Itinerary
- Day 1
Auckland
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
- Day 2
Auckland to Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit Hot Water Beach near Hahei
Landmarks Hot Water Beach Coromandel Peninsula Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park Bay of Plenty Lake Rotorua 
- Day 3
Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Sumptuous buffet lunch with delicious dishes from the hangi earth oven)
Included Activities
- Visit Whakarewarewa Thermal Park
- Explore Te Puia Cultural Center
- View kiwi birds in the night house
- Watch woodcarvers at Maori Arts and Craft Institute
- Attend Maori cultural performance with traditional dances and Haka
Landmarks Whakarewarewa Thermal Park Te Puia Cultural Center Maori Arts and Craft Institute 
- Day 4
Rotorua to Napier
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit Ngati Tuwharetoa Maori tribe
- Traditional welcome and talk with tribal elder
- Morning tea with the Ngati Tuwharetoa
- View Huka Falls
Landmarks Huka Falls Lake Taupo Napier - Day 5
Napier to Wellington
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Short city tour of Wellington highlighting government district, Victorian architecture, and Mount Victoria
Landmarks Mount Victoria Wellington Harbour - Day 6
Wellington to Nelson
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing Wellington to Picton (three-and-a-half-hour cruise)
Optional Activities
- Observe dolphins during ferry crossing
Landmarks Marlborough Sounds Picton Pelorus Sound Tasman Bay - Day 7
Abel Tasman National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Day trip to Abel Tasman National Park
- Boat tour through the national park
Optional Activities
- View seal colonies during boat tour
Landmarks Abel Tasman National Park - Day 8
Nelson to Punakaiki
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Walk to seal colony at Cape Foulwind
- Visit Pancake Rocks in Punakaiki, Paparoa National Park
Landmarks Cape Foulwind Buller River Gorge Pancake Rocks Paparoa National Park - Day 9
Punakaiki to Franz Josef
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Drive along west coast past Greymouth
- Visit jade cutting workshop in Hokitika
- View Franz Josef Glacier from the valley
Optional Activities
- Helicopter flight over Westland National Park and glacial landscape (optional)
Landmarks Greymouth Hokitika Franz Josef Glacier Westland National Park 
- Day 10
Franz Josef to Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Landmarks Mount Aspiring National Park Haast Pass Lake Wanaka Lake Hawea Arrowtown - Day 11
Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Romantic lake cruise on the historic steamship TSS Earnslaw
- Cable car ride to Bob's Peak
- Hiking the surrounding mountainsides
- Spectacular adventure activities available in Queenstown
Landmarks Bob's Peak - Day 12
Queenstown to Te Anau
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Boat trip to Milford Sound at the opening of the fjord on the Tasman Sea
Landmarks Milford Sound Lake Te Anau Fiordland National Park Homer Tunnel - Day 13
Te Anau to Dunedin
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Boat trip to Taiaroa Head
- Observe royal albatrosses, seals, dolphins, and yellow-eyed penguins at Otago Peninsula
Landmarks Otago Peninsula Taiaroa Head - Day 14
Dunedin to Twizel
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- City tour of Dunedin showcasing gold rush-era architecture
Optional Activities
- View the Moeraki Boulders on the beach
Landmarks Moeraki Boulders Aoraki Mount Cook 
- Day 15
Twizel to Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Short city tour of Christchurch
Optional Activities
- Panoramic flight over the Southern Alps (good weather dependent)
Landmarks Lake Tekapo Southern Alps - Day 16
Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Botanical Gardens
- Ride historic streetcar around city center
- Explore Arts Center for handicrafts
- Gondola ride across the Avon River (optional)
Landmarks Botanical Gardens Arts Center Avon River - Day 17
Christchurch to Blenheim/Picton
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Optional Activities
- Boat trip for whale watching in Kaikoura (good weather dependent)
Landmarks Kaikoura - Day 18
Picton to Palmerston North
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing Picton to Wellington
Landmarks Wellington Harbour - Day 19
Palmerston North to Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Included Activities
- Boat trip through the underground watercourse in the Waitomo cave system with glowworms
Landmarks Tongariro National Park Mount Ruapehu Mount Ngauruhoe Mount Tongariro Waitomo Caves - Day 20
Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
