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NEW ZEALAND - Sightseeing with Great Sights
Discover Auckland
Operator: Great Sights
Sightseeing
Discover why Auckland is regarded as one of the best places
in the world to live. Travel through the city centre, along
Karangahape Road with its chequered past and eclectic vibe,
past fashionable Ponsonby and over the Auckland Harbour
Bridge. Visit The Domain, the city’s oldest park with tropical
gardens, duck ponds, public art and home to Auckland’s War
Memorial Museum. Enjoy morning tea in Parnell Village with
time to explore boutiques, craft and specialty stores. Visit
Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park, with its formal gardens
and tranquil atmosphere offers panoramic views of Auckland
and Waitemata Harbour.
Duration: 3 hours
Departs: Daily from Auckland at 9.45am and 2.30pm
The Waitomo and
Rotorua Experience
Operator: Great Sights
Hole In The Rock
Dolphin Cruise
Operator: Great Sights
Sightseeing
Make the most of this popular day tour from Auckland, including
a spectacular dolphin watching cruise in the sheltered waters of
the Bay of Islands. Our experienced local skippers will guide you
through the beautiful clear waters aboard Dolphin Seeker, our
purpose built dolphin and whale watching catamaran. Keep a look
out for bottlenose dolphins, whales and other marine life. Enjoy
the views as you cruise past the Cape Brett Lighthouse, before
arriving at the majestic Hole in the Rock – hold your breath as the
skipper navigates through the narrow space and admire the rock
walls which soar above you. Take in the Grand Cathedral Cave
before heading back into the inner islands of the Bay.
Duration: 12.5 hours
Departs: Daily from Auckland at 7.30am
Discover Rotorua
Morning Sights
Operator: Great Sights
Waitomo Caves &
Hobbiton Movie Set
Operator: Great Sights
Sightseeing
Enjoy guided tours of the Hobbiton Movie Set and the Waitomo
Glowworm Caves on a full-day sightseeing tour. Journey to
the Hobbiton Movie Set on private farmland near the town of
Matamata. See sights like Hobbit holes, the Mill and the Green
Dragon Inn, and learn how farmland was transformed into a
living, breathing piece of Middle-earth. Enjoy lunch at the Green
Dragon Inn. At the world famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves,
take a 45-minute guided tour through underground caverns.
Enjoy a boat ride through the Glowworm Grotto along an
underground river. Gaze at the twinkling glowworms overhead.
Duration: 11 hours
Departs: Daily from Auckland at 8.00am
Christchurch to Queenstown
via Mount Cook
Operator: Great Sights
Sightseeing
Travel to Waitomo where you will enjoy a guided tour through
the galleries of the world famous Glowworm Caves. Tour
includes a boat ride through the glowworm grotto. On arrival in
Rotorua see New Zealand’s agricultural industry in action with
a sheep shearing display and sheep dog trials at the Agrodome,
plus an organic farm tour. Continue to Te Puia where you will see
the mighty geysers and boiling mudpools for which this thermal
area is famous. Sit back and enjoy a Maori cultural performance.
The tour includes morning snack, packed lunch and afternoon
snack all served on board the coach.
Sightseeing
Great Sights operates a morning sightseeing tour of Rotorua’s
leading attractions. Included in your half day tour is a visit to
Te Puia and the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute where you can
view mighty geysers, boiling mud pools, and the traditional arts
and culture of the Maori People; Rainbow Springs – a unique
showcase of New Zealand’s flora and fauna including New
Zealand’s national icon, a kiwi bird; and a Farm Show –
a hands-on experience giving you an animated insight into
New Zealand’s farming history.
Sightseeing
The majestic beauty of the South Island is a must for any visitor to
the South Island and one of the best ways to view the spectacular
scenery is aboard a Great Sights luxury coach. This tour takes
you from Christchurch, through diverse farmland to Lake Tekapo,
where you can view the solitary Church of the Good Shepherd.
Your tour continues along the Tasman River before arriving at
the location of New Zealand’s tallest mountain Aoraki Mount Cook.
There is time to experience an optional scenic helicopter or ski
plane flight, weather permitting, before departing for
New Zealand’s Adventure Capital, Queenstown.
Duration: 13 hours
Departs: Daily from Auckland at 7.30am
NOTE: This tour can return to Auckland or finish in Rotorua.
Duration: 5 hours
Departs: Daily from Rotorua at 7.25am
Duration: 11 hours
Departs: Daily from Christchurch at 7.30am
Discover Milford Sound
Operator: Great Sights
Sightseeing
Travel by luxury coach on an unforgettable journey from
Queenstown into Milford Sound. Located within the World
Heritage Fiordland National Park, this region is rich with dense
rainforest, lakes and waterfalls cascading from rugged mountain
peaks. Travel through the Southern Alps via the Homer Tunnel,
a 1.2km tunnel drilled through a solid mountain of rock. Upon
arrival at Milford Sound, board your Southern Discoveries
vessel for a spectacular cruise in New Zealand’s most famous
waterway. Return by coach to Queenstown.
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Duration: 12.5 hours
Departs: Daily from Queenstown at 7.20am
NOTE: This tour can return to Auckland or finish in Rotorua.