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Featuring 4 breathtaking rail journeys and Milford Sound overnight cruise

Tour code : GPR19

Waitati

GUARANTEED departures 2018 2019 Sep 10 , 19 , 26 Jan 18 Oct 7 , 14 , 25 Feb 5 , 8 , 18 , 23 Nov 3 , 13 , 26 Mar 2 , 7 , 13 , 16 , 22 , 26 Apr 6 , 10 , 13 , 21 May 4

SEASONAL OFFER Save $ 400 per person on highlighted departure dates .

ALL INCLUSIVE tour price Fully escorted including modern coach travel , 4 star hotel accommodation , most meals , sightseeing & attractions .

Extra night rates are per person and based on room only . Prices are quoted in Canadian Dollars ( CAD $).

Board the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw and cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station .

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PRE PAID ATTRACTIONS

• Kauri Museum *

• Waitangi Treaty Grounds *

• Dolphin / Hole in the Rock Cruise

• Glenbrook Vintage Railway

• Paradise Valley Springs *

• Skyline Rotorua Gondola & Luge Ride

• Agrodome

• Thermal mud pools & geysers *

• Te Puia traditional Maori Hangi & Concert

• Te Papa , NZ ’ s National Museum

• Cruise on the Interislander Ferry

• Coastal Pacific Rail Journey

• International Antarctic Centre

• Christchurch Tram

• TranzAlpine Rail Journey

• Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw

• Lakes District Museum

• HIGHLIGHT Milford Sound Overnight Cruise

• Cruise Lake Te Anau , visit Glow Worm Caves

• Silver Fern Seasider Rail Journey

• Haggis Ceremony & Gift

• Larnach Castle *

• Olveston Historic Home *

• City sights tour of Auckland , Wellington , Christchurch & Dunedin

* Guided tour is included with 1 guide per 24 travellers .

>> ITINERARY

( B ) Breakfast . ( L ) Lunch . ( D ) Dinner . ( SD ) Specialty Dinner .

DAY 1 : Arrive Auckland ( D ) On arrival into Auckland you will be met by a Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred to your hotel . Hotel Grand Millennium Hotel

DAY 2 : Auckland - Bay of Islands ( B , D ) Enjoy a city tour of Auckland , dubbed the ‘ City of Sails ’, before travelling to Matakohe to enjoy a visit and informative talk at the Kauri Museum . 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 . Hotel Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands ( 2 nights )

DAY 3 : Bay of Islands ( Free Day ) ( B ) Today is a free day . Choose from the many optional activities available , including the Cape Reinga coach trip via Ninety Mile Beach or a spectacular scenic flight . This evening is also free and you may like to enjoy a relaxing dinner cruise ( optional ).

DAY 4 : Bay of Islands - Auckland ( B , L , D ) This morning travel aboard a luxury catamaran to Cape Brett and the famous Hole in the Rock . Keep an eye out for bottlenose and common dolphins before returning to Paihia . Enjoy a picnic lunch

TOURING

• Personalised Meet & Greet on arrival

• Return airport transfers in New Zealand

• Modern coach travel with 2 door access , restroom , reclining seats and panoramic windows

• Professional Coach Captain & Tour Guide

• 17 nights 4 star hotel accommodation

• Milford Sound Overnight Cruise

• 6 two night stays

• Hotel porterage

• 4 rail journeys

• 5 cruises

• All sightseeing and pre paid attractions

• Comprehensive documentation pack

MEALS

• 18 cooked breakfasts including a specialty breakfast : Stratosfare Restaurant , Rotorua

• 14 sumptuous dinners including 4 specialty dinners : Maori Hangi & Concert , Rotorua ; Walter Peak Homestead , Queenstown ; Haggis Ceremony , Dunedin ; Farewell Dinner , Christchurch

• 1 picnic lunch

• 2 delicious morning teas

Note : Dinner on Day 1 not included for anyone arriving later than 8pm .

before travelling south via Whangarei , call into the Parry Kauri Park to see a magnificent example of a Kauri Tree before arriving into to Auckland ’ s north shore . You will see stunning views of Rangitoto Island , Auckland Harbour and the Hauraki Gulf . Hotel Spencer on Byron

DAY 5 : Auckland - Rotorua ( B , D ) This morning travel to Glenbrook Vintage Railway for a nostalgic 15 kilometre trip back in time on a beautifully restored vintage steam train . Visit the restoration workshop and on return to Glenbrook Station , morning tea will be served . Depart Glenbrook and travel through magnificent countryside of rolling hills and green pastures famous for dairying . Continue to Rotorua to visit Paradise Valley Springs , a superb wildlife park where you can hand feed rainbow trout . Hotel Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua ( Superior Room . 2 nights )

DAY 6 : Rotorua ( B , SD ) Today begins with a gondola ride and breakfast at the Skyline Rotorua . There is also time for a luge ride ! Next stop is Agrodome for an action packed hour of farming entertainment and education that ’ s unlike anything you ’ ve seen before . Enjoy some free time this afternoon before travelling to Te Puia to see the boiling mud pools and awesome geysers that Rotorua is famous for . This evening experience an entertaining Maori Hangi and Concert .

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