Luxury New Zealand Food Tour overview [ID: 2492]

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Luxury New Zealand Food Tour

17 Days

Starts: Queenstown

Finishes: Auckland

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This 17 day tour starts in Queenstown and finishes in Auckland.

Your food journey begins in Queenstown staying at Eichardts on the lakefront home of "The Grille" followed by a day tasting your way around the gold mining settlement of Arrowtown. Before you leave the region explore Kinross Winery in Gibbston Valley, famous for creating some of the finest Pinot Noir in the world. Your winery experience continues as you stop at Carrick Winery for lunch on your way to Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat where an array of culinary wonder awaits. A bucket list experience and a highlight of the trip is a Lavish West Coast Cuisine adventure with Mackenzie Helicopters, soaring over Aoraki-Mt Cook and the Southern Alps to the rugged West Coast where your pilot will catch your meal! Culture and wine waits in Canterbury, as well as a special cooking class experience with Hapuku Kitchen. Cross the Cook Straight to Wellington famous for its creative and award-winning food scene. In Hawkes Bay, you'll explore the region with a food writer, wine buyer and world-class cheese expert. Venturing back inland you'll arrive at a cultural food experience in Rotorua and then on to Auckland for a walking foodie tour of the city and a luxurious day over on Waiheke Island before your amazing tour comes to and end.

This tour also features:

Included activity: Electronic Travel Guide and In-Country Support App

Included activity: Private Transfer Queenstown Airport to Roki Collection Queenstown

Included activity: The Visitor Promise - Cultural Learning Course

Included activity: Taste of Wellington Foodie Delights Private Tour with Kaewa Tours

Included activity: Classic Food & Wine Tour with Hunter Gatherer Tours with lunch

Included activity: Redwoods Nightlights with Glowworms Fast Pass

Included activity: Te Pā Tū Evening Māori Cultural Experience - Dinner Included

Included activity: Restorative Journey with Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa

Included activity: When in Auckland with Aucky Walky Tour (Private Tour)

Included activity: Half Day Scenic Wine and Lunch Tour on Waiheke Island

Included activity: Fullers Reserve Ferry Auckland to Waiheke Island (Return)

Included activity: Private Transfer Auckland accommodation to Auckland Airport with Tourcorp

Included activity: Flavours of Arrowtown Private Tour with Remarkable Scenic Tours

Included activity: Gibbston Valley Winery Private Prestige Tour

Included activity: Private Transfer Queenstown Accommodation to Airport (LSQ)

Included activity: 3 Course Dining Experience at Carrick Winery

Included activity: Lavish West Coast Cuisine Adventure with Mackenzie Helicopters (Private Charter)

Included activity: Ngā Hari o te Pō | Night of Delights Private Tour with Amiki Tours

Included activity: A Taste of Greystone at Greystone Wines

Included activity: Taste of the Farm with Hapuku Kitchen

Included activity: Interislander Ferry Picton to Wellington with exclusive access to the Premium Plus Lounge

16 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 6 dinners, 1 special dinner

Itinerary summary for: Luxury New Zealand Food Tour

Day 1: Welcome to Tāhuna-Queenstown
Accommodation: ROKI Collection Queenstown

Day 2: Spend the day exploring the regions wineries
Accommodation: ROKI Collection Queenstown

Day 3: Collect your car and head to Gibbston Valley, famous for Pinot Noir
Accommodation: Gibbston Valley Lodge & Spa

Day 4: Make your way to Bannockburn, enjoy lunch before heading North to Aoraki-Mt Cook
Accommodation: Wilderness Lodge, Lake Moeraki

Day 5: A bucket list day awaits exploring the Southern Alps and the West Coast by helicopter
Accommodation: Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Wing Premium Plus

Day 6: After arriving in Christchurch, a special cultural foodie tour awaits
Accommodation: Otahuna Lodge

Day 7: From Christchurch drive north to Waipara for a wine tasting before arriving in coastal Kaikoura
Accommodation: Hapuku Lodge & Tree Houses

Day 8: Enjoy Hapuku Kitchen today and learn to cook using their farm to plate ingredients
Accommodation: Hapuku Lodge & Tree Houses

Day 9: Cross the Cook Straight and arrive in the "Coolest Little Capital" Wellington
Accommodation: Movenpick Hotel Wellington

Day 10: Wellington is home to 850 restaurants, bars and cafe. Explore some of the best with Kaewa Tours
Accommodation: Movenpick Hotel Wellington

Day 11: Make way for the East Coast area of Hawkes Bay and arrive at your unique stay at Craggy Range Winery
Accommodation: Craggy Range

Day 12: Explore the food and wine of the region with Juliet, a cheese monger and wine enthusiast
Accommodation: Craggy Range

Day 13: Enjoy the drive to Rotorua today and the Redwoods by night
Accommodation: On the Point

Day 14: Unwind in a restorative journey at Wai Ariki and experience a cultural dining experience tonight
Accommodation: On the Point

Day 15: Depart for Auckland and experience an exciting walking tour
Accommodation: Park Hyatt Auckland

Day 16: Auckland and Beyond will host you today for a luxurious tour of Waiheke Island
Accommodation: Park Hyatt Auckland

Day 17: Bid farewell to New Zealand, full of delicious food and wine memories

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Itinerary summary for: Luxury New Zealand Food Tour