We leave Wellington at 7am travelling north along transmission gully arriving at the US Memorial 40 minutes after leaving the city where you will learn the history of the time they stayed between Between 1942 and 1944 you would have been forgiven for thinking Queen Elizabeth Park had been taken over by Americans, because we had! During those years over 15,000 American troops were stationed at Queen Elizabeth Park (then Camp Russell), Whareroa Farm (then Camp Mackay) and Paekākāriki Village (then Camp Paekākāriki).

After we leave, we then travel north towards the center of the north island stopping for a guided tour of the museum This will also be a lunch break time to waioiru is 2 and half hrs.

after lunch we continue to travel north for approx. 1.5 hours arriving at the huka falls where you will be able to experience the rushing water as it flows toward lake Taupo

We then climb on board again travelling to Rotorua about a hr. away arriving at our accommodation where you are free to relax for the night