Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in New Zealand

Photograph the Remarkables mountain range reflecting in Lake Wakatipu during your TSS Earnslaw cruise to Walter Peak. Capture the bubbling geothermal landscapes and erupting Pohutu Geyser at Te Puia in Rotorua. Frame thousands of glowworms lighting up the cavernous waterways in Waitomo Caves and the historic gold-mining buildings throughout Arrowtown village.

Photograph Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere from panoramic viewpoints or consider an optional scenic helicopter flight landing directly on the ice. Walk through Victorian streetscapes in Oamaru with heritage buildings housing galleries and traditional crafts dating to the 1800s gold rush era. Ride the TranzAlpine train through Arthur's Pass and frame beech forests, river gorges, and alpine peaks through panoramic windows as you cross viaducts and tunnels.

You'll photograph the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo, built in 1935 in the Mackenzie Basin. An overnight cruise on the Milford Mariner takes you through World Heritage-listed Fiordland National Park, where you'll see waterfalls, rainforest, mountains, and fur seals. Arrowtown's village streets show off gold rush heritage, and Hokitika's laid-back coastal town features greenstone art.

Your guide takes you through Waitangi Treaty Grounds where you'll learn about ancient Māori heritage, then Te Puia Rotorua Geothermal Park shows off steaming terraces. Milford Sound has great views of Mitre Peak rising 1,692 meters above the water, and Dunedin's Victorian architecture is worth seeing along the way.

Photograph Wellington's cityscape from Mount Victoria's 360-degree viewpoint overlooking the harbour, then capture Rotorua's steaming geothermal wonders including the erupting Pohutu Geyser at Te Puia. Cruise through Waitomo Caves for magical glowworm-lit underground waterways and document Auckland's yacht-filled harbours from the Auckland War Memorial Museum lookout. The turquoise waters and 140 islands of Bay of Islands include the iconic Hole in the Rock formation and historic Waitangi Treaty Grounds.