Itinerary Summary:

Day 1	Arrive > Auckland
Day 2	Auckland > Taupo
Day 3	Taupo
Day 4	Taupo > Palliser Bay
Day 5	Palliser Bay
Day 6	Palliser Bay > Nelson
Day 7	Nelson
Day 8	Nelson
Day 9	Nelson > Queenstown
Day 10	Queenstown
Day 11	Queenstown
Day 12	Queenstown > Dunedin
Day 13	Dunedin
Day 14	Dunedin > Christchurch
Day 15	Christchurch > Depart

> NZ$12,895.00 per person (twin share)

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Included in this Package are:

Accommodation as listed (twin share, 2 people in one room):

• Mollies, Auckland (2 nights, incl. breakfast)
• Huka Lodge, Taupo (2 nights, incl. dinner & breakfast)
• Wharekauhau, Wairarapa (2 nights, incl. Dinner & breakfast)
• Eden House, Motueka (2 nights, incl. Dinner & breakfast)
• Blanket Bay, Queenstown (2 nights, incl. Dinner & breakfast)
• Corstorphine House, Dunedin (2 nights, incl. Dinner & breakfast)
• Otahuna Estate, Christchurch (2 nights, incl. Dinner & breakfast)
   
• Rental car for 15 rental days, Ford Territory or similar, unlimited kms, standard insurance with NZ$1688 insurance excess
• Domestic flight Wellington to Nelson and Nelson to Queenstown
• Taxi transfer after arrival in Auckland to accommodation
   
  Tours as listed:
• Half day Lake Fishing tour Taupo
• Kayaking Day tour Abel Tasman National Park
• Helicopter flight and cruise Milford Sound
• Dart River Safaris, Queenstown
• Otago Peninsula Day Wildlife tour

 

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Itinerary Details:

Day 1

• Arrive Auckland Airport and transfer to your accommodation at Mollies Boutique Hotel
• Depending on when your flight arrives, you may want to stroll around the area of Ponsonby close to the hotel with it's great selection of cafes and boutiques or take a drive around the Auckland waterfront, visit the Viaduct Basin and Mission Bay

 

Day 2

• After breakfast at Mollies, catch a ferry to Waiheke Island and visit some of the excellent vineyards on the island and take a swim from one of the sheltered and quiet beaches
• On returning to Auckland, visit Parnell for dinner or some shopping

 

Day 3

• You can drive to Taupo in your own rental car or with a personal driver. Accommodation for the next 2 nights at  Huka Lodge. Total Driving time Auckland to Taupo is 4 hours. Alternatively, fly to Taupo this afternoon with Air New Zealand, a 45 minute flight.
• Relax in the surrounding bush gardens of the lodge and enjoy the peace, privacy and luxury the lodge provides
• Take a jet boat ride on the Huka River

 

Day 4

• Join Chris Jolly for a private guided fishing trip on the lake or rivers. Taupo has some of the best trout fishing in the world.
• Explore the geothermal area around Taupo and Rotorua with a local guide 
• Take a boat trip on the lake to see Maori carvings in the rock walls at the edge of the lake
• Go hot air ballooning over the Huka River

 

Day 5

• Leaving Taupo today, drive south to Palliser Bay via Turangi, Taihape, Woodville and Masterton
• Stay for the next 2 nights at Wharekauhau Lodge on a 5000 acre private rural reteat in Palliser Bay
• Total Driving Time today: allow 6 hours

 

Day 6

• Your stay at Wharekauhau includes activities such as jetboating on Lake Onoke to the Ruamahunga River, horse riding along the beach and surrounding farmland, claybird shooting, a farm tour or a tour of the vineyards in the Martinboough region
• Enjoy spa treatment at the lodge including a massage and skin therapy
• All meals are provided by the lodge are of an exceptional standard featuring fresh local produce and an extensive wine list

 

Day 7

• Leaving Wharekauhau late morning, drive to Wellington (allow 2 hours)
• Include some time to visit Te Papa, New Zealands National Museum on the Wellington waterfront
• After exploring the central Wellington area, drive to Wellington airport, leave your rental car there and fly to Nelson, a 35 minute flight across to the South Island.
• Transfer to your accommodation for the next 2 nights at Eden House 

 

Day 8

• Paratiho is perfectly located for exploring the Tasman Bay region including the Abel Tasman National Park
• Join Abel Tasman Wilsons Experience for a sea kayaking tour of the National park coastline
• Take a guided wine and art tour of the Nelson region
• A Visit to the World of Wearable Arts and the Classic Car Museum is highly recommended
• Relax at the Lodge and make the most of the facilities there including tennis courts, gymnasium, heated swimming pool, library and health spa treatments

 

Day 9

• Fly from Nelson to Queenstown, via Christchurch. On arrival in Queenstown, transfer to your accommodation for the next 3 nights at Blanket Bay Lodge near Glenorchy

 

Day 10

• Fly to Milford Sound by helicopter and cruise on the Sound before returning to the lodge for lunch
• Options for the afternoon include a guided walk in the local valleys, horse trekking or a jet boat trip on the Dart River
• Blanket Bay dining is an experience to be relished - enjoy another excellent evening with an array of the best food and wine New Zealand has to offer

 

Day 11

• Visit Queenstown and Arrowtown today and include a ride up the Gondola for views over the lake, a walk through the lakeside botanic gardens and a trip on the Earnslaw across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station
• If you love your wines join Appellation Central Wine Tours for a guided winery tour of the region enjoying excellent scenery along the way

 

Day 12

• Leaving Blanket Bay late this morning, drive via Cromwell, Alexandra and the Maniototo to Dunedin where you stay for the next 2 nights at Corstorphine House
• Worthwhile stops and diversions along the way include the historic mining town of St Bathans, where you can swim in the Blue Lake, and Naseby
• Driving Time today : 4.5 hours

 

Day 13

• This morning, join Monarch Wildlife Tours for a cruise on the harbour to see the Royal Albatross Colony
• Optionally take a train trip on the Taeri Gorge Railway this afternoon
• Explore and shop in the top designer boutiques in Dunedin city
• Corstorphine House offers Spa Treatments

 

Day 14

• Drive Dunedin to Christchurch and stay at Otahuna Lodge Estate 
• Make your first stop the Moeraki Boulders and also have a lunch or coffee break at Fleurs Place in Moeraki, a really special restaurant
• Oamaru is also worth stopping at to view the historic area and the coastline which is home to a well established penguin colony
• Driving time today: allow 5 hours

 

Day 15

• If time allows explore the central area of Christchurch including the Botanic gardens, Arts Centre, Mona Vale and the Avon River - take a Tram ride through the city
• Depart from Christchurch Airport

 

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