Tour Details

3-day and 7-day tour details

7-Day (6-nights) tour

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Departure dates Sat 24 Sep 2022, Sat 1 Oct 2022

Day 1	Arrive Auckland Airport Pick up by bus and tour guide Bus to accommodation – Hamilton and evening buffet meal
Day 2	10:30 Festival visit 12:30 Lunch provided in own catered tent 14:30 Hamilton Gardens guided tour 17:00 Return to accommodation
Day 3	11:00 Waitomo Caves Lunch provided 14:00 Hobbiton filmset 17:00 Return to accommodation
Day 4	10:30 Sanctuary mountain surrounded by world's longest pest-proof fence Lunch provided 14:00 Blue Springs walk 30-min 16:15 Accommodation in Rotorua 18:00 Evening Maori meal and performance
Day 5	9:30 Free time for therapeutic spa or sightseeing (optional) 11:00 Geyser, bubbling mud, volcanic landscape Rotorua 12:30 Lunch provided 15:00 Gorge walk 30-min 16:00 Visit waterfall 17:30 Accommodation in Coromandel peninsula
Day 6	10:00 Hot water beach 12:30 Fresh Coromandel oysters and green lip mussels buffet lunch 14:00 Visit waterfall and giant kauri trees 18:00 Accommodation in Auckland and evening buffet meal
Day 7	10:00 Garden 1 visit Lunch provided 14:00 Garden 2 visit 16:00 Return to Auckland Airport

Attractions include: Festival admission, private tent, high tea, costume hire for professional photograph, the photograph, Hamilton Gardens private tour, Hobbiton filmset, glowworm caves, wildlife reserve tour, Maori show and meal, Maori village in volcanic landscape, private gardens. Not all of these are available to the general public. All these are included in the price, but which would otherwise cost $650. Compare that to other tours.
A headset for each person to hear the guide.
Accommodation is high quality and often the best in the location.
The coach is a modern kneeling coach to allow ease of entry and exit. The coach also has toilet and basin onboard.
Meals provided: 6 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 3 dinners.
No long bus rides and so more time for sightseeing and experiences.

3-Day (2-nights) tour

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Departure dates Sat 24 Sep 2022, Sat 1 Oct 2022

Day 1	Arrive Auckland Airport Pick up by bus and tour guide Bus to accommodation - Hamilton and evening buffet meal
Day 2	10:30 Festival visit 12:30 Lunch provided in own catered tent 14:30 Hamilton Gardens guided tour 17:00 Return to accommodation
Day 3	10:00 Waitomo Glowworm Caves Lunch provided 13:30 Hobbiton filmset 16:00 Return to Auckland Airport

Attractions include: Festival admission, private tent, high tea, costume hire for professional photograph, the photograph, Hamilton Gardens private tour, Hobbiton filmset and glowworm caves. 650, which is far more than we think you will find on any similar tour. All these are included in the price, but which would otherwise cost $315. Compare that to other tours.
A headset for each person to hear the guide.
Accommodation is high quality and often the best in the location
The coach is a modern kneeling coach to allow ease of entry and exit. The coach also has toilet and basin onboard
Meals provided: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner
No long bus rides and so more time for sightseeing and experiences.

NZ Cherry Blossom Festival

Acclaimed Hamilton Gardens 5 minutes from festival site–17 themed gardens: Italian, Tudor, Maori, Concept, Surrealist, English, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Modernist, Concept, Tropical, Mansfield, Chinoiserie, Picturesque, Herb, Kitchen.

https://hamiltongardens.co.nz/collections/

Waikato River at Hamilton, NZ’s longest river.

Waitomo Glowworm Caves

On the Waitomo Caves tour, marvel at the stalactites and stalagmites and enjoy a boat ride through a grotto lit by thousands of tiny native glowworms.