New Zealand North Island Adventure

Trip Type: Explorer

7 Days
1 - 12 People

Starts From:

NZD $3,870.00 /Person

See all the North Island highlights on this week-long adventure – geothermal landscapes and Maori culture – and travel, too, along the backroads and …

New Zealand North Island Adventure

See all the North Island highlights on this week-long adventure – geothermal landscapes and Maori culture – and travel, too, along the backroads and see a different side. Cruise Ohiwa Harbour and shuck oysters at a Maori-owned and operated oyster farm. In Rotorua, receive a traditional welcome at an Ohinemutu marae, then maybe go whitewater rafting or soak in a warm mineral pool. Follow the curves of the Forgotten World Highway to the famously independent Republic of Whangamomona. Hike on the perfectly conical volcano, Mt Taranaki, then head underground in Waikato to see glowworms and fossils. And, you’ll see it all with a trusty local leader by your side, every step of the way.

Itinerary

Day 1: Auckland / Bay of Plenty / Whakatane

Day 2: Rotorua

Day 3: Rotorua

Day 4: Taupo / Forgotten World Highway / Whangamomona

Day 5: Mt Taranaki National Park / New Plymouth

Day 6: Waikato Region / Auckland

Day 7: Auckland

Trip Inclusions

Meals

5 breakfasts and 1 dinners are included

Transport

Private Vehicle

Accomodation

Hotel (5 nights), Motel (1 night)

Included Activities

Tauranga - Cultural and Historical tour with Maori Guide
Whakatane - Ohiwa Oyster Cruise Experience
Rotorua - Okere Falls Walk
Rotorua - Ohinemutu tour and Marae visit
Taupo - Orakei Korako Geothermal Park
Taranaki National Park - Stratford Plateau Lookout
Taranaki National Park - Dawson Falls Power Station Track
Waikato Region - Private Spellbound Gloworm Cave Tour

Trip Highlights

Cruise Ohiwa Harbour within the Bay of Plenty, and stop at a Maori-owned and operated oyster farm, where you’ll learn how the oysters are grown and how to shuck them. Then, tuck into a fresh kaimoana (seafood) dinner.
Journey through Orakei Korako and along the historic and remote Forgotten World Highway, then spend the night in the lively Republic of Whangamomona.
Lace up your hiking boots for a walk through Kamahi Forest on Mt Taranaki – a strikingly conical volcano – and visit historic Dawson Falls.
Go subterranean into Mangawhitikau Cave for a private glow worm tour on foot and by boat, with plenty of time to photograph these bioluminescent creatures.
Choose your own adventure in Rotorua with free time to get active outdoors, explore Maori art and culture or simply soak your cares away at a geothermal spa.