All inclusive three week birdwatching tour in subtropical New Zealand in a very small group (max. 3 participants). No crowds. Just bush and jungle. Other tour modules from 1 to 9 days available.
Your Itinerary
Day 1:
Your chauffeur-guide meets you at Christchurch International Airport, on New Zealand's South Island. Time to relax and to explore this peaceful city.
(L) (D)
Day 2:
Christchurch botanical gardens. Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki. Mount Cook (highest New Zealand mountain). Overnight in Twizel.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 3:
Mount Cook walks. Waitaki valley. Oamaru. Birdwatching: blue penguin colony. Overnight in Oamaru.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 4:
Moeraki Boulders. Dunedin. Birdwatching: Royal Albatross Centre. Yellow Eyed Penguins. Seals. Overnight in Dunedin.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 5:
Olveston House. Birdwatching: Te Anau birdlife sanctuary. 2 nights in Te Anau.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 6:
Milford Sound cruise. Birdwatching: Mountain parrots (kea). Hollyford valley.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 7:
Queenstown shopping. Jet-boat tour. Wanaka. Overnight in Wanaka.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 8:
Haast Pass. Ship Creek walks. Fox Glacier. Franz Joseph Glacier. Overnight at Franz Joseph.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 9:
Okarito Lagoon. White Heron colony. Overnight in Hokitika.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 10:
Punakaiki Pancake Rocks. Cape Foulwind seal colony. Overnight in Murchison.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 11:
Abel Tasman National Park cruise and walk. Overnight in the National Park.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 12:
Nelson. Queen Charlotte Drive. Picton. Cruise over the Cook Strait to Wellington. Overnight in Wellington.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 13:
Wellington Botanical Gardens. Free time in Wellington. Overnight in Wairarapa.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 14:
Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre. Taupo. Huka Falls. Craters of the Moon. Overnight in Taupo.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 15:
Waimangu and Waiotapu geothermal valleys. Rotorua. 2 nights in Rotorua.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 16:
Ohinemutu village. Agrodome. Maori lunch and concert. Whakarewarewa (geysers, Arts and Crafts Institute, kiwi birds).
(B) (L) (D)
Day 17:
Tauranga. Coromandel peninsula. New Year's Eve champagne dinner. 2 nights in a remote lodge on the Coromandel peninsula.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 18:
We wake up early (before sunrise) for a bushwalk guided by a local ornithologist. Tuis, bellbirds, fantails are among the first birds to sing. Tour of the peninsula.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 19:
Coastal road. Auckland. Mount Eden, Tamaki Drive. Overnight in Auckland.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 20:
Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World and penguins. Waitakere Ranges. Rose Hellaby House. Muriwai Beach (gannet colony). Matakohe kauri museum. Overnight in Dargaville.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 21:
Waipoua Forest (second largest trees in the world). Opononi. Overnight near Kaitaia.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 22:
Cape Reinga. Ninety Mile Beach (by 4 wheel drive). Tapotupotu Bay. Wagener Museum. Mangonui Village. Kerikeri. 2 nights in Paihia.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 23:
Haruru Falls. Paihia. Russell. Scenic flight over the Bay of Islands.
(B) (L) (D)
Day 24:
Waiomio Glowworm Caves. Whangarei Clock Museum. End of tour at Auckland International Airport end afternoon.
(B) (L)
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Public prices mentioned are an approximate conversion from NZ$ to US$. Only NZ$ prices apply: single NZD18,150; twin NZD15,750. Prices in US$ are indicative only.
Quality 3-4 star boutique accommodation. Scenic flight over Bay of Islands included. 4WD trip to Cape Reinga included. All entrance fees and fares included. All prices per person. 20% deposit (non refundable) at booking; balance 60 days before start of tour. Cancellations: the 20% deposit is non refundable; 50% refund for cancellations received in writing until 30 days before departure; 20% refund for cancellations received in writing between 30 days and the day before departure; no refund for cancellations received later. All other tours arranged on request.
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