b'NORTHERN EXPLORER18 DAYSFROM Grand Tour of $5,495 New Zealand2025 Departures in:Explore the epic landscapes of New Zealand, travel JAN, MAR, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC on superb railways, visit wonderful wine estates and experience a warm Mori welcome.ESCORTEDUNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCESJourneying on iconic trains,YOUR ITINERARY including the Northern Explorer Taking part in a Mori culturalDay 1Arrive into Auckland Days 11-13Mount Cook and Fiordlandevening complete with dinner Make your way to our central hotel inMount Cook National Parks glaciers Enjoying wine-tasting in the world- Auckland today. Overnight Auckland. guide us to Twizel. On Day 12, we discover acclaimed Marlborough region the Fiordland region and Te Anau. Day Embarking on a nostalgic steam- Days 2-3Paihia & the Bay of Islands 13 is a full-day coach excursion into boat cruise on the TSS Earnslaw After a visit to the Waitangi Treaty House,Fiordland and Milford Sound for a cruise. we make our way by coach to scenicOvernights Twizel/Te Anau/Queenstown.Sailing across Milford Sound, Paihia. A luxury morning cruise on Day a stunning glacier-carved fjord 3 takes us around the Bay of Islands toDays 14-15Discovering Queenstown rugged Cape Brett. Overnights Paihia. A tour of Queenstown includes historic Arrowtown, a Marlborough wine tasting MORI ARTS Days 4-6Auckland & Rotorua and a cruise aboard a vintage steamship, We return to Auckland for a tour. Day 5before a barbecue dinner. Day 15 is a full features a ride on the Glenbrook, and Dayday at leisure. Overnights Queenstown.6 includes a tour of Rotorua, a walk in a redwood forest, and a Mori experience.Day 16Franz Josef Glacier Overnights Auckland/Rotorua. Traversing the Southern Alps, we descend through natural rainforest to Waiau, to Days 7-8The Northern Explorer check in to a hotel in view of the dramatic From Hamilton, we board the NorthernFranz Josef Glacier. Overnight Waiau.Explorer for one of the worlds greatest rail journeys. Day 8, sees us tour NewDay 17TranzAlpine RailwayZealands capital. Overnights Wellington. After a coach journey into Arthurs Pass To book and for moreNational Park, we board the famous information, go toDays 9-10Coastal Pacific train TranzAlpine train for a beautiful trip back Crossing to the South Island, we jointo Christchurch. Overnight Christchurch.vacationsbyrail.comthe Coastal Pacific for a journey to or call 877-253-9891 Christchurch. Day 10 is a free day toDay 18Homeward boundexplore the city. Overnights Christchurch. Your trip ends as you head to the airport.62 AUSTRALASIA'