18/02
SINGAPORE
23/02
Christchurch NZ
28/02
34 DAY ESCORTED TOUR
DAYS 1 – 2
Depart London to New Zealand.
DAY 3 28/02
Arrive Christchurch, where you will meet your Tour Escorts and transfer to your hotel (bed & breakfast basis). You are free to make your own meal arrangements.Overnight Christchurch hotel.
DAY 4
Free day to explore Christchurch. Time to explore at leisure, then in the evening enjoy a welcome meal at the hotel and a vehicle presentation by the motorhome company.Overnight Christchurch hotel.
DAY 5 02/03
Pick up vehicles and travel to Mount Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand (192 miles).Overnight Mount Cook campsite.
DAYS 6 – 7 03/03
Travel from Mount Cook to Dunedin via Oamaru (205 miles). See the Moeraki boulders en route. Day to explore Dunedin, the Otago peninsula and albatross colony.2 nights Dunedin campsite.
DAYS 8 – 9 05/03
Travel from Dunedin to Te Anau via Balclutha (180 miles). Full day excursion to Milford Sound including the underwater observatory, a fjord cruise, views of many South Island landmarks including Mitre Peak (weather permitting) and wildlife spotting (wildlife permitting).Overnight Te Anau campsite.
DAY 10 07/03
Drive from Te Anau to Queenstown via Five Rivers (110 miles).Overnight Queenstown campsite.
DAY 11
Day to explore Queenstown, world capital of adventure sports from paragliding to white water rafting. Take a cruise on Lake Wakatipu or the Skyline gondola to Bob’s Peak.Overnight Queenstown campsite.
DAY 12 09/03
Travel from Queenstown to Wanaka through the Southern Alps (48 miles).Overnight Wanaka campsite.
DAY 13 10/03
Travel from Wanaka to Fox Glacier through the impressive Haast Pass (175 miles).Overnight Fox Glacier campsite.
DAY 14
Day at leisure to visit Fox Glacier or nearby Franz Josef Glacier – helicopter or ski plane flights over the glaciers are available and highly recommended.Overnight Fox Glacier campsite.
DAY 15 12/03
Travel from Fox Glacier to Greymouth along the coast road between the Tasman Sea and the Alps via Hokitika Gorge (130 miles).
Overnight Greymouth campsite.
DAY 16 13/03 SEE CHANGES TAB
Travel from Greymouth to Hanmer Springs via Reefton (135 miles).
Overnight Hanmer Springs campsite.
DAY 17
A short drive today from Hanmer Springs to Kaikoura (63 miles) to ensure you arrive early enough to book the optional whale watching excursion for the next day.
Overnight Kaikoura campsite.
DAY 18
Day at leisure for whale, dolphin and bird watching, seal and dolphin swimming.
Overnight Kaikoura campsite.
DAY 19 16/03
Travel from Kaikoura to Lower Hutt. Bid farewell to the South Island and catch the Interislander ferry. Kaikoura to Picton (97 miles), Picton to Wellington Ferry crossing the Cook Strait (3 hours 30 minutes), Wellington to Lower Hutt (10 miles).
Overnight Lower Hutt campsite.
DAY 20
Half-day city tour to Wellington – make sure to visit Te Papa, the national museum of New Zealand and the ‘beehive’ that houses the parliament.
Overnight Lower Hutt campsite.
DAYS 21 – 22 18/03
Travel from Lower Hutt to Napier via Hastings (200 miles). Following day at leisure to explore Napier, famous for its art deco architecture.
2 nights Napier campsite.
DAYS 23 – 24 20/03
Travel from Napier to Taupo (95 miles) on the shores of Lake Taupo, via Eskdale and Te Pohue. Day of leisure to explore Taupo and to luxuriate in the thermal pools, visit the Craters of the Moon bubbling mud pools or the Huka Falls.
2 nights Taupo campsite.
DAYS 25 – 26 22/03
Travel to Rotorua, home of Maori heritage centres, hot springs and thermal pools (50 miles). Following day at leisure to explore the thermal reserves with their geysers that can spout as high as 30m. Meet the Maori for dinner.
2 nights Rotorua campsite.
DAY 27 24/03 29/03
Travel
from Rotorua to Orewa, north of Auckland (205 miles). Visit Te Puke,
famous for kiwi fruit on the Bay of Plenty or Waihi, the old gold-mining
town, en route.
Overnight Orewa campsite.
DAYS 28 – 30 26/03
Travel
from Orewa to Russell via Whangerei (120 miles) – en route visit
Hokianga Harbour or some of the world’s biggest trees at Waipoua Kauri
Forest. Visit Waitangi Treaty Grounds, where the Maori chiefs signed
their first accord with the British Crown. We include a boat cruise
around the Bay of Islands and visit the Hole in the Rock.
3 nights Russell campsite.
DAY 31 29/03
Travel from Russell to Orewa, (168 miles), visiting places you missed on the way north.
Overnight Orewa.
DAY 32 30/03
Return
your motorhome. Transfer to Auckland city centre hotel (accommodation
is on a bed and breakfast basis). Afternoon at leisure followed by a
farewell meal in Auckland’s Sky Tower with stunning views over the city
by night.
Overnight Auckland city centre hotel.
DAY 33 - TRANSFER AIRPORT - end of c&cc tour arragements
01/04
07/04 - Flight to uk
08/04 - arrive uk
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