This 23 day tour starts in Auckland and finishes in Christchurch.

Itinerary summary for: Essential Grand New Zealand

Day 1: Arrive into Auckland the 'City of Sails'
Accommodation: Grand Millennium Auckland

Day 2: Explore Auckland and surrounds
Accommodation: Grand Millennium Auckland

Day 3: Travel North to the Bay of Islands
Accommodation: Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands

Day 4: A day to explore the remarkable Bay of Islands
Accommodation: Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands

Day 5: Travel to Warkworth
Accommodation: Woodhouse Mountain Lodge Warkworth

Day 6: Experience Māori culture this evening
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua

Day 7: Meet the Kiwi's and enjoy a free day in Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua

Day 8: Scenic drive from Rotorua to the capital of Aotearoa, Wellington
Accommodation: Bolton Hotel Wellington

Day 9: Today you'll cross the Cook Strait on the Interislander Ferry
Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Marlborough

Day 10: Drive to the seaside town of Kaikoura today
Accommodation: Kaikoura Boutique Hotel

Day 11: Travel through North Canterbury countryside to Christchurch
Accommodation: Distinction Hotel Christchurch

Day 12: Explore the 'Garden City' of Christchurch
Accommodation: Distinction Hotel Christchurch

Day 13: Explore Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park
Accommodation: Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Wing Premium

Day 14: Travel to Dunedin
Accommodation: Distinction Dunedin Hotel

Day 15: Explore historic Dunedin or get up close to the wildlife on Otago Peninsula
Accommodation: Distinction Dunedin Hotel

Day 16: Head to Te Anau today, the gateway to Fiordland
Accommodation: Distinction Te Anau Hotel & Villas

Day 17: Today you'll journey along the spectacular Milford Road to Milford Sound
Accommodation: Distinction Te Anau Hotel & Villas

Day 18: Travel to Queenstown, the Adventure Capital
Accommodation: Rendezvous Heritage Queenstown

Day 19: Enjoy Queenstown before hitting Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw
Accommodation: Rendezvous Heritage Queenstown

Day 20: Depart Queenstown for the wild West Coast
Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier

Day 21: Explore Franz Josef and the West Coast glaciers
Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier

Day 22: TranzAlpine Scenic Train to Christchurch
Accommodation: Distinction Hotel Christchurch

Day 23: Farewell from Ōtautahi / Christchurch