Stories of Aotearoa

This 20 day tour starts in Auckland and finishes in Christchurch.

This tour also features:

Included activity: The Visitor Promise - Cultural Learning Course

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

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

Included activity: Māwhera Pounamu Pathway Immersive Experience

Included activity: Franz Josef Glacier Helihike with Franz Josef Glacier Guides

Included activity: TSS Earnslaw Cruise and Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner

Included activity: Ata Whenua - Shadowland Film at Fiordland Cinema

Included activity: Milford Sound Business Class with Real NZ and Altitude Tours - Includes Canapes

Included activity: Dinner at Camp Estate, Larnach Castle

Included activity: Larnach Castle: Guided Tour & High Tea Experience

Included activity: The Panorama Room 3-course Dinner with The Hermitage Hotel

Included activity: Te Pā Tū Evening Māori Cultural Experience - Dinner Included

Included activity: Hells Gate Experience (Geothermal Walk, Mud Bath, Sulphur Spas)

Included activity: A Wine & Gourmet Odyssey - Lunch Included

Included activity: Zealandia By Day Wildlife Sanctuary Tour

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

Included activity: Abel Tasman Water and Walk Tour with Wine, Art & Wilderness - Lunch Included

18 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 1 dinner, 3 special dinners

Itinerary summary for: Stories of Aotearoa

Day 1: Welcome to Auckland, The City of Sails
Accommodation: Park Hyatt Auckland

Day 2: Journey to the Cultural Capital
Accommodation: On the Point

Day 3: Geothermal wonders & Māori Heritage
Accommodation: On the Point

Day 4: From lakes to grapes
Accommodation: Craggy Range

Day 5: Experience New Zealand's oldest wine region
Accommodation: Craggy Range

Day 6: Journey to the coolest little capital city
Accommodation: QT Wellington

Day 7: Wildlife & city culture
Accommodation: QT Wellington

Day 8: Ferry through the Marlborough Sounds
Accommodation: Pihopa Retreat

Day 9: Wander through the golden sands Abel Tasman National Park
Accommodation: Pihopa Retreat

Day 10: West Coast scenic drive
Accommodation: Rimu Lodge

Day 11: Hokitika to Franz Josef, where the rainforest meets a glacier
Accommodation: Legacy Te Waonui Hotel Franz Josef

Day 12: Explore Glacier Country
Accommodation: Legacy Te Waonui Hotel Franz Josef

Day 13: Franz Josef to Queenstown via Wānaka
Accommodation: Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel

Day 14: Explore the adventure capital, Queenstown
Accommodation: Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel

Day 15: Drive to the gateway to Fiordland
Accommodation: Tukare Lookout

Day 16: Explore Te Anau & Fiordland’s majestic Milford Sound
Accommodation: Tukare Lookout

Day 17: Southland landscapes to Dunedin
Accommodation: Larnach Lodge at Larnach Castle

Day 18: Behold Aotearoa's tallest mountain
Accommodation: Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Wing Premium Plus

Day 19: Scenic drive from alpine peaks to the Canterbury Plains
Accommodation: Merivale Manor House

Day 20: Reflections on the Long White Cloud