One of the most popular and comprehensive Nationwide tours. Explore New Zealand's major locations and attractions plus much more. Inclusions range from a Bay of Islands cruise the TranzAlpine Rail Journey and the Thermal mud pools and geysers of Rotorua. Experience spectacular scenery and history.
Escorted coach tour
This suggested tour costs from NZD$6,895 per person (twin share, low season)
Starts in Auckland, finishes in Christchurch
19 days/18 nights
Hotel 4 star
Pre and post tour options? YES
Viewed 47 times in the last 7 days
2 lunches including a Shires buffet lunch; Hobbiton
15 dinners
All breakfasts
Experienced Tour Leader
Rotorua Skyline Gondola with breakfast
Huka Falls Taupo
Lakes District Museum
Auckland City Sights Tour
Napier City Sights Tour
Wellington City Sights Tour
Christchurch City Sights tour
Day 1: Welcome to Auckland, transfer to your hotel and the rest of the day is at leisure. Accommodation: Skycity Hotel Auckland (or similar)
Day 2: Auckland to the spectacular Bay of Islands. Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (or similar)
Day 3: Explore Bay of Islands. Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (or similar)
Day 4: Bay of Islands cruise then to Auckland. Accommodation: Skycity Hotel Auckland (or similar)
Day 5: South to thermal Rotorua. Accommodation: Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua (or similar)
Day 6: Start with breakfast overlooking the city before a day to enjoy. Accommodation: Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua (or similar)
Day 7: Drive through lush pastures on the way to Masterton. Accommodation: Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park Wairarapa (or similar)
Day 8: Reach the Capital of cool, Wellington. Accommodation: James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor (or similar)
Day 9: Travel through fine wine country. Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Marlborough (or similar)
Day 10: Along the way, you may see a beautiful whale in the Ocean. Accommodation: Distinction Christchurch Hotel (or similar)
Day 11: Christchurch to Arthurs Pass by Tranz Alpine Train then onto Franz Josef Glacier. Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier (or similar)
Day 12: Heading down the wild coast to the southern mountains. Accommodation: Mercure Queenstown Resort (or similar)
Day 13: Explore Queenstown. Accommodation: Mercure Queenstown Resort (or similar)
Day 14: Head into the Fiordland National Park. Accommodation: Distinction Luxmore Hotel Te Anau (or similar)
Day 15: A world renowned cruise on Milford Sound. Accommodation: Distinction Luxmore Hotel Te Anau (or similar)
Day 16: Across to the East coast and the Otago Peninsula. Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Dunedin City (or similar)
Day 17: Dunedin to Oamaru to Mt. Cook to Twizel. Accommodation: MacKenzie Country Hotel (or similar)
Day 18: Reach your final destination, Christchurch. Accommodation: Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport (or similar)
Day 19: Depart Christchurch.
On arrival into Auckland, you will be met by a Grand Pacific Tours representative and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore. This evening meet your Tour Leader and travelling companions for dinner.
Your accommodation: Skycity Hotel Auckland (or similar)
This modern and spacious hotel allows you to relax in style while enjoying the world-class casino, more than 20 restaurants, cafes and bars, a theatre, free live entertainment on selected nights and the iconic Sky Tower - all right on your doorstep!Meals included: Dinner
Depart Auckland and travel to the Parry Kauri Park to see a magnificent example of a Kauri Tree. Enjoy a visit and informative talk at the Kauri Museum in Matakohe, then travel via Whangarei to Paihia, situated in the heart of the beautiful Bay of Islands. Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the location of the signing of the treaty between the Maori tribes and the British.
Your accommodation: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (or similar)
Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands expansive sub-tropical gardens and extensive guest facilities, enhances the welcoming atmosphere of this resort-style hotel. It's the perfect base from which to explore the beautiful and historic Bay of Islands.Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Today is a free day. Choose from the many optional activities available, including the Cape Reinga coach trip via Ninety Mile Beach or a spectacular scenic flight. This evening is also free and you may like to enjoy a relaxing dinner cruise (optional).
