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Experience the best of the best - from North to South

There is so much to see and do in New Zealand - so how can you be guaranteed to take in the best of it all?

25 years' of designing the perfect tours for individuals, couples, groups, clubs and schools, has made Great Experiences the luxury coach tour authority. And the 16-Day Experience New Zealand Coach Tour includes the most spectacular highlights and activities New Zealand has to offer.

Great Experiences New Zealand coach tours include more highlights and sightseeing inclusions than any other comparable New Zealand coach tour on the market.

Highlights include:

Waitomo Caves' amazing limestone formations; cross the Mamaku Ranges before descending into Rotorua, New Zealand's thermal wonderland and centre of Maoridom; the Taupo Volcanic Zone, formed 20,000 years ago; At Wairakei, you will visit the Huka Falls, the most visited attraction in New Zealand; Napier, the art deco capital of the world; Hastings, Takapau Plains, Woodville, Manawatu River, to Masterton; cross the Rimutaka Ranges before arriving in New Zealand's capital city.

Take the Interislander Ferry from Wellington, regarded as one of the most beautiful ferry rides in the world; cross Cook Strait through the picturesque Queen Charlotte Sound to the small fishing village of Picton; whale watching at Kaikoura; follow the Kaikoura Ranges and on to Hanmer Springs and Christchurch.

Cross the Canterbury Plains towards the Southern Alps and Lake Tekapo; view the Alpine Blue Lakes and snow capped mountains before arriving at "Aoraki Mt Cook".

Dunedin, the Edinburgh of the south; Otago Peninsula headland, a valuable wildlife habitat; travel the famous road to Milford and zig–zag down the Cledau Valley to The Chasm, nature's sculptor at work. Board the Milford Sovereign and cruise Milford Sound.

On to Queenstown, Arthur's Point and the Shotover Gorge, Arrowtown, Wanaka, Mt Aspiring National Park and the scenic Haast Pass to the West Coast.

Fox, Hokitika, Arthur's Pass; board the Trans Alpine Express, one of the great rail journeys of the world; travel through the Southern Alps and cross over giant viaducts, dark tunnels and valleys backed by stunning mountain scenery. Follow the Waimakariri River and travel through the eastern foothills to the Canterbury Plains and back to Christchurch.

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - ARRIVE AUCKLAND
  • Day 2 - AUCKLAND / WAITOMO / ROTORUA
  • Day 3 - ROTORUA
  • Day 4 - ROTORUA / TAUPO / NAPIER / MASTERTON
  • Day 5 - MASTERTON / WELLINGTON
  • Day 6 - WELLINGTON / PICTON / CHRISTCHURCH
  • Day 7 - CHRISTCHURCH / FOX
  • Day 8 - FOX / WANAKA
  • Day 9 - WANAKA / QUEENSTOWN
  • Day 10 - QUEENSTOWN / MILFORD / TE ANAU
  • Day 11 - TE ANAU / DUNEDIN
  • Day 12 - DUNEDIN / MT COOK
  • Day 13 - MT COOK
  • Day 14 - MT COOK / CHRISTCHURCH
  • Day 15 - CHRISTCHURCH
  • Day 16 - CHRISTCHURCH / HOME PORT

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