Ultimate Discovery
Tour by Grand Pacific,Small Group |
Tour Inclusions
- Auckland - city sights tour
- Auckland - Sky Tower
- Bay of Islands - Waitangi Treaty Grounds, guided tour
- Bay of Islands - Hole in the Rock Cruise
- Bay of Islands - Parry Kauri Park, guided tour
- Bay of Islands - Matakohe Kauri Museum
- Christchurch - city sights tour
- Dunedin- city sights tour
- Dunedin - Olveston House, Haggis Ceremony & Gift, guided tour
- Dunedin - Larnach Castle guided tour
- Dunedin - Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens
- Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers
- Huka Falls
- Interislander Ferry Cruise
- Lakes District Museum
- Milford Sound Cruise
- Napier - city sights tour
- Napier - Wairarapa Wine and Cheese Experience
- Queenstown - Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw
- Rotorua - Skyline Gondola & Luge Ride
- Rotorua - Agrodome
- Rotorua - Paradise Valley Springs
- Rotorua - Thermal mud pools and geysers
- TranzAlpine Rail Journey
- Wellington - city sights tour
- Option to visit the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves
Meals
- 18 cooked breakfasts including a
- specialty breakfast at Skyrides Restaurant - Rotorua
- 17 sumptuous dinners including 4 specialty dinners:
- Maori Hangi & Concert - Rotorua,
- Wine and cheese experience - Masterton,
- Haggis Ceremony - Dunedin,
- Walter Peak Homestead - Queenstown,
- Farewell Dinner with wine - Christchurch (Dinner on Day 1 not included for anyone arriving later than 8pm)
- 2 lunches including 1 specialty lunch at Longlands Dairy Farm - Matamata
- 1 delicious morning tea at Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens
Ultimate Small Group Standard Inclusions
- Small group travel – limited to 20 travellers
- Exclusive purpose built luxury touring vehicle
- 18 nights premium hotel accommodation including hotel porterage including
- FOUR 2 night stays
- 4 scenic cruises
- Fully escorted with Professional Coach Captain & full commentary
- Meet and Greet on arrival and departure in New Zealand with personal airport transfers
- Comprehensive sightseeing and admissions
- Deluxe documentation set travel bag, ticket wallet, toiletry wetpack, travel diary, personal name badge, luggage label, personalised itinerary, touring map, postcard and Optional Tours Directory
| 1 (D) |
Arrive in Auckland On arrival in Auckland you will be met by a tour representative and transferred to your hotel. Your afternoon is free to explore this cosmopolitan city. Perhaps a visit to the 'Viaduct' harbour - a vibrant area of the city full of restaurants, cafes right on the wharf. The ''Viaduct'' is within easy walking distance of your accommodation in downtown Auckland. |
 ACCOMMODATION: Hyatt Regency Auckland |
| 2 (B) (D) |
Auckland - Bay of Islands Board the luxurious Ultimate Coach, depart Auckland and travel to the Parry Kauri Park to see a magnificent example of a Kauri Tree. Enjoy a visit and informative talk at the Kauri Museum in Matakohe, then travel via Whangarei to Paihia, situated in the heart of the beautiful Bay of Islands. Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the location of the signing of the treaty between the Maori tribes and the British. |
ACCOMMODATION: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands, Deluxe Rooms (2 nights) |
| 3 (B) (D) |
Bay of Islands - Free Day Today is a free day. Choose from the many optional activities available, including the Cape Reinga coach trip via Ninety Mile Beach, a day trip to Kerikeri or a spectacular scenic flight. The choice is yours and your Coach Captain will be available to assist. |
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| 4 (B) (D) |
Bay of Islands - Auckland This morning travel aboard a luxury catamaran to Cape Brett and the famous Hole in the Rock Cruise. Keep an eye out for bottlenose and common dolphins before returning to Paihia. Travel south via Whangarei to Auckland. |
ACCOMMODATION: Hyatt Regency Auckland |
| 5 (B) (L) (D) |
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 wildlife park where you can hand feed rainbow trout. |
ACCOMMODATION: Millennium Hotel Rotorua, Lakeview Rooms (2 nights) |
| 6 (B) (SD) |
Rotorua Today begins with a Gondola ride to Skyrides Restaurant where a buffet breakfast and spectacular views are on offer. Travel to the Agrodome where you see performing sheep, a shearing display and sheep dog trial. Enjoy some free time this afternoon before travelling out to see the boiling mud pools and the awesome geysers that Rotorua is famous for. This evening you will experience an entertaining Maori Hangi and Concert. |
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| 7 (B) (SD) |
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 tour of this city that was destroyed by an earthquake in 1931. Enjoy some free time to explore the fascinating architecture before travelling through the Wairarapa, an emerging cool-climate wine region. At the hotel this evening the Wairarapa Wine and Cheese Experience will be presented. |
