Images photographed by Ralph Kunkee
If you enjoy beautiful scenery,
fantastic wines, gourmet food and warm friendly people, then
New Zealand is your kind of place.
Join Professor Emeritus Ralph Kunkee
and Starr Hurley, New Zealand Consul, Sacramento, for a
superior wine and food tour on both the north and south
islands of New Zealand. Sample the best wine from several
wineries and enjoy the sumptuous parings of wine and food.
Discover all that New Zealand has to offer on this special
and personal tour!
Itinerary:
Nov 1-2
San Francisco USA to Auckland,
NZ. Fly overnight to New Zealand.
Nov 3
Your room is available for
immediate occupancy and rest before and orientation tour of
Auckland City.
Dinner at Harbourside Restaurant. (D)
Nov 4
Waiheke Island wineries. Depart
by high-speed catamaran to Waitemata Harbour on Waiheke
Island for wineries and tour. (BL)
Nov 5
Auckland to Queenstown (by air).
Upon arrival depart directly to Gibbston Valley for lunch
and tour. Afternoon tour of historic Arrowtown and jet boat
ride. (BLD)
Nov 6
Explore central Otago Valley and
Pinot Noir with Ralph and winery owner, Heather Olssen. (BLD)
Nov 7
Delightful day to explore the
Doubtful Sound and picturesque southland. (BLD)
Nov 8
Queenstown to Christchurch (by
air) Upon arrival visit the Antarctic Center and Us
Operation Deep Freeze base. Afternoon free to explore
Christchurch. (BL)
Nov 9
part Christchurch for
Canterbury Wineries and the outdoor thermal pools of Hammer
Springs Hotel. (BLD)
Nov 10
HammerSprings/Kaikoura/Blenheim
Travel along the coast of the Pacific
Ocean to Blenheim. (BLD)
Nov 11
Blenheim and the Marborough
Wineries. This is New Zealand’s top wine producing area. (BLD)
Nov 12
Blenheim to Wellington. (High
speed ferry) City tour of Wellington then to Palmerston
North and visit with Gordon and Anne Pilone’s reclaimed
wetlands and local wineries. (BD)
Nov 13
Palmerston North to Hawkes Bay.
Meet with Alwyn Corbin and tour local wineries in Hawkes
Bay. (BLD)
Nov 14
Hawkes Bay/Lake Taupo/Rotorua.
Leisure departure for Lake Taupo, largest lake in New
Zealand, to Rotorua. (BL)
Nov 15
Morning tour of New Zealand’s
culture. Afternoon free for shopping! Farewell “Hangi”
Dinner.
Nov 16
Rotorua to Auckland airport.
Our final lunch at the Hotel De Vin ends this wonderful
tour.
Tour Price:
$5999.00 per person (land only) Single supplement
$1499.00. TOUR INCLUDES 13 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATIONS, 13
BREAKFASTS, 9 LUNCHES, 7 DINNERS, TRANSFERS AND
TOURING. AIRFARE from Auckland to Queenstown,
Christchurch & Napier. Tour includes a donation to
University Retirement Community. Itinerary may be
subject to change with out notification. Transfers
to and from Sacramento International Airport and
air reservations may be arranged by calling
Davisville Travel.
SPACE VERY
LIMITED.
This trip
is sponsored by the University Retirement Community
Foundation and a percentage of the tour
price will go to support the programs of the
University Retirement Community.
Call Davisville Travel to sign up.
800-255-4567
916-448-1951
530-758-4510
melissa@davisvilletravel.com
