Tour begins/ends SFO Cost: $5575*
Jan. 9, 2012 Day 1 Depart San Francisco
7:00PM flight departure – Air New Zealand
Jan. 11 Day 2/3 Auckland
(we lose one day crossing Int’l Date Line) City/harbor sightseeing tour; Sky Tower dinner
Jan. 12 Day 4 Cambridge Farm Stay
Visit Waitomo Glowworm Caves en route
Group divided into 4s and 6s to stay on family farms.
Jan 13 Day 5 Rotorua
Horse ranch or Hobbiton visit en route
Jan 14 Day 6 Rotorua
Geothermal excursion; sheep shearing demo
Hangi (Maori) Feast and cultural show
Jan 15 Day 7 Queenstown
AM flight to Queenstown; PM excursion – Bob’s Peak
Jan 16 Day 8 Queenstown
Milford Sound excursion
Jan 17 Day 9 Queenstown
Free day – Queenstown is NZ’s adventure central: Jet boating; Canyoning; White water rafting or sledging; Bungy jumping; Paragliding; Fishing; Biking; Hiking; and more
Jan 18 Day 10 Dunedin
AM vineyard visit; PM Travel the spectacular Taleri Gorge to Dunedin
Jan 19 Day 11 Dunedin
Otago Peninsula excursion: Royal Albatross Center and Penguin
Conservation Reserve; Free afternoon to discover the shops, museums, and pubs of Dunedin
Jan 20 Day 12 Sydney
AM flight to Sydney; city sightseeing tour
Jan 21 Day 13 Sydney
Free morning; Happy Hour/Dinner with locals
Jan 22 Day 14 Sydney
Free day; Harbor dinner cruise
Jan 23 Day 15 Fly home
Sydney to Auckland; Auckland to SF
[Itinerary specifics subject to change]
What’s Included:
Int’l airfare SFO-Auckland RT; domestic flight Rotorua-Queenstown; Int’l flights Dunedin-Sydney, Sydney-Auckland; airport transfers; deluxe coach transportation for all land excursions/transfers.
Accommodation: 12 nights (+1 overnight flight). All breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 6 dinners.
Full-time services of tour director and local driver/guides. All tips including drivers, guides, tour director, and group meals.
All entrances: Maori hangi; Hakarewarewa Thermal Area; Waitomo Glow-worm caves; Horse Ranch visit or Hobbiton; Sheep Shearing Demo; Royal Albatross Center and Penguin Conservation Reserve
All excursions: Auckland City sightseeing; Bob’s Peak excursion; Milford Sound; Taleri Gorge Railway; Otago Peninsula; Sydney City tour; Sydney Harbor dinner cruise; and more.
Important exceptions: Tour participants are responsible for the cost of drinks and free-time sightseeing. See our Terms and Conditions for important details regarding everything listed above.
* Tour includes all airfares, but due to fluctuating prices, tour members will be responsible for fuel charges and taxes. Total charges as of June 26, 2011 = fuel 300; taxes 190. Single Supplement = $1000.