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Grand Pacific 16 Day Ultimate Highlights

This 16 day tour starts in Christchurch and finishes in Auckland.

Travel in small group luxury as you explore the top locations and attractions on both the North and South Islands. Starting in Christchurch visit the deep south and Fiordland National Park, Queenstown, the West Coast Glaciers before crossing the Southern Alps on board the TranzAlpine Scenic Train. Head north crossing the Cook Strait to the capital city of Wellington before two nights in the cultural and thermal wonderland of Rotorua. Another two nights in the tropical Bay of Islands before returning to the Auckland, the City of Sails.

** Note for those travelling on 19th October 2026 and 4th May 2027 departures:
As the TranzAlpine Train is not operating on the noted tour departure dates, a reduction for the missed inclusion will be applied at the time of final payment, in case scheduling changes. **

Accommodation type on this tour is: Hotel 4 star.

This tour also features:

Included: Arrowtown Lakes District Museum

Included: Complimentary pre-dinner welcome drink

Included: Wellington City Tour

Included: Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Included: TSS Earnslaw cruise & BBQ dinner at Walter Peak High Country Farm

Included: TranzAlpine Train

Included: Te Puia traditional Maori hangi & concert

Included: Te Puia geothermal valley

Included: Te Papa Museum of New Zealand

Included: Rotorua Skyline Gondola and Luge Ride

Included: Milford Sound Cruise & Lunch

Included: Larnach Castle

Included: Kauri Museum

Included: Cruise to Cape Brett and the Hole in the Rock, Bay of Islands

Included: Auckland City Tour

Included: Agrodome

15 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 9 dinners, 3 special dinners

Itinerary summary for: Grand Pacific 16 Day Ultimate Highlights

Day 1: Arrive Christchurch

Day 2: Christchurch - Mt Cook

Day 3: Mt Cook - Dunedin

Day 4: Dunedin - Te Anau

Day 5: Te Anau - Milford Sound - Queenstown

Day 6: Queenstown (Free Day)

Day 7: Queenstown - Franz Josef

Day 8: Franz Josef - Arthur’s Pass - Christchurch

Day 9: Christchurch - Picton - Wellington

Day 10: Wellington

Day 11: Wellington - Taupo - Rotorua

Day 12: Rotorua

Day 13: Rotorua - Bay of Islands

Day 14: Bay of Islands

Day 15: Bay of Islands - Auckland

Day 16: Depart Auckland