Trip Highlights
Get a feel for the north and sound islands with this trip that combines the best of the natural world with the most exhilarating.
Make some new friends whilst discovering glaciers and rugged mountain ranges!
What’s Included
12 Breakfasts (B), 1 Morning Tea (MT), 5 Dinners (D)
Explore the Coromandel Coast and enjoy a gourmet picnic
Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve
Explore Tongariro National Park
Ferry crossing through Marlborough Sound
Hanmer Springs
Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown city tours
Escorted services of a fully trained Topdeck Trip Leader & Driver
Transport
Modern air-conditioned coach
Accommodation
2 nights hotel/motel upgrade, 6 nights in lodges/cabins, 2 nights in hostels, 1 night in a traditional Maori Marae, 1 night overnight cruise on Milford Sound
Itinerary
Day 1 Auckland to Coromandel
Day 2 Coromandel to Rotorua
Day 3 Rotorua to Marae Stay
Day 4 Rotorua to Tongarigo National Park
Day 5 Tongariro National Park
Day 6 Tongariro National Park to Wellington
Day 7 Wellington to Hanmer Springs
Day 8 Hanmer Springs to Christchurch
Day 9 Christchurch to Lake Ohau
Day 10 Lake Ohau to Fiordland Experience
Day 11 Fiordland to Queenstown
Day 12 Queenstown
Day 13 Queenstown
This trip forms part of the Grand Kiwi trip, days 3 - 15.
*Please note that the itinerary for days 2 & 3 will reverse for some departures.