Kia Ora Family Getaway
- Duration
- 9 Days
- Prices From:
- US$ 2,927
MODERATE | TAILOR-MADE: This family escape to New Zealand includes all the dramatic highlights, with plenty to keep the kids amused as well. Start in Auckland, one of the world’s most live-able cities. Then visit Rotorua before ending your trip in Queenstown.
This 9-day introduction to New Zealand is the perfect family vacation. Start in Auckland, one of the world’s most liveable cities. Then visit Rotorua before ending your trip in Queenstown.
Touch down in Auckland and spend a morning on a city tour. See all that gives this city its perfect balance of indoor and outdoor charm, including Parnell Village, the Auckland Domain, and the impressive views from Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park. In the afternoon, see the city from the water with a Bay cruise, then spend the rest of the day exploring the Maritime Museum. Miss anything? In Auckland, there’s lots to see, and a Hop-on Hop-off sightseeing tour will help you pick up those extra attractions that grab you.
Leave the city behind for a special treat as you explore Waitomo Caves, known for their beautiful glowworms, and Hobbiton, the set made famous by the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies. After your taste of the Shire, check into your accommodation at Rotorua, one of the best destinations to taste authentic New Zealand culture. Most people know Rotorua for its bubbling mud pools and spouting geysers, and yes, these are impressive must-sees. But you’ll also visit the Agrodome and enjoy the Sheep Show, for a glimpse of New Zealand farming life. In the afternoon, visit Tamaki Maori Village. There are strict protocols for the Village visit, but not only are these fun, they’re an excellent chance to learn about a culture that dates back centuries. Your day ends with an authentic Hangi feast and closing ceremony.
If the North Island shows off New Zealand’s cultural side, then the area around Queenstown on the South Island is all about magnificent landscapes. Take a jet boat ride up the Dart River, exploring ancient beech forests amid towering mountain peaks. Then go right to the top as you ascend Bob’s Peak via scenic gondola. The view over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables will be a travel memory you cherish forever. For all the amazing views however, it’s adrenaline that put Queenstown on the travel map! A zip lining tour gives you a very different take on this incredible landscape, combining the beauty of nature with the exhilaration of flying through the mountain air.
- Duration
- 9 Days
- Prices From:
- US$ 2,927
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Auckland International Airport Terminal to City - Private Premium
Duration | 30 Minutes |
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Citylife Auckland
Located right in the centre of the city on Queen Street with excellent access to shopping, restaurants, bars and the Viaduct Harbour, Citylife Auckland offers spacious suite-style accommodation comprising of a selection of deluxe hotel rooms or suites with 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms and Penthouses.
Meal Plan | Room Only - TOUR3 |
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Duration | 3 Nights |
Accommodation |
Citylife Auckland |
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Citylife Auckland
Located right in the centre of the city on Queen Street with excellent access to shopping, restaurants, bars and the Viaduct Harbour, Citylife Auckland offers spacious suite-style accommodation comprising of a selection of deluxe hotel rooms or suites with 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms and …
Located right in the centre of the city on Queen Street with excellent access to shopping, restaurants, bars and the Viaduct Harbour, Citylife Auckland offers spacious suite-style accommodation comprising of a selection of deluxe hotel rooms or suites with 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms and Penthouses.
Facilities
- Conference Facilities
- Daycare/Babysitting Service
- Gym/Fitness Centre
- Laundry facilities
- Parking
- Pool (s)
- Restaurant(s)
- Room Service
- Wheelchair Accessible Rooms
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Auckland City Revealed
Experience the best sights of Auckland City in the morning.
Auckland is set on 52 dormant volcanic cones and between two harbours, the sparkling Waitemata and the brooding Manukau. Known as the City of Sails, it is New Zealand's largest and busiest city. The morning tour is a journey of discovery designed to explore the history and sights as well as see how Aucklanders live and play. Travel up Queen Street, through Auckland's central business district, past the Auckland University and through the inner city park, known as the Domain. Continue on through the picturesque suburb of Ponsonby, with its historic buildings before heading over the Harbour Bridge to Auckland's North Shore. Stroll on Narrow Neck Beach in historic Devonport. There is time here for a coffee before continuing up to the summit of Mt Victoria with its stunning panoramic views of Auckland City.
Travel back over the Harbour Bridge to Westhaven Marina, one of the largest marinas in the Southern Hemisphere. Then visit the Auckland Fish Market, before continuing on to the Viaduct Harbour.
Duration | 3 Hours |
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America's Cup Sailing Experience
Participate as crew on an authentic America's Cup yacht. Take the helm, exert energy on the grinders or just sit back and enjoy the action and scenery as you sail the beautiful Waitemata Harbour. Experience the excitement of sailing, no experience necessary. Feel the thrill of the wind in your face as you tack and jibe. These powerful and highly engineered race vessels are usually the domain of billionaires and elite professional yachties but this unique two hour sailing experience offers everyone the opportunity to sail these grand prix racing machines. The America's Cup is the world's oldest and most prestigious sporting trophy and ultimate yachting regatta. Experience it first-hand sailing these remarkable vessels on the harbour that hosted the America's Cup in 2000 and 2003.
