Auckland to Queenstown 11 day highlights

This 11 day tour starts in Auckland and finishes in Queenstown.

Starting in Auckland, you travel south to Rotorua where you’ll enjoy a unique Maori Cultural Experience at Te Puia.  Its then onto Wellington where you catch a ferry across the Cook Straight to the South Island.  After a night in the wine growing region of Marlborough you continue south to Kaikoura for a whale watching cruise, then onto Christchurch.  From Christchurch you cross the Canterbury Plains towards the Southern Alps and Mt. Cook where you get close to icebergs on the Tasman Glacier Lake. The alpine resort of Queenstown is your final destination where you’ll spend two nights, allowing enough time for the ultimate adventure a scenic flight to Milford where you cruise the fiord before returning to Mt Aspiring National Park for the Dart River Safari.

Included in this New Zealand tour package is:

Accommodation for 10 nights staying in Hotel 4 star.

Rental car hire: included for the duration of the tour package. See range of vehicles.

Rental car insurance included: Fully inclusive with variable excess/deductible.

Rental car inclusions: GPS navigation. unlimited kms,airport/ferry terminal fees, additional drivers.

Tour pack: Includes detailed driving instructions, maps, guide books and much more.

Includes: All breakfasts

Includes: Private airport transfers

Includes: Interislander ferry crossing

Includes: Te Puia Steambox Interactive Lunch & Cultural Performance

Includes: Zealandia Wildife Sanctuary Night Tour

Includes: Whale Watch Kaikoura tour

Includes: Milford Sound Fly-Cruise-Fly and Dart River combo

This tour package can be customised to suit your clients precisely - just request here.

Quick summary for: Auckland to Queenstown 11 day highlights

Day 1: Welcome to Auckland
Accommodation: Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour

Day 2: Drive south through the fertile farmland of the Waikato and maybe stop at Hobbiton Village on your way to Rotorua
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua

Day 3: Explore Rotorua and discover the unique Maori culture at Te Puia
Accommodation: Millennium Hotel Rotorua

Day 4: Today is filled with fantastic scenery including Lake Taupo, the Desert Road and the Kapiti Coastline as you approach Wellington
Accommodation: Bolton Hotel Wellington

Day 5: Today you'll cross the Cook Strait on the Interislander Ferry. Approaching Picton you'll cruise through the spectacular Marlborough Sounds
Accommodation: Chateau Marlborough Blenheim

Day 6: Pass over the dry hills of Marlborough before reaching the Pacific Ocean which leads you to Kaikoura
Accommodation: Manakau Lodge

Day 7: Its a short drive south to Christchurch, if time allows maybe visit the Waipara Valley vineyards en route
Accommodation: The George Hotel, Christchurch

Day 8: Today you'll enjoy a scenic drive through Canterbury and the MacKenzie Country to Mt. Cook National Park
Accommodation: Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Wing Premium

Day 9: Follow the dry lands to Lindis Pass which leads into Central Otago, then through the Kawerau Gorge to Queenstown
Accommodation: The Rees Hotel

Day 10: The ultimate experience, fly to Milford Sound for a spectacular cruise, then to Glenorchy for the Dart River Safari
Accommodation: The Rees Hotel

Day 11: Depart Queenstown today