9 Day North Island Flexi Tour New Zealand
Volunteering Top of the North Tour - 9 Days
Take a tour of the spectacular North Island of New Zealand by coach and train and you will experience all the beauty and adventure associated with this remarkable country. Added in is a 4 day volunteering package that includes accommodation giving you a holiday that ticks all the eco-friendly boxes.
Itinerary
Auckland CityAIRPORT PICKUP, CITY EXPLORATION
After being picked up from your flight make your way into New Zealand’s biggest and most famous city. Explore the harbours, beaches and even volcanoes which make this city so unique.
Auckland - RotoruaMOUNT EDEN SUMMIT, THE SHIRES REST, MAORI CULTURE, BUBBLING MUD & HOT POOLS
A Magic Bus coach will take you on this journey over the Hauraki Plains and onto the Coromandel Peninsula. Stop off in at the Shires Rest and Hobbiton movie set before entering Rotorua.
MAGIC FOREST KIWI ENCOUNTER VOLUNTEERING - 4 Days
INCLUDES A SELECTION OF:
• Egg-to-Egg Kiwi encounters
• Interactive participation in Kiwi conservation project
• Learn Maori customs
• Visit a local Maori Marae (Meeting house)
• Install native wildlife tracking tunnels
• Building forest trails
• Native bird feeding and night count surveys
• Collecting and monitoring native seeds
• Planting and maintaining native tree seedlings
Rotorua - Taupo
GEOTHERMAL MUD POOLS, HUKA FALLS, BUNGY JUMPING SKYDIVING
Today Magic takes you through the geothermal wonderland of the central North Island. To check out volcanoes, geysers, hot pools, water falls and steaming natural wonders - not to mention the thrill of Bungy jumping.
Taupo - Waitomo - National parkGLOWWORMS, RUGGED BEAUTY, TONGARIRO ALPINE CROSSING
Visit Waitomo – home of the world famous Glow-worm caves and explore the underground abyss that hides there. We’ll then head to the volcanic plateau town of National Park where to can climb, tramp and ski.
Overlander Train: National Park - Auckland
MOUNTAIN RANGES, COASTLINE, MARINE WILDLIFE
Travel via train up the heart of the North Island. From the comfort of your carriage you will have fantastic views of the National Park, the volcanic plateau, Mt Ruapehu, stunning river gorges and New Zealand farmland and rugged native rainforest.
Please note: New Zealand Flexi -Touring packages are not ‘fully guided, group tours’.
These itineraries include transport (no guide will travel on the coach, but you will be met by hostel staff at each stop and transferred to your accommodation), YHA accommodation and optional activities (operated by local guides who are experts in their area). Everything is pre-booked for you and you are provided with details of each segment, so you do not have to worry about a thing! The advantage of Flexi-touring is that it is tailored to each person’s requirements, departs daily and you are not paying high costs to have a guide sitting on a coach with you.
YHA membership will be required to be paid AU$35 at time of booking
