New Zealand: South Island and North Island
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Overview
Highlights
- Queenstown, Christchurch and Auckland
- Jet boat ride on the Shotover River
- Goldrush village of Arrowtown
- Wild Earth Vineyards
- Cruise across Lake Wakatipu on board the 1912 vintage steamer
- The Milford Sound
- Mt. Cook National Park
- Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley with its boiling mud pools, steaming silica terraces, hot springs, and active geysers
- The Maori cultural experience and Hangi dinner
- Waimangu Valley thermal reserve, with the Pink and White Terraces, Emerald Pool, a boiling lake and colorful silica terraces
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Trip includes
- 9 nights in upscale hotels throughout the tour
- Delicious a la carte meals: 9 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 7 dinners, including drinks
- Comfortable air-conditioned bus transportation throughout the tour and services of a driver guide
- Domestic flight on Air New Zealand between Christchurch and Rotorua, including all fees and taxes
- Private airport transfers on arrival and on departure
- Experienced tour director, professional local guides, guided tours as per itinerary, all sightseeing and admission fees
- All tours, events, admissions and attractions mentioned in the itinerary
- All restaurants', guides' and drivers' gratuities
- Traditional Maori ceremony, performance and a Maori feast
- Polynesian Spa and Thermal Springs
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Itinerary
Meals: Dinner
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f you are combining the South Island and North Island tour of New Zealand with the Spectacular Australia tour, we will be checking out of the hotel early for our morning flight to Melbourne. If you are leaving New Zealand today to travel back home, we will arrange for a private airport transfer to coincide with the timing of your departing flight.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Sights and Soul Travels is a boutique tour operator specializing in luxury tours and vacations for women, with destinations in Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. The small group tours incorporate historical and cultural exploration, outdoor activities, fine dining, wine tastings, spas and luxury hotels, and cultural activities. The company is based in Germantown, Maryland, in the greater Washington, DC area. Sights and Soul Travels was founded in 2004, and currently has 6 full time employees who cooperate with several off-site partners and Tour Directors.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- New Zealand visa
- Single supplement
- Early hotel check-in
- Ttravel insurance
- Tour director gratuities
- Meals and optional activities not listed in the itinerary
- Additional hotel accommodations
- Telephone charges
- Room service
- Minibar
- Laundry
- Personal expenses
- The cost does not include airfare to and from New Zealand
Accommodation
9 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches and 7 Dinners
- Accommodation at upscale, perfectly located hotels
- A la carte dining at fine restaurants
- Small group of the maximum of 16 women
- Knowledgeable and passionate private guides
- Experienced, professional tour director
- Carefully designed itinerary, including signature New Zealand experiences
- Exclusive, off the beaten track experiences, not available to larger groups
- No forced shopping
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