Your accommodation: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (or similar)
Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands expansive sub-tropical gardens and extensive guest facilities, enhances the welcoming atmosphere of this resort-style hotel. It's the perfect base from which to explore the beautiful and historic Bay of Islands.Meals included: Breakfast
This morning travel aboard a luxury catamaran to Cape Brett and the famous Hole in the Rock. Keep an eye out for bottlenose and common dolphins before returning to Paihia. Travel south via Whangarei to Auckland. This afternoon includes a visit to Sky Tower at your leisure, one of New Zealand’s most spectacular attractions.
Your accommodation: Skycity Hotel Auckland (or similar)
This modern and spacious hotel allows you to relax in style while enjoying the world-class casino, more than 20 restaurants, cafes and bars, a theatre, free live entertainment on selected nights and the iconic Sky Tower - all right on your doorstep!Meals included: Breakfast
Today enjoy a city sights tour of Auckland. Continue through the picturesque countryside to Hobbiton for a buffet lunch. This is followed by a guided tour of the Movie Set from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. Your guide will recount details of how this beautiful piece of farmland was transformed into The Shire from Middle Earth.
Your accommodation: Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua (or similar)
The Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua enjoys a location that is second-to-none on the very shores of beautiful Lake Rotorua, adjacent to the world famous Polynesian Spa complex and just a short stroll to all the attractions in Rotorua.Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today begins with a gondola ride and breakfast at Skyline Rotorua. There is also time for a luge ride! Next stop is the Agrodome for an action packed hour of farming entertainment and education that's unlike anything you've seen before. Enjoy some free time this afternoon before travelling to Te Puia to see the boiling mud pools and awesome geysers that Rotorua is famous for. This evening experience an entertaining Maori Hangi and Concert.
Your accommodation: Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua (or similar)
The Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua enjoys a location that is second-to-none on the very shores of beautiful Lake Rotorua, adjacent to the world famous Polynesian Spa complex and just a short stroll to all the attractions in Rotorua.Meals included: Breakfast, Speciality Dinner
Depart Rotorua and travel along the Thermal Explorer Highway to Huka Falls and Lake Taupo. Continue to Napier known as “The Art Deco Capital”, where a city tour will showcase an impressive collection of art deco buildings. Enjoy some free time to explore the fascinating architecture before travelling through the Wairarapa, an emerging cool-climate wine region.
Your accommodation: Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park Wairarapa (or similar)
Nestled in the lush Wairarapa valley, framed by the towering Tararua Ranges, Copthorne Resort Solway Park is set in 24 acres of landscaped grounds on the southern outskirts of Masterton.Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Enjoy a leisurely start to the day before travelling to Greytown where you see the most complete example of original Victorian wooden architecture. Drive through the scenic Rimutaka Mountain Range into Wellington, then enjoy a city tour of the nation’s capital which will highlight the history and culture on show here.
Your accommodation: James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor (or similar)
At the heart of Wellington's commercial and retail districts, the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor has 260 well-appointed rooms and suites.Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
A highlight this morning will be time to explore Gallipoli: A Scale of War exhibition at Te Papa, New Zealand’s National Museum. Cutting edge technology brings these stories to life through the eyes of New Zealanders who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. This afternoon board the Interislander Ferry, cross Cook Strait and travel through the Marlborough Sounds to Picton where you board your coach for the short journey to Blenheim.
Your accommodation: Scenic Hotel Marlborough (or similar)
Scenic Hotel Marlborough is centrally located in Blenheim, in the heart of Marlborough's wine growing region. Just minutes walk from the city centre.Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Tour through Marlborough Country, famous for its food and wine then travel to the seaside village of Kaikoura. Continue onto the garden city of Christchurch.
Your accommodation: Distinction Christchurch Hotel (or similar)
This 4.5 star hotel is centrally located in the revitalised Cathedral Square. Ideally positioned, only a few minutes walk from the brand new Christchurch Convention Centre.Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
This morning board the TranzAlpine, renowned as one of the great train journeys of the world. Travel over massive viaducts, river valleys and spectacular gorges as you ascend to Arthur's Pass located in the centre of the Southern Alps. Board your coach and travel to Hokitika, famous for its Greenstone before arriving to Franz Josef where time is available to experience a scenic flight (optional, weather permitting) over the spectacular glaciers.
