Active Family North to South
Starting in Auckland you’ll spend a night at a luxurious waterfront hotel providing the perfect base to explore all that this fascinating city has to offer with its superb cuisine, world class wines and numerous activities.
Float down an underground river with glowworm displays above and jump in cascading waterfalls before ending in laid back luxury perched high above Lake Taupo. 4WD out to Tamau Pa and share the magic of the magnificent wilderness surrounded by native flora and fauna in a sub-Alpine forest as you hunt, gather, cook and hike with your specialist...
You will love
- Outdoor adventure and activities
- Scenery more dramatic than a Hobbit filmset
- Exclusive access and one-off experiences
- Native flora and fauna
- Cultural interactions
11 UNFORGETTABLE DAYS
PLEASE NOTE:
This itinerary provides the perfect framework for a spectacular journey but it is an example only. All journeys will be individually designed and quoted on a case by case basis.
DAY 1 | AUCKLAND | 1 NIGHT
Arrive in Auckland and spend time exploring the city. Explore all that this fantastic city has to offer with world class wines, superb cuisine and numerous leisure activities on your doorstep.
DAY 2 | LAKE TAUPO | 1 NIGHT
Explore a stunning underworld with your experienced guide as you float down an underground river in a rubber tube while admiring the glowworm displays above and jump in cascading waterfalls before ending in laid back luxury perched high above Lake Taupo.
DAY 3 | TAMAU PA | 1 NIGHT
Journey to Mount Titiraupenga where you will be received by a Maori welcome/powhiri, followed by a ‘sharing session’ in a mystical and totally private setting. 4WD out to the Tamau Pa where you will spend the night on Maori Trust land with a Maori chef and custodian of the land with exclusive access to magnificent wilderness boasting native flora and fauna.
DAY 4-5 | LAKE ROTORUA | 2 NIGHTS
Spend the day with your experienced Maori chef, outdoorsman, search and rescue specialist (tracker) as you share the magic of the New Zealand bush and his deep knowledge about Maori relationships with the land. Hunt, gather, cultivate, prepare, cook and hike across a 5,000 acre block of Maori land up in the Kaimanawa Ranges before leaving the wilderness behind you to relax on the shores of Lake Rotorua.
Here you’ll have two adventures beginning with the Rotorua Canopy Tour as you get up close and personal with one of New Zealand’s most intact native ecosystems, the ancient forest in Rotorua. Experience and learn about the history and conservation efforts surrounding native New Zealand forests while you zipline through them with your knowledgeable Kiwi guide. This is the ultimate interactive adventure for nature lovers and thrill seekers alike. Combine spectacular scenery and great rapids for an awesome whitewater rafting adventure. From the buzz of ‘Geoff’s Joy’, a torrent of Whitewater, to stunning native and plantation forest, the Rangitaiki River has it all!
DAY 6-7 | TE ANAU | 2 NIGHTS
Meet your guides for a special back country experience. Ride a water taxi across the lake, hike narrow trails surrounded by pristine bush, hop in a hidden ‘tinnie’ as you scan the shores for deer, watch trout dart in the clear water below as you float through a scene more dramatic than a Hobbit filmset. Stop. Let the peace sink in.
DAY 8-10 | GIBBSTON | 3 NIGHTS
Drive through unspoiled mountain scenery and rainforest-carpeted valleys to kayak through the crystal clear waters of Milford Sound finishing in the Valley of the Vines to soak up the pioneering history and romance of a working vineyard. The next two days are yours to hike or borrow a bike and explore Lake Wakatipu and the charming historic Arrowtown, a New Zealand treasure.
DAY 11 | DEPARTURE
You will make your way to Queenstown where your journey will end.
NEED TO KNOW
10 nights in New Zealand
10 nights in New Zealand
START: Auckland, New Zealand | Finish: Queenstown, New Zealand
This itinerary provides the perfect framework for a spectacular journey but it is an example only. All journeys will be individually designed and quoted on a case by case basis.
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