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Premier Plus New Zealand Experience
| 21/18 Day - Great New Zealand Experience |
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See all the major highlights of New Zealand on this most popular Premier Plus Tour. On this comprehensive and stylish holiday, absorb the majestic sights of the Bay of Islands, experience Maori culture and geothermal activity in Rotorua. Discover the natural beauty of the Marlborough Sounds on your Interislander cruise and explore the rugged West Coast. Take a cruise of Spectacular Milford Sound and explore the alpine resort of Queenstown. Further south, the Scottish-inspired city of Dunedin, spectacular Mt Cook and the luxurious Hermitage Hotel await.
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| Prices: Tour Code NAA21/NAA18 |
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| Land Content. Fully inclusive of all sightseeing, entrance fees, cruises, meals as specified and accommodation. |
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To 31 Mar 2009
(21 Day NAA21)
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Twin Share |
Single
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| With Meals |
£3,620 |
£1,615 |
| Without Meals |
£2,988 |
£1,615 |
To 31 Mar 2009
(18 Day NAA18)
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Twin Share |
Single
Supplement |
| With Meals |
£3,461 |
£1,382 |
| Without Meals |
£2,854 |
£1,382 |
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Seniors Card Holders and Aust./NZ Pensioners deduct £21 per person.
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| Note: All prices are GBP, per person & include G.S.T. |
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Departure Dates: |
| Red Date Savings:
NAA21 Shaded Date Savings: Deduct £1,088 per couple • £544 per person*
NAA18 Shaded Date Savings: Deduct £1,088 per couple • £544 per person.*
Strictly limited seats on set departures.
*Cannot be combined with other discounts.
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2008
Apr. 16, 24; May 9; Jun. 13; Aug. 8; Sept. 5, 12; Oct. 3, 13, 22; Nov. 1, 4, 10, 13, 16, 22; Dec. 2, 14.
2009
Jan. 5, 10, 15, 25, 29; Feb. 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 25, 28; Mar. 5, 16, 21, 30; Apr. 6, 20 ; May 11; Jun. 8; Aug. 10, 31; Sept. 7, 21; Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 12, 16, 23, 30; Dec. 7, 14.
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Premier Plus Essentials:
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| Day by Day Itinerary: |
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| Day 1 Arrive Auckland |
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Day 12 Wanaka, Queenstown (BD) |
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You will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Two Night Stay: Auckland, Crowne Plaza Hotel.
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Depart Wanaka this morning and journey to the alpine resort of Queenstown. Tonight enjoy our Dine Around Dinner, where you may choose from 15 restaurants and we pay the bill.
Two Night Stay: Queenstown, Hotel Sofitel
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| Day 2 Auckland (BD) |
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Day 13 Queenstown (BD) |
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| Today personalise your sightseeing and we will include the activity. |
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Personalise your sightseeing. Choose to take a jetboat ride on the Shotover River, or a‘Safari of the Scenes’ tour, a scenic charter that gives you a spectacular look at the diversity of the scenery in
this area, immortalised in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, or a Double Decker bus tour |
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| Day 3 Auckland, Bay of Islands (BD) |
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Day 14 Milford Sound, Te Anau (BD) |
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This morning visit the Matakohe Pioneer Museum and Waipoua Kauri Forest Reserve. Travel to the Bay of Islands, and visit the Waitangi Treaty House. 18 Day (NAAB) guests join tour today.
Two Night Stay: Bay of Islands, Waitangi Resort
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Travel to Milford and cruise the full length of this fiord. Cruise to the mouth of the fiord. This afternoon continue to Te Anau.
Stay: Te Anau, Te Anau Hotel and Villas |
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| Day 4 Bay of Islands (BD) |
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Day 15 Dunedin (BD) |
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| Freedom of Choice Touring. The Bay of Islands is the birthplace of the nation. Choose the sightseeing activity that most interests you and we will include it. |
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Journey to Dunedin. This afternoon, you choose the activity and we will include it.
