17 Day Low Cost - Best of New Zealand



	Spectacular sightseeing experiences
	– Visit the Bay of Islands – See the sights of Auckland – Cruise through the famous ‘Hole in the Rock’ – Tour the Glow worm Grotto – Cruise on Milford Sound – Hangi Feast and Concert – Agrodome Sheep Show – Visit Te Papa – Visit Montana Winery – Stay in beautiful Christchurch	– See the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo – Sightseeing in Dunedin – Day at leisure in Queenstown – Visit historic Arrowtown – Spectacular Fox Glacier – Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki – pportunity to journey on the TranzAlpine train – INCLUDED Maori Cultural Experience

	Premium holiday inclusions
	Transportation – Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic windows Professionally Escorted – Tour with an experienced, professional Tour Director and Tour Driver Dining Inclusions – Full Buffet Breakfasts (16) – Exciting Highlight Dinner (1) – Hotel Dinners (9) YOUR CHOICE	Accommodation – Twin share rooms with private facilities in centrally located hotels Plus – Welcome Drink – All purpose travel wallet and map – Day 1 – flights to arrive prior to 4.00pm; Day 17 – flights to depart anytime – Hotel porterage included

Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Auckland After your airport transfer and hotel check-in, explore Auckland your way. Evening Welcome Drink with your Tour Director and fellow travellers. Hotel: Mercure Hotel, Auckland. Day 2: Bay of Islands We head out of Auckland over the Harbour Bridge, travelling along the scenic Hibiscus Coast. Explore Whangarei, the northernmost city in New Zealand. On to Paihia and the Bay of Islands where we’ll tour the historic Waitangi Treaty Reserve. Hotel: Hotel Paihia, Bay of Islands, 2 nights. Day 3: Bay of Islands Explore the Bay of Islands your way. Dolphin watch, catch a ferry to Russell, drive along the Ninety Mile Beach, sail or sea-kayak – it’s up to you. Dine at your leisure in town. Day 4: Auckland Enjoy a scenic cruise through the Bay of Islands to Cape Brett and the ‘Hole in the Rock’. We’ll explore Urupukapuka Island then return to Auckland. Hotel: Mercure Hotel, Auckland. Day 5: Waitomo Caves After an Auckland city sights tour we trace the Waikato River to Waitomo Caves. We tour the amazing Glow Worm Grotto. Then arrive at Rotorua for an orientation tour, with views of Lake Rotorua. Tonight enjoy a Maori Hangi feast and Concert and gain an insight into traditional Maori culture. Hotel: Hotel Ibis, Rotorua, 2 nights. Day 6: Rotorua Today we visit the Agrodome Sheep Show then enjoy an afternoon of ‘Free Time’ – visit Paradise Valley Springs, abundant with Rainbow Trout and New Zealand farm animals or Te Puia, where a local Maori will guide you through the Geothermal valley with its mud pools and geysers. It’s your choice. FARM STAY OPTION For an extra $50 per person enjoy genuine New Zealand hospitality. Day 7: Rotorua - Wellington En route to Wellington we’ll view the	Huka Falls, visit Taupo and drive along the shores of New Zealand’s largest lake. Discover the alpine scenery of Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park and the dairy farms of Manawatu. Travel along the Kapiti Coast into Wellington, for a city tour with views from Mt Victoria. Hotel: Mercure Willis Street, Wellington. Day 8: Wellington – Picton A morning of ‘Free Time’ in Wellington, followed by a visit to Te Papa, New Zealand’s National Museum. A photo opportunity at Parliament House. Then we cruise tranquil Queen Charlotte Sound. Later we travel to the seaside village of Picton for an orientation tour. Hotel: Beachcomber, Picton. Day 9: Picton - Christchurch We start the day with a tour and tasting at Montana Winery. En route to Christchurch, we’ll get up close and personal with some New Zealand Fur Seals at Ohau Point, watch whales at Kaikoura, (optional scenic Whale Watching flight), travel along the rugged Pacific Ocean coast and across the Canterbury Plains. A city tour of Christchurch, the ‘most English city’ outside of England, then it’s ‘Free Time’. Hotel: Hotel Ibis, Christchurch. Day 10: Mt Cook Start the day your way – shop, ride the Christchurch Tram or just relax. Later we’ll see Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki, visit the Church of the Good Shepherd and soak up the alpine scenery of Mt Cook National Park (optional Mt Cook scenic flight). Hotel: Heritage Gateway Hotel, Omarama. Day 11: Dunedin From the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and Benmore Dam, we travel through Oamaru to Dunedin for a city tour. The afternoon is yours to explore Dunedin as you wish. Hotel: Cargill’s Hotel, Dunedin. Day 12: Dunedin – Te Anau After a morning of time to yourself, we’ll cross sheepfilled farming land to the South Island’s biggest lake - Lake Te Anau and the town of Te Anau.	Optional Glow Worm Caves tour tonight. Hotel: Kingsgate Hotel, Te Anau. Day 13: Milford Sound From Fiordland National Park to Milford Sound, witness Mirror Lakes, Claudu Valley, The Chasm, Mitre Peak, Bowen Falls and more. Travel along the Devils Stair Case and the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Enjoy a Queenstown orientation tour and group photo, followed by an alpine dinner with views over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables Mountain range. Hotel: Aspen Hotel, Queenstown, 2 nights. Day 14: Queenstown Explore exciting Queenstown your way, all day. From wine and garden tours to jet boat rides and white water rafting, Queenstown will keep you occupied and exhilarated. For dinner you have the option to dine at the Skyline Restaurant on Bob’s Peak. Access is via the steepest Gondola in the Southern Hemisphere. Dinner options include the Kiwi Haka Maori Show. Day 15: Fox Glacier Our first stop is Arrowtown. Next is Cromwell and its sensational stone fruit. Then it’s a trio of lakes – Lake Dunstan, Lake Hawea, Lake Wanaka. Travel through Haast Pass, view Thunder Creek Falls, take a rainforest walk. Final stop is Fox Glacier – a rare, still advancing glacier (optional Fox Glacier scenic flight). Hotel: Fox Glacier Hotel, Fox Glacier. Day 16: Christchurch First we visit Hokitika, home of the native greenstone (jade) for a factory visit and jewellery demonstration. We travel through coastal Greymouth then view the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes at Punakaiki before returning to Christchurch. Hotel: Hotel Ibis, Christchurch. TRANZALPINE TRAIN Join one of the top six train journeys in the world. Additional cost $90 p.p. Day 17: Depart Christchurch Explore Christchurch at your leisure until your transfer to Christchurch Airport.

