New Zealand Highlights [ZNS]
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Available Tour Dates
2012
- June
- 12
- July
- 10
- August
- 7
- September
- 4, 18*, 25
* Availability Guaranteed
Spectacular sightseeing experiences
- Tour the Waitomo Caves
- Experience The Realm of Tãne
- Maori Hangi and concert
- Agrodome Sheep Show
- Thermal Reserve Rotorua
- Visit Te Papa
- Larnach Castle Dunedin
- Cruise on Milford Sound
- Cruise on the TSS Earnslaw
- View Franz Josef Glacier
- Famous TranzAlpine Train
- Punakaiki Pancake Rocks
- INCLUDED Maori Cultural Experience
- OPTIONAL Maori Cultural Experience
- 'You are invited' experience
Guided Holiday Inclusions
Transportation
Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic windows
Professionally Escorted
Tour with an experienced, professional Tour Director and Tour Driver
Dining Inclusions
- Full Buffet Breakfasts (14) B
- 'You are Invited' Lunch (1) L
- Exciting Highlight Dinner (3) HD
- Hotel Dinners (8) D
Accommodation
Twin share rooms with private facilities in centrally located hotels
Plus
Welcome drink
Travel wallet and map
Airport transfers (see flight information below)
Hotel porterage included
Flight Information
Day 1 Flights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Auckland
Day 15 Flights anytime from Christchurch
Day 1: Arrive Auckland
You are transferred from the airport to your hotel. Check in and the rest of the day is yours to enjoy Auckland. Meet your Tour Director and fellow travellers for a welcome drink and dinner.
Hotel: Stamford Plaza, Auckland. D
Day 2: Auckland – Rotorua
Travel along the Waikato River to the Waitomo Caves for a guided tour of the amazing Glow Worm Grotto. Then on to Rotorua. Soak up views of Lake Rotorua on your orientation tour. Tonight experience The Realm of Ta–ne, and a traditional Maori Hangi feast and concert.
Hotel: Millennium Hotel, Rotorua, 2 nights. B HD
Day 3: Rotorua
Start the day with a ride on the Skyline Gondola and breakfast at Terraces Café with its stunning views over Rotorua. Then it's the Agrodome Sheep Show followed by a guided tour of Te Puia and the Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve. In the afternoon relax or explore, it's ‘Free Time'. B
Day 4: Rotorua – Wellington
From the mountains to the sea. View the Huka Falls. Visit Taupo and drive along the shores of its lake. Travel through the alpine scenery of Mt. Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park, Manawatu and the Kapiti Coast. On Your Wellington City Sights Tour see the city from Mt. Victoria.
Hotel: Novotel, Wellington. B D
Day 5: Wellington – Blenheim
Explore Wellington for yourself this morning before you visit Te Papa, the Museum of New Zealand. Later you'll cruise the Cook Strait into tranquil Queen Charlotte Sound. The seaside village of Picton is next, then Blenheim and a city orientation tour. Enjoy a tour, dinner and tasting at Georges Michel Wine Estate, a family owned and run winery in the heart of the Marlborough region.
Hotel: Chateau Marlborough, Blenheim. B HD
Day 6: Blenheim – Christchurch
On the way to Kaikoura you pass the Grassmere Salt Works with a chance to see New Zealand fur seals at Ohau Point. Explore Kaikoura your way – maybe take a Scenic Whale Watching flight. Head to Christchurch through the patchwork countryside of the Canterbury Plains.
Hotel: Terrace Downs Resort, Darfield. B
Day 7: Mt. Cook
You are invited to enjoy a taste of country life with a barbecue lunch on a working farm. See Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki, visit the Church of the Good Shepherd and soak up the spectacular alpine scenery of Mt. Cook National Park. Perhaps take a scenic flight over Mt. Cook (weather permitting).
Hotel: Mackenzie Country Inn, Deluxe Rooms, Twizel. B L D
Day 8: Dunedin
See the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme, Benmore Dam and the white limestone buildings of Oamaru. A Dunedin city tour, then your afternoon is at leisure – maybe take a Wildlife Cruise, a Cadbury Factory visit or ride the Taieri Gorge Railway.
Hotel: Scenic Hotel Southern Cross, Dunedin. B D
Day 9: Dunedin – Te Anau
First up take a guided tour of New Zealand's only castle – Larnach Castle and its gardens. Time out in town then you head off across rich fertile, sheep- filled farming land on the way to Te Anau, on the shores of Lake Te Anau, the South Island's largest. Tonight you can choose to see the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves.
