New Zealand Rail, Cruise & Coach Holiday Itinerary
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New Zealand 20 Day Rail, Cruise & Coach Holiday SPECIAL DEPARTURES 13 October 2019 and 24 February 2020 Morethe Merrier! PER PERSON, TWIN SHARE + FULLY INCLUDES 4 OVERNIGHT + $ ESCORTED RETURN RAIL MILFORD 6929 TOURING AIRFARES JOURNEYS SOUND Featuring 4 breathtaking rail journeys and Milford Sound overnight cruise 20 Day New Zealand Rail, Cruise & Coach Holiday NO HIDDEN EXTRAS PRE PAID ATTRACTIONS TOURING • Kauri Museum* • Return economy airfares from Sydney • Waitangi Treaty Grounds* • Personalised Meet & Greet on arrival • Dolphin / Hole in the Rock Cruise • Return airport transfers in New Zealand • Glenbrook Vintage Railway • 48 seat modern coach travel, 2 door access, • Paradise Valley Springs* restroom, reclining seats and panoramic windows • Skyline Rotorua Gondola & Luge Ride • Professional Coach Captain & Tour Guide • Agrodome • 18 nights 4 star hotel accommodation • Thermal mud pools & geysers* • Milford Sound Overnight Cruise • Te Puia traditional Maori Hangi & Concert • 7 two night stays • Wellington Tramway Museum • Hotel porterage • Te Papa, NZ’s National Museum • 4 rail journeys Pukerangi • Cruise on the Interislander Ferry • 4 cruises • Coastal Pacific Rail Journey • All sightseeing and pre paid attractions • International Antarctic Centre • Comprehensive documentation pack# SPECIAL departures • Christchurch Tram 13 October - 1 November 2019 • TranzAlpine Rail Journey MEALS 24 February - 14 March 2020 • Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw • 19 cooked breakfasts including a specialty • Lakes District Museum breakfast: Stratosfare Restaurant, Rotorua • HIGHLIGHT Milford Sound Overnight Cruise • ALL INCLUSIVE tour price 14 sumptuous dinners including 4 specialty • Taieri Gorge Limited Rail Journey Fully escorted tour includes airfares, dinners: Maori Hangi & Concert, Rotorua; Walter taxes, modern coach travel, 4 star hotel • Larnach Castle* Peak Homestead, Queenstown; Haggis Ceremony, accommodation, most meals, sightseeing • Haggis Ceremony & Gift Dunedin; Farewell Dinner, Christchurch & attractions. • Olveston Historic Home* • 2 delicious morning teas • City sights tour of Auckland, Wellington, Tour Pre Total Christchurch & Dunedin including paid per person *Guided tour is included with 1 guide per 24 travellers. airfare taxes** twin share Sydney $6744 + $185 = $6929 ITINERARY Single Supplement $2190 (B) Breakfast. (L) Lunch. (D) Dinner. (SD) Specialty Dinner. **Prepaid taxes are subject to change. Exact amounts will be 3 confirmed by your travel agent at the time of final payment. Bay of Islands (Free Day) (B) Today is a free day. Choose from the many optional BONUS NIGHT activities available, including the Cape Reinga EXCLUSIVE NRMA MEMBER Arrive Auckland # coach trip via Ninety Mile Beach or a spectacular BENEFITS On arrival you will be met by a Grand Pacific Tours scenic flight. This evening is also free and you may See BENEFITS PANEL on other page* representative and transferred to your hotel. like to enjoy a relaxing dinner cruise (optional). Hotel Grand Millennium Hotel (2 nights) 1 4 Auckland (Free Day) (B,D) Bay of Islands - Auckland (B,D) Today is free to explore Auckland at leisure. This morning travel aboard a luxury catamaran You may like to take advantage of the discount to Cape Brett and the famous Hole in the Rock. coupons in your Optional Tours Directory*. Keep an eye out for bottlenose and common dolphins before returning to Paihia. Travel south via Whangarei, call into the Parry Kauri Park to DOCUMENTATION pack 2 see a magnificent example of a Kauri Tree before Travellers receive a durable travel bag, toiletry Auckland - Bay of Islands (B,D) returning to Auckland. wet pack & laundry bag, luggage tag & Enjoy a city tour of Auckland, dubbed the ‘City of Hotel Grand Millennium Hotel personal name badge. Your ticket wallet (1 per Sails’, before travelling to Matakohe to enjoy a visit couple) includes tour itinerary & questionnaire, and informative talk at the Kauri Museum. Travel Optional Tours Directory, General Information & via Whangarei to Paihia, situated in the heart of 5 Frequently Asked Questions Directory, Touring the beautiful Bay of Islands. Enjoy a guided tour Auckland - Rotorua (B,D) Map, postcard, customs required resealable of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the location of the This morning travel to Glenbrook Vintage Railway plastic bag and an emergency contact card. signing of the treaty between the Maori tribes and for a nostalgic 15 kilometre trip back in time the British. on a beautifully restored vintage steam train. Hotel Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands or similar Visit the restoration workshop and on return to (2 nights) Glenbrook Station, morning tea will be served. Depart Glenbrook and travel through magnificent countryside of rolling