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Itinerary Controversial Topic when we join a local expert DAY 7 • Rotorua • Controversial Topic: The
for a conversation about the Treaty of Waitangi economic collapse of Murupara • Maori
(New Zealand’s founding document), and how New Cultural Experience
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. Zealanders are struggling to remedy the historic Visit the lands of the Ngati Manawa tribe. With a
You depart today on your flight to New Zealand. harms that it did to the Maori population. Gather local guide, see ancient Maori rock art and enjoy a
tonight for a Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant. traditional hangi lunch in the town of Murupara.
DAY 2 • Cross International Date Line B,L,D — Holiday Inn Auckland Airport or similar Here, we’ll also discuss the Controversial Topic of
Continue your flight to Auckland, losing one day as the poverty that occurred when the logging industry
you cross the International Date Line. You regain DAY 5 • Auckland • Waiheke Island mechanized in the 1970s—and about how local
this day when you fly back home. Journey by ferry to Waiheke Island to visit a people have been trying to solve the problem ever
boutique winery to sample their wines, and enjoy a since. We’ll also practice the haka (traditional Maori
DAY 3 • Auckland, New Zealand tour of a local olive oil estate. dance) and observe the art of raranga (flax weaving)
An O.A.T. representative meets us at the airport. B,L — Holiday Inn Auckland Airport or similar before returning to Rotorua.
We’ll be joined by fellow travelers from our optional B,L — Distinction Rotorua Hotel or similar
pre-trip extensions to Australia: The Great Barrier DAY 6 • Rotorua • Controversial
Reef & Highlights of Sydney or New! New Zealand’s Topic: Dairy industry pollution • DAY 8 • Rotorua • Optional Waimangu
North & South Islands: Wellington, Nelson & Abel Hamilton Gardens Volcanic Valley Tour
Tasman National Park. Later, our Trip Experience Transfer to Rotorua, stopping along the way Today is free for you to make your own discoveries.
Leader will lead us on an orientation walk. at an organic farm. Here, we’ll learn about a Or, join our optional Waimangu Volcanic Valley
Holiday Inn Auckland Airport or similar Controversial Topic: the pollution caused by the tour. Explore the world’s youngest geothermal site,
growth of New Zealand’s dairy industry. Then, and discover Inferno Crater and Frying Pan Lake,
DAY 4 • Auckland • Controversial continue to Rotorua, famous for geothermal activity followed by a cruise of Lake Rotomahana.
Topic: Maori reparations • Maori and Maori history. B — Distinction Rotorua Hotel or similar
welcome ceremony B,L,D — Distinction Rotorua Hotel or similar
Visit Bastion Point, where an elder Maori will
perform a traditional welcome ceremony, performed
in the Maori language. We’ll then learn about a

Meet the people who
call New Zealand home

Maori Guide : We’ll learn about New
Zealand’s native people when a
Maori guide from the Ngati Whatua
tribe leads us on a Tamaki Hikoi, a
walking tour, of Auckland on Day 4.
Maori People : Gain a deeper
understanding of Maori tribal
culture on Day 4 when we
experience a traditional welcome
ceremony and help prep their
hangi, a Maori feast that’s cooked underground.
Local Family in Christchurch : On Day 9, enjoy a Home-Hosted Dinner
with a family in Christchurch who will share what it was like to live
through the major earthquakes in 2011 and 2016.
Locals at a Working Sheep Station : Learn about traditional ways of life
in New Zealand during a visit a working sheep station in the Southern
Alps on Day 10.

Experience the proudly-held traditions of the Maori people firsthand.

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