Itinerary
- Day 1
Christchurch
- Meals
- Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ibis Hotel Christchurch)
Optional Activities
- Explore Christchurch streets at leisure
- Day 2
Christchurch - Omarama
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Distinction Heritage Gateway Hotel)
Included Activities
- Tour Christchurch highlights including Cardboard Cathedral
- Visit Botanic Gardens
- Stop at Geraldine to sample local cheeses and produce at Barkers Store
- Travel through Waitaki Valley
Landmarks Cardboard Cathedral Christchurch Botanic Gardens Lake Benmore - Day 3
Omarama - Invercargill
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Kelvin Hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Clyde historic precinct
- Guided tour of Bill Richardson Transport World
Landmarks Bill Richardson Transport World Clyde - Day 4
Invercargill - Te Anau
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Distinction Luxmore Hotel)
Included Activities
- Guided tour at Templeton Flax Mill with presentation from Nathan Templeton, Mill curator (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
- Visit Riverton
Landmarks Templeton Flax Mill Riverton Fiordland National Park - Day 5
Milford Sound/Piopiotahi
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Distinction Luxmore Hotel)
Included Activities
- Sightseeing cruise on Milford Sound/Piopiotahi
Landmarks Milford Sound/Piopiotahi 
- Day 6
Te Anau - Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown Lakefront)
Included Activities
- Real Country Farm Experience with demonstrations of horse communication and sheep dog mustering (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
- Visit historic Arrowtown
Landmarks Arrowtown 
- Day 7
Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown Lakefront)
Optional Activities
- Lunch at Fergburger
- Jet boat ride on Shotover River
- Wine tours of surrounding vineyards
- Afternoon cruise on historic TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak High Country Farm with gourmet barbecue dinner
Landmarks Shotover River Lake Wakatipu - Day 8
Queenstown - Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Ibis Hotel Christchurch)
Included Activities
- Stop at Jones Family fruit stall
- Alpine crossing of Lindis Pass
- Visit Tekapo and view Church of the Good Shepherd
Landmarks Lindis Pass Aoraki/Mount Cook Lake Tekapo Church of the Good Shepherd - Day 9
Christchurch - Punakaiki
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Scenic Hotel Punakaiki)
Included Activities
- Scenic TranzAlpine train journey to Arthur's Pass
- Visit Greymouth
- View Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and blowholes
Landmarks Arthur's Pass Greymouth Pancake Rocks - Day 10
Punakaiki - Nelson
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (The Rutherford Hotel)
Included Activities
- Travel through Buller Gorge with New Zealand's longest swingbridge
- Pass through Kahurangi National Park
Landmarks Buller Gorge Kahurangi National Park - Day 11
Nelson
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (The Rutherford Hotel)
Optional Activities
- Abel Tasman National Park cruise and walk combination
Landmarks Abel Tasman National Park - Day 12
Nelson - Wellington
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (James Cook Grand Chancellor)
Included Activities
- Cruise through Queen Charlotte Sound
- Cruise Cook Strait to Wellington
Landmarks Queen Charlotte Sound Cook Strait 
- Day 13
Wellington - Napier
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Scenic Hotel Te Pania)
Included Activities
- Tour Wellington highlights
- Day 14
Napier
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Scenic Hotel Te Pania)
Included Activities
- Guided Art Deco Walking Tour in Napier with Art Deco Trust (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
Optional Activities
- Wine tour of Hawkes Bay vineyards
- Safari to Gannet nesting colony at Cape Kidnappers with Gannet Safaris Overland
Landmarks Art Deco Quarter, Napier Cape Kidnappers - Day 15
Napier - Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Buffet dinner of hāngī-inspired cuisine at Te Pō Indigenous Experience)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sudima Lake Rotorua)
Included Activities
- Explore Te Puia geothermal valley
- Visit traditional Pounamu (jade) carving workshop to learn about Māori cultural significance (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
- Te Pō Indigenous Experience at Te Puia featuring cultural performance in Te Aronui a Rua meeting house, view of Pohutu Geyser, and buffet dinner of hāngī-inspired cuisine (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
Landmarks Lake Taupo Huka Falls Te Puia Pohutu Geyser - Day 16
Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sudima Lake Rotorua)
Optional Activities
- Relax at Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa
- Hobbiton Movie Set tour featuring The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movie locations
- Scenic flight
Landmarks Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa Hobbiton Movie Set - Day 17
Rotorua - Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Adina Apartment Hotel Britomart)
Included Activities
- Interactive All Blacks Experience in Auckland with displays, presentations, and traditional haka performance (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
Landmarks Waikato River - Day 18
Auckland - Bay of Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort)
Included Activities
- Guided tour at Treaty Grounds explaining the significance of the site where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, including views of the world's largest ceremonial war canoe and carved meeting house (MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience)
Landmarks Treaty Grounds/Waitangi Treaty Grounds Bay of Islands - Day 19
Bay of Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Copthorne Hotel and Resort)
Optional Activities
- Travel to Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua via Ninety Mile Beach
- Historic tall ship cruise
- Cruise to Hole in the Rock
- Tour of Russell
Landmarks Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua Ninety Mile Beach Hole in the Rock Russell - Day 20
Bay of Islands - Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Adina Apartment Hotel Britomart)
Included Activities
- Explore Whangarei and local Whangarei basin galleries and museums
Landmarks Whangarei - Day 21
Auckland
