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Looking out over Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown with a green hill and boats on the lake
Nature

Ultimate North to South Package

Auckland

Christchurch

18 days, 17 nights

Independent Coach Tours

From: $11,635 pp

Tour overview

The 18-day Ultimate Explorer has a bit of everything! Visit the North Island, including the Bay of Islands, Waitomo Caves, cultural Te Pa Tu Maori Village, Ninety Mile Beach, the Capital City of Wellington, and Middle Earth at the Hobbiton Movie Set. On the South Island, explore glacier lakes at Aoraki Mt Cook National Park, the adventure capital of Queenstown, stunning Milford Sound in Fiordland, the rugged beauty of the West Coast Glaciers, and finally, experience the Southern Alps in all of their glory on the famous TranzAlpine Scenic Train.

Tour highlights & inclusions

18 days / 17 nights
16 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 1 dinner

Auckland

Christchurch

Hotel 4 star
  • Auckland to Paihia by InterCity Coach
  • Hole in the Rock Cruise with Fullers
  • Cape Reinga & Ninety Mile Beach Full Day Tour with Fullers - Lunch Included

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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

Private Transfer Auckland Airport to your Auckland Accommodation with Tourcorp
View from under a concrete highway overpass at night showing a city intersection with streetlights, road signs, and motion-blurred cars.

Accommodation

Modern entrance of Grand Millennium hotel with glass walls, columns, plants, and red carpet driveway.
Grand Millennium Auckland

Activities

Intercity Day Specific Departures

**Please Note: Some elements of this tour may only run on certain days of the week. Speak to one of our travel specialists today to find a departure date that works for you.

Tour highlights

Bus driver helping woman with suitcase near green bus, man with backpack follows behind.

Auckland to Paihia by InterCity Coach

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

Hole in the Rock Cruise with Fullers

Lighthouse on a grassy hill overlooking the ocean with tourists around it on a clear day.

Cape Reinga & Ninety Mile Beach Full Day Tour with Fullers - Lunch Included

Green and white InterCity bus on a curved rural road surrounded by trees and greenery.

Paihia, Bay of Islands to Auckland with InterCity Coach

White FlexiToursNZ Mercedes van parked on suburban street at dusk

Auckland to Rotorua with Waitomo Caves & Te Puia - Lunch Included

View through a round hobbit door opening to a garden and hills at sunset

Hobbiton Day Tour from Rotorua - Lunch Included

Two Maori performers performing a traditional dance with expressive faces and traditional attire in a natural setting.

Te Pā Tū Evening Māori Cultural Experience - Dinner Included

An airplane seen from directly below flying high in a bright blue sky scattered with fluffy white clouds.

Air New Zealand flight Rotorua to Wellington

Medieval figure with red beard and chainmail in a museum exhibit.

Lord Of The Rings Half Day Private Tour

An airplane seen from directly below flying high in a bright blue sky scattered with fluffy white clouds.

Air New Zealand flight Wellington to Christchurch

Gray Line coach bus on a winding road with snow-capped mountains and cloudy sky in the background.

Christchurch to Mount Cook Day Tour

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

Glacier Explorers

Group of tourists taking selfies in a grassy valley with a Gray Line bus and forested mountains behind them

Mt Cook to Queenstown Day Tour

Rows of grapevines in a vineyard with mountains and blue sky in the background.

Appellation Boutique Wine Tour

Sinbad ferry boat docked at Milford Sound with mountains and clouds in the background.

Milford Sound Business Class - Includes Canapes

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

Dart River Wilderness Jet

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

Gray Line coach bus on a winding road with snow-capped mountains and cloudy sky in the background.

Queenstown to Franz Josef

White ski bus parked on a gravel road with snow-covered mountains behind under a clear blue sky.

Franz Josef to Greymouth Train Station

Aerial view of a KiwiRail train on a bridge over river with mountains and clouds at sunset.

TranzAlpine Scenic Train: Greymouth to Christchurch

Additional inclusions

Private Transfer Auckland Airport to your Auckland Accommodation with Tourcorp

Private transfer Auckland Inner City

Paihia Central/Coach Stop to Paihia Accommodation

Paihia Accommodation to Paihia central/coach stop

Rotorua CBD to Rotorua Airport - Private Transfer

Private Transfer Wellington Airport to your Accommodation

Private Transfer Wellington Hotel to Airport

Private Transfer Christchurch International Airport to Christchurch Accommodation

Shared Transfer from the Christchurch Train Station to Christchurch CBD Accommodation

Private Transfer from Christchurch Accommodation to Airport

24/7 support from the moment you arrive to the moment you depart

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