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44 14DAYS + AUCKLAND > CHRISTCHURCH Highlights 2<¢ Flexible Holidays =am==""||© Wild Kiwi birds are a national icon, but tricky to spot. Our optional experience gives you a glimpse at a Rotorua hatchery. 0 Iconic Sites From World Heritage-listed Milford Sound to immense Franz Josef Glacie! and the TranzAlpine train, untamed wilderness awaits. Time For You Enjoy the luxury of spending two nights in Rotorua and Queenstown — time to take each city's culinary pulse ‘ED Sustainable Travel === | © Kiwi kids go to school well fed thanks to Eat My Lunch. For every lunch we give guests, we donate one to the initiative @ Welcome to Auckland After settling into your hotel, you'll have time to explore Auckland independently. This evening enjoy a Welcome Reception with your Travel Director. Hotel: Holiday Inn Express. @ Auckland - Rotorua Begin your day with a city tour, then trace the path of the Waikato Rive the Waitomo Caves to explore the amazing Glowworm Grotto. Travel on to Rotorua and take an orientation tour of the city, where you'll enjoy ectacular views of Lake Rotorua. Enjoy an evening of fun and laughter and gain insight into traditional Maori culture followed by a delicious Hang Highlight Dinner at the Tamaki Maori Village. Hotel: Ibis, 2 nights. B HD © Rotorua Free Time You have a full day to explore Rotorua’s natural beauty as you like. You could take an optional experience and delve into the fantasy of Hobbiton with a tour of the sights featured in the Lord of the Rings movies and the sprawling natural landscapes that made the movies so famous. B @ Rotorua - Wellington Journey through tall pine forests and verdant farmland to spectacular Huka Falls and serene Lake Taupo. Drive along the shores of New Zealand's biggest lake through the alpine s scenery y of Mt. Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park and the dairy fé watu. Next, follow the Kapiti Coast to Wellington for a city orientation tour. Hotel: Travelodge. B @ Wellington - Picton ghtseeing tour of Wellington, and then visit Te Papa Museum of Zealand. Your special packed lunch today won't only be wholesome it will also feed a Kiwi child 10 may otherwise go without, through the charity ‘Eat My Lunch’. Cruise across the Cook Strait and explore the maze of inlet oe Queen Charlotte Sound. Later, travel to the seaside village of nd take a tour of the city. Hotel: Picton Beachcomber Inn. B L D @ Picton - Christchurch Travel to Kaikoura, where an optional whale-watching flight is available Continue along the Pacific Ocean coast, then across fertile farmland Chris ‘+ Hotel: Ibis. B @ Christchurch - Omarama After a morning at leisure, travel through verdant countryside to serene Lakes Pukaki and Tekapo, and view the iconic Church of the Good Shepherd before continuing to the awe-inspiring Aoraki/Mt. Cook Nationa Park. Hotel: Heritage Gateway. B D © Omarama - Dunedin Travel along the Waitaki River, which ma the boundary betw regions of Canterbury and Otago, and with its large catchment, it is an ideal source of hydro-electric power. Continue through the historic town of Oamaru en route to Dunedin, where your afternoon is at leisure. Consider an optional experience. Perhaps take a wildlife cruise out to the Otago Peninsula to spot penguins and the Royal Albatross or experience an interactive tour of famous Speight’s Brewery. Hotel: Scenic Dunedin City. B © Dunedin - Te Anau Enjoy some free time here this morning, during which you might an optional visit the lovely stately home known as Larnach Castle. A walk in the lovely grounds of the University of Otago, New Zealand's oldest university, is another option. Then travel across the fertile sheep-dotted s of South Otago en route to Lake Te Anau, the largest in the South Tonight consider an optional experience by flat-bottomed boat the mysterious Te Anau Glowworm Caves. The C: culturally and ecologically important system of limestone caves on the western shore of Lake Te Anau, with some of the caves nearest to the shore providing a habitat for the bioluminescent insect larvae known as glowworms. Hotel: Luxmore. B D @ Te Anau - Milford Sound - Queenstown Your experience in magnificent Milford Sound is sure to be one of the highlights of your trip. Travel through tall native rainforests and rugged | mountains of Fiordland National Park, then cruise the se waters of this natural wonder. On the way to Queenstown see Mirror Lake, Cleddau Valley, the Chasm, Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls, then travel along the Devil's Staircase and the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Enjoy an informative orientation tour on arrival. Hotel: Copthorne Hotel and Resort, 2 nights. B ene
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