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Plan your adventure:
- 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's two harbors at your leisure
- Learn about the Treaty of Waitangi in Bay of Islands
- Choose your adventure in the scenic Bay of Islands
- Discover Whangarei's waterfalls and cultural sites
- Experience Maori culture and geothermal wonders at Te Puia
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Welcome to Auckland
- Day 2 Auckland - Bay of Islands
- Day 3 Bay of Islands Free Time
- Day 4 Bay of Islands - Auckland
- Day 5 Auckland - Rotorua
- Day 6 Rotorua Free Time
- Day 7 Rotorua - Wellington
- Day 8 Farewell from Wellington
What's Included
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- 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.
Where You'll Stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Holiday Inn Express Auckland City Centre
HotelDays 1, 4Copthorne Hotel and Resort
HotelDays 2, 3Ibis Rotorua Hotel
HotelDays 5, 6James Cook Grand Chancellor
Hotelday 7
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
- BNBeverly· March 12th, 2023All excellent - loved Dexter and John - until the last day. Too much driving that day, lunch hour was rushed, and then the Wellington Travelodge wasn’t a good choice. Lots of mistakes checking in - someone was already in the room they gave us! And the elevators could not service the number of people staying there - made us worried about getting out in an emergency. One of our friends also got locked behind a fire door after using the bathroom on the 6th floor! We had to go search for her and could barely hear her calling behind the fire door. Bay of Islands and Rotorua were terrific - the latter dinner and culture show in particular were compelling. And we enjoyed the variety of people on the tour.Show moreTrip date: March 2023
- TWTANIA· January 15th, 2023Great tour guides. Met great people as wellShow moreTrip date: January 2023
- TTammyVanExan· October 28th, 2019This trip was excellent! We started in Auckland, worked our way up to the beautiful Bay of Islands where we saw heaps of dolphins during our cruise. Then we went down to Rotorua for a couple of nights where we saw Hobbiton, we saw geysers erupting at Te Puia, and we got to watch the Haka at Tamaki Maori Village. The we headed down to finish in Wellington. The Travel director was amazing and knew so much about the places we were travelling to and the food was really yummy.Show more
AAT Kings commented on this reviewHi Tammy, thanks for sharing your feedback. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your time with us on the Northern Discovery Guided Holiday! We hope to see you again soon on another AAT Kings tour.
Trip date: June 2019 - WPWilliam· March 19th, 2019Good balance to tour and guides/ drivers were excellent.Show moreAAT Kings commented on this reviewHi William, thanks so much for sharing your feedback. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your experience with AAT Kings. We hope to see you again soon on another AAT Kings tour! Many thanks, AAT KingsTrip date: March 2019
Dates & Availability
8 days
Northern Spotlight (2026/2027)
From Auckland to Wellington
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