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You could spend eons exploring New Zealand’s North and South Islands. But you can also experience a New Zealand tour in two weeks – if you have the right advice. Follow us for Franz Josef/Waiau tours, a ride on one of the world's top trains, Milford Sound/Piopiotahi cruises in the company of fur seals, glowing Waitomo Caves tours… and some down time amid wineries and city restaurants that take home awards.
Duration 14 days
Destination Christchurch
Company AAT Kings
Availability From 09/09/2025 to 06/04/2026
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What's Included?
- Highlights
- 13 Breakfast (B)7 Dinner (D)Medium level of fitness required
- Freedom in travel? Explore remote reaches of the North Island one minute, then sip wine or zip across Queenstown lakes the next
- Ask us for tips
- Day 1: Flights to arrive prior to 4
- 00pm into Auckland AirportDay 14: Flights to depart any time from Christchurch Airport Airport to Hotel transfers are available to purchase on request
- Flights to and from your tour are not included in the tour price
- Within World Heritage listed Fiordland National Park, Milford Sound/Piopiotahi is the kind of place you expect to see on postcards
- You’re here in real life
- Lake Tekapo: Dark Sky Project is committed to preserving our night skies by connecting manuhiri (visitors) to the relevance of the night sky via scientific and cultural experiences
- Get your glow on at the Waitomo Caves, a magical subterranean world lit by thousands of glowworms
- Drift along and prepare to be dazzled
- Comfortable walking shoes Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat Water bottle Warm layers Camera
- Guided Tour of Waitomo Caves including Glowworm Cruise MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience: Te Po Indigenous Experience at Te Puia See Huka Falls from a panoramic viewpoint Cruise the Cook Strait from Wellington to Picton See Kaikoura Beach to search for marine wildlife Visit the Church of the Good Shepherd Tekapo MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience - Indoor Guided Dark Sky & Astronomy Experience in Tekapo Milford Sound/Piopiotahi Nature Cruise Cruise Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak on TSS Earnslaw Steamship Gourmet BBQ dinner and farm show at Walter Peak High Country Farm Visit historic Arrowtown See Franz Josef Glacier from a panoramic viewpoint TranzAlpine Train journey through the Southern Alps
Availability
- From 09/09/2025 to 06/04/2026
Visit Christchurch
Day 1
Auckland never fails to turn on the charm, as you’ll discover while exploring the city before meeting your fellow adventure-seekers.
Peruse waterfront precincts filled with yachts or hit up the CBD to discover local designers. Turns out Kiwi creativity is surging. This evening, your Travel Director will welcome you and will brief you on your tour.
Day 2
Tonight, delve deep into Maori culture and traditions at Te Puia.
The Te Pō Indigenous Experience begins with an exhilarating cultural performance that takes place in a beautifully carved meeting house, Te Aronui a Rua. Afterward, enter the geothermal valley on a waka (electric shuttle) and discover one of New Zealand’s most magnificent geothermal wonderlands – featuring dramatic geysers, bubbling mud, and beautiful native bush. Enjoy a hot chocolate, seated on a naturally heated rock terrace overlooking the powerful Pōhutu Geyser. Then enjoy a delicious buffet dinner of locally sourced cuisine and an authentic Māori twist in each dish.
Day 3
We’re leaving you up to your own devices today.
But have plenty of North Island tour travel tips, depending on your mood. Want a bit of down time? Bliss out at Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa. Hobbit fans will want to take advantage of the opportunity to tour the sights featured in The Lord of the Rings movies at Hobbiton. These beautiful landscapes are not only a bucket list tour for Hobbit fans, but a gorgeous countryside getaway. The choice is yours.
Day 4
A staggering 220,000 litres of water thunder over Huka Falls’ 11-metre high escarpment every second.
It creates quite the calamity. From here, the road ahead unfolds in a broad panorama of Lake Taupo, its waters so vivid and blue they resemble an Ice Mint. Traverse the Kapiti Coast to New Zealand’s cool little capital, Wellington, where there are so many restaurants and bars to choose from, you’ll need a guidebook. Wait, you have an in-the-know Travel Director to talk to.
Day 5
Forget everything else you have to do today and focus on one thing: getting a cup of Wellington’s amazing coffee.
The city is known for its uber-cool cafes, designed to fuel you through a session at Te Papa, the Museum of New Zealand (entrance fee applies). Wellington sightseeing done and dusted: onwards to the interisland ferry for a cruise across Cook Strait, from the North Island to the South, through a maze of arms and inlets into the sleepy seaside village of Picton.
Day 6
There aren’t many beaches more dramatic than the sands of Kaikoura.
