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Day 14 Orakei Korako Thermal Reserve Day 15 Maungatautari Sanctuary •
• Taupo • Optional Waikato River Overland to Auckland
Jet Boat Tour We depart our hotel this morning for
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legendary geothermal activity in a visit to three-and-a-half hours (a distance of
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cruise will bring us to the reserve, which we ancient forest which has been surrounded
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title for a landscape with so much going
After an included lunch in a local café, we’ll
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stop to view the majestic, clear blue waters
we arrive late this afternoon in the city that
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a third of all Kiwis call home. It boasts the
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nation’s most multicultural community with
at your own pace this afternoon, perhaps
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and no other city on earth has a higher
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number of people of Polynesian descent.
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The diverse citizenry is united in their
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love of outdoor activities, giving the city a
a prize-winning garden that features native
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plants and geothermal features. Or you might
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your own discoveries. Or, perhaps you’ll join
us on an optional guided jet boat ride down
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fauna by jet boat and on foot. motorcoach tour of its highlights. The city is
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the highest of the region’s 48 volcanoes
(rising 648 feet), but a man-made wonder
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Tower is the tallest building in the Southern
Hemisphere. Both are easily visible on our
morning drive.
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