Featuring 4 breathtaking rail journeys and Milford Sound overnight cruise Tour code: GPR19 19 Day Rail, Cruise & Coach Holiday

Experience the romance of 4 rail Waitati journeys, the majesty of 5 scenic GUARANTEED departures cruises including 2018 2019 an overnight on Sep 10, 19, 26 Jan 18 Oct 7, 14, 25 Feb 5, 8, 18, 23 Milford Sound Nov 3, 13, 26 Mar 2, 7, 13, 16, 22, 26 and the luxury of Apr 6, 10, 13, 21 coach travel. Visit May 4 all the ‘best of’ SEASONAL OFFER Save $300 per person attractions of the on highlighted departure dates. North and South Islands and enjoy ALL INCLUSIVE tour price Fully escorted including airfares, taxes, modern 6 two night stays. coach travel, 4 star hotel accommodation, most meals, sightseeing & attractions. >> NO HIDDEN EXTRAS Tour Pre Total including paid per person PRE PAID ATTRACTIONS TOURING airfare taxes** twin share • Kauri Museum* • Return airfares from your homeport Sydney $6779 + $185 = $6964 • Waitangi Treaty Grounds* • Personalised Meet & Greet on arrival Melbourne $6779 + $185 = $6964 • Dolphin / Hole in the Rock Cruise • Return airport transfers in New Zealand Brisbane $6779 + $185 = $6964 • Glenbrook Vintage Railway • Modern coach travel with 2 door access, Gold Coast $6779 + $185 = $6964 • Paradise Valley Springs* restroom, reclining seats and panoramic windows • Skyline Rotorua Gondola & Luge Ride • Professional Coach Captain & Tour Guide Canberra $7009 + $225 = $7234 • Agrodome • 17 nights 4 star hotel accommodation Cairns $7059 + $215 = $7274 • Thermal mud pools & geysers* • Milford Sound Overnight Cruise Adelaide $7079 + $185 = $7264 • Te Puia traditional Maori Hangi & Concert • 6 two night stays Hobart $7079 + $175 = $7254 • Te Papa, NZ’s National Museum • Hotel porterage Launceston $7079 + $175 = $7254 • Cruise on the Ferry • 4 rail journeys Perth $7329 + $175 = $7504 • Coastal Pacific Rail Journey • 5 cruises Land Only $6479 • International Antarctic Centre • All sightseeing and pre paid attractions Single Supplement $2090 • Tram • GST (New Zealand Goods and Services Tax) • TranzAlpine Rail Journey • Comprehensive documentation pack • Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw Stay a little longer MEALS City Twin share Single • Lakes District Museum • 18 cooked breakfasts including a specialty Auckland $145 $290 • HIGHLIGHT Milford Sound Overnight Cruise • Cruise Lake Te Anau, visit Glow Worm Caves breakfast: Stratosfare Restaurant, Rotorua Christchurch $120 $240 • • Silver Fern Rail Journey 14 sumptuous dinners including 4 specialty dinners: Maori Hangi & Concert, Rotorua; Walter Extra night rates are per person and based on room only. • Haggis Ceremony & Gift Peak Homestead, Queenstown; Haggis Ceremony, Prices are in Australian Dollars. **Prepaid taxes are subject to • Larnach Castle* change. Exact amounts will be confirmed by your travel agent • Olveston Historic Home* Dunedin; Farewell Dinner, Christchurch at time of booking. • • City sights tour of Auckland, , 1 picnic lunch Christchurch & Dunedin • 2 delicious morning teas *Guided tour is included with 1 guide per 24 travellers. Note: Dinner on Day 1 not included for anyone arriving later than 8pm.

24 GRAND PACIFIC TOURS >> TOUR HIGH LIGHT

>> ITINERARY (B) Breakfast. (L) Lunch. (D) Dinner. (SD) Specialty Dinner.

DAY 1: Arrive Auckland (D) On arrival into Auckland you will be met by a Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred to your hotel. Hotel Grand Millennium Hotel

DAY 2: Auckland - Bay of Islands (B,D) Enjoy a city tour of Auckland, dubbed the ‘City of Sails’, before travelling to Matakohe to enjoy a visit and informative talk at the Kauri Museum. Travel via Whangarei to Paihia, situated in the heart of the beautiful Bay of Islands. Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the location of the signing of the treaty between the Maori tribes and the British. Hotel Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (2 nights)

