Day 1 (Auckland)
Arrive at the airport. Make your own arrangements for your transfer to the hotel.
Check into the hotel at any time after 3 p.m.
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Visit the welcome table in the hotel lobby.
7 p.m.: Buffet welcome dinner at the hotel.
Overnight at Grand Millennium Auckland.
Day 2 (Auckland to Paihia)
6:30-8:15 a.m.: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
8:30-9 a.m.: Check out of Grand Millennium Auckland.
9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Full-day tour of Kauri Museum; includes transportation and gratuities for the tour guide and driver.
• 9 a.m.: Depart for Matakohe.
• 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Explore the Kauri Museum. Lunch is at your own expense.
• 3:30 p.m.: Depart for Paihia.
• 5:30 p.m.: Check into Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia.
The rest of the evening at your leisure. Dinner is at your own expense.
Overnight at Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia.
Day 3 (Paihia)
6:30-8 a.m.: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
8:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Half-day dolphin-watching cruise.
• 8:15 a.m.: Gather in the hotel lobby.
• 8:20 a.m.: Depart by foot to the pier.
• 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Cruise the bay waters and look for sightings of dolphins, whales and other marine life.
• 1 p.m.: Return to the pier.
The rest of the day at your leisure. Lunch and dinner are at your own expense.
Overnight at Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia.
Day 4 (Paihia)
6:30-8:15 a.m.: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Full-day tour of Paihia with a ride on Bay of Islands Vintage Railway; includes transportation and gratuities for tour guide and driver.
• 8:30 a.m.: Depart from the hotel.
• 9 a.m. – Noon: Take a ride on the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway in Kawakawa.
• Noon: Return to Paihia.
• 12:30-2 p.m.: Free time in Paihia. Lunch is at your own expense.
• 2-4 p.m.: Explore Russell Island.
• 4 p.m.: Return to the hotel.
The rest of the day at your leisure. Dinner is at your own expense.
Overnight at Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia.
Day 5 (Paihia to Auckland)
6:30-9:15 a.m.: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
9:30-10 a.m.: Check out of Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia.
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Full-day tour of Whangarei Falls and Maori culture; includes transportation and gratuities for the tour guide and driver.
• 10 a.m.: Depart from the hotel.
• 11-11:30 a.m.: Visit Whangarei Falls.
• 11:30 a.m.: Depart for tour of the Maori culture.
• Noon – 3:30 p.m.: Learn about the Maori culture. Lunch is at your own expense.
• 4 p.m.: Depart for Auckland.
• 6 p.m.: Check into Grand Millennium Auckland.
The rest of the evening at your leisure. Dinner is at your own expense.
Overnight at Grand Millennium Auckland.
Day 6 (Auckland to Rotorua)
6:30-8:15 a.m.: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
8:30-9 a.m.: Check out of Grand Millennium Auckland.
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.: Full-day walking tour of Hobbiton Movie Set; includes transportation and gratuities for the tour guide and driver.
• 9-11:30 a.m.: Depart from the hotel and transfer to Matamata town center.
• 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Free time for lunch in Matamata town center. Lunch is at your own expense.
• 3-5 p.m.: Hobbiton Movie Set walking tour.
• 5-6 p.m.: Depart for Rotorua.
• 6 p.m.: Check into Copthorne Hotel Rotorua.
The rest of the evening at your leisure. Dinner is at your own expense.
Overnight at Copthorne Hotel Rotorua.
Day 7 (Roturua)
6:30-9:45 a.m.: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Full-day tour of Rotorua; includes transportation and gratuities for the tour guide and driver.
• 10 a.m.: Depart from the hotel.
• 10:15-11:30 a.m.: Visit the Redwoods in Whakarewarewa Forest and then Government Gardens in Rotorua.
• 11:30 a.m.: Depart for Rotorua city center.
• Noon – 2 p.m.: Free time for lunch in Rotorua city center. Lunch is at your own expense.
• 2-5 p.m.: Ride the Skyline Rotorua gondola and enjoy the beautiful view of Rotorua City and Rotorua Lake from hilltop.
• 5 p.m.: Return to the hotel.
The rest of the evening at your leisure. Dinner is at your own expense.
Overnight at Copthorne Hotel Rotorua.
Day 8 (Rotorua to Taupo)
6:30-8:45 a.m.: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
9-9:30 a.m.: Check out of Copthorne Hotel Rotorua.
9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.: Full-day tour of Wai-O-Tapu; includes dinner, transportation and gratuities for the tour guide and driver.
• 9:30 a.m.: Depart from the hotel.
• 10-11:30 a.m.: Explore Wai-O-Tapu.
• 11:30 a.m.: Depart from Wai-O-Tapu.
• Noon – 12:30 p.m.: Stop at Huka Falls.
• 1-5 p.m.: Leisure time at Lake Taupo. Lunch is at your own expense.
• 6 p.m.: Chinese-style, set-menu dinner at a local restaurant.
• 8 p.m.: Check into Hilton Lake Taupo.
The rest of the evening at your leisure.
Overnight at Hilton Lake Taupo.
Day 9 (Taupo to Auckland)
6:30-8:15 a.m.: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
8:30-9 a.m.: Check out of Hilton Lake Taupo.
9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Full-day tour of Waitomo Glowworm Caves; includes lunch, transportation and gratuities for the tour guide and driver.
• 9 a.m.: Depart for Waitomo Glowworm Caves.
• 11 a.m. – Noon: Explore Waitomo Glowworm Caves.
• Noon: Depart from Waitomo Glowworm Caves.
• 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Buffet lunch at a local restaurant.
• 1:30 p.m.: Transfer to Auckland.
• 2:30-3:30 p.m.: Visit Hamilton Gardens in Auckland.
• 3:30 p.m.: Depart from Hamilton Gardens.
• 5:30 p.m.: Check into Grand Millennium Auckland.
7 p.m.: Farewell set-menu dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight at Grand Millennium Auckland.
Day 10 (Auckland)
6:30-10 a.m.: Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
The rest of the morning at your leisure until checkout and your flight.
Check out of the hotel by 11 a.m. Make your own arrangements for your transfer to the airport.
Itinerary subject to change.
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