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Join this journey from Auckland by taking the ferry or flying Waiheke Island.
Day 1 Travel to Waiheke Island. Select accommodation and activities from our Collection.
Waiheke Island is a wine-growing area and a laid-back place for you to relax at the start of your trip. Dine at your accommodation or ask your hosts for a recommendation and to make a booking for you.
Day 2 Waiheke Island
Join an island tour to explore the food, wine and art culture, take a massage, a round of golf, or visit one of the wineries for lunch.
Day 3 Travel to Taupo / Turangi. Select accommodation and activities from our Collection.
On the way, stop at one of the geothermal areas in Rotorua or Reporoa.
Day 4 Taupo / Turangi
Lake Taupo is the size of Singapore and a huge caldera dating back 26,500 years. Take a sailing boat to modern Maori carvings, a fishing charter or a floatplane. The Lake is fed by rivers stocked with brown trout. For the more active, the Tongariro Crossing is one of New Zealand′s best day hikes and the area boasts great mountain-biking and river rafting.
Day 5 Travel to Hawke′s Bay. Select accommodation and activities from our Collection.
Dine with your host ar ask for recommendations.
Day 6 Hawke′s Bay
Wineries and great restaurants feature highly in any visit to this area, with tours by bike and private tour. There is also Cape Kidnappers golf course, private Maori tours, a gannet colony and Art Deco history.
Day 7 Travel to Wellington. Select accommodation and activities from our Collection.
Day 8 Wellington
New Zealand′s capital city is also its cultural centre. Te Papa Museum has some exceptional exhibitions. Zealandia is a fenced sanctuary where you can see many native birds. The Weta Workshops display many special effects from the Lord of the Rings and other movies. Take a walk along Oriental Parade and dine at one of the nation′s best restaurants.
Day 9 Journey’s End
Wellington Airport has flights within New Zealand and also Australia. The Inter-Island ferry also connects you to South Island.
You can fly out of Wellington Airport or cross on the Cook Strait Ferry to Picton on the South Island by the Inter Island ferry. Your hotel is centrally located so you may like to return your rental car when you arrive in the city.
Duration: 9 days, 8 nights
Connection points:
Auckland airport
Wellington airport or Inter Islander ferry
Activity level: easy
Best season: year-round
Auckland – Waiheke: 40 mins by ferry
Waiheke – Taupo: 4 hours
Taupo – Napier: 2 hours
Napier – Wellington: 4 hours 15 minutes
Price is for accommodation only and excludes meals, ground or air transport unless stated. Contact one of our Travel Agents or use My Holiday to contact the operators and book direct.
