NEW ZEALAND: SUN AND STEAM

Auckland:

• Welcome to the land of the long white cloud: New Zealand! Time to meet your Contiki crew in Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) and cross the Harbour Bridge admiring the ‘City of Sails’ harbour before starting our journey north to Paihia.

Via Whangārei:

• We’ll stop off at the stunning yacht marina in Whangārei and check out the quirky exterior of the Hunderwasser art centre, a unique architectural project dedicated to the ecological activist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. After lunch we’ll hit the road again towards the Bay of Islands.

Paihia:

• We’re starting off with a dose of Kiwi history on a tour at Waitangi Treaty grounds where in 1840 New Zealand officially became a nation of two communities. And because we like to give you that something extra, how about a free admission at the Treaty museum. Tonight we’ll feast like the locals as we enjoy a true Kiwiana fish’n’chips as we overlook the glittering Bay of Islands.

Bounty Motel (or similar)

Included Meals: Dinner

Included Experience:

• Cross Auckland’s Harbour Bridge
• See the Iconic ‘City of Sails’ Harbour
• View the Hundertwasser Art Center
• Discover the Waitangi Treaty Grounds with a local guide
• Eat Fish and Chips Kiwi Style in Paihia

Paihia:

• Whether it’s parasailing or cruising the Bay of Islands while sailing on Carino – today’s (idyllic) list of optionals reads like a who’s who of adventure. This area is filled with natural beauty and is sure to inspire your inner wild child. Make the most of the Free Time Add-On experiences on offer – tomorrow we head back to the big city vibes.

Bounty Motel (or similar)

Included Meals: Breakfast

Additional Cost Applies:

• Discover NZ’s Northernmost Point
• Set Sail in Carino
• Discover the Bay of Islands
• Parasail over the Bay of Islands
• Skydive over the Bay of Islands
• Tour the breathtaking Cape Reinga
• Ride on a Helicopter over the Famous Hole in the rock

Paihia:

• After breakfast this morning, feeling full, salty and sun-kissed we wave goodbye to Paihia & sashay our way back down NZ in the direction of Auckland.

Auckland:

• Arriving in Auckland we’ve got a array of awesome Free-Time Add-Ons to choose from. Adrenaline junkies, get ready for a bungee jump, climb over the iconic harbour bridge or sky jump off the Skywalk. For those who prefer to keep two feet on the ground, why not get your taste buds tingling with a multi-sensory icecream experience at Giapo?

Lylo (or similar)

Included Meals: Breakfast

Additional Cost Applies:

• Go Behind the Scenes at Giapo’s
• Join the All Blacks Experience of Rugby
• Bungy Jumpe off Harbour bridge
• Go Bungee Jumping from the Harbour Bridge
• Take a Sky Walk across Sky Tower
• Try New Zealand’s Highest Jump
• Sky Walk (and Jump) from the sky tower

Auckland:

• We’ll drive through the lush farmlands of Waikato, an area that produces many of New Zealand’s best Rugby players for the All Blacks.

Rotorua:

• We’ll visit the world’s largest kiwi bird conservation project, watch the birds roam, stand in a human-sized kiwi burrow and even visit the incubation centre where over 2,100 kiwi chicks have been born. Tonight, we’ll enjoy a traditional Māori dinner and performance (you’ll also have the chance to get involved in the world-famous HAKA).

Sudima Lake Rotorua (or similar)

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Included Experience:

• Watch a Traditional Māori Cultural Performance
• See Mud Pools in Rotorua
• Visit the New Zealand Kiwi Hatchery MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience

Additional Cost Applies:

• Go Zorbing

Rotorua:

• The day is yours to roam free in this geothermal paradise. Soak in a hot spring, go white water rafting or hike up a volcano. The options are limitless and the decisions are yours. We recommend the Rotorua Dawn Canopy Tour, exclusive to Contiki, where you’ll watch the sun rise, eat some breakfast and drink coffee up in the towering trees as the birds make start their morning calls. Then, you’ll get to soar 1200m through the forest on the ultimate zipline adventure.

Sudima Lake Rotorua (or similar)

Included Meals: Breakfast

Additional Cost Applies:

• Go White Water Rafting in Kaituna
• Take a Hike in Mt Tarawera
• Take the Rotorua Ultimate Canopy Tour
• Tour the Hobbiton Movie Set

Rotorua:

• Just as we were acclimatising to that funky smell, it’s time to leave Rotorua. Take one last look at the bubbling geothermic mud pools before we flee. Your Trip Manager will book you into a transfer service this morning.

Auckland:

• Arriving into Auckland, we’ll say goodbye to the wolf pack (sob). NZ – you’ve been real.

Included Meals: Breakfast