Stay: Dunedin, Southern Cross Hotel |
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| Day 5 Bay of Islands, Auckland (BD) |
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Day 16 Dunedin, Mt Cook (BD) |
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This morning our Bay of Islands cruise takes us to Cape Brett and the Hole in the Rock. Return this afternoon to Auckland.
Stay: Auckland, Crowne Plaza Hotel |
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Travel north along the coast to view the Moeraki Beach boulders. Stop at Oamaru, a town renowned for its limestone buildings. This evening stay at The Hermitage with Mt Cook views.
Stay: Mt Cook, The Hermitage |
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| Day 6 Auckland, Waitomo, Rotorua (BD) |
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Day 17 Mt Cook, Christchurch (BD) |
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Leaving the City of Sails we travel south through the rich dairy land of the Waikato Province. At Waitomo Caves experience a guided tour of the limestone caverns and glow worm grotto. Tonight, in Rotorua, enjoy a Maori Hangi (feast) and cultural performance of song and dance.
Two Night Stay: Rotorua, Millennium Hotel
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We travel through Burkes Pass to the plains of Canterbury. On the way to Christchurch, you may choose to take the scenic TranzAlpine Train from Arthurs Pass. Alternatively continue with the coach through the Rakaia Gorge to Christchurch. This evening choose from three restaurants at your hotel.
Stay: Christchurch, Crowne Plaza Hotel |
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| Day 7 Rotorua (BD) |
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Day 18 Christchurch, Wellington (BD) |
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You choose the activity and we will include it. You may like to soak in a thermal mineral pool at the Polynesian Spa, perhaps see the ‘Must See Three’ activities of Rotorua – view New Zealand’s native and endangered kiwi bird at Rainbow Springs and at the Agrodome enjoy a sheep show and shearing display,
Country Homestay option available tonight. |
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Today, take a scenic drive to the seaside town of Picton. Here we board the InterIsiander ferry for a cruise through the scenic Marlborough Sounds to the busy cosmopolitan port of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
Stay: Wellington, Hotel InterContinental |
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| Day 8 Rotorua, Taupo, Wellington (BD) |
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Day 19 Wellington, Taupo (BD) |
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Journey south and view Wairakei Steam Valley, a unique geothermal power project. View Lake Taupo, New Zealand’s largest lake and Huka Falls. Cross the vast volcanic plateau of Tongariro National Park to Wellington, the nation’s capital city and home to New Zealand’s parliament.
Stay: Wellington, Hotel InterContinental |
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Travel to Napier, with time to explore this unique Art Deco city. This afternoon we arrive in Taupo.
Stay: Taupo, Wairakei Resort |
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| Day 9 Wellington, Nelson (BD) |
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Day 20 Taupo, Auckland (BD) |
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Cruise across beautiful Cook Strait through Marlborough Sound to the South Island. Rejoin our coach and continue to Nelson. Tonight you choose from two fine restaurants located within your hotel.
Stay: Nelson, Rutherford Hotel |
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Visit Wai-O-Tapu Wonderland, a geothermal area, before exploring Kiwifruit Country. Continue on to Auckland.
Stay: Auckland, Crowne Plaza Hotel |
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| Day 10 Nelson, Franz Josef (BD) |
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Day 21 Depart Auckland (B) |
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Today we follow the Heritage Highway through to the wild and rugged West Coast. View the Pancake rock formations at Punakaiki. Continue along the West Coast and enter World Heritage-listed Westland National Park. This evening enjoy famous West Coast Hospitality as you dine on regional specialities.
Stay: Franz Josef Glacier Hotel |
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Your tour concludes this morning. A transfer to the airport is included. |
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| Day 11 Franz Josef, Wanaka (BD) |
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View incredible scenery today as we travel through Haast Pass and over the Southern Alps. Continue to Wanaka township, originally settled during the gold rush era of last century and surrounded by Mt Aspiring National Park.
Stay: Wanaka, Edgewater Resort |
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Strides Travel Limited, United Kingdom 2006 - 2008
5 Heritage Close, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6PY, United Kingdom. Phone / Fax: +44 1932 770530. Email: |
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