MEDIUM CHALLENGE ITINERARY. PO Box 11069, Hillcrest, Hamilton 3251, New Zealand en.nzpuretour.com.

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1 MEDIUM CHALLENGE ITINERARY PO Box 11069, Hillcrest, Hamilton 3251, New Zealand Wechat:NZ en.nzpuretour.com

2 DAY 1 SUNDAY OR MONDAY Hamilton Gardens Chinese food stores for purchases Hamilton Casino Ten-pin bowling MEDIUM CHALLENGE ITINERARY This itinerary has a mixture of easy and challenging. It also allows group to split into active and passive pursuits, rejoining later. You can change this itinerary to include different activities. See en.nzpuretour.com/activities/ for a full list. Note that the order of the schedule may change to allow for the weather, other circumstances and group preferences. DAY 2 MONDAY OR TUESDAY Picking your own fruit or Winery tastings Zealong Tea Plantation (tour and high tea) no tour Monday, but the high tea is open Hamilton zoo (animal encounter) Waikato River Cruise Optional dinner with hosts DAY 3 Waterfall walk (longest North Island waterfall) Hobbiton Movieset (Mandarin) DAY 4 (TAUPO) Skydiving/Bungy jump Hot water stream bathing Trout fishing on a lake Taupo boat trip DAY 5 (ROTORUA) White water rafting Farm show Health spa Maori cultural show Pricing is in $NZD. DAY 6 Waitomo glowworm caves Lavender farm Meal at a western restaurant DAY 7 Local market The Base shopping mall Hamilton (largest mall in NZ) or Auckland duty-free shopping

3 DAY 1 Relax into the local environment during the first two days with a choice of easy activities. HAMILTON GARDENS Winner of 2014 award for best international garden. Themed gardens include: Maori, Chinese, Japanese, English, American, Italian, Indian, Tudor, Tropical, Chinoiserie, Herb, Kitchen and many more on the way such as Surrealist, Picturesque, Mansfield and concept. Also see Rose and Victorian gardens. Free entry.

4 CHINESE FOOD STORES FOR PURCHASES Get your supplies for cooking. CASINO Roulette, Blackjack, Poker, 330 gaming machines, live entertainment, restaurants and more. TEN-PIN BOWLING 2 games: Adult: NZ$20, Child: $15. It is part of the casino building in downtown Hamilton.

5 DAY 2 Choose two or three of the following activities. PICKING YOUR OWN FRUIT Pick your own fruit Allow 1 hour - Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Blueberries and Boysenberries according to season. NZ$3 entry fee. Pay for the picked fruit. SAMPLE WINES AT A VINEYARD Sample the wines at the cellar door. HAMILTON ZOO (ANIMAL ENCOUNTER) Chimpanzees, Rhinos, Giraffes, Tigers, walk in aviary of native birds, Lemurs and so much more. Optionally, have a face-to-face encounter with Lemurs, Rhinos, a Cheetah or Siamang. Café. Adult $23 Child (3-15) $11 Animal encounter $15

6 ZEALONG TEA PLANTATION 2-hour Zealong tea tour + signature high tea: $85 PP 6-11 years old are $60pp. 5 years old and under are free but not catered for. The plantation produces Oolong and Green tea varieties sold on the market for close to $1000/Kg. Zealong has won world awards for best tea. The restaurant provides high quality cuisine (and tea!) Alternatively, just visit the tea-house without doing the plantation tour WAIKATO RIVER CRUISE The Waikato River is New Zealand s longest river. Cruises of 1h40m ($35 adult $17.50 children) and 1h10m ($35 adult $15 children). Café onboard. OPTIONAL DINNER WITH HOSTS Enjoy a social evening, local food and wine with the hosts.

7 DAY 3 Discover Middle Earth. WATERFALL WALK Longest waterfall in the North Island. 45 min walk to the base. There are a number of steps to climb. The steps are at the end. HOBBITON MOVIESET (MANDARIN TOUR) Have a Mandarin-speaking tour of the Lord of the Rings movieset. Adult $79 Child (9-16) $ Free

8 DAY 4 (Taupo) Choose to scare yourself or have the more sedate thrills of fishing and bathing. SKYDIVING 60 seconds of free fall. $389 per person BUNGY JUMP Highest water-touch jump in NZ. $169 per person.

9 JETBOAT RIDE Shoot through narrow canyons, spin on crystal clear waters, spot trout and surf the foaming tail of the rapids. $110 per adult. $60 per child. HOT WATER STREAM BATHING Hot water pools and streams to bathe in. Waterfalls and woodland walks aside the start of the Waikato river. Free. TROUT FISHING $150/hour for an all-weather boat. This is not a price per person. Max 11 people. Allow 4 hours.

10 DAY 5 (Rotorua) Also start with a scare, if you wish, but learn about Kiwi culture as well. WHITE WATER RAFTING Raft the tallest commercially-rafted waterfall in the world. 2 hours No experience needed. NZ$85 per person. FARM SHOW Watch sheepdog herding sheep and geese. See sheep being sheared. Milk a cow. Feed the baby lambs. And more. We recommend that this is a highly entertaining show. Adult $34.50 Child $18.00.

11 HEALTH SPA Warm mineral pools, mud-baths, body polish, therapeutic massage, therapist massage under thermal waters, mineral rich manuka honey and Rotorua mud facial or whole body treatment, reflexology and more. Public hot spas - $14 (+ towel rental) Treatments: $69- $179 depending on time and type of treatment. MAORI CULTURAL SHOW Journey to an authentic Maori village nestled in a Rotorua forest. Take part in ancient rituals and learn Maori traditions. Share the song and dance before enjoying a traditional feast, cooked beneath the ground on hot stones. Adult NZ$108 Child NZ$65-3h 30m evening show including Maori buffet dinner

12 DAY 6 Have new experiences. Choose active or sedate cave tour. WAITOMO GLOW WORMS CAVE BOAT RIDE Duration: 45 minutes. Price Adult $50, Child 4-14 years $23. BLACK WATER RAFTING WITH RUBBER TUBE Black water rafting with rubber tube 3 hours. Price $138, Minimum age 12. One sub-group can do this while the other does the boat ride and lavender farm.

13 LAVENDER FARM Flowering time is late November to late January. However, you can visit year round to learn about growing lavender, the oil distillation process and how to make a range of products developed to improve your quality of life. MEAL AT A WESTERN RESTAURANT Experience a 3-course western meal (starter, main dish and dessert).

14 DAY 7 Shop until you drop. Choose one or two of these activities. LOCAL MARKET On a Saturday or Sunday morning, visit a local market for local produce and products made, grown, and created in New Zealand. Live entertainment. THE BASE SHOPPING HAMILTON Largest mall in NZ. Open 9am-6pm. Many different stores including: the Body Shop, Euro Connexxion, Just Jeans, Witchery, Hardy s Health Store, L Occitane, Michael Hill Jeweller, North Beach, Precious Metals, Scriber and Marks of London, Strandbags, Stylexpress. AUCKLAND DUTY-FREE SHOPPING Shop duty-free for top international labels.