Tour New Zealand Vista (14 Days)

Guide

Specialist team of two highly experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide

Accommodation

1 night in a twin-share room at the VR Queen Street Hotel & Suites. 2 nights in twin-share rooms at the Ibis Rotorua Hotel. 1 night in a twin-share room at the Travelodge Wellington. 1 night in a twin-share room at the Picton Beachcomber Inn. 2 nights in twin-share rooms at the Ibis Hotel Christchurch. 1 night in a twin-share room at the Heritage Gateway Hotel. 1 night in a twin-share room at the Scenic Hotel Dunedin City. 1 night in a twin-share room at the Distinction Luxmore Hotel. 2 nights in twin-share rooms at the Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown. 1 night in a twin-share room at the Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier (Douglas Wing). Triple-share rooms can be purchased on the ’Book Now’ page. Please be aware that all accommodations are subject to change until 4-6 weeks before the departure date. Final accommodation details will be provided to you with your finalised travel documents.

Meals

13 Full buffet breakfasts. 2 Highlight Dinners. 7 Dinners. 1 Farewell Dinner. Other meals are not included to give you maximum flexibility in deciding where, what and with whom to eat.

Hygieneprotocol

As of December 1st 2021, you must be fully vaccinated to travel with us. Your final vaccine dose must have been administered a minimum of 15 days prior to the start of the trip. This is your second dose of Pfizer, Moderna, or Astra Zeneca, or single dose of Johnson & Johnson.  You must be able to show documented proof of vaccination on trip. Your CDC card is sufficient (we recommend saving a picture on your smart phone as a backup option), but please be aware that certain destinations may require you to fill out additional forms online.

Transport

Travel by luxury coach

Others

Whether you like sky-high adventures – think, landing on a glacier – or prefer to keep your feet on the ground, we have a little black book of adventures ready to inspire. Free days in Queenstown and Rotorua means you can explore at leisure – thermal soaks and hiking slopes could be on the menu. Within World Heritage listed Fiordland National Park, Milford Sound/Piopiotahi is the kind of place you expect to see on postcards. Centrally located premium 3.5-star hotels National Park entrance fees

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Insurance

Insurance is not included. Travel insurance is required for this tour. Please make sure you are adequately covered. If you require travel insurance, TourRadar has partnered up with World Nomads to provide a hassle-free experience. More information can be found here (http://www.tourradar.com/travel-insurance).

Others

Tipping. Other meals, snacks and drinks. Pre and post tour accommodation. Single supplement (Optional) - Can be purchased on the ‘Book Now’ page. Airport transfers

Optional

Optional experiences are available on this tour for an additional cost and will be provided to you with your finalised travel documents.

Flights

As we have travellers from all over the world, flights before and after the tour are not included in the tour price and you need to arrange these separately by yourself once your tour is guaranteed. As we specialise in organising the best tours around the world for you, we are unable to advise on flight prices or book flights on your behalf. We recommend that you do not book your flights until your place on the tour has been confirmed. Check out the following link which is powered by Skyscanner to book your flight - https://flights.tourradar.com

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Day 1 Day 1: Welcome To Auckland
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Welcome To Auckland

Auckland never fails to turn on the charm, as you’ll discover while exploring the city before meeting your fellow adventure-seekers. Arrive at your leisure and peruse waterfront precincts filled with yachts; take a cruise out to the wineries of Waiheke Island; or hit up the CBD to discover local designers. Kiwi creativity is surging.
Day 2 Day 2: Auckland - Rotorua
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Auckland - Rotorua

Another day in Auckland… things could be worse. After a morning Auckland tour, set your GPS for the Waikato River to Waitomo Caves. Here, your cruise route is cast in a magical light by thousands of glowworms. It’s a landscape almost as otherworldly as Rotorua, where mud pops and jettisons from bubbling geysers, and steam rushes skywards from cracks in the Earth. Tonight, delve deep into Maori culture and traditions at Te Puia. Your dinner, a hangi cooked underground, is served while you overlook the spectacular geothermal valley. The highlight is a Māori cultural performance in the beautifully carved meeting house, Te Aronui a Rua.
Day 3 Day 3: Rotorua Free Time
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Rotorua Free Time

We’re leaving you up to your own devices today. But have plenty of North Island tour travel tips, depending on your mood. Want a bit of down time? Bliss out in the steamy thermal springs at Rotorua’s Polynesian Spa. Animal lover? Go behind the scenes on a working kiwi nursery and hatchery. Hobbit fans will want to take advantage of the opportunity to tour the sights featured in The Lord of the Rings movies at Hobbiton. These beautiful landscapes are not only a bucket list tour for Hobbit fans, but a gorgeous countryside getaway. The choice is yours.
Day 4 Day 4: Rotorua - Wellington
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Rotorua - Wellington

A staggering 220,000 litres of water thunder over Huka Falls’ 11-metre-high escarpment every second. It creates quite the calamity. From here, the road ahead unfolds in a broad panorama of Lake Taupo, its waters so vivid and blue they resemble an Ice Mint. Traverse the Kapiti Coast to New Zealand’s cool little capital, Wellington, where there are so many restaurants and bars to choose from, you’ll need a guidebook. Wait, you have an in-the-know Travel Director to talk to.
Day 5 Day 5: Wellington - Picton
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Wellington - Picton

