|
|
|
New Zealand Singles Tour - Explore the North and South Islands
No other country in the world can offer so many unique scenes in just one vacation. From the sub-tropical and lush bush of Northland, to the beauty and snow of Fox Glazier to the caves in Rotorua this country is truly unique. New Zealand is abundant in native wildlife, the best known the flightless Kiwi bird, also the name given to New Zealanders.
Whether you want to just sit back and enjoy the scenery or get the adrenaline rush of bungy jumping, the zorb or jet boats, this singles vacation is for you!
Includes
* 10-Nights Accomodations
* Breakfast Daily
* 1 Lunch - 3 Dinners
* Singles Travel Hostess
* Tours and Admissions as stated in itinerary
- Waitomo Glow Worm Caves
- Te Puia & Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve
- Rainbow Springs & Government Gardens
- White Island Volcano Tour
- Auckland and Wellington City Tour
- Winery Visit and Tasting
- Maori Concert and Dinner
- Whale Watching Cruise
- Safari River Boat Trip
* Air Conditioned Coach/Van
* TranzAlpine Scenic Train
* Inter-Island Ferry
* All Transfers
* Taxes and Surcharges
Optional Activities
Auckland
Harbour Bridge Experience
$80 Duration of tour: 1 hr 30 mins
Auckland's Harbour Bridge Experience takes you on an adventure under, around, up and over the iconic Auckland Harbour Bridge, some 65 metres above sea level. Once at the top you will have a stunning 360-degree view of one of the greatest harbours in the world and over Auckland, the 'City of Sails'. You will even have a bird's eye view of participants leaping from the bungy jumping from the bridge.
Auckland Bungy Jump (from Harbour Bridge)
$80 - Duration of tour: 60 mins
Experience the adventure of Bungy with this 40 metres jump from the Auckland Harbour Bridge. This unforgettable experience involves jumping from the purpose-built jump pod suspended over the sparkling Harbour. It is AJ Hackett Bungy's only North Island Bungy operation and accelerating at 9.8 metres/sec you are guaranteed the thrill of your life! You will be using the classic foot-tie jump on this bungy and get a jumper only T-shirt to prove that you have just faced your fear.
Rotorua
Hukafalls Jet Boat Ride Tour
$66 - Duration of tour: 30 mins
Marvel at the incredible water level views of the spectacular Huka Falls, and enjoy the sensation as you slide past cliffs and trees at 80km per hour. Then get ready for a 360 degree spin, as the boat turns on it's own length! The fun and excitement takes you along a beautiful river environment, lined with native bush and natural hot springs. Travel up to the very base of the Huka Falls, past the Wairakei Thermal Power Station, Prawn Park and the Aratiatia Dam. This unique Geothermal Power Station uses underground geothermal activity to produce hot steamy water.
Agrodome Combo with Farm Tour and Sheep Show $33.50 (Not including transport - open to 5:00 pm
The Agrodome is a multi-faceted visitor attraction, which displays many aspects of New Zealand agriculture. The Agrodome complex is surrounded by a 150 hectare working farm providing enrichment. This ticket includes the one hour Sheep show with a Sheep shearing Demonstration, an exciting auction with audience participation, a demonstration by Huntaway dogs, plus the famous Duck dog. Your ticket also includes a farm tour conducted in custom built tractor drawn vehicles. See animals of all descriptions, including 1200 Romney sheep, beef cattle, red and fallow deer, llamas, alpacas, ostrich and emus. You can handle and feed the livestock. The Farm tour stops at the Organic Education Center for kiwifruit juice and honey tasting.
Hell's Gate Mud Bath & Spa & Geothermal Walk Combo $60 - Duration: 2 hours 50 minsStroll through our amazing, steaming, bubbling thermal park, see mud pools and hot springs and experience a day spa, soak in hot pools, enjoy a true Rotorua experience. The traditional mud bath experience, followed by the relaxing sulphur spa overlooking the geothermal reserve, provides visitors with a completely unique geothermal experience. The silky smooth geothermal mud in combination with the sulphurous geothermal water opens the skins pores allowing the active ingredients to gently exfoliate and treat the skin while in the spa leaving it very clean and soft to touch.
