Highlights
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- Smaller Group Size
- FREE Cancellation & Flexible Refund
- COVID-19 Protection Benefits
- Safety & Hygiene Protocols
Min 10 to Go
Convoys Perks (Min 20pax):
- Fully escorted by a tour manager from Singapore, who will dispense expert travel advice and offer on-tour exigency support.
- Exclusive welcome and get-together dinner.
- Include suggested itinerary and route but different groups in the convoy can also explore at their own pace with daily accommodation at the same location.
Highlights Unique Experience:
- WETA Workshop Experience
- Pukaha National
Wildlife Centre
- Te Puia / TE PO
Evening
- Hobbiton Movie Set
Tours
- Waitomo Glowworms Caves
Package Inclusion:
- Return economy airfare by Air New Zealand
- 2 night accommodation in Wellington
- 1 night accommodation in Napier
- 2 nights accommodation in Rotorua
- 1 nights accommodation in Hamilton
- 1 night accommodation in Auckland
- Daily Breakfast
- 8 days All-inclusive car rental (1.6-litre)
- Enhanced COVID-19 Travel Insurance
Flight details: Special Departure : 02 Dec 202202-Dec NZ283 Singapore - Auckland Dep: 0840hrs Arr: 0935hrs (next day)
03-Dec NZ425 Auckland - Wellington Dep: 1200hrs Arr: 1305hrs
10-Dec NZ284 Auckland - Singapore Dep: 1105hrs Arr: 1640hrs
Meals on Board
Depart Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Wellington.
Breakfast
Upon arrival, collect your car at Wellington Airport. Free at leisure to explore
Wellington, New Zealand's ultimate urban destination.
Nestled between a harbour and green forest clad hills, the city has national
treasures, galleries, museums, boutique shopping, superb cafe and restaurant
culture and great nightlife. It offers visitors all the excitement of city life
yet has wildlife and nature attractions right on its doorstep. Its compact,
village-like size makes the city an easy place to walk around, yet its
cosmopolitan flavour gives all the stimulation and sophistication of a large
city.
Wellington
Breakfast
After breakfast, proceed for
Weta Workshop Combo Tour. Just a short drive from the Wellington CBD, the
movie-magic world of Weta is home to a hub of creativity where visitors get up close and personal to artistry and
craftsmanship. Thereafter, you may also wish to take a day trip to the Kapiti Coast or the Martinborough or Marlborough wine regions. There are many optional activities available such as visiting the New Zealand Parliament buildings, the Wellington Cable Car or Te Papa. New Zealand's national museum.
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Weta Workshop Combo Tour
Breakfast
(Drive time: 4hrs)
Today drive to Napier, stop at Masterton visit Pūkaha Wildlife Centre for a 1-hour exploration of the Pūkaha forest with one of our dedicated rangers. You will
learn the untold stories behind our birds and plants with someone who knows the
forest best. Includes entry.
Breakfast / Hangi Dinner
(Drive time: 4hrs)
Drive to Rotorua, make a stop at Lake Taupo. A large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of the Taupo Volcano. This evening, enjoy
Te Po Indigenous Evening at Te Puia. Take
a 90 minute guided tour through the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute, the Kiwi
Conservation Centre and the geothermal valley and geyser. Enjoy a
Hangi Dinner overlooking the valley’s geothermal vista with
sweeping views of the geyser, followed by a 40 minute cultural performance in
the beautifully carved meeting house with traditional welcome (pohiri), song (waiata),
poi and haka. The evening culminates with hot chocolate and pudding surrounded
by steam and the geyser terrace bathed in coloured light.
Breakfast
Free day at leisure for optional activities. You may proceed to Agrodome Farm Show to see sheepdogs work their magic at herding 19 different breeds
of sheep. Then, join the Farm
Tour, in
which you get to ride a tractor to hand-feed and
take photos with many friendly animals including romney sheep, cattle, deer,
llamas, ostriches, pigs and alpacas. Explore the fruit orchard and olive grove and get to taste fresh kiwi
juice and delicious honey. End the day by enjoying a relaxing soak in the mineral pools of
Polynesian Spa at your own expense.
Breakfast
(Drive time: 3.5hrs)
It is a short drive north to
Matamata. Today the town’s main attraction comes from the film industry after
the Alexander brothers farm became the Shire in Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings
movie trilogy. Join a
Hobbiton Movie Set Guided Tour, view Hobbit Holes, the Mill and Green Dragon Inn on this Middle-earth
adventure. En route for
Waitomo Glowworm Caves Tour, takes in some of New Zealand's most
beautiful and lush pastureland farmed by many generations of families. The
favorite route is via Lake Karapiro, Cambridge and Te Awamutu before arriving
at the famous Waitomo Caves.
Breakfast
(Drive time: 1.5hrs)
After breakfast, drive to
Auckland is a major city in the north of New Zealand’s North Island. In the centre, the iconic Sky Tower has views of Viaduct Harbour, which is full of superyachts and lined with bars and cafes. Auckland Domain, the city’s oldest park, is based around an extinct volcano and home to the formal Wintergardens.
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Auckland
Breakfast / Meals on Board
If time permits, you can do some last-minute shopping. Return your rental vehicle to Auckland Airport and check in for your departure flight home.
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