New Zealand NORTH ISLAND GARDEN TOUR 2020 - Grand Pacific Tours
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New Zealand
NORTH ISLAND GARDEN TOUR
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INCLUDES TH
Taranaki
Garden
Festival
2020
GUARANTEED departure 29 October 2020
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Fully escorted featuring an array of unique gardens and the Taranaki Garden Festival TOUR CODE: GPG11
11 Day North Island Garden Tour
NO HIDDEN EXTRAS
GARDENS VISITED TOURING
• Ayrlies Garden and Wetlands*, Auckland
• Return airfares from your homeport
Warkworth
• Personalised Meet and Greet on arrival
• Hamilton Gardens*, Hamilton
• Return airport transfers in New Zealand
• Henley Hotel Private Garden, Cambridge
• 48 seat modern coach travel, 2 door access,
• Rotorua Government Gardens, Rotorua
• Private Garden Visits, Taranaki Garden Festival restroom, reclining seats and panoramic windows
• Professional Coach Captain and Tour Leader
• Cross Hills Rhododendron Garden, Kimbolton
• 10 nights 4 star accommodation
• Wellington Botanic Gardens
• 4 two night stays
PREPAID ATTRACTIONS • Hotel porterage
• Sculptureum Experience • All sightseeing and prepaid attractions
• Te Wao Nui*, Auckland Zoo • Comprehensive documentation pack
• Hobbiton™ Movie Set Tour and Lunch • BONUS Garden Book: Flourish - New Zealand
• Skyline Rotorua Gondola and Luge Ride women and their extraordinary gardens#
• Agrodome
2020 GUARANTEED DEPARTURE • Thermal Mud Pools and Geysers* MEALS
29 Oct - 8 Nov 2020 • Tamaki Mãori Experience
• 10 cooked breakfasts including a specialty
• Waitomo Glowworm Caves* breakfast: Stratosfare Restaurant, Rotorua
ALL INCLUSIVE TOUR PRICE • Wellington Cable Car
• 8 sumptuous dinners including 1 specialty
Fully escorted tour includes airfares, taxes, dinner: Mãori Hãngi and Concert, Rotorua
• Te Papa, NZ’s National Museum*
transfers in NZ, modern coach travel, 4 star • 2 lunches including a Shire’s Buffet lunch,
• City sights tour Auckland and Wellington
accommodation, most meals, sightseeing, Hobbiton
*Guided tour is included with 1 guide per 24 travellers.
attractions + BONUS Garden Book# • 1 delicious High Tea: Henley Hotel, Cambridge
Note: Dinner on Day 1 not included for anyone arriving later than 8pm.
TOUR PRICE INCLUDING AIRFARE
Prices per person, twin share Taxes** TOTAL
SYDNEY $4799 + $195 = $4994
ITINERARY
MELBOURNE $4799 + $195 = $4994
(B) Breakfast. (L) Lunch. (D) Dinner. (SD) Specialty Dinner. but detailed plantings by ponds & waterways. Use
BRISBANE $4799 + $195 = $4994
of colour is a hallmark of Ayrlies, seen best in the
GOLD COAST $4799 + $195 = $4994
lurid border where ‘hot’ colours are used to great
CANBERRA
CAIRNS
$5029
$5079
+
+
$245 =
$245 =
$5274
$5324
1 effect. This afternoon travel to Waikato’s most
visited attraction, the Hamilton Gardens. A guided
Arrive Auckland (D)
ADELAIDE $5099 + $195 = $5294 On arrival into Auckland you will be met by a tour of the themed gardens will transport you from
Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred the peaceful Sung Dynasty Chinese Scholar’s
HOBART $5099 + $180 = $5279
to your hotel. garden to the Italian Renaissance garden followed
LAUNCESTON $5099 + $180 = $5279 by the grandeur of the Indian Char Bagh garden.
Hotel Rydges Auckland (2 nights)
PERTH $5349 + $170 = $5519 Your guide will share the story of how the gardens
2
LAND ONLY $4499 were transformed from a rubbish dump into a
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $1350 Garden of International Significance.
Auckland Sightseeing (B) Hotel Novotel Hamilton
PRE / POST STAYS Twin share Single This morning enjoy the sights of Auckland,
AUCKLAND
WELLINGTON
$140
$160
$280
$320
New Zealand’s largest city. Travel to Matakana
to visit Sculptureum, an internationally unique 4
art experience. Enjoy time to wander through Hamilton - Matamata - Rotorua
Extra night rates are per person and based on room only. Subject to
availability. the Garden of Creative Diversity and view the (B,L,D)
Prices are in Australian Dollars. **Airline taxes are subject to change. hundreds of displayed works in the Galleries. Today travel to Cambridge to visit the private
Exact amounts will be confirmed by your travel agent at time of booking.
