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"North Island Extreme" - New Zealand Tour
Our 10 day "North Island Extreme" tour strikes the balance between experiencing New Zealand's dynamic Maori culture and having the opportunity to undertake a number of exclusively discounted activities ranging from the insane ... to the sedate! Included in your basic tour price is a visit to a traditional fortified Maori village, witness a Haka performance and taste a "hangi", entrance to the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Reserve and the opportunity to customise your tour with exclusively discounted activities.
You also have the opportunity to undertake a number of exclusively discounted activities. Our "Extreme Activity Packs" are not only here to amplify your New Zealand experience to an entirely new level, but also so accelerate your skill level in a number of different extreme sports whilst touring “God’s Own Country”. We have surfing, snowboarding/skiing, rafting, sky diving and bungy jump options as well as mixed activity packs which includes shark diving, heli-rafting, monster truck driving, canyoning, bodyboarding down rapids to name a few!
For full itinerary please see below. |
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10 nights' accommodation based in the heart of each location. We have scoured the land for the best hostel and motel accommodation around. |
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Transport. We have a selection of specific adventure touring vehicles ranging from late model Toyota Coasters, Nissan Civilians and all terrain 4 wheel drives! All are modern & roomy, with all the mod-cons! |
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Customise your tour with "EXTREME ACTIVITY PACKS"! |
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Loads of free excursions including sightseeing and tons of local and cultural attractions. If you are on a tight budget, you don’t have to spend extra money to have a great time. |
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Hugely discounted additional activities available to HAKA Tour participants only such as skiing/snowboarding, bungy jumping, white-water rafting, horse trekking and a whole host of unique kiwi experiences. |
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Breakfast every morning and a wide selection of discounted quality restaurants. |
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Tour Guides trained at the New Zealand Tourism Institutes. These guys and gals are ready to impart their expert local knowledge to ensure you have a hassle free New Zealand experience (as well as being up for a good time!). |
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Experience a haka and taste a "hangi"! |
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Entrance to the Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Reserve. |
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All the following activities are discounted 5% to 50%
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Shark Diving
Heli-skiing
Monster Truck Driving
Bungy jumping
Heli-rafting
White-water rafting (Grade 5 and scenic)
Sky-diving
Glacier heli-hiking
Learn to surf day tours
Extreme Jet Boating
Bodyboarding down rapids
The ZORB
Dolphin swimming
Black water rafting
Canyon Swing
Franz Josef Glacier hike
Skiing/snowboarding |
| Countries
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| New Zealand - aukland - rotorua - taupo - wellington - waitomo |
| Activities
Included |
| bungy jumping, White-water rafting, Skydiving, surfing, zorbing, horse riding, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, trekking, shark diving, heli skiing, monster truch driving, jet boating |
| Suitability / Level |
Moderate |
| Minimum Age |
18
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| Theme |
Small Group Travel
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| Max Group Size |
16 |
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Itinerary & Highlights
Day 1 & 2: Auckland
Auckland is known as the “City of Sails” and is New Zealand’s biggest and most vibrant city at just over a million people. Generally, Aucklanders live within half an hour of beautiful beaches, hiking trails and a dozen enchanted holiday islands. Add a sunny climate, a background rhythm of Polynesian culture and a passion for outstanding food, wine and shopping and you will be beginning to get a picture of the city.
Over the next few days you will get to experience first hand all Auckland has to offer. In your Haka Tour Bible, you will find a host of discounted activities including the Auckland Harbour Bridge Climb, Auckland Bridge Bungy (a world exclusive), abseiling down waterfalls in Piha Canyon surrounded by fern covered volanic rock and turquiose pools of spring water? Throughout your trip, your Haka Tour Guides will be on hand to inpart their expert local knowledge and to ensure your trip is a hassle free experience.
Day 3 - Auckland to Mercury Bay (Whitianga)
Today we head off for Mercury Bay where you will be taken to Hot Water Beach and believe me, the name says it all… This is one of the region’s most fascinating places. For two hours either side of low tide, you can dig in the sand for hot spring water and make your own spa pool (jacuzzi/hot tub).