Duration | 2 Hours |
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Auckland Hop on Hop Off Explorer Day Pass
The Auckland Explorer Bus is a Hop-on Hop-off sightseeing tour visiting Auckland's big 14 attractions, with full commentary. One ticket covers two routes - Red Circle Route (includes city and waterfront) and Blue Circle Route (including gardens, Mt Eden and the zoo).
Auckland to Rotorua via Hobbiton
Travel south from Auckland over the Bombay Hills to the rich farmland of the Waikato region. Your journey takes you through undulating green hills signaling that you are approaching The Shire. Your Bush and Beach guide will give you commentary on the way to Hobbiton with insights into the areas you are travelling through, along with some background to the movies.
On arrival at Shire's Rest you embark on your Hobbiton Movie Set tour. This location is the largest "green set" in the world and the only part of the set remaining in New Zealand. You see 44 hobbit holes, the Mill and double arch bridge, and the party tree. At this stunning location, you can take a photo at the gate to Bilbo's house, "Bag End", looking out over the whole set to the hills in the distance. You will also get to walk through a fully themed Hobbit Hole interior.
The tour ends with lunch and visit to the Green Dragon Inn. Enjoy time in the Hobbiton gift shop and the opportunity to spend your souvenir voucher before joining the shuttle and heading to Rotorua.
Duration | 7 Hours |
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Millennium Hotel Rotorua
This popular hotel in Rotorua is centrally located just a brief stroll to Lake Rotorua, Rotorua's International Convention Centre, world famous Polynesian Spa, the town centre and only minutes from Rotorua's key tourist attractions and adventure activities. At Millennium Hotel Rotorua, you will find 227 rooms offering you a wide choice of accommodation styles.
Meal Plan | Room Only - Book Pay Stay - Non Refundable, No Amendment |
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Duration | 2 Nights |
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Millennium Hotel Rotorua |
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Millennium Hotel Rotorua
This popular hotel in Rotorua is centrally located just a brief stroll to Lake Rotorua, Rotorua's International Convention Centre, world famous Polynesian Spa, the town centre and only minutes from Rotorua's key tourist attractions and adventure activities. At Millennium Hotel Rotorua, you will find 227 …
This popular hotel in Rotorua is centrally located just a brief stroll to Lake Rotorua, Rotorua's International Convention Centre, world famous Polynesian Spa, the town centre and only minutes from Rotorua's key tourist attractions and adventure activities. At Millennium Hotel Rotorua, you will find 227 rooms offering you a wide choice of accommodation styles.
Facilities
- Business Centre
- Concierge
- Conference Facilities
- Daycare/Babysitting Service
- Gym/Fitness Centre
- Internet Access
- Massage Treatments
- Parking
- Pool (s)
- Restaurant(s)
- Room Service
- Wheelchair Accessible Rooms
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Elite Rotorua Half Day Exclusive Tour
Visit Rotorua's most popular attractions Te Puia and views of the our beautiful lakes including Tarawera, Okareka and the Blue/Green lake.
Spend an afternoon gaining an appreciation of New Zealand's Maori culture and nature. Learn about Maori customs, traditions, history and protocols, with a guided visit to Te Puia, Rotorua's premier cultural centre. Includes visit to the wood carving school, arts and craft gallery, Rotowhio Marae, weaving, boiling mud pools and NZ's largest geyser Pohutu. Includes entry to Te Puia.
Duration | 4 Hours |
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Evening Experience - Summer Harvest Celebration at Tamaki Maori Village
This evening, you will engage in an immersive experience blending the best in Maori culture and cuisine. Get the chance to explore concepts, rituals, and stories of ancient Maori warfare and peace. Tu Te Ra is a time of year when the sun expresses its optimal energy. It is when days are longest and when the energy of the light nourishes the natural world. It is a time for harvesting and a time for celebrating. It is also a time for warfare, settling old scores and forging peace.
Your experience is filled with drama, performance and divine seasonal kai (cuisine) shared against a backdrop of blazing bonfires, towering Tawa trees and a natural forest amphitheater. Tonight's menu has been designed by award-winning Maori chefs and includes staple favorites, such as crispy pork, caramelized apple wrapped in kawakawa, paua, pikopiko fronds, smoked eel and charred hangi kumara, which are followed by a four-course hakari (feast).
Served al fresco on warmer nights and indoors on cooler nights, the space is eclectically designed to make you wonder if you have journeyed back to the times of trade and warfare and to make you feel the depth and generosity of hakari.
