Ultimate New Zealand | Southbound | Oct 2025 - Sept 2026

20 nights from $3200

20 nights

Ultimate New Zealand | Southbound | Oct 2025 - Sept 2026

A 21-day southbound New Zealand journey from Auckland to Christchurch, blending coach travel, ferry crossings, cultural encounters, wildlife experiences and epic scenery from the Bay of Islands to Fio

$4090 pp
$3200 pp excluding flights $160 per night
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A 21-day southbound New Zealand journey from Auckland to Christchurch, blending coach travel, ferry crossings, cultural encounters, wildlife experiences and epic scenery from the Bay of Islands to Fiordland and the Southern Alps.
  • Visit Waitangi Treaty Grounds, site of the 1840 Treaty signing.
  • Experience a traditional Maori dinner and performance in Rotorua.
  • Feel Huka Falls’ power, where 220,000 litres surge each second.
  • Walk among rare wildlife at Zealandia eco-sanctuary in Wellington.
  • Ride the Interislander ferry through Marlborough Sounds’ sunken valleys.
  • Witness Franz Josef Glacier on an optional scenic helicopter flight.
  • Cruise Milford Sound beneath forested cliffs and soaring peaks.
  • Stargaze at Lake Tekapo’s Dark Sky experience and Maori astronomy.
Stay in a mix of motels, hotels and lodges across New Zealand, including Bounty Motel in Paihia, Sudima Lake Rotorua, Kings Ohakune’s heritage-listed ski lodge, Mercure Wellington Abel Tasman, Sudima Kaikoura’s seafront setting, Drifter Christchurch, Rainforest Retreat in Franz Josef, Lylo Queenstown, The Village Inn Te Anau and Lake Ohau Lodge (or similar).
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