New Zealand escorted tour itinerary

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Our 32-day New Zealand escorted tour highlights:

• Your New Zealand escorted tour begins and ends with a fascinating stopover in Hong Kong

• City sightseeing tours in Hong Kong, Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington and Christchurch

• Luxury sailing dinner cruise on Auckland’s Harbour

• Dinner in the Skytower Observatory Restaurant, Auckland

• Overnight cruise around Northland’s Bay of Islands onboard ‘MV Ipipiri’

• Maori cultural evening with concert and dinner

• Visit to Kiwi Encounter and Hells Gate Geothermal Park, Rotorua

• Exclusive luxury charter cruise on Lake Taupo in the shadow of one of the world’s mightiest volcanoes

• Exclusive fine dining experience on the colonial-style Christchurch Tram Restaurant

• Whale-watching cruise off the Kaikoura Peninsula

• Spectacular rail journey on the Tranz Alpine Train across the Canterbury Plains and snow-capped peaks of the Southern Alps

• Relaxing 2-night stay at the foot of Mt. Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest mountain in Mount Cook National Park

• Evening cruise on Lake Wakatipu on the vintage steamer ‘Earnslaw’

• Dinner at Walter Peak High Country Farm

• Day cruise to Milford Sound in Fiordland

 

Day	Details
1	Fly from London Heathrow to Hong Kong (9638km, 12hrs 10m)
2-4	Hong Kong 2 nights at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Fly from Hong Kong to Auckland (9179km, 10hrs 45m)
5-7	Auckland 3 nights at the Hilton Auckland Hotel
8	Drive to Bay of Islands, Northland Bay of Islands overnight cruise 1 night onboard the MV Ipipiri
9-10	Drive to Paihia, Bay of Islands Bay of Islands/Paihia 2 nights at the Paihia Beach Resort & Spa Hotel
11-13	Drive to Rotorua Rotorua 3 nights at the Millennium Hotel
14-16	Drive to Wellington (via Lake Taupo) Wellington 3 nights at the Bolton Hotel
17-21	Fly from Wellington to Christchurch (304km, 45m) Christchurch 5 nights at the George Hotel Includes: Day 19 – Drive to Kaikoura Peninsula Day 20 – Tranz Alpine Train from Christchurch to Greymouth and return by coach
22-23	Drive to Mt. Cook National Park Mt. Cook National Park 2 nights at the Hermitage Hotel
24-28	Drive to Queenstown (via Twizel and Arrowtown) Queenstown 5 nights at Nugget Point Hotel Includes: Day 26 – Drive to Fiordland and cruise to Milford Sound
29	Fly from Queenstown to Auckland (1027km, 1hr 45m) Fly from Auckland to Hong Kong (9179km, 11hrs 20m)
30-31	Hong Kong 2 nights at the Grand Hyatt Hotel
32	Fly from Hong Kong to London Heathrow (9638km, 13hrs 20m) Arrive London Heathrow

Please note: Flight durations are approximate