New Zealand North Island Adventure (208)Share the fun as newlyweds Michael and Rosalyn Botuchis set off for New Zealand. They stay at the Country Villa in Auckland and the Waiheke Island Resort on Waiheke Island. And as for adventures, theirs include climbing down waterfalls and a new sport called zorbing. The duo also stops at Hell's Gate, a geothermal park, and takes in some Kiwi culture at the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute.
New Zealand Accommodations and Airlines
Country Villa
Rotorua, New Zealand.
Rooms start at $97 U.S.
Phone: 011 647 357 5893
countryvilla@xtra.co.nz, www.countryvilla.biz
Historic villa, built in Auckland in 1906
Waiheke Island Resort
Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand
$199-$398 NZD includes accommodation and breakfast
Phone: 011 649 372 0011
reservations@waihekeresort.co.nz, www.waihekeresort.co.nz
New Zealand Air
800-737-767
info@airnz.co.nz, www.airnz.co.nz
New Zealand Activities and Geothermal Parks
Canyonz
Auckland, New Zealand
$125-$345 NZD per person for canyoning
800-4canyonz (226-9669)
info@canyonz.co.nz, www.canyonz.co.nz
Longridge Park (Jet Boat)
Paengaroa New Zealand
Adult admission $59 NZD, child $35 NZD
Phone: 011 647 533 1515
info@funpark.co.nz, www.funpark.co.nz
25 km of adrenaline-pumping scenic beauty, complete with 360-degree jet spins.
Hell's Gate
Te Ngae, Rotorua, New Zealand
Geothermal Park Thermal Reserve walk, adult $12 NZD, child $6 NZD, Family $30 NZD
Phone: 011 647 345 3151
www.hellsgaterotorua.co.nz
Also includes mud bath spa
New Zealand Maori Arts And Crafts Institute
Rotorua, New Zealand
Adult $18 NZD, child $9 NZD
Phone: 011 647 348 9047
reservations@maci.co.nz, www.nzmaori.co.nz
Customary song and dance of the Maori people, also a geothermal tour and the famous Pohutu Geyser
Agrodome Adventure Park
Rotorua New Zealand
Rides start at $40 NZD
Phone: 011 647 332 2768
rotorua@zorb.com, www.zorb.com
They put you in a huge inflatable ball and roll you down a hill.
Silver Hilton Trout Fishing
Rotorua, New Zealand
Fly-fishing guide, $65 NZD per hour
Phone: 011 647 332 3488
silverhilton@wave.co.nz, www.troutfly.co.nz
Ross Adventures
Auckland, New Zealand
Kayaking tour guide, $65 NZD per person for half-day tour
Phone: 011 649 372 5550
www.adventure-auckland.co.nz/ross.html
Black Water Rafting
Cave tubing guides, $72 NZD per person for three-hour tour
Phone: 011 647 878 6219
info@blackwaterrafting.co.nz, www.blackwaterrafting.co.nz
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