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Adventure Odyssey

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Start: Christchurch
Finish: Auckland
Length: 14 days
Grade: A-B (Average of 4-5 hrs physical activity per day)
Price: NZ$6195
Extra Costs: Evening meals / some optional activities / see notes below on single supplement.
Departs: See trip dossier - see Departures

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Highlights: The New Zealand Adventure Odyssey aims to provide you with an active New Zealand holiday, whilst combining comfortable overnight accommodation. This New Zealand adventure is about experiencing a wide range of truly New Zealand iconic activities, such as white water rafting, cave rafting, and hiking, under the gentle guidance and support of a great guide. This trip is not designed for the hardened triathelete, but rather those travellers who want to explore more than just the honey pots of a country. Instead you can undertake a range of awesome activities; that are not only fun, but which also give an insight into New Zealand's culture and customs.

Day 1: From Christchurch, travel to Fairlie and spend the night hosted by a local farming family.

Day 2: Travel to Mount Cook National Park, then do a walk up the Hooker Valley. Finish the day in Queenstown.

Day 3: A free day to enjoy the many activities available in Queenstown.

Day 4: Cross through the Haast Pass. Jet boat on the Waiatoto River into Mt Aspiring National Park. In the evening visit Lake Matheson.

Day 5: 3 hour walk on the Fox Glacier. Visit Punakaiki Pancake Rocks.

Day 6: Cave rafting on the West Coast then travel on to Nelson.

Day 7: Experience the sounds by kayak. Take a water taxi to Lochmara Lodge in Queen Charlotte Sound.

Day 8: Follow the Queen Charlotte Walkway.

Day 9: Take the water taxi back to Picton. Cook Straight Ferry to Wellington.

Day 10: Spend most of the day exploring Wellington.

Day 11: Raft the Rangitikei River then to Rotorua. Crater of the moon thermal area.

Day 12: Visit the active volcano, White Island. Return to Rotorua for a Maori concert and feast.

Day 13: Rotorua Bathhouse in the morning. This afternoon drive 4 x 4 vehicles.

Day 14: Sail on Waitemata Harbour in Auckland. then travel onto Rotorua.

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Did you know?

The Tasman glacier in Mt Cook National Park is New Zealand's longest glacier - it is 29 km long.

 

 

 

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"A lot of thought has gone into this itinerary to give a broad taste of New Zealand and we went to a number of very special places."

Kathleen Bloomfield, Hilton UK