Kiwiana

20 Days     Wellington to Auckland
Price:        NZ2250   AU1755   £1060   €1170   C$1690   US1580

Starting in Wellington, we board the Cook Straight Ferry and head straight for the South Island which we enter through the very scenic Queen Charlotte Sound. Our journey takes us south via Marlborough’s wine region and along the rocky coast to Kaikoura. From Kaikoura we travel to Christchurch and across the Canterbury Plains for stunning views of Mt Cook and the Southern Alps from Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki. We drive onto Dunedin before making our way south west to Fiordland and a boat trip on Milford Sound. Our next stop is Queenstown where you can try your hand at bungee jumping, skydiving, white water rafting, river sledging, or simply take in the magnificent views of this picture postcard scenery with a gondola ride to the top of the peaks. We head up the West Coast to Pukekura, Fox and Franz Glaciers, past the Pancake Rocks in Punakaikei and onto Abel Tasman National Park where you will have time to explore the golden beaches, sandy estuaries and natural forest. We cross back over the Cook Straight and have a chance to explore Wellington before heading north into the Rangitikiei, Pipiriki and National Park. We travel to Waitomo where there is 45 km’s of an underground cave and grotto network. Our last stop is a free camp after which you tour comes to an end in Auckland.

TOUR OVERVIEW
Duration:	20 days
Start Point:	Wellington
Finish Point:	Auckland
Accommodation:	Camping / Farmstays    11 nites Hotels / Lodges    8 nites
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
Accom & Food:	NZ$390.00- What is this?

*Winter departures will incur a supplement as all accommodation will be hard top.

WHAT IS INCLUDED ON THIS TOUR:

* 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 – Rangitikei - Whanganui River - Bridge to No-where - Tongariro National Park - Waitomo Caves - Wellington

South Island:  Cook Strait Ferry - 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 ­