Hotel: Distinction Hotel, Te Anau. B D
Day 10: Milford Sound
Be awe-struck by the magnificence of the World Heritage Fiordland National Park. Amazing photo opportunities await as you see rainforest, ancient glaciers, mountain ranges and the hand-made Homer Tunnel. The Mirror Lake, Pop's Lookout, Cleddau Valley and the Chasm, Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls. Cruise on Milford Sound. Travel over the Devil's Staircase along the shores of Lake Wakatipu back to Te Anau. On arrival in Queenstown you'll do an orientation tour. Your dinner option is the Skyline Restaurant on Bob's Peak, via the Southern Hemisphere's steepest Gondola! A bonus Kiwi Haka Maori Show makes for a top night – if you so choose!
Hotel: Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, 2 nights B
Day 11: Queenstown ‘Free Time'
Explore action adventure Queenstown your way. Take it easy with wine or garden tours. Or go wild with jet boat rides or white water rafting. Just be back in time for dinner and a sheep shearing demonstration at Walter Peak Sheep Station. Travel there and back across Lake Wakatipu via the TSS Earnslaw, New Zealand's oldest steamship. B HD
Day 12: Queenstown – Franz Josef
Today experience Arrowtown, the sensational stone fruit of Cromwell, Lake Wanaka, Lake Hawea, Lake Dunstan, Haast Pass, Thunder Creek Falls and a small rainforest walk. Then the ‘pièce de résistance' – Franz Josef Glacier – the world's most accessible, and still advancing, glacier.
Hotel: Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz Josef. B D
Day 13: Franz Josef – Punakaiki
Explore Franz Josef Glacier – take an optional flight (weather permitting) or a glacier hike! Then depart for Hokitika, home of the native greenstone (jade) for a factory visit and jewellery demonstration. It's on to your waterfront hotel at Punakaiki, where you'll view the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes.
Hotel: Punakaiki Resort, Punakaiki. B D
Day 14: TranzAlpine – Christchurch
Enjoy time at leisure before travelling via Greymouth to Arthur's Pass where you'll board the TranzAlpine, one of the top 6 train journeys in the world, to travel to Darfield, in the foothills of the Southern Alps.
Hotel: Terrace Downs Resort, Darfield. B D
Day 15: Depart Christchurch
After breakfast you will be transferred to Christchurch Airport for your onward flight. B
3 DAYS IN BAY OF ISLANDS
Add the spectacular Bay of Islands. Go dolphin watching, sea-kayaking or sailing. See tour code ZNBS for details.
Additional Details
OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS 2012/2013 (Valid: 01 April 2012 to 31 March 2013)
To ensure your holiday is filled with memorable experiences, we have included a range of quality Optional Excursions for you to choose from and partake in, if you wish, during your holiday. We understand that everyone is an individual, and have therefore allowed some free time for you to experience different types of touring. These have not been included in the tour fare as we realise they may not appeal to all people. Our selection of optional excursions include scenic flights, helicopter rides, cruises, dinners, ballooning, fishing trips, four wheel drive tours, cultural experiences, and even camel riding.
Bookings
The excursions can be booked through your Tour Director. You will be asked during the early part of your tour to name those that you may wish to join, as advance reservations are often necessary. Please note that occasionally weather or seasonal conditions may not permit their operation. Some also depend on a minimum number of participants and suitable time being available.
Prices
Prices are valid from 01 April 2012, are in New Zealand dollars and may be subject to change. Please note that reduced rates for pensioners may apply on some tours. Prices are inclusive of GST.
ROTORUA
RAINBOW SPRINGS & KIWI ENCOUNTER
PRICE: ADULT $35.00 / CHILD $22.50
RAINBOW SPRINGS
Nestled amongst a spectacular native bush setting with spring fed pools of Rainbow trout, take a guided tour through a huge array of native flora and fauna including Tuatara – the magnificent living dinosaur!
KIWI ENCOUNTER
Get up close to the New Zealand national icon and take a behind the scenes glimpse of kiwi conservation in action. Watch kiwi as they forage for food in their natural environment – who knows you may even be lucky enough to see the next generation arrive!
KAWARAU JET BOAT
PRICE: ADULT $74.00 / CHILD $54.00
Enjoy a 30 minute speed, spins and adrenalin jet boat ride across Lake Rotorua to the sanctuary Island of Mokoia. Listen to the local guides tales.
HALF DAY TROUT FISHING TOUR
PRICE: $145.00 per person for Light Tackle Trolling $265.00 per person for Fly Fishing
2 hours of fishing, guide & tackle, light refreshments.
