New Zealand’s Best: Natural Marvels and Cultural Heritage
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- I like to spend much of the day exploring
- Whether walking through historic neighborhoods at a moderate pace or out and about on a coach, I prefer to keep my days full
- Stairs don’t bother me, and I love to keep up with the group
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Depart North America on overnight international flights to New Zealand. Please refer to your personal air itinerary for specific flight information.
Please note that rooms are being held tonight at the Grand Mercure Auckland for all participants on this program. This is to allow immediate check-in to rooms following the early-morning arrival in to Auckland of the group flights on Thursday. Participants arriving in...
Walking up to 2 miles, paved surfaces, undulating terrain. As tap water throughout New Zealand is drinkable, at the orientation you will be given a Road Scholar water bottle to use throughout your program. This is yours to keep.
This program has been deliberatel...
Getting on and off a yacht. Walking up to 2 miles; flat, paved surfaces.
This morning after breakfast we take the short walk to Viaduct Harbour. From here we have a yacht cruise on Auckland's magnificent Waitemata Harbour giving us stunning views of the Auckland...
Free Time. Take this opportunity for personal independent exploration in Auckland to see and do what interests you most. Your Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.
Free Time.
At leisure. Prepare for hotel check out and transfer in the morning.
The flight from Auckland to Christchurch is a little over one hour in duration. Typically Air New Zealand uses Airbus A320 aircraft on this route.
We check out of our Auckland hotel after a leisurely breakfast and transfer to Auckland airport for our flight to C...
Getting on/off a boat. The drive from the centre of Christchurch over Hilltop to Akaroa is about 50 miles (80 kilometres), approximately 1.5 hours each way.
We board our motorcoach and head to the delightful Banks Peninsula township of Akaroa this morning. Akaro...
The drive from Christchurch to Geraldine via the Rakaia Gorge is about 105 miles (170 kilometres) and will take around 2.5 hours. The drive from Geraldine to Lake Tekapo is about 60 miles (100 kilometres) and will take about 75 minutes. Please be aware that tonight wi...
The drive from Aoraki Mount Cook to Queenstown is about 150 miles (240 kilometres), and will take about 3 hours. Walking approximately 3 miles this morning; well-maintained paths; undulating terrain, steep in parts. Check out by 10:00 a.m.
After breakfast we che...
The drive from Queenstown to Piopiotahi Milford Sound is about 180 miles (290 kilometres), and will take about 4 hours each way. Stops en route. Walking up to 2 miles. Getting on and off a boat.
On boarding our motorcoach in Queenstown, we travel along the shore...
Getting on and off a gondola/cable car.
Free Time. Take this opportunity for personal independent exploration in Queenstown to see and do what interests you most. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions.The possibilities are endless...
Free tim...
Hotel check out is by 10:00 a.m. Participants will be at Queenstown airport at 1:30 p.m.
After breakfast we we have most of the morning free before we check out of our accommodation. We then load our luggage on to our motorcoach and transfer to Arrowtown en rout...
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