8.00am |
Courtesy vehicle pick up from downtown Auckland. |
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8.30am  |
Depart Heletranz Heliport and fly to Otorohanga Kiwi House to view some of the many attractions from Nocturnal Kiwi displays, New Zealand's largest aviary, rare native bird, live Tuatara and Kiwi sanctuary. |
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| 10.00am |
Fly to the Waitomo Caves for an enjoyable guided tour
under ground caving experience then by boat to view magnificent
Stalagmites, Stalactites and an abundance of glow worms. |
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| 11.00pm |
Depart Waitomo for your final flight of the day to Huka Lodge to enjoy a five star lunch. The afternoon is free. Enjoy a cocktail hour and superb five course dinner in the evening. |
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| DAY TWO |
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| 9.30am |
Start the day with a full country style cooked breakfast before departing Huka Lodge flying to Wai O Tapu to explore a spectacular geothermal wonderland, complete with bubbling mudpools and spouting geysers. |
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| 11.00am |
Depart Wai O Tapu, fly through the Tarawera Craters up over the waterfall to the lower reaches of the Tarawera River and the river mouth where often Trout in their natural habitat are seen from the air. |
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| 11.30am |
Land at Rainbow Springs in Rotorua and breathe deeply, and take in the native bush, ferns, trees and plants that grow and flower around you. Enjoy the tranquility of the crystal clear cold water that flows tirelessly from the subterranean springs. Marvel at the silent grace of the specimens of Rainbow, Brown and Tiger Trout, cruising the fern-fringed pools. |
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| 1.15pm |
Depart Rotorua for one of the most amazing lodges in New Zealand, Solitaire Lodge on Lake Tarawera for a superb lunch. |
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| 3.15pm |
Depart Solitaire Lodge to over-fly Tauranga then up the beautiful eastern coastline of the Coromandel Peninsula, sandy beaches and rugged rock cliff-faces, then back over islands of the gulf before heading across to the North Shore to land at the Heletranz base where your courtesy vehicle awaits to return you to Auckland city. |
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