- In-depth Cultural
- Family
- Wildlife
- Group
- Fully Guided
- Explorer
- Personalized
- Gold Operator
- Luxury Gold
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 20 - 40
- Age range 5 to 99
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Ride the TranzAlpine train through the Alps
- Walk Franz Josef Glacier with a local expert
- Cruise Haast River in a jet boat
- Taste wines in Gibbston Valley of the Vines
- Tour Waitomo Cave with a glow worm experience
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Welcome to Christchurch
- Day 2 Christchurch to Franz Josef
- Day 3 The Mighty Franz Josef Glacier
- Day 4 Travel from Franz Josef to Wānaka
- Day 5 Wānaka
- Day 6 Wanaka to Queenstown
- Day 7 Queenstown
- Day 8 Queenstown to Doubtful Sound (overnight cruise)
- Day 9 Doubtful Sound to Dunedin
- Day 10 Distillery Tour and Dunedin at Leisure
- Day 11 Dunedin to Christchurch
- Day 12 Christchurch to Wellington
- Day 13 Wellington Sightseeing
- Day 14 Wellington to Hawke's Bay
- Day 15 Exploring Napier
- Day 16 Geothermal Rotorua
- Day 17 The Sights of Rotorua
- Day 18 Waitomo and Auckland
- Day 19 Farewell Auckland
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Hotel Montreal, Christchurch.
HotelDays 1, 11Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz Josef.
HotelDays 2, 3Edgewater Wānaka Hotel
HotelDays 4, 5The Rees Hotel
HotelDays 6, 7Fiordland Navigator
Hotelday 8Distinction Dunedin Hotel.
HotelDays 9, 10Naumi Hotel Wellington
HotelDays 12, 13Porters Boutique Hotel, Hawke's Bay.
HotelDays 14, 15Pullman Rotorua.
HotelDays 16, 17JW Marriott Auckland.
Hotelday 18
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
Operated by
Luxury Gold
Number of tours
126
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
within 3 days
Response rate
100%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingRather poor
- ItineraryGood
- GuideGood
- TransportAverage
- AccommodationGood
- FoodGood
david· March 29th, 2025Supposedly a well arranged tour. But unfortunately this was not the case. Bookings for one of the main attractions (i.e. TranzAlpine train journey) were botched. It was left up to me to rectify the situation and book my own ticket. Then was denied the added itinery for their admitted mistake. What incredibly petty behaviour, especially given the high cost of the tour.Show more
Luxury Gold commented on this reviewThank you for contacting our Guest Relations Department. Your concerns have been received and are currently under review. We sincerely apologise that your experience did not align with your expectations. We recognise that planning and saving for a... Show moreTrip date: March 2025
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