ACCOMMODATION: Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park, Deluxe Rooms |
| 8 (B) (D) |
Masterton - Greytown - Wellington Enjoy a leisurely start to the day with time to take in the facilities of this impressive resort. Travel to Greytown to see the most complete example of original Victorian wooden architecture. Drive through Featherston before you travel through the Rimutaka Mountain Range into Wellington. Enjoy a city tour of the nation’s capital which will highlight the history and culture on show here. |
ACCOMMODATION: James Cook Grand Chancellor, Superior Rooms |
| 9 (B) (D) |
Wellington - Picton - Blenheim Enjoy free time this morning to explore Wellington at leisure. Suggested options include a visit to Te Papa, New Zealand’s National Museum or a tour through the Parliament Buildings. 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. |
ACCOMMODATION: Chateau Marlborough |
| 10 (B) (D) |
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. |
ACCOMMODATION: Millennium Hotel Christchurch, Superior Cathedral Square Rooms |
| 11 (B) (D) |
Christchurch - Twizel Travel through the southern Canterbury Plains to Lake Tekapo. See the brilliant turquoise water, visit the Church of the Good Shepherd and view the Sheep Dog Statue. Marvel at the spectacular mountain ranges including Mt Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak. The opportunity is available (time and weather permitting) to enjoy a scenic flight (optional) over the Southern Alps before travelling to Twizel. |
 ACCOMMODATION: MacKenzie Country Inn, Deluxe Rooms |
| 12 (B) (SD) |
Twizel - Dunedin Depart Twizel and see Lake Benmore, before following the Waitaki River to Oamaru, famous for its limestone. Continue south to Dunedin, a well preserved Victorian city. Enjoy an informative city tour including a visit to Olveston House, a prestigious historic home. Tonight a Scottish evening will be presented comprising of bagpipes, great food, special Haggis Ceremony and gift. |
ACCOMMODATION: Scenic Hotel Southern Cross |
| 13 (B) (D) |
Dunedin - Te Anau Travel along the Otago Peninsula to Larnach Castle where you will hear of the tragic and scandalous history on a guided tour. Visit Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens and view the superb collection of flowers, followed by a delightful morning tea. Farewell Dunedin and travel through Balclutha and Gore to Te Anau, your overnight stay. Tonight you may like to visit the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves (optional). |
ACCOMMODATION: Distinction Te Anau Hotel & Villas (2 nights) |
| 14 (B) (L) (D) |
Te Anau - Milford Sound - Te Anau Depart Te Anau for a fascinating drive to Milford Sound where you board your launch for a Milford Sound Cruise on this magnificent fiord. See the spectacular Bowen Falls and towering Mitre Peak as you enjoy a picnic lunch. This afternoon return to Te Anau where some free time is available. |
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| 15 (B) (SD) |
Te Anau - Queenstown Travel to Arrowtown, an old gold mining village and visit the Lakes District Museum. Continue to Queenstown, a year round resort situated on the shores of magical Lake Wakatipu. This evening board the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw and cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station. On arrival sit back and relax, as you are treated to the best of New Zealand’s high country cuisine in the Colonel’s Homestead. After dinner enjoy a short farm tour then reboard the TSS Earnslaw for a sing along by the piano as you cruise back to Queenstown. |
ACCOMMODATION: Millennium Hotel Queenstown (2 nights) |
| 16 (B) |
Queenstown - Free Day Today is a free day. There are plenty of sightseeing options and your Coach Captain is available to assist. The evening is also free. You may choose to dine out at one of the many fine restaurants. |
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| 17 (B) (D) |
Queenstown - Fox Glacier - Franz Josef Depart Queenstown and travel via the Haast Pass to the West Coast, an area of stunning beauty. See the snow capped peaks of the Southern Alps as you travel north to Fox Glacier. Time is available (weather permitting) to experience a scenic flight (optional) over the spectacular glaciers before continuing to Franz Josef. |
 ACCOMMODATION: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier, Douglas Wing |
| 18 (B) (SD) |
Franz Josef - Arthur’s Pass - Christchurch Travel to Hokitika and visit the Greenstone Factory. Continue to Arthur’s Pass and board The TranzAlpine, one of the great train journeys of the world. View rivers and valleys as you travel through the Waimakariri Basin and across the Canterbury Plains to Christchurch. This evening enjoy a special farewell dinner including wine with your new found friends. |
ACCOMMODATION: Millennium Hotel Christchurch, Superior Cathedral Square Rooms |
| 19 (B) |
Christchurch - Homeport Time to say goodbye. You’ll be transferred to the airport for your flight home after a memorable New Zealand holiday. |
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