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- Explore!
- Hiking & Trekking
- Epic trails and breathtaking landscapes await
- 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 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Auckland's city center and wharf
- Experience a Maori 'hangi' dinner in Rotorua
- Walk through Waimangu Volcanic Valley
- Hike in Tongariro National Park
- Cruise through Marlborough Sounds
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in Auckland
- Day 2 Travel south through Waikato region to volcanic Rotorua
- Day 3 Visit to Waimangu Valley geothermal park. Lake walk
- Day 4 Explore the Tongariro National Park on foot, including a section of the iconic Tongariro Crossing
- Day 5 Explore Wellington
- Day 6 Cross the Cook Strait and Marlborough Sound to the South Island
- Day 7 Visit Motuara Island Bird Sanctuary. Walk along Queen Charlotte Track
- Day 8 Explore Abel Tasman National Park by boat and on foot
- Day 9 Fossils, fur seals and Pororari River Track
- Day 10 Walk in glacial valley
- Day 11 Experience Gondwanaland. Drive to Wanaka
- Day 12 Free day to explore Wanaka
- Day 13 Discover Arrowtown Chinese Settlement. Explore Queentown
- Day 14 Walk part of the Kepler Track
- Day 15 Boat cruise on Milford Sound
- Day 16 Scenic drive to Twizel through the Lindis Pass. Free afternoon
- Day 17 Walking in the shadow of Mount Cook
- Day 18 Drive to Christchurch via Lake Tekapo
- Day 19 Trip ends in 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
Copthorne Hotel Auckland City
Hotelday 1Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua
Hotelday 2The Park Hotel Ruapehu
HotelDays 3, 4Bay Plaza Hotel
Hotelday 5Jasmine Court
HotelDays 6, 7Harbourside Motor Lodge
Lodgeday 8Ashley Hotel Greymouth
Hotelday 9Sunset Motel
Hotelday 10Wanaka Hotel
HotelDays 11, 12Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown Lakefront
Hotelday 13Kings Gate Hotel Te Anau
HotelDays 14, 15Mackenzie Country Hotel
HotelDays 16, 17Bealey Quarter
Hotelday 18
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Number of tours
533
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
96%
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- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
Nicol· November 27th, 2024New Zealand is a beautiful country!!!Show more
Explore! commented on this reviewThank you for your feedback, we really do agree! We hope you had a wonderful time away and hope to see you again soon.Trip date: November 2024- Shiuli Shirley· November 25th, 2024I enjoyed the trip the tour guy Robbie John is fantastic he is helpful and informative. On the trip one particular motel had been changed but not up to the standards that was very disappointing specially we had to stay on for two night.Show moreExplore! commented on this reviewThank you for sharing your feedback! We're so glad to hear you enjoyed the trip and found Robbie John to be fantastic, helpful, and informative—he’ll be delighted to hear your kind words. We’re sorry to learn that the standards of one particular motel... Show moreTrip date: November 2024
- AMark· February 20th, 2023Difficult to pick but Milford Sound cruise, Akaroa(Mount Cook), Lake Murcheson, Queen Charlotte Sound, Abel Tasman boat/walk/beach all brilliantShow moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- APenelope· February 7th, 2023The Marlborough Sound, Mt Cook and Lake Machesson view of views.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- APhillip· January 29th, 2023Milford sound was fantastic. Walking the Hooker Valley trail was also very good.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAnne· February 20th, 2023Hooker Track hike at Aoraki/Mount Cook and lunch at Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre overlooking mountain. Breakfast at Lake Matheson cafe then beautiful hike and reflection pond. Abel Tasman boat tour and swiming at Little Kaiteriteri beach. Cruise to Milford Sound was beautiful. Tongariro Hike was almost spiritual and other worldly. Skipping rocks in Kingston.Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ADiane· February 2nd, 2023Every day of the tour there was a highlight moment . In such an amazing country it is very difficult to pick out any one in particular. Our tour guide , Vaughan, with his knowledge and consideration for our experience, made sure we had a daily 'wow!'Show moreTrip date: January 2023Review collected by Explore!
- APeter· March 12th, 2023The scenery, the walks, and the boat trips on both SoundsShow moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ATunde· November 24th, 2023Thank you for having the alternative walking opportunitiy of the alpine crossing in Tongariro. It was amazing. Also loved the Queen Charlotte track and of course the Hooker Valley track.Show moreTrip date: November 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ABirgitte· November 25th, 2023Fine guide, good ho/motels, wonderful sceneryShow moreTrip date: November 2023Review collected by Explore!
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Jon
Asked on December 18th, 2022Would we be in a different hotel every night? What is the maximum number of guests on each trip?
Explore!Operator•Written December 2022A maximum group size is 15 people. We change our accommodation all the time staying one-two nights at one hotel.
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Jon
Traveler•Written December 2022Reading through the information, what is a digital passport? I have a normal passport. What is the situation if i book and have to cancel closer to the trip due to illness? How much is the single supplement? Are there vacination requirements?
- Explore!Operator•Written December 2022
A digital passport means you need to have a biometric one for travelling to New Zealand. Single supplement for £1095 is on request for the departures on 9th Jan and 20th Feb and it is available for departures on 6th and 27th Nov for £1150. If you cancel closer to the trip, cancellation charges will apply: 59-42 days before trip start date - 30%, 41-28 days before trip start date - 60%, 27-14 days before trip start date - 90%, Less than 14 days before trip start date - 100%.
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