A Food and Wine Trail - Auckland to Christchurch

This 15 day tour starts in Auckland and finishes in Christchurch.

This tour also features:

Included activity: Private Transfer Auckland Airport to Auckland accommodation with Tourcorp

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

Included activity: Harbour Sailing Dinner Cruise with Explore

Included activity: Taste Buds for Foodies Tour

Included activity: Interislander Ferry Wellington to Picton with exclusive access to the Premium Plus Lounge

Included activity: Full-Day Beyond the Vines Wine Tasting Tour with Marlborough Wine Tours

Included activity: Auckland Wine Country Half Day Tour including Lunch with Bush and Beach

Included activity: Fullers Ferry Auckland to Waiheke Island (Return)

Included activity: Essence of Waiheke Wine Tour with Ananda

Included activity: Fullers Ferry Waiheke Island to Auckland

Included activity: Hobbiton Movie Set Tour

Included activity: Martinborough in a Day Personal Wine Tour with Martinborough Wine Tours

Included activity: Zealandia By Night Wildlife Sanctuary Tour

14 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners

Itinerary summary for: A Food and Wine Trail - Auckland to Christchurch

Day 1: Welcome to Auckland, transfer to your accommodation, relax or explore. This evening enjoy a relaxed dinner cruise on the harbour
Accommodation: Fable Auckland

Day 2: Today explore Auckland and its food and wine producers on a half day tour
Accommodation: Fable Auckland

Day 3: Take a cruise for a taste of Waiheke Island Tour
Accommodation: Fable Auckland

Day 4: Collect your rental car and drive south through Waikato farmland via Hobbiton Village before continuing to Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua

Day 5: Continue your journey south through Lake Taupo and onto the Art Deco city of Napier and the Hawke's Bay
Accommodation: Art Deco Masonic Hotel

Day 6: A free day to enjoy the city
Accommodation: Art Deco Masonic Hotel

Day 7: Journey south to the Wairarapa region and Martinborough's boutique wineries
Accommodation: The Martinborough Hotel

Day 8: Sip your way through some of Martinborough's best wines
Accommodation: The Martinborough Hotel

Day 9: A short drive over the Rimutaka Ranges to the capital city of Wellington. Explore the city and this evening visit Zealandia on a night tour
Accommodation: Naumi Hotel Wellington

Day 10: This morning depart an a tour of Wellington's gourmet hot spots. Time for shopping or relaxing this afternoon
Accommodation: Naumi Hotel Wellington

Day 11: Today cross the Cook Strait to the south Island and the famous Marlborugh wine region
Accommodation: The Peppertree

Day 12: Embark on a full day gourmet tour of Marlboroughs wineries
Accommodation: The Peppertree

Day 13: Drive to the seaside town of Kaikoura today. Tonight enjoy dinner at the wonderful Hapuku Lodge
Accommodation: Hapuku Lodge & Tree Houses

Day 14: Travel south through the Waipara Valley wine region and onto Christchurch.
Accommodation: The George Hotel

Day 15: More time to explore the city before you continue your journey before you depart