Discover sailing heritage on an exclusive America’s Cup tour at the New Zealand Maritime Museum, welcomed in before public opening. Explore Auckland’s seafaring identity through interactive galleries and race memorabilia that chart the rise of the City of Sails.

Gain a deeper feel for life on the water as curators illuminate design breakthroughs and crew stories shaped by the Waitemata Harbour. This intimate access sets the tone for Auckland’s blend of maritime innovation and ocean-front atmosphere.

Join a guided panoramic tour of Tamaki Makaurau to trace the coast from the Auckland Waterfront to Mission Bay’s palm-lined promenade and the headland of Bastion Point and Michael Joseph Savage Memorial.

Admire volcanic cones rising beyond the Auckland skyline and the blue sweep of Waitemata Harbour. Insightful commentary links Maori settlement, colonial chapters, and modern design, revealing how Auckland’s shorelines and green spaces shape daily life.

Explore Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland on a private after-hours tour when the paths fall quiet and steam hangs in the cool air. Wander among vividly mineralised terraces, the neon waters of the Champagne Pool, and the surreal green of the Devil’s Bath.

Enjoy hosted canapés and a mocktail as your guide unveils the valley’s volcanic chemistry and Maori connections to this living landscape. The intimate timing heightens colours, scents, and the soft rumble of boiling earth.

Explore Aotearoa’s capital on a guided city tour that threads from waterfront precincts to the botanic slopes reached by the historic Wellington Cable Car. Trace the civic heart past the Parliament Buildings and Beehive.

Climb to the Mount Victoria Lookout for a sweeping harbour panorama framed by wind-brushed hills. Your guide reveals coffee culture, film craft, and political life in a compact city shaped by art, ingenuity, and the elements.

Settle into comfort as you cruise the Cook Strait, watching the North Island fade while the Marlborough Sounds unfold in sheltered coves and emerald ridgelines. Enjoy curated snacks and drinks in the Pohutukawa Lounge.

Step onto the exclusive viewing deck as the ship threads past bush-clad headlands toward Queen Charlotte Sound. Commentary and calm waters add a reflective note to this iconic inter-island passage.

Discover a city evolving with creativity as you pass the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial, the solemn arches of the Bridge of Remembrance, and heritage collections at the Canterbury Museum.

Learn how urban design and art projects have shaped innovative post-quake architecture, enlivening laneways, riverfront paths, and public spaces. The tour offers context to the resilience and community spirit that define Otautahi today.

Traverse Fiordland National Park, a realm of glacier-carved valleys and mossy rainforest. Pause to frame the reflections at Mirror Lakes, where reeds, peaks, and sky drift across still water like a painting.

Continue beneath sheer rock toward the engineering feat of the Homer Tunnel, with commentary on geology and wildlife. These unhurried glaciated valleys vistas capture the South Island’s quiet drama between mountain and fiord.

Glide beneath cliffs and waterfalls on a cruise Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, scanning for basking fur seals and seabirds riding updrafts. Feel the spray as vessels nose close to Bowen and Stirling Falls.

Gaze up at iconic Mitre Peak rising sharply from inky water, its ridgelines etched by ancient ice. Naturalist commentary traces Maori lore, geology, and the unique ecology of New Zealand’s best-known fiord.

Sail into evening as you board the vintage TSS Earnslaw, stoked by gleaming engines and classic timbers. Cross Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak High Country Farm for a lakeside gourmet barbecue dinner.

Stroll the gardens and watch a lively sheepdog demonstration that brings pastoral life to the fore. On the return, join sing-alongs or simply absorb Queenstown’s lights reflecting off the mountains and lake.

Walk the Arrowtown historic streets, where preserved gold-rush cottages and wooden storefronts line leafy avenues. Pop into small museums and artisans’ shops that honour 19th-century life and regional craft.

Follow paths toward the Kawarau River, imagining fortune-seekers who once panned these waters beneath schist outcrops. Seasonal colours and mountain air add cinematic charm to this compact settlement.

