2100 Per/Person (20% Advance Only)
Auckland - To -Rotorua
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5-day Auckland, Waitomo, Rotorua, Hobbiton and Taupo
Auckland, Waitomo, Rotorua, Hobbiton, and Taupo are all bucket list destinations you can experience on this 5-day tour. Experience this beautiful country's culture, history and fantastic geography as you loop from New Zealand's largest city, Auckland.
The North Island is filled with surprising contrasts where you can soak in a hot pool dug in the sand, venture through a geothermal wonderland of geysers, take a side trip to Middle Earth-esque countryside, have underground adventures in caves lit by glow worms, and admire lush rainforests and even a volcanic desert.
Tour Highlights:
Rotorua: Te Puia, Maori Cultural Experience with dinner, Eco Thermal Park Tour, Redwood Tree Walk, Waimangu Volcanic Valley
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Hobbiton Movie set tours
Auckland City and Countryside tours
The tour price options:
Minimum 2 pax required
Price:
2 pax Group Tour NZ $5,350 Per Person
3 pax Group Tour NZ $3,850 Per Person
4 pax Group Tour NZ $3,100 Per Person
5 pax Group Tour NZ $2,650 Per Person
6 pax Group Tour NZ $2,350 Per Person
7+ pax Group Tour NZ $2,100 Per Person
Terms & Conditions apply, and this is a private tour and operates on demand.
Day 1 -Private Transfer Auckland Airport to Auckland Accommodation
Welcome to Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand's self-proclaimed "City of Sails”, is the country's largest metro area. Resting between the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea, this urban paradise has something for everyone. Surrounded by native bush, rainforests, and abundant beaches, Auckland is a playground for the city-savvy and those with an eye for adventure. Explore the central museums and galleries on foot, or get out onto the water to experience the city's best views.
Our first-day city and countryside trip starts from the city accommodation if your time is allowed.
City Sightseeing: Auckland Harbour Bridge
Drive over the Auckland Harbour Bridge, built in 1959, offering the most spectacular views and photo opportunities of the City and beyond
Visit Devonport, North Shore, Auckland
This quaint little township, often remarked as similar to Sausilito, is the oldest suburb on the North Shore of Auckland. Picturesque streets are home to over 5,000 old wooden villas.
Stop At North Head Historic Reserve, Takarunga Rd. Devonport
We are stepping into history. It is an underground "mini-city" with a labyrinth of tunnels, some of which we journey into. We walk around this volcano (flat walk) with simply spectacular 360-degree views of Auckland.
Visit Auckland Domain, Park Road, Auckland Central
We visit the two stunning Wintergardens, the two enormous glasshouses, and the Fernery, where guests can see and touch our most famous "silver fern “.
Night accommodation in Auckland
Day 2: Auckland to Rotorua
Hamilton Garden, Waitomo Caves, Te Puia Rotorua
Depart from Auckland and first visit Hamilton Garden before heading to Waitomo Caves.
Hamilton Gardens is a public garden park in the south of Hamilton that is owned and managed by Hamilton City Council in New Zealand. The 54-hectare park is based on the banks of the Waikato River and includes enclosed gardens, open lawns, a lake, a nursery, and a convention centre.
Hamilton Garden to Waitomo Caves
Travel from Hamilton and visit Waitomo Caves on the way to Rotorua. You will enjoy a guided tour of the world-renowned Waitomo Glow Worm Caves.
Waitomo Caves to Rotorua
Depart from Waitomo Caves to Rotorua. This tour covers the most iconic destinations on the Northern island. You will visit Rotorua, famous for its thermal activity, rich Maori heritage, and geothermal wonderland, Te Puia.
This evening, Visit Te Po Evening Maori Cultural Experience, Including Dinner
New Zealand’s Most Awarded Cultural Attraction, presenting Te Po at Te Puia. Feast on song, drama, tradition, and dinner.
Te Po Combo fully guided experiences to enrich your visit to the historical geothermal valley.
Explore the fantastic landscape of native bush, geysers, and mud pools, and feel the natural power of Pohutu Geyser, the largest geyser in the Southern Hemisphere. Visit the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute and Ahua Gallery.
After working up an appetite, enjoy a mouth-watering buffet at the world-famous Pataka Kai Restaurant & Bar, followed by an exhilarating cultural performance, and then, if you want more, head back down into the geothermal wonderland featuring the world-famous Pohutu Geyser.
This experience is approximately 4 hours 30 minutes long and suitable for all ages.
After dinner, transfer to accommodation for check-in
Overnight at accommodation in Rotorua
Day 3: Rotorua
Rotorua and Taupo Tours
Morning visit Rotorua Lake, and travel to one of Wai-o-Tapu, Orakei Korako or Waimangu Volcanic Valley, where you can experience the full might and majesty of this unique and spectacular volcanic landscape. Then, continue to Huka Falls and Lake Taupo before returning to Rotorua.
Night experience at Redwood Tree Night Walk
Overnight at accommodation in Rotorua
Day 4: Rotorua to Hobbiton
Hobbiton Movie Set Tours
Depart from Rotorua and go to Hobbiton after breakfast and check out of the accommodation.
Take a journey from Rotorua to the famous Hobbiton Movie Set, located inside a picturesque 1,250-acre sheep and beef farm near Matamata. Here, you can take a guided tour of the village of Hobbiton, carefully created in incredible detail as a film location for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movie trilogies. During your guided tour of this fantastic location, you’ll see sights like Hobbit holes, the Mill, and the Green Dragon Inn, and you'll learn how farmland was transformed into a living, breathing piece of Middle-earth. After exploring Hobbiton, we returned to Auckland.
Night accommodation Auckland
Day 5: Auckland
Auckland Tours starts after breakfast.
Visit Mission Bay Beach
Soak up the stunning views of Auckland Harbour coastline flanked by our native pohutukawa trees.
Visit Mount Eden
Travel to Auckland's highest point (196 metres) for spectacular 360-degree views. This is one of 56 extinct volcanoes in Auckland, boasting one of the largest volcanic craters in the city.
Visit Skycity Tower to view the Auckland city views and visit the All Blacks Experience Centre. See what it takes to make, shape and be an All-Black. Experience first-hand the excitement and emotion of game day. Discover the stories behind some of world rugby’s most famous players, moments and matches.
Drive to Auckland's countryside and famous beaches.
Stop At Solijans Estate Winery, 366 State Highway 16, Kumeu, Auckland
, New Zealand is renowned for wine, and we journey into the wine-growing district of West Auckland and stop and do some wine-tasting (optional trip)
We enter the countryside of West Auckland, where guests will see farms and livestock and marvel at the greenness of the pasture.
Pass By Coatesville, Coatesville, North Island
Drive through Karekare and Piha Beach or Muriwai Beach.
Visit Karekare Falls, then head back to Auckland.
Evening visit to Wynyard Quarter and Fish Market
The Wynyard Quarter is a reclaimed piece of land on the Waitemat? Harbour at the western edge of the Auckland waterfront, New Zealand.
Night accommodation in Auckland
Transfer to the Airport for the departing flight.
Accommodation
Tourist class hotel (3 or 4*) or Service Apartment – Subject to availability
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
What's included on tour:
Packages Excludes:
Halal Tours Options:
Included:
Muslim Guided Driver
Prayer mats are available onboard
Vehicles to be stopped at the safest place for the prayer time
Guide to Halal Restaurant
Guide to Mosque for prayer