Duration | 4 Hours |
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Rotorua Hotel to Airport
Duration | 30 Minutes |
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Queenstown Domestic Airport to Queenstown Hotels - Private
Duration | 30 Minutes |
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Crowne Plaza Queenstown
Overlooking stunning Lake Wakatipu with its majestic mountain backdrop, Crowne Plaza Queenstown offers contemporary, stylish accommodation in an outstanding in-town location perfect for leisure to business travellers. Located in the heart of Queenstown's attractions, the hotel is a 5 minute stroll from Skyline gondola and the airport is only 15 minutes away. The hotel presents 139 superbly appointed rooms over seven graduated floors.
Duration | 3 Nights |
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Accommodation |
Crowne Plaza Queenstown |
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Crowne Plaza Queenstown
Overlooking stunning Lake Wakatipu with its majestic mountain backdrop, Crowne Plaza Queenstown offers contemporary, stylish accommodation in an outstanding in-town location perfect for leisure to business travellers. Located in the heart of Queenstown's attractions, the hotel is a 5 minute stroll from Skyline gondola and …
Overlooking stunning Lake Wakatipu with its majestic mountain backdrop, Crowne Plaza Queenstown offers contemporary, stylish accommodation in an outstanding in-town location perfect for leisure to business travellers. Located in the heart of Queenstown's attractions, the hotel is a 5 minute stroll from Skyline gondola and the airport is only 15 minutes away. The hotel presents 139 superbly appointed rooms over seven graduated floors.
Facilities
- Bar(s)
- Daycare/Babysitting Service
- Gym/Fitness Centre
- Internet Access
- Laundry/Dry Cleaning Service
- Parking
- Reception (24 hrs)
- Restaurant(s)
- Room Service
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Dart River Funyak Safari
Jet boat for 75 minutes to the upper reaches of the Dart River, where visitors disembark and inflate their own canoe. After a full safety and paddling instruction, your Funyak journey begins. Paddle downstream on a glacier feed river amidst rocky peaks and dense rainforests.
Enjoy a wilderness buffet lunch and explore the Rock Burn Chasm and ancient beech forests. Paddle to Paradise then transfer to an awaiting back road coach for the return trip to Queenstown.
Duration | 7 Hours |
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Skyline Gondola
Reputed to be the steepest lift in the Southern Hemisphere, the gondola carries visitors high above Queenstown to the Skyline complex located on Bob's Peak. Situated an easy five minutes walk from central Queenstown, the gondola is an all-weather tourist attraction in its own right. Sit back and relax as the views from the gondola unfold while you journey to the Skyline complex. The best vistas in the region are found here, spread out in a spectacular 220 degree panorama. Numerous observation decks around the complex offer breathtaking views of Coronet Peak and The Remarkables, over Queenstown and across Lake Wakatipu to Cecil and Walter Peaks.
Duration | 0 Hours |
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Moa 4 Line Ziplining Tour
Join the exhilarating Moa zipline (flying fox) adventure above spectacular Queenstown! Ride up the Skyline Gondola (must be purchased separately) and then glide through the treetops on a series of four flying foxes. Your experienced Guides will deliver an interpretive tour as you "Zzziiiiiip" from tree to tree. Breath in some pristine mountain air as you venture on a carefully crafted journey that combines exhilaration, adventure, and ecological exploration. Offering spectacular views of the surroundings, this adventure offers a thrilling eco-adventure experience, while also providing the opportunity to learn about what this breathtaking place has to offer. The perfect Queenstown adventure for everyone to enjoy!
Duration | 2 Hours |
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Queenstown Hotel to Queenstown Domestic Airport
Duration | 30 Minutes |
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Other Information
DEPARTURES:
Departs daily from Auckland or in a reverse direction from Queenstown.
PRICE INCLUDES:
- Shared arrival and departure airport transfers in Auckland and Rotorua
- Private arrival and departure airport transfers in Wellington
- 3 nights moderate accommodation in Auckland
- 2 nights moderate accommodation in Rotorua
- 3 nights moderate accommodation in Wellington
- Shared Auckland City Revealed Tour
- Shared Auckland Harbour Harbour Dinner Cruise
- Shared Auckland Hop on Hop Off Explorer Day Pass
- Shared Auckland to Rotorua via Hobbiton tour
- Shared Elite Rotorua Half Day Tour
- Shared Evening Experience - Matakiri at Tamaki Maori Village
- Shared Dart River Jetboat Safari in Queenstown
- Shared Zipline tour in Queenstown
- Shared Skyline Gondola experience in Queenstown
- 3 lunches, 1 dinner
PRICE EXCLUDES:
- Travel insurance
- International and domestic airfare and airfare taxes
- Items of a personal nature
- Beverages unless otherwise stated
- Visa fees if applicable
- Park fees unless stated
- Optional excursions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Prices are "from" per person based on twin/double share accommodation and for travel in low season. Seasonal surcharges and blackout dates may apply. Limited seat/spaces and all pricing is subject to change and availability. Rates for single or triple travellers are available on request - please enquire.
5 Mar 2024