Aus & NZ ports recomm/tips for US friends

Hi Guys,

Good friends from the US are coming over sailing on Celebrity Solstice Feb 14 2016 doing a b2b so 1st leg is Auckland - Perth 2 leg is Perth - Sydney. They have been to Bay of Island, Sydney and Melbourne before everything else is new. I can help with most of the 2nd leg but not sure on 1st leg NZ.

1st leg

Tauranga 16/2/16 8.00 - 18.00

Wellington 18/2/16 8.00 - 18.00

Akaroa 19/2/16 8.00 - 18.00

Dunedin 20/2/16 7.00 - 17.00

Cheers

Jean :)

Tauranga:

Rotorua, or Hobbitton, or climb the Mount and then hit the surf beach.

Wellington:

Te Papa, Weta workshops, Cable car Mt Vic.

Akoroa:

Van tour around the peninsula, or wildlife tour, or just enjoy the village.

Dunedin

Tairei George Train and Lanarchs Castle.

Thanks for your input 😊 I have been to Lanarchs Castle before and that was going to be my input for Dunedin. Also years ago I went somewhere to see the albatrosses nesting area. The Tairei gorge train sounds good too

This recent thread has some info on NZ ports you may find helpful

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2223182

Thanks for that I missed it very good info. I will make sure they see it 😊

If the 2nd leg Perth to Sydney is via the Top End I would suggest a day trip to either Litchfield National Park or Adelaide River when in Darwin. Unfortunately Kakadu is more than a day trip.

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Absolutely ☺ I suggested http://www.wetlandcruises.com.au on the Mary River we really enjoyed this. I didn't think of Litchfield NP because I thought it might be too far. So is this possible? I have only done the top end by caravan where we had the luxury of time.