alongside freshwater lakes and majestic native forests. It is also a region immersed in fascinating Maori myths and legends. 

This afternoon you will be transported to Te Puia for a guided tour through the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, the Kiwi Conservation Centre and the geothermal valley.  Then enjoy a Hangi Dinner overlooking the valley and geyser, followed by a 40 minute cultural performance. The evening culminates with hot chocolate and pudding on the geyser terrace. Duration: 4.5 hours.

Overnight: Rotorua

INCLUDED ACTIVITES

Te Ra/Te Po Combo (Guided + Evening Experience):

Just seven minutes from central Rotorua lies the geothermal valley of Wakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and Pohutu geyser. Take a 90 minute guided tour through the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, the Kiwi Conservation Centre and the geothermal valley and geyser. Enjoy a Hangi (earth oven) Dinner overlooking the valley’s geothermal vista with sweeping views of the geyser, followed by a 40 minute cultural performance in the beautifully carved meeting house with traditional welcome (pohiri), song (waiata), poi and haka. The evening culminates with hot chocolate and pudding surrounded by steam and the geyser terrace bathed in coloured light. Complimentary transfers are provided from central Rotorua accommodation. Duration: 4.5 hours

OPTIONAL ACTIVITES

Skyline Gondola Ride:

The Skyline Complex is situated high on the side of Mt Ngongotaha, just nine minutes from Rotorua central. Step onboard a gondola cabin and enjoy a gentle, scenic ride high above Rotorua for spectacular views of the city and lake. Enjoy the elevated views, stay for a meal or take part in some of the activities on offer.

Rotorua Highlights Tour

Start the day with a short walk to experience the rainforest with the glacier in the background and its shattered, glacier formed landscape. Then your guided tour heads south to the mighty Haast River Valley and the landscape dramatically changes again from dense rain forest to the drier tussock lands of Otago.  Skirt the headwaters of Lake Wanaka and follow the shoreline of Lake Hawea and, time permitting, explore the quaint old gold mining village of Arrowtown before arriving in Queenstown where you’ll say farewell to your guide.  Includes morning or afternoon tea and café lunch.

Overnight: Queenstown

OPTIONAL ACTIVITES

Franz Josef Glacier Heli-Hike:

The Franz Josef Glacier Heli Hike is a once in a lifetime experience not to be missed. Your experienced and highly trained helicopter pilot will whisk you up and over jaw dropping landscape. After a thrilling scenic flight, high above ice-falls and rugged terrain, you will land high up on the glacier. Equipped with glacier boots and crampons your highly trained and friendly guide will take you on a two hour journey through some of the most pristine and awe-inspiring glacier scenery in the world. Your guide will choose your route carefully as you go and, with an eye for the most spectacular ice formations, you’ll soon be making your way through an extraordinary landscape of towering peaks and glistening blue ice. The truly incredible features in the glacier such as ice caves and tunnels are constantly changing and evolving so no two days are ever the same.

Fiordland is one of the world’s last great wildernesses.  Today`s stunning tour takes you past mirror lakes and waterfalls into Milford Sound, carved by ice age glaciers and famously described as the eighth wonder of the world. On arrival, board your vessel for a cruise of the fiord surrounded by towering mountains and cliffs that plunge into the sea.  Feel the refreshing spray of a waterfall as you cruise close to sheer rock faces before returning to shore.  After a big day out, reflect on memories of a lifetime on your coach return to downtown Queenstown. Lunch is included. Duration: approx.12 hours.

Overnight: Queenstown

INCLUDED ACTIVITES

Milford Sound Cruise:

Milford Sound is an awesome sight with sheer granite cliffs towing into the sky.   Take in the native wildlife and breath-taking scenery from the comfort of a modern vessel fully equipped with spacious decks, relaxing lounges and enjoy lunch onboard.

Departing Queenstown, your passionate driver guide will bring todays journey to life, sharing stories and rich background knowledge. Pass through the stunning Kawarau Gorge, fruit and wine growing region of Cromwell, following beautiful Lake Dunstan and through the dramatic Lindis Pass. Travel the vast plains of the Mackenzie district alongside magnificent turquoise blue lake framed by Aoraki Mt Cook and the spectacular Southern Alps to Mt Cook Village where you have some free time. Leaving Mt Cook it’s not hard to see why many Lord of the Rings scenes were filmed nearby. Your driver guide will point them out on the journey to Lake Tekapo where you will make a stop close to the popular Church of the Good Shepherd before continuing on through the amazing countryside to Christchurch. Duration: approx.13 hours.

Overnight: Christchurch