Discover New Zealand’s peak-summer gardens on a coach-led journey from North to South Island, featuring a Cook Strait ferry crossing and a Lake Wakatipu cruise on the TSS Earnslaw, with visits outlined in the itinerary and the services of a professional tour manager.
  • Discover New Zealand gardens at peak summer bloom.
  • Explore Hamilton Gardens’ themed collections, from Paradise to Fantasy.
  • Experience Maori culture and visit Pohutu geyser at Te Puia.
  • Wander Pukeiti's rhododendron garden set within lush rainforest.
  • Explore Otari Native Botanic Garden, devoted to indigenous plants.
  • Sail across Cook Strait through the Marlborough Sounds.
  • Tour Larnach Castle's internationally significant gardens on the Otago Peninsula.
  • Cruise Lake Wakatipu aboard TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak gardens.
Stay in a selection of hotels throughout New Zealand, including Distinction Rotorua Hotel, Grand Millennium Hotel, Plymouth International Hotel, Copthorne Hotel Oriental Bay, Scenic Hotel Marlborough, Sudima Hotel Kaikoura, Crowne Plaza Christchurch and Novotel Queenstown Lakeside, conveniently located for daily garden visits.