Queenstown
Kawarau Bridge Bungy Jump (AJ Hacket) $110 - Duration of tour: 2 hours 30 mins
Welcome to the original home of Bungy - The Kawarau Bridge. A 43 metre Bungy Jump above the Kawarau River. Just 20 minutes from the heart of Queenstown, it is the world's first commercial bungy site (since November 1988). You have the choice of jumping with either a foot tie or in harness. It is also Queenstown's only Bungy with a water touch option so don't hesitate to splash-down! Your jump price also includes the genuine jumper only T-shirt. After all that emotion you can unwind at the onsite cafe or browse around the AJ Gear Adventure clothing shop. The bungy site is also a place of interest as it is situated on a Department of Conservation Historic Reserve so this jump will take you through an emotional and intellectual journey never to be forgotten.
Queenstown Highlights Half Day Tour
$60 - Duration of tour: 3 hours
First stop is on the Queenstown Hill with spectacular panoramic views over the town centre, Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables Mountain Range. Next is a visit to the birth place of bungy jumping as we know it and home to the Bungy Dome, an 8 minute multi media show that allows passive bystanders to experience the thrill of bungy jumping without taking the leap. The Bungy Centre is a state of the art facility that offers grand stand viewing of the Kawarau Suspension Bridge and of the Bungy jumping platform. Then head to Gibbston Valley for some wine tasting and cheese tasting. Then onto Kawarau Gorge where a scene from Lord of the Rings was filmed. To complete the highlights of the Queenstown area, visit the picturesque town of Arrowtown which retains its old world charm through careful preservation of its colourful history and colonial style architecture.
Discover Milford Sound
$155 - Duration of tour: 12 hours 25 mins
Travel by luxury coach along the edge of Lake Wakatipu and beneath the rugged Remarkables to Te Anau, the 'Gateway to Fiordland'. From here we will enter the Fiordland National Park so prepare to be mesmerised by the rugged grandeur of this region. As we pass through the Egligton Valley you will see ancient alpine beech forests, stunning waterfalls, and the famous Mirror Lakes where we will make a photo stop. From here we will progress through the Upper Hollyford Valley past the stunning Christie Falls and enter the 1.2km Homer Tunnel. Prepare yourself for the breathtaking impact of the Cleddau Valley and the descent into Milford Sound. Here you will take an unforgettable Red Boat cruise from which you will see the wonders of Mitre Peak, rock walls scarred by glaciers that rise 1,200 meters vertically from the sea, and waterfalls from hanging valleys tumbling into the sound.
Shotover River Rafting (Grade 3-5)
$116.50< - Duration of tour: 4 hours 50 mins
Your adventure begins with an unforgettable coach trip on the historic Skippers Road along old gold miners trails into Skippers Canyon, unparalleled in terms of scenery. Rafting from Deep Creek over peaceful waters at first, you head toward the exhilarating rapids of the lower Canyon, experiencing the memorable rapids Rock Garden, Sharks Fin, Toilet, Pinball, Jaws, Sequel and the unforgettable 170m Oxenbridge Tunnel, followed closely by Cascade Rapid. All rafting equipment, return transfers from town to the rafting base, hot showers, sauna, complimentary snacks and refreshments are provided!!
Shotover Jet Thrill Tour
$72.50 - Duration of tour: 45 mins (1 1/2 hour incl transport)
Get ready for the World's most exciting Jet Boat ride! Acknowledged as the World's most famous and successful Jet Boat operation, many imitate Shotover Jet, but no one comes close. Shotover Jet is the only company permitted to operate in the spectacular Shotover River Canyons and it's a thrilling ride. Speed in mere centimetres of water along the famous Shotover River and deep into the Canyons. As the rocky walls tower over you, your expert driver puts your Big Red through its paces and skilfully whips the Jet Boat past rocky outcrops, skims around crags and boulders and twists through the narrow canyons at breath taking speeds. And a major highlight - hold tight for the world famous Shotover Jet full 360 degree spins.
* Optional Tours to be purchased 2 weeks before departure
|
| Call (704) 932-0161 for more information or to book today! Mention code 8767466 | | Best Single Travel | | Offer valid through 3/9/2010 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1-2 | Depart Home | March 9 & 10 - Depart from Hometown
Depart from home town on flight to New Zealand. Skip a day as you cross the International Date Line. | | Day 3 | Auckland | March 11 - Arrive in Auckland, New Zealand
Arrive at Auckland Airport where you will be met by the group's assistant & transfered to our Hotel. The afternoon is yours to relax.
