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18 Days New Zealand Group / Special Departures

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DepartureChristchurch
ReturnAuckland
Min. travellers2
Booking periodNow – 13 April 2026
Travel periodMarch 2026 – March 2028

Good to know

  • Inclusions: • 17 nights’ accommodation with daily breakfast • Meals, Sightseeing and entrance tickets as per itinerary • Indoor Guided Dark Sky & Astronomy Experience in Tekapo • Privately Guided Tour and Dinner at Transport World Invercargill • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - Real Country Farm Experience • Visit historic Arrowtown • Milford Sound/Piopiotahi Cruise • Sample Queenstown's world-famous Fergburger • View Punakaiki's Pancake Rocks from a scenic viewpoint • Cruise the Cook Strait • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - Guided Art Deco Walking tour in Napier • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - Guided Te Po Indigenous Experience at Te Puia • Discover the significance and craft of Pounamu (Jade) carving • Interactive All Blacks Experience Auckland • View the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo
  • Exclusions: • Return International flight ticket • Travel Insurance • NZeTA (NZD 17 Mobile apps / NZD 23 Website) • Tourism Levy (NZD 100 per person) • Optional tours • Others not mentioned
  • Remarks & Notes: • Booking period: Now – 13 April 2026 • Minimum 2 adults to go • Travel period: March 2026 – March 2028, selective departure dates • Peak season surcharges apply on certain dates, to be advised • Sequence of itinerary is subject to change without prior notice • Final price to be confirmed upon booking time • Flight Information: Day 1 flights arrive prior to 4.00pm into Christchurch; Day 18 flights depart anytime from Auckland.
  • Currency: Ringgit Malaysia (MYR)

Tour Highlights

  • Indoor Guided Dark Sky & Astronomy Experience in Tekapo
  • Privately Guided Tour and Dinner at Transport World Invercargill
  • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience – Real Country Farm Experience
  • Milford Sound/Piopiotahi Scenic Cruise & Fergburger tasting
  • Punakaiki Pancake Rocks & blowholes
  • Interisland Ferry Cruise across Cook Strait to Wellington
  • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Guided Art Deco Walking tour in Napier
  • Te Puia Geothermal Valley & Te Po Indigenous Maori Experience
  • Interactive All Blacks Rugby Experience in Auckland

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Christchurch

Arrive in Christchurch. Explore the innovative architecture and gardens. Meet your group for welcome drinks.

Day 2 Christchurch – Omarama

Cross the Canterbury Plains to Lake Tekapo. Visit Church of the Good Shepherd and enjoy the Indoor Dark Sky & Astronomy Experience.

breakfast · dinner

Day 3 Omarama – Dunedin

Travel through Oamaru to Dunedin. Discover Victorian heritage and Larnach Castle.

breakfast

Day 4 Dunedin – Invercargill

Tour to Invercargill. Visit Bill Richardson Transport World with a private tour and dinner.

breakfast · dinner

Day 5 Stewart Island Sightseeing

Cruise to Stewart Island for a guided village and bays tour.

breakfast

Day 6 Invercargill – Queenstown

Enjoy a Real Country Farm Experience before heading to Queenstown.

breakfast

Day 7 Queenstown Free Time

Explore Queenstown at your leisure.

breakfast

Day 8 Queenstown – Franz Josef

Cross Haast Pass past Wanaka and Hawea to glacier country in Franz Josef.

breakfast · dinner

Day 9 Franz Josef – Punakaiki

View Franz Josef Glacier and Punakaiki Pancake Rocks.

breakfast · dinner

Day 10 Punakaiki – Nelson

Scenic coastal drive through Buller Gorge to sunny Nelson.

breakfast

Day 11 Nelson

Free day in Nelson and Abel Tasman National Park area.

breakfast

Day 12 Nelson – Wellington

Interislander Ferry cruise across Cook Strait to Wellington.

breakfast · dinner

Day 13 Wellington – Napier

Drive through the Wairarapa region to Art Deco Napier.

breakfast

Day 14 Napier

Guided Art Deco walking tour in Napier and afternoon at leisure.

breakfast

Day 15 Napier – Rotorua

Travel to Rotorua past Lake Taupo and Huka Falls. Te Po Maori feast.

breakfast · dinner

Day 16 Rotorua Free Time

Visit Hobbiton or relax at Polynesian Spa / Wai Ariki Hot Springs.

breakfast

Day 17 Rotorua – Auckland

Travel through Waikato to Auckland for city sights.

breakfast

Day 18 Auckland – Departure

Transfer to Auckland Airport for your flight home.

breakfast

What's included

Included

  • 17 nights’ accommodation with daily breakfast
  • Meals, Sightseeing and entrance tickets as per itinerary
  • Indoor Guided Dark Sky & Astronomy Experience in Tekapo
  • Privately Guided Tour and Dinner at Transport World Invercargill
  • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - Real Country Farm Experience
  • Visit historic Arrowtown
  • Milford Sound/Piopiotahi Cruise
  • Sample Queenstown's world-famous Fergburger
  • View Punakaiki's Pancake Rocks from a scenic viewpoint
  • Cruise the Cook Strait
  • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - Guided Art Deco Walking tour in Napier
  • MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - Guided Te Po Indigenous Experience at Te Puia
  • Discover the significance and craft of Pounamu (Jade) carving
  • Interactive All Blacks Experience Auckland
  • View the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo

Not included

  • Return international flight ticket
  • Travel insurance
  • NZeTA ( NZD 17 Mobile apps )(NZD 23 Website)
  • Tourism Levy (NZD 100 per person)
  • Optional Tours
  • Others not mentioned

Prices & dates

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Your hotels

Ibis Hotel Christchurch

★★★★

Christchurch Christchurch

Modern hotel in Christchurch.

Distinction Heritage Gateway Hotel

★★★★

Omarama Omarama

Peaceful gateway hotel.

Dunedin Leisure Lodge

★★★★

Dunedin Dunedin

Set amidst historic gardens.

Kelvin Hotel

★★★★

Invercargill Invercargill

Centrally located in Invercargill.

Copthorne Hotel & Resort Queenstown

★★★★

Queenstown Queenstown

Lakeside comfort in Queenstown.

Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier

★★★★

Franz Josef Franz Josef

Sub-alpine glacier rainforest setting.

Scenic Hotel Punakaiki

★★★★

Punakaiki Punakaiki

Near the famous Pancake Rocks.

The Rutherford Hotel Nelson

★★★★

Nelson Nelson

Heritage accommodation in Nelson.

Travelodge Wellington

★★★★

Wellington Wellington

Central Wellington hotel.

Scenic Hotel Te Pania

★★★★

Napier Napier

Waterfront Art Deco hotel.

Sudima Lake Rotorua

★★★★

Rotorua Rotorua

Lakeside hotel in Rotorua.

Adina Apartment Hotel Britomart Auckland

★★★★

Auckland Auckland

Stylish hotel near Auckland harbour.
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