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East Cape in the Autumn #1

We have planned this tour to ensure we soak up all this little travelled area has to offer. With stays that include Napier, Gisborne, Te Kaha and at mainland New Zealand’s most easterly point-
Hicks Bay, a tour that allows time to get a feeling for their way of life in a leisurely way. Visits to places of note include; Gisborne’s Eastwoodhill Arboretum, Napier’s Mission Estate vineyard, the
remote East Cape lighthouse along with a stop at Sir Apirana Ngata’s birthplace, Te Araroa.

Your travel itinerary

Wednesday 09 March

Auckland – Taupo – Napier

Dinner

Today’s drive south is via Tirau brings you to Taupo for lunch. The Taupo
to Napier highway is one of New Zealand’s interesting drives. Over the
Turangakuma and Titiokuia ranges that once formed a formidable barrier to the
early settlers. Arrive in Napier for a two night stay. A welcome dinner is at the
hotel

Thursday 10 March

Napier

Breakfast Lunch

This morning enjoy a coach tour with a local guide, included is entry to the
1931 earthquake museum! Lunch is at our favourite winery – Mission Estate.
Established in 1851 by pioneering French Missionaries and the birth place
of New Zealand Wine. Enjoy an included glass of wine, naturally! Continue onto
the Te Mata Figs for a guided tour of the operation.

Friday 11 March

Napier – Gisborne

Breakfast Dinner

Leave the Hawkes Bay and drive via Wairoa to Gisborne (Poverty Bay) for a
two night stay. This afternoon a visit to ati Bay and see the spot Captain Cook
landed in 1769. Dinner is included tonight.

Saturday 12 March

Gisborne

Breakfast Lunch

Today we head out of town to the world renowned Eastwoodhill National
Arboretoum. The autumn colours will be at their very best. Maples, liquid
ambers, red and scarlet oaks, the deep butter yellow colour of the Persian
Ironwood, Japanese maples and the blaze of orange, purple, bronze and red
of the cherry trees, not forgetting the yellow of the Lombardy Poplars. Lunch
is at the Arboretoum. On our return we visit Tairawhiti Museum for its Maori
and Captain Cook displays.

Sunday 13 March

Gisborne - Hicks Bay

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

We leave for our tour around the Cape with our first stop at Tolaga Bay. Walk
the renovated Tolaga Bay wharf - all 660metres!! Then another short drive
to arrive at Te Puka Tavern for lunch stop overlooking the sea at Tokamaru
Bay (a pub since 1573 and rebuilt in 1983 after Cyclone Bola). As the coach
continues on past Te Puia Springs on a fine day you will see Mt Hikurangi
(1,752 m (5,748 ft) the highest non-volcanic mountain in the North
Island and arrive at Hicks Bay for an overnight stay.

Monday 14 March

Hicks Bay – Te Kaha

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Our sightseeing day starts with a coastal drive to visit New Zealand’s most easterly lighthouse. On our return a stop at Te Araroa with visits to St Marys church, built as a memorial to the soldiers of Ngati Porou who died in WW1 and the huge pohutakawa tree. This is followed with a visit to the East Cape Manuka Company’s honey and oil
operations and then onto Te Kaha for an overnight stay.

Tuesday 15 March

Te Kaha - Rotorua

Breakfast Dinner

Set off this morning for Opotiki before heading inland to Taneatua and along
bush clad shores of Lake Rotoma and Lake Rotoiti, arriving late morning at
your lakeside hotel. This evening a farewell dinner.

Wednesday 16 March

Rotorua – Auckland

Breakfast

After breakfast head away and return home by early afternoon.

Inclusions

• Coach transport as outlined
• Six nights accommodation
• Breakfast daily
• Three lunches
• Five dinners
• Guided tour of Napier’s Art Deco buildings
• Visit to Te Mata Figgery
• Visit and guided tour of Eastwoodhill Arboretum
• Tolaga bay Wharf
• East Cape Manuka oil company

Cost

Cost Per Person * Auckland - Auckland	Twin Share	Single
	$2,487	$3,099

*This is a cash or direct debit price. Credit cards will incur a 2% fee
*Itinerary and costs subject to change, airline and fuel charges and currency fluctuations prior to final payment

Exclusions

• Cancellation Insurance

• Items of a personal nature

Booking Conditions

•A non-refundable deposit of $200 per person will secure a place on the tour
•Full payment by 21 Janurary 2022

Cancellations

•Deposit is non refundable
•After full payment 21 Janurary 2022– no refund is available
• If this tour is cancelled due to Covid 19 government travel restrictions, and a refund is available,Pukekohe Travel reserves the right in addition to any supplier imposed
amendment and cancellation fees, to charge a service and administrative fee of $150 per person

Travel Insurance

We recommend travel insurance for our clients. Please feel free to contact us for a quote.

Health and Fitness

•To ensure the tour is enjoyable for the whole group, a reasonable standard of fitness is required.

•Mobility frames and wheelchairs are not practical or permitted

Covid-19 Vaccination

• All travellers must be fully vaccinated and be able to provide a copy of the Ministry of Health Vaccine Record Card with proof of your full Covid-19 vaccination. It is
important that the date of vaccination of your final dose is at least 14 days before the tour departure date.

Terms and Conditions

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* Itinerary subject to change

Prices From

$2,487NZD

per person twin share

Travel Dates

Depart: Wed 09 Mar 2022
Return: Wed 16 Mar 2022
Duration: 7 days