You will have the opportunity to discover the most amazing coastline and beaches. One of the Haka favourites is a chilled coastal walk to Cathedral Cove with amazing panoramic clifftop views. PURE New Zealand!
You will also have the opportunity to try your hand at bone carving and creating your own kiwi pendant known as a “Tiki”.
Day 4 – Whitianga to Waitomo Caves
Journey underground on a subterranean adventure through limestone chambers and passages. Be suspended in awe and silence, surrounded by cave decorations and a galaxy of tiny living lights found in the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. As you glide quietly beneath the lights of thousands of glowworms, it is only the gentle sound of dripping water that reminds you that you are deep underground and not beneath a star filled sky……
For over 100 years Waitomo Glowworm Caves have attracted millions of people from all over the world. The moment you enter this subterranean wonderland you'll discover an ancient underground labyrinth of limestone caves and grottos, and marvel at amazing stalactites and stalagmites - mother nature's decorations. You’ll have the chance to experience a boat trip like no other, journeying through the starry expanse of the Glowworm Grotto, while your way is lit by a multitude of tiny lights.
Day 5 – Waitomo Caves to Rotorua
Today we make a short two-hour journey to Rotoura, one of the original tourist destinations. At nearby geothermal hotspots, there are spouting geysers, boiling mud pools and warm geothermal springs. Silica terraces are naturally decorated with a kaleidoscope of colours. The Pohutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley can shoot water 30 metres (100 feet).
Rotorua is also at the heartland of New Zealand Maori culture, and visitors have the opportunity to experience the warm spirit of Te Maori. There are about 35 marae (meeting grounds) in the Rotorua district. You be able to stay as a guest on a marae - an unforgettable experience. Or you could catch a Maori cultural performance, quite possibly a Haka. You can also indulge in a traditional hangi feast - the food is cooked below the ground in earthen ovens and has the most amazing taste.
One of our favourites activities here is the Zorb: an activity that fully encapsulates the kiwi spirit! (See the additional activities section.) You can also experience the Rotorua luge, a number of very inexpensive geothermal hot spring baths, or how about a spot of trout fishing in a volcanic crater lake? Whatever takes your fancy we say!
Day 6 – Rotorua to Taupo
Located just 20 minutes from South Rotorua is our first stop for today: The Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Reserve.
Wai-O-Tapu lays claim to be New Zealand's most colourful and diverse volcanic area. The reserve is covered with collapsed craters, cold and boiling pools of mud, water and steaming fumeroles. You can walk at your own pace and absorb the unique features including the world famous champagne pool, geysers, bubbling mud, steaming ground, expansive vistas, huge volcanic craters and sinter terrace formations. The natural bush setting adds another dimension to the experience as does the guaranteed daily eruption of the Lady Knox Geyser at 10.15am.
Next stop is the Huka Falls in the Wairakei Tourist Park: New Zealand's most visited natural attraction. The thundering Huka Falls provides a fantastic photo opportunity - more than 220,000 litres of water tumbles over the cliff face per second! For those of you that want to up the ante’ - feel the exhilaration and the power of a Huka Jet boat ride. You will get up close and personal to the Huka Falls as you enjoy the sensation as you skim past cliffs and trees at 80km per hour. Then get ready for a 360 degree spin, as the boat turns on its own length!
Day 7: Free Day Taupo
A few thousand years ago Lake Taupo itself was created by the largest volcanic eruption of the past 5,000 years - it was so big records say the sun went hazy in China. Today, what remains is a lake the size of Singapore and the largest fresh water lake in Australasia.
Here in Taupo, you can really experience the insane to the sedate. You can sky dive over the Lake Taupo, four wheel drive on volcanic farm land, check out the constantly active geothermal landscape, taste geothermally bred prawns, learn about local authentic Maori culture and myths, play golf on internationally acclaimed golf courses (costs breadcrumbs compared with the UK), enjoy a flight over a world heritage area, ski on an active volcano or even bungy jump over New Zealand’s largest River – the Waikato.
Or if your prefer your activities to be a little more sedate today, why not soak in a thermal hot spring, take a cruise to the famous Maori Rock carvings at Mine Bay, find a secluded beach, indulge in boutique shopping, enjoy delectable cuisine at one of the many restaurants and cafes, or indulge in a cocktail at one of the groovy lounge bars.
