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12 Days Naturally New Zealand Luxury Tour Package
Duration: 12 Days / 11 Nights
Priced From: $ 2,709 pp dbl. occ.
Date: Jan - May, Jul - Dec, Jan - Apr
Discover the scenic beauty of New Zealand during this amazing vacation. Your trip begins in Christchurch with a guided sightseeing tour and free time before journeying through the alpine scenery of Mount Cook National Park, named after the highest peak in New Zealand. Next, enjoy spectacular views of New Zealand’s Southern Alps on the way to Queenstown, where you visit Fiordland National Park and cruise on breathtaking Milford Sound. Boasting some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world, this region of New Zealand has the elite status of belonging to UNESCO’s World Heritage Parks. After a full day of leisure in Queenstown, fly to the center of Maori culture, Rotorua, where you learn about these fascinating people at a traditional Hangi dinner and Maori concert. Visit Te Puia, Rotorua’s most prominent thermal area with New Zealand’s largest geyser, boiling mud pools, and silica terraces. Enjoy Rainbow Springs, where you view native brush and wildlife at night under an array of spectacularly colored lights. Your tour also includes the famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves en route to Auckland. A sightseeing tour of Auckland includes magnificent views of the city from Mount Eden. A farewell dinner is the perfect end to your spectacular New Zealand vacation adventure.
Itinerary
Days 1-2
Board your transpacific flight and skip a day as you cross the International Date Line.
Day 3 Arrival in Christchurch, New Zealand
Haere Mai—welcome to New Zealand! Hotel rooms are available for mid-afternoon check-in. This evening, your Tour Director hosts a special welcome dinner. (D)
Day 4 Christchurch
Sightseeing starts with a drive up the winding Summit Road for views of Lyttelton Harbor, then past Christchurch’s old stone buildings, the charming Avon River, and acres of green parks. The remainder of the day is free to explore this beautiful English “Garden City.” (B)
Day 5 Christchurch–Mount Cook
Today, journey through the alpine scenery of MOUNT COOK NATIONAL PARK, named after the highest peak in New Zealand. Weather permitting, don’t miss the chance to take an optional ski-plane flight that actually lands on the 18-mile-long Tasman Glacier. It is an unforgettable experience. Dinner tonight is at your hotel. (B,D)
Day 6 Mount Cook–Queenstown
Today, enjoy fantastic views as you journey through the snowcapped peaks, waterfalls, and rugged mountain scenery of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Later, arrive in Queenstown, nicknamed the “Adventure Capital of the World.” (B)
Day 7 Queenstown. Cruise on Milford Sound
More beautiful scenery today as you travel into FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK through the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound. Boasting some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world, this region of New Zealand has the elite status of belonging to UNESCO’s World Heritage Parks. CRUISE on the fiord with sheer rock walls rising thousands of feet from the water’s great depths. (B,L)
Day 8 Queenstown
A full day at leisure for your own discovery. Consider an optional visit to a local vineyard and sample some of the prize vintages, or maybe a thrilling jetboat ride on the Kawarau and Shotover Rivers. Your Tour Director will have suggestions to help you plan your day to explore, shop, and enjoy optional activities. This evening, enjoy breathtaking scenery in every direction as you CRUISE Lake Wakatipu on board the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw. Upon arrival at Walter Peak you will be served dinner at Colonel’s Homestead. (B,D)
Day 9 Queenstown–Rotorua
A short flight brings you to Rotorua, the center of the Maori culture set in the heart of New Zealand’s geothermal wonderland. This afternoon, visit TE PUIA, Rotorua’s most prominent thermal area with New Zealand’s largest geyser, boiling mud pools, and silica terraces. This evening you will witness Maori warriors arriving on a war canoe, followed by an entertaining CONCERT and delicious HANGI DINNER cooked underground. The evening ends with a visit to RAINBOW SPRINGS to view native bush and wildlife at night under an array of spectacularly colored lights, including a walk through the Kiwi enclosure. (B,D)
Day 10 Rotorua
A morning visit to the AGRODOME to learn more about one of the country’s major industries—sheep! You will see 19 sheep breeds on stage and will watch the art of sheep shearing, a sheepdog demonstration, and an exciting sheep auction. This evening, you may wish to enjoy the hospitality of a New Zealand family at dinner in their home. (B)
Day 11 Rotorua–Waitomo–Auckland
This morning, travel north through Waikato to the famous WAITOMO GLOWWORM CAVES. Experience a guided tour through the limestone chambers and passages of the caverns. Enjoy a silent boat trip through Glowworm Grotto as you glide quietly beneath the lights of thousands of glowworms suspended from the cave ceiling. Later, arrive in the “City of Sails,” situated on an isthmus between two magnificent harbors. During your sightseeing, ascend Mount Eden for magnificent views of the city and Ragitoto Island, the volcanic cone which dominates the inner harbor. This evening, your Tour Director hosts a farewell dinner. (B,D)
Day 12
Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B)
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