Day 1
Sat Leave Los Angeles late evening
Day 2
Sun Cross the Dateline
Day 3
Mon Arrive Auckland
Arrive Auckland and transfer to your hotel.
The rest of the day is at leisure until this
evening when you enjoy a drink and meet
your Tour Director.
Day
4 Tue Waitomo Caves –
Rotorua
Travel to the famous Waitomo Caves, for a
guided tour and boat trip of the Glow-worm
Grotto. Continue to Rotorua and tonight
enjoy an entertaining Maori concert and
special Hangi feast cooked in the traditional
Maori way.
Day 5
Wed Rotorua
This morning ride the Skyline Gondola and
enjoy breakfast with sparkling wine overlooking
Rotorua. At Rainbow Springs view the
rare Kiwi. Later, see the Rainbow Farm
Show. Free time this afternoon.
Day 6
Thu Wellington
Travel to Taupo and stop to view the mighty
Huka Falls. This afternoon enjoy a picturesque
drive into the capital city of Wellington.
Day 7
Fri Blenheim
Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Wellington before
free time to explore the city. This afternoon join
the inter-island cruise into tranquil Queen
Charlotte Sound.
Day 8
Sat Christchurch
Travel along the rugged coast, enjoying
stunning scenery and stop to view New
Zealand fur seals. At Kaikoura, you will have
the opportunity to take an optional whale
watching flight. This afternoon continue to
Christchurch.
Day 9
Sun Mt. Cook
Travel over the colorful, patchwork plains
of Canterbury to Lake Tekapo and view
the Church of the Good Shepherd. Continue
past Mt. Cook National Park, home to New
Zealand’s highest mountain.
Day
10 Mon Mt. Cook –
Dunedin
Travel south via Oamaru to Dunedin. Free time
this afternoon to explore.
Day
11 Tue Dunedin –
Te Anau
Enjoy breakfast and a guided tour at Larnach
Castle, New Zealand’s only authentic castle,
before a sightseeing tour of Dunedin. Travel
south to Te Anau.
Day 12
Wed Milford Sound
Travel to Fiordland, through some of New
Zealand’s magnificent alpine country. This
evening is at leisure in Queenstown for
you to explore and dine independently
at one of the many local restaurants.
Day 13
Thu Queenstown
Today is at leisure.
Day 14
Fri Franz Josef
Enjoy a visit to Arrowtown, then along the
coastal road to Franz Josef, with the towering
mountains on your right and the mighty
Tasman Sea on your left.
Day
15 Sat Punakaiki –
TranzAlpine
View the magnificent Franz Josef Glacier before
continuing to Hokitika, where there is an opportunity
to see beautiful native greenstone jewelry.
Continue to Punakaiki to view the Pancake
Rocks and blowholes. At Arthur’s Pass board
the TranzAlpine train for a journey over the
Southern Alps.
Day 16
Sun Depart
Christchurch
You will be transferred to Christchurch Airport to
connect with your onward flight (flights to depart
anytime).
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City |
Category |
Hotel |
|
Auckland |
Deluxe
|
Stamford
Plaza |
|
Rotorua |
Deluxe
|
Millennium
Hotel |
|
Wellington |
Superior
|
Novotel
Capital |
|
Blenheim |
Superior
|
Country
Hotel OR Chateau Marlborough |
|
Christchurch |
Superior
|
The
Heritage Hotel |
|
Mount Cook |
Superior |
MacKenzie Country Inn, Twizel |
|
Dunedin |
Superior
|
Southern
Cross Hotel |
|
Te
Anau |
Superior
|
Village
Inn |
|
Queenstown |
Deluxe
|
Millennium
Hotel |
|
Franz
Josef Glacier |
Superior
|
Scenic
Circle Franz Josef Glacier Hotel |
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Twin
Share |
Single
Supplement |
| Travel Dates /
Reference # |
UVSP3562 |
UVSP3562 |
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2008
Departures |
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| Jan 13, 20, 27; Feb 10, 17; Mar 2, 9, 16 |
$3,370 |
$930 |
| Apr 6, 13; |
$4,260 |
$1,240 |
| May 4,
11; Jun 15; Jul 13; Aug 10, 24; Sep 7, 21, 28 |
$3,710 |
$1,045 |
| Oct 12, 19, 26; Nov 2, 9, 23, 30; Dec 14, 21, 28 |
$4,470 |
$1,240 |
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2009 Departures |
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Jan 11, 18, 25; Feb 8, 15; Mar 1, 8, 15 |
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International
Airfare from |
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Routing
for this itinerary includes: |
LAX-AKL//CHC-(Via SYD)-LAX |
| 5/1-6/8/08, 7/24-9/21/08 |
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| 2/1-4/30/08, 6/9-7/23/08, 9/22-12/8/08 |
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| 1/1/08-1/31/08 & 12/9/08-1/31/09 |
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The international airfare
listed above is applicable for travel from select departure
points on the West Coast and includes fuel surcharges.
For add-on pricing from
other cities within the US please see our
Special Add-On Cities.
Pricing includes internal airfare (if applicable) in the
South Pacific as listed throughout the itinerary. |
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