hills and green pastures 2 NEW ZEALAND ESCORTED TOURING SPECIALISTS “Excellent tour, very comfortable coach and good accommodation. A variety of experiences with coach, rail and boat travel. A bonus was sleeping on the Milford Mariner. Excellent commentary of local sights.” R. & K. S. - Past travellers CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Enjoy spectacular views from the Skyline Rotorua; cruise aboard the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak; visit Larnach Castle where you hear of the tragic and scandalous history on a guided tour; panoramic windows allow you to view the spectacular scenery. famous for dairying. Continue to Rotorua to visit a journey on board the Christchurch Tram at your Paradise Valley Springs, a superb wildlife park 8 leisure, one of Christchurch’s leading attractions. where you can hand feed rainbow trout. Wellington (B) This evening is free to explore the local cuisine. Hotel Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua (Superior Room. A highlight this morning will be time to explore Te 2 nights) Papa, NZ’s National Museum with exhibits that embrace both Maori and European views. Reboard 11 your coach for an extensive city tour. Enjoy time at Christchurch - Arthur’s Pass 6 leisure this afternoon and this evening is also free - Franz Josef (B,D) Rotorua (B,SD) to explore Wellington’s lively food scene. This morning board the TranzAlpine, one of the great Today begins with a gondola ride and breakfast at train journeys of the world. Travel over massive the Skyline Rotorua. There is also time for a luge viaducts, river valleys and spectacular gorges as ride! Next stop is Agrodome for an action packed 9 you ascend to Arthur’s Pass located in the centre hour of farming entertainment and education that’s Wellington - Christchurch (B,D) of the Southern Alps. Board your coach and travel unlike anything you’ve seen before. Enjoy some This morning board the Interislander Ferry, cross to Hokitika, famous for its Greenstone before free time this afternoon before travelling to Te Puia Cook Strait and travel through the Marlborough arriving at the township of Franz Josef where time to see the boiling mud pools and awesome geysers Sounds to Picton. Join the Coastal Pacific, a is available to experience a scenic flight (optional, that Rotorua is famous for. This evening experience truly spectacular rail journey that showcases the weather permitting) over the spectacular glaciers. an entertaining Maori Hangi and Concert. Kaikoura mountain ranges on one side and the Hotel Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier rugged scenic coastline on the other travelling (Douglas Wing) through numerous tunnels and across several 7 bridges. Enjoy a two night stay in the garden city Rotorua - Wellington (B,D) of Christchurch. 12 Travel along the Thermal Explorer Highway to the Franz Josef - Queenstown (B) spectacular Huka Falls. Continue to Lake Taupo Hotel Distinction Christchurch (2 nights) See the snow capped peaks of the Southern Alps for some free time to enjoy this scenic lakeside as you travel south via the Haast Pass, an area of town. Travel via the Tongariro National Park to the stunning beauty before arriving into picturesque Wellington Tramway Museum to view a display of 10 Queenstown, a year round resort situated on the Christchurch (B) tramway history and enjoy a nostalgic trip on one of shores of magical Lake Wakatipu. This evening is Today visit the International Antarctic Centre, the original trams that served Wellington city. free to dine at one of the many fine restaurants. designed to provide an informative account of life Hotel James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor Hotel Copthorne Hotel and Resort Lakefront in Antarctica. This is followed by an introductory (Lambton Room. 2 nights) (2 nights) city tour of Christchurch. This afternoon includes NEW ZEALAND ESCORTED TOURING SPECIALISTS 3 EXCLUSIVE NRMA MEMBER BENEFITS# $1360 # VALUE PER COUPLE ook on the 20 Day New Zealand BRail, Cruise & Coach Holiday with Grand Pacific Tours and receive: • Save up to $790 per couple • A pre tour accommodation night with breakfast in Auckland • Grand Pacific Tours Jacket • Grand Pacific Tours Cap • 400 page New Zealand Eyewitness Travel Guide per household TOP TO BOTTOM: The Pohutu Geyser in Rotorua; Agrodome, an educational hands on experience. interested in a tour of Speights Brewery (optional) 13 15 or the chance to see wildlife in their natural Queenstown (Free Day) (B,SD) Milford Sound - Te Anau (B,D) habitat (optional). Tonight a Scottish evening will Today is a free day for you to explore Queenstown. Start the day with a hearty breakfast before be presented comprising of bagpipes, great food, Your Tour Guide and Coach Captain are available to heading back out to the Tasman Sea (weather Haggis Ceremony and gift. assist with the many options available. This evening permitting)