Itinerary
- Day 1
Departure for New Zealand
- Day 3
Auckland
- Day 4
Auckland to Coromandel Peninsula
Included Activities
- Ride on the historic narrow-gauge Driving Creek Railway
- Visit to Hot Water Beach
Landmarks Driving Creek Railway Hot Water Beach 
- Day 5
Coromandel Peninsula to Rotorua
Landmarks Lake Rotorua - Day 6
Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional hangi cooked in an earth oven), Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Whakarewarewa thermal area and Te Puia cultural center
- Watch woodcarvers at the Arts and Craft Institute
- Traditional hangi lunch cooked in an earth oven
- Polynesian folklore performance and Haka war dance
Landmarks Whakarewarewa Te Puia - Day 7
Rotorua to Hamilton
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit to kiwi breeding station
- Boat trip through Waitomo Caves
Optional Activities
- Stroll through Hamilton Botanical Gardens
Landmarks Waitomo Caves Hamilton Botanical Gardens - Day 8
Hamilton to Wellington
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Train journey on Northern Explorer Express through Tongariro National Park
Landmarks Tongariro National Park Mount Ruapehu Mount Ngauruhoe Mount Tongariro - Day 9
Wellington
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Te Papa national museum
Optional Activities
- Cable car ride up to Botanical Gardens
- Explore harbor promenade
- Walk through Victorian architecture in the city
Landmarks Te Papa Wellington Botanical Gardens - Day 10
Wellington to Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing through Cook Strait and Marlborough Sounds
- Train journey on Coastal Pacific Express to Christchurch
- Visit to wine growing area in Marlborough
Landmarks Cook Strait Marlborough Sounds Picton Kaikoura - Day 11
Christchurch to Lake Tekapo via Twizel
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- City tour of Christchurch
- Visit to Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo
Landmarks Lake Pukaki Mount Cook Lake Tekapo Church of the Good Shepherd - Day 12
Twizel to Dunedin
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- View Moeraki Boulders at low tide
- Dunedin city tour
- Boat trip on Otago Peninsula to see king albatrosses, dolphins, and yellow-eyed penguins
Landmarks Moeraki Boulders Otago Peninsula - Day 13
Dunedin to Te Anau
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Taieri Gorge Train journey through wild canyon scenery
Optional Activities
- Evening stroll along Lake Te Anau
Landmarks Taieri Gorge Pukerangi Gore Lake Te Anau Fiordland National Park - Day 14
Te Anau to Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Boat trip through Milford Sound UNESCO World Heritage Site
- View Mitre Peak and waterfalls
Landmarks Milford Sound Mitre Peak - Day 15
Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Cable car ride up Bob's Peak
- Boat trip on historic steamship TSS Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu
Landmarks Bob's Peak Lake Wakatipu - Day 16
Queenstown to Franz Josef Glacier
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Helicopter flight over the alpine and glacier landscape at Franz Josef Glacier (weather permitting)
Landmarks Arrowtown Lake Hawea Lake Wanaka Haast Pass Franz Josef Glacier - Day 17
Franz Josef to Punakaiki
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to jade factory in Hokitika
- Visit to Shantytown heritage park
Landmarks Hokitika Shantytown - Day 18
Punakaiki to Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Pancake Rocks
- Crossing Arthur's Pass with the TranzAlpine Express train
Landmarks Pancake Rocks Arthur's Pass - Day 19
Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Farewell dinner in a historic streetcar from 1927)
Included Activities
- City tour of Christchurch earthquake recovery
- Visit to Ferrymead Heritage Park
- Historic train ride in Ferrymead
- Farewell dinner on historic train from 1927
Landmarks Ferrymead Heritage Park - Day 20
Journey home
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 21
Welcome home
