North Island Highlights

This 13 day tour starts in Auckland and finishes in Auckland.

This tour also features:

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

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

Included activity: The Visitor Promise - Cultural Learning Course

Included activity: Private Transfer from Wellington Hotel to Train Station with In Style Executive

Included activity: The Northern Explorer Scenic Train: Wellington to Taumarunui

Included activity: Rail River Combo with Forgotten World

Included activity: Private Transfer Auckland Train Station to Auckland accommodation with Tourcorp

Included activity: The Northern Explorer Scenic Train: Taumarunui to Auckland

Included activity: Private Transfer Auckland accommodation to Auckland Airport with Tourcorp

Included activity: Waiheke Island Explorer Hop On Hop Off Tour

Included activity: Fullers Ferry Waiheke Island to Auckland

Included activity: Glow Worm Caves Tour with Discover Waitomo

Included activity: Te Pā Tū Evening Māori Cultural Experience - Dinner Included

Included activity: Redwoods Nightlights and Glowworms Fast Pass

Included activity: Skyline Gondola Rotorua and Buffet Lunch

Included activity: Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

Included activity: A Wine & Gourmet Odyssey - Lunch Included

Included activity: Star Safari with Milky-Way Kiwi

Included activity: Zealandia Twilight Wildlife Sanctuary Tour

Included activity: Wellington Half Day Private Tour with Capital Personalized Tour

12 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 special dinner

Itinerary summary for: North Island Highlights

Day 1: Welcome to Auckland City
Accommodation: M Social Hotel Auckland

Day 2: Day trip to idyllic Waiheke Island
Accommodation: M Social Hotel Auckland

Day 3: Drive south via Hobbiton Village to Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua

Day 4: Discover Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua

Day 5: Travel south to Hawke's Bay via Lake Taupō
Accommodation: Swiss-Belboutique Napier

Day 6: Discover the Art Deco architecture of Hawkes Bay
Accommodation: Swiss-Belboutique Napier

Day 7: Drive onwards to the boutique vineyards of Martinborough
Accommodation: The Martinborough Hotel

Day 8: Travel over the Rimutaka Ranges to Wellington
Accommodation: Bolton Hotel Wellington

Day 9: Uncover the charms of Wellington City
Accommodation: Bolton Hotel Wellington

Day 10: Take the scenic Northern Explorer train journey back to Auckland
Accommodation: Omaka Lodge

Day 11: The Ultimate Forgotten World River & Rail
Accommodation: Omaka Lodge

Day 12: Scenic Northbound Rail Express to Auckland
Accommodation: M Social Hotel Auckland

Day 13: Farewell Aotearoa