1 Day Auckland : Bay of Islands - Russell : Auckland

1 Day Auckland : Bay of Islands - Russell : Auckland

Relaxing Journeys Privately Chartered Tour starting in Auckland and finishing in Auckland

Please Note: This is a privately chartered escorted tour, so the final itinerary is entirely up to you. We have put together this package based on our local knowledge but we can vary it to your tastes and requirements. Please let us know at the time of booking.

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This is an privately chartered tour and operates on demand.

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Tour Itinerary

Today your experienced driver guide will collect you from your hotel for the start of your journey to the Bay of Islands, one of New Zealand’s premier holiday destination. We travel north through rolling rural countryside to the town of Warkworth where we will have a short stop and visit the ancient Kauri trees (800 years approx) at Parry Kauri Park. We then travel on to the city of Whangarei and enjoy a coffee break at the Town Basin.

We continue on through the Northland countryside to the coastal town of Paihia. We visit the Waitangi Reserve and the historic Treaty House and grounds where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 6th February 1840. This would rank as New Zealand’s most significant historical eventof the past 200 years.

After completion of our visit to the reserve we head off to the Opua Ferry and the crossing to Okiato and on to Russell where we can have lunch at The Duke of Marlborough hotel on the waterfront. Take a casual walk along the waterfront here in Russell and then up to Flagstaff Hill to take in the superb views of the Bay of Islands from this vantage point.

Time permitting, we can then travel the short distance through to Kerikeri and visit The Old Stone Store and Kemp House, the two oldest buildings in the country. Maybe stop at a roadside fruit stall and sample the fruits of the season before returning to Auckland.