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- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Auckland's city center and wharf
- Tour the Hobbiton movie set in Matamata
- Experience Maori culture with a home-hosted lunch
- Visit Napier's famous vineyards and taste local wines
- Discover Wellington's Te Papa National Museum
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in Auckland
- Day 2 Explore Auckland, visit Hobbiton and drive to the Bay of Plenty
- Day 3 Maori cultural experience with modern hangi lunch
- Day 4 Visit Wai-o-tapu en route to Napier, Hawke’s Bay vineyard wine-tasting
- Day 5 Morning 4WD nature safari experience, afternoon art deco tour of Napier
- Day 6 Drive to Wellington
- Day 7 Free day to explore the capital
- Day 8 Ferry across the Cook Strait to Picton, drive to Nelson
- Day 9 Explore the Abel Tasman National Park by boat and on foot
- Day 10 Scenic drive on the Great Coast Road to Hokitika
- Day 11 Visit Franz Josef Glacier en route to Fox Glacier
- Day 12 Explore Fox Glacier then travel to Wanaka
- Day 13 Free day in Wanaka
- Day 14 Visit Queenstown and see glowworms en route to Te Anau
- Day 15 Take a cruise on the magnificent Doubtful Sound
- Day 16 Drive to Dunedin, afternoon wildlife cruise to see albatross
- Day 17 Drive to Mackenzie Country via the Moeraki Boulders
- Day 18 Drive to Christchurch
- Day 19 Trip ends in Christchurch
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Copthorne Hotel Auckland City
Hotelday 1Lakes Lodge Wilderness Retreat - Okataina Rotorua
HotelDays 2, 3Quality Inn
HotelDays 4, 5West Plaza Hotel
HotelDays 6, 7The Hotel, Nelson
HotelDays 8, 9Jade Court Motel
Motelday 10Heartland Hotel
Hotelday 11Wanaka Hotel
HotelDays 12, 13Kingsgate Te Anau
HotelDays 14, 15Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin
Hotelday 16Mackenzie Country Hotel
Hotelday 17Bealey Quarter
Hotelday 18
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Number of tours
527
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 2 days
Response rate
88%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationGood
- FoodGood
- AAnne· February 4th, 2023Too many to mentionShow moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAngela· February 28th, 2023My highlights were: 1. The Maori lunch & time in Rotorua. Seeing how a modern Maori family live & being able to talk to/eat with the family was quite an emotional experience. 2. The boat rides & walk in Abel Tasman National Park. That was a chance to really appreciate the indigenous wildlife & plants plus the scenery was beautiful. 3. Doubtful Sound The scenery was beautiful & seeing seals in the wild was great.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ACarolyn· February 7th, 2023There were many highlights, loved all the boat trips, the many hikes with awesome views, the gorgeous lakes, fjords and beaches, the cave tour with the glow worms, the Maori home visit, etc.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AEve· March 26th, 2023Wine tasting at Rippon, Wanaka. Wellington, Zealandia, Te Papa National Museum and Botanical Gardens. Abel Tasman NP walking/beach.Show moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AJudith· June 6th, 2023WE generally enjoyed it allShow moreTrip date: March 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AHilary· December 1st, 2023I’ve always wanted to see an albatross in flight and I did - around 40 of them. Helicopter landing on Franz Josef was very specialShow moreTrip date: November 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AJane· February 4th, 2024Glow worms Māori interactions GisborneShow moreTrip date: December 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ALinda· January 26th, 2024The inclusion of Whakatane, Gisborne, Nelson and Dunedin were great. We opted out of the walk in the Abel Tasman NP and had a lovely day in Nelson instead. Knowing nothing about the Hobbit films, we were pleasantly surprised by Hobbiton and pleased we saw this.Show moreTrip date: December 2023Review collected by Explore!
- APaul· January 26th, 2024The scenery was amazingShow moreTrip date: December 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AJane· February 2nd, 2024Glow worms Māori family meal GisborneShow moreTrip date: December 2023Review collected by Explore!
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