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Luxury Tour of New Zealand Highlights

Experience New Zealand’s Best in Style with Luxury Tours Highlighting Iconic Destinations from Snow-Capped Mountains to Idyllic Islands! 
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Booking Code: AA-31114-UGPN16

Indulge in the ultimate luxury travel experience with the Luxury Tour of New Zealand Highlights. Designed for discerning travelers seeking unparalleled comfort and convenience, this high-end itinerary offers a glimpse into the very best of New Zealand’s iconic destinations.

Perfect for travelers craving a guided and stress-free experience, this inclusive New Zealand tour takes you across stunning natural contrasts of both the North and South Islands. From the alpine landscapes of Milford Sound to the stunning Bay of Islands, each stop promises moments of awe and wonder.

Experience the journey of a lifetime and discover the wonders of New Zealand in unparalleled luxury!

Luxury Tour of New Zealand Highlights

Highlights of New Zealand Luxury Tour AA-31114-UGPN16 Map

Day 1: International Flight to Christchurch
Days 2 – 17: Luxury Tour of New Zealand Highlights
Day 17: International Flight from Auckland

Luxury Tour of New Zealand Highlights AA-31114-UGPN16 Map
WHAT’S INCLUDED
ITINERARY
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Highlights of New Zealand Luxury Tour

What’s included in your Highlights of New Zealand Luxury Tour

Accommodation

Christchurch (1 Night), Mt Cook (1), Dunedin (1), Te Anau (1), Queenstown (2), Franz Josef (1), Christchurch (1), Wellington (2), Rotorua (2), Bay of Islands (2), Auckland (1)

Flights

✓ International – Los Angeles to Christchurch, Auckland to Los Angeles

Transfers

✓ Shuttle – Christchurch Airport to Accommodation, Auckland Accommodation to Airport

Day Tours

✓ Christchurch – City Sights
✓Dunedin – Larnach Castle and Devonshire Tea, City Sights
✓ Milford Sound – Milford Sound Cruise and Lunch
✓ Queenstown – Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw, Skyline Rotorua Gondola and Luge Ride
✓ Arrowtown – Lakes District Museum
✓ Wellington – Cruise on the Interislander Ferry, Queen Charlotte Lounge, Te Papa, NZ’s National Museum, Wellington City Sights Tour
✓ Rotorua – Agrodome, Thermal mud pools and geysers, Te Puia traditional Mori Hangi and Concert
✓ Bay of Islands – Hole in the Rock Dolphin Cruise
✓ Waitangi – Waitangi Treaty Grounds
✓ Northland – Kauri Museum
✓ Auckland – City Sights

Meals Included

✓ 15 cooked breakfasts including a specialty breakfast
✓ 12 sumptuous dinners including complimentary pre-dinner drink at the Welcome Dinner and 3 specialty dinners
✓ 1 lunch; 1 Ultimate Devonshire Tea
✓ Hotal Wine Time (discounted drinks)

All Taxes and
Fuel Levies

(Except where noted)

Fully Guided
Tour

With fixed departure dates and itinerary

VISA ISSUANCE
REQUIRED (NOT
INCLUDED)

your itinerary details

DAY 1
International Flight, Los Angeles to Christchurch
The estimated cost for this package includes the average price of international airfare from Los Angeles to Christchurch. Request a quote for your preferred routing and travel dates. Your flight will cross the international date line overnight, putting you 1 day ahead in New Zealand. So according to a calendar it will take you 2 days to get to New Zealand, but really, it’s just an overnight flight!
DAY 2
Arrive Christchurch
Christchurch
On arrival in Christchurch, you will be met by your tour director who will transfer you to your hotel. Meet your traveling companions over a complimentary pre-dinner drink.

