The Ultimate North-South Tour

This 30 day tour starts in Auckland and finishes in Christchurch.

This tour also features:

Included activity: Private Transfer Auckland Airport to your Auckland Accommodation with Tourcorp

Included activity: Electronic Travel Guide and In-Country Support App

Included activity: Interislander Ferry Wellington to Picton

Included activity: Ocean's Cabin with Whale Watch Kaikōura

Included activity: Ata Whenua - Shadowland Film at Fiordland Cinema

Included activity: Milford Sound Cruise with Real NZ - Lunch Included

Included activity: TranzAlpine Scenic Train: Greymouth to Christchurch

Included activity: Shared Transfer from Christchurch Train Station to Christchurch CBD Accommodation with Christchurch Touring Company

Included activity: Private Transfer from Christchurch Accommodation to Christchurch Airport with Christchurch Touring Company

Included activity: Hobbiton Tour with Marquee Festive Feast Lunch

Included activity: Mountain Jade - Highlights Tour

2 lunches

Itinerary summary for: The Ultimate North-South Tour

Day 1: Kia ora, Welcome to Auckland
Accommodation: Adina Apartment Hotel Auckland Britomart

Day 2: Explore the "City of Sails"
Accommodation: Adina Apartment Hotel Auckland Britomart

Day 3: Depart over the Harbour Bridge and head to the "Winterless" North
Accommodation: Sea Spray Suites

Day 4: Discover the Bay of Islands
Accommodation: Sea Spray Suites

Day 5: Cross Northland and drive the Kauri Coast to beautiful Snells Beach
Accommodation: Snells Beach Motel

Day 6: Pass through Auckland and the Hauraki Plains to the beaches of the Coromandel
Accommodation: Coromandel Court Motel

Day 7: Follow the coastline to the bay to Tairua
Accommodation: Pacific Harbour Villas

Day 8: Travel along the Bay of Plenty before turning inland towards the lakes of Rotorua
Accommodation: Silver Fern Suites & Spa

Day 9: Explore what Rotorua has to offer
Accommodation: Silver Fern Suites & Spa

Day 10: Drive the Geothermal Highway and then on to Napier
Accommodation: Bella Vista Napier

Day 11: Taste the wines or explore the nature of the Hawkes Bay
Accommodation: Bella Vista Napier

Day 12: Drive south to artisan area of Martinborough
Accommodation: The Claremont, Martinborough

Day 13: Travel over the Remutaka Ranges to Wellington
Accommodation: Adina CityLife Wellington

Day 14: Cross the Cook Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound on the Interislander Ferry
Accommodation: Ocean View Chalets

Day 15: Explore Abel Tasman National Park home to aqua blue waters and an abundance of wildlife
Accommodation: Ocean View Chalets

Day 16: Drive east reaching the Pacific Ocean which leads you to Kaikōura
Accommodation: The White Morph, Kaikōura

Day 17: Explore Kaikōura and witness the marine wildlife that call this place home
Accommodation: The White Morph, Kaikōura

Day 18: Drive through the North Canterbury to Ōtautahu-Christchurch
Accommodation: Quest on Cambridge

Day 19: Explore the evolving city of Christchurch
Accommodation: Quest on Cambridge

Day 20: Enjoy a scenic drive through farmlands and lakes to Aoraki-Mt Cook
Accommodation: Mt Cook Motel

Day 21: Cross back to the Eastern coast and south to Ōtepoti-Dunedin
Accommodation: Motel on York

Day 22: Explore historic Dunedin and the wildlife on Otago Peninsula
Accommodation: Motel on York

Day 23: Venture inland to Te Anau, gateway to Fiordland National Park
Accommodation: Lakefront Lodge

Day 24: Take time to explore the stunning Milford Road before a cruise through Piopiotahi-Milford Sound
Accommodation: Lakefront Lodge

Day 25: Travel southland and back into the mountains of Queenstown
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown

Day 26: Explore the sights and scenes of Tāhuna-Queenstown
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown

Day 27: Travel through picturesque Wānaka and the Haast Pass to Franz Josef, Glacier Country
Accommodation: Punga Grove Motel & Suites

Day 28: Explore the glaciers and Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Accommodation: Punga Grove Motel & Suites

Day 29: Drive the stunning West Coast Road and board the TranzAlpine Scenic Train to Christchurch
Accommodation: Quest on Cambridge

Day 30: Bid farewell to Aotearoa-New Zealand