Trace coastal boardwalks to the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes, marveling at layered limestone stacks carved by sea and time. When swells align, a bassy boom precedes geysers of spray.

Interpretive panels explain how compressed marine sediments became sculptural cliffs pounded by the roaring Tasman Sea. Pause for photographs as sunlight catches vapor and the rhythm of sea-spray bursts.

Settle by wide windows to board the TranzAlpine, New Zealand’s signature rail journey across braided rivers, beech forest, and alpine viaducts. Carriages are designed for unbroken views of the Southern Alps.

Watch Waimakariri River gorges unfurl as commentary reveals pioneer feats and natural history. Tunnels, trestles, and snow-dusted peaks combine into a finale of South Island scenery before Christchurch.

Step inside the story of the national game at the All Blacks Experience, moving through immersive galleries, player narratives, and a spine-tingling haka presentation.

Test skills in interactive zones and learn how teamwork, culture, and community underpin high-performance sport. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Climb aboard an amphibious WWII-era Duck for a rollicking circuit of Rotorua’s crater lakes, complete with roadway cruising and dramatic water splashdowns.

Your guide highlights volcanic features and lakeside history from unique on-water vantage points across the Rotorua Lakes. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Restore body and mind at Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa, moving between geothermal waters, steam rooms, and cold plunges inspired by indigenous wellness traditions.

Guided thermal circuits and serene relaxation spaces celebrate Rotorua’s mineral-rich springs and cultural guardianship. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Wander into Middle-earth on the Hobbiton Movie Set, threading past Bag End and the Party Tree, gardens brimming with seasonal produce, and painted round doors.

Cap the visit inside the Green Dragon Inn with a rustic brew as guides share film-making secrets against rolling hills and hedgerows. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Te Papa Tongarewa at your own pace, navigating bold design and storytelling that span geology, migration, and the living world. Highlights include significant Taonga Maori collections.

Thought-provoking, hands-on exhibits reveal national identity through art, science, and history at New Zealand’s national museum. Entry to special exhibitions may apply; this visit is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Step inside the pioneering, predator-free reserve of ZEALANDIA ecosanctuary to hear and see rare natives thriving: kaka, tui, and more in regenerating bush.

Guides trace a living conservation story, explaining how fences, traps, and community science restore habitats and bring back native birdsong to the valley. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Take to the skies on a scenic flight over Aoraki/Mount Cook and the Southern Alps, tracing névés and seracs above the Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers.

Pilots narrate geology and climate as you skim snowfields and knife-edge ridgelines for remarkable photos. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Follow grain to glass on a Speight’s Brewery tour, exploring Dunedin’s brewing heritage inside a historic complex with copper kettles and vintage branding.

Conclude with tutored tastings that showcase styles rooted in a classic gravity-fed brewhouse. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Tour Larnach Castle, a 19th-century showpiece of craftsmanship with carved ceilings, a grand Victorian ballroom, and a turret gazing across harbour and hills.

Stroll acclaimed harbour-view gardens that blend native and exotic plantings, reflecting the ambitions and dramas of early settler life on the Otago Peninsula. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Drift into darkness on a glowworm caves cruise, gliding by boat through limestone passages to a silent grotto glittering with living lights—constellations of arachnocampa luminosa.

Guides describe geology and insect life as underground rivers carve chambers and a black-water hush amplifies the spectacle. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Lift above rainforest to ice on a helicopter flight with snow landing over Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere, circling its serrated icefall and deep blue crevasses.

Pilots balance thrills with alpine interpretation before setting down for photos in a frozen amphitheatre. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Discover conservation in action at the West Coast Wildlife Centre, home to breeding programs for the rare Rowi and Haast tokoeka kiwi and immersive glacier exhibits.

