The Best of New Zealand - 14 Days

On arrival at Auckland Airport you will be transferred to your hotel. In the evening meet your Travel Guide and fellow travellers at your stay for the night.

After breakfast a sightseeing tour of Auckland, drive up Mt Eden for a panoramic view of the city, Mission Bay with its beautiful beaches and lovely restaurants. Drive through famous Auckland Bridge to Devonport and take a ferry on the Waitemata Harbour back to the city.

Drive south to Waitomo Caves to visit the amazing Glow Worm Grotto. Local guide will lead you through the grotto where you will be amazed by the sight of glow worms. Then continue to Rotorua. Where you will enjoy a walk through Red Forrest with giant sequoia trees. In the evening (own expense) time to relax in famous hot water pools.

In the morning vist Way-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, where you will experience sights of geothermal activity with eruption of Lady Knox Geyser. Back to Rotorua and visit Te Puia New Zealand’s Maori Arts & Crafts Institute where you will meet kiwi, New Zelands symbol. In the evening you will take part in Maori Hangi dinner.

To day view Haka Falls on Waikato River. Stop on the shores of Lake Taupo. Discover the alpine scenery of Mt. Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park. Stop for awesome photo opportunities on the way. Continue to Wellington capital of New Zealand for a sightseeing tour. Drive up Mt Victoria for a splendid view of the city and surroundings. Visit famous Te Papa Museum with its Celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique history and environment. Stop next to Parliament House. Accommodation in Wellington

After breakfast take a flight to Christchurch. City tour: Botanical Gardens, City Square,. Visit International Antarctic Centre where you Be chilled in our incredible Antarctic storm room. Be thrilled on an all-terrain vehicle tour. Make friends with penguins and huskies. Learn about the first expeditions, modern day life on Scott Base and the future of humanity on the ice. Be amazed through the big screen ice tour and astonished within the immersive 4D theatre.
Travel on panoramic route on the way to Mt Cook region. Visit the Church of the Good Shepherd on Lake TekapoEnjoy alpine scenery of Mount Cook National Park Accommodation in Twisel

After breakfast, stop at the salmon farm with view Aoraki (Mt Cook) as a bonus. View the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and Benmore Dam. Travel through Oamaru, with its white limestone buildings. Stop at Koekohe Beach where you will see famous Moeraki Boulders. Unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand. Drive to Dunedin for a tour of the city. Accommodation in Dunedin.

This morning choose ( own expense) one from a range of sightseeing experiences. Tour Larnach Castle, ride the historic Taieri Gorge Railway or take the Monarch Wildlife Cruise to see the Penguins and the Royal Albatross. Or choose from a visit to Cadbury World or Speight’s Brewery. Travel across rich fertile sheep-filled farming land to Te Anau on the shores of Lake Te Anau, the South Island’s largest lake. Accommodation in Te Anau

You’ll enjoy the magnificence of the World Heritage listed Fiordland National Park. You will see rainforest, ancient glaciers and mountain ranges. Stop at the Mirror Lake, Pop’s Lookout, Cleddau Valley and the Chasm one of New Zeland`s wonders. Your cruise on mystical Milford Sound. Then drive along the shores of Lake Wakatipu on the way to Queenstown, New Zealand’s adventure capital Accommodation in Queenstown.

A free day to enjoy sightseeing experiences.Join a wine tour, play a round of golf or take a gondola to the Skyline Restaurant for dinner. Take a 4WD minibus through Skippers Canyon, This evening cruise across Lake Wakatipu aboard New Zealand’s oldest steamship, the TSS Earnslaw, to Walter Peak Station for a gourmet barbecue Regional Meal at the Colonel’s Homestead.(Buffet Breakfast / Regional Meal) Accommodation in Queenstown

Visit the historic village of Arrowtown. Stop at iconic Bundy Bridge. Stop to taste some fruits at Cromwell, the fruit capital. Drive along panoramic route along lakes: Dunstan, Hawea and Wanaka. Drive over the Haast Pass and view amazing Thunder Creek Falls. Stop in Fox for a walk to the glacier. Accommodation in Fox

See FOX Glacier from the air on an optional flight (weather permitting) or take a glacier hike! Depart for Hokitika, home of the native greenstone (jade), for a factory visit and jewelry demonstration. Later, travel to Punakaiki to visit famous panckake rock formation. Travel to Greymouth for the night.

Travelling east through lush alpine beech rain forests towards the Southern Alps, we ascend through spectacular gorges and river valleys to the alpine village of Arthurs Pass for a short break before descending to the East Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, to the Canterbury Plains and Christchurch. Accommodation in Christchurch.

After breakfast time to say good bay and depart for your destination. You will be transferred to Christchurch Airport for your onward flight.