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Plan your adventure:
- In-depth Cultural
- Active
- Group
- Fully Guided
- Explorer
- Christmas & New Year
- Platinum Operator
- G Adventures
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Medium Intensity
- Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 10 - 16
- Age range 12 to 90
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Meet your group and CEO in Auckland
- Explore Waitomo Glowworm Caves by boat
- Experience Maori culture and Hangi meal in Rotorua
- Sip local wines at a vineyard in Kaikoura
- Cruise through the stunning Doubtful Sound
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Auckland
- Day 2 Auckland/Rotorua
- Day 3 Rotorua (1B, 1D)
- Day 4 Rotorua/Wellington (1B)
- Day 5 Wellington
- Day 6 Wellington/Kaikoura (1D)
- Day 7 Kaikoura/Hanmer Springs
- Day 8 Hanmer Springs/Franz Josef (1B)
- Day 9 Franz Josef (1B)
- Day 10 Franz Josef/Queenstown
- Day 11 Queenstown (1B)
- Day 12 Queenstown (1B, 1L)
- Day 13 Queenstown to Tekapo (1B)
- Day 14 Tekapo to Christchurch
- Day 15 Christchurch (1B)
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Nesuto Stadium Hotel & Apartments
Hotelday 1Sudima Lake Rotorua
HotelDays 2, 3Naumi Studio Hotel Wellington
HotelDays 4, 5The White Morph
Hotelday 6Drifters Inn Hanmer Springs
Hotelday 7Rainforest Retreat
HotelDays 8, 9Heartland Hotel Queenstown
HotelDays 10, 11, 12Godley Hotel
Hotelday 13Bealey Quarter
Hotelday 14
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Number of tours
891
Age Range
12 to 90 years old
Response time
less than 1 hour
Response rate
88%
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- GuideExcellent
- TransportGood
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodGood
RODRICK· March 7th, 2025The New Zealand North to South tour was an incredible experience! The itinerary was well-planned, offering a perfect blend of breathtaking landscapes, cultural experiences, and exciting activities. From the stunning beaches of the North Island to the majestic fjords and mountains of the South Island, every destination exceeded our expectations. A special thank you to our tour leader, Peter Fletcher, whose knowledge, enthusiasm, and excellent organization made the journey even more enjoyable. His insights and friendly approach added a personal touch, ensuring that everyone had a fantastic time. Highly recommended Tour Rod from Malta, EUShow more
G Adventures commented on this reviewThank you so much for your feedback, Rodrick! We are delighted to know you enjoyed your time in New Zealand with Peter and hope to welcome you on another adventure in the near future!Trip date: February 2025- Derin· December 23rd, 2024The guide, Josie, was wonderfully knowledgeable and exceptional driver. She kept us not only in the loop all the time, but also used her personal knowledge living in NZ to our advantage throughout the journey. The only drawback that we have seen is the sequence for Mount Cook and Lake Tekapo's planned day is way too consolidated and the accomodation in Lake Tekapo should be changed to a better available option.Show moreG Adventures commented on this reviewThank you for sharing your experience with us, Derin. We are so glad you enjoyed your time in New Zealand with Josie and will pass on your concerns to the appropriate teams.Trip date: December 2024
- RKRobert· November 23rd, 2024kat was a great leader clean bus, excellent driving skills, and a commitment for timelines was appreciated.. negative- too many of the rooms were on second floors with no elevator music was played the instant the bus moved, rock and roll was the dominant theme very little reflected native/local cultureShow moreG Adventures commented on this reviewThank you for sharing your honest feedback with us, Robert. We are glad you enjoyed your tour leader, but will pass on your negative comments to the appropriate teams.Trip date: November 2024
- Douglas· September 30th, 2024Overall this was an excellent tour. There was a good variety of activities offered to cover all ages. Our CEO Siobahn was amazing. Her local knowledge and presentation were exemplary. The pace was generally good except for one day from Franz Joseph to Queenstown. It was a very early start due to the long distance. The hotel could not provide an early breakfast so there were some complaints. Our CEO went out and bought some cereals, muffins and bread so we could eat in the common kitchen. We found that this tour was aimed more to the younger crowd, so we had to adjust our expectations somewhat. We have toured quite a lot and we have been spoiled with luggage transportation from bus to room and back, eg: Gate1, Viking etc. There were 6 elders on this tour. Perhaps pre-trip advisories might mention that luggage would be self handling and there may be some stairs involved. The only thing that caught us off guard was the following. We have never been on a tour that left guests dead ending in a location far away from the starting point. I didn’t carefully read into this until well after I had booked air tickets Vancouver-Auckland return. Thus, I had to do re- booking from Christchurch to Auckland. This could be a bold letter warning for future travellers. Another little glitch that we experienced was a lack of information sharing between the TourRadar app and the Gadventure app. Our CEO was telling us in the beginning that daily info would be posted on the Gadventure site. Our trip didn’t even show up on the Gadventure site for many days. Also I need to complain about the E-sim for New Zealand that I bought through TourRadar. I think it’s called Alio. It didn’t work for phone calls. It worked well for Google Maps and it worked for ordering an Uber. It also rendered the Apple Messaging app useless on my phone and iPad. I should have dumped it early on the tour and bought a local sim.Show moreG Adventures commented on this reviewHi Douglas, We are glad you had such a great time in New Zealand. Yes, many of our tours do start and end in different cities, so I am sorry that you didn't see that. We'll let product know to see if they can make this clearer. We hope to see you on... Show moreTrip date: September 2024
- JFJanet· April 4th, 2024The tour guide was exceptional! The accommodations could have been better.G Adventures commented on this reviewThanks Janet, This looks like such a great trip. We were glad to hear that you had such a great time with our guide. See you back on the road with us soon, we hope.Trip date: March 2024
- DBDonni· November 22nd, 2023Fantastic guide, beautiful country.G Adventures commented on this reviewHello Donni, Thanks for taking the time to post your review. we are so glad to hear that you had a wonderful experience with our guide (CEO) in New Zealand. See you back on the road with us again soon, I hope.Trip date: November 2023
- AEmily Sawicz· October 30th, 2022Would recommend the trip to anyone and our CEO was excellent, we just need a bigger busG Adventures commented on this reviewThanks for your feedback! I appreciate it very much.Trip date: October 2022Review collected by G Adventures
- AIan Hageman· October 28th, 2022Good tour group, excellent tour leader, great sceneryG Adventures commented on this reviewOur world deserves more you!Trip date: October 2022Review collected by G Adventures
- AJudith Hageman· October 28th, 2022Great tour, tour leader and company.G Adventures commented on this reviewOur world deserves more you!Trip date: October 2022Review collected by G Adventures
- ALynette Carr· October 31st, 2022I always say "You get what you pay for" and G Adventures provides holidays for a modest cost, probably for a young market. The trip exceeded our expectations , providing excellent value for money for a diverse group of ages , interests, and Nationalities.G Adventures commented on this reviewThanks so much! Our world deserves more you.Trip date: October 2022Review collected by G Adventures
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