Best of New Zealand

14 Night 15 Day

Tour Plan

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Day 01 - Arrive Auckland

Upon arrival at Auckland airport, the city of sails, complete customs and immigration formalities. Transfer to your hotel and check in. Overnight at your hotel in Auckland.

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Day 02 - Auckland-Bay of Islands

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and proceed for your journey north to Paihia in the Bay of Islands .On arrival transfer to your hotel and check in. Overnight at your hotel in Bay of Islands.

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Day 03 - Bay of Islands

After breakfast, day is free at leisure for optional tours, we highly recommend you to do one of the following activities-"Hole in the Rock" Cape Brett Cruise or a full day Cape Reinga Wanderer 90 mile beach tour. Overnight at your hotel in Bay of Islands.

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Day 04 - Bay of Islands : Rotorua

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and proceed to Rotorua from Paihia via Auckland .Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and check in .Overnight at your hotel in Rotorua.

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Day 05 - Rotorua

After breakfast, proceed for the half day city tour includes Te Puia and its Thermal Valley of roaring geysers, steaming rivers and boiling mud pools. Following this you will travel to Rainbow Springs to view trout and other wildlife and to the famous Agrodome Sheep Show. In the afternoon, you will be picked up by Hobbiton guide and commence half day Hobbiton Movie Set Tours. Overnight at your hotel in Rotorua.

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Day 06 - Rotorua-Waitomo Caves-Auckland

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and proceed for the Waitomo Glow Worm Caves (admission included) here you will see amazing cravens and glow worms. Continue your journey to Auckland and arrive late afternoon, check in to your hotel. Overnight at your hotel in Auckland.

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Day 07 - Auckland : Air : Christchurch

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Christchurch. Upon arrival at Christchurch, transfer to your hotel and check in. Later proceed for punting upon Avon River. Overnight at your hotel in Christchurch.

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Day 08 - Christchurch

After breakfast, proceed for Whale watching cruise in Kaikoura to witness the exciting giant sperm whales. In a typical Whale watching tour you may encounter New Zealand Fur Seals, pods of dusky dolphins and the endangered wandering Albatross. Overnight at your hotel in Christchurch.

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Day 09 - Christchurch-Mt.Cook-Queenstown

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and proceed towards the Canterbury Plains through a stunning natural landscape of glacial blue lakes and tussock clad hills. A rare opportunity here to take an optional scenic flight for an overview of Mt. Cook's ice falls, snowfields and glaciers. Continue to Queenstown. On arrival transfer to your hotel and check in. Overnight at your hotel in Queenstown.

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Day 10 - Queenstown

After breakfast, self-drive passengers proceed to Shotover jet base. Take a unique breath-taking ride through dramatic and narrow canyons, and hold on tight for Queenstowns only exhilarating full 360 degree spins and beyond. Later, proceed for off road explorer Quad Tour(including riding gear). Post lunch time please make your own way to Skyline Gondola Ride and one Luge ride-located an easy five minute walk from central Queenstown. Skyline Queenstown offers awe-inspiring views of the region and an abundance of entertainment and adventure. Overnight at your hotel in Queenstown

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Day 11 - Queenstown-Milford Sound-Queenstown

After breakfast, proceed for the shores of Lake Wakatipu, and through Te Anau where you will be enthralled by the immense landscape. Travel through beach forest, passing majestic mountains, on through the Homer Tunnel in time to board your catamaran for the Milford Sound Cruise. Cruise past Mitre Peak, the highest mountain in the world to rise vertically from the sea and admire the Stirling and Bowen Waterfalls as you cruise out to sea. Return to the pier for your transfer back to Queenstown. Overnight at your hotel in Queenstown.

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Day 12 - Queenstown-Franz Josef

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and proceed for the Kawarau Gorge past Lake Dunstan on towards Wanaka. A Stop is made in Makarora before crossing the Southern Alps as you enter the Haast Pass. At Knights Point you can view magnificent sea scapes. From here pass Lakes Moeraki and Paringa then past Bruce Bay to arrive at the Glaciers. Later reach Franz Josef and check in at your hotel. Overnight at your hotel in Franz Josef.

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Day 13 - Franz Josef

After breakfast, the rest of the day is free for your leisure to pursue your own activities. Overnight at your hotel in Franz Josef.

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Day 14 - Franz Josef-Greymouth-Christchurch

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and we will continue our journey up the West Coast via Hokitika to Greymouth. Join the Tranz Alpine train at Greymouth for a spectacular journey through gorges, river valleys and farm land plains before reaching Christchurch. Later, transfer to the hotel and check in. Overnight at your hotel in Christchurch.

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Day 15 - Depart Christchurch

After breakfast, check out from your hotel and transfer to the airport for your departure flight back to India.