Exciting New Zealand City Tour Package

Day 1

Arrive Auckland On arrival in Auckland, ‘The City of Sails’, you will be met and transferred to your hotel, check into your hotel, overnight at the hotel.

Day 2

Auckland - Waitomo - Rotorua After breakfast at the hotel, travel south through the fertile Waikato region to arrive at Waitomo. Enjoy a guided tour of the world-famous Waitomo Glowworm Caves including an underground boat ride viewing the millions of glow worms on the cavern roof. On completion continue over the forested Mamaku Ranges to reach the ‘Thermal City’ of Rotorua. Arrive Rotorua, check into your hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3

Rotorua After breakfast at the hotel, Visit Te Puia Thermal Reserve to see boiling mud pools and roaring geysers. Following this, visit Rainbow Springs to see New Zealand trout, birds and wildlife before continuing to the Agrodome for a New Zealand farm show featuring sheep dog demonstrations, cow milking and an introduction to the stars of our sheep industry. The afternoon is at leisure. This evening enjoys an authentic Maori Hangi (feast) and Concert. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4

Rotorua - Wellington After breakfast at the hotel, travel south to reach the popular lake resort of Taupo and along the shores of Lake Taupo to Turangi, before continuing on the Desert Road, dominated in the background by the three peaks of Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro. Continue south through lush farmland before arriving in the ‘Capital City’ of Wellington. Arrive Wellington check into your hotel, overnight at the hotel.

Day 5

Wellington - Picton - Kaikoura After breakfast at the hotel, Proceed towards the Cook Strait, which separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand, and into the Marlborough Sounds with its sparkling clear waters and lush forests, before arriving in Picton. Travel south through the town of Blenheim, before reaching Kaikoura, a town steeped in Maori history and legend. Arrive Kaikoura check into your hotel, overnight at the hotel.

Day 6

Kaikoura - Christchurch After breakfast at the hotel, travel through North Canterbury to reach the ‘Garden City’ of Christchurch. Arrive Christchurch check into your hotel, overnight at the hotel.

Day 7

Christchurch – Mt Cook After breakfast at the hotel, travel across the fertile Canterbury Plains before arriving at Lake Tekapo. Visit the ‘Church of the Good Shepherd’ before continuing onto Mt Cook National Park. Arrive Mt. Cook checks into your hotel, overnight at the hotel.

Day 8

Mt Cook – Queenstown After breakfast at the hotel, follow the shores of Lake Pukaki south to the small town of Twizel before continuing through the historic Central Otago region to Lake Wakatipu and the ‘Alpine Resort’ of Queenstown. Arrive Queenstown check into your hotel, overnight at the hotel.

Day 9

Queenstown After breakfast at the hotel, the day is free to explore the endless optional attractions available. Queenstown offers bungy jumping, jetboating, white water rafting, gondola rides and much more. Optional activities not included in the tour price. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10

Queenstown – Milford Sound – Te Anau After breakfast at the hotel, proceed towards the southern arm of Lake Wakatipu to Lumsden, and onward to Lake Te Anau. Enter the Eglinton Valley and travel through the breathtaking man-made Homer Tunnel to reach Milford Sound. Enjoy a cruise on this world-famous fiord, dominated by Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls. Return to Te Anau. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 11

Te Anau – Dunedin After breakfast at the hotel, Cross the fertile Southland Plains through Gore and Balclutha to South Otago. Then travel north to the ‘Edinburgh of the South’, Dunedin. The afternoon is free for optional activities. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 12

Dunedin – Christchurch After breakfast at the hotel travel north through lush farmland and a series of small farming communities to Christchurch. Arrive Christchurch, check into your hotel, overnight at the hotel.

Day 13

Departure Day After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to the airport to board your flight back home or onward destination.