Choose back-of-house conservation upgrades to see juvenile kiwi and learn about predator control that protects taonga species within rugged glacial landscapes. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Experience the warmth of manaakitanga at the Te Pa Tu Maori Experience, welcomed by powerful haka and waiata in a torch-lit forest setting. Share seasonal tastes with forest kai horotai and a multi-course dinner celebrating indigenous ingredients and culinary technique.

Hear ancestral storytelling that links land, language, and lineage, with hosts explaining customs, artistry, and revitalised traditions. This evening supports cultural guardianship and offers authentic connection through food, performance, and conversation.

Pause at thundering Huka Falls, where an astonishing 220,000 litres per second churns through a narrow gorge to a foaming plunge pool. The boardwalk vantage points bring you close to the roar and mist.

Travel onward to the vast blue of Lake Taupo, the flooded caldera of an ancient supervolcano. Learn how geothermal forces still shape the region’s landscapes, trout streams, and hot springs that steam beside tranquil bays.

Engage in a purposeful meeting to meet Sabrina Luecht, visionary behind the Kaikoura Wildlife Centre Trust. Hear how rescue, rehabilitation, and education safeguard seabirds and marine life along a prolific coastline.

Understand the science and care behind wildlife rescue and rehabilitation in this marine biodiversity hotspot. Your visit supports initiatives working toward a dedicated wildlife hospital, strengthening outcomes for vulnerable native species.

Visit the stone chapel of the Church of the Good Shepherd, perfectly placed on the shore of turquoise Lake Tekapo with the Southern Alps cresting the horizon. Photographers love the composition of schist, sky, and shimmering water.

Step quietly inside this stone-hewn chapel to appreciate stained glass and simple lines that frame a natural altar of mountains and lake. Outside, alpine air and tussock grasses complete the scene.

Join Angie and Stan at their lakeside home for a Be My Guest afternoon tea featuring homemade Pavlova crowned with cream and fruit. Chat over the kettle about seasons, stock, and stories from a life on the land.

This warm exchange embodies warm Kiwi hospitality, offering an authentic window into rural rhythms, community ties, and proud culinary tradition—light, crisp meringue as a sweet prelude to alpine views.

Feel the spray as you jet boat the Waiau River past overhanging beech and clear gravels, emerging onto Lake Manapouri where mountains ring glassy bays. Pilots weave thrills with natural history in one exhilarating ride.

This experience supports the Pomona Island Charitable Trust, helping support native birdlife on New Zealand’s largest inland island through predator control and habitat restoration. Adventure here carries a tangible conservation legacy.

Cruise the Waitemata Harbour to see city life from the water: sleek marinas, the sweep beneath the Auckland Harbour Bridge, and sailboats tacking under the Sky Tower skyline.

Skippers share maritime tales and coastal landmarks as sea breezes and sunlight animate the bays. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Go behind the curtain on a Weta Workshop tour to see props and practical effects that shaped fantastical worlds for film and television.

From creature maquettes to armour and miniatures, meet creative artisans who turn imagination into screen reality. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Lift off above submarine canyons on a whale-watching scenic flight, searching for resident sperm whales and fast-moving dusky dolphins beside the Seaward Kaikoura Range.

Pilots orbit for the best aerial vantage while sharing marine ecology insights shaped by deep offshore trenches. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Sail the nutrient-rich coast on a dolphin-watching cruise, scanning for acrobatic dusky dolphins and seabirds working bait balls along current lines.

Knowledgeable crews interpret behaviour, local marine history, and protection measures in waters fed by canyon upwellings. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Glide quietly on a guided sea-kayak along the Kaikoura Peninsula, watching for New Zealand fur seals lounging on sun-warmed rocks and shag rookeries on sea cliffs.

Coastal guides balance safety and storytelling as you explore kelp forests and calm coves teeming with life. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Soar side-by-side on EcoZip Kaikoura’s dual zip-lines, launching from ridgelines over regenerated bush toward sweeping coastal views.

Guides share stories of land restoration and local ecology between adrenaline bursts across the native forest canopy. This activity is at additional cost and bookable on tour.