Day 1 – Auckland

On arrival, the seat in coach guests will be met and privately transferred to hotel
Check in at hotel
Free activities at leisure
Overnight at hotel

Day 2 – Auckland - Waitomo - Matamata - Rotorua (B)

Breakfast at hotel and check-out
Start your day with travel to the south through the Waikato region
Arrive at Waitomo for a guided tour of the glowworm caves with its weird and wonderful limestone formations and a magical boat ride under thousands of twinkling glowworms
Continue to Rotorua this afternoon via Hobbiton Movie Set for a guided tour of this world-class attraction
Transfer to hotel
Check-in hotel overnight at Rotorua

Breakfast at hotel
Visit Te Puia Thermal Reserve, Agrodome Farm Show, and Rainbow Springs to view trout and wildlife
This afternoon is at leisure
Overnight at hotel

Breakfast at hotel and check-out
Proceed to Lake Taupo before heading south through the Central Plateau to Wellington
Arrive Wellington
Transfer to hotel
Check-in and overnight at Wellington

Breakfast at hotel
Enjoy a morning sightseeing tour of Wellington (seat in coach guests only)
Continue to visit Te Papa, ‘Museum of New Zealand’ for a short guided tour (both seat in coach and self-drive guests)
This afternoon is at leisure
Overnight at hotel

Breakfast at hotel and check-out
Proceed your journey by across Cook Strait and into the Marlborough Sounds with its sparkling clear waters and lush forests, before arriving in Picton
Travel south through Blenheim and Kaikoura to reach Christchurch
Arrive at Christchurch
Transfer to hotel
Check-in and overnight at Christchurch

Breakfast at hotel and check-out
Travel south across the Canterbury Plains to reach Scottish influenced Dunedin, renowned for the local wildlife and Otago University
Arrive at Dunedin
Transfer to hotel
Check-in and overnight at Dunedin

Breakfast at hotel and check-out
In the morning, free for optional activities
Departing Dunedin in the afternoon, travel inland through Central Otago towns to arrive in Queenstown in the early evening
Transfer to hotel
Overnight at Queenstown

Breakfast at hotel
It is a free day to explore Queenstown (bungy jumping, jet boating, white water rafting, gondola rides). Optional activities not included in the tour price
Overnight at hotel

Breakfast at hotel and check-out
Depart Queenstown and travel via Lake Wanaka and through the historic Haast Pass, gateway to the World Heritage Westland National Park, up the West Coast past spectacular mountain ranges, native forests and lakes to the glacier region of Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers
For Self-Drive clients, entry to the Glacier Hot Pools (Franz Josef) is included
Transfer to hotel
Check-in and overnight at Glacier Region

Breakfast at hotel and check-out
Travel north to Greymouth and board the world famous Tranz Alpine train (seat in coach guests only)
Ascend through lush beech forests past the alpine village of Arthur’s Pass before crossing the spectacular Southern Alps
Travel over Canterbury Plains to Christchurch
Arrive Christchurch
Transfer to hotel and check-in
Overnight at Christchurch

Breakfast and check out from hotel
Your arrangements conclude today with a departure transfer to airport for departing flight