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Spirit of New Zealand (2025/2026, 21 Days)

21 days
From Christchurch to Auckland
4.3
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Explorer
Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Medium Intensity
Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Group Size 20 - 48
All Ages Welcome
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Christchurch

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Wyndham Garden)

    Included Activities

    • Welcome Reception

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Christchurch streets at leisure
  2. Day 2

    Christchurch to Lake Tekapo

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Distinction Heritage Gateway Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Indoor Dark Sky Astronomy Experience at Tekapo
    Landmarks
    Lake Tekapo
    Canterbury Plains
  3. Day 3

    Lake Tekapo to Dunedin

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Dunedin Leisure Lodge)

    Optional Activities

    • Explore art-lined alleys in Dunedin
    • Visit Speight's Brewery
    • Castle to Cruise Tour including Larnach Castle, fur seals and penguins
    Landmarks
    Speight's Brewery
    Larnach Castle
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  4. Day 4

    Dunedin to Invercargill

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Highlight Dinner)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Kelvin Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Tour of Classic Motorcycle Mecca
    • Highlight Dinner
    Landmarks
    Gore
    Classic Motorcycle Mecca
  5. Day 5

    Invercargill to Stewart Island

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Kelvin Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Tour through Stewart Island Village and Bays
    Landmarks
    Stewart Island
    Itinerary Image 1
  6. Day 6

    Stewart Island to Queenstown

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort)

    Included Activities

    • The Real Country Farm Show

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Queenstown at leisure
    Landmarks
    Queenstown
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  7. Day 7

    Queenstown

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort)

    Optional Activities

    • Fiordland National Park and Milford Sound/Piopiotahi day trip
    Landmarks
    Fiordland National Park
    Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
  8. Day 8

    Queenstown to Franz Josef

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier)

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Arrowtown streets, boutiques and restaurants
    Landmarks
    Arrowtown
    Haast Pass
    Westland World Heritage Park
    Itinerary Image 1
  9. Day 9

    Franz Josef to Hokitika to Punakaiki

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Scenic Hotel Punakaiki)

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Hokitika's windswept coast
    • Discover pounamu (native greenstone or jade) in Hokitika
    Landmarks
    Hokitika
    Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and Blowholes
  10. Day 10

    Punakaiki to Nelson

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (The Rutherford Hotel)
    Landmarks
    Buller Gorge
    Kahurangi National Park
  11. Day 11

    Nelson

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (The Rutherford Hotel)

    Optional Activities

    • Bushwalk in Nelson area
    • Abel Tasman National Park cruise
    Landmarks
    Abel Tasman National Park
  12. Day 12

    Nelson to Wellington

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Travelodge Wellington)

    Included Activities

    • Interislander ferry cruise through Queen Charlotte Sound
    Landmarks
    Queen Charlotte Sound
    Itinerary Image 1
  13. Day 13

    Wellington to Napier

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Scenic Hotel Te Pania)
    Landmarks
    Napier
  14. Day 14

    Napier

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Scenic Hotel Te Pania)

    Included Activities

    • The Daily Deco Tour
    Landmarks
    Napier Art Deco District
  15. Day 15

    Napier to Rotorua

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Hangi-inspired cuisine with cultural performance in Te Aronui a Rua meeting house)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Sudima Lake Rotorua)

    Included Activities

    • Guided geothermal valley experience at Te Puia
    • Maori history and culture learning experience
    • Dinner of hangi-inspired cuisine
    • Cultural performance in Te Aronui a Rua meeting house
    • Pohutu Geyser viewing
    Landmarks
    Te Puia
    Pohutu Geyser
    Te Aronui a Rua
    Itinerary Image 1
  16. Day 16

    Rotorua

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Sudima Lake Rotorua)

    Optional Activities

    • Wai Araki Hot Springs & Spa
    • Hobbiton Movie Set Tour
    • Air Safaris - Grand Traverse Scenic Flight (Mt Cook)
    Landmarks
    Hobbiton Movie Set
    Wai Araki Hot Springs & Spa
    Mount Cook
  17. Day 17

    Rotorua to Auckland

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn Express Auckland City Centre)

    Included Activities

    • The interactive All Blacks Experience
    Landmarks
    All Blacks Experience
    Itinerary Image 1
  18. Day 18

    Auckland to Bay of Islands

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort)

    Included Activities

    • Guide explanation of Treaty of Waitangi historical significance
    Landmarks
    Bay of Islands
    Treaty of Waitangi site
  19. Day 19

    Bay of Islands

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort)

    Optional Activities

    • Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua and Ninety Mile Beach excursion
    • Historic tall ship cruise
    • Fullers Hole in the Rock Cruise
    • Russell historic settlement tour
    Landmarks
    Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua
    Ninety Mile Beach
    Hole in the Rock
    Russell
  20. Day 20

    Bay of Islands to Whangarei to Auckland

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell Dinner)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn Express Auckland City Centre)

    Included Activities

    • Farewell Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Explore Whangarei at leisure (waterfalls, beaches, galleries, museums)
    Landmarks
    Whangarei
  21. Day 21

    Auckland

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