Escorted New Zealand Highlights
WEXAS Exclusive* - Save £100 per person
Book any APT escorted 9 day plus tour of New Zealand before 31 July and receive a discount of £100 per person, for departures up to 31 March 2011.
Possible Touring Option - New Zealand Wonderland
Discover New Zealand on this comprehensive and popular 17-day tour. Beginning in the harbour city of Auckland, you’ll travel to the subtropical Bay of Islands before making your way through geothermal Rotorua and across the picturesque Marlborough Sounds to the South Island. Here, spend ten days exploring such natural wonders as Franz Josef Glacier, Milford Sound and World Heritage-listed Mt Cook National Park, before concluding your tour in the Garden City of Christchurch.
Price Per Person
£2,353 per person**
Applicable Departures: Now until 31 March 2011, subject to availability
Full Itinerary
Day 1. Auckland, Freedom of Choice Touring
Be met on arrival in Auckland, then join your selected touring activity. Options include a cruise on Waitemata Harbour, a sightseeing tour of Auckland, a trip to the Auckland Museum, and, for the adventurous, a climb across Auckland’s Harbour Bridge.
Stay: Auckland, Skycity Hotel
Day 2. Auckland, Bay of Islands
Cross Auckland’s busy Harbour Bridge and travel along the Hibiscus Coast to Matakohea Kauri Museum. Then journey to the Bay of Islands and visit the Waitangi Treaty House, Maori Meeting House and War Canoe.
Two Night Stay: Bay of Islands, Paihia Pacific Resort
Breakfast
Day 3. Bay of Islands, Freedom of Choice Touring
Today in the beautiful Bay of Islands, you choose your own sightseeing activity from our Freedom of Choice Touring options.
Overnight Cruise option available tonight
Breakfast
Day 4. Bay of Islands, Auckland
Explore the Bay of Islands on a cruise to Cape Brett and the Hole in the Rock. Returning to Paihia, your coach will then take you to Auckland. Tonight enjoy dinner overlooking the city at The Observatory Restaurant atop Sky Tower.
Stay: Auckland, Skycity Hotel
Breakfast & Feature dinner
Day 5. Auckland, Waitomo, Rotorua, Hangi Feast
Leaving the City of Sails, travel to Waitomo and experience a guided tour of the underground limestone and glow-worm caverns. Continue to Rotorua and immerse yourself in traditional Maori culture as you enjoy a Maori Hangi feast and performance of song and dance.
Two Night Stay: Rotorua, Heritage Hotel
Breakfast & Feature dinner
Day 6. Rotorua, Freedom of Choice Touring
Today, choose the activity that interests you from our Freedom of Choice options.
Country Homestay option available tonight
Breakfast
Day 7. Rotorua, Wellington
Follow the Thermal Explorer Highway to the heart of the North Island and view the Wairakei Steam Valley. Visit Huka Falls and Lake Taupo before travelling south across the vast volcanic plateau of World Heritage-listed Tongariro National Park on the way to Wellington, the national capital.
Stay: Wellington, James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor
Breakfast & Dinner
Day 8. Wellington, Blenheim
Enjoy a brief city tour then visit the Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa. Later, cruise Cook Strait to Picton on the South Island. Rejoin the coach and travel to Blenheim for dinner and your overnight stay.
Stay: Blenheim, Heartland Hotel Marlborough
Breakfast
Day 9. Blenheim, Christchurch
Today, journey through the renowned vineyard and orchard region of Marlborough. Visit the fishing town of Kaikoura, famous for its whale and dolphin watching, before arriving in Christchurch, the Garden City.
Stay: Christchurch, Copthorne Central Hotel
Breakfast & Dinner
Day 10. TranzAlpine Train, Franz Josef
Board the Tranz Alpine train, New Zealand’s greatest rail adventure. Journey through gorges, river valleys and across the magnificent Southern Alps. Disembark at Arthurs Pass and journey to Hokitika, then continue to Franz Josef.
Stay: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier
Breakfast
Day 11. Franz Josef, Queenstown, Dine Around Dinner
Enjoy a day of incredible scenery as you travel along the Haast River by safari boat, capturing views of the massive glacier-formed Haast River Valley, towering peaks, waterfalls and rainforest. Rejoin the coach and continue to Queenstown, where this evening you’ll choose from four different eateries.
Two Night Stay: Queenstown, Novotel Gardens Hotel
Breakfast & Feature dinner
Day 12. Queenstown, Freedom of Choice Touring
Today in Queenstown, you have a selection of activities to choose from.
Breakfast
Day 13. Milford Sound, Te Anau
Journey along the Milford Road. Wind down the Eglinton and Hollyford valleys, then through the Homer Tunnel to be met by the sight of Mitre Peak. Cruise the full length of pristine Milford Sound, then enjoy a relaxing drive to the tranquil lakeside settlement of Te Anau.
Stay: Te Anau, Village Inn
Breakfast
Day 14. Te Anau, Dunedin, Freedom of Choice Touring
Leaving the Fiordland region, journey through rolling Southland countryside. Travel via Lumsden and Gore to the east coast and Dunedin. This afternoon, choose your Freedom of Choice Touring activity.
Stay: Scenic Hotel Dunedin City
Breakfast
Day 15. Dunedin, Mt Cook, Freedom of Choice Touring
Journey north along the coast and stop to view the Moeraki Boulders. Continue to World Heritage-listed Mt Cook National Park, where you choose your activity.
Stay: Mt Cook, The Hermitage
Breakfast
Day 16. Mt Cook, Christchurch
Leaving the snow-capped mountains of Mt Cook National Park behind, travel by coach to picturesque Lake Tekapo. Here, you’ll pay a visit to the tiny Church of the Good Shepherd, built of locally gathered stone and oak and erected as tribute to the early pioneers of the region. Travel through Burkes Pass to Christchurch.
Stay: Christchurch, Copthorne Central Hotel
Breakfast
Day 17. Depart Christchurch, Freedom of Choice Touring
Choose from our range of touring activities in Christchurch. Perhaps take a garden tour, go punting on the Avon, take a bike tour around the city or visit Christchurch’s must see four before the tour ends and you transfer to the airport in the afternoon.
Breakfast
Booking Conditions
Prices shown are per person based on 2 people sharing. Tour Operator booking conditions apply. Offers subject to availability.
* This offer is exclusive to WEXAS excluding the NEC16 and NEC19.
**From rate is valid for departures to 30 September 2010, subject to availability.
Pricing on this offer is no longer valid. For the latest prices call one of our tailor-made travel experts now on 0845 643 6548.
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