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Glacial lake with snowy mountains and rocks under clear blue sky Credit: Cheeky Kiwi - Aoraki Mt Cook
Scenic Cruises

Auckland to Christchurch Ultimate Explorer

Auckland

Christchurch

18 days, 17 nights

Self-Guided Coach Tours

From: $11,550 pp

Trip overview

Starting in Auckland your first journey sees you head to the Bay of Islands, the "winterless north". After exploring here you will spend a night back in metropolitan Auckland before heading south to Rotorua, a hub of culture and unique experiences like Hobbiton and the magical Waitomo Caves. Flying further south gets you quickly to the capital, Wellington and a day to relax or enjoy as you wish.
After Wellington we will sort you a flight to Christchurch, south island where you will see a dramatic change in the landscape, from lush rolling pastures to mountain ranges and adventure tourism. In the South Island we will make sure you see all the key locations, Queenstown, Milford and the stunning glaciers on the West Coast.

Trip highlights & inclusions

18 days / 17 nights
5 lunches, 1 dinner

Auckland

Christchurch

Motels
  • Auckland to Paihia by InterCity Coach
  • Hole in the Rock Cruise with Fullers
  • Cape Reinga & Ninety Mile Beach Full Day Tour with Fullers - Lunch Included

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Trip itinerary

Private Transfer Auckland Airport to your Auckland Accommodation with Tourcorp

You will be met at the Auckland airport by your private driver and be transferred to your Auckland accommodation.

View from an airplane window of an airplane wing flying over green hills with wind turbines and the ocean. Credit: Photo by James Coleman on Unsplash

Accommodation

Modern multi-story hotel building with glass windows and balconies under a partly cloudy sky. Credit: Adina Britomart Hotel Auckland
Adina Apartment Hotel Auckland Britomart

Activities

Trip highlights

An aerial high-angle view of multiple white yachts, catamarans, and leisure boats anchored on calm, shimmering turquoise waters in a bay with lush green islands in the distance under a bright sky. Credit: Unsplash

Auckland to Paihia by InterCity Coach

Boat sailing near rocky island with natural arch in blue ocean under clear sky. Credit: Explore Ltd

Hole in the Rock Cruise with Fullers

Lighthouse on a grassy hill overlooking the ocean with tourists around it on a clear day. Credit: Explore Ltd

Cape Reinga & Ninety Mile Beach Full Day Tour with Fullers - Lunch Included

Luxury yachts and powerboats moored in a calm marina basin, with the Auckland city skyline and Sky Tower rising behind under a blue sky. Credit: Mark Heider - Shutterstock

Paihia, Bay of Islands to Auckland with InterCity Coach

People in a boat inside Waitomo Glowworm Cave with glowing blue lights on the cave ceiling. Credit: New Zealand Fine Touring

Auckland to Rotorua with Waitomo Caves & Te Puia - Lunch Included

View through a round hobbit door opening to a garden and hills at sunset Credit: Entrada - Gray Line / Great Sights

Hobbiton Day Tour from Rotorua - Lunch Included

Two Maori performers performing a traditional dance with expressive faces and traditional attire in a natural setting. Credit: Te Pa Tu

Te Pā Tū Evening Māori Cultural Experience - Dinner Included

An airplane seen from directly below flying high in a bright blue sky scattered with fluffy white clouds. Credit: Photo by Philip Myrtorp on Unsplash

Air New Zealand flight Rotorua to Wellington

A tour guide standing next to a person in a detailed dwarf movie costume. Credit: Capital Personalised Tours

Lord Of The Rings Half Day Private Tour

An airplane seen from directly below flying high in a bright blue sky scattered with fluffy white clouds. Credit: Photo by Philip Myrtorp on Unsplash

Air New Zealand flight Wellington to Christchurch

Road through grassland valley with snow-capped mountains under a blue sky with clouds. Credit: Cheeky Kiwi - Aoraki Mt Cook

Christchurch to Aoraki-Mt Cook via Lake Tekapo Small Group Tour - Lunch Included

Group of tourists in yellow boat touring near a blue glacier with rocky mountain background. Credit: The Hermitage Hotel

Glacier Explorers

Snow-covered Mount Cook reflected in a peaceful lake with grassy hills in foreground under clear blue sky. Credit: Cheeky Kiwi - Aoraki Mt Cook

Aoraki/Mount Cook to Queenstown with Cheeky Kiwi

Rows of grapevines in a vineyard with mountains and blue sky in the background. Credit: Appellation Wine Tours

Appellation Boutique Wine Tour

Sinbad ferry boat docked at Milford Sound with mountains and clouds in the background. Credit: Real Journeys

Milford Sound Business Class - Includes Canapes

Group of people wearing life jackets on a blue jetboat in clear green river water with a guide. Credit: Dart River Safaris

Dart River Wilderness Jet

Steamboat cruising on blue lake water with snowy mountains in the background on a clear day. Credit: Real Journeys

TSS Earnslaw Cruise and Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner

Franz Josef Glacier flowing through mountain valley with river and green forest under blue sky Credit: New Zealand Fine Touring

Queenstown to Franz Josef with Glacier Shuttles

Aerial shot of Greymouth town by the coast with mountains and clouds in background Credit: New Zealand Fine Touring Ltd

Private Transfer with Glacier Shuttles

Aerial view of a KiwiRail train on a bridge over river with mountains and clouds at sunset. Credit: Kiwi Rail

TranzAlpine Scenic Train: Greymouth to Christchurch

Additional inclusions

Private Transfer Auckland Airport to your Auckland Accommodation with Tourcorp

Paihia Central/Coach Stop to Paihia Accommodation

Paihia Accommodation to Paihia central/coach stop

Rotorua CBD to Rotorua Airport - Private Transfer

Private Transfer Wellington Airport to your Accommodation

Private Transfer Wellington Hotel to Airport

Private Transfer Christchurch International Airport to Christchurch Accommodation

Shared Transfer from the Christchurch Train Station to Christchurch CBD Accommodation

Private Transfer from Christchurch Accommodation to Airport

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