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Beautiful Bay of Islands, 5 Days, UT203
 

Extend your stay in the Bay of Islands with a unique overnight cruise

Inclusions:

• 4 nights accommodation
• Admission to Waitangi Treaty house
• Hole in the Rock Dolphin Cruise
• UTC Sight Saver Voucher Booklet
• Document wallet
• 15% GST
• All transfers and coach travel as per itinerary (seat-in-coach)
• 4 days rental car with basic insurance, unlimited mileage and road maps (self-drive)

DAY 1 - ARRIVE AUCKLAND
Welcome to this cosmopolitan city dotted with volcanic cones and fringed by beaches and forest. On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel. (Self-drivers collect your rental car from Auckland Airport depot).

DAY 2 - AUCKLAND – PAHIA, BAY OF ISLANDS (250 KMS)
Head north to a part of the country where history and nature are combined in a subtropical paradise of golden beaches and bluegreen water dotted with islands. Visit the Waitangi Treaty house where European settlers and the Maori people historically forged a relationship in 1840.

DAY 3 - BAY OF ISLANDS
Cruise past some of the 144 islands that make up the Bay in a purpose built catamaran with large outdoor viewing and seating decks. Keep a look out for dolphins, whales and other marine life before arriving at the Hole in the Rock where the rock walls soar high above you.

DAY 4 - BAY OF ISLANDs – AUCKLAND (250 KMS)
A free morning to enjoy this aquatic playground by taking a ferry ride to historic Russell, kayaking, cruising or swimming with the dolphins before returning to Auckland.

DAY 5 - DEPART AUCKLAND
Transfer to airport. (Self-drivers return car to airport depot).