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- Silver Operator
- Stray Travel
- Explorer
- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
- 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 6 - 24
- Age range 17 to 70
Places You’ll See

Highlights
- Explore Auckland's waterfront
- Hike Rangitoto Island's volcano
- Dig hot pools at Hot Water Beach
- Tour the Hobbiton movie set
- Experience Maori culture at Lake Aniwhenua
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 ARRIVE AUCKLAND
- Day 2 AUCKLAND ISLAND EXPERIENCE
- Day 3 AUCKLAND TO HAHEI
- Day 4 HAHEI TO ROTORUA
- Day 5 ROTORUA TO LAKE ANIWHENUA
- Day 6 LAKE ANIWHENUA TO TAUPO
- Day 7 TAUPO TO TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK
- Day 8 TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK
- Day 9 TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK TO WELLINGTON
- Day 10 WELLINGTON TO MARAHAU (ABEL TASMAN)
- Day 11 MARAHAU (ABEL TASMAN)
- Day 12 MARAHAU (ABEL TASMAN) TO FRANZ JOSEF
- Day 13 FRANZ JOSEF
- Day 14 FRANZ JOSEF TO QUEENSTOWN
- Days 15 - 16 QUEENSTOWN
- Day 17 DAY TRIP TO MILFORD SOUND
- Day 18 QUEENSTOWN TO LAKE TEKAPO
- Day 19 LAKE TEKAPO TO CHRISTCHURCH
- Day 20 CHRISTCHURCH TO KAIKOURA
- Day 23 KAIKOURA (VIA PICTON) TO WELLINGTON
- Day 22 WELLINGTON TO RAGLAN
- Day 23 RAGLAN TO AUCKLAND
- Day 24 DEPART AUCKLAND
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- 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.

Operated by
Stray Travel
Number of tours
16
Age Range
17 to 70 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
100%
Stray differs from traditional sightseeing tour operators by offering...
Read moreCustomer Reviews
- Fong· May 18th, 2025Itinerary was OK but should include more options for people not participating in the included tours. The guide was very informative and helpful - highly recommended.Show more
- Peter· April 15th, 2025A wonderful tour of the South Island under the guidance of the brilliant Jacob Carr. Amazing scenery with a warm and friendly environment in the knowledgeable hands of Jacob, who ensured the requirements of the group were first and foremost.Show more
- phil· April 9th, 2025Brilliant guide, Nicole. Well planned. Very interesting tourShow more
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Ian
Asked on January 10th, 2025Can you get an upgrade on accomodation not shares rooms?
- Stray TravelOperator•Written January 2025
We don't offer room upgrades for our Adventure tours, if you'd prefer your own room I'd recommend our Select tours, such as our 18-Day Ruru Select Tour.
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Rick
Asked on July 6th, 2024Can I upgrade my room to twin sharing room?
- Stray TravelOperator•Written July 2024
This tour is dormshare only. You might want to try our Ruru tour which is a full national trip that offers twinshare rooms.
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Allison
Asked on November 23rd, 2023We are interested in the 24 day tour starting Feb 13, 2024. We are 65 and 67 years old, but fit and fun-loving. Would like to know if we would fit your group demographics. We live the idea of planned tours, and this one looks like a blast! (Never stayed in a hostel……could you give us a description?) Also, did not stumble anything about luggage. Could you enlighten us?
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Allison
Traveler•Written November 2023There is currently a discount. When does that end…not sure what time zone I am conversing with. It is Thursday in Calgary. We'd like to choose one of several options we are considering within the discounted range. And, what is tourRadar, exactly? How does your time affect our relationship with the tour co?
- Stray TravelOperator•Written November 2023
Regarding luggage, we recommend bringing around 15-20kgs. This tour stays in rooms of around 6-8 share hostels, you'll be sleeping mostly in bunk beds in rooms with other people.
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