New Zealand Adventure

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It’s a tale of two islands as our small group journeys from New Zealand’s North to its South, through lively cities and pristine fjords, past lush farmland and enchanted forests in a land where the outdoors is the national shrine. Add engaging “Kiwis” and intriguing indigenous cultures – it’s a pure New Zealand experience.
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • New Zealand’s unspoiled natural scenery
    • Auckland sightseeing, including distinguished Auckland Museum
    • Auckland Harbour cruise
    • Geothermal Rotorua
    • Art Deco walking tour in Napier
    • Wellington’s acclaimed Te Papa national museum
    • TranzAlpine train excursion
    • Two-night Franz Josef stay, with guided walk through the Glacial Valley
    • Kiwi birds at West Coast Wildlife Center
    • Scenic Doubtful Sound excursion

What's this trip about?

    It’s a tale of two islands as our small group journeys from New Zealand’s North to its South, through lively cities and pristine fjords, past lush farmland and enchanted forests in a land where the outdoors is the national shrine. Add engaging “Kiwis” and intriguing indigenous cultures – it’s a pure New Zealand experience.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeSmall Group - max of 24 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal transport included (including local flights)
Start CityAuckland
End CityQueenstown

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • National Parks

Destinations

Activities

  • Bird Watching
  • Culture
  • History
  • Nature
  • Short Cruise
  • Trains & Rail
  • Whale Watching
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Wine Tasting

Min Group Size

  • Min Group Size: 12

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 24

Trip includes

    • Round-trip air transportation from listed cities; all flights within itinerary
    • 13 nights’ accommodations in Deluxe, Superior First Class, and First Class hotels
    • 25 meals: 13 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 8 dinners
    • Extensive sightseeing as described, including all entrance fees
    • Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director
    • Private motorcoach transportation throughout your trip
    • Luggage handling for one bag per person
    • Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers, airport and hotel porters, and all drivers
    • $100 frequent traveler credit towards your next Odysseys Unlimited tour ($200 after 3 tours; $300 after 10 tours)

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Days 1 and 2

Depart U.S. for Auckland, New Zealand

Day 3

Meals: Dinner

Arrive Auckland We arrive in New Zealand’s largest city early this morning and transfer to our hotel. After time to relax and freshen up, we take a casual walking tour of the area around our hotel. This evening we attend a briefing on the journey ahead, followed by a welcome dinner.

Day 4

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Auckland This morning we tour cosmopolitan Auckland, an eminently livable city. One of only a few world cities straddling two harbors on separate bodies of water, Auckland offers an abundance of natural beauty. A highlight of our tour...

Day 5

Meals: Breakfast

Auckland/Rotorua En route to Rotorua today, we stop at Ruakuri Caves to see the unique glowworms that illuminate the underground grottoes and caves. After reaching Rotorua late this afternoon, dinner tonight is on our own.

Day 6

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Rotorua With its geysers, bubbling mud pools, and hot thermal springs, Rotorua ranks as a geothermal wonder, as well as a center of indigenous Maori culture (Maoris comprise 40% of Rotorua’s population). We encounter this intriguing ...

Day 7

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Rotorua/Napier Today we set out for one of New Zealand’s celebrated wine regions: Hawke’s Bay and the seaside city of Napier. We sample the local terroir at a wine tasting and lunch at Church Road Winery, one of the country’s oldest a...

Day 8

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Napier/Wellington We travel today to New Zealand’s capital of Wellington, stopping along the way at a private farm where we learn about the country’s vital sheep farming industry. We see the sheep dogs at work and watch a shee...

Day 9

Meals: Breakfast

Wellington We encounter this genial waterfront city on the southern end of the North Island on this morning’s tour featuring a ride on the historic Wellington Cable Car for panoramic views of the city and harbor. We also visit acclaimed Te Papa...

Day 10

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Wellington/Christchurch Today we fly south to Christchurch, New Zealand’s “Garden City.” Highlights of our city tour include the Botanic Gardens, the “green heart” of Christchurch dating to 1863, Cathedral Square, and “Re:START Mall,...

Day 11

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Christchurch/Franz Josef Early today we embark on one of the world’s great rail journeys aboard the TranzAlpine train: along the open farmland of the Canterbury Plain, through the foothills of the Southern Alps then into the snow-cap...

Day 12

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Franz Josef In Westland National Park this morning, we encounter one of New Zealand’s most spectacular sights: Franz Josef Glacier, the mass of ice that descends from the frigid upper reaches of the Southern Alps to a rainforest at s...

Day 13

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Franz Josef/Queenstown Traveling to Queenstown today, we stop first in the lakeside resort of Wanaka for lunch on our own then in the Central Otago region at award-winning Gibbston Valley Vineyard for a private tasting and tour of the wine cave. Late this afternoon we reach Queenstown and our hotel, where we dine tonight.

Day 14

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Queenstown/Doubtful Sound More scenic overload is in store on our full-day excursion to Fjordland National Park and Doubtful Sound, one of New Zealand’s top attractions. We travel by boat across Lake Manapouri then by coach over Wilmo...

