DEPARTURE DATES:
Start:  Auckland	Finish:  Christchurch	Status	Book
07 Jan 12	28 Jan 12
14 Jan 12	04 Feb 12
21 Jan 12	11 Feb 12
28 Jan 12	18 Feb 12
04 Feb 12	25 Feb 12
11 Feb 12	03 Mar 12
18 Feb 12	10 Mar 12
25 Feb 12	17 Mar 12
03 Mar 12	24 Mar 12
10 Mar 12	31 Mar 12
17 Mar 12	07 Apr 12
24 Mar 12	14 Apr 12
31 Mar 12	21 Apr 12

You explore New Zealand extensively on this tour and start by heading north from Auckland to the Bay of Islands and Urupukapuka Island.  Then south to the beautiful Coromandel Peninsular and Hahei for some relaxing beach time. Off to Rotorua, the Maori Cultural and Geothermal Centre of New Zealand. Continuing south you stop at Whakahoro and National Park before travelling on to Wellington. You cross the Cook Straight and enter the South Island through the very scenic Queen Charlotte Sound. Stop for wine tasting in a premier wine region, and continue to Abel Tasman National Park via Nelson. Travelling through a few more National Parks, you arrive at Hanmer Springs and the coastal town of Kaikoura where you have the chance to whale watch or swim with dolphins. A stop in the city of Christchurch before traversing Arthur's Pass to get to Franz Josef. Journey to Makarora before hitting the action capital of NZ, Queenstown. Try your hand at bungee jumping or one of the many adrenalin pumping activities on offer. Take in the diverse scenery of Fiordland NP and Doubtful Sound. From Te Anau you travel through the Central Otago region and over the Canterbury Plains to arrive at Christchurch where you end this fabulous New Zealand adventure tour.

North Island:     Auckland – Paihia - Urupukapuka Island - Coromandel Peninsula – Hahei – Rotorua - Whakahoro - National Park - Whanganui River -  Tongariro National Park  - Wellington

South Island:   Cook Straight - Abel Tasman NP - Hanmer Springs - Kaikoura – Christchurch -  Arthur's Pass - Franz Josef Glacier - Makarora – Queenstown - Doubtful Sound  - Central Otago

Overland NZ - New Zealand Overland Adventure Tours and Holidays.