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Waterfall cascading into Doubtful Sound, Fiordland
Scenic Cruises

Northern Extended Encounter

Christchurch

Auckland

21 days, 20 nights

Road Trips

From: $13,698 pp

Tour overview

Visiting the highlights of New Zealand as well as a few hidden gems, this tour includes a great range of activities. You’ll enjoy wildlife tours, scenic flights, glacier adventures, overnight cruises and so much more. In the evenings you’ll relax at our favourite boutique lodges where your hosts will make you feel right at home.

Tour highlights & inclusions

21 days / 20 nights
20 breakfasts, 1 dinner

Christchurch

Auckland

Boutique Lodges & Hotels
Rental car included
  • TranzAlpine Scenic Train: Christchurch to Greymouth Scenic Plus
  • Franz Josef Glacier Helihike
  • One Hour Private Tub with Waiho Hot Tubs

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Why Discover New Zealand

  • Wānaka-based specialists planning your trip from inside New Zealand.
  • One travel specialist to plan and book every detail from start to finish.
  • 24/7 in-country support while you’re travelling, so help is close if plans change.

Trip itinerary

Welcome to Christchurch City

New Zealand's garden city is steadily being transformed into a vibrant urban destination. Encompassing a large green belt, it is known for its wide tree lined avenues and lush gardens. A great way to explore the city or easy way to see the sights or ride the historic trams across town to the renowned botanic gardens and the unique cardboard Transitional Cathedral, that's right it is built of cardboard!

People sitting on concrete steps by a river with modern buildings and a blue tram in the background.

Accommodation

Resort accommodation on a green hill with trees and buildings under sunlight.
Orari Bed & Breakfast

Activities

Tour highlights

Scenic train carriage with black and white design parked by forested mountains in Arthur's Pass.

TranzAlpine Scenic Train: Christchurch to Greymouth Scenic Plus

Group of people ice trekking with guide on Franz Josef Glacier snowy and icy terrain.

Franz Josef Glacier Helihike

Couple relaxing in hot tub in forest, one holding a drink.

One Hour Private Tub with Waiho Hot Tubs

Steamboat cruising on blue lake water with snowy mountains in the background on a clear day.

TSS Earnslaw Cruise and Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner

Group of people wearing life jackets on a blue jetboat in clear green river water with a guide.

Dart River Wilderness Jet

Large ship anchored in misty fjord with mountains and forests surrounding calm water.

Doubtful Sound Fiordland Navigator Overnight Cruise

Cozy cinema bar interior with seating, movie projector, fireplace, and coffee counter.

Ata Whenua - Shadowland Film at Fiordland Cinema

Ornate dining room with long table, chandelier, red walls, paintings, and classic furnishings.

Dinner at Camp Estate, Larnach Castle

Several seals resting on the shore near water with hills in the background.

Wildlife Peninsula Encounter Tour and Wildlife Cruise with Monarch

Ornate dining room with long table, chandelier, red walls, paintings, and classic furnishings.

Dinner at Camp Estate, Larnach Castle

Group of tourists in yellow boat touring near a blue glacier with rocky mountain background.

Glacier Explorers

Waiter pouring white wine to a woman at a restaurant table with mountains in the background

3-course dinner at The Panorama Room in The Hermitage Hotel

Interislander ferry Kaitaki with a kayaker on the water in front of mountain landscape

Interislander Ferry Picton to Wellington

Seaplane taking off from calm water with island in distance on a sunny day.

Mount Tarawera & Orakei Korako Thermal Explorer by Floatplane

Boat sailing near rocky island with natural arch in blue ocean under clear sky.

Hole in the Rock Cruise with Fullers

Additional inclusions

Private Transfer Christchurch International Airport to Christchurch Accommodation

Shared Transfer from the Christchurch CBD Accommodation to Christchurch Train Station

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