WEDNESDAY: Waitomo - Auckland
(200km-3h)
Join Auckland directly, or made a stopping place for Raglan, Mecca of the surfing, then to Hamilton, to the renowned botanical garden. Then deposit of the rented car at the airport and flight return.
TUESDAY, Tongariro National Park, Waitomo(160km – 2h15)Heading for one of the most famous regions of thecountry: the caves of Waitomo. This name is a combinationof "Wai" and "Tomo", what reflects well the typology of placeswith more than 300 listed caves. Waitomo is known for her cavesto the glow-worms which you will visit by boat and on foot. In theafternoon, discover the life of a firm New Zealander where you willcross the night.
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Waitomo caves
MONDAY: Taupo, Tongariro National Park
(100km - 1:30 am)
Follow the lake until Turangi, then penetrate into the oldest national park of New Zealand, Tongariro National Park, registered on the UNESCO world heritage. He groups together three volcanoes between 2000m and 2800m: Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro. You can ski there in winter and of the hike in summer. At night in the park.
Tongariro National Park
SUNDAY: Rotorua-Taupo
(80km - 1:15 am)
In the morning, leave for a stroll in the forest of Sequoia before visiting the site géothermal of Wai O Tapu's sacred waters, renowned for his spa baths, his geyser and its fascinating color palette. Continuation towards the falls of Huka and the lake Taupo, the biggest of the country. At night to Taupo.
SATURDAY: Rotorua
Rotorua, the Mecca of the Maori culture, attract numerous visitors seduced by its thermal activity and its lake, renowned for the trout fishing. Discover the city on foot, of the lakeside in the gardens of the Government, by way of the small Maori village of Ohinemutu. During the day, embark on a seaplane for a flying of 30mn volcanoes and craters of the region. At the end of the day, relax in the sources of warm water of the Polynesian baths. At night to Rotorua.
FRIDAY: Waitakere, Rotorua
260km - 3h30 am
Departure for Rotorua, who is a spa town and a Maori cultural center. Along the way, crossed by the province of Waikato where took place numerous battles between the British soldiers and the Maori in the XIXth century. At the beginning of the evening, show of traditional singings and dances followed by a Maori meal (Hangi). You end your evening with a night-visit of a center of rehabilitation of kiwis, the bird symbol of New Zealand. Cross the night to Rotorua.
Waitakere
THURSDAY: Paihia, Waitakere northwest of Auckland
( 240km - 3h30 am)
Come down along the coast is of the province of Northland until Whangarei. Then continue up to the regional park of Waitakere, real paradise with its forests of tree ferns and her black sand beaches, then cross the night in Waitakere. Waitakere northwest of Auckland
WEDNESDAY Paihia and Russell
Paihia is the main city of the bay of Islands. The afternoon, the visit of the house of the Treaty of Waitangi and his gardens. Late in the afternoon, take the ferry until Russel, during 10 minutes and walk on foot in this charming village, where the first Europeans settled down in 1809. Cross the night in the Bay of Islands.
Paihia and Russell
TUESDAY in Auckland Paihia (240km – 4h)
Departure for the bay of Islands, famous for her white sand beaches and her 144 islands. In the morning, leave for an offshore exit and swim with dolphins, an only experience ! On the way, stop to Matakohe to visit the museum of the kauri which is a native tree, then trails round in the forest of Waipoua where is the oldest old kauri of about 2000 years! Continue until Paihia by way of the port of Hokianga.
PAIHIA
MONDAY in Auckland
Installation in your accommodation in city center then go to visit the city or the surroundings: stroll in the mount Eden, which is a former volcano and which offers a panoramic view on the city, go to go shopping in the old district of Parnell, visit of the museum and the walk on the marina. In the evening, dine to the panoramic restaurant of Sky Tower, of 320m which dominates the city.
Auckland
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