| North and South Island Tour | Guaranteed Departures 2010 September October November 12, 15, 24 5, 18, 24, 27 5, 8, 14 2011 January February March April May 19, 22 6, 9, 19 2, 8, 14, 17, 22, 27 4, 9, 16 2
Starting from $2212CAD per person |
| Day 1 | Arrive Auckland |
| Fly from your homeport to Auckland where you will be met by a Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred to your hotel.
Hotel Hyatt Regency Auckland |
| Day 2 | Auckland - Bay of Islands |
| Travel to the Parry Kauri Park to see a magnificent example of a Kauri Tree. Enjoy an informative talk at the Kauri Museum, then travel to Paihia, situated in the heart of the beautiful Bay of Islands. Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
Hotel Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
(2 nights) |
| Day 3 | Bay of Islands (Free Day) |
| Today is a free day. Choose from the many optional activities available. The choice is yours and your Coach Captain will be available to assist. |
| Day 4 | Bay of Islands - Auckland |
| This morning travel aboard a luxury catamaran to Cape Brett and the famous Hole in the Rock. Keep an eye out for bottlenose and common dolphins before returning to Paihia. Travel to Auckland via Whangarei.
Hotel Hyatt Regency Auckland |
| Day 5 | Auckland - Rotorua |
| This morning enjoy a city sights tour including a visit to Sky Tower, one of New Zealands’ most spectacular attractions. Continue to Longlands Dairy Farm where a short farm talk is followed by a delicious home cooked lunch. Travel to Rotorua, visit Paradise Valley Springs, a superb wildlife park
where you can hand feed rainbow trout.
Hotel Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua
(Superior Rooms. 2 nights) |
| Day 6 | Rotorua |
| Today begins with a Gondola ride to Skyrides Restaurant where a buffet breakfast and spectacular views are on offer. Travel to see a shearing display and sheep dog trial. Enjoy some free time this afternoon before travelling out to see the boiling mud pools and awesome Geysers that Rotorua is famous for. This evening you will experience an entertaining Maori Hangi and Concert. |
| Day 7 | Rotorua - Napier -Masterton |
| Depart Rotorua and travel along the Thermal Explorer Highway to Huka Falls and Lake Taupo. Continue to Napier “The Art Deco Capital Of The World”, for a city tour. Enjoy some free time to explore the fascinating architecture before travelling through the Wairarapa wine region. At the hotel this evening a wine and cheese experience will be presented.
Hotel Copthorne Hotel and
Resort Solway Park |
| Day 8 | Masterton - Greytown - Wellington |
| Enjoy a leisurely start to the day before travelling to Greytown where you see the most complete example of original Victorian wooden architecture. Continue through the Rimutaka Mountain Range
into Wellington for a city tour of the nation’s capital.
Hotel James Cook Grand Chancellor |
| Day 9 | Wellington - Picton - Blenheim |
| Enjoy free time this morning to explore Wellington at leisure. This afternoon board the Interislander Ferry, cross Cook Strait and travel through the Marlborough Sounds to Picton where you board your coach for the short journey to Blenheim.
Hotel Heartland Hotel Marlborough |
| Day 10 | Blenheim - Kaikoura - Christchurch |
| Tour through Marlborough Country, famous for its food and wine then travel to the quaint fishing village of Kaikoura. Continue onto the garden city of Christchurch. A city sights tour will showcase the grand architecture, historic homesteads, immaculate parks and the picturesque Avon River.
Hotel Copthorne Durham Street or
Copthorne Central Christchurch |
| Day 11 | Depart Christchurch |
| Time to say goodbye. You’ll be transferred to the airport for your flight home after a great holiday. |
