Today you will depart from Auckland and drive to the magical Waitomo Caves. Here you will have a guided tour of the caves, before taking a short boat ride along the river to the grotto. Be enchanted by the thousands of glow worms emitting tiny lights that twinkle in the darkness. Later, you drive to Rotorua, passing through the Fitzgerald Glade, a section of highway where native bush forms a canopy overhead. Be dropped off at your accommodation and spend the rest of your day at your leisure.

Afternoon at leisure to explore the central city, lake front and Government Gardens, all a short walking distance from your hotel.