On arrival, guests travelling by coach will be met and privately transferred to hotel. Self-drive guests will collect a rental car and drive to the hotel.

Enjoy a morning sightseeing tour of Auckland city. Visit  Kelly Tarlton’s Sea Life   Aquarium and Antarctic Encounter The remainder of the day  is free.

Travel south through the fertile Waikato region to arrive at Waitomo. Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitomo Glowworm Caves. After that,  continue over the Mamaku Ranges to reach the ‘Thermal City’ of Rotorua.

Visit TePuia Thermal Reserve to see boiling mud pools and roaring geysers. Following this, visit Agrodome for a farm show and Rainbow Springs to see trout, birds and wildlife. Relax and enjoy the afternoon at leisure. In the evening, experience an authentic Maori Hangi (feast) and concert.

Travel south to reach the popular lake resort of Taupo before continuing on the Desert Road, dominated in the background by the three peaks of Ruapehu,
Ngauruhoe and Tongariro. Continue south through farmland before arriving in the
Capital Cityof Wellington.

Enjoy a morning sightseeing tour of Wellington (coach guests only) . Visit Te
Papa, ‘Museum of New Zealand’ for a short guided tour (both coach and self
drive guests) before enjoying a free afternoon to explore.

Journey across Cook Strait and into the Marlborough Sounds before arriving in Picton. Travel south through the town of Blenheim, before reaching Kaikoura – here you might like to take an optional whalewatch cruise or scenic flight.

Leave Kaikoura behind as you turn inland and travel to the ‘Garden City’ of Christchurch.