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26 Days Auckland to Auckland
Price: NZ2990 AU2335 £1405 €1555 C$2245 US2095
We explore New Zealand extensively on this tour and start by heading south from Auckland to the beautiful Coromandel Peninsular and Hahei for some relaxing beach time. Then we’re off to Rotorua, the Maori Cultural and Geothermal Centre of New Zealand. Continuing south we stop at Hawkes Bay before travelling on to Wellington. From here we cross the Cook Straight and enter the South Island through the very scenic Queen Charlotte Sound. Travelling through Marlborough, New Zealand’s biggest wine producing region, we head for the coastal town of Kaikoura where you have the chance to whale watch or swim with dolphins. We then stop in the city of Christchurch before going onto Dunedin and across to the West Coast and Milford Sound Its now time to hit the action capital of NZ, Queenstown. Try your hand at bungee jumping or one of the many adrenalin pumping activities on offer. We take in the diverse scenery of the wild West Coast and Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers and continue north to possibly the most beautiful of New Zealand’s National Parks, Abel Tasman. We then cross back into the North Island and visit Rangitikiei, Pipiriki and National Park. Crossing into the lush dairy farming region of Waikato we go underground at Waitomo Caves. We have one last camp stop before returning to Auckland.
TOUR OVERVIEW
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| Duration: | 26 days |
| Start Point: | Auckland |
| Finish Point: | Auckland |
| Accommodation: | Camping / Farmstay  15 nites
Hotels / Lodges  10 nites
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| Meals: | All meals whilst camping, most other breakfasts, some lunches
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| Transport: | Overland tour vehicle – ferry
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| Staff: | Tour Leader / Driver + Local Guides |
| Max Group Size: | 24 |
| Accom & Food: | NZ$550.00 - What is this? |
*Winter departures will incur a supplement as all accommodation will be hard top.
WHAT IS INCLUDED ON THIS TOUR:
*Cathedral Cove & Hot Water Beach (Hahei)
*Mitai Hangi (Rotorua)
*Winery Bike Tour (Napier)
*Cook Strait Ferry crossing(s)
*Milford Sound Cruise
*Pancake Rocks
*'Bridge to Nowhere' jet boat & canoe tour
(Whanganui River, Pipiriki)
*Accommodation as per itinerary
*Dome tents and sleeping mattresses
*3 meals per day while camping; most other breakfasts and some lunches
*All transport as per itinerary
*Mountain Bikes
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: