small group escapes for mature travellers

2021/2022 tour programme small group escapes for mature travellers

2021/2022 Tour Programme One of the best views of Aoraki/Mt Cook is from Lake Pukaki

4 Introduction to MoaTours OCTOBER 40 Farmhouse Gardens & Victorian Fete 28 Te Urewera, Waikaremoana & Mahia 28 Te Urewera, Waikaremoana & Mahia Wednesday 17 Nov – Tuesday 23 Nov Monday 22 Jan – Sunday 28 Jan 6 MoaTours Activities Saturday 2 Oct – Friday 8 Oct 12 Southern Odyssey: Stewart Island & 16 Molesworth Station, the Abel Tasman & 2021 26 World of WearableArt Awards Show Golden Bay APRIL Tuesday 5 Oct – Sunday 10 Oct Monday 22 Nov – Sunday 28 Nov Sunday 23 Jan – Saturday 29 Jan 8 Doubtful Sound & West Coast Odyssey Tuesday 12 Oct – Sunday 17 Oct Wednesday 21 Apr – Tuesday 27 Apr Thursday 14 Oct – Tuesday 19 Oct 28 Te Urewera, Waikaremoana & Mahia 20 Summertime in Northland Tuesday 23 Nov – Monday 29 Nov Tuesday 25 Jan – Sunday 30 Jan 10 East Cape Caper 30 Taranaki Rhododendron Gardens 16 Molesworth Station, the Abel Tasman & Friday 30 Apr – Wednesday 5 May Wednesday 13 Oct – Monday 18 Oct FEBRUARY Saturday 16 Oct – Thursday 21 Oct Golden Bay 10 East Cape Caper Thursday 25 Nov – Wednesday 1 Dec 12 Southern Odyssey: Stewart Island & Tuesday 8 Feb – Sunday 13 Feb 8 Doubtful Sound & West Coast Odyssey The Catlins DECEMBER Friday 30 Apr – Thursday 6 May Sunday 17 Oct – Saturday 23 Oct 12 Southern Odyssey: Stewart Island & 24 Aotea Great Barrier Island Escape The Catlins Wednesday 1 Dec – Sunday 5 Dec Friday 11 Feb – Thursday 17 Feb MAY 22 Southern Beauty: Aoraki/Mt Cook, Monday 6 Dec – Friday 10 Dec 14 Wairarapa Wandering Milford & Franz Josef Saturday 1 May – Friday 7 May Tuesday 19 Oct – Wednesday 27 Oct 56 Hawkes Bay Art Deco Festival 42 Karamea & Wild West Coast Trails Thursday 17 Feb – Tuesday 22 Feb Thursday 2 Dec – Wednesday 8 Dec 16 Molesworth Station, the Abel Tasman & 18 The Bridge to Nowhere & Forgotten Worlds 34 High Country Stations, Gardens & Goldfields Golden Bay Wednesday 27 Oct – Tuesday 2 Nov 44 Early Explorers from Queen Charlotte Sound Sunday 20 Feb – Saturday 26 Feb Tuesday 4 May – Monday 10 May to Akaroa 32 Canterbury Springtime Gardens & Hanmer Friday 3 Dec – Thursday 9 Dec 58 The Far South: Hidden Treasures 18 The Bridge to Nowhere & Forgotten Worlds Springs Fete Monday 21 Feb – Sunday 27 Feb Saturday 8 May – Friday 14 May Wednesday 27 Oct – Tuesday 2 Nov 46 Christmas in Northland Thursday 23 Dec – Tuesday 28 Dec MARCH 12 Southern Odyssey: Stewart Island & 10 East Cape Caper 20 Summertime in Northland The Catlins 48 Christmas in Marlborough Sunday 9 May – Friday 14 May Sunday 6 Mar – Friday 11 Mar Sunday 31 Oct – Saturday 6 Nov Thursday 23 Dec – Tuesday 28 Dec 20 Summertime in Northland 16 Molesworth Station, the Abel Tasman & Sunday 9 May – Friday 14 May NOVEMBER 50 Christmas in the Bay Friday 24 Dec – Tuesday 28 Dec Golden Bay 10 East Cape Caper Thursday 10 Mar – Wednesday 16 Mar 22 Southern Beauty: Aoraki/Mt Cook, Monday 1 Nov – Saturday 6 Nov 52 Christmas in Taranaki Milford & Franz Josef Friday 24 Dec – Wednesday 29 Dec 42 Karamea & Wild West Coast Trails Sunday 9 May – Monday 17 May 34 High Country Stations, Gardens & Goldfields Friday 11 Mar – Thursday 17 Mar Friday 5 Nov – Thursday 11 Nov 54 Christmas in Otago: Catlins & Stewart Island 24 Aotea Great Barrier Island Escape Friday 24 Dec – Thursday 30 Dec 8 Doubtful Sound & West Coast Odyssey Tuesday 11 May – Saturday 15 May 22 Southern Beauty: Aoraki/Mt Cook, Wednesday 16 Mar – Tuesday 22 Mar Sunday 16 May – Thursday 20 May Milford & Franz Josef 2022 Tuesday 9 Nov – Wednesday 17 Nov JANUARY 18 The Bridge to Nowhere & Forgotten Worlds JULY 34 High Country Stations, Gardens & Goldfields Tuesday 29 Mar – Monday 4 Apr 22 Southern Beauty: Aoraki/Mt Cook, 36 Coromandel Caper Monday 3 Jan – Sunday 9 Jan Milford & Franz Josef Wednesday 10 Nov – Monday 15 Nov APRIL Sunday 11 July – Monday 19 July 18 The Bridge to Nowhere & Forgotten Worlds 34 High Country Stations, Gardens & Goldfields 8 Doubtful Sound & West Coast Odyssey Monday 3 Jan – Sunday 9 Jan Tuesday 5 Apr – Monday 11 Apr SEPTEMBER Friday 12 Nov – Thursday 18 Nov 22 Southern Beauty: Aoraki/Mt Cook, 14 Wairarapa Wandering 60 Wanaka Warbirds and Southern Wheels Milford & Franz Josef 18 The Bridge to Nowhere & Forgotten Worlds Monday 10 Jan – Sunday 16 Jan Tuesday 12 Apr – Monday 18 Apr Sunday 12 Sept – Monday 20 Sept Sunday 14 Nov – Saturday 20 Nov 12 Southern Odyssey: Stewart Island & 62 How to book with MoaTours 26 World of WearableArt Awards Show 38 Country Roads & Cross Hills Gardens Fair The Catlins Thursday 30 Sept – Tuesday 5 Oct Monday 15 Nov – Sunday 21 Nov Friday 14 Jan – Thursday 20 Jan 63 MoaTours booking conditions

Cover Photograph: Abel Tasman National Park

2 moatours.co.nz 3 Our Kiwi Guides on tour: Tim in Fiordland’s rainforest Sean at Cape Reinga Nigel on the Hole in the Rock Dolphin Cruise Matt at Kea Point, Aoraki/Mt Cook Kia Ora and welcome to MoaTours MoaTours small group tours are customised

We believe MoaTours is ’s best small group tour company and it’s for mature travellers our goal to make your MoaTours holiday your best touring experience ever. We started in 1971 so we’re highly experienced and have a passion for sharing our MoaTours are designed for discerning, mature travellers who are keen to enjoy beautiful country with others, including our own favourite places that are well unique experiences. Our 27 carefully crafted itineraries have been developed off the beaten track. and refined to present the essence of each region’s outstanding attractions, festivals and hospitality. If you have any questions about our tours, please phone Tracy on 0800 662 462 at the MoaTours office. MoaTours are all inclusive The tour price is all inclusive of land transport, meals, entrance fees, activities and All of our guides are experienced in tour Our Kiwi Guides and office team //Auckland airfares. Many travellers join our tours from outside driving and taking care of people, not to Auckland. We will book your flight from your closest airport, just contact us for details. Our knowledgeable, helpful Kiwi guides are mention their in-depth knowledge of our here to make every moment enjoyable and culture, history, flora and fauna. Of course, have a lifetime of holiday memories and they have a few amusing tales of their own Small groups of 18 travellers secret spots they love sharing. They are to share too! With a maximum of 18 travellers on board, every tour is intimate and flexible so it feels unanimous in our belief that the personal like travelling with a group of friends. touch of our small group style travel is the Our Kiwi guides are fully supported by one best way to see our beautiful country. of the most experienced and committed Wine and dine with friendly locals and meet our specialist guides teams in New Zealand tourism. Tracy, Connecting with the locals is one of the best parts of travelling. We offer one-of-a-kind Tanya, Imke, Nikita and Alisha are here to experiences meeting our friendly local hosts over delicious lunches in private homes, help with any queries. We all aim to make gardens and farmhouses. And when we visit galleries, museums and unique places, your MoaTours experience relaxed and MoaTours have specialist guides arranged to share their passion and knowledge with us. enjoyable from start to finish. Quality accommodation MoaTours is a family business founded by Our accommodation is chosen for its sense of place. Relax at the end of the day mother and son team Ena Hutchinson and in quality, contemporary hotels and, when we’re off the beaten track, in the best Miles Clark. They live and breathe New Zealand, and are always out and about accommodation available. researching new itineraries and refining existing ones to ensure our travellers' Purpose built coaches experience is unsurpassed in New Zealand We own and operate late model, turbo-diesel midsized coaches. The coaches are MoaTours is a family business: Miles and Ena small group touring. comfortably appointed with customised interiors and climate control.

4 moatours.co.nz 5 We visit the Cardona Distillery for a tasting Look out for birdlife on Okarito Lagoon TSS Earnslaw at Walter Peak Station Te Whare Rūnanga, Waitangi Treaty Grounds MoaTours activities are all inclusive

Our tours visit Cape Reinga and Stewart Island and just about everywhere else in between. Wherever you travel with us everything is included and that means all activities too. Here’s a selection of photos taken on our recent tours and for more details of what activities are included check out the “Tour Highlights” of each itinerary.

On the Forgotten World tracks Fishing off Tryphena Wharf, Aotea Great Barrier Island

At sunset on the beach at Punakaiki Sail across Lake Rotoiti to the Manupirua Hot Pools Discover the beauty of the Whanganui River 6 moatours.co.nz 7 Day 1: Fly to Queenstown – Arrowtown – Queenstown From Queenstown Airport we drive over to Arrowtown where we lunch at Provisions Café in a tree-lined street famous for its autumn colours. We visit the Chinese miners’ settlement alongside the Arrow River and check out the shopping street. We stay two nights in this resort town.

Day 2: Queenstown sightseeing We have the day to explore Queenstown. We take the Gondola ride to Bob’s Peak to enjoy the magnificent views and drive beside the lake to Glenorchy. This afternoon we board the coal-fired steamship TSS Earnslaw to cruise on Lake Wakatipu returning to stroll the shops and the Botanic Gardens. Leave the world behind on a 24 hour excursion to Doubtful Sound

Day 3: Queenstown – – Doubtful Sound Doubtful Sound & West Coast Odyssey We drive to Manapouri to cruise by launch to the head of the lake and travel over Wilmot Pass to Doubtful Sound where “Fiordland Navigator” awaits. Cruise the sheltered arms of this beautiful fiord out to the Tasman Sea where seals bask on the islands. Stay overnight Float amid the untouched beauty of Doubtful Sound on an overnight cruise. on “Fiordland Navigator” in a peaceful cove. Stay in stunning Queenstown and Wanaka, see Arrowtown and stay at historic Cardrona Hotel. Tour up the West Coast to Franz Josef before returning over Arthur’s Pass. Day 4: Doubtful Sound – Manapouri – Crown Range – Cardrona Queenstown – Arrowtown – Manapouri – Doubtful Sound – Cardrona – Wanaka – Haast Wake up to the perfect stillness and mirror reflections of this remote wilderness. We disembark at Deep Cove and return over Wilmot Pass and across the lake to Manapouri. Pass – – Arthur's Pass – Christchurch We lunch with Paula and Roger on the farm at Five Rivers Retreat and drive over the Crown Range to dine and stay the night at historic Cardrona Hotel.

Tour dates Tour Highlights • Special dinner: Historic Cardrona Hotel, Cardrona Day 5: Wanaka sightseeing 6 nights/7 days • Cruise on the TSS Earnslaw across Lake Wakatipu Enjoy a leisurely start to the day with breakfast at Cardrona Hotel before visiting the Wed 21 Apr – Tues 27 Apr 2021 • In Queenstown catch the Skyline Gondola to Bob's Peak artisan, family owned Cardrona Distillery & Museum for a tour and tasting. This afternoon Sun 17 Oct – Sat 23 Oct 2021 • Cruise by launch to the head of Lake Manapouri we sightsee around Wanaka and stay and dine in at the Edgewater Hotel on the • Doubtful Sound excursion, overnighting on “Fiordland Navigator” lakefront, not far from that famous willow tree growing in the lake. Fri 12 Nov – Thurs 18 Nov 2021 • On “Fiordland Navigator’s” tender cruise close-up to the shoreline Wed 16 Mar - Tues 22 Mar 2022 • Lunch on the farm at Five Rivers Retreat • Stay at quaint and historic Cardrona Hotel • Guided tour of the artisan Cardrona Distillery & Museum Day 6: Wanaka – Haast Pass – Franz Josef Glacier Cost per person • Enjoy the stunning beauty of Haast Pass We drive beside Lake Hawea and Lake Wanaka to Makarora and through the superb • Stay in Franz Josef village mountain and river scenery of the Haast Pass. There are short walks to waterfalls and the $4,590 $5,290 • Drive up the Otira Viaduct cantilevered highway Twin Share Single coastal scenery at Ship Creek to enjoy. We continue through lush rainforest to view and . We stay and dine in at the Scenic Hotel Franz Josef.

What Tracy loves about this tour: “Twenty hours cruising the empty, bushclad arms of Doubtful Sound stays Day 7: Franz Josef – – Arthur’s Pass – Christchurch – Return flight with you forever. Leaving the world behind at Manapouri, crossing the lake, The Coast scenery is stunning – mirror lakes, boulder–laden rivers and glimpses of the coaching over Wilmot Pass it’s an adventure. Then there’s the pleasure of Alps as we head north to visit Hokitika’s craft galleries. We drive up the Otira gorge staying at the Cardrona Hotel and the stunning mountainscapes of Haast on the cantilevered highway to the alpine village of Arthur’s Pass. Continue through and Arthur’s Pass.” magnificent scenery across the Canterbury Plains to Christchurch Airport.

8 moatours.co.nz 9 Day 1: Auckland – Waihi – Te Puke – Whakatane We’re heading eastwards over the Hauraki Plains to Waihi for a stroll in this historic goldmining town. We drive to Mount Maunganui for lunch and on to a kiwifruit orchard and tour by special transport. We stay at White Island Rendezvous, Whakatane.

Day 2: Whakatane – Te Kaha – Hicks Bay There are stunning views along this dramatic coastal highway leading to Te Kaha where we stop for lunch at Tui Lodge. At the East Cape Manuka Company we meet the pioneers of Manuka oil. We stay at Hicks Bay Motel Lodge and dine in.

Day 3: Hicks Bay – Te Araroa – Tikitiki – Anaura Bay – Gisborne Te Araroa’s huge pohutukawa is a landmark and at Tikitiki we visit St Mary’s church built We stop at Anaura Bay for lunch with Judy Newell in 1926 to commemorate local Maori who died in WW1. We lunch in Anaura Bay and enjoy Judy Newell’s hospitality. Stay two nights at Senator Inn and Pacific Harbour Inn, Gisborne. East Cape Caper Day 4: Gisborne sightseeing – Eastwoodhill Arboretum – Tairawhiti Museum We drive in a special vehicle through world–renowned Eastwoodhill Arboretum, 65 Get a taste for New Zealand the way it used to be. Take the road less travelled hectares of trees and shrubs. We lunch at Bushmere Estate and taste their wines before around the stunning East Cape to Hicks Bay and on to Gisborne and Rotorua, visiting Tairawhiti Museum displays and sightsee around Gisborne. enjoying local hospitality along the way. Day 5: Gisborne - Waioeka Gorge - Rotorua Auckland – Whakatane – Te Kaha – Hicks Bay – Anaura Bay – Gisborne – Rotorua – We visit Prof Jack Richard's and Won Gyu Moon's coastal garden, Tirimoana at Wainui Auckland Beach then drive through the Waioeka Gorge to lunch with Bob and Mary Redpath at Wairata Station. We travel on to Rotorua and stay at Novotel Rotorua Lakeside Hotel.

Day 6: Rotorua – Lake Tarawera – The Buried Village – Auckland Tour dates Tour Highlights This morning we sightsee in Rotorua including the Museum’s gardens and the geothermal • Special lunches: Tui Lodge, Te Kaha; Rangimarie homestead, Anaura activity in Kuirau Park. We drive to Lake Tarawera and enjoy lunch with the Walmsley 5 nights/6 days Bay; Wairata Station Waioeka Gorge; Walmsley Family, Buried Village, family at the Buried Village before returning to Auckland. Fri 30 Apr – Wed 5 May 2021 Lake Tarawera Sun 9 May – Fri 14 May 2021 • Visit a kiwifruit orchard and tour on quaint carts • Enjoy ocean views along the dramatic coastal highway Locals have formed a charitable trust to preserve Tologa Bay wharf Mon 1 Nov - Sat 6 Nov 2021 • Visit the East Cape Manuka Company Tues 8 Feb - Sun 13 Feb 2022 • See Te Araroa’s huge pohutakawa tree • At Tikitiki visit historic St Mary’s church • Tairawhiti Museum features major Captain Cook displays Cost per person • Drive through world–renowned Eastwoodhill Arboretum • Visit beautiful Tiromoana Garden at Wainui Beach $2,690 $3,090 • See the fascinating array of exhibits at the Buried Village Museum Twin Share Single

What Tracy loves about this tour: “In this remote region life moves at a gentler pace and you get a feel for earlier times. My favourites are lunching at Judy’s in beautiful Anaura Bay where little has changed since Captain Cook sailed in 250 years ago and visiting Tiromoana Garden overlooking Wainui Beach.”

10 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Fly to Queenstown – Mandeville – Gore – Invercargill From Queenstown we drive to the Croydon Heritage Trust factory and museum at Mandeville. In Gore enjoy a dram of whisky at the Hokonui Moonshine Museum and visit the Eastern Southland Gallery. Stay at Ascot Hotel, Invercargill.

Day 2: Invercargill – Transport World – Indian Scout – Fly to Stewart Island It’s all about wheels at Bill Richardson’s Transport World, Classic Motorcycles and Burt Munro’s Indian Scout on display at E. Hayes & Son. We fly across Foveaux Strait to Stewart Island where we stay two nights at Bay Motel and dine at the South Sea Hotel.

Day 3: Stewart Island sightseeing – Rakiura National Park – Ulva Island From Nugget Point/Tokata there are close-up views of the wild Catlins coastline We tour Oban and the surrounding bays including the gateway to Rakiura National Park. We cruise the sheltered waters of beautiful Paterson Inlet and land at Ulva Island, a world acclaimed sanctuary teeming with birdlife before returning to Oban. Southern Odyssey: Stewart Island & The Catlins

Day 4: Stewart Island – Invercargill – Catlins – Kaka Point Visit Invercargill’s transport museums then fly to Stewart Island for two nights. We fly back to Invercargill and drive the Catlins to Waipapa Point, Curio Bay’s petrified Cruise across to Ulva Island bird sanctuary, a nature lover’s playground. See forest and Porpoise Bay. We lunch at Niagara Café and have fun winding “rustic the stunning Catlins coastline and Nugget Point/Tokata Lighthouse. Visit the automata” at The Lost Gypsy Gallery in Papatowai. Overnight at Nugget View Motels. mainland albatross colony near Dunedin and Larnach Castle.

Day 5: Kaka Point – Royal Albatross colony, Otago Peninsula – Dunedin Queenstown - Invercargill - Stewart Island - The Catlins - Dunedin Enjoy the spectacular views from Nugget Point Lighthouse. We drive out along the Otago Peninsula to the Royal Albatross Centre, the only mainland albatross colony in the world. We dine in and stay two nights at The Southern Cross Hotel.

Tour dates Tour Highlights Day 6: Dunedin sightseeing – Olveston House – Signal Hill – Carey’s Bay • Visit the Croydon Aviation Heritage Trust Museum We visit Olveston House with its time capsule of treasures and drive the trail of street art 6 nights/7 days • Tour the Hokonui Moonshine Museum, Gore in The Warehouse Precinct. The Octagon, steep Baldwin Street, Signal Hill, Carey’s Bay Fri 30 Apr – Thurs 6 May 2021 • In Invercargill visit Bill Richardson’s Transport World, Classic historic hotel and the Tropical Forest butterfly house are all on the itinerary. Sun 31 Oct - Sat 6 Nov 2021 Motorcycles and Burt Munro’s Indian Scout • Return flight from Invercargill to Stewart Island Mon 22 Nov - Sun 28 Nov 2021 • Cruise the sheltered waters of beautiful Paterson Inlet Day 7: Dunedin sightseeing - Return flight Fri 14 Jan - Thurs 20 Jan 2022 • Land at Ulva Island, teeming with birdlife We drive along the Otago Peninsula this morning to visit Larnach Castle and find out • Visit dramatic Nugget Point lighthouse in the Catlins Fri 11 Feb - Thurs 17 Feb 2022 about the chequered early history of this local landmark. We visit Toitu Otago Settlers • Have fun at The Lost Gypsy Gallery Museum, lunch nearby, and sightsee further in the city before heading for the airport. Cost per person • Visit the Royal Albatross Centre at Taiaroa Head • Guided tour of historic Olveston House built in 1904 $4,390 $4,990 • Visit local landmark, Larnach Castle Twin Share Single Fly to Stewart Island and cruise across to Ulva Island bird sanctuary

What Tracy loves about this tour: “Kaka on your balcony, fresh seafood at the South Sea Hotel, golden sand beaches and friendly locals are just a few of many reasons to fly over to Stewart Island. The Catlins coast is similar – untouched, raw beauty and a real sense of discovery.”

12 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Auckland – Taupo – Napier We depart Auckland and drive into the heart of the farmland. We lunch at Lava Glass café and visit Lynden Over’s glass blowing studio and sculpture garden. We continue to Taupo and over the ranges to Napier to stay the night at Scenic Te Pania on the waterfront and dine in the hotel restaurant.

Day 2: Napier Art Deco Tour – Havelock – Mt Bruce – Martinborough An expert guide joins our coach as we drive along the Art Deco trail. We drive to Havelock North before heading south through the farming landscape to Pukaha Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre. We reach Martinborough and Brackenridge Country Retreat, our home for three nights, and dine in this evening. Cape Palliser Lighthouse is the southernmost point of the

Day 3: Wairarapa sightseeing – Cape Palliser – Martinborough Wairarapa Wandering We drive out to Cape Palliser Lighthouse above Cook Strait. The scenery is dramatic at this southernmost tip of the North Island. Near Ngawi fishing village a breeding seal colony lounges on the rocks. We lunch at the classic Lake Ferry Pub and check out From our base in Martinborough we explore the Wairarapa to Cape Palliser, Martinborough village and a vineyard in the afternoon. Greytown, Stonehenge Aotearoa and lovely local gardens. We also stay at the Scenic Te Pania, Napier, Bolton Hotel, and the Millennium Taupo. Day 4: Stonehenge – Tikara Country Gardens – Greytown – Kahikatea Gardens Stonehenge Aotearoa is a full scale adaption of the original Stonehenge and has to be Auckland – Napier – Martinborough – Cape Palliser – Wellington – Taupo – Auckland seen to be believed. On the Eastern hills above Carterton we lunch with Mary McCallum at Tikara Country Gardens and enjoy the panoramic views and mass plantings. Later we check out Greytown’s shops and meet Neil and Greg at leafy Kahikatea Gardens nearby.

Tour dates Tour Highlights • Special lunches: Tikara Country Gardens, Carterton; Pepped Warbeck Day 5: Martinborough – Fell Engine Museum – Pepped Warbeck Garden – Wellington 6 nights/7 days garden, Ohariu Valley; Mairenui Farm, Mangaweka We visit a museum where the only Fell Engine in the world has been restored to its glory Saturday 1 May – • Drive Napier’s Art Deco trail with a specialist Art Deco guide days of working on the Rimutaka Incline. We drive over the ranges to lunch with Fee Friday 7 May 2021 • See kiwi, takahe and tuatara at Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre Weaver at Pepped Warbeck. Later we visit Te Papa Museum and take in the views from Monday 10 January - • Drive out to dramatic Cape Palliser Lighthouse Mt Victoria. Dine and stay overnight at The Bolton Hotel. Sunday 16 January 2022 • Stroll Martinborough’s boutique shops • Stonehenge Aotearoa, built by the NZ Astronomical Society • Visit arty Greytown’s picturesque main street • Stroll in leafy Kahikatea Garden and meet the pet farm animals Day 6: Wellington - Foxton - Mairenui Farm, Mangaweka - Taupo Cost per person • Visit a museum with the only Fell Engine in the world In Foxton de Molen, a full size 17th century replica windmill, takes pride of place. We • Explore Te Papa Museum in Wellington lunch with Sue and David Sweet at Mairenui Farm near Mangaweka and enjoy their $3,390 $3,990 • Stay on the lakefront at Millennium Hotel & Resort Taupo Twin Share Single hospitality. Head north up the Desert Road with views of Mt Ruapehu and arrive at the Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels on Lake Taupo.

What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 7: Taupo - Huka Falls - Auckland “I like this tour’s stay–put holiday feel with three nights to relax and enjoy A leisurely start this morning with time to stroll the lakefront and check out Taupo. Brackenridge Estate in the Martinborough countryside. The coastline out to There's also a pathway along the riverbank to the Huka Falls - it's always a spectacular Cape Palliser lighthouse is like nowhere else and you have to see the most sight to see the Waikato River thundering through the narrow chasm. We continue incongruous sight in the Wairarapa, Stonehenge Aotearoa, sitting in a field.” northwards through the Waikato farmlands and return to Auckland in the late afternoon.

14 moatours.co.nz 15 Day 1: Fly to Christchurch – Hurunui Farmhouse Lunch – On arrival at Christchurch airport we drive north up the Canterbury Plains to the Hurunui where we enjoy a private lunch at a farmhouse surrounded by a beautiful garden. We reach Hanmer Springs in time to soak in the hot pools. Scenic Views Motel is our home for two nights and we dine out both evenings.

Day 2: Hanmer Springs – Molesworth Station – Hanmer Springs Travel with our local guide over Jacks Pass into Molesworth Station and the Clarence Valley. New Zealand’s largest farm has cattle and horses, sparkling rivers, mountain ranges and century old cob buildings and trees. There’s time to uncover the history and explore this land of the real cowboy and our chance to glimpse his way of life. With a local guide we take a day tour on Molesworth Station

Day 3: Hanmer Springs – Lewis Pass – Murchison – Nelson Molesworth Station, the Abel Tasman & Golden Bay We drive through the beech forests of the 864m Lewis Pass in the Southern Alps and on to spectacular Maruia Falls. From the Shenandoah Highway we reach the Buller Gorge and continue to Murchison, over the Hope Saddle and onto Nelson. We dine in at Enjoy the unique history of New Zealand’s biggest farm the Molesworth Station, Trailways Hotel, our home for two nights. the world famous Abel Tasman National Park, the charms of sunny Nelson, Farewell Spit and the delights of Golden Bay. Day 4: Nelson – Abel Tasman National Park – Nelson At Kaiteriteri we board a purpose built catamaran to cruise along the Abel Tasman Christchurch – Hanmer Springs – Molesworth Station – Lewis Pass – Nelson – Golden Bay National Park, a stunning coastline of golden sandy beaches, bush clad headlands and – Farewell Spit – Nelson islands. We sightsee on the way back to Nelson, calling into Mapua Wharf on the Waimea Estuary to check out the artisan shops.

Tour dates Tour Highlights • Enjoy lunch at a Hurunui farmhouse on the way to Hanmer Day 5: Nelson - Anatoki Salmon Farm – Waikoropupu Springs – Pohara Beach 6 nights/7 days • Stay two nights in lovely Hanmer Springs We drive over Takaka Hill into Golden Bay. At beautiful Te Waikoropupu Springs the Tues 4 May – Mon 10 May 2021 • Explore historic Molesworth Station with a local guide world’s purest water bubbles up from deep in the earth. We lunch among the ponds at Thurs 25 Nov - Wed 1 Dec 2021 • Drive over beautiful Lewis Pass and see the Maruia Falls Anatoki Salmon Farm. Pohara Beachfront Motel is our home for two nights and we dine • Cruise the stunning coastline of the Abel Tasman National Park locally at Kotare Sands Cafe. Sun 23 Jan - Sat 29 Jan 2022 • See Waikoropupu Springs in Takaka – the world’s purest water Thurs 10 Mar - Wed 16 Mar 2022 • Lunch at Anatoki Salmon Farm • Tour with a local guide out along the sands of Farewell Spit • Stop at the Spit lighthouse and Cape Farewell Day 6: Golden Bay sightseeing – Collingwood – Farewell Spit tour – Pohara Beach Cost per person • Have a beer at the quirky Mussel Inn brewery We head to Collingwood to join a local tour company to drive in their coach along the • Walk the perfect sands or take a dip at Pohara Beach sands of Farewell Spit right out to the lighthouse. We stop at Cape Farewell and call into $3,990 $4,590 • In Ngarua Caves see stalagmites, stalactites and Moa skeletons Twin Share Single quirky Mussel Inn brewery for refreshments before returning to Pohara Beach and dining out this evening.

What Tracy loves about this tour: “Memories of Molesworth Station will be with you always. It’s a once in Day 7: Pohara Beach – Nelson – Return flight a lifetime experience to drive this vast farmland on the tracks of early After breakfast there's time for a swim or a walk on the golden sands of Pohara Beach stockmen and travellers.Then contrast this landlocked region with the and to further explore this stunning region. We lunch at the Woolshed Cafe on Takaka golden sands of Abel Tasman National Park and Farewell Spit and the Hill and at nearby Ngarua Caves see stalagmites, stalactites and even Moa skeletons. We relaxed vibe of Golden Bay.” return to Nelson airport in time for your return flight.

16 moatours.co.nz 17 Day 1: Auckland – Otorohanga – Taumarunui We drive south to stop for lunch with Debbie and Fraser Robertson at Crosshills Farm near Otorohanga. Later in the day, we drive into Te Kuiti where the legendary All Black Colin (Pinetree) Meads statue takes pride of place. Then we travel onto Taumarunui where we stay two nights and dine in at the Forgotten World Motel both evenings.

Day 2: Forgotten World Rail carts – Whangamomona – Taumarunui We call into Lauren’s Lavender Farm beside the Whanganui River then drive deep into the Forgotten World Highway to Whangamomona for lunch at the iconic and remote hotel. Then climb on the rail carts to travel the track through the bushclad Tangarakau Gorge and on to Tokirima where your coach awaits to return to Taumarunui. At Pipiriki we hop on the jet boat bound for the Bridge to Nowhere

Day 3: Taumarunui – Pipiriki – Whanganui River – Jerusalem – Whanganui The Bridge to Nowhere & Forgotten Worlds At Pipiriki we meet our jet boat for an hour’s ride upstream in sublime scenery to the Mangapurua Landing. Depending on your level of fitness either walk with your guide to We follow rail, river and walking tracks, once the lifeblood of the Central North The Bridge to Nowhere (1.4 km/40 minutes each way) or continue upstream on the jet Island. Ride rail carts and cruise the Whanganui River by jet boat up to the landing boat. Returning to Pipiriki we drive to Jerusalem and on to Whanganui. to the Bridge to Nowhere. Then the delights of Hawkes Bay await reached by travelling along the “Gentle Annie” road, steeped in history and home to the North Island’s largest sheep farms. Day 4: Whanganui – Putiki – Taihape Auckland – Taumarunui – Whangamomona – Whanganui River – The Bridge to Nowhere – We explore Whanganui this morning, meeting guides at the Regional Museum and Sarjeant Gallery and later at Putiki a local guide tells the stories of the intricate Maori Whanganui – Taihape – “Gentle Annie” Road – Napier – Auckland carvings and wall panels of St Paul’s Memorial church. Turning eastward, we drive to Taihape and stay at The Aspen Court Motel.

Tour dates Tour Highlights • Lunch with Debbie and Fraser Robertson at Crosshills Farm Day 5: Taihape – “Gentle Annie” road – Napier 6 nights/7 days • Lunch at Whangamomona Hotel in the Forgotten World From Taihape we cross the Central Plateau to explore the Inland Patea Heritage Trail along Sat 8 May – Fri 14 May 2021 • Ride the rail carts on a Forgotten World adventure the “Gentle Annie” travelled by the early Maori and stockmen. There are historic sites, Wed 27 Oct - Tues 2 Nov 2021 • Catch the jet boat from Pipiriki up the Whanganui River expansive views, a suspension bridge across the Rangitikei River and the largest sheep • Either take a 40 minute/1.4 km walk (each way) to The Bridge or stations in the North Island. We stay at Scenic Te Pania on the Napier waterfront two nights. Sun 14 Nov - Sat 20 Nov 2021 explore further upstream on the jet boat Mon 3 Jan - Sun 9 Jan 2022 • In Whanganui visit the Regional Museum, Sarjeant Gallery and St Paul's Tues 29 Mar - Mon 4 Apr 2022 Memorial Church • Drive the Gentle Annie road over the Central Plateau Day 6: Napier sightseeing – Art Deco touring – Cape Kidnappers gannet colony Cost per person • Follow Napier’s Art Deco Trail with a local guide An Art Deco guide joins our coach as we tour to the National Tobacco Company building • Take a private tour out to the Gannet Colony at Cape Kidnappers and Marewa, the suburb built in Art Deco style after the 1931 earthquake. With a nature $3,290 $3,890 • Lunch with Stephen and Jeanette Williams at Moondance Manor Twin Share Single guide we take a private, three-hour overland safari out to the gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers. Later we drive up Bluff Hill for the views.

What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 7: Napier – Taupo – Tamahere – Auckland "Thanks to the vision and energy of our hosts and their love of back country Leaving Napier after breakfast we drive back northwards to Taupo and continue on to places we have all the fun - tootling along the track on golf carts and riding Tamahere stopping for lunch with Stephen and Jeanette Williams at Moondance Manor a jet boat up the Whanganui River. Then we drive the North Island’s best set in stunning gardens beside the Waikato River. We return to Auckland through the kept secret, the historic “Gentle Annie” route." Waikato farmlands arriving in the late afternoon.

18 moatours.co.nz 19 Day 1: Auckland – Muriwai Beach – Waipoua Forest – Omapere, Hokianga At Muriwai Beach we walk to the gannet colony and further north visit the Matakohe Kauri Museum. Tane Mahuta, the largest kauri tree, is a short walk through Waipoua Forest. Dine in and stay on the water’s edge at The Heads, Hokianga.

Day 2: Omapere – Rawene – Mangonui – Taipa Take the ferry across the Hokianga Harbour from Rawene to Kohukohu and on to Mangonui for lunch at the famous fish shop. Visit Win Matthew’s amazing vintage vehicle collection and stay two nights at Ramada Resort Reia, Taipa Beach.

Day 3: Taipa – Houhora Harbour – Cape Reinga – Taipa We drive northwards to the lighthouse at Cape Reinga where the Tasman Sea and Pacific Stay two nights in the Bay of Islands and cruise out to the Hole in the Rock Ocean meet and explore along the way, including Houhora Harbour and Tapotupotu Bay, returning to Taipa for dinner. Summertime in Northland Day 4: Taipa – Butler Point – Kerikeri – Te Waimate Mission – Waitangi, Bay of Islands On the historic trail today we first visit the house, garden and whaling museum at Butler Relax in waterfront hotels at The Heads, Hokianga, Ramada Resort, Taipa and Point, Kerikeri’s Stone Store and Kemp House built in 1822 followed by charming Te Copthorne Waitangi. Visit Cape Reinga and explore nearby beaches. In the Bay Waimate Mission House. Stay two nights in waterview rooms at Copthorne Waitangi. of Islands we catch up on its colourful history and cruise out to Cape Brett. Day 5: Bay of Islands cruise to Cape Brett – Russell sightseeing – Waitangi Auckland – Matakohe – Waipoua Forest – Omapere on the Hokianga – Mangonui – Taipa – Cruise among the islands out to Cape Brett, Hole in the Rock and go ashore at Otehei Cape Reinga – Kerikeri – Waitangi, Bay of Islands – Auckland Bay. In Russell we visit Pompallier Mission and Printery and take a stroll with a local guide in this historic town.

Day 6: Bay of Islands – Whangarei – Auckland Tour dates Tour Highlights Visit Waitangi Treaty House and museum. At Kawakawa we check out the Hundertwasser • Visit the gannet colony at Muriwai Beach toilet block. We lunch in Whangarei and visit the Native Bird Recovery Centre to meet 5 nights/6 days • Matakohe Kauri Museum is dedicated to the mighty Kauri talking tuis and see Sparky the kiwi close–up then return to Auckland. Sunday 9 May – • See Tane Mahuta the giant kauri in Waipoua Forest Friday 14 May 2021 • Lunch at Mangonui Fish Shop Tuesday 25 January - • Visit Win Matthew’s vintage vehicle collection Kemp House built in 1822 is New Zealand's oldest building Sunday 30 January 2022 • Walk the path to the iconic Cape Reinga lighthouse • Visit Butler Point Whaling Museum, the Stone Store, Kemp House, Te Sunday 6 March - Friday 11 March 2022 Waimate Mission House and Waitangi Treaty House • Cruise out to Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands Cost per person • Guided tour and lunch at Pompallier Mission and Printery • Take a guided tour of historic Russell $2,990 $3,690 • Visit the Native Bird Recovery Centre in Whangarei Twin Share Single

What Tracy loves about this tour: “There’s our favourite tree, Tane Mahuta in Waipoua Forest, Cape Reinga lighthouse and some great birds. Gannets at Muriwai, seagulls hovering around your lunch at Mangonui and a wide awake kiwi resident at the Bird Recovery Centre. On the water dolphins leap around the boat on your way to the Hole in the Rock.”

20 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Fly to Christchurch – Akaunui Farm – Aoraki/Mt Cook From Christchurch, we head to Akaunui Farm to lunch with Di and Ian Mackenzie before driving through Burkes Pass to the tussock lands of the Mackenzie Country. Take a photostop at Lake Tekapo’s church and sheepdog statue and stay at The Hermitage where Aoraki/Mt Cook (3,724 metres) dominates the view. Day 2: Aoraki/Mt Cook – Lindis Pass – Queenstown Wake up to the beauty of this alpine valley and take a stroll in the Aoraki National Park. We head down the mountain rimmed Mackenzie Basin to Omarama and over the golden tussock hillsides of the Lindis Pass. The rugged Kawarau Gorge and the Gibbston valley vineyards lead on to Queenstown and Scenic Suites, our home for three nights. Day 3: Queenstown – Milford Sound cruise – Scenic Flight – Queenstown Follow the shores of lakes Wakatipu and Te Anau into the mountains, beech forests and We take a nature and wildlife cruise on beautiful Milford Sound waterfalls of spectacular Fiordland National Park. Cruise beautiful Milford Sound, home to seals and dolphins and iconic Mitre Peak and take a magnificent scenic flight back over Southern Beauty: Aoraki/Mt Cook, Milford the Southern Alps to Queenstown. Day 4: Queenstown – Lake Wakatipu Cruise – Glenorchy & Franz Josef We catch the Gondola up Bob’s Peak to the Skyline to enjoy the wide views of and Lake Wakatipu. Then we drive beside the lake to Glenorchy returning Stay in the heart of Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, cruise on Milford Sound and to Queenstown in time to catch the cruise out on the veteran steamer TSS Earnslaw and take a spectacular flight back over the Alps to Queenstown. From Wanaka, the dine on the lakefront this evening. Haast Pass leads to lush rainforests, Franz Josef Glacier, Okarito Lagoon and Punakaiki’s wild coastline. Day 5: Queenstown – Arrowtown – Cardrona Hotel – Wanaka We call into leafy, picturesque Arrowtown where gold mining history comes alive beside the Christchurch – Aoraki/Mt Cook – Queenstown – Milford Sound – Wanaka – Franz Josef Arrow River. From the Crown Range we take in the last views of the Wakatipu basin. We Glacier – Okarito Lagoon – Punakaiki – Denniston – Arthur’s Pass – Christchurch lunch at historic Cardrona Hotel and sample at the family owned Distillery nearby before arriving at Edgewater Hotel beside the lake at Wanaka. Day 6: Wanaka – Haast Pass – Lake Matheson – Franz Josef We drive beside lakes Hawea and Wanaka and through the mountain and river scenery Tour dates Tour Highlights • On Milford Sound take a 1.45 hour nature and wildlife cruise of the Haast Pass. There are short walks in the beech forests to waterfalls and coastal 8 nights/9 days • Take a scenic flight over the Southern Alps and Lake Wakatipu scenery at Ship Creek to enjoy. Lush rainforest lines the road as we head north to Fox Sun 9 May - Mon 17 May 2021* • At Akaunui Farm enjoy a private lunch with Di and Ian Mackenzie Glacier, Lake Matheson and on to Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier. Sun 11 July - Mon 19 July 2021* • Walk in the great outdoors in Aoraki/Mt Cook, Fiordland, Mt Aspiring, Westland Tai Poutini, Paparoa and Arthur’s Pass National Parks Day 7: Franz Josef – Okarito Lagoon – Hokitika – Punakaiki Sun 12 Sept - Mon 20 Sept 2021* • Cruise on historic steamboat TSS Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu At Okarito we take an hour’s cruise on the lagoon looking out for birdlife in wetlands Tues 19 Oct - Wed 27 Oct 2021 • Drive over the Crown Range and lunch at historic Cardrona Hotel bordered by ancient forests. Our local guide Paula takes us on a walking tour of this tiny Tues 9 Nov - Wed 17 Nov 2021 • Enjoy a tipple and a tour of the Cardrona Distillery settlement of 30 people. We visit the artists of Hokitika before reaching Paparoa National • Stroll in Haast Pass’ mountain beech forests to waterfalls and blue pools Park and Punakaiki Resort Hotel, our home for two nights. • Cruise on the Okarito Lagoon in search of birdlife Cost per person • Take a walking tour with a local guide around Okarito’s tiny settlement Day 8: Punakaiki Pancake Rocks – Denniston – Westport – Punakaiki • See the blow holes at the Punakaiki Pancake rocks See the Pancake rocks and blowholes, limestone cliffs and karst rock formations and river $5,690 $6,290 • Visit remote Denniston where coal was first mined in 1879 valleys of subtropical forest. Further up the coast, Denniston Plateau gives an insight into Twin Share Single the lives of early coal miners and their families. We stroll to the seal colony near Cape Foulwind before returning down the coast road to Punakaiki. What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 9: Punakaiki – Brunner – Arthur’s Pass – Christchurch – Return flight "If you've always dreamed of visiting the real South Island icons of Mount From Lake Brunner we drive up the Otira Viaduct, a spectacular cantilevered road, and Cook, Milford Sound, Queenstown and the West Coast then this is the trip stop to photograph the cheeky Kea parrots and enjoy the alpine and river scenery of for you. This is the chance for Kiwis to discover what overseas visitors have Arthur’s Pass National Park before continuing to Porters Pass and across the Canterbury known for so long, the South Island is amazing!" Plains to Christchurch Airport.

*Due to seasonal changes, dates marked with an * will have a slightly different itinerary. Please contact us for more details.

22 moatours.co.nz 23 Day 1: Fly to Aotea Great Barrier Island – Claris – Puriri Bay – Tryphena We take a scenic flight over Marine Park to Claris. Drive in our coach to Puriri Bay to meet Marion for lunch at her Elephant Craft Gallery and later visit nearby artisans. We stay in relaxed, island style accommodation at Sunset Waterfront Lodge and Shoal Bay Estate for four nights and dine at Shoal Bay.

Day 2: Tryphena – Okupu, Blind Bay – Whangaparapara Harbour We hear the island’s colourful history from a local’s perspective when Russell joins our coach as our guide for the day. We call into Okupu, Blind Bay and stroll along bush trails. At Whangaparapara the tiny museum records how this peaceful harbour was once home to gold and silver mining, timber milling and a whaling station.

We stay for four nights on the shores of Tryphena Harbour Day 3: Tryphena – Port FitzRoy – Glenfern – Okiwi – Tryphena Over the ranges in FitzRoy Harbour we meet Chris and cruise on his launch around Aotea Great Barrier Island Escape the harbour inlets. At Glenfern jetty custodians Brad and Bridget tell us about their conservation efforts in this predator-fenced regional park sanctuary. Later at Okiwi Gerald and Caity show us around Okiwi Passion organic gardens. Fly over to Aotea Great Barrier to enjoy a leisurely holiday staying four nights in Shoal Bay and Mulberry Grove in relaxed, island style accommodation. In Day 4: Tryphena Harbour our coach explore the bush-lined roads, the coastline and harbours. From Port A day to relax and enjoy Island time. We explore Tryphena with our local guide – sitting FitzRoy cruise to Kaikoura Island and around the harbour inlets. back in deck chairs and fishing off the wharf and doing a spot of beachcombing. After a long lunch at Shoal Bay Estate there’s free time this afternoon before our final dinner Auckland – Claris – Mulberry Grove – Shoal Bay, Tryphena Harbour – Okupu, Blind Bay – hosted by Val and Francis at Shoal Bay. Whangaparapara – Port FitzRoy – Okiwi – Medlands Beach – Claris – Auckland

Day 5: Tryphena – Medlands Beach – Claris – Fly to Auckland Stroll along Medlands Beach, a favourite spot for surfers, and in Claris catch up with Dave Watson at the Milk, Honey and Grain Museum, a treasure trove of memorabilia. We meet Tour dates Tour Highlights Vivian and son Daniel at Patina gallery in Claris and visit the Community Heritage and • Return scenic flight over the islands of the Hauraki Gulf Arts Village. In the afternoon we catch our flight back to Auckland. 4 nights/5 days • Lunch with Marion at the Elephant Craft Gallery Tues 11 May – Sat 15 May 2021 • Call into Peter and Fenella’s Black Cow Gallery Sun 16 May – Thurs 20 May 2021 • Breakfasts and dinners hosted by Val and Francis at Shoal Bay Estate We visit Peter and Fenella’s Black Cow Gallery in Schooner Bay Road • With Russell, our local guide, tour to Okupu and Whangaparapara Wed 1 Dec – Sun 5 Dec 2021 • Cruise with Chris from Port FitzRoy around the inlets of the harbour Mon 6 Dec – Fri 10 Dec 2021 • Meet the custodians of Glenfern Sanctuary Regional Park • Gerald and Caity at Okiwi Passion show us around their organic garden • Relax into Island time, fish off the wharf and enjoy a long lunch Cost per person • Dave guides us through his Milk, Honey & Grain Museum • Walk along Medlands Beach and shady bush tracks $2,990 $3,490 • Visit the Heritage & Arts Village Trust in Claris. Twin Share Single

What Tracy loves about this tour: “Aotea Great Barrier Island has it all – a stunning coastline, rugged ranges and best of all, friendly, welcoming locals. It’s so close, just a 30 minute flight from Auckland, yet it’s another world away. The bush, the birds and the beaches – it’s paradise and somewhere you want to return to again.”

24 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Auckland – Carmel Farm lunch – We depart Auckland and drive to Carmel Farm at Piopio for lunch with Rachel and Denzil Anselmi. We continue through the King Country landscape to Taumarunui and on to the Chateau Tongariro Hotel and dine in this evening.

Day 2: Tongariro National Park - Taihape - Wellington We drive up Mt Ruapehu to the Top O' the Bruce to enjoy the expansive views then head south to Ohakune and Taihape. We lunch near Marton and continue to Wellington to the Bolton Hotel, our home for two nights, and dine in this evening.

2016 World of WearableArt Awards Show Image supplied by World of WearableArt Day 3: Wellington sightseeing – World of WearableArt Awards Show We visit Te Papa Museum and drive up Mt Victoria for the city and harbour views. We Experience the magic of the World of WearableArt Awards Show dine at Dockside Restaurant adjacent to the World of WearableArt Awards Show venue. Your ticket to the show includes a copy of the WOW Souvenir Programme. World of WearableArt Awards Show Day 4: Wellington – Greytown – Gwavas homestead lunch, Tikokino – Napier Enjoy the best of the World of WearableArt Awards Show in Wellington with We drive over the Rimutaka Ranges to visit Greytown. We lunch at Gwavas and tour the dinner at Dockside, tickets to the show and accommodation at the 5 star Bolton historic homestead and gardens with Stuart and Phyllida Gibson to hear the stories of 150 Hotel. Then travel through the Wairarapa to Hawkes Bay for two nights on years of family history. We stay two nights at Scenic Te Pania Hotel, Napier. Napier’s waterfront. Meeting our hosts at homestead lunches out in the spring countryside is a special highlight. Day 5: Driving the Art Deco Trail – Havelock North – Te Awanga Accompanied by a specialist Art Deco guide we drive along the Art Deco trail. We explore Auckland – The Chateau Tongariro – Wellington – Greytown – Napier – Tamahere – Auckland the region, visiting Havelock North, wine taste and lunch at Te Awa Winery & Restaurant then drive the picturesque Tukituki Road to Clive and Te Awanga. We dine in at our hotel.

Day 6: Napier – Moondance Manor lunch, Tamahere – Auckland Tour dates Tour Highlights We leave Napier and drive north to Tamahere where our farewell lunch is hosted by • Tickets to the World of WearableArt Awards Show Stephen and Jeanette Williams at lovely Moondance Manor and garden. We drive back to 5 nights/6 days • Special lunches: Carmel Farm; Gwavas homestead; Moondance Manor Auckland arriving in the early evening. Thurs 30 Sept - Tues 5 Oct 2021 • Stay at the classic landmark Chateau Tongariro Hotel Tues 5 Oct - Sun 10 Oct 2021 • Drive to the Top O' the Bruce, Mt Ruapehu for expansive views • Stay two nights at the Bolton, Wellington’s 5-star boutique hotel We visit Gwavas Homestead in Hawkes Bay when the bluebells are blooming Tues 12 Oct - Sun 17 Oct 2021 • Pre-show dinner at Dockside Restaurant on Wellington’s waterfront Thurs 14 Oct - Tues 19 Oct 2021 • Stroll Greytown’s boutique shopping street • Stay two nights on the Napier waterfront at Scenic Te Pania Hotel • Drive Napier’s Art Deco trail with a specialist Art Deco guide Cost per person • Explore the Hawkes Bay region • Wine tasting and lunch at Te Awa Winery & Restaurant $3,190 $3,790 • Enjoy the beauty of springtime in our lunch hosts’ gardens Twin Share Single

What Tracy loves about this tour: “With some of the best seats in the house to enjoy the World of WearableArt Awards Show from and private lunches with wonderful hosts along the way, I can't think of a better way to celebrate spring.”

26 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Auckland – Tauranga – Whakatane Heading eastwards across farmlands, through the Karangahake Gorge to Waihi and Tauranga. In Whakatane at Mataatua Wharenui, the carved ancestral house of the Ngati Awa people, we hear the story of how it travelled the world for over a century before returning home. We stay two nights at White Island Rendezvous Motel.

Day 2: Whakatane – Whirinaki – Kohutapu Lodge – Whakatane At Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane our guide welcomes us with a karakia and relates the legends of this primeval, podocarp rainforest. We see the Te Ana a Tokowaru rock carvings and, over a hangi dinner with owners Nadine and Karl Toe Toe at Kohutapu Lodge, Lake Tourism Eastland Aniwhenua, hear how tourism and their lodge brings benefits to the Murapara community. Primeval forests surround Lake Waikaremoana at the heart of

Day 3: Whakatane – Ruatahuna – Waikaremoana – Wairoa Te Urewera, Waikaremoana & Mahia Atamira, our guide meets us in Ruatahuna in the heart of Te Urewera and introduces us to Manawa honey and our lunch hosts at Black House. Then the road descends through rainforest with glimpses of Lake Waikaremoana. See beautiful Aniwaniwa Falls and stop Travelling an eastward trail to the remote and primeval forests of Te Urewera along the lakefront before continuing to Wairoa Motor Lodge. to meet local guides and hear their stories. Mahia Peninsula is famous for surf breaks and rockets and Awakeri for rail carts to ride along the tracks. Day 4: Wairoa – Mahia Penininsula – Gisborne Auckland – Whakatane – Whirinaki Forest – Lake Aniwhenua – Whakatane – Ruatahuna – We visit Wairoa’s outstanding Museum and drive out to the Wairoa River mouth and Whakamahia Beach. Further north we tour Mahia Peninsula, always a magnet for surfers, Lake Waikaremoana – Wairoa – Mahia – Gisborne – Rotorua – Auckland and now the launching site of Rocket Lab’s space programme. We continue up the Coast to Gisborne to stay two nights at The Senator Inn and Pacific Harbour Inn.

Tour dates Tour Highlights • Hear the story of Mataatua, the wharenui that came home Day 5: Gisborne – Tatapouri Bay – Waikereru Ecosanctuary – Tairawhiti Museum 6 nights/7 days • Walk with our local guide in Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park A day to explore Gisborne and its natural and historic places including a guided visit to the Saturday 2 October – • See Te Ana a Tokowaru, the oldest rock carvings reef at Tatapouri Bay and Waikereru Ecosanctuary, an Ark in the Bush. The Ecosanctuary is Friday 8 October 2021 • Hangi dinner with Nadine & Karl at Kohutapu Lodge, Lake Aniwhenua a haven for rare and endangered species. We meet our guide at the Tairawhiti Museum and Tuesday 23 November – • Meet our Tuhoe guide Atamira Nuku at Ruatahuna in Te Urewera dine out at The Works Restaurant this evening. Monday 29 November 2021 • Meet the beekeepers and sample their Manawa honey in Ruatahuna • Lunch at Black House at Ruatahuna Saturday 22 January – Friday 28 January 2022 • Stroll to Aniwaniwa Falls and see Lake Waikaremoana • Visit the settlements and beaches of Mahia Peninsula Day 6: Gisborne – Waioeka Gorge – Awakeri rail carts – Rotorua Cost per person • Visit Dive Tatapouri to discover the children of Tangaroa, god of the sea Leaving Gisborne we head through rugged Waioeka Gorge bound for Awakeri to meet • At Awakeri take a ride on the rail carts for an adventure on the tracks up with Paul and board his rail carts for a scenic ride and picnic lunch along the tracks. $3,290 $3,890 • Meet our guide at Sanctuary Mountain, Maungatautari Scenic Reserve Twin Share Single The drive onwards to Rotorua passes Lakes Rotoma, Rotoehu and Rotoiti and we stay at Novotel Rotorua Lakeside Hotel and dine in this evening.

What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 7: Rotorua – Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari – Auckland "Meeting Nadine and Karl at Kohutapu Lodge with their commitment to From Rotorua we drive northwards to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, a mainland the community. With Atamira at Ruatahuna in Te Urewera meeting Tuhoe ecological island of ancient forest, to meet our guide and walk in the enclosure creating sustainable businesses on ancestral land. And the beauty of surrounded by one of the world’s longest pest-proof fences. We return to Auckland Mataatua Wharenui, Whirinaki and Lake Waikaremoana." through the Waikato farmlands arriving in the late afternoon.

28 moatours.co.nz 29 Day 1: Auckland – Piopio – Awakino Gorge – New Plymouth We lunch with Rachel and Denzil Anselmi at Carmel Farm then drive through the Awakino Gorge to visit Diana Montgomery and John Wilmshurst’s beautiful Waiongana riverside garden in New Plymouth. Dine in and stay two nights at the Waterfront Hotel.

Day 2: Hirst Cottage – Te Kainga Marire – Tupare – Len Lye Centre – Pukeiti We visit Judi Gopperth at Hirst Cottage, Valda Poletti at Te Kainga Marire then Tupare House and garden. We see kinetic sculptures at the Len Lye Centre and visit Pukeiti, one of the world’s greatest collections of rhododendrons.

Day 3: Farmhouse gardens - Hikurangi - Openlands On the slopes of Mt Taranaki we visit expansive farmhouse gardens - Maureen Brophy's Pukeiti is nestled in the rainforest on Mt Taranaki Hikurangi and Maria van der Poel's and Elaine Sanderson's gardens. At Openlands we lunch with Marie Mills in a garden that includes a church, museum and an aviary. Taranaki Rhododendron Gardens Day 4: Pukekura Park - Cairnhill Garden - Whanganui We stroll in Pukekura Park and have morning tea with June and Colin Lees at Cairnhill Make the most of New Plymouth while the rhododendrons bloom. Enjoy the Garden at the start of the Forgotten World Highway. Near Hawera we visit Gravetye endless variety of individual gardens and meet the welcoming gardeners. Wander Garden and Puketarata. We stay at Aotea Lodge in Whanganui and dine out. in magnificent Pukeiti and Cross Hills gardens in the Manawatu. Day 5: Whanganui – Cross Hills Garden – Taihape – Chateau Tongariro Auckland – Piopio – New Plymouth – Hawera - Whanganui – Kimbolton – We visit family–owned Cross Hills garden renowned for its collection of over 2000 The Chateau Tongariro – Taumarunui – Otorohanga – Auckland rhododendrons and azaleas. We dine and stay this evening at the classic landmark hotel The Chateau Tongariro at the foot of Mt Ruapehu.

Day 6: Chateau Tongariro – Aramatai Gardens – Crosshills Garden – Auckland Tour dates Tour Highlights We drive up Mt Ruapehu to enjoy the view from the Top O’ the Bruce and visit Jill • Lunch at Carmel Farm with Rachel and Denzil Anselmi Mouat’s Aramatai Gardens. Our lunch is hosted by Debbie and Fraser Robertson at 5 nights / 6 days • Meet John Wilmshurst and Diana Montgomery at Waiongana Crosshills Garden farm and we return to Auckland in the late afternoon. Wednesday 13 October - • Visit Judi Gopperth at Hirst Cottage and garden Monday 18 October 2021 • Te Kainga Marire, a native garden of Global Significance There are many pathways to wander at Cross Hills Gardens in the Manawatu Saturday 16 October - • Visit Tupare House and garden now restored to its fomer glory Thursday 21 October 2021 • At Pukeiti see one of the world’s great rhododendron collections • Lunch at Openwood garden with the Mills Family • Visit Jenny and John Pease’s formal Gravetye Garden • Wander the Horner’s country garden, Puketarata Cost per person • The Wilson family’s Cross Hills garden • Visit Jill Mouat’s five acre Aramatai Gardens and ponds $2,990 $3,390 • Lunch at Crosshills Garden with Debbie and Fraser Robertson Twin Share Single

What Tracy loves about this tour: “Enjoy Taranaki’s beauty ahead of the festival crowds when the gardens are fresh and the gardeners too! I especially like having the gardeners and the gardens completely to ourselves. Enjoy the variety of gardens and the leisurely pace with time to relax over morning tea or lunch with our hosts.”

30 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Fly to Christchurch – Flaxmere Farm – Hanmer Springs On arrival in Christchurch we drive to the alpine village of Hanmer stopping for lunch with Penny Zino at beautiful Flaxmere Farm in Hawarden. We stay two nights at Scenic Views Motel and dine out both evenings.

Day 2: Hanmer Springs – Hurunui Gardens – Hanmer Springs Explore the farm gardens of the Hurunui – Doreen and Michael Dryden at Loch Leven, lunch with Vicki Collett and Andrew Dalzell at Coldstream and meet Anita and Richard Todd at Saddlewood. We return to Hanmer in time to relax in the hot pools.

Day 3: Hanmer Springs Fete – Rakaia Gorge – Mt Somers Stroll across to the Hanmer Springs Fete held in the historic Queen Mary Hospital We join Di and Ian for lunch at Akaunui homestead grounds. Browse the 100 stalls of fine arts, crafts, local wine and food and lunch at the Fete. We head south to Mt Somers for two nights and dine at Stronechrubie. Canterbury Springtime Gardens & Hanmer Day 4: Mt Somers – Rangiatea – Coniston Gardens – Akaunui Farm – Mt Somers Springs Fete We visit Sara and Blair Gallagher’s garden at Rangiatea Farm and Carol and Donald Williamson’s Coniston Gardens with its vintage, classic cars and farm machinery From the Hurunui to Mt Somers and Banks Peninsula country hospitality flows. collections. At Akaunui we lunch and explore the garden with Di and Ian Mackenzie. Numerous highlights include lunch at Flaxmere Farm, the Hanmer Springs Fete, Akaunui Farmhouse, Giant’s House in Akaroa and Ohinetahi at Governor’s Bay. Day 5: Mt Somers – Blythcliffe House – Giant’s House – Akaroa From Sara and Paul Grigg’s Surrey Hills Station we drive to Banks Peninsula to lunch in Christchurch – Hanmer Springs – Hanmer Springs Fete – Hurunui Gardens – Akaroa with John and Lesley at Blythcliffe built in 1857. At Josie Martin’s Giant’s House Mt Somers – Akaroa – Christchurch the garden is alive with sculptural mosaics. We stay two nights at Bruce Apartments.

Day 6: Akaroa – Fisherman’s Bay – Banks Peninsula touring Tour date Tour Highlights We visit Jos and Stew Howden’s Potter’s Croft garden then drive to Fisherman’s Bay • Special lunches: Flaxmere Farm, Hawarden; picnic at Coldstream Farm along a dramatic cliff top to lunch in Richard and Jill Simpson’s garden. We return to 6 nights/7 days , Akaunui Farm Eiffelton; Blythcliffe, Akaroa and Fisherman’s Akaroa in time to wander this pretty village with its French connections. Wednesday 27 October - Bay clifftop garden on Banks Peninsula Tuesday 2 November 2021 • Attend the Hanmer Springs Fete • Wander the farmhouse gardens of The Hurunui Day 7: Akaroa – French Farm – Ohinetahi – Christchurch – Return flight • Di and Ian Mackenzie’s hospitality at Akaunui Homestead garden There are wide views from Jendy and Pat Brooks’ garden at French Farm. We call into • Visit Sara and Blair Gallagher’s garden at Rangiatea Farm Barry’s Bay Traditional Cheese shop before returning over the hill to Governor’s Bay for Cost per person • Coniston Gardens’ collection of vintage cars and farm machinery afternoon tea at Miles Warren’s superb Ohinetahi en route to Christchurch airport. • Enjoy the views from your waterfront apartment in Akaroa $3,890 $4,490 • Josie Martin’s astonishing mosaics at Giant’s House Twin Share Single • Fisherman’s Bay and French Farm gardens From Blair and Sara Gallagher’s garden at Rangiatea Farm the Southern Alps are in view • Afternoon tea at Sir Miles Warren’s beautiful Ohinetahi

What Tracy loves about this tour: “I love feeling like a local, not a visitor, and this is what makes this leisurely wander through Canterbury’s stunning farm gardens so much fun. It’s like meeting up with old friends, relaxing with the gardeners over delicious, long lunches in beautiful locations.”

32 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Fly to Christchurch – Homebush Station, Darfield – Mt Somers From Christchurch we drive to Crispin and Fleur Deans’ Homebush Station, Darfield for lunch and visit their museum, heritage farm buildings and garden developed by the family since the 1850s. We continue on to the Rakaia River Gorge and stay in Mt Somers village at Stronechrubie and nearby B&Bs. We dine at Stronechrubie this evening.

Day 2: Mt Somers – Erewhon Station – Geraldine Erewhon Station is at the top of the Rangitata Gorge in Lord of the Rings scenery. Colin Drummond and Erin Cassie use horses for their station work and hitch up their team of Clydesdales to take us for a wagon ride. Later we drive to Geraldine to stay two nights at the Scenic Route Motor Lodge. Horses are used for station work at Erewhon

Day 3: Geraldine – Orari Gorge Station – Orari Estate Station – Geraldine High Country Stations, Gardens & Goldfields At Orari Gorge Station in the South Canterbury foothills we meet Rosa Peacock who guides us through the historic farm buildings and an expansive garden. We lunch with Rosie Morten at Orari Estate Station, where the garden is set around a pond, and return Come and explore the back roads from Canterbury to Central Otago visiting to Geraldine in time to check out the artisan shops. historic sheep stations and meeting the gardeners. From Aoraki/Mt Cook we head down the Waitaki Valley to Danseys Pass following the old route taken by stockmen and miners over to the Maniototo and the goldfields. Day 4: Geraldine – Four Peaks Station – Lake Tekapo – Aoraki/Mt Cook Christchurch – Mt Somers – Geraldine – Aoraki/Mt Cook – Hakataramea – Danseys Pass – At Four Peaks Station we meet Jo and Steve McAtamney and drive out the back of their farm to Sutherland’s Hut, built in 1866 it’s the oldest hut in the high country. At Burkes Ranfurly – Macraes Flat – Lawrence – Dunedin Pass we enter the Mackenzie Country and stop to enjoy the views at Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki. We stay at The Hermitage and dine in this evening.

Tour dates Tour Highlights • Special lunches: Homebush Station, Darfield; Orari Estate Station; Day 5: Aoraki/Mt Cook – Hakataramea – Duntroon – Danseys Pass – Ranfurly 6 nights/7 days Station Peak Homestead, Hakataramea & Linlithgow Farm, Lawrence Travel the Waitaki Valley to Kurow and on to lunch and to hear the history of the Fri 5 Nov - Thurs 11 Nov 2021 • Homebush museum’s astonishing collection of Kiwi memorabilia Pavletich family who have lived at Station Peak, Hakataramea since 1917. We drive up the Mon 3 Jan - Sun 9 Jan 2022 • Wagon ride at Erewhon pulled by Clydesdales gravel road to Danseys Pass and call in for refreshments at the Danseys Pass Coach Inn, • Historic Orari Gorge Station, gardens and buildings once at the hub of a thriving goldfield, before reaching Hawkdun Lodge in Ranfurly. Sun 20 Feb - Sat 26 Feb 2022 • At Four Peaks Station we visit a shepherd’s hut built in 1866 Tues 5 Apr - Mon 11 Apr 2022 • Stay in view rooms at The Hemitage, Aoraki/Mt Cook • From Waitaki Valley drive over Danseys Pass • Stop for refreshments at Danseys Pass Coach Inn Day 6: Ranfurly – Macraes Flat – Hyde – Middlemarch – Lawrence Cost per person • See Macraes Flat massive opencast mine Visit Art Deco Ranfurly and view Macraes Flat vast opencast gold mine. We lunch nearby • Meet the locals in lovely Lawrence at Stanley’s Hotel built in 1882 and drive the golden tussocks of the Rock and Pillar range $3,890 $4,490 • Visit Gabriel’s Gully and the Chinese settlement Twin Share Single to Middlemarch and onto Lawrence to stay the night. We meet the locals who are getting together to restore their pretty town which was the gateway to the goldfields.

What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 7: Lawrence sightseeing – Gabriel’s Gully – Dunedin – Return flight “Some farms we’re visiting have stayed in the same family with buildings With Barbara, our local guide, we hear about Lawrence’s history, visiting the historic and gardens dating back to the pioneers. At Erewhon Erin and Colin are Chinese Camp which is being restored and Gabriel’s Gully where in 1861 Gabriel passionate about horses and their magnificent Clydesdales plough the Read discovered gold and the gold rush years began. We lunch with Sarah Homer at fields at the foot of the Southern Alps.” Linlithgow Farm on the way to Dunedin Airport.

34 moatours.co.nz 35 Day 1: Auckland – Thames – Rapaura Watergardens – Coromandel We meet our guide at Thames Museum to hear the stories of this old gold town. Lunch at Rapaura Watergardens and follow a pathway among lily ponds and native trees to a waterfall. In Coromandel we stay two nights at Anchor Lodge.

Day 2: Coromandel – – Coromandel touring At Driving Creek Railway and Potteries we ride the narrow gauge mountain railway train through the bush to the Eyefull Tower then walk in the sanctuary. With screen printing artist Pete Sephton as our guide we tour the town’s historic buildings and artists’ studios.

Day 3: Coromandel – Colville – – – We head over to Colville to hear the history of the landmark General Store run by the local At Driving Creek we ride the train up to the Eyefull Tower community for 40 years. Then the East Coast golden sand beaches beckon - Whangapoua, Matarangi and Kuaotunu. We stay two nights at Admiralty Lodge, Whitianga. Coromandel Caper Day 4: Whitianga – Cruise to Cathedral Cove – Whitianga This morning, on a glass-bottomed boat, we cruise down the coastline from Whitianga Discover the Peninsula’s dramatic beauty and enjoy its special attractions. Visit to Cathedral Cove to see for ourselves why this beautiful Cove became a movie star. Raupaura Watergardens, hop on the Driving Creek train, cruise to Cathedral Cove Returning to Whitianga, we stroll the beach and check out this fast growing centre. and paddle at Hot Water Beach. Day 5: Whitianga – – Hot Water Beach – Whangamata We call into the popular holiday spots of Hahei, Hot Water Beach and Cook’s Beach. Auckland – Coromandel – Colville – Whitianga – Whangamata – Seabird Coast – Auckland In the orchard at Cathedral Cove Macadamias we meet Jillian and Doug Johnson and sample their products. Continuing south to Whangamata we stay at The Breakers Motel.

Day 6: Whangamata – Waihi – Karangahake Gorge – Seabird Coast – Auckland Tour date Tour Highlights Take a stroll along Whangamata Beach and call into Waihi and the Martha Mine site. We • Visit Thames Museum to hear the town’s stories drive through the Karangahake Gorge to lunch at Falls Retreat then meet our guide at 5 nights/6 days • Drive the spectacular coast road northwards up the the Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre, returning through Clevedon to Auckland. Wednesday 10 November – • Lunch at Rapaura Watergardens Monday 15 November 2021 • Ride the Driving Creek Railway to the Eyefull Tower • Screen printing artist Pete Sephton is our guide to Coromandel’s history Cruise on the Glass Bottom Boat to Cathedral Cove • Meet local artists in their studios • Head north of Coromandel to lunch in Colville Cost per person • Call into the stunning East Coast beaches • Cruise on the glass-bottom boat to Cathedral Cove $2,690 $3,090 • Warm your feet in the sands at Hot Water Beach Twin Share Single • Visit Cathedral Cove Macadamia Orchard • Meet our guide at Pukorokoro Shorebird Centre, Miranda

What Tracy loves about this tour: “For me Driving Creek Railway represents the uniqueness of the – it’s creative, original and fun with a “just do it” attitude. Riding that train up through the bush to the EyefullTower to see the amazing view is so much fun.”

36 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Auckland – Hamilton Gardens – Moondance Manor, Tamahere – Taupo There’s time to wander the “garden rooms” in renowned Hamilton Gardens before we continue to Tamahere to lunch with Jeanette and Stephen Williams at lovely Moondance Manor and enjoy their expansive garden above the Waikato River. We stay at the Millennium Hotel & Resort Manuels on Taupo’s lakeside and dine in this evening.

Day 2: Taupo – Napier – Tirokino – Eketahuna – Masterton From Taupo we drive through Hawkes Bay to lunch with Phyllida and Stuart Gibson at historic Gwavas Homestead and gardens in Tirokino. In Eketahuna rhododendrons bloom in Warren and Robyn Walker’s Braemore Farm Garden. We stay two nights in Masterton at the Copthorne Hotel & Resort, Solway Park and dine in this evening. At Brancepeth we hear the stories of the family’s history

Day 3: Masterton – Brancepeth & Te Parae Homesteads, Wainuioru – Masterton Country Roads & Cross Hills Gardens Fair We visit the Wool Museum then meet Edward Beetham for morning tea. He guides us through Brancepeth his family’s homestead, gardens and farm buildings dating back to the 1850s. We lunch nearby with Angela Williams at Te Parae homestead which shares Discover the beautiful country gardens of the Waikato, Hawkes Bay, Northern family history with Brancepeth. Wairarapa and Manawatu. Stay in Masterton and Feilding, both winners of town beauty contests, and enjoy the fun of the fair at Cross Hills Gardens. Day 4: Masterton – Dursley Garden – Greenhaugh Gardens – Feilding We meet Judith Callaghan for morning tea at Dursley garden designed by Alfred Buxton Auckland – Tamahere – Taupo – Napier – Masterton – Feilding – Kairanga – Cross Hills Fair, in 1916. On the Saddle Road we view Te Apiti wind farm’s turbines stretching along Kimbolton – Chateau Tongariro – Otorohanga – Auckland the ridge. We lunch in Lynne Atkin’s Greenhaugh Gardens which surround the 1874 homestead. We stay at South Street West Motel, Feilding for two nights.

Tour date Tour Highlights • Special lunches: Moondance Manor, Tamahere; Gwavas Homestead, Day 5: Feilding Saleyards - Lansdale - Palmerston North - Feilding 6 nights/7 days Tirokino, Hawkes Bay; Greenhaugh Gardens, Palmerston North; Lansdale, In Feilding we visit the Friday morning produce market and a local farmer guides us Monday 15 November - Kairanga, Manawatu; Crosshills Farm Garden, Otorohanga, Waikato through the historic sale yards as the auctions begin. We lunch with Kathryn Wells at the Sunday 21 November 2021 • Wander the farm garden at Braemore in Eketahuna Buxton designed garden, Lansdale in Kairanga featuring ponds and a grotto and later • Guided tour of Brancepeth historic homestead visit Palmerston North gardens. We return to Feilding and dine out in town this evening. • Lunch and tour of Te Parae homestead and stables • Dursley & Lansdale, both Buxton designed gardens Cost per person • Charming Feilding and its historic sale yards • Lynne Atkin’s lovely Greenhaugh Gardens Day 6: Feilding – Cross Hills Gardens Country Fair – Chateau Tongariro $3,390 $3,990 • The Cross Hills Gardens Country Fair We visit Heritage Park Rhododendron Garden which is maintained by volunteers. At Cross Twin Share Single • Ailsa & Carey Sanson’s Parkwood Garden Hills Gardens’ Country Fair 180 stalls showcase unique and New Zealand–made products • The unique Tree Church, Ohaupo displayed in Rodney and Faith Wilson’s magnificent 7ha garden of 2000 rhododendrons and azaleas. We stay at The Chateau Tongariro Hotel and dine in this evening.

What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 7: The Chateau Tongariro – Parkwood Garden – Crosshills Farm – Auckland “We’re following a garden trail along country lanes to discover special If it’s a clear day we drive to the Top o’ the Bruce on Mt Ruapehu to enjoy the amazing historic homes and hidden gems. There’s lots of natural beauty to enjoy – view and volcanic landscape. Colourful borders feature in Ailsa and Carey Sanson’s relaxing over a garden lunch with our hosts or wandering the paths at the Parkwood Garden near Otorohanga. We lunch nearby at Debbie and Fraser Robertson’s Cross Hills Gardens Country Fair.” Crosshills Farm and visit the unique Tree Church on the way back to Auckland.

38 moatours.co.nz 39 Day 1: Fly to Queenstown – Gibbston Valley – Queenstown On arrival in Queenstown we drive to Annabel and Bruce Russell’s for lunch in the Gibbston Valley property where the first vineyard was planted. Later in the day we check into Hotel Novotel Queenstown Lakeside for two nights and dine in. This afternoon is the ideal time to wander the Botanic Gardens adjacent to the hotel.

Day 2: Queenstown – Arrowtown – Chantecler Garden We visit Stoneridge Estate garden near Lake Hayes and Penny and David Wallace’s garden and lunch nearby in Arrowtown at Provisions. In the afternoon we wander in Mike Henry’s Chantecler of National Significance where themed gardens from around the world are featured along with large plantings of rhododendrons and peonies. November is peony time at Mike Henry’s Chantecler Garden near Queenstown

Day 3: Queenstown – Clyde – Ophir – St Bathans – Naseby - Ranfurly Otago Farmhouse Gardens & Victorian Fete We visit Clyde on the way to the big skies of the Maniototo Plain and lunch at Pitches Store in Ophir. Rayleen McNally’s garden at Poolburn is full of treasures. We call into Bob de Berry’s Cambrian Forest, the Vulcan Hotel in St Bathans and visit Naseby before Wander the beautiful gardens of Queenstown and the station gardens of the reaching Ranfurly, staying at Hawkdun Lodge for two nights. Maniototo Plain’s big sky country. Ranfurly’s Art Deco buildings, Fleur’s famous seafood café at Moeraki, Oamaru’s Victorian Fete and meeting the locals are special highlights. Day 4: Ranfurly – Glen Eden Station – Clachanburn, Patearoa – Ranfurly We call into Fay-Ann and Kelvin Thompson’s farmhouse garden at Glen Eden Station before Queenstown – Arrowtown – Clyde – Ophir – St Bathans – Ranfurly – Patearoa – Naseby – enjoying a tour and tasting at John and Susie Elliott’s Lammermoor Station distillery and Moeraki – Oamaru – Carew – Christchurch garden. We lunch with Jane Falconer in her garden of National Significance at Clachanburn Station and visit the Art Deco Gallery in Ranfurly on our return.

Tour date Tour Highlights • Special lunches: Gibbston Valley, Queenstown; Pitches Café, Ophir; Day 5: Ranfurly – Fleur’s Place, Moeraki – Victorian Fete, Oamaru 6 nights/7 days Clachanburn Station, Patearoa; Fleur’s Place, Moeraki; Te Timata Farm We stop for brunch at the special seafood restaurant, Fleur’s Place in Moeraki. In Oamaru Wednesday 17 November - • Stoneridge Estate near Lake Hayes the Fete is in full swing celebrating the town’s Victorian heritage amid streets of Oamaru Tuesday 23 November 2021 • Mike Henry’s Chantecler Garden Stone buildings – live music, dance, street theatre and penny farthings. We stay two • Rayleen McNally’s garden at Poolburn nights at Highfield Mews and dine out this evening. • Call into the Vulcan Hotel at St Bathans • Jane Falconer’s Clachanburn Garden in the Maniototo Cost per person • Lammermoor Station garden & distillery • The Victorian Fete in Oamaru’s historic Precinct Day 6: Oamaru sightseeing – Totara Estate – Brookfield House – Rocklands House $3,890 $4,490 • Visit historic Totara Estate near Oamaru Hear the stories of Totara Estate, where lamb was first frozen and shipped to Britain, as Twin Share Single • Meet Jen Rendell at Brookfield House and Garden, Oamaru the billy tea brews. We visit Jen Rendell's Brookfield House and Garden and lunch at The • Visit Rocklands and Rockvale Gardens in Oamaru Fort Enfield. We call into Sally and Phil Cleland’s beautiful Rocklands House and Garden. Dine at the Star and Garter Cafe.

What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 7: Oamaru – Rockvale – Carew – Christchurch – Return flight “I think spring is the best time to travel the wide open spaces of the We have morning tea with Linda Wilson at Rockvale Gardens which features lush, Maniototo when everything is fresh and blooming. Peonies are colourful plantings, a pond and sculptures of Oamaru Stone. We call into Geraldine and budding and our southern gardeners’ hospitality flows. Brunch at Fleur’s lunch at Te Timata, Boo and Hamish Woodhouse’s Canterbury farmhouse. In the mid and Oamaru’s gardens and Fete are memorable too.” afternoon we continue across the plains to Christchurch airport.

40 moatours.co.nz 41 Day 1: Fly to Nelson – Buller Gorge – Kawatiri Junction – Denniston – Karamea From Nelson we drive the Buller Gorge to Kawatiri Junction to stroll through a historic railway tunnel and onto Murchison. High on a bleak plateau Denniston stands testament to the resilience of the coalminers and their families who lived in this unforgiving environment. In Karamea The Last Resort Hotel is our home for two nights.

Day 2: Karamea – Heaphy Track – Oparara Basin – Karamea We visit the Karamea museum and then with a local guide have the day to enjoy getting to know this remote and beautiful north-western tip of the Coast between the Tasman Sea and the rainforests. At the start of the Heaphy Track walk in a nikau forest then visit the Oparara Basin in . We stay two nights at Karamea at the end of the road

Day 3: Karamea – Reefton – Blackball – Brunner – Punakaiki Karamea & Wild West Coast Trails Explore the back roads to the pretty mining town of Reefton, the first town lit by electric street lights. Blackball, a small town at the foot of the Paparoa Range, is the home of unionism and nearby is the Brunner Mine memorial. We stay two nights at the Punakaiki Discover the byways, history and stories of the West Coast as you travel along Resort Hotel on the edge of the Tasman Sea and dine in this evening. Maori and miners’ trails to coal and gold rush towns and to where precious pounamu is found. See Karamea, Kahurangi National Park and Okarito Lagoon. Day 4: Punakaiki – Nile River Rainforest train – Tauranga Bay – Punakaiki Nelson – Karamea – Reefton – Punakaiki – Charleston – Hokitika – Okarito Lagoon – Franz This morning we take an easy stroll out to the sculptured limestone stacks of Punakaiki’s pancake rocks. At Charleston we ride the Nile River Canyon train through the rainforest Josef – Hokitika – Christchurch in Paparoa National Park. Later we visit the seal colony at Tauranga Bay close to Cape Foulwind before returning down the scenic coastal highway to Punakaiki.

Tour dates Tour Highlights • Stay on the seafront at Punakaiki & Hokitika Hotels Day 5: Punakaiki – – Hokitika Gorge – Hokitika 6 nights/7 days • Visit Denniston where coal was first mined in 1879 Follow the pounamu and gold trails of the to Blue Spur and onto Lake Thursday 2 December - • Stay two nights at The Last Resort, Karamea Kaniere. Many artisans live in Hokitika and there’s an eclectic mix of galleries and shops Wednesday 8 December 2021 • Visit the Oparara Basin in Kahurangi National Park displaying works in pounamu, gold, glass, paua, copper, stone, ruby rock and even socks. Friday 11 March - • See the Oparara limestone arches We stay at the Beachfront Hotel for two nights and dine in this evening. Thursday 17 March 2022 • Ride the Nile River Canyon train at Charleston • View the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks Cost per person • Wander the artisan galleries in Hokitika • Cruise on the Okarito Lagoon in search of birdlife Day 6: Hokitika – Okarito Lagoon – Franz Josef – Ross – Hokitika $3,690 $4,290 • Visit Franz Josef Glacier village We visit Ross, renowned for a 3.09kg gold nugget found there in 1909. At Okarito Twin Share Single • Drive up the spectacular Otira Viaduct we take an hour’s cruise on the lagoon looking out for birdlife in untouched wetlands • Walk in Arthur's Pass National Park bordered by ancient forest giants. A local guide takes us on a walking tour of this tiny settlement of 30 people. In Franz Josef there’s a 15 minute climb to view the glacier.

What Tracy loves about this tour: “Your Kiwi guide will bring to life for you the colourful history of this Day 7: Hokitika - Arthur's Pass - Christchurch - Return flight isolated region, the setting for two Booker Prizewinning novels – Eleanor Travel along country roads to the old gold mining towns of Stafford, Goldsborough and Catton’s “The Luminaries” and “The Bone People” by Keri Hulme (a former onto the goldminers' hotel the Theatre Royal in Kumara. At the Otira Viaduct lookout long time resident of Okarito) and also Jenny Pattrick’s bestsellers, “The enjoy the mischievous antics of the Keas. We take short walks in Arthur's Pass National Denniston Rose” and “Heart of Coal”.” Park and reach Christchurch airport in time for our flight home.

42 moatours.co.nz 43 Day 1: Fly to Blenheim – Wither Hills – Omaka Aviation Centre – Blenheim We celebrate arriving in Blenheim with a wine tasting and lunch at Wither Hills restaurant overlooking the vineyards. Later we visit Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre to see Sir Peter Jackson’s collection of WW1 and WW2 aircraft and memorabilia. We stay in Blenheim for three nights at Scenic Hotel Marlborough.

Day 2: Blenheim - Queen Charlotte Sound, Ship Cove - Blenheim We take a private discovery cruise out on magnificent Queen Charlotte Sound to Ship Cove near the entrance to the Sound. Maori valued its sheltered waters and it’s easy to see why Captain Cook did too, returning four times to drop anchor in this idyllic cove. We cruise back to port in the mid afternoon. Idyllic Ship Cove Meretoto in Queen Charlotte Sound gave shelter to early Maori and Cook who visited five times

Day 3: Sightseeing in Marlborough Early Explorers from Queen Charlotte Sound We visit the “Edwin Fox” sitting in a dry dock on the Picton waterfront. Built in 1853 it’s a massive and fascinating restoration project. Later we meet our private guide at to Akaroa Marlborough Museum for insights into the early history of the Wairau Bar Boulder Bank which in 1250 was the home of the first Polynesian settlers. We explore Queen Charlotte Sound on our private cruise to Ship Cove, Meretoto. Hear the stories of the Polynesian voyagers’ settlement at Wairau Boulder Bank and discover the Maori and colonial history of the eastern coastline. Day 4: Blenheim - Seaview Vineyard - Kekerengu - Kaikoura We drive around the perimeter of Yealands vineyard to enjoy the expansive views to Blenheim – Picton – Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound – Seddon – Kaikoura – Akaroa – Cook Strait. We call into The Store before heading down the dramatically changed Christchurch coastline. At Kaikoura the museum tells the story of the earthquake and we take a guided tour of historic Fyffe House and visit the seal colony.

Tour date Tour Highlights • Wine tasting and lunch at Wither Hills vineyard restaurant Day 5: Kaikoura – – Christchurch – Akaroa 6 nights/7 days • Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre’s WW1 & WW2 exhibitions We continue down the Kaikoura Coast and the Canterbury Plains to lunch and wine taste Friday 3 December - • Private cruise out on Queen Charlotte Sound to Ship Cove at Waipara Hills Winery & Café. In Christchurch we tour the inner city rebuild zone and Thursday 9 December 2021 • Lunch at Ship Cove and explore the bays drive around Lyttelton Harbour and over Gebbes Pass to Akaroa. We stay at the Bruce • Visit the “Edwin Fox” on the Picton waterfront Apartments for two nights and dine out this evening. • Hear the history of the Wairau Bar at Marlborough Museum • From Yealand’s Vineyard enjoy the panoramic views of Cook Strait Cost per person • Guided tour of Fyffe House and Kaikoura Museum • Lunch and wine taste at Waipara Hills Winery & Cafe Day 6: Banks Peninsula sightseeing – Okains Bay Museum – Akaroa $3,890 $4,490 • Drive over Banks Peninsula to stay two nights in Akaroa At Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum we are guided through the diverse collection Twin Share Single • Discover the treasures at Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum of taonga including whare, waka, pounamu, colonial buildings and vintage boats. Then we • See Josie Martin’s mosaic sculptures at Giant’s House drive the Peninsula's crater rim around the spectacular Summit Rd with views westward to the harbour and eastward to the Pacific Ocean before returning to Akaroa.

What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 7: Akaroa – Little River – Christchurch – Return Flight “It takes an hour to cruise down stunning Queen Charlotte Sound to the Stroll in the village and along the waterfront to Akaroa Museum with its cultural and jetty at Ship Cove and it’s always a treat. It’s the perfect way to start our social history of Ngai Tahu, whalers, French settlers and farmers. We visit Josie Martin's coastline odyssey in the wake of the first visitors and settlers. Each night we Giant's House garden to enjoy her amazing, quirky, mosaic sculptures and head back stay close to the sea and each day we connect with our early history.” over the hill to lunch at Little River on the way to Christchurch Airport.

44 moatours.co.nz 45 Day 1: Auckland – Muriwai Beach – Waipoua Forest – Omapere, Hokianga At Muriwai Beach we walk to the gannet colony and further north visit the Matakohe Kauri Museum. Tane Mahuta, the largest kauri tree, is a short walk through Waipoua Forest. Dine in and stay on the water’s edge at The Heads, Hokianga.

Day 2: Omapere – Rawene – Mangonui – Taipa Take the ferry across the Hokianga Harbour from Rawene to Kohukohu and on to Mangonui for lunch at the famous fish shop. Visit Win Matthew’s amazing vintage vehicle collection and stay two nights at Ramada Resort Reia, Taipa Beach.

Day 3: Christmas Day – Taipa – Houhora Harbour – Cape Reinga – Taipa We drive northwards to the lighthouse at Cape Reinga where the Tasman Sea and Pacific At Cape Reinga the Pacific Ocean meets the Tasman Sea Ocean meet and explore along the way, including Houhora Harbour and Tapotupotu Bay, returning to Taipa for a Christmas buffet. Christmas in Northland Day 4: Taipa – Butler Point – Kerikeri – Te Waimate Mission – Waitangi, Bay of Islands On the historic trail today we first visit the house, garden and whaling museum at Butler Relax in waterfront hotels at The Heads, Hokianga, Ramada Resort, Taipa and Point, Kerikeri’s Stone Store and Kemp House built in 1822 followed by charming Te Copthorne Waitangi. On Christmas Day we explore northwards to Cape Reinga Waimate Mission House. Stay two nights in waterview rooms at Copthorne Waitangi. and nearby beaches. In the Bay of Islands we catch up on its colourful history and cruise out to Cape Brett. Day 5: Bay of Islands cruise to Cape Brett – Russell sightseeing – Waitangi Auckland – Matakohe – Waipoua Forest – Omapere on the Hokianga – Mangonui – Taipa – Cruise among the islands out to Cape Brett, the Hole in the Rock and go ashore at Otehei Cape Reinga – Kerikeri – Waitangi, Bay of Islands – Auckland Bay. In Russell we visit Pompallier Mission and Printery and take a stroll with a local guide around this historic town.

Day 6: Bay of Islands – Kawakawa – Whangarei – Auckland Tour date Tour Highlights Visit Waitangi Treaty House and museum. At Kawakawa we check out the Hundertwasser • Visit the gannet colony at Muriwai Beach toilet block. We lunch in Whangarei and visit the Native Bird Recovery Centre to meet 5 nights/6 days • Matakohe Kauri Museum is dedicated to the mighty Kauri talking tuis and see Sparky the kiwi close–up then return to Auckland. Thursday 23 December - • See Tane Mahuta the giant kauri in Waipoua Forest Tuesday 28 December 2021 • Lunch at Mangonui Fish Shop • Visit Win Matthew’s vintage vehicle collection We stay on the water’s edge at Omapere in the Hokianga • Walk the path to the iconic Cape Reinga lighthouse • Meet Jan Ferguson at Butler Point Whaling Museum & garden Cost per person • Visit Stone Store, Kemp House, Te Waimate & Waitangi • Cruise out to Cape Brett, Bay of Islands $3,190 $3,790 • Guided tour and lunch at Pompallier Mission and Printery Twin Share Single • Take a guided tour of historic Russell • Visit the Native Bird Recovery Centre in Whangarei

What Tracy loves about this tour: “It’s a great feeling to leave town behind and drive North before Christmas. Let alone celebrating Christmas Day at Cape Reinga at the top of the North Island – quite unique. There’s lots to enjoy from Northland’s historic places to cruising out on the Bay of Islands then coming ashore in Russell.”

46 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Fly to Christchurch – Waipara - Kaikoura We head north from Christchurch to Waipara Hills vineyard for lunch and wine tasting. We visit Fyffe House, Kaikoura’s oldest house dating back to the 1840s whaling days, the nearby seal colony and the museum and stay at the White Morph Inn.

Day 2: Kaikoura – Kekerengu – Wither Hills – Queen Charlotte Sound We drive up the stunning Kaikoura coastline to The Store at Kekerengu. In Blenheim we wine taste and lunch at Wither Hills winery and visit Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. Discover the beauty of Queen Charlotte Sound on a private dinner cruise.

Day 3: Blenheim - Christmas Day - Furneaux Lodge - Picton - Blenheim Starting the day on the Picton waterfront we cruise down Queen Charlotte Sound to Marlborough’s vineyards have put this region on the map Endeavour Inlet for Christmas lunch at Furneaux Lodge reached only by water. We return to Picton and stay a second night at Scenic Hotel Marlborough. Christmas in Marlborough Day 4: Picton – Havelock – Nelson The “Edwin Fox” was built in 1853 and you will get an idea of life on board when we visit Travel up the Kaikoura Coast, lunch in vineyards and visit Omaka Aviation Heritage this massive restoration project. Later we drive to Havelock for lunch on the edge of Centre. On Christmas Day we cruise down Queen Charlotte Sound to lunch at Pelorus Sound. We check out Nelson’s sights and stay and dine in at Trailways Hotel. Furneaux Lodge. Visit Nelson and ride the rainforest train in Paparoa National Park and stay at Punakaiki on the edge of the Tasman Sea. Day 5: Nelson – Buller Gorge – Tauranga Bay – Charleston – Punakaiki Christchurch – Waipara – Kaikoura – Blenheim – Picton – Queen Charlotte Sound – Nelson We visit the fur seal colony at Tauranga Bay near Cape Foulwind. At Charleston we – Punakaiki – Christchurch hop on the rainforest train to Nile River Canyon in Paparoa National Park. Stroll out to Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and stay nearby at Punakaiki Resort Hotel.

Day 6: Punakaiki – Arthur’s Pass – Christchurch – Return flight Tour date Tour Highlights Leaving the coast we call into secluded Lake Brunner before driving up the Otira Viaduct • Special lunches: Wither Hills vineyard restaurant Blenheim; stopping to photograph cheeky keas at the lookout. From Arthur’s Pass we continue 5 nights/6 days Christmas lunch at Furneaux Lodge, Endeavour Inlet through magnificent alpine scenery to the Canterbury Plains and Christchurch airport. Thursday 23 December - • Special dinners: Cruising the bays of beautiful Queen Charlotte Sound; Tuesday 28 December 2021 Punakaiki Resort Hotel • Drive the dramatic Kaikoura Coast Our hotel is close to the pancake rocks at Punakaiki on the West Coast • Visit historic Fyffe House and Kaikoura’s seal colony • Visit Kaikoura’s excellent museum Cost per person • Lunch and wine taste at Waipara Hills vineyard • Visit Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre Exhibitions $3,590 $3,990 • Check out the “Edwin Fox” in the dry dock at Picton Twin Share Single • Take the rainforest train to Nile River Canyon • Stroll out to the Punakaiki Pancake rocks

What Tracy loves about this tour: “I love the variety of land and seascapes. Canterbury farmland gives way to the raw Kaikoura coastline and from Nelson we travel the wild Buller Gorge to the West Coast and Punakaiki Pancake Rocks. Cruising Queen Charlotte Sound is a special treat too.”

48 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Auckland – Cambridge –Okawa Bay, Lake Rotoiti We lunch in Cambridge on our way to Lake Rotoiti. Just across the hotel’s lawn the luxury catamaran “Tiua” waits at the jetty. Explore the lake’s secluded reaches on our private Christmas Eve cruise. We stay two nights at VR Lake Resort, Okawa Bay.

Day 2: Rotorua Christmas Day sightseeing Walk through redwoods to Hamurana Spring, the deepest freshwater spring in the North Island. Later we call into Kuirau Park and take a ride on the Skyline gondola for spectacular views of Rotorua. We return to VR Resort for Christmas dinner.

Day 3: Okawa Bay – Rainbow Springs – Tauranga At Rainbow Springs we visit the National Kiwi Hatchery and lunch in Rotorua at The Sail on “Tiua” to the hot pools at Manupirua Bay, Lake Rotoiti Terrace Kitchen. Then we drive to Tauranga and take a guided tour of a hidden gem, The Elms mission homestead and garden. We stay two nights at Trinity Wharf Hotel. Christmas in the Bay Day 4: Tauranga – Mount Maunganui – Papamoa – Awakeri – Tauranga Leave Auckland for the delights of the Bay of Plenty staying two nights beside Stroll along the beach boardwalk at Mount Maunganui then tour down to Papamoa to Lake Rotoiti with a celebratory special Christmas lunch at the hotel. In Tauranga check out this fast-growing beachside town. At Awakeri Station we meet Paul and hop we stay at Trinity Wharf on the harbour’s edge. Special off-the-beaten-track on board his rail carts for a scenic ride along the tracks towards Taneatua. highlights include a cruise on a luxury catamaran on Lake Rotoiti and riding the rail carts at Awakeri. Day 5: Tauranga – Karangahake Gorge – Waterlily Gardens – Auckland In the Karangahake Gorge at the Victoria Battery, a relic of gold mining days, a local Auckland – Rotorua – Tauranga – Awakeri – Tauranga – Auckland guide shows us the Mining Museum’s collections. A pretty back country road leads to the Waterlily Gardens where we stop for lunch. We return to Auckland in the late afternoon.

At Mt Maunganui we stroll the beach boardwalk Tour date Tour Highlights • Private cruise on Lake Rotoiti on “Tiua”, a luxury catamaran 4 nights/5 days • Stay two nights on the shores of tranquil Lake Rotoiti Friday 24 December - • Stroll through Redwoods to Hamurana, a deep freshwater spring Tuesday 28 December 2021 • Visit Ohinemutu Village, the Government Gardens and Kuirau Park • Ride the Skyline Gondola up Mt Ngongotaha for panoramic views • See our national treasures at the Kiwi Hatchery • Guided tour of The Elms historic mission house and gardens Cost per person • Stay on the harbour’s edge at Tauranga, a short stroll from town • Visit Mt Maunganui and walk along the boardwalk $2,790 $3,290 • Take a ride on the Awakeri rail carts for an adventure on the tracks Twin Share Single • Visit the Victoria Battery Museum in the Karangahake Gorge • Lunch at the Waterlily Gardens near Waihi

What Tracy loves about this tour: “Sailing with Matt on his catamaran along the shoreline of Lake Rotoiti, setting forth on a rail cart adventure with Paul at Awakeri, meeting Rachel at the Waterlily Gardens and catching up with George at the Mine Museum. It’s the passion of these people and their special places that makes this holiday unique.”

50 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Auckland – Piopio – Awakino Gorge – New Plymouth Travelling south to the King Country we stop for lunch in Piopio. Scenic Awakino Gorge leads to the Tasman coast and bush clad Mt Messenger. We reach the Millennium Hotel New Plymouth Waterfront, our home for three nights, and dine in this evening.

Day 2: New Plymouth – Christmas lunch – Festival of Lights, Pukekura Park After breakfast we take a stroll on the boardwalk that stretches out along the seafront. We celebrate Christmas with lunch at the Nice Boutique Hotel. This evening we see Pukekura Park transformed by the Festival of Lights.

Day 3: New Plymouth – Sightseeing A local guide joins our coach to tell the stories of the city’s historic places and Puke Ariki On Christmas night we visit the Festival of Lights in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Museum. We visit the Len Lye Centre at the Govett Brewster Gallery and sightsee out in the Taranaki countryside. Dine in at our hotel this evening. Christmas in Taranaki Day 4: New Plymouth – Cairnhill Farm & Garden – Whangamomona – Taupo Travelling SH43, the Forgotten World Highway, we stop for morning tea with Colin and Relax for three nights at New Plymouth’s Waterfront Hotel and two nights at June Lees at Cairnhill Farm Garden. We lunch at historic Whangamomona Hotel and Millennium Hotel, Lake Taupo. Enjoy the magical Festival of Lights at Pukekura continue northwards to stay two nights at Millennium Hotel & Resort, Manuels, Taupo. Park and lunch at Whangamomona Hotel on the Forgotten World Highway. Day 5: Taupo – Lake cruise to Mine Bay – Huka Falls At the boat harbour we board a launch to cruise out on Lake Taupo to the contemporary Auckland – New Plymouth – Whangamomona – Taupo – Auckland Maori rock carvings at Mine Bay. This afternoon stroll the Huka Falls trail to see the Waikato River thundering through the narrow chasm.

Day 6: Taupo – Cross Hills Garden, Otorohanga – Auckland Tour date Tour Highlights We take the back roads to drive to Whakamaru and Mangakino Dams to lunch with • Celebrate Christmas with lunch at the Nice Boutique Hotel Debbie and Fraser Robertson at Crosshills Farm Garden near Otorohanga. We return to 5 nights/6 days • See Pukekura Park transformed by the Festival of Lights Auckland arriving in the early evening. Friday 24 December – • Visit the Len Lye Centre at the Govett-Brewster Gallery Wednesday 29 December 2021 • See Puke Ariki museum • With a local guide “drive by” New Plymouth’s historic places We stop for lunch at the Whangamomona Hotel on the Forgotten World Highway • Walk over Te Rewa Rewa Bridge and along the waterfront • June and Colin Lees host morning tea at Cairnhill Farm Garden Cost per person • Drive the Forgotten World Highway • Lunch in historic Whangamomona Hotel $3,190 $3,790 • Call into Lauren’s lavender farm on the Whanganui River Twin Share Single • Stay at Millennium Hotel & Resort Manuels on Lake Taupo • Cruise out on Lake Taupo to the contemporary Maori rock carvings

What Tracy loves about this tour: “The locations and scenery are so different - from New Plymouth’s coastline to Taupo’s lakefront and driving the Forgotten World Highway always feels like an adventure. June and Colin Lees’ Cairnhill Farm garden is beautiful and cruising out on Lake Taupo adds a new dimension to the view.”

52 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Fly to Dunedin – Royal Albatross Colony – Olveston House Arriving in Dunedin we drive out along the Peninsula to the Royal Albatross Colony and with a guide get close to these magnificent birds’ nesting area. Our guided tour of Olveston House, built in 1904, reveals a house of treasures untouched by time. We stay at the Scenic Hotel Southern Cross and dine in both evenings.

Day 2: Dunedin – Christmas lunch, Larnach Castle – Signal Hill Larnach Castle commands a spectacular position on the Peninsula. A guide shows us around the castle and there are beautiful gardens to stroll. A traditional Christmas lunch is served in the Castle Ballroom. This afternoon we sightsee to steep Baldwin Street, Signal Hill, The Octagon and the street art murals of the Warehouse Precinct. The only mainland albatross colony in the world is at Taiaroa Head

Day 3: Dunedin – The Catlins – Nugget Point / Tokata Lighthouse – Kaka Point Christmas in Otago: Catlins & Stewart Island Leaving Dunedin for the Catlins Coast we pass through Brighton and along the Taieri Mouth Road to Taieri Beach then inland to Balclutha. The views from Nugget Point / Tokata Lighthouse are a highlight and seals bask on the rocks below. We stay nearby at See the Royal Albatross Centre at Taiaroa Head and lunch at Larnach Castle Nugget View Kaka Point Motel. on Christmas Day, both uniquely Dunedin. In the Catlins visit Nugget Point / Tokata lighthouse, Kaka Point and Curio Bay. Fly to Stewart Island, cruise to Ulva Island bird sanctuary and enjoy local hospitality. Day 4: Kaka Point – Curio Bay – Invercargill Airport – Stewart Island Have fun winding up the “rustic automata” at amazing Lost Gypsy Gallery in Papatowai Dunedin – Kaka Point – The Catlins – Stewart Island – Invercargill – Gore – Queenstown and lunch at Niagara Falls café. Then we call into Porpoise Bay and see Curio Bay’s petrified forest. We drive out to Waipapa Point lighthouse and later take a 15 minute flight to Stewart Island to stay two nights at Bay Motel and dine at South Sea Hotel.

Tour date Tour Highlights • Meet our guide at the Royal Albatross Centre Day 5: Stewart Island sightseeing – Rakiura National Park – Ulva Island 6 nights/7 days • Visit Dunedin’s Olveston House, a time capsule of treasures We visit the Stewart Island Museum and tour Oban and the surrounding bays including Friday 24 December – • Enjoy a traditional Christmas lunch at Larnach Castle the gateway to Rakiura National Park at Lee Bay. Cruise across the sheltered waters of Thursday 30 December 2021 • Take in the breathtaking views from Nugget Point/Tokata lighthouse Paterson Inlet to land at the jetty at Ulva Island bird sanctuary and with a nature guide • Have fun winding up rustic automata at The Lost Gypsy Gallery walk the bush trails and golden sand beaches on the lookout for birdlife. • Fly over to Stewart Island and return two days’ later • Cruise the sheltered waters of beautiful Paterson Inlet Cost per person • Land at Ulva Island with a nature guide and look out for bird life • Check out Invercargill’s history of wheels starting with the Indian Scout Day 6: Stewart Island – Invercargill – Stirling Point, Bluff Oreti Beach $4,390 $4,990 • Grab a photo opportunity at that famous sign at Stirling Point, Bluff We fly back to Invercargill and head down to Bluff for a photo at the famous sign at Twin Share Single • Hear about the wild old Hokonui Moonshine days at Gore’s museum Stirling Point. We visit Bill Richardson’s Transport World and Classic Motorcycles. Burt • See vintage aircraft at Croydon Aviation Heritage Centre Monro’s Indian Scout is on show at E. Hayes & Son and we drive down to Oreti Beach where his quest for speed began. We stay at Ascot Hotel and dine in this evening.

What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 7: Invercargill – Gore – Queenstown – Return flight “There’re so many contrasts to enjoy – a traditional Christmas lunch at In Gore meet our host and curator Jim at the Hokonui Moonshine Museum to hear Larnach Castle, watching out for albatross and seals, winding up recycled stories of wild times in the hills, sample a dram of whisky and see the art collection at wonders at The Lost Gypsy Gallery, Invercargill’s collections of wheels and the Eastern Southland Gallery. Aircraft from the 1920s and 30s feature at the Croydon relaxing into nature and southern hospitality." Aviation Heritage Centre. Your return flight departs from Queenstown.

54 moatours.co.nz 55 Day 1: Auckland – Taupo – Napier We drive into the heart of the Waikato farmland continuing on to Taupo where we stop for lunch. In the mid afternoon we drive over the hills to Napier where the Festival is getting underway. We stay at Scenic Te Pania, our home for four nights. and dine in this evening.

Day 2: Art Deco Festival Events – Mission Vineyard – Napier We receive a firsthand introduction to the festival events from a specialist Art Deco guide. We lunch at Mission’s acclaimed restaurant above the vines and in the afternoon explore the Antique & Collectables Fair before attending events at The Soundshell.

Day 3: Art Deco Festival Events – Automobilia Vintage Car Parade We enjoy the vibrant atmosphere in Napier – Art Deco dressed revellers and the fun Everyone dresses up for the Festival of the Vintage Car parade. Limos and coupes drive through the town at midday to the Soundshell. There's everything from a Tug of War competition to big bands and jazz. Hawkes Bay Art Deco Festival Day 4: Napier - Hawkes Bay Farmers' Market - Tremains Gatsby Picnic We head over to Hastings to check out the stalls and breakfast at the Hawkes Bay Stay four nights at Scenic Te Pania Hotel close to the Soundshell to enjoy all the Farmers' Market. Back in Napier watch the Veronica Bell Parade, join the Tremains Gatsby festival action - parades, flyovers and big bands. Lunch at acclaimed Mission picnic, see Fashion on the Foreshore and visit the Huge Deco Sale. Estate Winery restaurant and dress in 1930s style. Day 5: Napier - Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony - Taupo From Clifton we take our own privately guided three-hour overland coach safari through Auckland - Napier - Cape Kidnappers - Taupo - Auckland farmland and along the clifftops to the gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers. We return northwards to Taupo to stay on the lakefront at Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels.

Day 6: Taupo – Lake Taupo cruise – Lava Glass – Auckland Tour date Tour Highlights Take a lakeside stroll before cruising out on Lake Taupo to see the contemporary Maori • Attend Art Deco Festival events at the Soundshell rock carvings. We lunch at Lava Glass cafe and visit Lynden Over's glass blowing studio 5 nights/6 days • Automobilia Vintage Car Parade and sculpture garden. We return to Auckland in the early evening. Thursday 17 February - • Stay four nights on the waterfront at Scenic Te Pania Hotel Tuesday 22 February 2022 • Drive Napier’s Art Deco trail with a specialist Art Deco guide • Lunch and wine tasting at Mission Estate Winery The Automobilia vintage car parade is held on Saturday • Browse the Antiques & Collectables Fair • Breakfast at Hawkes Bay Farmers’ market Cost per person • Take a private tour out to the Gannet Colony at Cape Kidnappers • Join the Tremains Gatsby picnic along the Napier waterfront $3,090 $3,690 • Stay on the lakefront at Millennium Hotel & Resort Manuels Twin Share Single • Cruise out on Lake Taupo to the contemporary Maori rock carvings • Lunch at Lava Glass Cafe and visit the glass blowing studio

What Tracy loves about this tour: “New Zealand’s most popular festival is well worth attending and we can make it easy for you. Our group stays in the best spot, the Scenic Te Pania Hotel, at the heart of the action. The Soundshell and the festivities are just a couple of minutes stroll along the waterfront.”

56 moatours.co.nz Day 1: Fly to Dunedin – Otago Peninsula – Larnach Castle – Dunedin On arrival in Dunedin we explore along the Peninsula road waterfront to Portobello returning to Company Bay and on to the local landmark, Larnach Castle. Built in 1871 for William Larnach, the castle has been owned and restored by the Barker family for over 50 years. Dunedin’s Southern Cross Hotel is our home for two nights.

Day 2: Aramoana – Orokonui Ecosanctuary – Karitane – Matanaka We call into Port Chalmers and Aramoana at the entrance to the harbour. At Orokonui Ecosanctuary walk a short trail to see bellbirds, takahe and kaka. Truby King’s house is nearby at picturesque Karitane, a favourite holiday spot. At Waikouaiti Johnny Jones’ Matanaka, built in the 1840s, is the South Island’s first European settler’s home. At Lake Hauroko we cruise out on this hidden treasure of Fiordland National Park

Day 3: Dunedin – Benhar – Balclutha – Bluff – Invercargill The Far South: Hidden Treasures Benhar was home to McSkimmings porcelain factories and we lunch in the founder’s house. At Bluff the Stirling Point sign is an irresistible photo stop. The Maritime Museum tells stories of this wild coastline and the speedy fishing boat “Monica” built in 1909 and Exploring country roads, seaside settlements and undiscovered places of Otago first home with oysters on opening day. We stay at Ascot Hotel for two nights. and Southland. Cruise out on Lake Hauroko and hear the stories of the lake and mysterious Mary Island. See secluded Mavora Lakes, lunch at Mt Nicholas Station and cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Queenstown. Day 4: Invercargill - Winton - Nightcaps - Otautau - Invercargill Dunedin – Karitane – Balclutha – Bluff – Invercargill – Lake Hauroko – At Bill Richardson’s Transport World there’s an incredible collection to browse. Then we explore the country roads of Southland’s heartland including the century old, and still Te Anau – Mavora Lakes – Mt Nicholas Station – Queenstown productive, Templeton Flax Mill. In Otautau we meet Allan and Beverley and check out Allan’s Kiwiana collection of vintage gear and model railway.

Tour date Tour Highlights • Take a wander through Larnach Castle and its gardens Day 5: Riverton – Orepuke – Tuatapere – Lake Hauroko – Te Anau 6 nights/7 days • Enjoy the birdlife at Orokonui Ecosanctuary We visit Te Hikoi Museum, Riverton and lunch in Orepuke. From Tuatapere farmlands Monday 21 February - • Connect to Truby King and Plunket’s history at Karitane give way to rainforest surrounding Lake Hauroko, a hidden treasure deep in Fiordland Sunday 27 February 2022 • At Bluff see the famous sign at Stirling Point and visit the Maritime National Park. With Johann and Joyce we cruise on the lake to see Mary Island. At Clifden Museum to learn the history of this wild coastline there’s a historic suspension bridge. We stay at Distinction Hotel, Te Anau. • It’s all about the wheels at Bill Richardson’s Transport World • At Otautau meet Allan Stearne and see his collection of Kiwiana Cost per person • Cruise out on untouched Lake Hauroko in South West Fiordland • Drive the back country road to the secluded Mavora Lakes Day 6: Te Anau – Mavora Lakes – Mt Nicholas Station - Queenstown $3,890 $4,490 • Lunch at Mt Nicholas Station on the edge of Lake Wakatipu From Te Anau we head into the back country to Mavora Lakes nestled in the mountains Twin Share Single • From Mt Nicholas Station cruise across the lake to Queenstown of Wahipounamu/South-West World Heritage area. We leave Southland for Otago on the • Check out Queenstown’s sights and visit leafy Arrowtown stunning drive along the Von River to Mt Nicholas Station on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Cruise across the lake to Queenstown where we stay at Scenic Suites Queenstown.

What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 7: Queenstown – Arrowtown – Return flight "It takes commitment to reach the south western corner of the South Island, There’s time to relax this morning and enjoy a leisurely stroll around the lakefront to an isolated region with a rugged charm and a fascinating history, that’s well the Botanic Gardens and perhaps check out the boutique shops. Later we drive up worth the journey. Special treasures along the way are Dunedin’s Orokonui Coronet Peak for the spectacular views and call into Arrowtown and the Chinese miners’ Ecosanctuary and Lake Hauroko and the Mavora Lakes." settlement along the banks of the Arrow River before your return flight this afternoon.

58 moatours.co.nz 59 Day 1: Fly to Queenstown – Mandeville Airfield – Gore – Invercargill We drive south to Mandeville Airfield which dates back to the biplane barnstorming days after WW1. It’s home to the Croydon Heritage Museum and factory, internationally renowned for restoring vintage aircraft. Tour Gore’s Hokonui Museum for a wee dram of whisky on the way to Ascot Park Hotel for two nights.

Day 2: Invercargill – Oreti Beach – Classic Motorcycle Mecca – Transport World Our first stop in town is E. Hayes & Sons, the home of Burt Munro’s Indian Scout, then Oreti Beach, famous as Burt’s racetrack. Later we browse the astonishing collection of wheels accumulated by a Southland family over several generations at Classic Motorcycles and Bill Richardson’s Transport World. Warbirds over Wanaka

Day 3: Invercargill – Otautau – Jet boat – Te Anau Wanaka Warbirds and Southern Wheels We visit Allan and Beverley Stearne’s in Otautau, where Allan has a huge collection of vintage audio gear, cameras and a model railway. We walk over the Clifden Suspen- sion Bridge and at Te Anau ride the Fiordland Jet down the Upper Waiau River to Lake Our Southern skies and wheels tour begins at Mandeville Airfield and ends at Manapouri. Stay at Distinction Hotel and dine in this evening. Highlands Motorsport Museum. In Invercargill on Burt Munro’s trail we visit Classic Motorcycle Mecca and Transport World. At Te Anau jet boat the Waiau River and in Wanaka see this iconic air show with a three day Gold Pass. Day 4: Te Anau – Warbirds Over Wanaka International Air Show, Practice Day Queenstown – Mandeville Airfield – Invercargill – Otautau – Te Anau – Wanaka – Drive through the Southland countryside to Lake Wakatipu and over the Crown Range to Wanaka Airfield in time for lunch. Your three day Gold Pass gives you the best seats Cromwell - Arrowtown - Queenstown at the show in front of the runway and the air show programme. We stay three nights at Edgewater Hotel and dine in each evening.

Tour date Tour Highlights • Three Day Gold Pass, Covered Stand, Warbirds Over Wanaka Day 5: Warbirds Over Wanaka International Air Show 6 nights/7 days International Air Show We breakfast at Edgewater and arrive at the Air Show for the 10am start. Enjoy all the action Tuesday 12 April - • Visit Mandeville Air field and Croydon Aviation Museum of this fantastic event from your grandstand seat and lunch at a cooking station where chefs Monday 18 April 2022 • Try a dram of whisky at Hokonui Moonshine Museum prepare the food in front of you. The show finishes at 4pm and we sightsee around Wanaka • In Invercargill explore Classic Motorcycle Mecca and Bill Richardson’s in the late afternoon. Transport World • Visit E Hayes Shop, home of Burt Munro’s 1920 Indian Scout Cost per person • Check out Allan Stearne’s man shed in Otautau • Jet boat on the Waiau River to Lake Manapouri Day 6: Warbirds Over Wanaka International Air Show $4,990 $5,490 • Stay three nights at Edgewater Hotel on the Wanaka lakefront The final day of the Wanaka Warbirds Show - take the chance to mingle with the pilots, Twin Share Single • In Cromwell visit The Highlands National Motorsport Museum walk the flightline and enjoy the spectacle in the sky. Later in the day we sightsee in and • Visit Arrowtown and the Chinese miner’s settlement around Wanaka. You can stretch your legs along the lakeside trail in front of your hotel. We dine in at Edgewater this evening.

What Tracy loves about this tour: Day 7: Wanaka – Cromwell – Arrowtown – Queenstown – Return flight “This is your chance to check out amazing Southern Man collections of We visit the Warbirds and Wheels museum collection which tells the story of Warbird’s motor cycles, trucks and planes culminating in the Warbirds Over Wanaka founder Sir Tim Wallis and then continue to Cromwell to the Highlands Motor Sport Park to Air Show. There’s a spin on the water too as we ride the Fiordland Jet down visit the museum and check out what is on offer. We drive through the Kawarau Gorge to the Upper Waiau River to Manapouri.” Arrowtown before arriving at Queenstown Airport.

60 moatours.co.nz 61 How to book with MoaTours MoaTours booking conditions

There are 27 different tour itineraries to choose from please talk to your travel • The payment of a 20% deposit to MoaTours New Zealand Limited confirms your agent to find the right one for you. reservation and acknowledges your agreement to our terms and conditions. • The balance of your fare is due 60 days before your tour departs. • Tour reservations can, of course, be made within 60 days provided full payment is What’s included in your MoaTours cost? made at time of booking. Your tour is fully inclusive of all land travel and domestic air fares (Auckland/South Island/ • Payment can be made by internet banking, Visa or Mastercard. Please note, payments Auckland), accommodation, meals, activities and entrance fees plus the expertise of your made by credit card will incur a merchant fee of 2%. Kiwi guide. For specific inclusions check the “Tour Highlights” on each itinerary page. • MoaTours reserves the right to amend/alter an itinerary where necessary. Many travellers join our tours from outside Auckland. We can book your flight from your • Unless requested MoaTours does not issue a receipt for your tour payment. closest airport, just contact us for details. Alternatively, if you do not require flights where they are included, let us know and we will deduct the cost from the tour price. Cancellations and amendments • If a tour departure is cancelled due to Covid-19 government travel restrictions MoaTours will transfer your deposit to a future tour date of your choosing. What level of mobility is required? • If your tour is not affected by Covid-19 restrictions our standard cancellation conditions You must have good health and mobility to travel with MoaTours. For Health & Safety apply depending on when we receive notice of your cancellation: reasons you must be able to use the steps to get on and off our coach unassisted. All • The 20% deposit is not refundable and not transferable. our tours require a certain amount of walking and you need to be comfortable walking • Bookings cancelled between 59 days and 45 days incur 50% of tour cost. • Bookings cancelled between 44 days and 31 days incur 75% of tour cost. on uneven ground. We strongly recommend bringing a walking stick or a hiking style • Bookings cancelled within 30 days or less of tour departure incur 100% of tour cost. walking pole for extra stability and to help prevent tripping. If you have any concerns, • No refunds will be made after travel has commenced. please call our office team on 0800 662 462 we are happy to answer your queries. Important: Domestic cancellation insurance! Where do we stay each night? • To safeguard your tour payment in the event of your having to cancel your reservation We’ve personally handpicked all our accommodation. We stay in hotels wherever or curtail your tour we highly recommend you take out domestic cancellation insurance with a provider, eg Cover-More Insurance, at the same time as you make your booking available but sometimes we go off the beaten track. On these occasions we stay in the as any cancellations received will be charged according to our terms and conditions. best accommodation available. • Age or a pre–existing condition is generally no barrier to insurance cover. Please refer to our website: www.moatours.co.nz for more detailed information.

All meals are included A main point of difference is that all meals are included, breakfast, lunch and dinner each day. You'll love wining and dining in private homes and lodges in unique locations – a great opportunity to meet the locals as well as enjoy a delicious meal. We cater for all dietary requirements, just let us know in advance if you have allergies or a particular diet. If you have any questions simply give us a call. Kiwi Guides: Brent, Paul, Matt, Andrew, Miles, Graeme, Office team: Alisha, Miles, Tanya, Tracy, Ena, Imke, Mike and Marilyn Charlie and Andrew What to pack • Pack comfortable clothing you can wear in layers. Include a sun hat or beanie, weather proof jacket, waterproof walking shoes, walking stick if required, sunglasses, suntan lotion and insect repellent. • Please limit your luggage to two clearly named items – one easily managed suitcase weighing no more than 23kg which your guide will lift for you and a soft carry bag to store anything you may need on the coach during the day. Our MoaTours coach on the shores of the Hokianga Harbour

62 moatours.co.nz 63 MoaTours goes places off the beaten track - here are photos taken by our Kiwi guides on tour

Acheron Accommodation House on Molesworth Station Overnight on the Fiordland Navigator, Doubtful Sound

Stopover on Urupukapuka Island, Bay of Islands Gannets nesting at Cape Kidnappers, Napier

Paterson Inlet, Rakiura Stewart Island View to the Southern Alps from Erewhon Station

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