Itinerary
- Day 1
Auckland
- Accommodation
- Hotel
- Day 2
Coromandel Peninsula
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Driving Creek Railway journey through rainforest
- Hot Water Beach visit at low tide
Landmarks Driving Creek Railway Hot Water Beach - Day 3
Auckland to Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Drive through Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park
- Travel through Bay of Plenty region
Landmarks Lake Rotorua Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park Bay of Plenty 
- Day 4
Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Hangi - traditional Maori feast originally cooked in an earth oven)
Included Activities
- Visit Whakarewarewa Thermal Park with Te Puia Cultural Center
- Kiwi bird viewing in night house
- Maori Arts and Craft Institute - woodcarvers demonstration
- Traditional Maori dances and songs demonstration at lunchtime
- Hangi - traditional Maori feast
Landmarks Whakarewarewa Thermal Park Te Puia Cultural Center Maori Arts and Craft Institute - Day 5
Waitomo - Hamilton
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Kiwi bird breeding station visit
- Waitomo Caves boat trip with glowworms
Landmarks Waitomo Caves - Day 6
Hamilton to Wellington
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel, Hotel
Included Activities
- Northern Explorer Express train journey across North Island
Landmarks Tongariro National Park 
- Day 7
Wellington
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Te Papa National Museum of New Zealand visit
Optional Activities
- Red cable car ride to Botanical Gardens
Landmarks Te Papa Wellington Botanical Gardens - Day 8
Wellington to Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing Wellington to Picton
- Coastal Pacific train journey to Christchurch
- Day 9
Christchurch to Twizel
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Christchurch city tour
Optional Activities
- Alpine flight from Lake Tekapo (weather dependent)
Landmarks Lake Tekapo Mackenzie Country 
- Day 10
Oamaru - Dunedin - Taiaroa Head
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Moeraki Boulders walk
- Dunedin city tour
- Taiaroa Head boat trip for wildlife viewing
Landmarks Moeraki Boulders Taiaroa Head 
- Day 11
Dunedin - Te Anau
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Taieri Gorge Railway journey to Pukerangi
Optional Activities
- Te Anau bird park visit
Landmarks Taieri Gorge Railway Fiordland National Park - Day 12
Te Anau - Milford Sound - Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Milford Sound boat tour
Landmarks Milford Sound 
- Day 13
Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Boat trip on the steamship Earnslaw
- Cable car ride up Bob's Peak
- Mountain hiking trails
Landmarks Bob's Peak Steamship Earnslaw - Day 14
Queenstown to Franz Josef
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Drive through Lake Wanaka region
- Drive through Lake Hawea region
- Drive through West Coast rainforest
- Cross Haast Pass
Landmarks Arrowtown Lake Wanaka Lake Hawea Haast Pass 
- Day 15
Franz Josef to Punakaiki
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Glacier tongue viewing
- Greenstone workshop visit in Hokitika
- Historic Shantytown pioneer village visit
Optional Activities
- Purchase greenstone/jade souvenirs in Hokitika
Landmarks Franz Josef Glacier Shantytown 
- Day 16
Punakaiki to Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Pancake Rocks visit in Paparoa National Park
- Tranzalpine Express train journey over Arthur's Pass
Landmarks Pancake Rocks Paparoa National Park Arthur's Pass Canterbury Plain - Day 17
Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farewell dinner in a historic streetcar riding through Christchurch city center)
Included Activities
- Christchurch city tour
- Ferrymead Heritage Park visit
- Historic train ride
- Farewell dinner in a historic streetcar through city center
Landmarks Ferrymead Heritage Park - Day 18
Departure
- Meals
- Breakfast
