Wellington, Hawke's Bay, Napier, Rotorua, Huka Falls, Waitomo Caves, Auckland
Fall in love with New Zealand on this 8-day guided tour. See Wellington your way, choosing between an insider’s tour of the city with a local expert or a guided hike through Otari Wiltons Bush, the only botanic garden in the country dedicated entirely to native plants. Travel past the dairy country of Manawatu to Hawke’s Bay, where you will enjoy an exclusive wine tasting at one of the country’s world-famous wineries. In Rotorua, walk the Redwoods Treewalk — a maze of forested suspension bridges — and tour a working kiwi nursery and hatchery, where you can learn more about the flightless bird. Savour a flavourful Māori Hāngī feast, made from food cooked in the ground with geothermal steam. Descend the Waitomo Cave to see glow worms illuminate the caverns, then toast your trip during a celebration dinner in Auckland.
Engaging Experiences These special places and experiences are considered tour highlights. Look for them in the daily itineraries.
Nuami Hotel Wellington
Dinner
Included
On arrival at Wellington International Airport you'll be driven by complimentary transfer to your hotel. Spend some time at leisure to relax or explore on your own. This evening, meet your travel concierge and get to know your fellow travelers during your welcome dinner.
Nuami Hotel Wellington
Breakfast
Included
Today personalize your day. Choose from the the urban eco-sanctuary of Zealandia/Te Māra a Tāne or discover the stunning waterfront and hidden lanes of Wellington with a local expert.
Porters Boutique Hotel, Hawke's Bay.
Breakfast,
Dinner
Included
Wind your way through the pastoral dairy farming land of Manawatū to Napier in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand’s Art Deco capital and world-renowned wine country. This evening, savor a tasting and dinner at family-owned Craggy Range Winery in the shadow of Te Mata Peak.
Porters Boutique Hotel, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay
Breakfast
Included
Partake in a Gannet safari. Your participation on Gannet Safaris contributes to our MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® initiative: TTC makes a donation on behalf of each guest to the Cape Sanctuary. Their amazing team is made up of over 300 volunteers that are giving their time to restore our beautiful land and replant grasses and natives to support the return of our wildlife. Take in Napier’s Art Deco architecture with a local expert in a vintage car.
Pullman Rotorua
Breakfast,
Lunch
Included
Continue your journey to Rotorua, where this afternoon, armed with a packed lunch, you'll join a local guide for a cultural walking eco-tour to discover the Jurassic Whirinaki Forest, a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience.
Pullman Rotorua, Rotorua
Breakfast,
Dinner
Included
Unveil the Californian Coastal Redwoods of Whakarewarewa Forest and go behind the scenes on a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at a kiwi bird nursery and hatchery. Tonight, an evening of culture, history and scrumptious food awaits you at Te Pā Tū.
JW Marriott Auckland
Breakfast,
Dinner
Included
Glide by boat through Waitomo’s underground caves lined with dazzling glow worms on a private guided tour. In Auckland, enjoy dinner with a New Zealand sporting royal, a former All Black rugby player.
Breakfast
Included
After one final breakfast, say farewell to your Christchurch to Auckland luxury tour as you are chauffeured to Auckland Airport.
2025 Tour Dates
DECEMBER
14
:
$5,950
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Pricing is subject to change without notice.
Pricing is per person,
double occupancy,
land only, based on December 22, 2024 travel date.
Single supplement from $1,360.
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