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- Gold Operator
- AAT Kings
- 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 20 - 48
- All Ages Welcome
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Auckland and meet your travel group
- Cruise through glowworm-lit Waitomo Caves
- Experience Maori culture at Te Puia, Rotorua
- Cruise across Cook Strait to the South Island
- Ride the TranzAlpine train through landscapes
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Welcome to Auckland
- Day 2 Auckland - Rotorua
- Day 3 Rotorua Free Time
- Day 4 Rotorua - Wellington
- Day 5 Wellington - Picton
- Day 6 Picton - Christchurch
- Day 7 Christchurch - Omarama
- Day 8 Omarama - Dunedin
- Day 9 Dunedin - Te Anau
- Day 10 Te Anau - Queenstown
- Day 11 Queenstown Free Time
- Day 12 Queenstown - Franz Josef/Waiau
- Day 13 Franz Josef/Waiau - Christchurch
- Day 14 Farewell from Christchurch
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.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Holiday Inn Express Auckland City Centre
Hotelday 1Ibis Rotorua Hotel
HotelDays 2, 3Travelodge Wellington
Hotelday 4Picton Beachcomber Inn, Picton Yacht Club
Hotelday 5Ibis Hotel Christchurch
HotelDays 6, 13Distinction Heritage Gateway Hotel
Hotelday 7Scenic Hotel Dunedin City
Hotelday 8Distinction Luxmore Hotel
Hotelday 9Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown
HotelDays 10, 11Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier
Hotelday 12
Operated by
AAT Kings
Number of tours
329
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
within 3 days
Response rate
88%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- KMKathleen· March 3rd, 2025Optional activities should be scheduled in advance and not as the tour progresses. That way we can know whether or not we can get the activity. If not, it can be scheduled online. I had no access to these activities from Tour Radars website and didn’t know they existed. Luckily I scheduled on my own and got to see what I wanted. Others did not.Show moreTrip date: February 2025
- LFLorne· February 25th, 2025Excellent, guide and driver were exceptional.Show moreTrip date: February 2025
- BBBob· March 16th, 2024New Zealand is a land with many places to see. It is a place rich in sites and in history, owing to the fact that two separate cultures have occupied the space. Fortunately our tour director and guide Chantavee was excellent at explaining both the history and providing context to the sites. I did not lower my reading due to the fact that the bus ride just sucked; it was a necessary part of the overall experience.Show moreTrip date: February 2024
- TTTran Trong· December 24th, 2023Excellent tour with experienced Tour Director and Driver from AAT Kings. All excursions with estimated costs should be provided in the ads for the tour so as reader can plan and budget for the overall cost; not just providing these excursions and estimated costs a short period before the Tour.Show moreTrip date: December 2023
Ichiko· January 24th, 2023Good schedule, good accommodation, good tour conductor, good driverShow moreTrip date: January 2023- DHDavid· February 23rd, 2020Both the tour guide and driver were excellent as was the quality of both the breakfast and dinner meals. However, with the exception of the Agrodome and the final evening’s farm presentation of a working sheepdog, most of the rest of the tour was average. It certainly didn’t help that the entire Milford fiord tour was cancelled. I am curious as to the size of the promised rebate in view of the importance of “highlight” of the entire tour.Show more
AAT Kings commented on this reviewHi David, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed travelling with our Travel Director and that you enjoyed the meals on the tour, but we are sorry to hear that other parts of the Guided Holiday did not... Show moreTrip date: January 2020 - Jane· February 18th, 2020Great time & good food!Show moreAAT Kings commented on this reviewHello Jane, Many thanks for taking the time to provide us with feedback on our New Zealand Vista tour. We are glad you enjoyed your holiday with us and thanks for sharing your photos. Hope to see you soon on another tour. Many thanks, AAT Kings
Trip date: February 2020 - LILeopold· January 13th, 2020I am very very heapy - excellentShow moreAAT Kings commented on this reviewDear Leopold, Thanks very much for your review of our New Zealand Vista tour and we hope to welcome you back on board again in the future. Thanks, The Team at AAT KingsTrip date: December 2019
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Marlene
Asked on April 6th, 2025How many people are likely to be on the trip?
- M
Marlene
Traveler•Written April 2025Is it possible to catch a plane? In Christchurch, for 6:45 AM. December the 15th.
AAT KingsOperator•Written April 2025The tour will accommodate a maximum of 48 passengers, with the number of guests typically ranging between 24 and 48, depending on the popularity of the chosen date.
- AAT KingsOperator•Written April 2025
The TranzAlpine is scheduled to arrive in Christchurch at 7:00 PM, so by the time the group reaches the hotel, it is usually around 8:00 PM. If you are planning to fly that evening, I would recommend booking a flight departing after 9:00 PM, though I believe there may not be many flights from Christchurch at that time.
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