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Day 1 Shanghai/Seoul/Auckland
Fly to Auckland via OZ

Day 2 Auckland
Arrive in New Zealand where you will be met at Auckland international
airport and transferred to your first night’s accommodation in
Auckland

Day3 Auckland/bay of Islands
Your tour departs north across Auckland harbor bridge en rout to the
beautiful Bay of Islands. Visit ther Kauri Museum, which houses the
world’s largest collection of Kauri gum and fine Kauri furniture
before continuing on through the Waipoua Kauri Forest you will see the
giant Kauris, some of which are over 1,000 years old. The colorful
holiday resort of Paihia is your last stop.

Day 4 Bay of Islands
This morning you board your boat for a picturesque cruise through the
sheltered Bay waters, before(subject ot ocean conditions) heading out
to Cape Brett and through the “Hole in the Rock” a famous
natural formation. You arrive back in Paihia early afternoon and have
the afternoon at leisure. Time to explore the Paihia waterfront; do a
spot of fishing, or visit a historic Russell.

Day 5 Bay of Islands- Auckland
Visit the Waitangi Treaty House where the British and Maori people
signed one of New Zealand’s moist important documents in 1840.
journey south back to Auckland via Whangarei, along the scenic Kaipara
Coast then down through the beautiful vineyard areas of Waimaoku and
Huapai. There will be time available to browse around downtown
Auckland before proceeding to your overnight accommodation

Day 6 Auckland/Waitomo/ Rotorua
The days starts wit a short sightseeing tour of Auckland before
traveling south through the rich Waikato farming region via
Ngaruawahia, home of the Maori Queen and Turangawaewae Marae. A short
stop at allows a visit to the world famous Waitomo Glow Worm Cave.
Here you glide by boat through the darkness lit by thousand of tiny
glowworms. Your journey continues over the bush-clad Manaku Ranges and
onto Rotorua., which is the center of New Zealand’s thermal
regions. Tonight enjoy a Maori concert and sample a Hangi-style
dineer.

Day 7 Rotorua
Rotorua is a foully fascination place- where the molten heat beneath
the earth’s crust surface in boiling mud pools and steaming
geysers. Today’s sightseeing includes the Whakarewarewa Thermal
Reserve and Maori arts and crafts Institute, followed by an
opportunity to view and hand feed giant trout in their natural
surroundings at Par5adise Valley Springs. Next stop is a visit to the
Agrodome to see the performing sheep and display of New
Zealand’s farming methods. The remainder of the afternoon is
free to relax or to explore more of this thermal wonderland. A visit
to the therapeutic waters of Rotorua’s Polynesian Spa complex is
very popular.

Day 8 Rotorua-Wellington
Depart south from Rotorua via Huka falls and along side Lake Taupo
which is New Zealand’s largest freshwater lake. Continuing your
pass on Mt. Raupehu and Mt. Ngauruhoe, both of which are semi active
volcanoes, then down the Kapiti Coast ot Wellington, New
Zealand’s capital city. Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Wellington
including a visit to Te papa,New Zealand’s National Museum.

Day 9 Wellington/ Auckland/home
Transferred to Wellington airport and connect the flight to Auckland

Day 10 Auckland to Shanghai
Return to your sweet home