Celebrate the New Year with a scenic escape our stunning landscapes. Experience a tea tasting at Zealong Estate, Rotorua’s wonders, and a gondola ride to dinner with breathtaking views. Visit Huka Falls and Taupo, explore the innovative Tawhiti Museum, and travel the scenic Surf Highway. Enjoy New Plymouth’s vibrant Festival of Lights and a guided tour of the enchanting Hamilton Gardens before returning to Auckland. A perfect blend of nature, culture, and celebration!
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Home pick up & return within the Auckland metropolitan area (if applicable).
Services of Travelwise Holidays Tour Leader throughout.
Quality accommodation on a share twin basis.
Breakfast daily, 4 lunches, 5 dinners.
All coach transport & locally guided sightseeing tours & entry fees as per the itinerary. Zealong Tea Estate tasting and lunch, Geothermal action in Kuirau Park, Redwoods forest walk, Skyline Gondola & Dinner, Huka Falls, Tawhiti Museum, Pukeiti Forest & Rhododendron Gardens, Festival of Lights, Hamilton Gardens tour & lunch.
SUN 28 DEC - AUCKLAND/ROTORUA
Head south to Zealong Tea Estate and its organic tea and serene views. Enjoy a tea tasting of their most awarded teas, learn about tea production, take a guided tour of the sculpture walk and tea plants and conclude with delightful 2 course lunch at Camellia restaurant. Continue to Rotorua. Stay Copthorne Hotel, Rotorua, 2 nights. Included: L, D
MON 29 DEC - ROTORUA SIGHTSEEING
Visit Kuirau Park, a steaming, hissing and bubbling public park. See the crater lake, mud pools, hot springs and the complimentary thermal foot bath. Later meander through the breathtaking Redwoods in Whakarewarewa forest, which were planted in 1901 and today rise up to 718 feet. In the evening ascend Mt Ngongotaha, high above Rotorua by Gondola, for views and a sumptuous buffet dinner at Stratosfare restaurant. Included: B, D
TUE 30 DEC - ROTORUA/TAUPO/OHAKUNE
En route to Taupo experience the dramatic Huka Falls - you’ll hear them before you see them. Free time to explore in Taupo and then continue to Waiouru for a stop at the National Army Museum for lunch. Later on to Ohakune, near the slopes of Mount Ruapehu. Stay Powderhorn Chateau, Ohakune, 1 night. Included: B, L, D
WED 31 DEC - OHAKUNE/HAWERA/NEW PLYMOUTH
Travel to Hawera and tour the Tawhiti Museum , widely acclaimed as one of the most innovative museums in New Zealand, with it’s life-size exhibits and scale models capturing the past. We travel back to New Plymouth via the scenic Surf Highway 45 and its many scenic beaches with majestic Mt Taranaki in our sights. Dinner included tonight. Stay Plymouth International Hotel, New Plymouth, 2 nights. Included: B, L, D
THU O1 JAN - NEW PLYMOUTH/FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
A leisurely start this morning then head to Pukeiti Forest and Rhododendron Gardens. This afternoon is at leisure, maybe take in the Len Lye Museum, relax around the hotel or do some shopping in town. Dinner at the hotel and then head to Pukekura Park to witness the spectacular Festival of Lights, featuring lighting installations from all over the world. Included: B, D
FRI O2 JAN - NEW PLYMOUTH/AUCKLAND
En-route back to Auckland enjoy a tour and lunch at the impressive Hamilton Gardens. Discover the Past, Present and the Peculiar! Your guide will unlock the secrets and fascinating stories of gardens from Ancient Egypt to the Italian Renaissance. Arrive back in Auckland later in the afternoon. Included: B,L
