Itinerary
- Day 1
Departure
- Day 2
In Transit to Christchurch
- Day 3
Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Hotel transfer from airport
- Day 4
Christchurch - Akaroa
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Light lunch at café in Sumner Beach)
Included Activities
- City tour of Christchurch
- Walk on Port Hills with views of Banks Peninsula and Lyttelton Harbour
Optional Activities
- Light lunch at café in Sumner Beach
Landmarks Port Hills Banks Peninsula Lyttelton Harbour Sumner Beach - Day 5
Christchurch to Lake Tekapo
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Church of the Good Shepherd
Optional Activities
- Scenic flight over Southern Alps (weather dependent)
Landmarks Church of the Good Shepherd Lake Tekapo Southern Alps 
- Day 6
Lake Tekapo to Lake Ohau
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike tour on Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Track from Twizel to Lake Ohau
Landmarks Mount Cook (Aoraki) Lake Tekapo Mackenzie Country Twizel Lake Ohau - Day 7
Lake Ohau to Dunedin
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Moeraki Boulders
- City tour of Dunedin
Landmarks Moeraki Boulders Oamaru Waitaki River Dunedin 
- Day 8
Dunedin to Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Typical pub lunch in rural setting)
Included Activities
- Bike tour on Otago Central Rail Trail
- Typical pub lunch in rural setting
Landmarks Central Otago Otago Central Rail Trail Cromwell Alexandra Queenstown 
- Day 9
Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Romantic boat trip on historic steamship TSS Earnslaw
- Cable car to Bob's Peak with panoramic views
- Optional day trip to Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park including boat tour
Landmarks Bob's Peak Milford Sound Fiordland National Park 
- Day 10
Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Dart River Jetboat Safari with information on jade and film locations
Landmarks Dart River - Day 11
Queenstown to Fox Glacier
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Arrowtown
- Helicopter flight over glacier world
Landmarks Arrowtown Lake Hawea Lake Wanaka Mount Aspiring National Park Haast Pass Westland National Park Fox Glacier - Day 12
Fox Glacier to Greymouth
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- View Franz Josef Glacier
- Gold panning experience at Ross
- Greenstone processing workshop in Hokitika
Landmarks Franz Josef Glacier Ross Hokitika - Day 13
Greymouth to Nelson
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Pancake Rocks in Paparoa National Park
Landmarks Paparoa National Park Pancake Rocks Punakaiki Buller River Nelson Tasman Bay - Day 14
Nelson - Abel Tasman National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Three-hour guided kayak tour in Abel Tasman National Park
Optional Activities
- Alternative guided boat tour along the coast of Abel Tasman National Park
Landmarks Abel Tasman National Park Tasman Sea - Day 15
Nelson to Blenheim
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Wine tour by bike in Marlborough wine region with tastings
Landmarks Marlborough Province Marlborough Sounds Blenheim - Day 16
Blenheim - Picton to Wellington
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing through Marlborough Sounds to Wellington
Landmarks Marlborough Sounds Cook Strait Wellington Picton - Day 17
Wellington to Tongariro National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks Kapiti Island Mount Ruapehu Mount Ngauruhoe Mount Tongariro Tongariro National Park 
- Day 18
Tongariro to Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Hangi feast with traditional Maori cultural performance)
Included Activities
- Visit Huka Falls
- Bike tour to Aratiatia hydroelectric power station
- Visit Waimangu Volcanic Valley
- City tour of Rotorua
- Traditional Maori cultural performance with Haka
- Hangi dinner feast
Landmarks Lake Taupo Huka Falls Waikato River Aratiatia Hydroelectric Power Station Waimangu Volcanic Valley Rotorua - Day 19
Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks Rotorua - Day 20
Rotorua to Whakatane
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Half-day boat trip to Whale Island with native birds and seal colony viewing
- Hot springs dip at Sulpher Beach
- Visit to traditional Maori marae
Landmarks Whakatane White Island Whale Island Sulpher Beach - Day 21
Whakatane - Hobbiton to Coromandel Peninsula
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit to Hobbiton film set
Landmarks Hobbiton Matamata Bay of Plenty Coromandel Peninsula - Day 22
Coromandel Peninsula to Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Hot Water Beach visit at low tide
- Hike to Cathedral Cove
Landmarks Coromandel Peninsula Hot Water Beach Hahei Cathedral Cove Auckland - Day 23
Coromandel Peninsula to Bay of Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Romantic Sundowner Cruise on sailing catamaran through Bay of Islands
- Visit to historic whaling village of Russell
- Ferry transfer to Paihia
Landmarks Bay of Islands Russell Paihia Waitangi Treaty Grounds - Day 24
Bay of Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Full-day bus excursion to Cape Reinga with Ninety Mile Beach drive
- Hike to Haruru Falls
Landmarks Cape Reinga Ninety Mile Beach Haruru Falls - Day 25
Bay of Islands to Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Bay of Islands excursion boat cruise
- Visit to Cape Brett and Hole in the Rock
- Stop at Urupukapuka Island with beach walk or hill hike
Landmarks Cape Brett Hole in the Rock Urupukapuka Island Otehei Bay Whangarei Auckland - Day 26
Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Airport transfer (available at extra cost)
- Day 27
Return Home
