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Abel Tasman National ParkAucklandRotoruraThe Springs HotelLake TaupoOld St. Mary’s ConventMount Cook

Highlights

  • Exclusive boutique hotels
  • Oldest wine growing region - Hawke's Bay
  • Stunning natural scenery and unspoiled beaches
  • Jawdropping panoramas of Queenstown
  • Scenic flight to Milford Sound

16 day New Zealand Explorer Rates

Prices from £3,865 to £4,659 per person. Includes:

This sample tour itinerary includes return Emirates Economy Class flights, fourteen nights in standard and deluxe accommodation on varying board bases, car hire for the duration and sightseeing as specified in the itinerary. Based on travel 1 January to 31 December. Internal flights are not included.

      
    

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16 day New Zealand Explorer

An extensive 16-day self-drive tour of New Zealand's North and South Islands.

This is a tour of New Zealand in all its natural and cultural glory, staying in fashionable city hotels and charming boutique lodges surrounded by stunning scenery. Highlights include the city of Auckland, the geysers and thermal pools of Rotorua, Lake Taupo, the oldest wine growing region of Hawke's Bay, the charming Art Deco town of Napier and the capital Wellington. Cross over to the South Island to discover Christchurch, New Zealand's adventure capital - Queenstown, the spectacular lakes and glaciers of Fjordland National Park and Milford Sound.

Tour itinerary (14 nights/16 days)

Days 1 & 2: Fly to Auckland. Overnight at Hotel Debrett
Days 3 & 4: Drive to Taupo via the Maori cultural heartland Rotorua for a two night stay at Hilton Lake Taupo.
Days 5 & 6: Head to Hawke's Bay where you'll be staying for two nights at the Crown Hotel Napier. Day at leisure
Day 7: Drive to Wellington. Overnight at the Museum Hotel
Days 8 & 9: Depart via ferry to Picton, drive to Blenheim, staying two nights at Maison Grange. Day at leisure
Day 10: Drive to Christchurch via Kaikoura for whale watching. Overnight at The George
Day 11: Drive to Twizel, the National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Overnight at Matuka Lodge
Day 12: Drive to Queenstown and stay four nights at the Sofitel Queenstown Hotel & Spa
Day 13: Enjoy a scenic flight to majestic Milford Sound
Days 14 & 15: Explore Queenstown at your leisure
Day 16: Fly to Christchurch or Auckland for your return flight back to the UK