Your accommodation: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier (or similar)
Located in the heart of Franz Josef Village the hotel offers all the amenities you would expect and is close to the shops, restaurants and activities on offer.Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
See the snow capped peaks of the Southern Alps as you travel south via the Haast Pass, an area of stunning beauty before arriving into picturesque Queenstown, a year round resort situated on the shores of magical Lake Wakatipu.
Your accommodation: Mercure Queenstown Resort (or similar)
Mercure Resort Queenstown is located near the shores of Lake Wakatipu, only 3 minutes drive from the centre of town. The hotel boasts spectacular views over the lake and the Remarkables Mountain Range.Meals included: Breakfast
Today is a free day for you to explore Queenstown with many optional activities available. This evening board the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw and cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station. Sit back, relax and enjoy a delicious gourmet barbecue dinner featuring a menu of seasonal, fresh and locally sourced food at the Colonel’s Homestead. After dinner enjoy a short farm tour then reboard the TSS Earnslaw for a sing along by the piano as you cruise back to Queenstown.
Your accommodation: Mercure Queenstown Resort (or similar)
Mercure Resort Queenstown is located near the shores of Lake Wakatipu, only 3 minutes drive from the centre of town. The hotel boasts spectacular views over the lake and the Remarkables Mountain Range.Meals included: Breakfast, Speciality Dinner
This morning travel to Arrowtown, best known for its spectacular autumn colours. Visit the Lakes District Museum a treasure trove of stories and exhibits about the exciting mining era of the late 1800s. Continue to Te Anau, the gateway to Fiordland. Today you may like to visit the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves (optional).
Your accommodation: Distinction Luxmore Hotel Te Anau (or similar)
The perfect base for all your Fiordland travel, Distinction Luxmore Hotel provides comfortable accommodation right in the heart of Te Anau.Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Depart Te Anau for a fascinating drive to Milford Sound where you board your launch for a cruise on this magnificent fiord. See the spectacular Bowen Falls and towering Mitre Peak as you enjoy a picnic lunch. This afternoon return to Te Anau where some free time is available. This evening you may like to visit the Fiordland Cinema, specially constructed to screen the locally filmed movie Ata Whenua - Shadowland which will take you on an unforgettable journey. (optional).
Your accommodation: Distinction Luxmore Hotel Te Anau (or similar)
The perfect base for all your Fiordland travel, Distinction Luxmore Hotel provides comfortable accommodation right in the heart of Te Anau.Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Travel via Gore and Balclutha to Dunedin known as the "Edinburgh of the South" and enjoy a city tour. Travel along the Otago Peninsula to Larnarch Castle where you will hear of the tragic and scandalous history on a guided tour. Enjoy time to wander around this Garden of International Significance followed by a delicious Devonshire Tea.
Your accommodation: Scenic Hotel Dunedin City (or similar)
Just two blocks from the Octagon in the heart of the city, Scenic Hotel Dunedin City is close to shops, parks and the best city attractions and services. The hotel provides excellent 4-star accommodation to Dunedin's visitors.Meals included: Breakfast, Speciality Dinner
Farewell Dunedin and travel to Oamaru famous for its limestone. Follow the Waitaki River and see Lake Benmore as you continue to marvel at Mt Cook, New Zealand's highest peak. The opportunity is available to enjoy a scenic flight (optional, weather permitting) over the Southern Alps.Travel to Twizel for your overnight stay.
Your accommodation: MacKenzie Country Hotel (or similar)
Located in the heart of the Mackenzie region the hotel's natural stone architecture complements the mountains and rivers of New Zealand's Southern Alps.Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
This morning continue to Lake Tekapo and view the brilliant turquoise water, the Church of the Good Shepherd and see the Sheep Dog Statue before arriving into Christchurch for a city tour. This evening enjoy a pre-dinner drink and reminisce on memories shared with your new friends at the farewell dinner.
Your accommodation: Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport (or similar)
Located 2 minutes from the Christchurch International Airport the Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport is just 15 minutes from Christchurch City Centre.Meals included: Breakfast, Speciality Dinner
After breakfast (included) your tour concludes this morning. You will be transferred to the airport for your flight home.
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