TOTALLY NEW ZEALAND

Day 1. Arrive Auckland, Freedom of Choice Touring.
You will be met on arrival at Auckland Airport and transferred to your hotel. Today choose from APT’s range of activities and we will include it! Freedom of Choice Touring™. Enjoy views atop the Sky Tower, visit the Maritime Museum, take a guided Auckland City sights tour, visit the Auckland Museum or Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World.
Auckland, Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Day 2. Auckland, Bay of Islands.
This morning we journey across the Auckland Harbour Bridge travelling through the farming communities of Warkworth and Wellsford. Continue to the sub-tropical Bay of Islands.
Two Night Stay: Bay of Islands, Waitangi Resort.
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Day 3. Bay of Islands, Freedom of Choice.
Today you may choose the activity that most interests you and we will include it. Freedom of Choice Touring™. Go sailing, tour Russell, join the Dolphin Encounter, tour Cape Reinga, join a Kerikeri Arts and Crafts tour or play a round of golf.
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Day 4. Bay of Islands, Auckland.
This morning we board a cruise and journey to the 'Hole in the Rock'. This afternoon, rejoin our coach and travel to Auckland.
Auckland, Crowne Plaza Hotel.
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Day 5. Auckland, Waitomo Caves, Rotorua.
Leaving the 'City of Sails' we journey to Waitomo Caves to experience a guided tour of the limestone caverns. Continue to Rotorua and experience Maori mythology at the Realm of Tane. In the evening enjoy a traditional Maori Hangi (feast).
Two Night Stay: Rotorua, Millennium Rotorua.
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Day 6. Rotorua, Freedom of Choice Touring.
Today we give you the opportunity to choose the activity and we will include it. Freedom of Choice Touring™. Visit the Agrodome, Te Puia Thermal Reserve, Rainbow Springs, enjoy the Rotorua Museum and Polynesian Spa, join a guided forest walk or experience a geothermal wonderland.
Country Homestay option available tonight.
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Day 7. Rotorua, Wellington.
Travelling south across Tongariro National Park we continue to Wellington.
Wellington, Hotel Inter-Continental.
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Day 8. Wellington, Nelson, Dine Around Dinner.
Our Interislander cruise takes us across Cook Strait to the South Island. In Picton we rejoin our coach and travel through Marlborough to Nelson. Tonight you may choose from two fine restaurants located within your hotel.
Two Night Stay: Nelson, The Rutherford Hotel.
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Day 9. Nelson, Freedom of Choice Touring.
Today you have the opportunity to personalise your sightseeing and we will include the activity. Freedom of Choice Touring™. Enjoy an Arts and Crafts tour, cruise along the coastline of Abel Tasman National Park to Bark Bay. Visit the World of Wearable Arts Museum or the Founder's Museum.
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Day 10. Nelson, Franz Josef.
Follow the Heritage Highway to the rugged West Coast. Tonight enjoy our West Coast Speciality Dinner.
Franz Josef, Franz Josef Glacier Hotel.
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Day 11. Franz Josef, Wanaka.
View incredible scenery today as we travel through Haast Pass and over the Southern Alps. Continue to Wanaka for the evening.
Wanaka, Edgewater Resort.
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Day 12. Wanaka, Queenstown, Dine Around Dinner.
Depart Wanaka this morning and journey to the village of Arrowtown. We continue to the 'Alpine Resort' of Queenstown. Tonight enjoy our Dine Around Dinner where you choose the restaurant and we will include it.
Three Night Stay: Queenstown, Queenstown Gardens Hotel.
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Day 13. Queenstown, Freedom of Choice Touring.
Today you choose the activity and we will include it. Freedom of Choice Touring™. Enjoy a garden tour, take a guided tour of local wineries, enjoy a jet boat ride, take a double-decker bus tour or a 4WD ‘Lord of the Rings’ Safari.
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Day 14. At leisure in Queenstown.
Enjoy the day relaxing and enjoying the scenery that surrounds this beautiful town. You may like to join one of the many day tours available in this region (own expense).
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Day 15. Milford Sound, Te Anau.
This morning travel through Fiordland National Park where lush rainforests meet snow-capped mountains. On arrival into Milford, cruise the full length of this beautiful fiord. This afternoon we have a relaxing drive to Te Anau.
Te Anau, Te Anau Hotel and Villas.
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Day 16. Te Anau, Dunedin.
Departing from Te Anau, we journey to Riverton on the Southern-most coast of New Zealand before arriving in Dunedin.
Two Night Stay: Dunedin, Southern Cross Hotel.
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Day 17. Dunedin, Freedom of Choice Touring.
Today you choose the activity and we will include it. Freedom of Choice Touring™. Tour Olveston House, discover Otago Peninsula wildlife, visit Speight's Brewery.
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Day 18. Dunedin, Mt Cook.
Travel north along the coast to view the unique and fascinating Moeraki Beach boulders. Pass massive hydro-electric dams and glacier-fed lakes on our journey to Mt Cook National Park.
Mt Cook, The Hermitage.
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Day 19. Mt Cook, Christchurch, Dine Around Dinner.
This morning we visit beautiful glacier-fed Lake Tekapo before we continue to Christchurch. Choose to take the TranzAlpine through Arthurs Pass or stay on the coach to Christchurch. Tonight enjoy our Dine Around Dinner, where you may choose from three restaurants located within your hotel and we will include it.
Two Night Stay: Christchurch, Crowne Plaza Hotel.
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Day 20. Christchurch, Freedom of Choice Touring.
Today you have the opportunity to personalise your sightseeing and we will include the activity. Freedom of Choice Touring™. Take a day trip to Akaroa, journey on the TranzAlpine train to Arthurs Pass, join a Christchurch City tour, visit Kaikoura, a whale watching town or visit the Antarctic Centre.
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Day 21. Christchurch, Wellington.
Today view spectacular seascapes as we travel north to Kaikoura. At Picton board the Interislander ferry for our cruise across the Cook Strait to Wellington.
Wellington, Hotel Inter-Continental.
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Day 22. Wellington, Napier.
Leaving Wellington this morning we cross the Rimutaka Ranges into the farming district of the Wairarapa. Continue to the coastal township of Napier and this afternoon visit the Church Road Winery and Museum.
Napier, Te Pania Hotel.
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Day 23. Napier, Tongariro National Park.
This morning we take a guided 'Art Deco' walk around the city of Napier. This afternoon we journey to Tongariro National Park for our overnight stay. Tonight enjoy a special meal at the breathtaking Tongariro Chateau.
Tongariro National Park, Tongariro Chateau.
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Day 24. Tongariro National Park, Auckland.
This morning we travel via Taupo and Hamilton as we make our way to Auckland. Your tour concludes on arrival and a departure transfer to the airport is included.
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