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- Dolphin spotting on a magical 'Hole in the Rock' cruise
- Visit the Waitomo Glowworm Caves
- Experience Maori culture at a Hangi Feast and performance
- Breakfast cruise on Lake Rotorua
- Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu
- Cruise along the spectacularly beautiful Milford Sound fiord
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- Fully Escorted Tour with local English Speaking Guides throughout
- Scheduled Flights from the UK.
- All internal travel including air-conditioned/heated transportation.
- Accommodation, meals as specified and entry fees to all sights.
- All airport taxes and security charges.
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Itinerary
Depart London on your scheduled flight to Auckland, via Dubai.
You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel, which is centrally located in the beautiful harbour-side city of Auckland, 'The City of Sails'.
Following breakfast, journey north to the Waipoua Kauri Forest Reserve - one of New Zealand's most famous Kauri forests. Here visit Tane Mahuta or 'Lord of the Forest', the largest and most celebrated Kauri tree known to stand today. Continue to the stunning turquoise...
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Today you will travel to explore New Zealand's finest maritime park on a cruise to Cape Brett around the captivating coastline which provides sheltered waters for dolphins, whales, seals penguins and other marine life. Then, continue to the Hole in the Rock, a distinctive sandstone arch formation, which defines this remarkable coast. Later, return to Auckland.
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Today you have the freedom to simply relax on one of many exciting optional activities. You may wish to board the 1912 Edwardian vintage steamer for a relaxing cruise to Walter Peak Station or perhaps take a gondola ride to the top of Bob's Peak for spectacular panora...
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