North New Zealand Tour

Upon arrive at Auckland Airport you will be met on arrival and privately transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the City of Sails on your own. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out of the hotel and transfer to Rotorua. Depart the "City of Sails" and travel south along the motorway and over the Bombay Hills to the lush, green, dairy farming province of the Waikato. Enroute visit the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. The attractions include a guided tour and boat ride through the famed and mystical Waitomo Glow worm Caves. Arrive at the Thermal City of Rotorua. Check into the hotel. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast proceed for a half day sightseeing tour of Rotorua. Visit the Agrodome and meet the many breeds of sheep that are farmed in New Zealand, view sheep shearing demonstrations, and sheep dogs working the sheep in a paddock. Next stop is Rainbow Springs where you will see thousands of Rainbow and Brown Trout in the crystal clear waters of the spring which flows into a stream through beautiful native bush. From here continue to Te Puia Thermal Reserve where you will be introduced to the Maori Culture and meet some of the indigenous Maori people. Walk through the thermal valley and view natural boiling mud pools and geysers close at hand. The rest of the day is at leisure to relax or enjoy a massage at the Polynesian Spa (not included in tour cost). Overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. The day is at leisure to enjoy the various optional activities in Rotorua (not included in tour cost), such as a scenic flight over Mount Tarawera or White Island, or visit the Waimangu Thermal Valley, Hells Gate, or Te Wairoa – The Buried Village, or the Blue and Green Lakes, or take a walk in the Redwood Forest. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out of the hotel and return to Auckland. The rest of the day is at your leisure. Maybe visit the Viaduct Harbour with fashionable restaurants, bars and cafes, shop on the famous Queen Street, or try bungy jumping from the Sky Tower or from the Auckland Harbour Bridge (not included in tour cost). Overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Today enjoy Wine on Waiheke Tour – a deluxe vineyard tour combining world class wine set against the backdrop of stunning Waiheke Island - barely 12 km from Auckland this is the most populated of the Gulf Islands. Cafes line the streets of the main settlement and the Island is gaining a reputation for its wine industry. After a ferry trip from Auckland downtown wharf, travel by luxury coach to enjoy premium tastings at three of Waiheke’s finest vineyards. Then further explore Waiheke Island with an All Day Bus Pass, before taking the evening ferry back to Auckland. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast check out of your hotel and transfer to Auckland airport to board your flight back home or onward journey.