Itinerary
- Day 1
Auckland
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Holiday Inn Express Auckland City Centre)
Optional Activities
- Explore waterfront precincts filled with yachts
Landmarks Auckland Waterfront - Day 2
Auckland to Bay of Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort)
Included Activities
- Visit Treaty of Waitangi site with guide
- View world's largest ceremonial war canoe
- Visit carved meeting house
Landmarks Treaty of Waitangi Bay of Islands - Day 3
Bay of Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort)
Optional Activities
- Travel to Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua via Ninety Mile Beach
- Glide on historic tall ship
- Cruise to Hole in the Rock
- Tour of Russell
Landmarks Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua Ninety Mile Beach Hole in the Rock Russell - Day 4
Bay of Islands to Whangarei to Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Holiday Inn Express Auckland City Centre)
Optional Activities
- Explore Whangarei at leisure
Landmarks Whangarei - Day 5
Auckland to Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Buffet dinner of locally sourced cuisine with authentic Māori twist at Te Puia)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ibis Rotorua Hotel)
Included Activities
- Waitomo Caves cruise with glowworms
- Te Puia Indigenous Experience with buffet dinner
- Maori cultural performance in Te Aronui a Rua meeting house
- Geothermal valley tour by waka electric shuttle
- Hot chocolate on naturally heated rock terrace at Pohutu Geyser
Landmarks Waitomo Caves Te Puia Pohutu Geyser - Day 6
Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ibis Rotorua Hotel)
Optional Activities
- Wai Araki Hot Springs & Spa
- Hobbiton - The Lord of the Rings movie locations tour
Landmarks Wai Araki Hot Springs & Spa Hobbiton - Day 7
Rotorua to Wellington
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Travelodge Wellington)
Included Activities
- Visit Huka Falls
Landmarks Huka Falls Lake Taupo Kapiti Coast 
- Day 8
Wellington to Picton
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Picton Beachcomber Inn)
Included Activities
- Visit Te Papa, the Museum of New Zealand
- Interislander ferry cruise across Cook Strait
Landmarks Te Papa Cook Strait - Day 9
Picton to Kaikoura to Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Wyndham Garden)
Optional Activities
- Marine wildlife viewing at Kaikoura (sea lions and sperm whales)
Landmarks Kaikoura - Day 10
Christchurch to Lake Tekapo
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Distinction Heritage Gateway Hotel)
Included Activities
- Christchurch city tour including Transitional Cathedral and Turanga library
- Indoor Dark Sky Astronomy Experience at Lake Tekapo
Landmarks Transitional Cathedral Turanga Library Lake Tekapo Canterbury Plains - Day 11
Lake Tekapo to Dunedin
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Scenic Hotel Dunedin City)
Included Activities
- Visit Oamaru and New Zealand's oldest public gardens
Optional Activities
- Explore Larnach Castle
- Wildlife viewing - fur seals and penguins
Landmarks Oamaru Larnach Castle Otago University 
- Day 12
Dunedin to Te Anau
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Distinction Luxmore Hotel)
Optional Activities
- Visit glowworm-filled caves accessed by boat across Te Anau lake
Landmarks Fiordland National Park Te Anau Lake - Day 13
Te Anau to Milford Sound
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown)
Included Activities
- Milford Sound/Piopiotahi sightseeing cruise
Landmarks Milford Sound/Piopiotahi Fiordland National Park 
- Day 14
Te Anau to Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Gourmet barbecue dinner at Walter Peak High Country Farm)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown)
Included Activities
- Historic TSS Earnslaw cruise across Lake Wakatipu
- Gourmet barbecue dinner at Walter Peak High Country Farm
Optional Activities
- High-octane jet boat ride
- Wildlife centre visit
Landmarks Lake Wakatipu TSS Earnslaw Walter Peak High Country Farm - Day 15
Queenstown to Franz Josef
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier)
Optional Activities
- Scenic flight over Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere with possible glacier landing
Landmarks Lake Wakatipu Lake Dunstan Lake Hawea Lake Wanaka Arrowtown Haast Pass Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere 
- Day 16
Franz Josef to Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Wyndham Garden)
Included Activities
- TranzAlpine train journey to Christchurch
Optional Activities
- Pounamu (greenstone/jade) shopping in Hokitika
Landmarks Hokitika - Day 17
Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast
