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New Zealand – Top to Bottom in 20 days Honeymoon Package - Your Itinerary
20 days
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What's included:
- All flights as shown in economy class with Air New Zealand
- UK airport and ticket taxes
- Deluxe lodge and hotel accommodation throughout based on two people sharing a double room or suite
- Meals as outlined below (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch & D = Dinner)
- Meet and Greet on arrival in Auckland
- Private car and driver on all road transfers shown
- Hertz car as specified – based on intermediate automatic vehicle (manual on request)
- Honeymoon special offers as detailed
- Daily departures
- This itinerary is flexible to allow you to have upgrades, stopovers and further extensions added, please call our specialists on 08456 345 120 to find out more.
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Day 1
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 Day 1
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Depart London Heathrow by Air New Zealand to Auckland.
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Day 2
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Day 2
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In flight.
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Day 3
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 Day 3
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On arrival at Auckland Airport you will be met and transferred to Auckland Wharf where you will join the Fullers Ferry to Waiheke Island (approx. 40 minute ferry journey). On arrival at Waiheke you will be met by your hosts and transferred to the Boatshed for 2 nights in a double room. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure.
Honeymoon Offer: - A bottle of award winning local Waiheke Island wine and a complimentary traditional Kiwi style picnic lunch hamper prepared by the Boatshed Chef.
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Day 4
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 Day 4
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Spend the day at leisure on Waiheke Island. A picnic lunch is included today.
Meals: B & L
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Day 5
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 Day 5
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Transfer to the Waiheke Wharf and take the Fullers ferry back to Auckland. On arrival at Auckland Wharf you will be met and transferred to the Westin Lighter Quay for 1 night in a harbour view room. New Zealand’s spectacular ‘City of Sails’ is an enchanting mix of modern lifestyle, Maori culture and stunning location and the rest of the day is free to explore Auckland’s beautiful harbour front and parklands at your leisure.
Meals: B
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Day 6
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 Day 6
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Today your Hertz rental car will be delivered to the hotel. (Delivery available weekdays only) Drive to Rotorua and enter the sacred Maori heartlands and sulphur rich landscapes of New Zealand’s most active thermal area. Stay for 3 nights at the luxury Treetops Lodge and Estate in a Lodge Suite. Spend the remainder of the day at your leisure.
Honeymoon Offer: A one-hour 4WD Safari into the heart of the Estate, the guide will take you into the quietest corners of the valley, where you will have the opportunity to see and photograph wildlife of the estate and additionally experience the romance of nature with a guided two-hour Eco tour. Enjoy a gourmet backpack picnic for two, take the gentle hike to the spectacular Bridal Veil Waterfalls.
Meals: B & D
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Day 7
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 Day 7
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Two days at leisure to explore Rotorua and enjoy the included activities at Treetops. Settled during the 14th century and a region traditionally revered by the Maori, Rotorua is littered with a seemingly endless collection of steaming hot springs, spurting geysers and bubbling mud pools. Be sure to visit one of the region’s thermal reserves, like the Wai-o-tapu (Sacred Waters) Thermal Wonderland, home to the famous Champagne Pool and the Lady Knox Spouting Geyser, which erupts daily at 1015hrs.
Meals: B & D
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Day 8
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 Day 8
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Alternatively you could visit the town’s impressive Museum of Art and History, explore the area on foot or pamper yourself at the Polynesian Spa, which has been dispensing its rejuvenating waters since the 1880s. Another alternative is a scenic flight over Mount Tarawera (Burnt Spear) and Whakaari (White Island), renowned still as New Zealand’s most active volcano.
Meals: B & D
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Day 9
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 Day 9
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Drive to Hastings today for your 2 night stay at Greenhill the Lodge in a king room. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure. Dinner is included this evening at your lodge.Honeymoon Offer: Pre-dinner drinks and canapés (highlighting Bay wines). Range of fruits, nuts or sweets replenished each day in room/suite. Complimentary Hastings Golf Club green fees (subject to availability) and a complimentary 'On Yer Bike' Winery Cycle Tour and lunch.
