Best of New Zealand
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10 Nights from $2993* incl. air & hotel taxes
This sample price: priced within the past 7 days for arrival on Monday, October 15, 2012, departure from Denver, CO. Choose your own departure city and dates.
Itinerary Includes:
• International round-trip airfare
• Flight into Auckland and out of Queenstown
• Hotel for 2 nights in Auckland
• Flight Auckland - Rotorua
• Hotel for 1 night in Rotorua
• Intercity Transfer Rotorua - Wellington
• Hotel for 1 night in Wellington
• Flight Wellington - Christchurch
• Hotel for 2 nights in Christchurch
• The TranzAlpine Christchurch to Greymouth (Train Journey)
• Hotel for 1 night in Greymouth
• Intercity Tranfer from Greymouth to Franz Josef
• Hotel for 1 night in Franz Josef
• Intercity Transfer from Franz Josef to Queenstown
• Hotel for 2 nights in Queenstown
• Daily breakfast (if stated in hotel info)
• Hotel taxes
• *Additional tours and activities can be added at extra cost
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Auckland is the main gateway to New Zealand and has something to offer for everyone - great beaches, a beautiful harbour, fantastic shopping and a vibrant nightlife. The Auckland Town Hall and Aotea Centre host conferences and cultural events such as theatre, kapa haka, and opera. The Auckland Art Gallery displayes many national treasures. Other significant cultural artefacts reside at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, the National Maritime Museum. Exotic creatures can be observed at the Auckland Zoo and Kelly Tarlton`s Underwater World. Movies and rock concerts (notably, the "Big Day Out") are also well patronised. For shopping head to Parnell, Newmarket or the City Centre.
Known as a spa town and major tourist resort since the 1800's, Rotorua is a geothermal wonderland. There are a number of geysers, notably the Pohutu geyser at Whakarewarewa, and hot mud pools located in the city, which owe their presence to the Rotorua caldera. Don't miss the opportunity to visit a traditional Maori Marae. Rotorua is also home to botanical gardens and some interesting historic buildings. Government Gardens, close to the lakeshore are also well worth visiting. Another of Rotorua's attractions is the mountain biking. Whakarewarewa (also known as the "Redwoods") Forest has been described as 'the Disneyland of mountain biking' and has some of the best mountain bike trails in New Zealand. Rotorua hosted the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships, in August 2006.
Surrounded by a natural amphitheatre of wooded hills, Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area. Wellington features a variety of architectural styles ranging from 19th century wooden cottages, such as Katherine Mansfield Birthplace in Thorndon, some streamlined Art Deco structures such as the old Wellington Free Ambulance headquarters, to the curves and vibrant colours of post-modern architecture in the CBD. Both the National Library of New Zealand, located on Molesworth Street, and the Te Puni Kôkiri building on Lambton Quay are aesthetically unique. Wellington is home to Te Papa Tongarewa (the Museum of New Zealand), the Colonial Cottage, Old Saint Paul's, and the Law School (largest wooden building in the southern hemisphere) and the Wellington City Art Gallery.
Christchurch City is a cosmopolitan place with exciting festivals, theatre, modern art galleries and great shopping. This city is full of delights, from the beautiful neo-gothic Arts Centre, to the historic tram which loops the city centre, to the Christchurch Gondola and unique attractions like the International Antarctic Centre. Known internationally for its award winning gardens, Christchurch is also a place for events and festivals. Whatever the season, you'll find a non-stop programme of entertainment with events like the Festival of Romance, the International Buskers Festival, winter Arts Festival, and Showtime Canterbury in November.
The wildest side of New Zealand, the West Coast has an impressive landscape of brooding mountains, icy glaciers and surreal coastal formations. Greymouth, the largest town in this region, is a peaceful place: the residents are friendly and the city has a unique flavor of both English culture as well as some Maori. It is both rich in history and steeped in Maori heritage. South of Greymouth, nearby Shantytown offers a fascinating insight into the gold rush days of the 1880's, re-creating the atmosphere of the era. There is a steam locomotive offering rides. Also, Greymouth is the terminus town for the TranzAlpine rail journey. This spectacular journey across the Southern Alps from Christchurch is considered to be one of the world's great rail journeys. Don't miss: the Art Gallery, Monteith's Brewing Company and the History House!
Franz Josef is a small town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. The glacier's terminal face is 5km from the town and its accessibility makes it a major tourist attraction and the main reason to visit Franz Josef. This is one of the few glaciers in the world not receding because of global warming. The scenery changes every day on the glacier because it is constantly moving and new routes are always being made. If you budget permits you, try the scenic helicopter flight with the glacier landing, it will be unforgettable. If you're into hiking, there are full day and half day options and easy/ beginner climbs to difficult/more competent climber routes. If you're lucky you'll spot a 'kea' or alpine parrot.
Queenstown is the centre for adventure tourism in New Zealand. The town is built around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu and has spectactular views of nearby mountains. Queenstown provides a wide variety of sports including skiing, jet boating, bungy jumping, mountain biking and tramping. In winter, along with Mount Ruapehu, Queenstown is a major centre for snow sports in New Zealand, with people from all over the country or of the world travelling to ski here. Locally, Queenstown has a reputation as one of New Zealand's wine and cuisine centres and also has a vibrant nightlife.
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