Discover New Zealand on a southbound adventure from Auckland to Christchurch, blending cultural highlights, wildlife encounters and free-time thrills across cities, lakes, volcanoes and coastlines.
  • Tour the historic Waitangi Treaty Grounds in the Bay of Islands.
  • Visit the world’s largest kiwi bird conservation project in Rotorua.
  • Experience a traditional Maori dinner and cultural performance in Rotorua.
  • Explore Mount Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park, an active stratovolcano.
  • Walk Zealandia’s predator-fenced sanctuary among rare birds and tuatara.
  • Sail through the Marlborough Sounds on the Interislander ferry.
  • Spot whales, dolphins and seals along the Kaikoura Coast.
  • See Christchurch’s innovative rebuild and the Cardboard Cathedral.
Stay at Bounty Motel in Paihia, Lylo in Auckland, Sudima Lake Rotorua, Lakeland Resort Taupo, Kings Ohakune (a heritage-listed 1913 building turned modern ski lodge at Mount Ruapehu), Mercure Wellington Abel Tasman, and a seafront hotel in Kaikoura, with “or similar” properties used where noted.