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Grand Pacific Tours 9 Day Ultimate North Island
Operated by Grand Pacific Tours
Tripcode: UGPNI9
Overview
Destination:
New Zealand,
Duration:9 days
Travel Period
September 2025 - May 2026
Flights Included^
Enjoy an unforgettable ultimate experience of New Zealand’s cultural North Island.
Prepaid attractions:
- Kauri Museum
- Waitangi Treaty Grounds
- Hole in the Rock Dolphin Cruise
- Hobbiton™ Movie Set Tour and Lunch*
- Skyline Rotorua Gondola and Luge Ride
- Agrodome
- Thermal mud pools and geysers*
- Te Puia traditional Māori Hāngi and Concert
- Hawke's Bay Express*
- Te Papa, NZ’s National Museum
- City sights tour of Auckland, Napier and Wellington
*Guided tour.
Exclusive to Grand Pacific Tours, Ultimate Small Group Touring itineraries are specifically tailored to provide a Business Class level of comfort, service and quality without compromise. Travel in style on a full-size, state-of-the-art coach with a maximum of only 20 travellers and enjoy extensive onboard features and VIP extras.
Coach features:
- 20 Business Class seats on a full-size coach
- 2-door access; dedicated seat side storage with tray table; cup holder
- Restroom; daily onboard Wi-Fi allowance.
Please note:
- Prices are based per person twin share.
- Dec 20, 2025 departure includes a $150pp Festive Season surcharge.
- Optional activities are available and can be booked at an additional cost with your crew once on tour.
- Day 1: Dinner not included for anyone arriving later than 8pm.
Standard inclusions
- Return airfares from your homeport ex MEL
- Personalised Meet and Greet on arrival
- Return airport transfers in New Zealand
- Professional Coach Captain
- 8 nights 4.5 star accommodation
- 2 two-night stays
- Hotel porterage
- 1 cruise
- All sightseeing and prepaid attractions
- Extensive Optional Activities
- Ultimate Documentation Pack
- 8 cooked breakfasts including a specialty breakfast: Stratosfare Restaurant, Rotorua
- 6 sumptuous dinners including complimentary pre-dinner drink at the Welcome Dinner and 2 specialty dinners: Māori Hāngi and Concert, Rotorua; Intimate Farewell Dinner, selected beverages, Wellington
- 1 lunch: Hobbiton, Shire’s buffet
- Enjoy GPT Hotel Wine Time (discounted drinks).
Itinerary
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Collapse allDay 1: Arrive Auckland
On arrival into Auckland you will be met by a Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred to your hotel. This evening enjoy a complimentary pre-dinner drink as you meet your travelling companions. Meals: (D).
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Auckland.
Day 2: Auckland - Bay of Islands
Board the luxurious Ultimate Coach, depart Auckland and travel to Matakohe to enjoy a visit and informative talk at the Kauri Museum. Travel via Whangarei to Paihia, situated in the heart of the beautiful Bay of Islands. Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the location of the signing of the treaty between the Māori tribes and the British. Meals: (B,D).
Hotel: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (2 nights).
Day 3: Bay of Islands (Free Day)
Today is a free day to explore the Bay of Islands. Your Coach Captain will assist with the many optional activities available, including the Cape Reinga coach trip via Ninety Mile Beach, a spectacular scenic flight over the crystal-clear turquoise waters of the Bay of Islands or you might be interested to sail in a classic tall ship. This evening is also at leisure, you may like to enjoy a relaxing dinner cruise (optional) or try one of the waterfront restaurants. Meals: (B).
Day 4: Bay of Islands - Auckland
This morning you will explore the scenic beauty of the Bay of Islands including an island visit aboard a luxury catamaran. Cruise to Cape Brett and the famous ‘Hole in the Rock’, keep an eye out for dolphins and other marine life. On return to Paihia travel south via Whangarei before returning to Auckland. This evening is free to dine at leisure. Meals: (B).