Hotel: The George or similar
Meals: Dinner

Christchurch
Hooker Valley Mount Cook National Park Canterbury

Photo Credit : Miles Holden

DAY 3
Christchurch – Mt Cook
Hooker Valley Mount Cook National Park Canterbury

Photo Credit : Miles Holden

After an introductory city sights tour depart Christchurch and travel through the southern Canterbury Plains to Lake Tekapo. See the brilliant turquoise water, visit The Church of the Good Shepherd and view the Sheep Dog Statue. Marvel at the spectacular mountain ranges including Mt Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak. The opportunity is available (time and weather permitting) to enjoy a scenic flight (optional) over the Southern Alps.

Hotel: The Hermitage Hotel (Aoraki Wing)
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 4
Mt Cook – Dunedin
Dunedin LDT Family
Depart Mt Cook and see Lake Benmore, before following the Waitaki River to Oamaru, famous for its limestone. Continue south to Dunedin and enjoy an informative city tour followed by some free time to explore at leisure. You might be interested in a tour of Speight’s Brewery (optional) or a visit to the Royal Albatross Centre to see Albatross in their natural habitat (optional).

Hotel: Distinction Dunedin Hotel
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Dunedin LDT Family
Waitomo Glow Worm Caves

Photo Credit: Shaun Jeffers

DAY 5
Dunedin – Te Anau
Waitomo Glow Worm Caves

Photo Credit: Shaun Jeffers

Travel along the Otago Peninsula to Larnach Castle where you will hear of the tragic and scandalous history on a guided tour. Enjoy time to wander around this Garden of International Significance followed by an Ultimate High Tea in the Grand Ballroom. Farewell Dunedin and travel through Balclutha and Gore to Te Anau, gateway to the Fiordland and your overnight stay. Tonight you may like to visit the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves (optional).

Hotel: Distinction Te Anau Hotel & Villas
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 6
Te Anau – Milford Sound – Queenstown
Milford Sound

Photo Credit : Real Journeys

Depart Te Anau for a fascinating drive to Milford Sound where you board your launch for a nature cruise on this magnificent fiord. See the spectacular Bowen Falls and towering Mitre Peak as you enjoy a picnic lunch. This afternoon travel to Queenstown, overlooking magical Lake Wakatipu. Spend the next two nights at this year round resort which offers a wide range of activities and attractions. This evening is free and you may choose to dine at one of the many fine restaurants.

Hotel: Heritage Queenstown (2 nights)
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Milford Sound

Photo Credit : Real Journeys

Queenstown
DAY 7
Queenstown
Queenstown
Today is a free day for you to explore Queenstown with the many sightseeing options available, including the thrill of a jet boat ride, a heritage tour to Skippers Canyon or get up close to a Kiwi bird. This evening board the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw and cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station. Sit back, relax and enjoy a gourmet barbecue dinner which the chef will prepare in front of you at the Colonel’s Homestead. After dinner enjoy a short farm tour then re-board the TSS Earnslaw for a sing along by the piano as you cruise back to Queenstown.

Meals: Breakfast & Specialty Dinner

DAY 8
Queenstown – Franz Josef
Franz Josef

Photo Credit : Maridav Canva

Travel to Arrowtown, an old gold-mining village and visit the Lakes District Museum. Continue via the Haast Pass to the West Coast, an area of stunning beauty. See the snowcapped peaks of the Southern Alps as you travel north to Fox Glacier. Next you visit Franz Josef, where time is available to experience a scenic flight (optional, weather permitting) over the spectacular glaciers before arriving at your hotel.

Hotel: Te Waonui Forest Retreat
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Franz Josef

Photo Credit : Maridav Canva

Christchurch cityscape

Photo Credit : Asia Pacific Images Studio Getty Images Signature

DAY 9
Franz Josef – Arthur’s Pass – Christchurch
Christchurch cityscape

Photo Credit : Asia Pacific Images Studio Getty Images Signature

Travel to Hokitika and visit the Greenstone Factory. Continue to Arthur’s Pass and board the TranzAlpine, renowned as one of the great train journeys of the world. View rivers and valleys as you travel through the Waimakariri Basin, over massive viaducts and through the patchwork farmlands of the Canterbury Plains to the elegant city of Christchurch. On arrival your Ultimate Coach will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel.

