Itinerary
- Day 1
Auckland
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner with drinks)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Mercure Auckland Queen Street)
Included Activities
- City sights tour including historic Parnell, Auckland Museum and Domain, Wynyard Quarter, and Viaduct Harbour
- Dinner with drinks
Landmarks Auckland Museum Viaduct Harbour Wynyard Quarter Parnell - Day 2
Auckland to Rotorua
- Meals
- Dinner (Hāngī-inspired buffet dinner at Te Puia)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sudima Lake Rotorua)
Included Activities
- Te Pō Indigenous Experience at Te Puia with cultural performance in Te Aronui a Rua meeting house
- Views of Pohutu Geyser
- Hāngī-inspired buffet dinner
Optional Activities
- Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa visit
- Amphibious vehicle tour of surrounding lakes
- Low impact zipline through ancient forest (own expense)
Landmarks Pohutu Geyser Te Puia Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa 
- Day 3
Rotorua to Napier
- Meals
- Lunch (Packed picnic lunch infused with traditional cuisine - 'Forest to Fork')
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Swiss Belhotel)
Included Activities
- Whirinaki Forest guided tour with local Māori guides sharing tribal stories and history
- Pristine native rainforest trails exploration
- Encounter with 1,000-year-old Totara and chiefly trees (Nga Rakau Rangatira)
- Education on Rakau Rongoa (Natural Medicine Plants)
- Native and endangered bird viewing
- Packed picnic lunch infused with traditional cuisine
- Forest bathing (whakatauki) with hot kawakawa tea
Landmarks Whirinaki Forest - Day 4
Napier
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Swiss Belhotel)
Included Activities
- Private walking tour of Art Deco quarter with Art Deco Trust guide
Optional Activities
- Wine tour of Hawkes Bay wineries (own expense)
- Tour of Gannet Colony, largest nesting colony of its type in the world (own expense)
Landmarks Napier Art Deco Quarter - Day 5
Napier to Masterton
- Meals
- Lunch (Country fare with seasonal platter overlooking the lake at Urlar vineyard)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Solway Park)
Included Activities
- Visit Tui Brewery in Mangatainoka including museum, bar, and restaurant
- Wine tasting and sharing platter at boutique winery Urlar
Landmarks Tui Brewery Urlar Winery - Day 6
Masterton to Wellington
- Accommodation
- Hotel (James Cook Grand Chancellor)
Included Activities
- Greytown Honey processing factory tour with fifth-generation beekeeper Karly
- Honey production demonstration
- Honey tasting session of award-winning honey
- Produce your own jar of honey to take home
- Visit Greytown town
- Wellington orientation tour
- Mount Victoria visit with 360-degree harbour and city views
Landmarks Greytown Honey Mount Victoria 
- Day 7
Wellington to Blenheim
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Scenic Hotel Marlborough)
Included Activities
- Cook Strait cruise through Queen Charlotte Sound
- Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre visit including Knights of the Sky & Dangerous Skies Exhibitions
Landmarks Queen Charlotte Sound Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre - Day 8
Blenheim
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Scenic Hotel Blenheim)
Optional Activities
- Wine tour of Marlborough vineyards (own expense)
- Iconic Mail Boat cruise in Queen Charlotte Sound delivering mail and supplies to local residents (own expense)
- Day 9
Blenheim to Kaikoura to Christchurch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Wyndham Garden)
Landmarks Kaikoura 
- Day 10
Christchurch to Lake Tekapo
- Meals
- Dinner (Family-style dinner at Lake Ohau Lodge)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Lake Ohau Lodge)
Included Activities
- Explore Christchurch city sights
- Visit Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo
- Afternoon tea at lakeside home with Pavlova Queen Angie and Stan Taylor
- Pavlova demonstration and explanation
Landmarks Church of the Good Shepherd Lake Tekapo Lake Ohau Christchurch - Day 11
Lake Ohau to Queenstown
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at world-famous Fergburger in Queenstown)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown)
Included Activities
- Jones Family fruit stall visit in Cromwell
- Highlands Motorsport Park Museum exploration in Cromwell
- Lunch at Fergburger, Queenstown
Landmarks Highlands Motorsport Park Museum Arrowtown - Day 12
Queenstown
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown)
Optional Activities
- High-octane jet boat ride (own expense)
- Wildlife centre visit to discover native birds (own expense)
- Day 13
Queenstown to Milford Sound
- Meals
- Dinner (Hors d'oeuvres followed by three-course buffet meal aboard Milford Mariner), Breakfast (Cooked breakfast aboard Milford Mariner)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Milford Mariner)
Included Activities
- Journey along Devil's Staircase to Te Anau
- Fiordland National Park traverse with glacier and mountain range viewing
- Mirror Lake visit
- Homer Tunnel drive
- Milford Sound/Piopiotahi overnight cruise on Milford Mariner
- Kayak or tender exploration of Milford Sound shoreline
- Specialist nature guide commentary
- Viewing of waterfalls, rainforest, mountains, Fur Seals and sea birds
- Hors d'oeuvres followed by three-course buffet meal
- Cooked breakfast
Landmarks Fiordland National Park Te Anau Mirror Lake Homer Tunnel Milford Sound 
- Day 14
Milford Sound to Wānaka
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Wanaka Hotel)
Landmarks Lake Wānaka - Day 15
Wānaka to Fox Glacier
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Heartland Fox Glacier)
Optional Activities
- Scenic flight over Fox and Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere with possible glacier landing (own expense)
Landmarks Lake Hawea Makarora Haast Pass Fox Glacier Franz Josef Glacier - Day 16
Fox Glacier to Christchurch
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner with Travel Director)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Wyndham Garden)
Included Activities
- Drive through Southern Alps passing Hokitika
- Arthur's Pass crossing
- Dinner with Travel Director
Optional Activities
- Scenic flight over Fox and Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere with possible glacier landing (own expense)
Landmarks Hokitika Arthur's Pass - Day 17
Christchurch
