16-Nights New Zealand Grandeur from $27,420

Itinerary Details

Day 1 Welcome to Auckland
Your first afternoon offers an immersive introduction to Auckland and the landscapes that define it. With your private guide, trace the city's harbors and coastlines, pause at viewpoints shaped by ancient volcanic activity, and gain insight into the Polynesian and Maori influences woven throughout New Zealand's largest city before settling into The Hotel Britomart on the waterfront.

The Hotel Britomart

Day 2 Waiheke Island Paradise Tour
A scenic ferry ride carries you across the Hauraki Gulf to Waiheke Island, where vineyard-covered hills meet sheltered bays and stretches of white sand. Taste your way through boutique wineries, linger over a leisurely lunch overlooking the coast, and slip into the island's relaxed, bohemian pace.

The Hotel Britomart
Meals: B, L

Day 3 Auckland to Taupo
A short flight and scenic drive bring you to Huka Lodge, set along the deep blue waters of the Waikato River and close to the thundering cascade of Huka Falls. Suites open directly to the riverbank, inviting peaceful mornings filled with birdsong, leisurely afternoons beside the burbling river, and evenings that linger over elegant dining.

Huka Lodge
Meals: B, D

Day 4 Huka Lodge Day at Leisure
Today is yours to shape at Huka Lodge. Stay close with time in the gardens, beside the pool, or over a relaxed game of pétanque. Or set out in search of adventure, with fly fishing, river rafting, jet boating, and golf all within reach.

Huka Lodge
Meals: B, D

Day 5 Huka Lodge Day at Leisure
A second full day here invites you to follow your mood. Chase exhilaration, embrace relaxation, or find a little of both.

Huka Lodge
Meals: B, D

Day 6 Taupo to Wellington

Wharekauhau Lodge And Country Estate
Meals: B, D

Day 7 Wharekauhau Farm Tour
Today offers a glimpse into one of New Zealand's defining traditions. Step into daily life on a working Romney sheep farm, from mustering to shearing, while taking in the idyllic surrounding scenery. Spring visits come with an especially charming addition: newborn lambs scattered across emerald hillsides.

Wharekauhau Lodge And Country Estate
Meals: B, D

Day 8 Wharekauhau Day at Leisure
Spend the day enjoying Wharekauhau as you wish. Venture across the estate's 5,000 acres by foot, mountain bike, or ATV, tracing paths through ancient forest, past quiet lakes, and toward the wild Pacific coast, or embrace a slower rhythm with a treatment at Hauora Spa inspired by the Maori philosophy of total wellbeing.

Wharekauhau Lodge And Country Estate
Meals: B, D

Day 9 Wellington to Christchurch
Today marks your transition from the North Island to the South. Set within a restored Victorian homestead surrounded by historic gardens, Otahuna Lodge offers a timeless and quietly grand retreat.

Otahuna Lodge
Meals: B, D

Day 10 Otahuna Lodge Day at Leisure
The grounds reward a long morning wander. In spring, hundreds of thousands of daffodils brighten the historic gardens, while winding paths lead through garden rooms and quiet pockets of woodland. Beyond the lodge, options include a scenic rail journey through the Southern Alps, a dolphin-spotting harbor cruise, fly fishing nearby rivers, hiking, biking, or a wine tour through the Waipara Valley.

Otahuna Lodge
Meals: B, L, D

Day 11 Christchurch to Flockhill
The drive west crosses the Canterbury Plains before climbing into the Southern Alps via Arthur's Pass. Glacial rivers, silver beech forest, and the still waters of Lake Pearson mark the approach to Flockhill Lodge, a refined retreat set within a working high-country sheep station.

Flockhill
Meals: B, D

Day 12 Flockhill Day at Leisure
Spend the day getting to know Flockhill beyond the lodge itself. Join shepherds and their dogs for a sheep muster, linger over morning tea beside Lake Pearson, or set out across the station by horseback, mountain bike, ATV, or on foot to experience the scale and quiet beauty of New Zealand's high country.

Flockhill
Meals: B, L, D

Day 13 Flockhill Day at Leisure
Another day at Flockhill invites you to venture further afield. Explore more of Canterbury through experiences tailored to your interests, from seasonal adventures like heli-skiing to wine tasting, golf, and exclusive excursions designed around the way you like to travel.

Flockhill
Meals: B, L, D

Day 14 Flockhill to Blanket Bay
A short flight brings you to Queenstown before a scenic drive follows the shoreline of Lake Wakatipu north to Blanket Bay. Set where mountains rise directly from the water, the lodge feels wonderfully secluded and perfectly placed for what lies ahead.

Blanket Bay
Meals: B, D

Day 15 Milford Ultimate Helicopter Excursion
A sip from an alpine lake. A stroll on a beach so remote few people have set foot here before. A champagne toast atop blue ice. Today, New Zealand expands in every direction as Milford Sound, towering rainforest-covered fjords, and ancient glacial ice reveal the kind of grandeur that is difficult to comprehend until you stand within its silence.

Blanket Bay
Meals: B, L, D

Day 16 Boutique Wine Tour
Trade glaciers for wine country as you settle into a slower rhythm in Central Otago, home to some of the world's southernmost Pinot Noir. With your specialist wine guide, venture beyond the main routes to visit boutique producers across contrasting sub-regions, lingering over tastings shaped as much by landscape as the stories and people behind each bottle.

Blanket Bay
Meals: B, L, D

Day 17 Blanket Bay to Queenstown Airport
Today we bid farewell to New Zealand with a clear understanding of why people come back.

Meals: B