Hotel: The George
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 10
Christchurch – Picton – Wellington
Wellington

Photo Credit : Daboost

Travel along the East Coast to the seaside village of Kaikoura. Enjoy the spectacular scenery as you continue to Marlborough Country, famous for its food and wine. Continue to Picton, where you board the Interislander Ferry for your journey through the Marlborough Sounds and across Cook Straight to Wellington.

Hotel: InterContinental Wellington (Premium Room) (2 nights)
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Wellington

Photo Credit : Daboost

Wellington

Photo Credit : Gagliardi Photography

DAY 11
Wellington
Wellington

Photo Credit : Gagliardi Photography

A highlight this morning will be time to explore Gallipoli: A Scale of War exhibition at Te Papa, New Zealand’s National Museum. Cutting edge technology brings these stories to life through the eyes of New Zealanders who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. Reboard your coach for an extensive city tour which showcases the history and culture on show. Enjoy free time this afternoon and this evening is also free to choose your own dining arrangements.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 12
Wellington – Taupo – Rotorua
Te Puia Rotorua

Photo Credit : Julian Apse

Depart Wellington and view the snowcapped peaks of Mt Ruapehu and Mt Tongariro as you travel to Lake Taupo. Visit the spectacular Huka Falls then travel along the Thermal Explorer Highway to the geothermal wonderland of Rotorua.

Hotel: Regent of Rotorua (2 nights)
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Te Puia Rotorua

Photo Credit : Julian Apse

Couple pointing at Champagne Pool Rotorua

Photo Credits : No Credit

DAY 13
Rotorua
Couple pointing at Champagne Pool Rotorua

Photo Credits : No Credit

Today begins with a gondola ride at the Skyline Rotorua for breakfast with spectacular views and time for a thrilling luge ride! Next stop is the Agrodome for an action packed hour of farming entertainment and education that’s unlike anything you’ve seen before. Some free time is available before traveling to Te Puia to see the boiling mud pools and awesome geysers that Rotorua is famous for. This evening experience an entertaining Maori Hangi and Concert.

Meals: Breakfast & Specialty Dinner

DAY 14
Rotorua – Bay of Islands
Bay Of Islands Northland

Photo Credit : Alistair Guthrie

This morning depart Rotorua and travel north through Whangarei to the Bay of Islands. This afternoon enjoy a guided tour of the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the location of the signing of the treaty between the Maori tribes and the British.

Hotel: Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands (2 nights)
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Bay Of Islands Northland

Photo Credit : Alistair Guthrie

Bay of Islands

Photo Credit: Visit Bay of Islands

DAY 15
Bay of Islands
Bay of Islands

Photo Credit: Visit Bay of Islands

This morning cruise through the beautiful Bay of Islands on board a luxury catamaran to Cape Brett and the famous Hole in the Rock. Keep an eye out for bottle nose and common dolphins before returning via Russell to Paihia for a free afternoon. A range of optional activities are available or you may choose to relax and enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of the waterfront. This evening is also free and you may like to enjoy a relaxing dinner cruise (optional).

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 16
Bay of Islands – Auckland
Auckland Vaiduct Waterfront - Euro Restuarant

Photo Credit : Todd Eyre

Depart the Bay of Islands this morning and travel via Whangarei and Dargaville to Matakohe. Enjoy a visit and informative talk at the Kauri Museum before continuing to Auckland for a city sights tour. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner including selected beverages with your new found friends.

Hotel: Crowne Plaza Auckland
Meals: Breakfast & Specialty Dinner

Auckland Vaiduct Waterfront - Euro Restuarant

Photo Credit : Todd Eyre

Manukau Heads Waitakere Regional Park Auckland

Photo Credit : Julian Apse

DAY 17
Depart Auckland
Manukau Heads Waitakere Regional Park Auckland

Photo Credit : Julian Apse

Time to say goodbye. You’ll be transferred to the airport for your flight home after a memorable New Zealand holiday.

Meals: Breakfast

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