Grand Pacific 9 Day Signature North Island
If you're looking for a great tour of New Zealand's North Island this is it. Grand Pacific has years of experience showing guests around. They will make sure no one misses the best attractions and remove any travel concerns. Locations included on this journey are the Bay of Islands, Auckland, City of Sails, Rotorua and Napier and the capital city of Wellington.
Included in this tour package
- Accommodation: 8 nights, Hotel 4 star
- Includes: 1 Lunch
- Includes: All breakfasts
- Includes: 6 dinners
- Includes: Airport transfers
- Includes: Experienced Tour Leader
- Includes: Hole in the Rock Dolphin Cruise
- Includes: Matakohe Kauri Museum
- Includes: Hobbiton Movie Set Tour, Matamata
- Includes: Rotorua Skyline Gondola with breakfast
- Includes: Entrance to Agrodome and show
- Includes: Te Puia Maori Hangi & Concert
- Includes: Napier City Sights Tour
- Includes: Auckland City Sights Tour
- Includes: Waitangi Treaty Grounds
- Includes: Entry to Auckland Sky Tower
- Includes: Wellington City Sights Tour
At a glance - Grand Pacific 9 Day Signature North Island
Day 1: Welcome to Auckland, transfer to your hotel and rest of day at leisure. Accommodation: Sudima Auckland City
Day 2: Auckland to the spectacular Bay of Islands on your way visit the magnificent Kauri forests. Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (or similar)
Day 3: Explore Bay of Islands. Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (or similar)
Day 4: Bay of Islands cruise then south to Auckland. Accommodation: Sudima Auckland City
Day 5: Enjoy Hobbiton then on to the thermal playground of Rotorua. Accommodation: Pullman Rotorua
Day 6: Enjoy breakfast up the gondola before an exciting day in Rotorua. Accommodation: Pullman Rotorua
Day 7: Take a look up close at New Zealand's Art Deco capital. Accommodation: Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park Wairarapa (or similar)
Day 8: From the Wairarapa valley head south to the bustling capital of "cool". Accommodation: James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor (or similar)
Day 9: Depart Wellington today.
Back to topGrand Pacific 9 Day Signature North Island - Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Welcome to Auckland, transfer to your hotel and rest of day at leisure
Grand Pacific 9 Day Signature North Island
This fully escorted 9-day tour gives you access to the outstanding beauty of New Zealand's North Island, Hobbiton, the Bay of Islands and the quirky capital Wellington.
Arrive into Auckland
On arrival into Auckland, you will be met by a Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred to your hotel. This evening enjoy a complimentary pre-dinner drink when you meet your Tour Leader and travelling companions for dinner.
Your Accommodation: Sudima Auckland City
Conveniently located within easy walking distance of Auckland’s bustling shopping, arts, dining and entertainment precincts and opposite the New Zealand International Convention Centre.
Meals included: Dinner
Day 2: Auckland to the spectacular Bay of Islands on your way visit the magnificent Kauri forests
Auckland to the Bay of Islands
Depart Auckland and travel to the Parry Kauri Park to see a magnificent example of a Kauri Tree. Enjoy a visit and informative talk at the Kauri Museum in Matakohe, then travel via Whangarei to Paihia, situated in the heart of the beautiful Bay of Islands. Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the location of the signing of the treaty between the Maori tribes and the British.
Your Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (or similar)
Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands expansive sub-tropical gardens and extensive guest facilities, enhances the welcoming atmosphere of this resort-style hotel. It's the perfect base from which to explore the beautiful and historic Bay of Islands.
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3: Explore Bay of Islands
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 or a spectacular scenic flight. This evening is also free and you may like to enjoy a relaxing dinner cruise (optional).
Your Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (or similar)
Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands expansive sub-tropical gardens and extensive guest facilities, enhances the welcoming atmosphere of this resort-style hotel. It's the perfect base from which to explore the beautiful and historic Bay of Islands.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 4: Bay of Islands cruise then south to Auckland
Bay of Islands to Auckland
This morning cruise through the beautiful Bay of Islands aboard a luxury catamaran to Cape Brett, where a historic lighthouse keeps watch over Piercy Island, or as it is popularly known, the "Hole in the Rock". Keep an eye out for dolphins and other marine life. Return to Paihia and travel south via Whangarei to Auckland. This evening is also free to explore the many eateries surrounding your hotel.
Your Accommodation: Sudima Auckland City
Conveniently located within easy walking distance of Auckland’s bustling shopping, arts, dining and entertainment precincts and opposite the New Zealand International Convention Centre.
Meals included: Breakfast
Day 5: Enjoy Hobbiton then on to the thermal playground of Rotorua
Auckland to Rotorua
This morning enjoy a city sights tour including a visit to Sky Tower, one of New Zealand's most spectacular attractions. Continue through the picturesque countryside to Hobbiton for a buffet lunch. This is followed by a guided tour of the Movie Set from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. Your guide will recount details of how this beautiful piece of farmland was transformed into The Shire from Middle Earth.
Your Accommodation: Pullman Rotorua
Pullman Rotorua is surrounded by surreal scenery and iconic attractions. Discover shooting geysers, bubbling mud, natural hot springs and magical forests.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Enjoy breakfast up the gondola before an exciting day in Rotorua
Rotorua
Today begins with a gondola ride and breakfast at Skyline Rotorua. There is also time for a luge ride! Next stop is the Agrodome for an action packed hour of farming entertainment and education that's unlike anything you've seen before. 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.
Your Accommodation: Pullman Rotorua
Pullman Rotorua is surrounded by surreal scenery and iconic attractions. Discover shooting geysers, bubbling mud, natural hot springs and magical forests.
Meals included: Breakfast, Speciality Dinner
Day 7: Take a look up close at New Zealand's Art Deco capital
Rotorua to Taupo to Napier to 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.
Your Accommodation: Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park Wairarapa (or similar)
Nestled in the lush Wairarapa valley, framed by the towering Tararua Ranges, Copthorne Resort Solway Park is set in 24 acres of landscaped grounds on the southern outskirts of Masterton.
Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8: From the Wairarapa valley head south to the bustling capital of "cool"
Masterton to Greytown to Wellington
Enjoy a leisurely start to the day before travelling to Greytown where you see the most complete example of original Victorian wooden architecture. Drive through the scenic Rimutaka Mountain Range into Wellington, then enjoy a city tour of the nation’s capital which will highlight the history and culture on show here.
Your Accommodation: James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor (or similar)
At the heart of Wellington's commercial and retail districts, the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor has 260 well-appointed rooms and suites.
Meals included: Breakfast, Speciality Dinner
Day 9: Depart Wellington today
Farewell from Wellington
Time to say goodbye. Your tour finishes following breakfast (included) this morning and you will be transferred to the airport for your onward journey if required.
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