Meet and Greet Dinner at Hotel (D)
Mercure Hotel Auckland | | Day 4 | Rotorua | March 12 - Auckland / Waitomo / Rotorua
We start today with a short sightseeing tour of Auckland, then drive south across Bombay Hills to Waikato Valley for a guided tour of the famous Waitomo Glow Worm Caves. See the amazing stalactite and stalagmite formations and the highlight is a boat trip through the spectacular Glowworm Grotto. As we enter this galaxy of tiny living lights, you'll immediately experience a serene atmosphere and be intrigued by tiny glowworms that light our way..
After time for lunch we continue across picturesque farm country and over the bush clad Mamaku Ranges to Rotorua.
Hotel Ibis Rotorua | | Day 5 | Rotorua | March 13 - Rotorua Sightseeing and Maori Cultural Experience
Todays morning tour includes Te Puia andWhakarewarewa Thermal Reserve see the magnificence of the geothermal landscape and experience a traditional Maori village, where young Maori are taught traditional carving and weaving skills. Whakarewarewa is home to the largest geyser in New Zealand. The Pohutu geyser erupts about 15 times a day and shoots hot water up 90 feet. We will visit the lovely Rainbow Springs to see trout and rare kiwis then visit the lovely Goverment Gardens.
The afternoon is free to visit the Agrodome, an interactive hands-on experience with Kiwi farming, goats, cattle, deer, alpacas and ostriches. Take part in the world famous Agrodome Sheep Show!
Agrodome is also a magnet for thrill-seekers! Have a go at one of the many adrenalin-pumping activities including Bungy Jumping, the legendary Zorb, the wicked Swoop, Freefall Xtreme body flying, Agrojet, Shweeb rides, Helipro and more!
This evening we will visit a Marae (Maori Village) for a powhiri (traditional welcome), followed by a hangi (dinner cooked over hot stones in the ground). Then sit back and enjoy a concert of Maori song and dance. (B/D)
Hotel Ibis Rotorua | | Day 6 | Rotorua | March 14 - Rotorua / White Island
White Island is one of the most fascinating and accessible volcanoes on earth but it is like walking on the moon. Virtually no vegetation survives the harsh acidic environment inside the crater walls. Instead, lush beds of yellow and white sulfur crystals grow amongst hissing, steaming, bubbling fumaroles. White Island currently sits on an alert level rating of 1, meaning she is always active, constantly steaming. Misty, roaring, ashing, rumbling - who knows what mood she'll be in when we are fortunate enough to visit .....
On arrival we transfer from boat to the island by tender craft for our guided tour of White Island with its crater lake, sulfur vents, and old sulfur works. On the return trip the launch will interact with any marine life that is encounters - the pods of dolphins that inhabit these waters are often seen. Free evening in Rotorua. (B/L)
Hotel Ibis Rotorua | | Day 7 | Wellington | March 15 - Rotorua / Wellington
Our full day coach tour to Wellington travels
south through forests and farmlands to Wairakei and Taupo, stopping en route to view the spectacular HukaFalls. Take an optional tour and experience 30 minutes of awesome jet boating on the Waikato River and view the majestic Huka Falls from the base of the falls.
Then we continue around LakeTaupo, across the Desert Road to Waiouru. The views of volcanic mountains Mt Tongariro, Mt Ngaruahoe and Mt Ruapehu are great on a clear day. Mt Ruapehu erupting spectacularly as recently as 1995 and again in 1996.Some of the scenes from the Lord of the Rings were filmed here. From Waiouru we continue through Taihape and descend through the Mangaweka Hills. Cross the Manawatu Plains and travel down the Kapiti Coast into Wellington.
On arrival in Wellington enjoy a city tour, featuring ParliamentBuildings, the GovernmentCenter, Old St Paul's the views from Mt Victoria and Te Papa - the National Museum of New Zealand where there are some wonderful exhibits and inter-active displays. (B)
Hotel Ibis Wellington | | Day 8 | Blenheim | March 16 - Wellington / Picton / Blenheim
After breakfast we depart Wellington on the Inter Islander ferry and cruise across Cook Strait to Picton on the South Island. The last part of the voyage through Queen Charlotte Sound is especially scenic.
