Auckland/Rotorua/Wellington 4 to 5 days
The North Island has an incredible variety of options to offer the discerning traveller:
- Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, with its wonderful bay as its playground and all that a major city in the South Pacific has to offer:- cruises to see dolphins and whales and islands in the Gulf
– Auckland Museum with its superb maori art collection
– wineries to sample outstanding New Zealand wines
– Take a bush walk in the Waitakere Ranges
– Sail in one of the America’s Cup yachts
– Follow the Art trail to discover painters, sculptors and potters
- Rotorua is the capital of Maori culture, offering as well incredible volcanic activities and plenty of possibilities to keep you entertained:
– attend a private Maori entertainment Hangi & Concert
– meet with Maori artists and have a Maori tattoo done
– visit an array of thermal parks with colourful sulphur and mineral pools
– soak in natural hot pools
– relax in a mud bath
– have a massage with Maori special techniques and oils
– fish for trout in one of our many beautiful lakes
– visit a private volcanic island in the centre of Lake Rotorua
– fly and make a guided tour of an active volcanic island, White Island
– have a private dinner in the Redwood forest
– paddle a waka (Maori canoe) on Lake Rotorua
– stay in one of the many luxury lodges in the region
- Wellington is our charming capital city, with its beautiful waterfront:
– spend some time at the National museum, Te Papa
– have a private tour of the New Zealand Parliament Building
– take a guided beer tasting/chocolate tasting/fashion tour of the capital
– Visit the up-coming wine region of Martinborough