Auckland Stopover
4 days 3 nights
ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive Auckland
For travellers choosing the option of a self-drive visit to Auckland, collect your rental car at the Auckland Airport before driving to your hotel for a 3 night stay. Non car rental clients will be transferred from the Airport to the Hotel.
Day 2 and 3: Exploring Auckland
Two full days to explore Auckland – New Zealand’s biggest city commonly known as the City Of Sails.
We include Entrance to Sky Tower where you will be taken in their glass fronted lifts to the viewing platform. You will be able to see for miles in every direction. Including South to the Bombay Hills, West to the Manukau Harbour and Waitakere Ranges, North to the upper reaches of the Waitemata Harbour and the Auckland Harbour Bridge and East to the Coromandel Ranges and the many islands of the Hauraki Gulf.
Also included in your package is a Fullers Harbour Cruise giving you the chance to get out on the water and experience close up many of the features of the Waitemata Harbour. Departing from the downtown ferry terminal, cruise out past the Bean Rock Lighthouse and towards Rangitoto Island before returning with views of North Head, the Historic seaside village of Devonport, Auckland Harbour Bridge and the Westhaven Marina – the largest marina in the Southern Hemisphere.
There are many other optional activities for you to enjoy including a drive to the West Coast Black Sand beaches such Muriwai where in the breeding season you can see a busy Australasian Gannet Colony or perhaps a visit north to the Matakana Wine and Arts and Crafts region.
Day 4: Depart Auckland
Transfer from your hotel or return your car to the airport before departing Auckland.
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
Optional activities are things you can choose to do along the way that are not included in your package.
• Hauraki Blue Cruises Ipipiri Lunch Time Cruise
• Fullers Waiheke Island Explorer Tour
• Explore Group – Harbour Sailing Cruise
• Great Sights – Half Day City Sights Tour