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10 Day Kiwi Explorer

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Tour style - Culture & History, Active & Adrenaline, Festivals & Events

10 days

Be captivated by New Zealand's lush scenery, distinct cultures and 'kiwiana.'
  • DAY 1: AUCKLAND TO ROTOURA MARAE STAY

    We'll leave for our overnight stay on a Maori Marae in Rotorua where we're welcomed with a 'Hongi' (touching of noses). Tonight we discover the traditions and folklore of this beautiful culture. (D)

  • DAY 2: ROTORUA

    Start with a traditional Maori concert among the Geysers and mudpools of Whakarewarewa Maori Village. (B)

  • DAY 3: ROTORUA TO WELLINGTON

    Visit the raging Huka Falls and Lake Taupo befoe passing 'Mt Doom.' We finish with a little coffee drinking in the cosmopolitan capital, Wellington. (B)

  • DAY 4: WELLINGTON TO NELSON

    We journey across the Cook Straight to the moutainous South Island via the blue waters of Malborough Sounds. This afternoon we reach our beachside home in Nelson. (B, D)

  • DAY 5: NELSON

    Explore Abel Tasman National Park by boat, ocean kayak or skydiving! (B)

  • DAY 6: NELSON TO CHRISTCHURCH VIA KAIKOURA

    Be greeted by fur seals at Ohau Point before reaching Kaikoura at the edge of the pacific, where there's a chance to watch whales or swim with dolphins! Later we jounrey south to the cathedral city of Christchurch. (B)

  • DAY 7: CHRISTCHURCH TO FOX GLACIER

    We're off to the wild west coast! Maybe try an optional helicopter ride over the Franz Josef glacier and if the skies are clear see the reflection of NZ's highest peaks in Lake Matherson. (B, D)

  • DAY 8: FOX GLACIER TO QUEENSTOWN

    Take a hike through ice caves or across rivers of ice! We then head to the adventure mecca of Queenstown. (B)

  • DAY 9: QUEENSTOWN

    Playtime!! Bungee jump, speed on the Shotover Jet or explore the Dart River on a jetboat safari! (B)

  • DAY 10: QUEENSTOWN

    Your NZ adventure finishes today, but you still have time for skydiving, seeing 'Middle Earth' by horseback or burning through your credit in the shops! (B)

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