SUNDAY 17 JULY
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Waiheke Island Tour
Time: Departs 9.15am / Returns 5.00pm
Cost: NZ$220 per person
Travel by ferry to and from Waiheke Island.
Waiheke Island is always 3 degrees warmer than Auckland and home to about 9,000 people, 35 vineyards and olive groves. View stunning scenery and white sandy beaches and visits to art galleries.
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Includes:
Tour Escort
Wine and olive oil tasting
Round trip ferry tickets
Delicious lunch
Road transport on Waiheke Island
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Sightseeing Tour of Auckland
Time: Departs 12.30 pm / Returns 4.30pm
Cost: NZ$75 per person
Auckland is the "city of sails" and home to 48 volcanoes. Highlights will include Auckland harbour bridge, Mount Eden, a guided tour of the world class Auckland Museum, morning tea, Tamaki Drive, Eastern suburb beaches and Parnell. |
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Transfers with a knowledgeable tour guide and commentary
Road transport
Entry to Auckland Museum, including guided tour
Afternoon Tea
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MONDAY 18 JULY
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Rangitoto Island
Time: Departs 8.30am / Returns 4.15pm
Cost: NZ$160 per person
Sitting majestically just off the Auckland coast is this 600 year old volcano with a unique landscape of rugged lava crops, native bush and sandy coves. Travel to the summit on the Volcanic Explorer Road Train and enjoy the guided journey.
Then enjoy a guided tour of some of the historic holiday homes followed by afternoon tea.
Make sure you take plenty of water, a hat, sun screen, snacks/lunch and sturdy walking shoes. Rangitoto Island has no shops. |
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Includes:
Road Train Guided Tour and Ferry ticket
Guided tour of some of the historic holiday homes
Afternoon tea and tour escort
Bring your own water, lunch and snacks
Wear sturdy walking shoes a hat and bring sun screen
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Sightseeing Tour of Auckland
Time: Departs 9.00 am / Returns 1.00 pm
Cost: NZ$75 per person
Auckland is the "city of sails" and home to 48 volcanoes. Highlights will include Auckland harbour bridge, Mount Eden, a guided tour of the world class Auckland Museum, morning tea, Tamaki Drive, Eastern suburb beaches and Parnell. |
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Transfers with a knowledgeable tour guide and commentary
Road transport
Entry to Auckland Museum, including guided tour
Morning Tea
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TUESDAY 19 JULY
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Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple
Time: Departs 9.00am / Returns 1.30pm
Cost: NZ$135 per person
This is a very special tour. The stunning architecturally designed temple is a place of peace and contemplation. Enjoy a tai chi lesson, morning tea and lunch in the Tea House and a guided tour of the temple including an art exhibition. You will long remember this visit
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Includes:
Tour escort and road transport
Tai chi lesson and a guided tour of the temple
Morning tea and lunch
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Coast and Rainforest Walk
Time: Departs 10.00am / Returns 5.00pm
Cost: NZ$230 per person
Moderate walking ability required along with walking shoes or walking sandals.
This guided tour takes you to the wild and rugged west coast. Walk on black sand beaches and in coastal rainforest. Discover some of New Zealand’s unique flora and fauna. 70% of our native plants are found nowhere else in the world. Enjoy a kiwi-style picnic at a scenic location.
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Flora/fauna guide and road transport
Picnic lunch and refreshments |
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Time: Departs 2.45pm / Returns 5.30pm
Cost: NZ$100 per person
Cooking class with one of New Zealand’s most dedicated foodies – Mark McDonough. Mark and his dedicated foodie team at Zarbo are at the forefront of the cafe, deli and gourmet food scene in New Zealand. Zarbo is synonymous with quality, innovation and service. Mark's love of food has taken Zarbo from cafe beginnings to wholesale food provider. He's a cook, a cookbook author and in tandem with Dean Brettschneider has recently opened New Zealand's first in-store micro artisan bakery at Zarbo.
Here is your chance to explore the shelves of wonderful deli and gourmet foods at Zarbo and then learn how to make two recipes from Mark and Dean’s cookbook – The Cook and the Baker. Firstly traditional potted cheese and secondly Melanzana Dolce (chocolate eggplant dish). These two dishes are flavoursome dishes and easily prepared at home. There will be tastings of each dish plus wine, tea and coffee. |
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Tour escort and transport
Wine, tea or coffee
Cooking class and tastings of each dish
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WEDNESDAY 20 JULY
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Shopping and Champagne Tour
Time: Departs 9.30am / Returns 3.00 pm
Cost: NZ$120 per person
Highlights will include visiting a range of fashion boutiques, art galleries, Broadway and Nuffield Streets and 277 shopping centre. Delicious lunch at a very popular local deli.
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Enthusiastic shopping guide and road transport
Champagne
Lunch
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Coffee Cruise on Auckland's Harbour
Time: Departs 9.45am / Returns 12 noon to the wharf
Cost: NZ$75 per person
Actual sailing time, 10.30am to 12 noon. Cruise on Auckland’s magnificent Waitemata Harbour under sail. Sit back and relax and take in the sights or be as “hands on” as you would like to be.
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Includes:
Sailing experience
Muffin and tea/coffee
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THURSDAY 21 JULY
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Waitomo Caves and Rotorua Day Trip
Time: Departs 7.00am / Returns 8.15pm (approx)
Cost: NZ$295 per person
Visit the world famous Waitomo limestone formations and cave systems to see the shimmering lights of thousands of tiny glow worms. In Rotorua learn about sheep farming at the Agrodome sheep and farm show and visit Te Puia with its boiling mud pools, hot springs and magnificent geysers.
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Includes:
Tour Escort and transport
Morning Tea
Guided tour of Waitomo Caves
Light lunch
Agrodome Sheep Show and
Te Puia
Evening Snack
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Waiheke Island Tour
Time: Departs 9.15am / Returns 5.00pm
Cost: NZ$220 per person
Travel by ferry to and from Waiheke Island.
Waiheke Island is always 3 degrees warmer than Auckland and home to about 9,000 people, 35 vineyards and olive groves. View stunning scenery and white sandy beaches and visits to art galleries. |
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Includes:
Tour Escort
Wine and olive oil tasting
Round trip ferry tickets
Delicious lunch
Road transport on Waiheke Island
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