DAY 3: Bay of Islands (Free Day) (B) Today is a free day. Choose from the many optional activities available, including the Cape Reinga coach trip via Ninety Mile Beach or a spectacular DAY 6: Rotorua (B,SD) Today begins with a gondola ride and breakfast at scenic flight. This evening is also free and you may the Skyline Rotorua. There is also time for a luge like to enjoy a relaxing dinner cruise (optional). ride! Next stop is Agrodome for an action packed DAY 4: Bay of Islands - Auckland (B,L,D) hour of farming entertainment and education that’s This morning travel aboard a luxury catamaran to unlike anything you’ve seen before. Enjoy some Cape Brett and the famous Hole in the Rock. Keep free time this afternoon before travelling to Te Puia an eye out for bottlenose and common dolphins to see the boiling mud pools and awesome geysers before returning to Paihia. Enjoy a picnic lunch that Rotorua is famous for. This evening experience before travelling south via Whangarei, call into the an entertaining Maori Hangi and Concert. Parry Kauri Park to see a magnificent example of a DAY 7: Rotorua - Wellington (B,D) Kauri Tree before arriving into to Auckland’s north Travel along the Thermal Explorer Highway to the shore. You will see stunning views of Rangitoto spectacular Huka Falls. Continue to Lake Taupo for Island, Auckland Harbour and the Hauraki Gulf. some free time to enjoy this scenic lakeside town. Hotel Spencer on Byron Travel via the Tongariro National Park and then DAY 5: Auckland - Rotorua (B,D) continue south to the capital city of Wellington. This morning travel to Glenbrook Vintage Railway Hotel James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor for a nostalgic 15 kilometre trip back in time (2 nights) on a beautifully restored vintage steam train. DAY 8: Wellington (B) Visit the restoration workshop and on return to A highlight this morning will be time to explore Glenbrook Station, morning tea will be served. Te Papa, New Zealand’s National Museum with Depart Glenbrook and travel through magnificent exhibits that embrace both Maori and European countryside of rolling hills and green pastures views. Reboard your coach for an extensive city famous for dairying. Continue to Rotorua to visit tour. Enjoy time at leisure this afternoon and this Paradise Valley Springs, a superb wildlife park TOP TO BOTTOM: Board the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw and evening is also free to explore Wellington’s lively where you can hand feed rainbow trout. cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station; visit Larnach food scene. Hotel Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua (Superior Room. Castle where you hear of the tragic and scandalous history on a 2 nights) guided tour; feel the spirit as you are immersed in Maori culture; explore the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. DAYS 9 - 19 SEE PAGES 26 - 27 >>

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Glenbrook Vintage Rail Coastal Pacific Silver Fern Seasider THE TranzAlpine Experience the thrill of travelling by Begin your journey from the coastal Departing from Dunedin’s Historic One of the great train journeys of the steam train as you meander through port of Picton, travel through the Edwardian Railway Station travel world. Depart Christchurch and travel beautiful rural countryside on a picturesque Marlborough Wine Region along the Otago Harbour to climb through the patchwork farmlands of vintage train hauled by one of the and the East Coast providing vistas the cliff tops to emerge from the the Canterbury Plains, view alpine lovingly restored steam locomotives. of the Pacific Ocean and the coastal bush and onto the picture perfect scenery, river valleys and spectacular Settle into the immaculate wood mountains. You may see amazing scenery of the Pacific Ocean and gorges as you ascend to Arthur’s carriages and as you listen to the wildlife including dolphins, seals and the incredible view over the dazzling Pass located in the centre of the panting steam engine. penguins before arriving at . Blueskin Bay. Southern Alps.

