NEW ZEALAND HIGHLIGHTER

Day 1. Arrive Auckland, Exclusive Experiences
You will be met and transferred to your hotel. This afternoon you have the opportunity to personalise your sightseeing by selecting from a choice of options and we will include it. Its your choice!
Auckland, Sky City Hotel

Day 2. Waitomo, Rotorua Theme Dinner
Leaving the ‘City of Sails’ we travel south to Waitomo Caves before continuing to thermal Rotorua. Tonight enjoy a Maori Hangi (feast) and cultural performance.
Two Night Stay: Rotorua, Park Heritage Hotel.
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Day 3. Rotorua, Exclusive Experiences
Today you may personalise your sightseeing by selecting an activity from a wide range of options and we will include it! Its your choice!
Country Homestay option available tonight
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Day 4. Rotorua, Wellington
Travel south across the vast volcanic plateau of World Heritage-listed Tongariro National Park to Wellington.
Wellington, James Cook Grand Chancellor
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Day 5. Wellington, Blenheim
Enjoy a city sightseeing tour this morning. This afternoon board our Interislander cruise for a journey across Cook Strait to Picton. On arrival rejoin our coach and travel to the pretty township of Blenheim for our overnight stay.
Blenheim, Blenheim Country Inn
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Day 6. Blenheim, Kaikoura, Christchurch
Enjoy spectacular scenery as we travel through the orchard region of Marlborough. This afternoon we arrive in Christchurch, the ‘Garden City’.
Christchurch, Copthorne Central Hotel
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Day 7. TranzAlpine Train, Franz Josef
Board the award-winning TranzAlpine Train and enjoy stunning scenery until we disembark at Arthurs Pass. Continue by road to the glacier region of Franz Josef.
Franz Josef, Franz Josef Glacier Hotel
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Day 8. Franz Josef, Haast River, Queenstown, Queenstown Dine About
Enjoy incredible scenery as we travel along the Haast River on an exhilarating safari boat ride. In Queenstown this evening, you have a choice of four dining experiences.
Two Night Stay: Queenstown, Copthorne Lakefront Resort
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Day 9. Queenstown, Exclusive Experiences
Queenstown is an exhilarating, year-round ‘Alpine Resort’, perfect for adventurers and leisure-seekers alike. Today you get to choose from a selection of activities and we will include it. Its your choice!
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Day 10. Milford Sound Cruise, Te Anau
Travel into Fiordland, a World Heritage-listed area, and on arrival at sensational Milford Sound board our Red Boat for a cruise on this beautiful, glacier-carved fiord (weather permitting). Stay overnight at the picturesque lake of Te Anau.
Te Anau, Village Inn.
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Day 11. Te Anau, Dunedin, Exclusive Experiences
Leave the dramatic landscape of Fiordland and journey to Dunedin. This afternoon, choose an Exclusive Experience and we will include it.
Dunedin, Dunedin City Hotel
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Day 12. Dunedin, Twizel
View the unique Moeraki Beach Boulders along the east coast. Turning inland we travel past the lakes of Pukaki, Aviemore and Benmore en route to Twizel.
Twizel, MacKenzie Country Inn
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Day 13. Twizel, Mt Cook, Christchurch
Scenic flights are available this morning (own expense, weather permitting). Visit Lake Tekapo, the Church of the Good Shepherd and view diverse High Country scenery.
Christchurch, Copthorne Central Hotel
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Day 14. Exclusive Experiences, Depart Christchurch
Choose an Exclusive Experience or Adventure Option and we will include it. A departure transfer to the airport is included.
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