17 days, Priced from $3395
Low Cost Escorted, Departs from Auckland, finishes at Christchurch
Tour code HABC

Tour Dates

Departs on	Returns on
2009
$3550
Tue 03 Feb	Thu 19 Feb
Sat 07 Feb	Mon 23 Feb
Tue 10 Feb	Thu 26 Feb
Sat 14 Feb	Mon 02 Mar
Tue 17 Feb	Thu 05 Mar
Sat 28 Feb	Mon 16 Mar
Sat 07 Mar	Mon 23 Mar
Tue 10 Mar	Thu 26 Mar
Sat 04 Apr	Mon 20 Apr
$3395
Sat 02 May	Mon 18 May
Sat 13 Jun	Mon 29 Jun
Sat 11 Jul	Mon 27 Jul
Sat 08 Aug	Mon 24 Aug
Sat 22 Aug	Mon 07 Sep
Sat 05 Sep	Mon 21 Sep
Sat 19 Sep	Mon 05 Oct
Sat 26 Sep	Mon 12 Oct
$3730
Sat 03 Oct	Mon 19 Oct
Tue 06 Oct	Thu 22 Oct
Sat 10 Oct	Mon 26 Oct
Tue 13 Oct	Thu 29 Oct
Sat 17 Oct	Mon 02 Nov
Tue 20 Oct	Thu 05 Nov
Sat 24 Oct	Mon 09 Nov
Sat 31 Oct	Mon 16 Nov
Sat 07 Nov	Mon 23 Nov
Sat 14 Nov	Mon 30 Nov
Sat 21 Nov	Mon 07 Dec
Tue 24 Nov	Thu 10 Dec
Sat 28 Nov	Mon 14 Dec
Sat 12 Dec	Mon 28 Dec
Sat 19 Dec	Mon 04 Jan
Sat 26 Dec	Mon 11 Jan

Departs on	Returns on
2010
$3730
Sat 02 Jan	Mon 18 Jan
Sat 09 Jan	Mon 25 Jan
Sat 16 Jan	Mon 01 Feb
Tue 19 Jan	Thu 04 Feb
Sat 23 Jan	Mon 08 Feb
Sat 30 Jan	Mon 15 Feb
Tue 02 Feb	Thu 18 Feb
Sat 06 Feb	Mon 22 Feb
Tue 09 Feb	Thu 25 Feb
Sat 13 Feb	Mon 01 Mar
Tue 16 Feb	Thu 04 Mar
Sat 20 Feb	Mon 08 Mar
Tue 23 Feb	Thu 11 Mar
Sat 27 Feb	Mon 15 Mar
Tue 02 Mar	Thu 18 Mar
Sat 06 Mar	Mon 22 Mar
Tue 09 Mar	Thu 25 Mar
Sat 13 Mar	Mon 29 Mar
Tue 16 Mar	Thu 01 Apr
Sat 03 Apr	Mon 19 Apr
Sat 10 Apr	Mon 26 Apr
$TBA
Sat 01 May	Mon 17 May
Sat 08 May	Mon 24 May
Sat 12 Jun	Mon 28 Jun
Sat 10 Jul	Mon 26 Jul
Sat 07 Aug	Mon 23 Aug
Sat 21 Aug	Mon 06 Sep
Sat 04 Sep	Mon 20 Sep
Sat 18 Sep	Mon 04 Oct
Sat 25 Sep	Mon 11 Oct
Sat 02 Oct	Mon 18 Oct
Tue 05 Oct	Thu 21 Oct
Sat 09 Oct	Mon 25 Oct
Tue 12 Oct	Thu 28 Oct
Sat 16 Oct	Mon 01 Nov
Tue 19 Oct	Thu 04 Nov
Sat 23 Oct	Mon 08 Nov
Sat 30 Oct	Mon 15 Nov
Sat 06 Nov	Mon 22 Nov
Sat 13 Nov	Mon 29 Nov
Sat 20 Nov	Mon 06 Dec
Tue 23 Nov	Thu 09 Dec
Sat 27 Nov	Mon 13 Dec
Sat 11 Dec	Mon 27 Dec
Sat 18 Dec	Mon 03 Jan
Sat 25 Dec	Mon 10 Jan


Prices AUD	Land Content Only
Single Supplement (May - Sep)		$940
Single Supplement (Oct - Apr)		$990
Child 15 years and under	Save	$710
Triple Share	Save	$180
Friendly Fours	Save	$180
Concession Card Holders	Save	$75

Note: Itinerary & departure dates may change from 31/12/10. Price is guaranteed upon payment of deposit.

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