NORTH ISLAND - 3 Days...
Auckland - Coromandel Peninsula
Bay of Plenty - Rotorua
This tour is designed to share with you the highlights of the North Island.
Kiwi Dundee Adventures is regarded as one of NZ's foremost guiding companies winning the inaugural NZ Eco-tourism title in 1992. Doug & Jan are proud of their reputation for providing a friendly, informative and fun experience for their guests.
Day 1 "Auckland to Coromandel Peninsula"
Experience wonderful scenery and the seabird coast to the old gold town of Thames. View spectacular volcanic peaks clad in semi tropical rainforest with giant ancient Kauri trees.
Accommodation: Puka Park Lodge or similar
Included meals: L
Day 2 "Glowworms, treeferns, beaches & fun!"
Enjoy the highlights of this amazing region - white sand beaches and offshore islands, beautiful jungle like forest, unique flora and fauna, crystal clear streams and glowworms!
Accommodation: Puka Park Lodge or similar
Included meals: B, L
Day 3 "Coastlines, orchards, craters & mud"
From the beauty of the Coromandel we travel through the Bay of Plenty to Rotorua, famous for Maori culture, hot mud pools and geysers. Here your Kiwi Dundee Guide will say farewell.
Accommodation: Quality hotel or B&B
Included meals: B, L
Day 4 "Rotorua to Christchurch"
A free morning to explore Rotorua before flying to Christchurch – the very "English" city.
Accommodation: Quality hotel or B&B
Included meals: B D
Day 5 "A day of leisure in the Garden City"
Today is a day on your own to explore this city which is sometimes said to be more "English than England!"
Accommodation: Quality hotel or B&B
Included meals: B
SOUTH ISLAND - 9 Days...
Christchurch – Arthur’s Pass - Franz Josef
Lake Moeraki – Queenstown – Milford Sound
A 9 day journey through the splendour of South Island...
Taking you off the beaten track, Canterbury Trails offer their Wildness South Expeditions – personally guided small group deluxe nature and wilderness safaris. Brian aims to give his guests a truly memorable experience on their visit to the South Island, a visit which will be relaxed and unique.
Day 6 "Christchurch to the alps"
Travel west across the vast Canterbury Plains and into the mountains. Here in the heart of the "High Country" is the Arthur’s Pass Wilderness Lodge where you will stay for the first two days of your South Island adventure.
Accommodation: Wilderness Lodge Arthur’s Pass
Included meals: AT, D
Day 7 "High country, sheep, valleys & keas"
Discover the real high country where you can explore alpine plants, animals and the mountains. Experience the workings of a sheep station, explore Arthur’s Pass National Park in the heart of the Southern Alps and view the wide braided river system. Walking, mountain biking or relaxing are options available at the lodge.
Accommodation: Wilderness Lodge Arthur’s Pass
Included meals: B, MT, L, AT, D
Day 8 "Mountains, moas, pioneers & ice"
TTravel through the Arthur’s Pass National Park and cross the pass created as a gold rush link. Great mountain valleys, history and home of the kea - the world’s only alpine parrot. Down the incredible Otira Gorge to the West Coast and "Glacier Country". Take a walk to view the mighty Franz Josef Glacier.
Accommodation: Te Weheka, Fox Glacier (or similar)
Included meals: B, MT, L, AT, D
Day 9 "Geology, ice age & podocarps"
Depart Franz Josef and travel south to Fox where walks can be taken to explore this incredible glacial area. A tranquil walk can also be made to Lake Matheson, the beautiful lake famous for it’s alpine reflections or to a remote beach for views of the Southern Alps.
Accommodation: Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki
Included meals: B, MT, AT, D
Day 10 "Wilderness, wildlife & rainforests"
Magnificent and rugged beaches that are home to the crested penguins and NZ fur seals, untouched lowland rain forests spread between pristine lakes and rivers which drain from the snow capped Southern Alps...
this is Lake Moeraki.
Accommodation: Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki
Included meals: B, MT, L, AT, D
Day 11 "Coastline, explorers, tussocks and gold"
Moving on, you will cross the alps over the Haast Pass where the forests give way to golden tussock grasslands. Pass Lakes Hawea and Wanaka, ancient glacial lakes and visit the alpine village of Wanaka. Then it is over the Crown Range to Arrowtown, an old gold-miners’ village and your accommodation where you will stay for the next three nights.
Accommodation: Millbrook Resort
Included meals: B, MT, AT, D
Day 12 "Adventure in the mountains"
Choose your own optional adventure - bungy jumping, a backcountry safari, jetboating, kayaking or a cruise on the historic steamship Earnslaw. Perhaps shopping, golf, wineries, an art & craft trail or just relax and take in the beautiful mountain setting.
Accommodation: Millbrook Resort
Included meals: B
Day 13 "Milford, glacial lakes, alps & fiords"
Travel to magnificent Milford Sound and cruise on the fiord. You will see deeply carved glacial valleys, ancient forests and incredible scenery - truly magnificent.
Accommodation: Millbrook Resort
Included meals: B, MT, L, AT, D
Day 14 "Queenstown & farewell"
After breakfast, perhaps relax and indulge in some pampering, last minute shopping or experience that last adventure before it is time for your guide to bid you farewell.
Included meals: B
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