Day 15

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Queenstown Today is at leisure to enjoy this outdoor mecca with a spectacular setting on Lake Wakatipu as we wish. Options abound, from jet boating and fly fishing to art-gallery hopping or riding the Skyline gondola for outstanding views of this unusually scenic town. Tonight we celebrate our New Zealand adventure over a farewell dinner at a local restaurant.

Day 16

Meals: Breakfast

Depart for U.S. We depart this morning for the airport and our flight to Los Angeles and our return flights home.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $6,274
Price per day$392
Single supplement (single occupancy)$1,295
Last Updated: 1/21/2022

  • $5,995 air & land inclusive plus $279 airline taxes and fees
  • Prices are per person based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, surcharges, and fees of $279, which are subject to change until final payment has been made.
  • Single travelers please add $1,295 Sep-Nov; $1,595 all other dates. Your $375 deposit is fully refundable up to 95 days before departure.
  • Airline upgrades on round-trip Trans-Pacific flight: Business Class – $6,595 per person Sep-Nov; $6,895 per person all other dates. Premium Economy – $2,695 per person Sep-Nov; $2,795 per person all other dates.

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Logistics

Accommodation

Stamford Plaza , Auckland / Days 3-4 / Superior First Class

Stamford Plaza sits in the heart of Auckland’s central business district just one block from Waitemata Harbour (Auckland’s main port) and a few minutes’ walk to the High Street shopping district and Sky City casino.  The 286-room hotel features three restaurants and a bar; gift shop; fitness center with indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, and gym; complimentary Wi-Fi internet access (in designated areas); and laundry and dry cleaning services.  Air-conditioned guest rooms have private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, coffee- and tea-making facilities, Wi-Fi internet access (30NZD for 24 hours), minibar, TV, and phone.

 

Millennium Hotel Rotorua , Rotorua / Days 5-6 / Superior First Class

Located just steps from Lake Rotorua and a short walk from the city center, the Millennium Hotel Rotorua offers an ideal home base from which to explore this vibrant small city. Amenities of this 227-room hotel include a restaurant, bar, pool, fitness center, laundry and dry cleaning service, and Wi-Fi internet access (for a fee).  Air-conditioned guest rooms feature private bath with hair dryer, minibar, and TV.

 

Scenic Hotel Te Pania , Napier / Day 7 / First Class

Scenic Hotel Te Pania enjoys an ideal location on the edge of stunning Hawke’s Bay, and a short walk from Napier’s Art Deco city center.  The hotel’s amenities include a restaurant and bar, fitness center, self-serve laundry, valet laundry service (available five days/week), and complimentary Wi-Fi internet access.  Each of the 109 air-conditioned guest rooms faces out towards Hawke’s Bay and includes private bath with hairdryer, minibar, tea- and coffee-making facilities, TV, and phone.

 

Bolton Hotel , Wellington / Days 8-9 / Superior First Class

Conveniently located in the heart of Wellington, the Bolton Hotel sits within walking distance of the cable car, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington Botanic Garden, and the picturesque waterfront, with great restaurants and shopping close at hand.  Amenities include a restaurant, fitness center, heated lap pool, spa, sauna, laundry and dry cleaning services, and complimentary Wi-Fi internet access.  Each of the 134 air-conditioned guest rooms has private bath with hair dryer, minibar, TV, and an in-room iPad Mini for room service.

 

Rydges Latimer Square , Christchurch / Day 10 / Superior First Class

Completely rebuilt after several earthquakes, the Rydges Latimer Square reopened in 2013.  The 138-room hotel’s amenities include a restaurant and a bar/lounge, fitness center, and sauna.  Air-conditioned guest rooms have private bath with hairdryer, complimentary Wi-Fi internet access, in-room safe, coffee- and tea-making facilities, minibar, ironing facilities, TV, and phone.

 

Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier , Franz Josef Glacier / Days 11-12 / Deluxe

Situated on the edge of Westland Tai Poutini National Park, Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier is located just a few minutes from the glacier from which it takes its name. Hotel amenities include two restaurants, a bar, self-serve laundry, full spa with massage services (located a two-minute walk from the hotel), hot tub, and complimentary Wi-Fi internet access.  Air-conditioned guest rooms have private bath with hairdryer, tea- and coffee-making facilities, TV, and phone.

 

Millennium Hotel Queenstown , Queenstown / Days 13-15 / Superior First Class

The Millennium Hotel Queenstown sits on a hill in Queenstown, just minutes away from the town’s central shopping district.  Amenities include a restaurant, bar, fitness center, sauna, spa, and Wi-Fi internet access (for a fee).  Each of the 220 air-conditioned guest rooms has private bath with hair dryer, minibar, safe, tea- and coffee-making facilities, TV, and phone.

Cancellation policy

Cancellations and Refunds

You will receive a full refund for any cancellations made up to 95 days before departure (125 days for In the Wake of Lewis and Clark). If you must cancel your tour, the effective date of can­cellation will be upon our receipt of your notification. Refunds for cancellations are subject to the following per person charges:

For all tours (except as noted)

Prior to departure

Charge

95 days or more

Full refund

94–65 days

25% of tour price

64–45 days

50% of tour price

44–30 days

75% of tour price

29–0 days

No refund

 

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Meals Included

13 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches and 8 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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