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Mountain peaks reflecting on calm lake water with partly cloudy sky above.
Luxury Touring

Essential New Zealand

Auckland

Queenstown

27 days, 26 nights

Road Trips

From: $16,218 pp

Trip overview

Indulge your senses in the raw beauty of the edge of the world. Breathe in the crisp alpine air of Aoraki, taste the complexity of a Hawke’s Bay vintage at the cellar door, and feel the spray of ancient waterfalls in Milford Sound. This experience is a symphony of New Zealand’s finest moments, designed for those who seek the thrill of discovery alongside the peace of the wild.

Trip highlights & inclusions

27 days / 26 nights
26 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 2 dinners

Auckland

Queenstown

Boutique Lodges & Hotels
Rental car included
  • Fullers Ferry Auckland to Waiheke Island (Return)
  • Essence of Waiheke Wine Tour
  • Fullers Ferry Waiheke Island to Auckland

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Price pp from

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Why Discover New Zealand

  • Wānaka-based specialists planning your trip from inside New Zealand.
  • One travel specialist to plan and book every detail from start to finish.
  • 24/7 in-country support while you’re travelling, so help is close if plans change.

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.

White boats docked in the Auckland Harbour, surrounded by blue sea and Auckland buildings in the background Credit: Auckland Harbour

Accommodation

Modern hotel bedroom with double bed, armchair, side tables, and a view into a bathroom. Credit: Fable Auckland
Fable Auckland

Activities

Trip highlights

Ferry boat sailing near green hills of Waiheke Island with other boats anchored in calm blue water. Credit: Fullers 360

Fullers Ferry Auckland to Waiheke Island (Return)

Four visitors raising white wine glasses in a toast around a wine barrel table outdoors. Credit: Ananda Tours

Essence of Waiheke Wine Tour

Ferry boat with passengers on blue water near green hilly island and small sailboat. Credit: Fullers 360

Fullers Ferry Waiheke Island to Auckland

Waterfront scene with blooming trees, houses, sandy beach, and people near calm green water under blue sky. Credit: Explore Ltd

Russell Mini Tour with Fullers Bay of Islands

Two boys looking at and touching a large carved wooden Maori statue inside a decorated hall. Credit: Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Waitangi Treaty Grounds Tour and Cultural Performance - Return Shuttle Included

A white sailing catamaran named "Barefoot Sailing Adventures" sits in crystal-clear turquoise water just off a white sand beach in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Credit: Barefoot Sailing Adventures

Island Hopper Day Cruise - 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

Women relaxing under hydrotherapy water jets in a spa pool with steam around. Credit: Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa

Restorative Journey (Wai Whakaora)

Crowd of tourists watching an erupting geyser at Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland from wooden benches. Credit: Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland

Lanterns hanging and glowing softly among tall redwood trees in a forest at night. Credit: Redwoods Treewalk

Redwoods Nightlights and Glowworms Fast Pass

Wellington Harbor with sailboats, hillside homes, and modern buildings under a blue sky with clouds. Credit: Capital Personalised Tours

Wellington Half Day Private Tour

A large ferry sails through blue waters with green islands and mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky. Credit: Interislander

Interislander Ferry including vehicle Wellington to Picton

Tour boat with passengers watching a whale breaching in the ocean near a mountain coast. Credit: Whale Watch Kaikoura

Captains Cabin Experience with Whale Watch Kaikoura

Aerial view of Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools with people swimming and relaxing in blue water pools surrounded by trees. Credit: Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa

Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools Entry

Two cocktails with lemon and mint garnishes and a wooden board holding five small beer glasses with a tasting menu. Credit: Amiki Tours

Kai Bites Share with Amiki Cultural Food Tours - Includes Lunch

Indoor dining room with purple chairs and large windows showing alpine mountains and greenery outside. Credit: The Hermitage Hotel

The Alpine Restaurant Buffet Dinner

Small airplane flying near snow-covered mountains and glacier under cloudy sky Credit: Inflite

Grand Circle Scenic Ski Plane Flight with Inflite

Motor boat on lake with snow-covered mountains under clear blue sky. Credit: Eco Wanaka Adventures

Lake Cruise and Island Nature Walk

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

View from boat deck towards waterfalls cascading down a mountain beside a lake under a cloudy sky. Credit: Altitude Tours

Milford Sound Business Class with Flyback - Includes Canapes

Additional inclusions

Private Transfer Auckland Airport to your Auckland Accommodation with Tourcorp

24/7 support from the moment you arrive to the moment you depart

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