Your Vacation Includes
- Experiences in 10 destinations
- Freedom of Choice inclusions in three locations
- The services of an expert APT tour director and driver
- 10 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Finest dining - a total of 16 meals
- Return airport transfers and porterage
- Discover the incredible Waitomo Caves, home to thousands of luminescent glow worms
- Immerse yourself in Maori cultureover a magical evening at Te Pa Tu
Map & Itinerary
Signature Experiences
Designed Exclusively for APT guests
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
These once-in-a-lifetime moments allow you to experience an unforgettable world of exclusive moments, incredible cultures and charming surprises
FREEDOM OF CHOICE™
Give your holiday a personal touch with a choice of included sightseeing or dining options
Arrive Auckland
FREEDOM OF CHOICE™
Perhaps cruise on Waitemata Harbour; enjoy a unique All Blacks experience; visit Auckland Zoo to discover the native flora and fauna of New Zealand; immerse yourself in a Make Believe Experience and journey behind the cinema curtain with the Academy Award-winning team at Weta Workshop; or escape the bustle of the city on a tour to Auckland’s wild, black sand beaches and lush rainforest.
Transfer to your hotel then set out on your selected activity. This evening, enjoy a special welcome dinner.
Stay: Auckland, Grand Millennium Hotel
Daily :Auckland, Waitomo Caves, Rotorua
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Tonight, enjoy an indulgent traditional Maori feast and performance of Haka, song and storytelling at Te Pa Tu (Maori Village). Over a magical evening, you will be welcomed with a Haka powhiri (cultural welcome) and then treated to further captivating performances while enjoying seasonal canapes, chef selected aperitifs and a seasonal three-course dinner.
Discover the Waitomo Caves on a guided boat ride through a grotto lit by the magical glow worms, before continuing to Rotorua.
Stay: Two Nights, Millennium Rotorua
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Rotorua
FREEDOM OF CHOICE™
Perhaps experience one of New Zealand’s best-loved attractions, the Agrodome, with its entertaining sheep shearing demonstration and dog trials, then visit the Te Puia Thermal Reserve. Alternatively, choose to visit Wai-O-Tapu or experience Middle-earth during a tour of the Hobbiton Movie Set.
This morning after breakfast, it's time to explore Rotorua on your selected sightseeing activity. Afterwards, the afternoon and evening are free for you to explore.
Daily :Rotorua, Taupo, Wellington
Follow the Thermal Explorer Highway to the heart of New Zealand’s North Island this morning. View the Wairakei Steam Valley, then visit Huka Falls and Lake Taupo, before travelling across the plateau of Tongariro National Park to Wellington.
Stay: Two Nights, InterContinental Wellington
Daily :Wellington
After breakfast, set off on a sightseeing tour of Wellington’s best-loved landmarks and sights, including Mt Victoria, the waterfront area, and New Zealand’s national museum – Te Papa Tongarewa. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy as you please.
Daily :Wellington, Christchurch
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Step aboard the Interislander ferry to cruise across Cook Strait and through Marlborough and Queen Charlotte sounds to Picton.
This morning, travel to the South Island, to the quaint fishing town of Kaikoura before continuing along the central east coast all the way to Christchurch.
Stay: Christchurch, Commodore Hotel
Daily :Christchurch, TranzAlpine Train, Franz Josef
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Board the TranzAlpine train for one of the world’s greatest rail adventures.
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Take in the dramatic surrounds of the Franz Josef Glacier Region.
Pass through epic river valleys and past awesome mountain ranges on the TranzAlpine Train, then disembark at Arthur’s Pass and travel to Hokitika, where you will see pounamu (jade) being carved into pieces of jewellery. Continue to Franz Josef.
Stay: Franz Josef, Te Waonui Forest Retreat
Daily :Franz Josef, Queenstown
FREEDOM OF CHOICE™
On a Freedom of Choice Dining evening perhaps cruise aboard the TSS Earnslaw, a vintage steamboat for a BBQ Dinner at the Walter Peak High Country Farm. Alternatively, enjoy one of the world’s most lauded burgers at Fergburger, experience an array of premium local produce at Finz Restaurant, or dine amid the stylish surrounds of the Elements Restaurant.
Enjoy a day of breathtaking scenery as you travel along the Haast River Valley to Queenstown. Tonight, enjoy a Freedom of Choice Dining evening.
Stay: Three Nights, Novotel Queenstown Lakeside
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Queenstown
FREEDOM OF CHOICE™
Choose your activity today. Visit The Lord of the Rings film locations, enjoy a cruise on Lake Wakatipu, take a Skippers Canyon adventure, join a river safari along Dart River, or enjoy a winery tour.
Personalise your experience today with a range of Freedom of Choice activities.
Daily :Milford Sound, Queenstown
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Cruise the full length of the pristine Milford Sound.
Say goodbye to your tour director this morning, as you are given the freedom to explore New Zealand independently. Follow The Remarkables mountain range to Fiordland National Park. Continue to Milford Sound, where you’ll enjoy a cruise that explores this pristine fiord. Return to Queenstown this evening.
Daily :Depart Queenstown
After breakfast this morning, your New Zealand adventure concludes.
Daily :We know that great service is more than just taking care of you on holiday… it’s the unprecedented warmth, care and consideration you’ll be afforded from your first call until after your return home
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