Tour Details

3-day, 7-day and 1-day tour details

7-Day (6-nights) tour

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Departure dates Sat 24 Sep 2023, Sat 1 Oct 2023

Day 1 Arrive Auckland Airport
Pick up by bus and tour guide
Bus to accommodation – Hamilton and evening buffet meal
Day 2 10:30 Festival visit
12:30 Lunch provided in own catered tent
14:30 Hamilton Gardens guided tour
17:00 Return to accommodation
Day 3 11:00 Waitomo Caves
Lunch provided
14:00 Hobbiton filmset
17:00 Return to accommodation
Day 4 10:30 Sanctuary mountain surrounded by world's longest pest-proof fence
Lunch provided
14:00 Blue Springs walk 30-min
16:15 Accommodation in Rotorua
18:00 Evening Maori meal and performance
Day 5 9:30 Free time for therapeutic spa or sightseeing (optional)
11:00 Geyser, bubbling mud, volcanic landscape Rotorua
12:30 Lunch provided
15:00 Gorge walk 30-min
16:00 Visit waterfall
17:30 Accommodation in Coromandel peninsula
Day 6 10:00 Hot water beach
12:30 Fresh Coromandel oysters and green lip mussels buffet lunch
14:00 Visit waterfall and giant kauri trees
18:00 Accommodation in Auckland and evening buffet meal
Day 7 10:00 Garden 1 visit
Lunch provided
14:00 Garden 2 visit
16:00 Return to Auckland Airport
  • Attractions include: Festival admission, private tent, high tea, costume hire for professional photograph, the photograph, Hamilton Gardens private tour, Hobbiton filmset, glowworm caves, wildlife reserve tour, Maori show and meal, Maori village in volcanic landscape, private gardens. Not all of these are available to the general public. All these are included in the price, but which would otherwise cost $650. Compare that to other tours.
  • A headset for each person to hear the guide.
  • Accommodation is high quality and often the best in the location.
  • The coach is a modern kneeling coach to allow ease of entry and exit. The coach also has toilet and basin onboard.
  • Meals provided: 6 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 3 dinners.
  • No long bus rides and so more time for sightseeing and experiences.

3-Day (2-nights) tour

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Departure dates Sat 24 Sep 2023, Sat 1 Oct 2023

Day 1 Arrive Auckland Airport
Pick up by bus and tour guide
Bus to accommodation - Hamilton and evening buffet meal
Day 2 10:30 Festival visit
12:30 Lunch provided in own catered tent
14:30 Hamilton Gardens guided tour
17:00 Return to accommodation
Day 3 10:00 Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Lunch provided
13:30 Hobbiton filmset
16:00 Return to Auckland Airport
  • Attractions include: Festival admission, private tent, high tea, costume hire for professional photograph, the photograph, Hamilton Gardens private tour, Hobbiton filmset and glowworm caves. 650, which is far more than we think you will find on any similar tour. All these are included in the price, but which would otherwise cost $315. Compare that to other tours.
  • A headset for each person to hear the guide.
  • Accommodation is high quality and often the best in the location
  • The coach is a modern kneeling coach to allow ease of entry and exit. The coach also has toilet and basin onboard
  • Meals provided: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner
  • No long bus rides and so more time for sightseeing and experiences.

1-day tour overview

Price $199

Coach departs from Auckland (Britomart, Sky City and Manukau) Sat 24 Sep 2023, Sun 25 Sep 2023, Sat 1 Oct 2023, Sun 2 Oct 2023 8:30am to 6:45pm

Highlights of 1-day tour Book Now

  • NZ Cherry Blossom Festival.
  • Dress up in costume* (Maori, Oriental or Regency era) for professional photo under cherry blossoms
  • Acclaimed Hamilton Gardens.

Trip inclusions

  • Entrance to festival
  • High Tea at festival
  • Guided tour of Hamilton Gardens

Accommodation

All accommodation is modern, well-appointed and of the best in the area. One exception is Prince’s Gate in Roturua, which was built in 1897, but is equally well-appointed.

Hamilton - Novotel Tainui

You are in the vibrant heart of Hamilton beside the mighty Waikato river, the longest river in New Zealand. The are many dozens of restaurants, a casino, a museum, an art gallery and pleasant garden walks either side of the river. If you come a day early, you can take a boat ride or hire electric bikes to go along the river trail to reach renowned Hamilton Gardens and beyond.

Rotorua - Prince’s Gate

This 1897 hotel has a fascinating history, oozes charm and couldn’t be better located at the edge of the Government Gardens and a 5-10 minutes’ walk to the Polynesian Spa and much else.

Whitianga - Marina Park Apartments

You are overlooking the harbour and right on the edge of the town centre, where there are a number of cafes. The apartments are spacious with lounge and washing facilities to catch up on any laundry, and breakfast is served to the apartments.

Auckland - Travelodge

You are in another great location, next to the harbour and the city centre. If you have the time and energy on your last night of the tour, you could take a short ferry ride to Devonport, or have a cocktail at the top of Sky Tower, the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere.

Restaurants

You have three free nights on the tour, two in Hamilton and one in Whitianga. For those looking for fine dining, we recommend:

Palate next to the hotel in Hamilton

Elevated, modern NZ cuisine served in a window-filled space overlooking woods & the Waikato River. https://palaterestaurant.co.nz/

Gothenburg 9 minutes walk from the hotel in Hamilton

Global tapas, beer, wine, coffee & cocktails served in a light-filled, glass & steel space. https://www.gothenburg.co.nz/

Blue Ginger 4 minutes walk from Marina Park in Whitianga

Polynesian, Asian, Thai, Vietnamese, Fusion Cuisine https://www.blueginger.co.nz/


Location

125 Matangi Road Hamilton, New Zealand.