March, 2008
New Zealand Itinerary
Day
1
Depart New York City
Day 2
Cross date-line, lose a day
Day 3
Arrive Auckland, NZ. City tour, sky tower,
museums. Tango at Maida & David's milonga
Day 4
Auckland sightseeing, shopping and harbour
dinner cruise.
Day 5
Drive Auckland - Rotorua. Beautiful glow
worm cave tour, Maori Marae hangi and concert.
Day 6
Rotorua. Geothermal park boiling mud &
geysers, fair dinkum sheep shearing demo!
Day 7
Drive Rotorua - Wanganui. Huka Falls,
Dinner with a local family
Day 8
Drive Wanganui - Wellington. Scenic drive
past farmlands, forests and volcanos. Martinborough vineyards.
Tango
Day 9
Wellington city scenic tour of NZ's capital,
free night
Day 10
Te Papa virtual reality museum or day
of leisure. Tango
Day 11
Inter-island Ferry Wellington - PIcton,
South Island
Tranzcoastal train of the Kaikoura coast to Christchurch.
Day 12
City Tour and free time to explore at
leisure this English influenced city and its' Avon river.
Local milonga.
Day 13
Fly Christchurch - Queenstown
Next to the beautiful Lake Wakatipu. Optional wine-tasting,
sightseeing.
Day 14
Queenstown Day at leisure with optional
day trips to the Spectacular Milford Sound, Jet boating, white
water rafting, bungee-jumping or the more sedate cruise on
the blue waters of Lake Wakitipu. Gondola ride to the Skyline
restaurant for farewell dinner
Day 15
Fly Queenstown - via Auckland - JFK,
cross dateline, gain a day
arrive NYC the evening of the same day |