New Zealand Walking Tours & Trips

Walk through Whirinaki Rainforest's 800-year-old podocarp trees with Maori guides from Kohutapu Lodge, who'll show you medicinal plants and traditional eel traps. At Hokitika Gorge, cross the suspension bridge to see the bright turquoise water below, then head to Franz Josef for a rainforest walk with glacier views.

Hike Franz Josef Glacier with optional heli-hike at 800m elevation using crampons to navigate ice formations. Trek Kaikōura's peninsula and cycle the Arrow River Bridges through suspension bridges in Arrowtown. Walk through Queenstown Gardens for views of The Remarkables and check out Wanaka during an orientation walk with your Trip Leader.

Trek through Fiordland National Park to see the waterfalls and cliff walls of Milford Sound, and keep watch for dolphins, seals, and penguins along the way. Walk through the Domain's extinct volcano crater in Auckland and check out the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo. At Te Puia in Rotorua, you'll find bubbling mud pools.

Walk the coastal path to Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel Peninsula and check out ancient kauri forests at Reed Memorial Park. Take a morning cruise past Split Apple Rock in Abel Tasman National Park's turquoise lagoons, then hike to hidden bays along the coast. See Waimangu Volcanic Valley's geothermal landscapes.

Walk among ancient Rimu and Kamahi trees on the West Coast TreeTop Walkway, then check out the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and blowholes. You'll trek nature trails near Franz Josef Glacier with valley views, stroll through Christchurch's botanical gardens and Riverside Markets, and find Wellington's Cuba Street cafes.

Christchurch's botanical gardens and art galleries are a good starting point before you hop on the Coastal Pacific train, which runs through remote beaches and mountain valleys to Kaikōura. There's optional whale watching and dolphin tours along the rugged coast where fur seals hang out on rocks.