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10 DAYS AUCKLAND > CHRISTCHURCH Contrasts of ~New:Zealand Highlights Local Connection You'll not only meet the Weston family for morning tea, but also get exclusive access to the stables where a record: breaking motorcycle was designed. © Insider Knowledge World Heritage listed Milford Sound is so big, it can be overwhelming. Your in-the-know guide provides perspective. #8 Cultural Immersion Discover and celebrate NZ's Indigenous heritage at Tamaki Maori Village, where cultural traditions are revealed through performance and food Q, Sustainable Footprints ==" | Help ensure the future of rare kiwi birds when you visit the National Hatchery, an important breeding place for NZ's icon @ Arrive Auckland On arrival in Auckland you'll have time to relax or explore. This evening meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers Welcome Reception and dinner. Hotel: The Grand by SkyCity, 2 nights. DW @ Auckland Embark on a city sightseeing tour this morning around the waterfront to Mission Bay. Keep your camera at the ready to capture spet lar panoramic views of the skyline, sprawling North Shore and Waitemata Harbour from Bastion Point and Michael Joseph Savage Memorial, Spend the afternoon as you wish. B © Auckland - Rotorua Venture through dramatic scenery and landscapes passing through Cambridge, ‘The Town of Trees and Champions’. On arrival in Rotorua, embark on an orientation of the area before visiting Rainbow ¢ Nature Park for a guided tour of the National Kiwi Hatchery Aot national leader in kiwi husbandry. Learn about the work being done t New Zealand's national bird, see kiwi eggs being incubated, the hatching process and newly hatched kiw s. This evening, enjoy a traditional Hangi Highlight Dinner and cultural performance at the Tamaki Maori Village. Hotel: Millennium. B HD @ Rotorua - Auckland - Queenstown Enjoy breakfas charming village of Hobbit iconic The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies. Experience the rolling hills and green pastures of The Shire before continuing to Auckland for your flight to Queenstown. Hotel: Millennium, 3 nights. B @ Milford Sound Cruise Journey over the Devi aircase and alon Te Anau and its lake, the largest in the South Island. Travel through the rainforest of World Heritage Fiordland National Park, sighting glacier: mountain ranges. Enjoy numerous photo opportunities afforded by the Mirror Lakes, Knobs Flat, Hollyford Valley lookout (Pop's view), Cleddau Valley and the Chasm. Driv e hand-hewn Homer Tunnel te ic Mitre Peak Bowel eaching Milford Sound, for natural wonder. Retu ueenstown for the evening. B L e movie set of the ic acruise on this the shore of Lake Wakatipu to @ Queenstown Free Time Your final day in Queensto ride on the Shotover Jet Skippers Canyon or aw dinner at thi wn could see you take an optional experience ‘at, a minibus excursion through spec laculet ne tour. This evening join your Travel Dir Postmasters Cottage. The histori cottage was once home postmaster and has been a main street feature since the charm, complete with horse-hitching post, picket fence, beautiful gardens and hanging wisteria, has made it one of Arrowtown's most photographed buildings and is the perfect venue for your Highlight Dinner. B HD @ Queenstown - Lake Tekapo This morning you'll leave the alpine wonderland of Queenstown behind and begin the passage through Central Otago and out to Westland. From here you will travel over to Cromwell, on the banks of Lake Dunstan to taste some of the town’s delicious stone fruit ontinue over the Lindis Pass and on to the orl feos UNESCO Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve. Enjoy views of Mt. Cook before heading to the Church of the Good St ‘epherd. Later, join a local expert on an incredible voyage of discovery throu gh the Southern Hemisphere's night sky, including the Southern Cross, Magellanic Cloud and the Milky Way. Your guide will enhance your knowledge and understanding of our southern skies as you admire and ponder the possibilities through powerful optical telescopes. Hotel: Peppers Bluewater Resort. B DW @ Lake Tekapo ~ Christchurch Journey through South Canterbury, visiting the charming village of raldine on your way to Christchurch. Hotel: Distinction, 2 nights. B O christchurch This morning see how Christchurch is rebuilding after the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, and pop into the Transitional Cathedral in Latimer Square, the temporary home of the Christchurch Cathedral. It is the world’s only cathedral made substantially of cardboard! After a Christchurch city sights tour, you're invited to a Be My Guest morning tea at the home of Tim and Isabelle Weston, owners of Britten Stab Formerly horse stables for nearby Mona Vale Gardens and following that,
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