Meals: B & D
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Day 10
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 Day 10
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Spend the day at leisure in Hastings to enjoy your wine tour and lunch.
Meals: B, L & D
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Day 11
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 Day 11
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This morning drive to nearby Napier airport for your flight to Blenheim via Wellington. On arrival collect your Hertz rental car and drive to the Timara Lodge for 2 nights in a suite. Spend the remainder of the day at your leisure. Dinner is included at your lodge this evening.
Honeymoon Offer: A choice between a ‘Master Cooking Class’ with Michelin star rated chef Louis Schindler– or an exclusive tour and tasting with one of the wine makers of Timara’s own winery.
Meals: B & D
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Day 12
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 Day 12
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Day at leisure to tour the local vineyards.
Meals: B & D
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Day 13
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 Day 13
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Depart Blenheim and drive along the scenic coast road to Kaikoura. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure. Stay 2 nights at Hapuku Lodge in a one bedroom Treehouse.
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Day 14
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 Day 14
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Kaikoura has long been a mecca for marine wildlife and seabirds and today you have an opportunity to enjoy a Whale Watch Excursion by boat (duration 3½ hours). Spend the remainder of the day at your leisure, exploring the regions fine coastal walks and abundant wildlife, including its plentiful seal colonies.
Meals: B
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Day 15
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 Day 15
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Depart Kaikoura and continue along the coast to the historic city of Christchurch. Spend the remainder of the day at your leisure. Stay overnight at the George in an executive room.
Meals: B
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Day 16
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 Day 16
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Morning at leisure. An engaging mix of modern style and colonial elegance, Christchurch is one of New Zealand’s most enchanting of cities. Originally built to evoke the image of an England of landed gentry and rural idyll it presents an abundance of options. You might wish to join a city tour, or punt down the picturesque River Avon. In the afternoon drive to the airport for your flight to Queenstown. On arrival collect your Hertz rental car and make your way to the Remarkables Lodge. Stay for 3 nights in a premier room.
Honeymoon Offer: Enjoy an afternoon among the boutique vineyards and spectacular scenery of Central Otago including a delightful platter style lunch at Carrick Winery restaurant.
Meals: B & D
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Day 17
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 Day 17
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Two days at your own leisure. Nestling in Queenstown Bay, midway along the eastern shores of the sparkling blue waters of Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown lies in the stunning shadow of the towering Remarkable Mountains range. Whilst the town’s spectacular natural beauty presents the perfect setting to relax and enjoy the surrounding area. You can perhaps take in some of its exceptional walking opportunities or some genteel sightseeing from its Skyline Gondola. It is also renowned as New Zealand’s ‘adrenaline-activity capital’. You can try you hand at any number of exhilarating activities, including sky diving, jet boating, hang gliding, paragliding, rock climbing, kayaking, sailing and horse riding. For the serious adrenaline junkie you could try the terrifying Nevis High-wire bungy jump, a 134m high plunge over the Nevis River.
Meals: B & D
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Day 18
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 Day 18
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There is an option during your stay to take a tour to the captivating landscapes of Milford Sound, renowned for its ‘out-of-the-world’ scenery of pristine, shimmering waters and meandering fjords, set before the imposing heights of Mitre Peak (1692m). You can choose from a popular coach tour that travels via Te Anau and includes a scenic cruise of the momentous sound, or opt for a tour that includes a return scenic flight back to Queenstown, affording an altogether different view of this stunning region.
Alternatively you might like to join a full day excursion to Doubtful Sound which is appreciably quieter but no less spectacular than its more famous neighbour, Milford Sound. We will be happy to arrange any sightseeing trips you may require.
Meals: B & D
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Day 19
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Day 19
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Today make your way to Queenstown Airport for your flight to Auckland and onto London.
Meals: B
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Day 20
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 Day 20
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Arrive at London Heathrow.
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