HELI PRO LAKE VIEWS SCENIC FLIGHT
PRICE: $195.00
This flight takes in Lakes Rotorua, Okataina, Tarawera, Green and Blue Lakes, returning via Whakarewarewa and Rotorua City. Approx 15 min.
HELI PRO MT TARAWERA DIRECT
PRICE: $340.00
One of our most popular flights. Breathtaking views of the craters formed by the eruption of 1886, returning via Whakarewarewa and Rotorua City. Approx 25 min.
FLOATPLANE SCENIC AIR TOURS
CITY FLIGHT PRICE: $80.00
CRATER LAKES FLIGHT PRICE: $155.00
MT. TARAWERA VOLANCO PRICE: $195.00
WHITE ISLAND ACTIVE VOLCANO PRICE: $535.00
ORAKEI KORAKO LANDING & TOUR PRICE: $445.00
Choose from five different floatplane flights that showcase Rotorua with spectacular views.
ROTORUA DUCK – ROTORUA CITY AND LAKES TOUR
PRICE: ADULT $68.00 / CHILD $38.00
Discover Rotorua's spectacular lakes area from the comfort of a fully restored World War II amphibious vehicle, able to travel on land and water.
BLUE BATHS CABARET SHOW
PRICE: ADULT $125.00 / CHILD $75.00
A 3 hour Dinner Show with a 3 course dinner, taking you on a sweeping journey of the iconic Blue Baths 75 year history.
WELLINGTON
ZEALANDIA – THE KARORI SANCTUARY BY NIGHT
PRICE: ADULT $92.00 / CHILD $36.00
A night tour at Zealandia provides the opportunity to hear the dusk chorus before the nocturnal anuimals come to life. Listen for the calls of the little spotted Kiwi, Weka and Morepork – and if your lucky, see a spotted Kiwi.
ZEALANDIA – GENERAL ADMISSION
PRICE: ADULT $28.50 / CHILD $14.50
TEKAPO
AIR SAFARIS - THE GRAND TRAVERSE SCENIC FLIGHT
PRICE: ADULT $325.00 / CHILD $215.00
Explore the alpine wonderland of the Southern Alps' highest peaks and glacial lakes on this 45 minute scenic flight.
DUNEDIN
SPEIGHT'S BREWERY TOUR
PRICE: ADULT $23.00 / CHILD $10.00
Take a guided tour through one of the most famous breweries in New Zealand. A tour would not be complete without a tasting of what locals call "The Pride of the South"!
MONARCH WILDLIFE CRUISE
PRICE: ADULT $139.00 / CHILD $52.00
Tour Otago Peninsula by coach, Tairoa Head wildlife cruise, guided land tour of yellow-eyed Penguin Reserve, cruise Otago Harbour back to Dunedin or return by coach.
CADBURY WORLD TOUR
PRICE: ADULT $20.00 / CHILD $13.00
Enjoy a guided tour through one of the world's best known chocolate factories. Of special interest is the chocolate water fall...
TAIERI GORGE RAILWAY
PRICE: ADULT $84.00 / CHILD $22.00
Taieri Gorge Railway is one of the world's great train trips, taking passengers from the hustle and bustle of Dunedin's city centre to the rugged mountain interior of Central Otago, and back. Travel in comfort, cross magnificent stone and wrought iron viaducts, travel through a series of tunnels with rock walls only inches from the side of the train.
TE ANAU
GLOW WORM CAVES TOUR
PRICE: ADULT $70.00 / CHILD $22.00
Enjoy a guided tour through the limestone caverns, waterfalls and the glow-worm grotto. There is time available to see the Display centre inside Cavern House and take the short walk along the shores of Lake Te Anau.
AIR FIORDLAND MILFORD SOUND SCENIC FLIGHT
PRICE: ADULT $370.00 / CHILD $200.00
A 45 minute, one way scenic flight from Milford Sound. Including courtesy transfers from your hotel.
FIORDLAND CINEMA
PRICES: PACKAGE FOR TWO $60.00 PACKAGE FOR ONE $47.50
ATA WHENUA SCREENING ONLY $10.00
Sit back in the comfort of the custom designed, large screen cinema and prepare to be overwhelmed by the staggering beauty of the Fiordland World Heritage Status Wilderness showcased in Ata Whenua - Shadowland.
QUEENSTOWN
Queenstown Rafting Kawarau River Rafting
PRICE: $195.00
4 hours including transfer to Cavell's rafting lodge to collect your wetsuit and other rafting equipment. (Rafting not available to children under 13 years.)