This afternoon travel to the Auckland Zoo for a garden of the Henley Hotel, nestled on 29 acres
guided tour of Te Wao Nui, six stunning habitats of parkland and features a camelia lined oval
showcasing the native fauna and flora of New lawn and lakeside pavilion. You will be treated to
Zealand. This evening is free to dine at leisure. High Tea amongst the cherry blossoms (weather
INCLUDES
permitting). Continue through picturesque
BONUS
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countryside to Hobbiton for a buffet lunch followed
GARDEN by a guided tour of the Hobbiton Movie Set.
BOOK# Auckland - Hamilton (B,D) Travel to Rotorua for a walk through the Rotorua
This morning travel to Ayrlies Garden and Government Gardens before arriving at your hotel.
Wetlands, one of New Zealand’s best-known Hotel Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua
gardens and a Garden of National Significance. It (Superior Room. 2 nights)
is characterized by sweeping lawns and informal
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TOUR HIGHLIGHT
Taranaki Garden Festival
The Taranaki Garden Festival was established in 1987 and continues to delight
people from all over the world by offering an intriguing mixture of both unique
and stunning gardens, each with their own story to tell. The region’s public
gardens are festival gems, but it’s the private gardens, open exclusively for the
festival, that are a must see.
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Pukekura, located in the heart of New
Plymouth, a Garden of National Significance; stunning lakeside
pavilion at Henley Hotel private garden; at Hamilton Gardens explore
the themed gardens.
5 7 9
Rotorua Sightseeing (B,SD) Taranaki Garden Festival (B,D) Palmerston North - Wellington (B)
Today begins with a gondola ride to the Today you will visit a variety of impressive gardens Travel to the nation’s capital, Wellington. Ride the
Stratosfare Restaurant where a buffet breakfast all set around the legendary Mount Taranaki. You Wellington Cable Car, one of the city’s most iconic
and spectacular views are on offer. There is also will marvel at the majestic array of botanicals attractions, to the Botanic Gardens. Enjoy time
time for a luge ride! Next stop is Agrodome for on display at this premier garden event which to view the protected native forest and colourful
an action-packed hour of farming entertainment attracts thousands of visitors from New Zealand floral displays with stunning views over Wellington
and education that’s unlike anything you’ve and the world. A selection of small private city. Join your coach for an extensive city tour
seen before. Travel to Te Puia for a tour of the gardens and larger public gardens have been which will highlight the history and culture on
boiling mud pools and awesome geysers that chosen to showcase the unique planting and local show here. This evening is free to dine at leisure.
Rotorua is famous for. Enjoy some free time this gardener’s will be on hand to share the history Hotel InterContinental Hotel (Deluxe Room.
afternoon before travelling to a Mãori village for behind their garden. 2 nights)
an interactive and educational experience that
culminates with a cultural performance and
traditional Hãngi feast. 8 10
New Plymouth - Palmerston North Wellington (B,D)
(B,D) A highlight this morning will be time to explore
6 Before we depart the Taranaki region, we visit Gallipoli: A Scale of War exhibition at Te Papa,
Rotorua - Waitomo - New Plymouth one final stunning festival garden before travelling New Zealand’s National Museum. Cutting edge
(B,L,D) onto Whanganui for a shortstop. This afternoon technology brings these stories to life through the
Depart Rotorua and travel to Waitomo for a tour you will continue to Cross Hills Rhododendron eyes of New Zealanders who found themselves in
of the Glowworm Caves where tiny creatures Garden. Spanning 7 hectares, this park-like extraordinary circumstances. Enjoy time at leisure
radiate their luminescent light. Enjoy lunch in this garden includes one of the world’s finest this afternoon. This evening enjoy a final dinner
native bushland setting before travelling to New collections of rhododendrons and azaleas, which with your new-found friends.
Plymouth, home of the Taranaki Garden Festival. will provide a dazzling colour display. Continue to
This afternoon will be spent visiting one of the
festival gardens.
Palmerston North for your overnight stay.
Hotel Copthorne Palmerston North 11
Hotel Copthorne New Plymouth (2 nights) Depart Wellington (B)
Having experienced some of the finest gardens in
New Zealand, it is time to say goodbye. You will be
transferred to the airport for your flight home after
a memorable holiday.
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Enjoy the stunning views of Rotorua from the Skyline gondola ride; spend 2 nights in Auckland, a multi-cultural hub of food, wine, music, art and culture; enjoy a guided tour of the Hobbiton Movie Set. 4 GRAND PACIFIC TOURS
“Every day was another
enjoyable experience. We didn’t
expect to see so much.”
- R. & S. J. - Past travellers
Kia ora
Welcome to
New Zealand
G rand Pacific Tours, the New Zealand
Coach Holiday Specialist, is pleased
to offer you the opportunity to travel to
some of the North Island’s finest public
and private gardens.
Nowhere in the world will you find such
a diverse range of plant varieties, both
native and exotic, so easily accessible to
the visitor. Your tour includes visits to
an array of unique North Island gardens,
some given the prestigious title of either
International or National Significant
Garden, a title highly sought after. The
highlight will be the private gardens of
the Taranaki Garden Festival.
This tour provides a balanced mix of
gardens and iconic New Zealand culture,
sights and stunning scenery.
We look forward to welcoming you on the
11 Day North Island Garden Tour.
Peter Harding
Managing Director
LEFT: Te Parapara Garden, located in the Hamilton Gardens,
New Zealand’s only traditional Mãori productive garden.
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TOUR JACKET Unisex black waterproof shell jacket with embroidered logos, silver reflective piping,
fleece lined collar, hood, inside mesh, adjustable Velcro cuff, double front and inside pockets, hidden draw
cord and mobile phone pocket. Compact, lightweight, ideal for touring. Sizes XS to XXXL. Price $78.
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strap and embroidered logo. One size. Price $25.
Purchase both items for $90. Normally $103. Order at time of booking.
BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS Luggage Limits Each traveller is entitled to travel with ONE suitcase Coach Seat Rotation For the enjoyment of all travellers GPT
on tour measuring (length + width + depth) no more than 150cm. operates a daily seat rotation system which all travellers must
Weight limits also apply to luggage due to Occupational Health participate in as a condition of booking. There are no exceptions to
Payment and completion of the GOOD TO GO Form to your Travel and Safety issues. Approximately, the maximum suitcase weight this policy.
Agent acknowledges that you have read, understood and accepted allowed is 23kg. If a traveller brings more than the allocated limit
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booking. The balance of payment, including any merchandise, is depth) 81cm with a maximum weight restriction of 6kg. All luggage
If a traveller wishes to cancel their existing booking and transfer to a
due 60 days prior to departure. Once the tour has been booked and is entirely at the ‘owners risk’, GPT takes no responsibility for
new departure date, the above cancellation fees still apply.
confirmed cancellation fees will apply as per Terms and Conditions. accidental damage or loss.
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will be forwarded to your Travel Agent two weeks prior to departure.
have the air ticket issued within three to five days of confirmation Gluten Free, Lactose Intolerant and Diabetic. These will be
PO Box address is not acceptable. Unfortunately, we cannot
of the airline reservation. As GPT offer a fully inclusive package requested to the hotel but cannot be guaranteed. Meal options
accommodate early requests for documentation. Ticket wallet is
price, the dollar difference between ‘Land Only’ price and ‘Package may be limited. As a volume group tour operator, contracting
one per couple.
Price’ does not represent the airfare deposit amount due. Enquire specific menus which range from Buffet to A-la-carte, the logistics
with your Travel Agent as to the exact amount of airfare deposit and of arranging meals meeting the correct criteria over an extended Transfers Airport transfers are included on the first and last day
taxes required at the time of booking. Surcharges may apply over touring itinerary can be challenging and cannot be guaranteed of your GPT tour and / or pre or post tour accommodation directly
peak travel times. to meet the expectations of the traveller. Therefore, religious linked with the tour hotel. Transfers cannot be re-routed to other
dietary requests (ie. Hindu Vegetarian, Kosher, Halal) cannot be pick up points or destinations. No refund will be given for unused
The Australian prepaid taxes are subject to change. Exact amounts
accommodated. Any further intolerances needing to be managed transfers. Inter-terminal airport transfers are not included. On arrival
will be confirmed to your Travel Agent at time of booking.
are the responsibility of the traveller. Airlines have restricted dietary in New Zealand, the transfer vehicle will wait up to 1 hour after the
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to enter New Zealand. Your passport must be valid for at least GPT. Travellers who miss the pre-booked transfers must make their
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three months past the date that you intend to leave. For Australian own way to / from the GPT tour hotel at their own expense.
to pay the Single Supplement, a twin share room will be provided
citizens travelling on an Australian passport, you do not need a visa
with a person of the same gender. Special room requests are not Special Offers #Bonus Garden Book - one per household. Only one
or permit to visit New Zealand. Visitors from visa-waiver countries
permitted on this basis. It is your duty to disclose any medical special offer is applicable per booking and must be advised at time
must request an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) prior to travelling
or other conditions that may prevent you from being a suitable of booking. There will be no retrospective discounts applied.
to New Zealand. For visitors from non-visa waiver countries it is
rooming partner (such as CPAP Machines) and you must accept
recommended you contact your Travel Agent or NZ Immigration Merchandise All prices are inclusive of GST and postage. All
that compatibility with your rooming partner cannot be guaranteed.
for full entry requirements. If you are not an Australian Citizen or purchases must be made with your Travel Agent at time of booking.
If at any time during the tour you consider your rooming partner
permanent resident, you may also have to pay for an International Payment for all merchandise is due with final tour payment prior
unsuitable, we will endeavour to arrange single accommodation
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for you for the remainder of the tour, subject to availability and at
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sizes. Exchanges can be made on unused merchandise, a $10 per
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