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Highlights of New Zealand
Duration: 8 Nights / 9 Days
2 nights at Christchurch,
1 night at Dunedin, 2 nights at Queenstown, 2 nights at Rotorua and 1
night at Auckland, daily breakfast, visit Historic Dunedin, Queenstown,
the Thermal city of Rotorua, Waikato Farmland and the Waitomo Glowworm
Caves.
Day 1 Arrive
Christchurch On
arrival in Christchurch, also known as the Garden City, you will be met
by our local representative and transferred to your hotel. Overnight at
your hotel in Christchurch.
Day
2 Christchurch to Dunedin
Today, after breakfast,
you travel south across the Canterbury Plains and through the towns of
Timaru and Oamaru before reaching the university town of Dunedin, a
waterfront settlement with strong Scottish overtones. Overnight at your
hotel in Dunedin. (B)
Day 3 Dunedin to
Queenstown
After breakfast, the
morning is yours to explore Dunedin on your own and discover that it is
the architectural capital of New Zealand. Later in the day, leave Dunedin,
cross New Zealand's Blue Mountains ranges to arrive at Raes Junction. From
here, follow the Clutha river into Queenstown. Time permitting, you will
be able to explore on your own the lake-front city which has featured in
many Bollywood blockbusters. Overnight at your hotel in Queenstown. (B)
Day 4 Queenstown
After breakfast, the day
is yours to explore Queenstown at your own pace. And the choices are
endless. Thrill seekers can go bungee jumping, jet boating, white water
rafting, skiing. Softer options include scenic glacier flights, cruising
in a paddle boat under the gaze of the Remarkable Mountains, mysterious
forests treks, a gondola ride up to a ridge with a panoramic view of the
surroundings. All activities are at your own expense and not included in
the price of the tour. Overnight at your hotel in Queenstown. (B)
Day 5 Queenstown to
Mount Cook to Christchurch
Your scenic journey
starts after breakfast when you drive through the Central Otago region to
Mt Cook, known to the Maori as Aorangi, the Cloud Piercer. Offer a little
prayer of thanks at the Church of the Good Shepherd (yes, there is a lot
to appreciate and be grateful for) on the banks of Lake Tekapo before
entering the Canterbury Plains speckled with frolicking white lambs.
Overnight at your hotel in Christchurch. (B)
Day 6 Christchurch to
Rotorua
After breakfast you will
be transferred to Christchurch airport from where you will catch a flight
to the Thermal City of Rotorua. Upon arrival, check-in to your hotel.
Relax in your room or maybe explore the city on your own. (The domestic
flight from Christchurch to Rotorua is not included in the tour price).
Overnight at your hotel in Rotorua. (B)
Day 7 Rotorua
Today, after breakfast,
you are in for a close encounter of the violent kind with mother nature
when you drop in at Te Puia Thermal Reserve where boiling mud pools and
roaring geysers hiss and spit boiling water and gases from the bowels of
the land. Follow this up with a visit to Paradise Valley Springs the home
of native trout, birds and wildlife. Top off the tour at Agro Dome where
they put a highly entertaining farm show featuring sheep sheering, sheep
dog demonstrations, cow milking and more. The afternoon is yours to spend
as you choose. How about soaking in the Polynesian Pools where the healing
thermal waters are sourced directly from the local geysers. (All optional
activities and tours are at your own expense and are not included in the
tour price). Overnight at your hotel in Rotorua. (B)
Day 8 Rotorua to
Waitomo to Auckland
Today, after breakfast,
you will enter the depths of the earth. But first you will travel over the
forested Mamaku Ranges to reach the world famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves.
The guided tour into nature's museum of stalactite and stalagmite
sculptures includes an underground boat ride through a cavern speckled
with the light of millions of glow worms. The drive through the fertile
Waikato region back to Auckland. Overnight at your hotel in Auckland. (B)
Day 9 Fly back home
After breakfast, say good
bye to this beautiful country, you are transferred to the airport for your
flight back home. Your tour ends on this day. (B)