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Auckland.
Day 5: Auckland - Rotorua
This morning embark on a city sights tour of Auckland, dubbed the ‘City of Sails’. Depart Auckland and travel through the picturesque countryside to Hobbiton for a buffet lunch. A guided tour of the 12-acre set, will take you past whimsical Hobbit Holes, the Mill and into the Green Dragon Inn. You can now venture beyond the door and into an authentic Hobbit Hole interior for a fully immersive experience. Meals: (B,L,D).
Hotel: Regent of Rotorua (2 nights).
Day 6: Rotorua
Today begins with a gondola ride and breakfast at Skyline Rotorua where spectacular views are on offer. There is also time for a thrilling luge ride! Next stop is Agrodome for an action-packed hour of farming entertainment and education that is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Enjoy some free time this afternoon before travelling to Te Puia to see the boiling mud pools and awesome geysers that Rotorua is famous for. This evening enjoy a Hāngi feast, prepared in the traditional way, over hot coals and buried in the ground. This is followed by an entertaining Māori cultural performance which features the graceful poi dance and ferocious haka. Meals: (B,SD).
Hotel: Regent of Rotorua.
Day 7: Rotorua - Napier
Depart Rotorua and travel along the Thermal Explorer Highway to Huka Falls and Lake Taupo. Continue to Napier known as ‘The Art Deco Capital’, where the most comprehensive collection of art deco buildings in the world can be found. Board the Hawke’s Bay Express and hear informative commentary on the city’s fascinating history. Enjoy some free time this afternoon to explore the city. Meals: (B,D).
Hotel: Scenic Hotel Te Pania.
Day 8: Napier - Wellington
Travel south this morning into Wellington for a city tour of the nation’s capital which will highlight the history and culture on show here. A highlight this afternoon will be time to explore Gallipoli: A Scale of War exhibition at Te Papa, New Zealand’s National Museum. Cutting edge technology brings these stories to life through the eyes of New Zealanders who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner including selected beverages with your newfound friends. Meals: (B,SD).
Hotel: InterContinental Wellington.
Day 9: Depart Wellington
Time to say goodbye. You will be transferred to the airport for your flight home after a memorable New Zealand holiday. Meals: (B).
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Operator
Grand Pacific Tours
Since 1996, Grand Pacific Tours, the New Zealand Coach Holiday Specialist has been indulging travellers from all over the world with the holiday of a lifetime. Taking a coach tour is like choosing the best seat in the house. Through large panoramic windows, you will be in awe of the picture-postcard scenery that is unveiled with every corner turned. Tour in style, choose between an Ultimate Small Group Tour, boasting a Business Class level of comfort with only 20 luxury leather seats, or a Signature Mid-Size Group Tour, enjoying Premium Economy comfort onboard a coach with 32 seats. Select an itinerary from their extensive product range to suit your desired holiday duration and one of their 230+ guaranteed departure dates. The choice is yours!
Important Information
*Terms and conditions
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^Flights Included: Terms & Conditions
9 Day Ultimate North Island
For the new 25/26 touring season, the following selected seasonal departure dates include a $250 seasonal offer saving (Members save more): 24 September 2025 and 12 May 2026. Exclusive to RACV offer: For all other departures within the 25/26 touring season, RACV customers receive an exclusive-to-RACV special discount of $150 - Members save more.
All savings are reflected in the prices shown.
*Conditions apply. Prices valid ex MEL (economy class) and include prepaid taxes (subject to change). **Travel on selected seasonal departures in Sep 2025 and May 2026 and save up to $500 per couple ($250 pp). All other departures will save $150 pp off the brochure price. 20 Dec 2025 departure date includes a $150 Festive Season surcharge. Maximum savings are reflected in the advertised prices. Special Offer is valid on new bookings only for travel Sep 2025 – May 2026. Not to be used in conjunction with any other special offer; not applicable on group departures; can be withdrawn at any time without notice.
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