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NZAdventure_12DayNewZealandTour


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Start:
 Auckland 
Finish:
Christchurch
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NZ Adventure

12 Days         Auckland to Christchurch
Price:            NZ$1630   AU1275   £770   €850   C$1225   US$1145


Departing Auckland we make our way to Northland, a region that is very small but blessed with two contrasting coastlines. Firstly, we drive the West Coast to reach the Bay of Islands stopping at Paihia  for a couple of nights. You will visit Cape Reinga and 90 Mile Beach on a full day tour and then drive down the East Coast to Leigh and the marine reserve of Goat Island. Rotorua, our next stop, is the North Island’s most popular tourist destination; from countless ground fissures, hot and steamy thermal activity, healing mineral pools and surrounding lakes, Maori culture , architecture, song and dance. Continuing south east via Taupo to Hawkes Bay, you get to sample some fabulous NZ  wine whilst on a winery bike tour - or you can visit the art deco lined streets of Napier . Wellington, our capital city, is next. We then board the ferry to cross Cook Straight and enter the snow capped South Island through the stunning Queen Charlotte Sound. Passing through Marlborough, New Zealand’s top producing wine region, we continue driving along the rugged coast to Kaikoura where you can opt to whale watch or swim with dolphins. We then arrive in Christchurch where you tour will end.

TOUR OVERVIEW


Duration: 12 days
Start Point: Auckland
Finish Point:

Christchurch


Accommodation: Camping / Farmstay   camping_icon  9 nights
Hotels / Lodges   motel_icon  2 nights

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$290 - What is this?
*Winter departures will incur a supplement as all accommodation will be hard top.

WHAT IS INCLUDED ON THIS TOUR:

*Cape Reinga & 90 Mile Beach day tour (Bay of Islands)
*Cathedral Cove & Hot Water Beach (Hahei)
*Mitai Hangi (Rotorua)
*Winery Bike Tour (Napier)
*Cook Strait Ferry crossing

*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 - Bay of Islands - Paihia - Leigh/Goat Island - Coromandel Peninsula - Hahei - Rotorua - Authentic Maori Hangi - Thermal Wonderland - Napier - Hastings - Wellington

South Island: ­
    Cook Strait Ferry - Kaikoura - Christchurch
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