Signature North Island
Booking terms and conditions apply.
From
$5,479*
per person twin share
Explore the North Island’s history, culture and beautiful scenery on display. Visit Auckland, dubbed the "City of Sails", the sub-tropical region of the Bay of Islands, Hobbiton™ Movie Set Tour and Lunch, the geothermal wonder of Rotorua including a traditional Māori Hangi and Concert, the art deco city of Napier, and the capital, Wellington.
Signature Mid-Size Group Touring
The Signature coach is beautifully crafted and designed for touring NZ with delivering excellence in mind. Travel in the Premium Economy Comfort of a full-size coach, touring with a mid-size group of up to 32 travellers. Stay in stylish 4 star accommodation and tour with an experienced Tour Leader, ensuring you a memorable Kiwi experience.
Pre and post-accommodation options available, enquire within for more information!
On arrival into Auckland, you will be met by a Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred to your hotel. This evening enjoya complimentary pre-dinner drink when you meet your Tour Leader and travelling companions for dinner.
Hotel: SkyCity Hotel
Meals: Dinner
*Day 1: Dinner not included for anyone arriving later than 8pm.
Depart Auckland and travel to Matakohe for a visit and informative talk at the Kauri Museum. Travel via Whangarei to Paihia, situated in the heart of the beautiful Bay of Islands. Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the location of the signing of the treaty between the Mãori tribes and the British Government in 1840.
Hotel Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (2 nights)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Today is a free day. Choose from the many optional activities available, including the Cape Reinga coach trip via Ninety Mile Beach or a spectacular scenic flight. This evening is also free, you may like to enjoy a relaxing dinner cruise (optional).
Hotel: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands
Meals: Breakfast
This morning cruise through the beautiful Bay of Islands aboard a luxury catamaran to Cape Brett, where a historic lighthouse keeps watch over Piercy Island, or as it is popularly known, the ‘Hole in the Rock’. Keep an eye out for dolphins and other marine life. Return to Paihia and travel south via Whangarei to Auckland where you will enjoy a city sights tour. This evening is free to explore the many eateries surrounding your hotel.
Hotel: SkyCity Hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy a leisurely start before visiting Sky Tower, one of New Zealand's most spectacular attractions. Depart Auckland and trvel through the picturesque countryside to Hobbiton for a buffet lunch. This is followed by a guided tour of the Movie Set from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. Your guide will recount details of how this beautiful piece of farmland was transformed into The Shire from Middle Earth.
Hotel: Pullman Rotorua (City View Room) (2 nights)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today begins with a gondola ride and breakfast at Skyline Rotorua. There is also time for a thrilling luge ride! Next stop is the Agrodome for an action-packed hour of farming entertainment and education that is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Enjoy some free time this afternoon before travelling to Te Puia to see the boiling mud pools and awesome geysers that Rotorua is famous for. This evening experience an entertaining Mãori Hãngi and Concert.
Hotel: Pullman Rotorua (City View Room)
Meals: Breakfast, Specialty Dinner
Depart Rotorua and travel along the Thermal Explorer Highway to Huka Falls and Lake Taupo. Continue to Napier known as ‘The Art Deco Capital’, where a city tour will showcase an impressive collection of art deco buildings. Enjoy some free time to explore the fascinating architecture before travelling through the Wairarapa, an emerging cool-climate wine region.
Hotel: Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park (Superior Rm)
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Enjoy a leisurely start before travelling to Greytown. Drive through the scenic Rimutaka Mountain Range into Wellington for a city tour of the nation’s capital. A highlight this afternoon will be time to explore Gallipoli: A Scale War Exhibition at Te Papa, New Zealand's National Museum. Cutting edge technology brings these stories to life through the eyes of New Zealanders who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. This evening enjoy a pre-dinner drink and reminisce on memories shared with your new friends at the farewell dinner.
Hotel James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor (Executive Room)
Meals: Breakfast, Specialty Dinner
Time to say goodbye. You will be transferred to the airport for your flight home after a memorable New Zealand holiday.
Meals: Breakfast
Depart | Return | Twin Share | SAVE! |
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8 September 2024 | 16 September 2024 | $5,479*pp | $275*pp |
18 November 2024 | 26 November 2024 | $5,579*pp | $175*pp |
11 March 2025 | 19 March 2025 | $5,579*pp | $175*pp |
18 May 2025 | 26 May 2025 | $5,479*pp | $275*pp |
*Advertised prices are based on per person, twin share ex Adelaide. Prices correct as of 23 April 2024.
* Conditions Apply. Prices valid ex ADL (economy class) including pre paid taxes (subject to change). **Save up to $550 per couple ($275 per person) on selected departures in Sep 2024 and May 2025. All other departures will save $175 per person off the brochure price. Maximum savings are included in the advertised prices. Special Offer: not valid on group departures, no further discounts apply, not to be used in conjunction with any other special offer, for new bookings only for travel Sep 2024 – May 2025 unless sold out prior and can be withdrawn at any time without notice.
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