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Tour Inclusions

Napier - Guided Art Deco Walk
Rotorua - Hangi Feast and Concert
Rotorua - Rainbow Springs Nature Park
Rotorua - Agrodome’s Sheep Show
Rotorua - Te Puia geothermal wonderland
Waitomo Caves - Glowworm caves tour
Wellington - City Tour
Wellington - Te Papa (New Zealand’s National Museum)

Meals

None included in the price. Breakfasts are optional.

Independant Touring Standard Inclusions

5 Nights Quality Accommodation
Luxury Coach Transport & Hotel Transfers
Daily Departures

1	Auckland - Wellington Board the Overlander train for a full day journey from Auckland to Wellington. *Please note, over winter the Overlander train schedule is decreased - in this situation an express coach will replace the train. Follow the Waikato River southwards, negotiate the Raurimu Spiral, skirt around Mt Ruapehu and then descend from the central plateau to the Kapiti Coast and Wellington. Stay 2 nights in Wellington.	Accommodation (2nights): Gold: Copthorne Hotel Oriental Bay Silver: Holiday Inn Wellington Bronze: Kingsgate Hotel Wellington Motel: Motel Studio
2	In Wellington A morning tour of the capital city clustered under the foothills around the harbour. The half day tour takes in Parliament Buildings and 'Beehive', Old St Paul's Cathedral, and wind up Mt Victoria to view panoramic views of the harbour and city past houses precariously perched on the hillsides. Take an optional ride on the quaint cable car from Lambton Quay up to the Botanical Gardens. This afternoon enjoy your bonus 'Introducing Te Papa Museum'. A guided tour of The Museum of New Zealand.
3	Wellington - Napier Board your coach and travel via Palmerston North and Manawatu to the vineyards of the Hawkes Bay. You will be met and taken on a tour of the vineyards and the Napier district. Napier is the only city in the Hawkes Bay region and the largest crossbred wool centre in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest apple, pear and stone fruit producing areas in New Zealand. Overnight in Napier.	Accommodation: Gold: The County Hotel Silver: Scenic Hotel Te Pania Bronze: Nautilus Napier Motel: Motel Studio
4	Napier - Rotorua Napier draws art deco and architecture enthusiasts from around the world. This morning is free to explore the Art Deco city; we can recommend a guided walk. At midday you cross the Rangitaiki Plains to New Zealand's largest fresh water lake, Lake Taupo, the region being one of the last true wild trout fisheries in the world, and on through exotic forest to fiery Rotorua. Tonight we enjoy a Maori Hangi (feast) and Concert, a quintessential New Zealand experience. Stay two nights in Rotorua.	Accommodation (2nights): Gold: Millennium Hotel Rotorua Silver: Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua Bronze: Kingsgate Hotel Motel: Motel Studio
5	In Rotorua This morning you will be met at your accommodation for your morning sightseeing tour of this city. Rotorua sits calmly atop some remarkable cracks in the earth's crust - sometimes giving the impression that the town is on fire. This impression is reinforced by the hot mists of Te Puia, roaring geysers and boiling mudpools heated to unbearable temperatures. Other highlights on your tour of Rotorua are the native and exotic vegetation at Rainbow Springs, which are world renowned for their pools of tame trout. The Agrodome Farm display features a vital section of New Zealand's agriculture, sheep shearing and a sheep dog display. This afternoon is free and there are many activities to enjoy.
6	Rotorua - Auckland Travel to Waitomo for a tour of the Waitomo limestone cave. Cruise below a galaxy of glow-worms. Continue north via Hamilton, alongside the Waikato River to Auckland. You arrive late afternoon at approximately 5.10 pm.

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