We have all your options covered! As always, a large number of our suggestions and activities are free of charge and for those that are not, we have secured the best discounted rates possible, exclusive to Haka Tour participants only.
Day 8: Taupo to River Valley
There really is no where else like River Valley – this place epitomises tranquillity… with a streak of adrenalin running through its belly!
We will be staying at the stunning River Valley Lodge which offers a complete range of New Zealand adventure activities. This includes world class Grade 5 white water rafting, inflatable kayaking, scenic eco-rafting along some of the more peaceful stretches of the Rangitikei River, horse trekking, guided natural and cultural interpretive bush walks, fly fishing for wild trout and they even have a 9 hole pitch and putt golf course.
Everything here is world class set amongst a backdrop of mother nature’s best work. If the scenery of River Valley does not blow your mind, then we at Haka will be truly surprised!
Day 9: River Valley to Wellington
Today we continue our journey south to Wellington, New Zealand’s capital. Tonight we have pre-booked our favourite restaurant and also negotiated a few cheeky drink deals. And of course, there is an open invitation to everyone.
Day 10 - Free Day Wellington
Wellington - New Zealand’s capital city and home of the Government since 1865.
Perched on the edge of a spectacular harbour, encircled by green, towering hills, Wellington is a stunning and compact city. Vibrant, exciting and cultured, the nation’s capital combines the stimulation and sophistication of a big city with the quirkiness of a charming village. Extending just two kilometres in diameter, Wellington is a truly 'walking city’.
The city is known as the windy city due to the high winds flowing across Cook Strait. Needless to say, the wakeboarding and windsurfing here thrives and our one day starter packs will provide you with all the equipment, coaching and neccessary skills to have a good grasp of any one of the sports after the end of day one. Furthermore, scores of walking and mountain-biking tracks around the city give a 360-degree perspective on this sparkling waterway and a view of the original colonial villas that fringe the city’s edge. For those wanting a more rugged perspective, there are four-wheel drive or horseback tours at the head of the Harbour, overlooking Cook Strait.
Wellington has a feast of cultural attractions and its crowning glory is Te Papa, the national museum of New Zealand. Situated on Wellington’s magnificent waterfront, this internationally acclaimed museum combines leading edge technology with traditional exhibits to tell the stories of New Zealand’s land and people.
And for all of you 'Lord of the Rings' buffs, how about a half day tour to the filming locations for Rivendell where Frodo recovered from his knife attack; the Anduin River where Aragorn was washed ashore after the attack of the Wargs; the Gardens of Isengard, the site of the Orcs Felling the Trees and where Gandalf rode to see Saruman? Go to the Mount Victoria lookout and Hobbiton Woods where you can race to the ferry and get off the road; Buckland Forest where the Hobbits hid from the Nazgul/Black Riders and where they found the mushrooms on the Road; Dunharrow Rohirrim encampment; visit the quarry for the filming of Helms Deep, the fortified ravine in Rohan and Minas Tirith. The list goes on…!
After your tour, you have the chance to extend your stay in Wellington with extra nights accommodation or you can opt to return directly to Auckland on Day 11 or later with one of our bus passes. |
Accommodation & Center
Details
Whilst HAKA Tours is a true low cost tour option, we have scoured the land to make sure that we provide the best budget accommodation around. We always endeavour to use Qualmark endorsed accommodation providers which means is a stamp of approval for quality and health and safety by the New Zealand Tourism Regulating Body.
Accommodation is either hostel of motel based. The hostels usually sleep 4-8 people whilst the motel venues are double rooms which will be in pairs. We also operate single sex and mixed rooms based on preference.
Furthermore, you will also be based in the city centre to ensure you are in the thick of things at all times! Forget the fustrations of camping in no man's land and getting stressed out with bent tent pegs...
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| Trip: |
"North Island Extreme" - New Zealand Tour |
| Duration: |
10 |
| Company: |
Haka Tours Ltd
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| Location: |
Auckland |
| Region: |
New Zealand,
Australasia and Pacific |
| Price: |
From
GBP599
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| Flights: |
Not Included 
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| Availability: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, |
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