Family · 14D | 13N
New Zealand with the Family
Glowworm caves, luge carts and zorbing at Rotorua, a jet boat through the Shotover canyons, a sheep station, and stargazing at Tekapo.
- Best time
- November to March
- Route
- Auckland · Rotorua · Queenstown · Tekapo · Christchurch
Day by day
14 days, planned in full
Glowworm caves, luge carts and zorbing at Rotorua, a jet boat through the Shotover canyons, a sheep station, and stargazing at Tekapo.
Day 1
Arrive in Auckland
In across the date line with the first day left deliberately empty, and an early dinner on the waterfront.
- Night
- Auckland
- Meals
- Dinner
Day 2
Auckland's harbour
Kelly Tarlton's aquarium and its Antarctic penguins, then the ferry to Devonport and the tunnels under North Head.
- Night
- Auckland
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 3
Waitomo and Rotorua
The glowworm caves by boat in the dark, then Hobbiton's forty hobbit holes on the way through to Rotorua.
- Night
- Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 4
Steam, luge and zorbing
Whakarewarewa's geysers in the morning, then the gondola and luge carts, and rolling downhill inside a ball of water.
- Night
- Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 5
Redwoods and a hāngī
The treetop walkway through the redwoods on suspended bridges, and a Māori hāngī with a welcome and performance in the evening.
- Night
- Rotorua
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 6
Taupō and the Huka falls
A jet boat to the foot of the falls, the prawn park for anyone who wants to fish for their lunch, and the lake in the afternoon.
- Night
- Taupō
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 7
Fly to Queenstown
The flight south over the Alps and into Queenstown, then the gondola up Bob's Peak for the first luge runs.
- Night
- Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 8
The Shotover jet
Through the canyons at speed with the 360-degree spins, then gold panning at Arrowtown and an afternoon by the lake.
- Night
- Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 9
Milford Sound
The long day out through the Homer tunnel, a cruise under the waterfalls, and kea in the car park on the way back.
- Night
- Queenstown
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 10
A sheep station
North to a working high-country station: mustering with the dogs, a shearing demonstration, and a night in the shepherd's quarters.
- Night
- Sheep station
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 11
Aoraki and the Hooker valley
Up the Tasman valley, the swing bridges of the Hooker track, and a boat out among the icebergs on the glacier lake.
- Night
- Aoraki
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
Day 12
Tekapo, and the stars
The stone chapel and the lake, then a guided stargazing session where everyone gets a turn on a real telescope.
- Night
- Tekapo
- Meals
- Breakfast, dinner
Day 13
To Christchurch
Across the Canterbury plains, then the punts on the Avon and the Antarctic centre's storm room and Hägglund ride.
- Night
- Christchurch
- Meals
- Breakfast
Day 14
Fly home
A transfer to Christchurch airport and the connection through Singapore or Sydney.
- Meals
- Breakfast
What's included
- 13 nights in family rooms, lakefront apartments and a sheep station
- Return economy airfare and the internal flight to Queenstown
- Private vehicle with child seats and a driver-guide throughout
- Waitomo caves, Hobbiton, Whakarewarewa and Wai-O-Tapu entries
- Rotorua gondola, luge, zorbing and the redwoods walkway
- Shotover jet boat, Huka falls jet and the Milford Sound cruise
- Sheep station mustering day, Tasman glacier boat and stargazing
Not included
- New Zealand visitor visa for each traveller
- Meals not named in the itinerary
- Travel insurance
- Bungy and skydive for older children, booked locally
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