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- Silver Operator
- Flying Kiwi
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 1 - 26
- Age range 18 to 65
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Dig your own hot pool on a stunning beach
- Camp out by beaches and by lakes
- Visit UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Cycle sections of the NZL cycle trail
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 AUCKLAND TO HOT WATER BEACH
- Day 2 HOT WATER BEACH
- Day 3 HOT WATER BEACH TO ROTORUA
- Day 4 ROTORUA
- Day 5 ROTORUA TO NATIONAL PARK
- Day 6 NATIONAL PARK TO FOXTON (TONGARIRO CROSSING DAY)
- Day 7 FOXTON TO PICTON VIA WELLINGTON
- Day 8 PICTON - KAIKOURA
- Day 9 KAIKOURA TO LAKE TEKAPO VIA CHRISTCHURCH
- Day 10 LAKE TEKAPO
- Day 11 LAKE TEKAPO TO OAMARU VIA AORAKI/MT COOK
- Day 12 OAMARU TO TE ANAU
- Day 13 FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK
- Day 14 TE ANAU TO QUEENSTOWN
- Day 15 QUEENSTOWN
- Day 16 DEPART QUEENSTOWN
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
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Operated by
Flying Kiwi
Number of tours
6
Age Range
10 to 70 years old
Response time
within 2 days
Response rate
100%
Since 1988 Flying Kiwi has been recognised as New Zealand's leading adventure tour company. These unique tours focus on getting further off the beaten track - mixing stunning, remote locations with New Zealand's must see highlights. Every trip is carefully structured to provide a range of...
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- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- Levu· December 15th, 2024I'm usually travel alone. This is not my type of traveling but because of Flying Kiwi, this trip turned out amazing.Trip date: November 2024
- SBSteve· February 12th, 2023The description at https://www.tourradar.com/t/2397 has many errors. For starters, the pickup is not at the Grand Millennium Hotel. No visit to Hobbiton. Many things were closed because of the weather (understandable) but quite a few were because a business had folded (not at all understandable as the tour company should have contacted all the businesses before the tour started). We all get that this was the first tour after Covid and that there are labor shortages in NZ, but the company was woefully unprepared. The guide and driver were great and did their best to make up for all the cancelations.Show moreFlying Kiwi commented on this reviewHi Steve, Thank you for your comment, we are very sorry that there were errors on the listed itinerary and have spoken with our Operations and Marketing teams to ensure that all information is correct and up to date for future travellers. We do hope... Show moreTrip date: January 2023
- Aija· February 9th, 2023The guides did their best, but the organisation by the office was poor. Many people had asked beforehand about pre-booking activities, but were told this could be done during the tour. However, many activities were fully booked or didn't even exist any more! This tour was not what one would expect based on customer ratings from before (4,8/5), but we figured out this was due to changes of the ownership. The places we got to see and experience were great though and camping was nice. The bus air con was effective but the audio system poor so it was difficult to understand what the guide said being a non-native speaker. Also loud music was played during the bus rides which we didn't like. As a whole the trip was definitely worth it, just don't get your expectations too high. Also the office needs to improve a lot, if theyShow moreTrip date: January 2023
- NANancy· March 20th, 2020New Zealand is beautiful and energizing and the people we met were just great on the tour. There were many highlights to applaud but I want to point out that some of the accomodations, even with upgrades, were below my expectations. More than one were unclean, no hot showers and I received bed bugs bites on one occasion. (several people reported bites that night) You should scratch that funky farm house off your housing list! I think the cooked meals together were very good and Janelle went beyond many times to take care of people. I think Sam could of used some more help with a third person for bag transfer, driving, etc., ALOT for 2 of your staff to contend with . I think the excursions were really expensive and some should of been included. With upgrades in accomodations and extra excursion costs, this was no bargain tour. Blessings to all in your company for doing your best and stay safe out there in this beautiful world . Back to USA via 5 airports and feel pretty good. Nancy AdrianShow moreFlying Kiwi commented on this reviewThank you for your review Nancy. The farm stay is a highlight for many as they love it's rustic and remote charm. Sam and Janelle indeed do a wonderful job as do all of the team. We do include many things on our trips but items just as skydiving etc... Show moreTrip date: March 2020
- AMAleksandra· February 29th, 2020Excellent. I am very happy about every aspect of this trip. The only suggestion for change is about the long hours and lack of days off for the bus driver and our guide. This is a hard work and many hours involved. 51 days of driving without day off may be dangerous and it is not fair to the customers and to the driver. Even though they were working hard they provided an excellent service and care. I am very thankful and satisfied with their work.Show moreFlying Kiwi commented on this reviewHi Aleksandra, thank you for your review it's great to hear you enjoyed your trip. Drivers and guides at times choose to work additional days during the busy season but don't worry we always ensure their work hours fall within the legal logbook... Show moreTrip date: February 2020
- SKScott· February 24th, 2020The Flying Kiwi tour of New Zealand was an excellent vacation. The trip covered so much of the country in a small amount of time. Each day we were in a different location, and we had the opportunity to sign up for multiple activities. The pace of this trip was very fast, but was exactly what I expected. I especially enjoyed meeting other travelers from all over the world. We got along like one big happy family, and our Flying Kiwi tour leaders made the trip an awesome experience.Show moreFlying Kiwi commented on this reviewThanks for the review and welcome to the Flying Kiwi family :)Trip date: February 2020
- TVTheresa· February 10th, 2020Overall, the trip was an awesome experience. The leaders Sam and Janelle worked so hard each day to make the trip run smoothly and to solve any passenger concerns quickly. As mentioned on other feedback forms, I really appreciated the daily hiking opportunities, felt like having bikes on the bus was a little bit of hassle (when maybe the whole group could just rent bikes a couple of times during the trip) and that the trip could have included more cultural activities like visits to a farm to learn about sheep and cattle ranching, dairy, cheese, produce, wine, cooking. It wasn't clear to me on booking that passengers would be coming and going from the group but that makes it easier for people to customize trip length. Food was good, maybe a little more variety on the provided breakfasts and lunches would have been well received. Sleeping pads were comfortable and the tents were durable and easy to put up. Bus was clean and comfortable and driving very safe. Booking process went well.Show moreFlying Kiwi commented on this reviewGreat and thanks for the 5-star review, Theresa. We really appreciate your feedback and will make sure to pass that all back to our ops team as part of our constant improvement. :)Trip date: January 2020
- VHViktória· January 24th, 2020I had an awesome time and have seen many awesome things during the trip.Flying Kiwi commented on this reviewFantastic! Thank you Viktoria, great to hear you enjoyed your trip.Trip date: January 2020
- MMarkusFrank· December 13th, 2019Highly recommend, delicious self made food, excellent Guide /driver Very good hire equipment specially (bikes and tents) I liked all those remote campsites which you never find alone. ThanksFlying Kiwi commented on this reviewFantastic, thanks Markus that's great to hear. Cheers, BrendaTrip date: September 2019
- TNthuy· December 9th, 2019Better than expected: - Flying Kiwi team is great which is led by Bobbi John who has a vast of knowledges of all visited places, history of NZ,, sports, activities. He’s funny, caring & passionate with his team. - Our tourists team has a great dynamic, everyone is taking care of each other like a big happy family even we had some obstacles on the way due to weather & transportation. All stepped up to help Flying Kiwi team which made great memories! - Highly recommend it!Show moreFlying Kiwi commented on this reviewGreat to hear you enjoyed your trip = we will pass your comments on to the team :)Trip date: November 2019
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