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The perfect trip for outdoorsy families. Get to know the North Island's natural features on this trip through beaches, forests, geothermal springs, and mountains.

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About Auckland

Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country. Auckland has a population of 1,454,300 - 32 percent of New Zealand's population. It is part of the wider Auckland Region, which includes the rural areas and towns north and south of the urban area, plus the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, resulting in a total population of 1,570,500 that is governed by the Auckland Council. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world. In Maori, Auckland's name is Tamaki Makaurau and the adaptation of Auckland, to suit Maori phonetic rules, is Akarana.

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Auckland, New Zealand

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About Tauranga

Greater Tauranga is a very popular lifestyle and tourism destination. It features many natural attractions and scenery ranging from popular beaches and harbor environments to lush bush-clad mountains with waterfalls and lakes. Cultural attractions include the Tauranga Art Gallery, which opened in October 2007 and showcases local, national and international exhibitions in a range of media. On the 17th Avenue, the "Historic Village on 17th", recreates a historic setting with original and replica buildings from early Tauranga housing arts and gift shops. Tauranga has many parks: one of the largest is Memorial Park.

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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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About Gisborne

Gisborne is a city in northeastern New Zealand and the largest settlement in the Gisborne District (or Gisborne Region)ץ Gisborne's Kaiti Beach is the place where British navigator Captain James Cook made his first landing in New Zealand upon the Endeavour. Cook had earlier set off from Plymouth, England in August 1768 on a mission bound for Tahiti. Once he had concluded his duties in Tahiti, Cook continued south to look for a large landmass or continent. Young Nick's Head was thought to be the first piece of New Zealand land sighted by Cook's party, and so named because it was first observed by cabin boy Nicholas Young on 6 October 1769.

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Gisborne

Gisborne, New Zealand

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About Napier

Napier is a popular tourist city, with a unique concentration of 1930s Art Deco architecture, built after much of the city was razed in the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. It also has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called Pania of the Reef. Thousands of people flock to Napier every February for the Tremains Art Deco Weekend event, a celebration of its Art Deco heritage and history. Other notable tourist events attracting many outsiders to the region annually include F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic events, and the Mission Estate Concert at Mission Estate and Winery in the suburb of Taradale.

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Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

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About Taupo

Taupo is a tourist center, particularly in the summer, as it offers panoramic views over the lake and to the volcanic mountains of Tongariro National Park to the south. It offers a number of tourist activities including sky diving, jet boating and paragliding. Taupo services a number of surrounding plantation pine forests including Kaingaroa Forest, the largest man-made forest in the world, and related industry. A large sawmill is sited approximated 3 km to the north east of the town on Centennial Drive. The Wairakei geothermal power station is a few kilometres north of the town.

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Taupo

Waikato, New Zealand

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About Rotorua

Rotorua, ("The second great lake of Kahumatamomoe") is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Rotorua is a major destination for both domestic and international tourists; the tourism industry is by far the largest industry in the district. It is known for its geothermal activity, and features geysers – notably the Pohutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa – and hot mud pools. This thermal activity is sourced to the Rotorua caldera, on which the town lies. Rotorua is home to the Waiariki Institute of Technology. The Lakes of Rotorua are a collection of many lakes surrounding Rotorua.

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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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About Auckland

Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country. Auckland has a population of 1,454,300 - 32 percent of New Zealand's population. It is part of the wider Auckland Region, which includes the rural areas and towns north and south of the urban area, plus the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, resulting in a total population of 1,570,500 that is governed by the Auckland Council. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world. In Maori, Auckland's name is Tamaki Makaurau and the adaptation of Auckland, to suit Maori phonetic rules, is Akarana.

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Auckland, New Zealand

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City name
Date
Nights
1.
Auckland, New Zealand
2 nights

En-route: Attaractions on the way.

1.1
Hot Water Beach
1.2
Cathedral Cove Marine Reserve
1.3
Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve
1.4
Waitakere Ranges
1.5
Taitua Arboretum
1.6
New Chum's Beach
1.7
Tiritiri Matangi Island
1.8
Lake Karapiro
1.9
Tree Church
1.10
Te Henga (Bethells Beach)
2.
Tauranga, New Zealand
2 nights

En-route: Attaractions on the way.

2.1
Huka Falls
2.2
Wairakei Natural Thermal Valley
2.3
Aratiatia Rapids
2.4
Craters of the Moon
2.5
Lava Glass Blowing Studio
2.6
Great Lake Taupo
2.7
Maori Rock Carvings
2.8
Huka Prawn Park
2.9
Hobbiton Movie Set
2.10
East Cape Lighthouse
3.
Gisborne, New Zealand
2 nights

En-route: Attaractions on the way.

3.1
Waiotapu
3.2
Hastings
3.3
Huka Falls
3.4
Great Lake Taupo
3.5
Mount Tarawera
3.6
Frying Pan Lake
3.7
Wairakei Natural Thermal Valley
3.8
Aratiatia Rapids
3.9
Waimangu Cauldron
3.10
Lake Rotomahana
4.
Napier, New Zealand
2 nights

En-route: Attaractions on the way.

4.1
Te Mata Peak
4.2
Cape Kidnappers
4.3
Hastings
4.4
Waiotapu
4.5
Pekapeka Wetland
4.6
Mount Ngauruhoe
4.7
Waikite Valley Thermal Pools
4.8
Tongariro National Park
4.9
Turangi
4.10
Whakapapa Ski Field
5.
Taupo, New Zealand
2 nights

En-route: Attaractions on the way.

5.1
Okere Falls
5.2
McLaren Falls Park
5.3
Turangi
5.4
Kaiate Falls
5.5
Marshalls Animal Park
5.6
Hobbiton Movie Set
5.7
Lake Karapiro
5.8
Moturiki Island
5.9
Cambridge
5.10
Mount Ngauruhoe
6.
Rotorua, New Zealand
2 nights

En-route: Attaractions on the way.

6.1
Wentworth Valley
6.2
Whenuakura Island (Donut Island)
6.3
Moturiki Island
6.4
Rangitoto Island
6.5
Kaiate Falls
6.6
Taitua Arboretum
6.7
Coromandel Forest Park
6.8
Okere Falls
6.9
Lake Karapiro
6.10
Rapaura Watergardens
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Auckland, New Zealand
1 nights