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Thu, Jan
16: Depart Albuquerque for Auckland (routing through Hong
Kong);
arrive Auckland on 1/19
ABQ-DFW American 1896 11:17P-1:54P
DFW-LAX American 2453 3:20P-4:37P
LAX-HKK Cathay
883 9:50P-5:15A+2
Regal Airport Hotel (Day Room – Sat, 1/18); Tel (852) 2286-8888
HKK-AKL Cathay
107 9:05P-1:05P+3 (Sun,
1/19)
Sun, Jan
19 - 3 nights in Auckland;
take shuttle from airport to hotel
Tue, Jan 21:
Flag Suites New President
27-35 Victoria Street West
Auckland
Tel (64) 9-303-1333
Wed, Jan
22: P/U rental car at 10AM at downtown Auckland Budget office;
return to
hotel to p/u luggage; Tour Waitanga Natl Reserve & Mt. Bledisole;
night in Paihia (via Hwy 1 – 4:15 travel time; 149mi/240KM)
BW Casa Bella Motel
3 McMurray Road
Paihia
Tel (64) 9-402-7387
Thu, Jan
23: Tour West Coast area
& return to south of Auckland (via Hwy 1 & 12 –
5:15 travel time [Pahia-Dargaville@2:20+Dargaville-AKL@2:55]; 309KM)
Flag
Inn Allenby Park
477 Great South Road
Manukau City, NZ
Tel (64) 9-277-7320
Fri,
Jan 24: South to Waitomo;
Tour Waitomo & Aruni Caves (via Hamilton)
Waitomo Caves Hotel
Lemon Point Road
Waitomo Village
Tel (64) 7-878-8204
Sat, Jan
25: Travel to Rotorua (thermals,Maori
shows)-2:45 travel time; 103mi/166KM
BW Midway Motel
293-295 Fenton Street
Rotorua
Tel (64) 7-347-7799
Sun, Jan
26: 1 night in Gisborne (via
Opotiki & Waioeka Gorge Scenic Reserve);
4:50
travel time; 286KM
BW Palm Court Motor Inn
671 Gladstone Road
Gisborne
Tel (64) 6-868-5601
Mon, Jan
27 - 2 nights in Taupo
(Lake Taupo, Huka Falls, Craters of Moon) –
Tue, Jan 28: 5:30 travel time; 286KM
BW Bay Court Motel
104 Lake Terrace (Bay of Plenty)
Taupo
Tel (64) 7-377-2420
Wed,
Jan 29: Drop off rental car at Taupo Airport by 2:00P;
transfer to Anglers Retreat
(to be met by Retreat representative at Budget Office)
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Wed, Jan
29 - 7 NIGHT/6 DAY PACKAGE AT
ANGLERS RETREAT
Tue, Feb 4:
Tel (64) 7-372-8112
Wed,
Feb 5: Transfer from Anglers to Budget City
Office in Taupo; P/U rental car at
10:00A; tour Tangarie Natl Park; night at Wanganui – 3:05 travel time; 229 KM
BW Astral
Motel & Apartments
Corner of
Dublin Street & Somme Parade
Wanganui
Tel (64)
6-347-9063
Thu, Feb
6: To Wellington (2:45 travel time; 195 KM); stay in outskirts
(Te-Papa
Museum)
Belmont Motor Lodge
1 Mungavin Avenue (off Hwy 1)
Porirua, Wellington
Tel (64) 4-238-2139
Fri, Feb 7
- Drop rental car
at InterIslander Ferry Terminal; shuttle to Lynx Ferry
Sat, Feb 8 Terminal; ferry to Picton; P/U rental car at ferry
in Picton & drive
to Nelson – 2:10 travel time; 68mi/109KM (Abel Tasman Natl Park
& shopping/wineries)
Flag Inn Beachcomber
23 Beach Road
Nelson (Tahunanui)
Tel (64) 3-458-5985
Sun, Feb 9
- Drive to Christchurch –
6:15 travel time; 263mi/423KM;
Tue, Feb 11: drop
off car at Budget City Office on Mon, 2/10 by 10:15A
BW Argyle on the Park
145 Deans Avenue
Riccarton, Christchurch
Tel (64) 3-348-9186
Wed, Feb
12: Taxi to train station (2 km); TransAlpine train to
Inchabonie Station;
transfer to Brunners Lodge
Wed, Feb
12 - 7
NIGHT/6 DAY PACKAGE AT BRUNNERS LODGE
Tue, Feb 18:
Tel (64) 3-738-0163
Wed, Feb
19: Transfer to Greymouth train station; P/U rental car (tour
Pancake Rocks,
28 mi. north of Greymouth)
BW Aachen Place Motel
50 High Street
Greymouth
Tel (64) 3-768-6901
Thu, Feb
20: To Franz Josef
Glacier/Fox Glacier – 3:10 travel time; 177KM
Fox Glacier Hotel
State Highway 6
Tel (64) 3-876-4644
Fri, Feb
21: Hwy 6 to Haast – 2:20 travel time; 148KM
Aspiring Court Motel
Marks Road
Tel (64) 3-750-0777
Sat, Feb 22: Drive to Cedars (near Makarora)
Sat, Feb
22 - 4 NIGHT/3 DAY PACKAGE AT
CEDARS
Tue, Feb 25:
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Wed, Feb 26 - Depart Cedars
to Queenstown – 3:50 travel time; 190 KM
Thu, Feb 27:
drop bags at hotel; drop off car at Budget office
in city (Shotover Street)
Flagg Inn Lomond Lodge
33 Man Street
Queenstown
Tel (64) 3-442-8235
Fri,
Feb 28: P/U car at Budget City Office at 10:00A; drive to
Milford Sound – 5:05 travel time; 181mi/289KM
Milford Mariner Overnight Cruise
Sat, Mar
1: To Te Anau (cruise ends ~12:00P); 2:05 travel time –
117KM
BW Amber Court Motel
68 Quintin Drive
Te Anau
Tel (64) 3-249-7230
Sun, Mar
2: Night at Dunedin (en route So. Scenic Route) – 4:15
travel time
Flag Hotel Cargills
678 George Street
Dunedin
Tel (64) 3-477-7893
Mon, Mar
3: Drive from Dunedin to Christchurch (5:00 travel time; 364 mi/363KM)
drop off car at Airport by 9PM; free shuttle to hotel
Quality Hotel Commodore Airport
449 Memorial Avenue
Tel (64) 3-358-8129
Tue, Mar
4: Depart Christchurch for Hong Kong
CHC-AKL Quantas 4112 8:30A-9:50A
AKL-HKK Cathay 108
2:20P-8:30P
Tue, Mar 4
- Two (2) Nights in Hong
Kong; Take Airport Express Railway to
Wed, Mar 5:
Kowloon (~20 min); then free shuttle, R+K-4
New World Renaissance Hotel
22 Salisbury Road
Kowloon
Tel (852) 2369-4111
Thu, Mar
6: Depart Hong Kong for Los
Angeles
HKK-LAX
Cathay 882 4:20P-12:45A+1
Quality
Hotel – LAX
5249
Century Boulevard
Tel
(310) 645-2200
Fri, Mar 7: Depart
LAX for Albuquerque
LAX-DFW
American 2418 8:09A-1:11P
DFW-ABQ American 2055 3:30P-4:30P