17daytourthroughnewzealand
Home Background Attractions Costs and Dates Links
 
( click on the words highlighted and underlined in blue to find Attractions and Accommodation in that area )
ITINERARY...Begin in Auckland end in Christchurch.
kingston flyer
On the road from Queenstown to Milford, you may see an old steam train 'the Kingston Flyer' kept running by a group of volunteers

main tour map
milford sound
Milford Sound is oneof the main tourist attractions in the country, many people marvel at the grandeur of the area.
 
native pidgeon
The kereru is one of most attractively
coloured birds in the country.




Day 1 Arrive in Auckland. Visit some of Auckland's attractions including Kelly Tarlton's   Underwater world and Antarctic exhibit. Overnight in Auckland
Day 2 Travel to Paihia in the  Bay of Islands via Whangarei. Overnight in  Bay of Islands.
Day 3 Cruise to the hole in the rock and visit the historic town of   Russell and the Waitangi treaty grounds. Overnight in Bay of Islands.
Day 4 Drive back to Auckland via the West Coast stopping at the Waipoua kauri forest and the kauri museum at   Matakohe
Overnight in Auckland.
Day 5 Travel to Rotorua via Hamilton. Visit the  thermal hot pools there. Overnight in Rotorua. 
Day 6 Visit the Maori church at Ohinemutu, then to Whaka village and the Agrodome. In the evening enjoy a concert and an evening meal ( hangi ). Overnight at Rotorua
Day 7 Travel to Taranaki via  Otorohanga and the  Waitomo and Aranui caves and later through the Awakino gorge to New Plymouth. Overnight there.
Day 8  Morning in New Plymouth   visiting Pukekura Park. Continue on to Wanganui via the Tawhiti museum in Hawera .. Overnight in Wellington.
Day 9 In the morning, visit the National Museum.(Te Papa) and in the afternoon take the  interisland ferry to Picton.  Overnight there.
Day10 Travel through to the Wairau plains where most of NZ's sauvignon blanc are grown. Continue on to  Nelson  Overnight there.
Day 11 This morning drive through the scenic Buller gorge to the West Coast and then on to the   Punakaiki rocks. Overnight in Greymouth.
Day 12 Driving south ( on what the 'Lonely Planet' says is one of the top ten scenic highways in the world ),  pass through  Hokitika before we reach the Franz Josef and Fox   glaciers  Visit the glacier weather permitting. Overnight in Fox Village.
Day 13 After a look at  Lake Matheson   travel through the     Haast Pass to Wanaka and on to  Queenstown Overnight in Queenstown.
Day 14




Day 15
 


Day 16
 

Day 17

  Take a trip on the Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu, followed by some free time shopping or you could take a ride on a  jet boat or do a bungy jump ( at your expense!) A second night in Queenstown.

This morning  travel through the scenic   Eglington valley to  Milford for a boat trip on the Sound. Overnight in Te Anau.

Drive through  Cromwell and Omarama to   Mt Cook. Overnight at Lake Tekapo
 
Drive to   Christchurch to conclude the tour.