• 7 Breakfast (B)
• 2 Dinner (D)

• Medium level of fitness required.

• Day 1: Flights to arrive prior to 4.00pm into Auckland Airport Day 8: Flights to depart after 2.00pm from Wellington Airport Airport to Hotel transfers are available to purchase on request. Flights to and from your tour are not included in the tour price.

• Comfortable walking shoes Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat Water bottle Warm layers in cooler months Camera

Explore the Waitangi Treaty Grounds with a local specialist and attend a cultural performance at one of New Zealand’s most significant historic sites. See the intricately carved meeting house and the immense ceremonial waka, or war canoe, while hearing why this place remains central to the country’s identity.

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed here in 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and Maori chiefs. Local insight brings the treaty’s history and continuing significance into focus.

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Meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers over welcome drinks in Auckland. The hosted gathering introduces the group and offers a chance to hear what to expect from the North Island journey.

In a city shaped by two harbours and a strong sailing culture, it is a relaxed introduction to New Zealand’s City of Sails and the people sharing the tour.

Discover Auckland on a city sights tour that introduces New Zealand’s largest city and its distinctive harbour setting. Take in the urban scenery of the City of Sails while gaining a sense of how the city spreads across a volcanic landscape between the Waitemata and Manukau harbours.

Auckland’s waterfront, maritime connections and volcanic geography give it a character unlike any other New Zealand city. This included tour provides a guided overview without promising stops or landmark entry not specified in the itinerary.

Enter the Waitomo Caves on a guided tour and glide through their dark waterways on a glowworm cruise. Look up as thousands of tiny lights illuminate the cave ceiling, their reflections adding to the stillness of the underground passage.

The glowworms are native to New Zealand; their bioluminescence creates the cave’s star-like display. A guide adds context to the limestone surroundings, making this both a natural-history encounter and one of the North Island’s most atmospheric experiences.

View Huka Falls from a panoramic viewpoint near Lake Taupo and hear the force of the Waikato River as it surges through a narrow channel. The water’s vivid blue contrasts with the white turbulence below.

About 220,000 litres of water plunge over the falls each second, dropping roughly 11 metres. This included viewpoint stop brings you close to one of the North Island’s most powerful natural sights without requiring a hike or boat trip.

Join your Travel Director for farewell drinks in Wellington and share a final hosted gathering with your fellow travellers. It is an opportunity to compare favourite North Island moments and mark the journey together.

New Zealand’s capital is known for its compact waterfront and lively food and arts scene. Against that setting, the gathering offers a relaxed close to the group experience without implying that dinner or entertainment is included.

Explore Wellington on a city sights tour introducing New Zealand’s harbour-side capital. See the city’s setting between steep hills and the waterfront while getting a feel for its compact streets and civic character.

Wellington is the seat of New Zealand’s government and a centre for the country’s cultural life. This included overview helps put the capital in context; the itinerary does not specify entry to museums or particular landmarks as part of the tour.

Venture to Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua on an optional excursion from the Bay of Islands, travelling via the broad coastal landscape of Ninety Mile Beach. Experience the exposed beauty of New Zealand’s far north, where sweeping sand gives way to dramatic headland views.

Te Rerenga Wairua holds deep significance in Maori tradition as the place where spirits depart for their ancestral homeland. This excursion is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise among the Bay of Islands on an optional boat excursion that includes lunch and a visit to the Hole in the Rock. Watch the coastline shift between sheltered bays, green islands and open water as you explore this celebrated maritime landscape.

The naturally formed opening at Motukokako/Piercy Island is one of the bay’s best-known sights. Seeing it from the water reveals the scale of the rock and the wider island seascape. This cruise is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a tour of Russell to learn about early settlement in the Bay of Islands. Explore the historic town’s coastal setting while hearing how it became an important meeting place during New Zealand’s early colonial era.

Known to Maori as Kororareka, Russell was a busy port before Auckland and Wellington rose to prominence. Its layered past offers a different perspective on the bay beyond its beaches and islands. This tour is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Unwind at Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa in Rotorua, choosing a restorative experience centred on the region’s geothermal waters. Warmth, steam and time to slow down offer a contrast to the city’s more active sightseeing.

Rotorua’s geothermal landscape has long shaped local life, and Wai Ariki draws on that setting for its spa experience. Treatments and facilities depend on the option selected. This visit is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Tour the Hobbiton Movie Set in the rolling Waikato countryside and see the landscapes used to portray the Shire in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films. Walk among the film-set details that give this imagined village its lived-in feel.

The setting pairs cinematic craft with the soft green hills of a working New Zealand farm. Film enthusiasts can recognise familiar scenes, while other visitors can enjoy the countryside and set design. This tour is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Whangarei, New Zealand’s northernmost city, with time to discover its galleries, museums and local character at your own pace. The visit offers a closer look at urban life in Northland beyond the Bay of Islands’ beaches.

Set amid green hills and waterways, Whangarei brings together Northland’s natural setting and creative culture. Choose the places that interest you most during this included stop; specific gallery or museum admission is not stated as included.

Experience Te Po at Te Puia in Rotorua, beginning with a Maori cultural performance inside the carved meeting house, Te Aronui a Rua. View the Pohutu Geyser in its geothermal setting and enjoy a buffet dinner featuring hangi-inspired cuisine.

Te Puia brings together living Maori culture and the steam, hot springs and erupting geysers for which Rotorua is known. The performance, geothermal views and flavours of dinner make this a distinctive hosted evening rather than a standard meal.