Enhance Your Adventure with More of New Zealand's Unique Wild Nature
The perfect complement to your New Zealand Nature Explorer adventure on the South Island, this 5-day extension offers a gratifying sampler of North Island highlights for nature lovers. Maori people arrived here by oceangoing canoe in the 14th century and have lived since among these stunning landscapes, and your visit includes a rich interweaving of their culture. Explore the rugged, mist-swathed mountains and unspoiled beaches of the Coromandel Peninsula, and stay at a luxury lodge tucked among forest and ferns with Pacific Ocean views. Experience the volcanic wonders of the Rotorua region, witnessing geothermal phenomena including the largest geyser in the southern hemisphere and Hot Water Beach, where naturally heated mineral water bubbles up through the sand as the tide recedes. Watch thousands of resident and migratory shorebirds, and marvel at luminescent glowworms inside a cave. From dense rain forest to powerful waterfalls, the beauty and drama of nature is on full display.
Trip Highlights
- Explore the Dramatic Coromandel PeninsulaTake nature walks on lush mountain tracks and pristine beaches, and witness fascinating geothermal phenomena from geysers to colorful mineral springs
- Discover Nature & Culture in RotoruaTraverse the rain forest, lakes and cultural history of the Rotorua region, including a private walk with a Maori elder through an ancient Polynesian settlement
- View Abundant Migratory ShorebirdsVisit the Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Center to learn about the huge colonies of shorebirds that breed and nest here, and walk to a hide to observe them
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