We board our coach in Picton and drive across the hill to Blenheim in the heart of the Marlborough wine region. A visit to a winery to sample some of the excellent estate wines produced here is included. (and lunch is available at the winery - not included). The area is best known for its Sauvignon Blancs. Among the leading wineries are Hunters Estate, Cloudy Bay, Montana , Allan Scott, Herzog, Wither Hills and Grove Mill. Evening at leisure.(B)
Chateau Marlborough Hotel | | Day 9 | Christchurch | March 17 - BLENHEIM / KAIKOURA / CHRISTCHURCH
After breakfast we drive down the Pacific Coast to Kaikoura for our Whale Watching Cruise. The sea in this area is especially rich in nutrients, which attracts a wide variety of Sea life including Sperm Whales - the largest of all the toothed whales can be seen in these waters 95% of the time. There are also pods of playful Dusky Dolphins, seals, penguins and occasionally Orca can be seen.
In the afternoon view a seal colony on the rocky coastline before continuing south across the Canterbury Plains to Christchurch.
On arrival in Christchurch we will stroll through the central city to the Gothic-style Cathedral, the interesting Canterbury Arts Centre, Museum, and the lovely Botanic Gardens.
Hotel Ibis Christchurch | | Day 10 | Franz Josef | March 18 - CRISTCHURCH / GREYMOUTH / FOX GLACIER
The TranzAlpine scenic train journey travels between Christchuch and Arthurs Pass. It's perhaps the most scenic train ride in New Zealand, and one of the most scenic train trips anywhere in the world. From your seat see the fields of Canterbury Plains and farmland, followed by the spectacular gorges and river valleys of the Waimakariri River. Your train then climbs into the Southern Alps before descending through lush beech rain forest to the West Coast town of Greymouth.
Pass the Franz Josef Glacier and 30 minutes later we arrive at Fox Glacier. The Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers are huge rivers of snow and ice that flow from vast snowfields high in the Southern Alps. Upon arrival we will take a 55 minute walk. Optional scenic flights by fixed wing aircrafts or helicopter over both the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers and across the main divide in the Southern Alps to Mt Cook National Park are available.
Scenic Circle Franz Josef Hotel - Graham Wing | | Day 11 | Queenstown | March 19 - FRANZ JOSEF / QUEENSTOWN
Today we drive south past the Fox Glacier through magnificent rainforests and past bush fringed lakes to Wanaka and Queenstown.
The scenery is spectacular with high snow capped peaks all around as we drive inland and across the Haast Pass. Board our fully enclosed safari river jet boat for a one hour trip through the mighty Haast River Valley into the heart of Te Wahipounamu - the South West World Heritage Area and experience a close-up encounter with the untouched landscape and its remarkable natural features.
After disembarking our drive continues as we descend past glacial Lakes Wanaka and Hawea to Wanaka. Take a quick walk around town and have lunch before we travel through Central Otago sheep and cattle farmlands, past Lake Dunstan, Cromwell fruit growing district and the rugged but scenic Kawarau Gorge into Queenstown.
Novotel Lakeside | | Day 12 | Queenstown | March 20 - QUEENSTOWN
There is plenty to do in this wonderful alpine resort, so enjoy your day at leisure and choose from the numerous tours and activities and activities.Tonight is out farewell dinner at the hotel.
Novotel Lakeside | | Day 13 | Depart Auckland | March 21 - QUEENSTOWN / AUCKLAND AND DEPART
After breakfast the day is yours to explore until it is time for your transfer to the Queenstown Airport and check in. Don't forget to say goodbye to all your new single travel friends. |
| | | | Deposit - $400
Balance Due February 1
*The deposit can be paid by credit card the balance is to be paid by check or money order. If you wish to pay the balance by credit card there is a 3% charge.
*The price per person is for a double room. Free roommate matching is available, so there is never a need to pay a single supplement. If you wish to room alone the cost is an additional $859
Not included
* International air flights
* Tips ($12 per day - collected first day of trip) |
|
|
|
|
