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ride. Or, maybe you’ll visit a local wine shop
Day 11 Lake Wakatipu Cruise • Mt. to sample one of the wines that the region
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Nicholas High Country Station
recent years.
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Southern Alps. We’ll continue our morning serve local specialties.
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Station, a family-run farm where some
29,000 sheep roam across 100,000 acres.
We’ll meet the local farmers and our small
Day 13 Fly to Rotorua • Taupo
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late this morning. From Rotorua, we travel
morning tea. We’ll also learn about how
overland for one hour to Taupo through a
merino wool is made, following the process
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As weather conditions allow, we might pause
sheep) to how fabric is made for an outdoor
to witness one of the mighty waterfalls,
clothing company.
forests, or countless hot springs.
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Late this afternoon, we settle into our hotel in
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restaurant this evening. Tauhara. The region is alive with geothermal
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attracted entrepreneurs who have capitalized
on these resources to open mineral spas and
Day 12 Queenstown • Optional
harness nature’s powers to generate energy.
Queenstown Scenic Helicopter Flight tour
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area’s dramatic mountain scenery. Or enjoy own this evening.
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