Cities included Auckland Rotorua Christchurch Queenstown
Iternary
Day 1 ARRIVE/ AUCKLAND
Arrive Auckland (Airfare is NOT included). Self-drive passengers please proceed to Rental Car depot and collect your vehicle. Self drive and check into hotel.
Meals: -/-/-
Accom: Auckland City Hotel (Standard Room) OR SIMILAR for 1 Night
Day 2 AUCKLAND/ BAY OF ISLANDS
Dolphin & Whale Safari (Duration: 4.5hrs/ Morning or Afternoon Tea provided)
Auckland - Bay of Islands based on Self Drive Own Program
(Important Notes: guests need to pay toll fees (approx NZD3 one way) at the Toll gates, otherwise a fine will be imposed).
Meals: ABF/-/-
Accom: Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge, Paihia (Standard Room (ZWSI)) OR SIMILAR for 2 Nights
Day 3 BAY OF ISLANDS
Free day at leisure for optional tours
Meals: ABF/-/-
Day 4 BAY OF ISLANDS/ AUCKLAND/WAITOMO GLOW WARMS CAVE/ROTORUA
Bay of Islands - Rotorua based on Self Drive Own Program (Important Notes: guests need to pay toll fees (approx NZD3 one way) at the Toll gates, otherwise a fine will be imposed).
Waitomo sightseeing (Highlight: Glow Worm Caves)
Meals: ABF/-/Hangi Dinner
Accom: Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua (Standard Room) OR SIMILAR for 2 Nights
Day 5 ROTORUA
Rotorua city sightseeing (Highlight: Te Puia guided 90 Minutes-Thermal Reserve and Maori Arts and Crafts Institute)
Rotorua sightseeing (Highlights: Rainbow Springs includes free flight Bird Shows & The Big Splash)
Please make your own way to Polynesian Spa - Enjoy the Adult Pools & Priest Spa (Adults only)
Meals: ABF/-/-
Day 6 ROTORUA/ AIR/ CHRISTCHURCH
Self Drive to Airport & drop off rental car at Depot for your domestic flight to Queenstown / Christchurch (Airfare is NOT included)
Arrive Christchurch - Shuttle transfer to your hotel
Meals: ABF/-/- Accom: Heartland Hotel Cotswold (ROH Standard (Studio) Room or Motel Room) OR SIMILAR for 1 Night
Day 7 CHRISTCHUCH/ GREYMOUTH/ FRANZ JOSEF
Private transfer from hotel to the train station for your TranzAlpine Express Train to Greymouth -
Please note:
TRANZ SCENIC TRAIN STRICT CANCELLATION POLICY: (applicable to all pax doing the TranzAlpine train) 9 PAX OR LESS (FIT)
Allowed one amendment for a FIT booking (1-9 pax) as long as it is a date change or a journey reduction NOT a cancellation of numbers. This is a flat fee of $15 and can be changed between 14-8 days prior to departure.
A reduction of any number of passengers is not an amendment but a cancellation and will incur a cancellation fee.
Arrive Greymouth Train Station. Pick up your rental car from depot. Enjoy your Self Drive to Franz Josef (car hire is extra cost)
Meals: ABF/-/-
Accom: Alpine Glacier Motel (King Studio) OR SIMILAR for 1 Night
Day 8 FRANZ JOSEF/ WANAKA/ QUEENSTOWN
Franz Josef to Queenstown - based on Self Drive Own Program
The rest of the day is at your own leisure to explore the beauty of Queenstown
Meals: ABF/-/-
Accom: Heartland Hotel Queenstown (Standard Room) OR SIMILAR for 2 Nights
Day 9 QUEENSTOWN/ MILFORD SOUND/ QUEENSTOWN
Milford Sound Scenic Cruise (13:00hrs) - Self drive to Milford sound for the scenic cruise. Start an early journey across the Southern Alps and travel deep into the Homer Tunnel, a 1.2km tunnel drilled through solid rock. Uncover Eglinton Valley, a place of ancient alpine forest and gushing waterfalls, take photos of the stunning Mirror Lakes, then walk across The Chasm. At the deep waters of Milford Sound, board your 1 3/4 hour Scenic Cruise. See the wonders of Mitre Peak, glacier-scarred rock walls and waterfalls that tumble through valleys and crash into the sea far below. Return back to Queenstown as an ending of today's journey.
Meals: ABF/-/-
Day 10 DEPART QUEENSTOWN
Self Drive to Airport & drop off rental car at Depot for your departure flight (Airfare is NOT included)
Meals: ABF/-/-