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ScenicTrail_26DayNewZealandTour

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DEPARTURE DATES:

Start:
 Auckland  
Finish:
 Christchurch 
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18 Nov 10
13 Dec 10
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23 Dec 10
17 Jan 11
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28 Mar 11
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Scenic Trail  New Zealand Tour

26 Days             New Zealand: Auckland to Auckland
Tour Type:        Overland        Camping, Hotels, Lodges.   

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, the end of this tour.

TOUR PRICE:

TOUR COST per person:
Double / Twin & Camping       

NZ$4300    AU$3570    £2150 
€2365    CAD$3440    US$3225


TOUR COST per person:
Quad / Dorm & Camping


NZ$4050   AU$3360    £2030
€2230    CAD$3240    US$3040

 

TOUR OVERVIEW:

Duration: 26 days
Start Point:  Auckland
Finish Point: Auckland
Accommodation: Camping / Farmstay  camping_icon  16 nites
Hotels / Lodges  motel_icon  9 nites

Upgrades available en-route

Meals: All meals whilst camping, most other breakfasts, some lunches
Transport:   Overland tour vehicle – ferry
Staff:   Tour Leader / ­Driver + Local Guides
Max Group Size: 24


WHAT WE INCLUDE ON THIS TOUR:

*Cathedral Cove & Hot Water Beach (Hahei)
*Mitai Hangi (Rotorua)
*Wai-O-Tapu Geothermal Wonderland (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: ­

North Island:     Auckland – Coromandel Peninsula – Hahei – Rotorua - Thermal Wonderland - Napier –  Rangitikei - Whanganui River -  Ohakune - Tongariro National Park - Waitomo  - Wellington

South Island:     Cook Straight - Kaikoura – Christchurch -  Mt Cook Region - Southern Alps – Dunedin - Franz Josef Glacier - Fox Glacier - Southern Lakes – Queenstown - Milford Sound  - Pancake Rocks  - Abel Tasman National Park - Nelson

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