Forget everything else you have to do today and focus on one thing: getting a cup of Wellington’s amazing coffee. The city is known for its uber-cool cafés, designed to fuel you through a session at Te Papa, the Museum of New Zealand. Wellington tour done and dusted: onwards to the Interislander for a cruise across Cook Strait, from the North Island to the South, through a maze of arms and inlets into the sleepy seaside village of Picton.
Day 6 Day 6: Picton - Christchurch
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Picton - Christchurch

Black is the new black, as you’ll fast discover when walking along the dramatic ink-hued Kaikoura beach. Bonus points if you spot a sea lion or sperm whale frolicking offshore. Talk to your Travel Director for tips on the essential restaurants to dine in tonight – Christchurch has reinvented itself in more ways than one.
Day 7 Day 7: Christchurch - Omarama
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Christchurch - Omarama

From its devastating 2010/11 earthquakes, Christchurch has become one of the most forward-thinking cities in the world when it comes to design. Case in point the mind-bending Transitional Cathedral, made largely of cardboard, and Turanga, the gold-clad central library. This Christchurch tour is as eye-opening as it is educational. From here, your outlook is the Canterbury Plains: the turquoise waters of Lake Tekapo, snow-capped mountains and atmospheric towns. Choose to take it in from the air for added perspective, on an optional chopper flight around the Southern Alps and on to Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere.
Day 8 Day 8: Omarama - Dunedin
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Omarama - Dunedin

Oamaru may have supplied other NZ cities with limestone, but it kept some for itself – and the result is glorious leafy streets with grand 1800s buildings that stand proud before you journey further south toward Dunedin. It’s easy to while away the afternoon in ‘little Edinburgh’s’ atmospheric art-lined alleys. Or venture further afield to discover the wildlife that thrives in this pretty pocket of the country – fur seals and penguins among them.
Day 9 Day 9: Dunedin - Te Anau
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Dunedin - Te Anau

There’s no judgement that comes from a sleep-in. But if you have the energy, channel it into exploring Larnach Castle – the only one of its kind in the country. Dunedin’s Scottish ancestry is everywhere you look, from the manicured grounds of Otago University to the city’s main George Street. Rolling green hills dotted with doe-eyed sheep are replaced by soaring mountains as you weave your way into Fiordland National Park and the South Island’s biggest lake and the town of Te Anau. Soak up the serenity – it doesn’t get any better than this.
Day 10 Day 10: Te Anau - Queenstown
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Te Anau - Queenstown

There are some travel days that blaze into your memory. Today is one. Your route through Fiordland National Park is an intoxicating union of beech forests, alluvial flats, meadows and mirror-like lakes. Gin-clear rivers carve the countryside, with all roads leading to Milford Sound/Piopiotahi. Cruising this World Heritage listed expanse will give you goosebumps, a string of waterfalls creating a misty curtain across sheer escarpments. Look out for dolphins – they’re a common sight here.
Day 11 Day 11: Queenstown Free Time
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Queenstown Free Time

Queenstown is known as NZ’s adventure capital for good reason. But don’t take our word for it. Feel the wind in your hair on the high-octane Shotover Jet, skidding, twirling and zipping along white-water river. Nature lover? Discover some of New Zealand’s feathered friends at a wildlife centre. Wherever you wander, make sure you’re back in time to glide across Lake Wakatipu aboard the historic TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak High Country Farm for a gourmet barbecue dinner.
Day 12 Day 12: Queenstown - Franz Josef/Waiau
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12: Queenstown - Franz Josef/Waiau

As if Queenstown’s Lake Wakatipu wasn’t pretty enough, you have a parade of gleaming waterways to keep you company today. After departing the movie-set-perfect streets of Arrowtown, discover Lake Dunstan, surrounded by orchards where you’ll pause to refuel on flavour-packed stone fruit. Then there’s Lake Hawea followed by Lake Wanaka, with its Instagrammable shoreline of poplars and willows. Over the Haast Pass, Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere sparkles like a gem. You don’t get many opportunities in life to land and walk on a glacier. This afternoon is one.
Day 13 Day 13: Franz Josef/Waiau - Christchurch
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 13: Franz Josef/Waiau - Christchurch

Swap white at Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere for green at Hokitika: the pounamu (native jade) found here is the stuff jewellery dreams are made of. In Māori tradition, it’s bad luck to buy this sacred stone for yourself; flutter your eyelids at your loved one. Just when you thought your adventure couldn’t get any better, you’ll aboard the TranzAlpine train bound for Christchurch, through tunnels and over viaducts with panoramic views of snow-capped peaks, icy rivers, beech forests, gorges and river valleys.
Day 14 Day 14: Farewell From Christchurch
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 14: Farewell From Christchurch

Two islands, two weeks. It’s remarkable what you can see when you have the right people guiding you.

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New Zealand Vista (14 Days)

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Itinerary of your trip New Zealand Vista (14 Days)

Day 1: Welcome To Auckland

Day 2: Auckland - Rotorua

Day 3: Rotorua Free Time

Day 4: Rotorua - Wellington

Day 5: Wellington - Picton

Day 6: Picton - Christchurch

Day 7: Christchurch - Omarama

Day 8: Omarama - Dunedin

Day 9: Dunedin - Te Anau

Day 10: Te Anau - Queenstown

Day 11: Queenstown Free Time

Day 12: Queenstown - Franz Josef/Waiau

Day 13: Franz Josef/Waiau - Christchurch

Day 14: Farewell From Christchurch

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