North to South Kiwi Explorer

This 16 day tour starts in Auckland and finishes in Christchurch.

This tour also features:

Included activity: Private Transfer Auckland Airport to your Auckland Accommodation with Tourcorp

Included activity: Electronic Travel Guide and In-Country Support App

Included activity: The Visitor Promise - Cultural Learning Course

Included activity: Big Sky Stargazing

Included activity: Gondola Ride with Skyline Queenstown

Included activity: TSS Earnslaw Cruise and Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner

Included activity: Flying Fox Glacier Helihike with Fox Glacier Guiding

Included activity: TranzAlpine Scenic Train: Greymouth to Christchurch

Included activity: Shared Transfer from Christchurch Train Station to Christchurch CBD Accommodation with Christchurch Touring Company

Included activity: Private Transfer from Accommodation to Airport with Christchurch Touring Company

Included activity: Hobbiton Movie Set Tour from Shires Rest

Included activity: Interislander Ferry Wellington to Picton

Included activity: Ocean's Cabin with Whale Watch Kaikōura

15 breakfasts, 1 special dinner

Itinerary summary for: North to South Kiwi Explorer

Day 1: Kia ora, Welcome to Aotearoa-New Zealand
Accommodation: Grand Millennium Auckland

Day 2: Today is free to explore Auckland and surrounds
Accommodation: Grand Millennium Auckland

Day 3: Drive through picturesque Waikato farmland and visit Hobbiton on your way to Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua

Day 4: Spend the day exploring the cultural hub of Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua

Day 5: Enjoy fantastic scenery as you make way for the capital, Wellington
Accommodation: Naumi Hotel Wellington

Day 6: Ferry across the Cook Strait and cruise through the Marlborough Sounds
Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Marlborough

Day 7: Travel the Coastal Pacific Highway to Kaikoura
Accommodation: Sudima Hotel Kaikōura

Day 8: Continue through Canterbury to the 'Garden City' of Ōtautahi-Christchurch
Accommodation: Sudima Christchurch City

Day 9: Spend the day exploring Christchurch or the surrounding Banks Peninsula
Accommodation: Sudima Christchurch City

Day 10: Enjoy the changing landscapes as you leave the coast for the Southern Alps
Accommodation: Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Wing Premium

Day 11: There are plenty of photo opportunities as you follow the alps south to Queenstown
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown

Day 12: Explore Queenstown and enjoy a lake cruise and dinner at Walter Peak Station
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown

Day 13: Travel through Mt Aspiring National Park to the West Coast, home to Fox Glacier
Accommodation: Te Weheka Resort

Day 14: Explore Fox Glacier from above and below
Accommodation: Te Weheka Resort

Day 15: Drive the West Coast road to Greymouth to board the TranzAlpine Scenic Train
Accommodation: Sudima Christchurch City

Day 16: Safe travels today as you say goodbye to New Zealand and begin the journey home