You are met by our reps at Papeete Airport, who will answer your questions, provide additional contact information, counsel with you about your Tahiti stay and make sure that you make your connecting flight. Take a 45 minute flight to Bora Bora, where your hotel has arranged your transfer to their property. The island of Bora Bora is widely considered to be the most beautiful of the Tahitian islands and one of the most beautiful things to see on earth. It is the “.. (preferred vacation spot) for numerous movie stars, European royalty, sheiks, maharajas, and international jet setters.” You can explore Bora Bora this afternoon at your leisure. Enjoy the pristine white beaches, aquamarine water, fabulous coral reef, tropical flowers and fauna. You can explore the lagoon by boat excursion or rented boat, go fishing (coastal or deep sea) or horseback riding, rent a Moped or car, play tennis, scuba dive or snorkel, bike, hike, or enjoy Bora Bora’s natural wonders in a thousand other ways. And of course you may choose to simply relax at your hotel. In certain of the overwater bungalows you can watch the marine life swim under the large glass insert in the floor of your room.

In addition to the options listed for Day 1, you can choose a mountain safari in a 4X4 LandRover or Jeep, which provides the most majestic views of the area, or you can take a Circle Island (boat) Tour, during which you will walk on living coral reef, search for manta rays, kiss Sting rays, dive for Giant Mussels, and snorkel amid exotic fish and coral in the Natural Aquarium . With either tour, your English-speaking guide will cause you to become more informed about the people, history, and attractions of Bora Bora. In the late afternoon, ask the concierge to direct you to the best location for listening to the Tahitians playing guitars and ukuleles while singing traditional Polynesian songs as you watch the magnificent sunset. Tonight, a dinner show with traditional Tahitian dance, music and song.

DAY 3
Bora Bora/Tahiti (with optional side trip to Moorea)

You checkout at 9 AM and are transferred by the hotel to the Bora Bora airport to catch your flight to Papeete, where you are greeted by our representative. The island of Tahiti is yours to explore for the day (our rep will help you plan your day), but get to bed early because you must be at the Papeete airport by 4:30 AM for your flight to New Zealand. Tahiti is very beautiful, but not as magnificent as Bora Bora or Moorea. As Moorea is but a 10 minute flight or 40 minute ferry ride from Papeete, you should consider dropping your luggage at the hotel and spending the afternoon exploring the beauty of Moorea.

Don’t forget that you have crossed the International Date Line and have lost a day. Your roughly 6 hour flight to Christchurch departs Papeete in the early morning, possibly as early as 5:40 AM. You arrive in Christchurch mid to late afternoon “tomorrow”. Greeted at the airport by our reps, who will answer your questions, counsel about your trip and transfer you to your hotel.


New Zealand was a British colony and Christchurch prides itself for its British heritage and appearance. Your hotel is in the heart of Cathedral Square, which is ideal for exploring the city. Our rep or the concierge will help plan your afternoon. Optional sightseeing tour r features some of the parks and gardens for which Christchurch is so well known. Visit Mona Vale Gardens, Hagley Park, the Avon River, the Cathedral, Town Hall, Canterbury Arts Center and the International Antarctic Center. Free evening to explore the restaurants and cafes of Christchurch.

Free morning. Blenheim is the center of the Marlborough, New Zealand's award winning wine producing area. Among the best known are Hunters, Montana, and Cloudy Bay Chardonnays and Pinot Noir. Suggest visit some of the wineries or explore the lovely Marlborough Sounds. Continue on to Nelson, a base for the lovely Abel Tasman National Park. Nelson's sunny climate makes it popular with holiday makers as well as being a famous apple growing region. Enjoy the shops and markets of Nelson, where you can see the work of many local artists and potters.(B)

Depart for Kaiteriteri in the Abel Tasman National Park. Thousands of hectares of native forest, beautiful golden-sand beaches, clear coastal waters make up the subtropical region. Explore by kayak in the morning, then join the noon launch cruise to Tonga Island seal colony and Onetahuti Beach Walk to Bark Bay before rejoining the launch again and cruising back to Kaiteriteri. Return to Nelson. (B)