Grand Pacific Tours is a specialist in providing Luxury Coach Holidays in New Zealand.
Free pre and post night tour accommodation.
From £1309 for 9 Day Northern Spectacular Luxury coach Tour.
This tour is ideal for the time conscious traveller and offers unbeatable value and provides an excellent coverage of the North Island.
Day 1: Homeport - Auckland
Fly from your homeport to Auckland where you will be met by a Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred to your hotel.
Day 2: Auckland - Bay of Islands
Travel to the Parry Kauri Park to see a magnificent example of a Kauri Tree. Enjoy an informative talk at the Kauri Museum, then travel to Paihia, situated in the heart of the beautiful Bay of Islands. Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
Day 3: Bay of Islands (Free Day)
Today is a free day. Choose from the many optional activities available, including the Cape Reinga coach trip via Ninety Mile Beach, a relaxing luncheon cruise or a spectacular scenic flight. The choice is yours and your Coach Captain will be available to assist.
Day 4: Bay of Islands - Auckland
This morning travel aboard a luxury catamaran to Cape Brett and the famous Hole in the Rock. Keep an eye out for bottlenose and common dolphins before returning to Paihia. Travel to Auckland via Whangarei.
Day 5: Auckland - Rotorua
This morning enjoy a city sights tour including a visit to the spectacular Sky Tower. Continue through the magnificent countryside to Longlands Restaurant & Farm. Enjoy a delicious home cooked lunch hosted by a rural New Zealand family. Travel to Rotorua and visit Paradise Valley Springs, a superb wildlife park where you can hand feed rainbow trout.
Day 6: Rotorua
Today begins with a Gondola ride to Cableway Restaurant where a buffet breakfast and spectacular views are on offer. Travel to the Agrodome where you see performing sheep, a shearing display and sheep dog trial. Enjoy some free time this afternoon before travelling to Te Puia to see the boiling mud pools and awesome Geysers that Rotorua is famous for. This evening experience an entertaining Maori Hangi and Concert.
Day 7: Rotorua - Napier - Masterton
Depart Rotorua and travel along the Thermal Explorer Highway to Huka Falls and Lake Taupo. Continue to Napier known as “The Art Deco Capital”, where a city tour will showcase the most comprehensive collection of art deco buildings in the world. Enjoy some free time to explore the fascinating architecture before travelling through the Wairarapa, an emerging cool-climate wine region.
Day 8: Masterton - Greytown - Wellington
Enjoy a leisurely start to the day before travelling to Greytown where you see the most complete examples of original Victorian wooden architecture. Drive through Featherston then through the Rimutaka Mountain Range into Wellington. Enjoy a city tour of the nation’s capital which highlights the history and culture on show here.
Day 9: Wellington - Homeport
Time to say goodbye. You’ll be transferred to the airport for your flight home after a memorable New Zealand holiday.