Itinerary
- Day 1
Christchurch
- Accommodation
- Hotel
- Day 2
Port Hills - Sumner Beach
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Light lunch in a café in Sumner Beach)
Included Activities
- City tour of Christchurch
- Visit to Port Hills with views of Banks Peninsula and Lyttelton Harbour
- Light lunch in Sumner Beach café
Landmarks Port Hills Banks Peninsula Lyttelton Harbour Sumner Beach - Day 3
Christchurch to Lake Tekapo
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit to Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo
Optional Activities
- Scenic flight over Southern Alps (weather dependent)
Landmarks Church of the Good Shepherd Lake Tekapo Southern Alps 
- Day 4
Cycling
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Cycling on Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Track from Twizel to Lake Ohau (approximately 38 km, approximately 3-4 hours, self-guided)
Landmarks Aoraki Mount Cook Mackenzie Country Tussok Plateau Lake Ohau Twizel 
- Day 5
Lake Ohau to Dunedin
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Moeraki Boulders
- Short city tour of Dunedin
Landmarks Moeraki Boulders Oamaru Dunedin - Day 6
Cycling
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Typical pub lunch in rural setting)
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Guided cycle tour on Otago Central Rail Trail (approximately 29 km, approximately 2-3 hours)
- Typical pub lunch in rural setting
Landmarks Otago Central Rail Trail Central Otago Cromwell Alexandra Queenstown 
- Days 7 - 8
Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Lake cruise on historic steamship TSS Earnslaw
- Cable car to Bob's Peak
- Full-day bus excursion to Milford Sound with boat trip
- Half-day plane excursion to Milford Sound (weather dependent)
Landmarks Queenstown Bob's Peak Milford Sound Fiordland National Park - Day 9
Queenstown to Fox Glacier
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit to Arrowtown
- Afternoon rainforest walk toward Tasman Sea
- Helicopter flight over glaciers and mountain peaks (weather permitting)
Landmarks Arrowtown Crown Range Lake Hawea Lake Wanaka Mount Aspiring National Park Westland National Park Fox Glacier 
- Day 10
Fox Glacier to Greymouth
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit to Franz Josef Glacier
- Gold panning in Ross
- Greenstone cutting workshop in Hokitika
Landmarks Franz Josef Glacier Ross Hokitika Greymouth - Day 11
Greymouth to Nelson
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit to Pancake Rocks, Paparoa National Park
Landmarks Paparoa National Park Pancake Rocks Punakaiki Buller River Tasman Bay Nelson 
- Day 12
Abel Tasman National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- 3-hour guided kayak tour in Abel Tasman National Park
Optional Activities
- Optional boat tour along Abel Tasman National Park coastline (alternative to kayaking)
Landmarks Abel Tasman National Park - Day 13
Cycling
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Wine tour by bike through Marlborough vineyards (approximately 6 km, approximately 3 hours including wine tasting, guided)
Landmarks Marlborough Sounds Havelock Pelorus Sound Blenheim Picton 
- Day 14
Ferry
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Ferry journey through Marlborough Sounds to Wellington (approximately 3.5 hours)
Landmarks Marlborough Sounds Cook Strait Wellington 
- Day 15
Wellington to Ruapehu
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Landmarks Kapiti Coast Manawatu Ruapehu Ngauruhoe Tongariro Tongariro National Park - Day 16
Cycling
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Hangi feast, typical Maori feast originally cooked in an earth oven)
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Visit to Huka Falls
- Cycling along Waikato Valley to Aratiatia hydroelectric power station (approximately 17 km, approximately 2 hours, guided)
- Walk through Waimangu Volcanic Valley
- City tour of Rotorua
- Maori cultural evening with traditional dances, songs, haka, and hangi feast
Landmarks Lake Taupo Huka Falls Waikato River Waikato Valley Aratiatia hydroelectric power station Waimangu Volcanic Valley Rotorua 
- Day 17
Rotorua to Whakatane
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Half-day boat trip to Whale Island (Moutohora) with guided island tour, rare native bird viewing, seal colony visit, and hot springs at Sulpher Beach
- Visit to marae, traditional Maori meeting place
Landmarks Whakatane White Island Whale Island Sulpher Beach - Day 18
Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Landmarks Rotorua - Day 19
Whakatane to Coromandel Peninsula
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Hobbiton film set near Matamata
Landmarks Hobbiton Matamata Bay of Plenty Coromandel Peninsula - Day 20
Coromandel Peninsula to Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Hot Water Beach
- Hike to Cathedral Cove
Landmarks Coromandel Peninsula Hot Water Beach Hahei Cathedral Cove Auckland - Day 21
Bay of Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Optional Activities
- Full-day bus excursion to Cape Reinga including drive on Ninety Mile Beach
- Hike to Haruru Falls
Landmarks Cape Reinga Ninety Mile Beach Haruru Falls 
- Day 22
Bay of Islands to Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Excursion boat cruise through Bay of Islands maze of islands
- Visit to Cape Brett and Hole in the Rock
- Stop at Urupukapuka Island with walks
Landmarks Bay of Islands Cape Brett Hole in the Rock Urupukapuka Island Otehei Bay Whangarei Auckland - Day 23
Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks Auckland - Day 24
Auckland to Bay of Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel
Included Activities
- Sundowner Cruise on sailing catamaran at sunset through Bay of Islands
- Stroll through historic coastal town of Russell
Landmarks Whangarei Bay of Islands Russell Paihia Waitangi Treaty Grounds