Bonus points if you spot a sea lion or sperm whale frolicking offshore, Kaikoura is the marine wildlife centre of New Zealand. Talk to your Travel Director for tips on the essential restaurants to dine in tonight – Christchurch has reinvented itself in more ways than one.
Day 7
From its devastating 2010/11 earthquakes, Christchurch has become one of the most forward-thinking cities in the world when it comes to design.
Case in point the mind-bending Transitional Cathedral, made largely of cardboard, and Turanga, the gold-clad central library. This Christchurch tour is as eye-opening as it is educational. From here, your outlook is the Canterbury Plains: the turquoise waters of Lake Tekapo, snow-capped mountains and atmospheric towns. Your Indoor Dark Sky Astronomy Experience at Tekapo, hosted by passionate guides, will forever change the way you see the night sky. You'll see for yourself it may be one of the quietest spots on the planet, yet it has one of the busiest skies in the universe.
Day 8
Oamaru may have supplied other NZ cities with limestone, but it kept some for itself – and the result is glorious leafy streets with grand 1800s buildings that stand proud before you journey further south toward Dunedin.
It’s easy to while away the afternoon in ‘little Edinburgh’s’ atmospheric art-lined alleys. Or venture further afield to discover the wildlife that thrives in this pretty pocket of the country – fur seals and penguins among them.
Day 9
Dunedin’s Scottish ancestry is everywhere you look, from the manicured grounds of Otago University to the city’s main George Street.
Rolling green hills dotted with doe-eyed sheep are replaced by soaring mountains as you weave your way into Fiordland National Park and the South Island’s biggest lake and the town of Te Anau. Soak up the serenity – it doesn’t get any better than this.
Day 10
There are some travel days that blaze into your memory.
Today is one. Your route through Fiordland National Park is an intoxicating union of beech forests, alluvial flats, meadows and mirror-like lakes. Gin-clear rivers carve the countryside, with all roads leading to Milford Sound/Piopiotahi. Cruising this World Heritage listed expanse will give you goosebumps, a string of waterfalls creating a misty curtain across sheer escarpments.
Day 11
Queenstown is known as NZ’s adventure capital for good reason.
But don’t take our word for it. Feel the wind in your hair on a high-octane jet boat ride, skidding, twirling and zipping along white-water river. Nature lover? Discover some of New Zealand’s feathered friends at a wildlife centre. Wherever you wander, make sure you’re back in time to glide across Lake Wakatipu aboard the historic TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak High Country Farm for a gourmet barbecue dinner.
Day 12
Journey past shimmering Lake Hawea and through Haast Pass with its powerful waterfalls and dramatic mountain backdrops to the pretty town of Franz Josef/Waiau.
Day 13
Swap white at Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere for green at Hokitika: the pounamu (native jade) found here is the stuff jewellery dreams are made of.
Just when you thought your adventure couldn’t get any better, you’ll aboard the TranzAlpine train bound for Christchurch, through tunnels and over viaducts with panoramic views of snow-capped peaks, icy rivers, beech forests, gorges and river valleys.
Day 14
Two islands, two weeks.
It’s remarkable what you can see when you have the right people guiding you.
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Tue 9th September, 202509/09/2025 | Mon 22nd September, 202522/09/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Tue 23rd September, 202523/09/2025 | Mon 6th October, 202506/10/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* |
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Tue 14th October, 202514/10/2025 | Mon 27th October, 202527/10/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$7975* | |
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Tue 25th November, 202525/11/2025 | Mon 8th December, 202508/12/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* |
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Tue 9th December, 202509/12/2025 | Mon 22nd December, 202522/12/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$7975* | |
Tue 16th December, 202516/12/2025 | Mon 29th December, 202529/12/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Tue 23rd December, 202523/12/2025 | Mon 5th January, 202606/01/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* |
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Tue 6th January, 202607/01/2025 | Mon 19th January, 202620/01/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Tue 13th January, 202614/01/2025 | Mon 26th January, 202627/01/2025 | available | Per person from$7394* | Enquire » |
Tue 20th January, 202621/01/2025 | Mon 2nd February, 202603/02/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$8215* | |
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Tue 3rd February, 202604/02/2025 | Mon 16th February, 202617/02/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
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Tue 3rd March, 202604/03/2025 | Mon 16th March, 202617/03/2025 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Tue 10th March, 202611/03/2025 | Mon 23rd March, 202624/03/2025 | available | Per person from$7394* | Enquire » |
Tue 17th March, 202618/03/2025 | Mon 30th March, 202631/03/2025 | available | Per person from$7394* | Enquire » |
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- Prices quoted valid for sale until 13 August 2025 unless otherwise stated or sold out prior.
- Price is per person and subject to availability. Accommodation (if included) is based on twin share unless otherwise stated.
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