Flexible Itinerary
Auckland
Auckland serves as a gateway to all of New Zealand and has something to offer for everyone. One of the world's most livable and beautiful cities, Auckland boasts a sunny, warm and temperate climate, great beaches, a beautiful harbor, fantastic shopping, a vibrant nightlife and a diverse population that creates a colorful blend of European, Polynesian, and Maori cultures.
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Day 3 Departing from Auckland
Transportation to next city: By Rental Car
Rotorua
Known as a spa town and major tourist resort since the 1800's, Rotorua is a geothermal wonderland. There are a number of geysers, notably the Pohutu geyser at Whakarewarewa, and hot mud pools located in the city, which owe their presence to the Rotorua caldera. Don't miss the opportunity to visit a traditional Maori Marae. Rotorua is also home to botanical gardens and some interesting historic buildings. Government Gardens, close to the lakeshore are also well worth visiting. Another of Rotorua's attractions is the mountain biking. Whakarewarewa (also known as the "Redwoods") Forest has been described as 'the Disneyland of mountain biking' and has some of the best mountain bike trails in New Zealand. Rotorua hosted the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships, in August 2006.
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Day 5 Departing from Rotorua
Transportation to next city: By Rental Car
Napier
Napier is a popular tourist city, famous worldwide for its unique concentration of 1930s Art Deco architecture. Thousands of tourists visit Napier every February for the Art Deco Weekend event, a celebration of its Art Deco heritage and history. The city also has one of the most photographed tourist attractions in the country, a statue on Marine Parade called Pania of the Reef. Other tourist attractions in Napier include The Hawke's Bay Museum and Art Gallery which features information on both the 1931 earthquake and Napier's redesign as an Art Deco city, the National Aquarium and the Soundshell. Other notable tourist events attracting many visiters include the region's annual Wine & Food Festival (named Harvest Hawke's Bay), and Mission Concert at the Mission Estate Winery in the near by town of Taradale.
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Day 6 Departing from Napier
Transportation to next city: By Rental Car
Wellington
Surrounded by a natural amphitheatre of wooded hills, Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area. Wellington features a variety of architectural styles ranging from 19th century wooden cottages, such as Katherine Mansfield Birthplace in Thorndon, some streamlined Art Deco structures such as the old Wellington Free Ambulance headquarters, to the curves and vibrant colours of post-modern architecture in the CBD. Both the National Library of New Zealand, located on Molesworth Street, and the Te Puni Kôkiri building on Lambton Quay are aesthetically unique. Wellington is home to Te Papa Tongarewa (the Museum of New Zealand), the Colonial Cottage, Old Saint Paul's, and the Law School (largest wooden building in the southern hemisphere) and the Wellington City Art Gallery.
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Day 8 Departing from Wellington
Transportation to next city: By Rental Car
Picton
Nestled at the head of the Marlborough Sounds, some of the most beautiful waterways in the world, and located in one of the sunniest parts of New Zealand, Picton is a great holiday destination. It's the perfect base to explore the Marlborough Sounds and surrounding areas home to one of the largest collections of New Zealand marine life: seahorses, preserved giant squid, sharks, rays, octopus, crayfish, cod, snapper, rocky shore display, life-size Orca and Hectors dolphin models. A wide range of outdoor activities like fishing, walking, tramping, kayaking and cycling is popular with overseas tourists and locals. While in the township, don't forget to enjoy the gardens on the foreshore, or learn about Queen Charlotte Sound's whaling past at Picton Museum.
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Day 9 Departing from Picton
Transportation to next city: By Rental Car
Nelson
Located on the shore of Tasman Bay, Nelson is a popular tourist destination, an irresistible blend of lifestyle and stunning landscape. It has a vibrant local music and arts scene hosting popular events such as the Nelson Arts Festival and the annual Wearable Art Awards. Nelson Provincial Museum showcases the Nelson region's history holding over 1.4 million treasures collected during the past 160 years in a modern building. Nelson has a variety of public parks and reserves such as Abel Tasman National Park, Kahurangi National Park and Nelson Lakes National Park. The compact Natureland Zoological Park close to Tahunanui Beach is popular with young children, where they can closely approach wallabies, monkeys, meerkats, llamas and alpacas, Kune Kune pigs, otters, and peacocks. There are also turtles, tropical fish and a walk through aviary.
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Day 10 Departing from Nelson
Transportation to next city: By Rental Car
Kaikoura
Situated midway between Christchurch and Picton, on the rugged east coast of New Zealand's South Island, Kaikoura boasts a unique combination of ocean and mountains offering to its visitors breathtaking coastal alpine scenery. Whether you are looking for relaxation, eco-tourism oriented activities like whale watching, dolphin swimming walks; or you simply look for art, history and culture, or fine wines and cuisine, Kaikoura offers it all. Experience some of the best reef diving in the country, or kayaking around the ruggedly beautiful Peninsula. For those who enjoy walking, the Kaikoura area offers walks for all tastes and levels of fitness, ranging from thirty minutes duration, to half and full day tracks and more energetic tramps and climbs.
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Day 11 Departing from Kaikoura
Transportation to next city: By Rental Car
Christchurch
Christchurch City is a cosmopolitan place with exciting festivals, theatre, modern art galleries and great shopping. This city is full of delights, from the beautiful neo-gothic Arts Centre, to the historic tram which loops the city centre, to the Christchurch Gondola and unique attractions like the International Antarctic Centre. Known internationally for its award winning gardens, Christchurch is also a place for events and festivals. Whatever the season, you'll find a non-stop programme of entertainment with events like the Festival of Romance, the International Buskers Festival, winter Arts Festival, and Showtime Canterbury in November.
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Day 13 Departing from Christchurch
Transportation to next city: By Rental Car
Lake Tekapo
Lake Tekapo is a village located at the southern end of the lake of the same name in the inland South Island of New Zealand. The lake is a popular tourist destination, and several resort hotels are located at the township. The lake`s outflow into the Tekapo River is close to the village. Stay overnight to fully enjoy a sunset free of day-trippers and the wondrously clear night skies.
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Day 14 Departing from Lake Tekapo
Transportation to next city: By Rental Car
Queenstown
Queenstown is the centre for adventure tourism in New Zealand. The town is built around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu and has spectactular views of nearby mountains. Queenstown provides a wide variety of sports including skiing, jet boating, bungy jumping, mountain biking and tramping. In winter Queenstown is a major centre for snow sports in New Zealand, with people from all over the country, and the world for that matter, travelling to ski here. Locally, Queenstown has a reputation as one of New Zealand's wine and cuisine centers. and also has a vibrant nightlife.
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Day 16 Departing from Queenstown
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