Signature · 14D | 13N
Both Islands in Fourteen Days
North Island geothermal country and the Waitomo caves, then the South from Queenstown: Milford Sound, Wanaka, Aoraki and Tekapo's dark sky.
- Best time
- November to March
- Route
- Auckland · Rotorua · Queenstown · Milford Sound · Tekapo
Day by day
14 days, planned in full
North Island geothermal country and the Waitomo caves, then the South from Queenstown: Milford Sound, Wanaka, Aoraki and Tekapo's dark sky.
Day 1
Arrive in Auckland
In across the date line and met at the airport. A quiet first afternoon, then the Sky Tower and dinner on the Viaduct.
- Night
- Auckland
- Meals
- Dinner
Day 2
Auckland and the Waitematā
The Auckland Museum's Māori and Pacific collections, then a ferry to Devonport and up North Head for the harbour.
- Night
- Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 3
South to Waitomo and Rotorua
The glowworm caves by boat under a ceiling of them, then on to Rotorua, where the whole town smells faintly of sulphur.
- Night
- Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 4
Geothermal Rotorua
Whakarewarewa's living village and steam-box cooking, the Wai-O-Tapu terraces and the Champagne pool, and a hāngī in the evening.
- Night
- Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 5
Lake Taupō and Tongariro
The Huka falls' 220,000 litres a second, then the desert road with all three Tongariro cones lined up beside it.
- Night
- Taupō
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 6
Fly south to Queenstown
Up to Auckland or Wellington and across to Queenstown, arriving over the Remarkables, to a hotel on Lake Wakatipu.
- Night
- Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 7
Queenstown and Arrowtown
The Skyline gondola up Bob's Peak, the old gold-rush lanes at Arrowtown, and a Gibbston valley cellar in the afternoon.
- Night
- Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 8
Milford Sound
Away early through the Homer tunnel for a cruise on the fjord before the coaches, with a stop at Mirror Lakes on the way back.
- Night
- Te Anau
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 9
North to Wanaka
Over the Crown Range, New Zealand's highest sealed road, to a lakefront town with the whole Southern Alps behind it.
- Night
- Wanaka
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 10
The Blue Pools and Wanaka
A short walk to glacial water so clear it looks empty, the Rob Roy valley if the legs are willing, and the lake in the evening.
- Night
- Wanaka
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 11
To Aoraki
Through the Lindis Pass and up the Tasman valley to Mount Cook village, under the highest mountain in the country.
- Night
- Aoraki
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 12
The Hooker valley and the ice
The Hooker valley track over three swing bridges to a glacial lake with icebergs in it, then a boat on the Tasman glacier lake.
- Night
- Tekapo
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 13
Tekapo, and the sky
The stone chapel on the lake shore, the Mount John observatory in the afternoon, and a guided stargazing session after dark.
- Night
- Tekapo
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 14
Fly home
Three hours down to Christchurch and the connection through Singapore or Sydney.
- Meals
- Breakfast
What's included
- 13 nights in 4-star hotels and lakefront lodges on both islands
- Return economy airfare from Delhi or Mumbai, and the internal flight south
- Private vehicle with a driver-guide for all road legs
- Milford Sound early-departure cruise and the Tasman glacier lake boat
- Waitomo glowworm caves, Wai-O-Tapu and Whakarewarewa entries
- Hāngī dinner at Rotorua and a Gibbston valley cellar visit
- Mount John observatory and a guided stargazing session
Not included
- New Zealand visitor visa, about ₹15,500 including the tourism levy
- Meals not named in the itinerary
- Travel insurance
- Optional Queenstown activities — jet boat, bungy, skydive
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