SHOTOVER JET BOAT RIDE
PRICE: ADULT $119.00 / CHILD $69.00
Enjoy a 30-minute jet boat ride down the mighty Shotover River and through Shotover Canyon with the only company permitted to operate in this area. (Duration: 1.5 hours in total)
SKYLINE RESTAURANT
PRICE: ADULT $76.00 / CHILD $36.00 (Dinner & Gondola)
ADULT $25.00 / CHILD $14.00 (Gondola only)
Ride on the Gondola cableway, which whisks you smoothly up 450 metres as Queenstown drops away below. Breathtaking views from the top extend almost full circle. Enjoy a buffet dinner in a restaurant where you're guaranteed stunning views from every table.
KIWI HAKA
PRICE: ADULT $59.00 / CHILD $32.00 (Gondola & Show)
Ride on the Gondola cableway to the Skyline Restaurant. Enjoy a spiritual journey of Maori cultural and customs as told through traditional song and dance.
KIWI HAKA & SKYLINE RESTAURANT
PRICE: ADULT $110.00 / CHILD $54.00 (Gondola, Dinner & Show)
Why not combine both activities, and enjoy a sumptuous dinner followed by a dazzling cultural performance at the Skyline Restaurant…
NOMAD SAFARIS 4WD SAFARI
PRICE: ADULT $165.00 / CHILD $80.00
Be amazed by both the man-made and natural features on this 4-hour 4WD safari from Queenstown. The tour incorporates many memorable locations from The Lord of the Rings trilogy movies as well as an excellent overview of the diversity of scenery available in the Wakatipu district.
GARDEN TOURS
PRICE: ADULT $118.00 / CHILD $55.00
The rich soils and distinct four seasons are ideal growing conditions for gardens, which offer a unique fusion of New Zealand natives and more traditional English style plants.
QUEENSTOWN WINE TRAIL SUMMER SAMPLER
PRICE: ADULT $129.00 / CHILD $65.00
Your tour begins by travelling to the Gibbston Valley Winery for a light lunch followed by a guided tour and tasting in the underground cellar. Experience the cheese factory tour and tasting before continuing on to your second winery of the day. Transfers included.
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE
PRICE: ADULT $150.00 / CHILD $83.00
Take part in a 3 hour journey aboard a grand old 1937 Chevrolet bus. Travelling with the unique, convertible top down enjoy a complete circuit of Queenstown. The final stop overlooks Lake Hayes and here you can taste wines from grapes grown onsite. Wine-tasting, Mediterranean platter tasting and hot drink included.
QUEENSTOWN HERITAGE – SKIPPERS CANYON
VISTA TOUR
PRICE: ADULT $130.00
You travel for 3 hours through historic Skippers Canyon in a comfortable 4WD minibus.
QUEENSTOWN HERITAGE – SKIPPERS CANYON TOUR
PRICE: ADULT $149.00
Enjoy all that this breathtaking area has to offer: stunning scenery, peace and quiet and an exciting history. Skippers Canyon is one of New Zealand's best kept secrets. On arrival at Skippers Point in the Mount Aurum Conservation Area enjoy a lovely morning tea.
FOX GLACIER
THE HELICOPTER LINE MOUNTAIN SCENIC SPECTACULAR
PRICE: ADULT $395.00 / CHILD $276.50
Discover the gigantic expanse of the Franz Josef and Fox snowfields on this 40 minute scenic flight. Highlights include a snow landing, Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers and Mt Cook.
THE HELICOPTER LINE TWIN GLACIER SCENIC FLIGHT
PRICE: ADULT $285.00 / CHILD $199.50
Explore the glaciers, an incredible natural phenomenon on this 30-minute scenic flight. Highlights include a snow landing at the head of the Franz Josef or Fox Glacier.
THE HELICOPTER LINE NEVE DISCOVERER
PRICE: ADULT $215.00 / CHILD $150.50
Lift off and fly up and over the Franz Josef or Fox Glacier to land amongst this alpine wonderland on a 20 minute scenic flight. Highlights include landing at the head of the Franz Josef or Fox Glacier and snow or icefall landing.
HAAST RIVER SAFARI
PRICE: ADULT $99.00 / CHILD $59.00
Travel on a purpose built fully enclosed river jet boat with front-loading access. Great visibility is ensured, yet you remain warm, dry and comfortable, making this a unique and safe experience suitable for anyone of any age to participate in and enjoy.
NOTE: Prices are subject to change. All details correct at time of printing. Not all optional excursions are available with your tour.