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Pure Discoveries Kauri Tour

This 23 day tour starts in Auckland and finishes in Christchurch.

Join us for a three week small group journey that will take you on an adventure like no other. Experience the breath-taking scenery of snow-capped Alps, wander through lush tropical rainforests and relax on wide sandy beaches. You will learn how this beautiful land has been shaped by ancient volcanoes and southern seas, by Māori warriors and colonial settlers. Friendly local guides will share their cultural, historical and ecological expertise as you travel throughout Aotearoa - ‘the land of the long white cloud’.

Accommodation type on this tour is: Hotel 4 star.

This tour also features:

Included: Introducing Te Papa Museum Tour

Included: Wellington Cable Car

Included: Cruise on the Interislander Ferry

Included: Marlborough Wine Tour

Included: Nelson Orientation Tour

Included: Abel Tasman National Park Cruise

Included: 'Your Choice' Kaikoura - Whale Watch Cruise OR Wings Over Whales

Included: Christchurch Tram

Included: Punting on the Avon River

Included: TranzAlpine Train from Christchurch to Greymouth

Included: 'Your Choice' Wanaka - Lake Cruise & Island Nature Walk OR a 4WD Off-road Adventure

Included: Visit Arrowtown

Included: Jet boat ride down Waiau River to Lake Manapouri

Included: Milford Sound Cruise & Lunch

Included: Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Included: Church of the Good Shepherd at Tekapo

Included: 'Your Choice' Bay of Islands - Tour the Far North to Cape Reinga OR Hole in the Rock Cruise & Tour of Russell

Included: Auckland War Memorial Museum

Included: Driving Creek Railway, Coromandel

Included: Cathedral Cove & Hot Water Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula

Included: Te Puia geothermal valley

Included: Te Puia Maori Arts & Crafts Institute

Included: Te Pa Tu - Māori cultural & culinary experience

Included: 'Your Choice' Rotorua - Visit Waimangu Volcanic Valley OR Hobbiton Movie Set

Included: Mission Bay Estate Dinner

Included: Huka Falls

Included: Art Deco tour in Napier

22 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners

Itinerary summary for: Pure Discoveries Kauri Tour

Day 1: Arrive into Auckland
Accommodation: M Social Hotel Auckland (or similar)

Day 2: Auckland to Bay of Islands
Accommodation: Duke of Marlborough Hotel, Russell (or similar)

Day 3: Bay of Islands
Accommodation: Duke of Marlborough Hotel, Russell (or similar)

Day 4: Bay of Islands to Auckland
Accommodation: M Social Hotel Auckland (or similar)

Day 5: Auckland to Coromandel Peninsula
Accommodation: Oceans Resort (or similar)

Day 6: Coromandel Peninsula
Accommodation: Oceans Resort (or similar)

Day 7: Coromandel Peninsula to Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua (or similar)

Day 8: Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua (or similar)

Day 9: Rotorua to Napier
Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Te Pania (or similar)

Day 10: Napier to Wellington
Accommodation: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Wellington (or similar)

Day 11: Wellington to Nelson
Accommodation: Heritage Rutherford Hotel Nelson (or similar)

Day 12: Abel Tasman National Park
Accommodation: Heritage Rutherford Hotel Nelson (or similar)

Day 13: Nelson to Kaikoura
Accommodation: Sudima Hotel Kaikoura (or similar)

Day 14: Kaikoura to Christchurch
Accommodation: Distinction Hotel Christchurch (or similar)

Day 15: Christchurch to Fox Glacier
Accommodation: Fox Glacier Te Weheka Hotel (or similar)

Day 16: Fox Glacier to Wanaka
Accommodation: Edgewater Resort Wanaka (or similar)

Day 17: Wanaka
Accommodation: Edgewater Resort Wanaka (or similar)

Day 18: Wanaka to Te Anau
Accommodation: Distinction Hotel Luxmore, Te Anau (or similar)

Day 19: Te Anau to Milford Sound to Queenstown
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown (or similar)

Day 20: Queenstown
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown (or similar)

Day 21: Queenstown to Mt Cook to Twizel
Accommodation: Distinction Mackenzie Country Hotel, Twizel (or similar)

Day 22: Twizel to Christchurch
Accommodation: Distinction Hotel Christchurch (or similar)

Day 23: Depart Christchurch