Ultimate New Zealand

This Ultimate journey is the perfect introduction to New Zealand, a country blessed with astonishing natural beauty and a charm so often missing in today's world.

You begin on the North Island at the beautiful Bay of Islands - a subtropical paradise of islands, secluded bays and abundant marine life, before driving south to Roturua, the heart of New Zealand's Maori culture and thermal activity with its geysers, steaming lakes and bubbling mud pools. You continue to the wine growing region at Hawkes Bay before staying on a working farm overlooking Palliser Bay. You then cross to the South Island to visit the wine growing region of Blenheim and, after a stay in the charming garden city of Christchurch, this illuminating journey ends in Queenstown, which lies in a true 'alpine' paradise on the shores of Lake Wakatipu surrounded by the majestic peaks of the Southern Alps and close to the stunning Milford Sound.

Sample itinerary:

Days 1/2: Depart London.  Day 3: Arrive Auckland. Overnight Mollies.  Days 4/6: Fly to Bay of Islands. Overnights The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs.  Days 7/8: Fly to Roturua via Auckland. Overnights Treetops Lodge & Estate.  Days 9/10: Drive to Hawkes Bay. Overnights Green Hill Lodge.  Days 11/12: Drive to Palliser Bay. Overnights Wharekauhau Country Estate.  Days 13/14: Drive to Wellington. Ferry to Picton. Drive to Blenheim. Overnights Timara Lodge.  Days 15/16: Drive to Christchurch. Overnights Otahuna Lodge.  Days 17/18: Fly to Queenstown. Overnights Eichardt's Private Hotel.  Days 19/20: Drive to Glenorchy. Overnights Blanket Bay.  Days 21/22: Fly to London via Auckland.