DAY 9: Wellington - Kaikoura DAY 11: Christchurch - Arthur’s Pass DAY 13: Queenstown (Free Day) (B,SD) - Christchurch (B,D) - Franz Josef (B,D) Today is a free day for you to explore Queenstown. This morning board the Interislander Ferry, cross This morning board the TranzAlpine, one of the Your Tour Guide and Coach Captain are available to Cook Strait and travel through the Marlborough great train journeys of the world. Travel over assist with the many options available. This evening Sounds to Picton. Join the Coastal Pacific, a massive viaducts, river valleys and spectacular board the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw and truly spectacular rail journey that showcases the gorges as you ascend to Arthur’s Pass located in cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station. Kaikoura mountain ranges on one side and the the centre of the Southern Alps. Board your coach Sit back, relax and enjoy a gourmet barbecue rugged scenic coastline on the other. Travel through and travel to Hokitika, famous for its Greenstone dinner which the chef will prepare in front of you at numerous tunnels and across several bridges before arriving at the township of Franz Josef the Colonel’s Homestead. After dinner enjoy a short before departing the train in Kaikoura. Travel south where time is available to experience a scenic flight farm tour then reboard the TSS Earnslaw for a sing by coach through some of the finest farmland (optional, weather permitting) over the spectacular along by the piano on your return cruise. area’s to the garden city of Christchurch. glaciers. Hotel Distinction Christchurch (2 nights) Hotel Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier DAY 14: Queenstown - Milford Sound (Douglas Wing) Overnight Cruise (B,D) DAY 10: Christchurch (B) This morning travel to Arrowtown and visit the Lakes Today visit the International Antarctic Centre, DAY 12: Franz Josef - Queenstown (B) District Museum. Continue via Te Anau to Milford designed to provide an informative account of life See the snow capped peaks of the Southern Alps Sound and board the Milford Mariner for your in Antarctica. This is followed by an introductory as you travel south via the Haast Pass, an area of amazing overnight cruise. There is plenty of time to city tour of Christchurch. This afternoon includes stunning beauty before arriving into picturesque view the fiord’s spectacular waterfalls, rainforest, a journey on board the Christchurch Tram at your Queenstown, a year round resort situated on the mountains and wildlife - you’re bound to encounter leisure, one of Christchurch’s leading attractions. shores of magical Lake Wakatipu. This evening is seals and if you’re lucky maybe dolphins and This evening is free to explore the local cuisine. free to dine at one of the many fine restaurants. penguins. As evening falls enjoy a delicious carvery Hotel Copthorne Hotel and Resort Lakefront buffet prepared freshly by the onboard chef. (2 nights) Overnight Milford Mariner

26 GRAND PACIFIC TOURS DAY 15: Milford Sound - Te Anau (B,D) Start the day with a hearty breakfast before heading back out to the Tasman Sea (weather permitting) to explore more of the fiord. Return back to the wharf to meet your coach and enjoy the scenic drive to Te Anau. This afternoon enjoy a cruise across Lake Te + MILFORD SOUND Anau to visit the Glow Worm Caves where you will admire the incredible limestone caverns, waterfalls OVERNIGHT CRUISE and mystery of the Glow Worm Grotto. Hotel Distinction Luxmore (Deluxe Room)

DAY 16: Te Anau - Dunedin (B,SD) Travel via Gore and Balclutha to Dunedin. After time for lunch board the Silver Fern railcar for a journey along spectacular clifftops overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Blueskin Bay. On return to Dunedin’s historic Edwardian Railway Station, board the coach for an informative city tour. Tonight a Scottish evening will be presented comprising of bagpipes, great food, Haggis Ceremony and gift. Hotel Scenic Hotel Southern Cross (2 nights)

DAY 17: Dunedin (B,D) This morning travel along the Otago Peninsula to Larnach Castle where you hear of the tragic and scandalous history on a guided tour. Enjoy time to wander around this Garden of International Significance followed by a delicious Devonshire THE MILFORD MARINER Tea. Return to the city for some free time. You For a majestic experience, spend the might choose to board The Taieri Gorge Limited night on board the Milford Mariner. for a journey through spectacular scenery only Cruise the full length of Milford Sound accessible by rail (optional). with commentary by a specialist nature guide. You will view the fiord’s spectacular >> waterfalls, rainforest, mountains and RAIL wildlife - you’re bound to encounter seals JOURNEY and if you’re lucky maybe dolphins and OPTION penguins. As evening falls, enjoy a delicious carvery buffet, prepared by an onboard chef. Relax in the company of your fellow travellers or indulge in some star-gazing before retiring to your private cabin. In the morning, indulge in a hearty breakfast before heading back out to the Tasman Sea (weather permitting) and exploring more of the breathtaking fiord. THE TAIERI GORGE LIMITED The Taieri Gorge scenic journey will travel through some of New Zealand’s most spectacular and iconic Enjoy a delicious scenery. The train will make its way through ten carvery buffet, tunnels and over countless bridges and viaducts. The natural wonders combined with the challenge prepared by an of man-made engineering will leave you amazed. onboard chef. Relax in the DAY 18: Dunedin - Christchurch (B,SD) company of your This morning visit Olveston Historic Home, containing treasures from a bygone era before fellow travellers travelling to Oamaru, famous for its limestone. or indulge in This evening enjoy a farewell dinner with your new some star-gazing found friends. Hotel Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport before retiring to your private cabin. DAY 19: Depart Christchurch (B) Time to say goodbye. You will be transferred to the airport for your flight home after a memorable New Zealand holiday.

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