Day by day
Day 1
Arrive in Auckland
We meet you at the airport. Time to rest, or a first walk along the waterfront.
Day 2
Auckland to Rotorua, by Waitomo
About two and a half hours to the Waitomo Caves and a boat ride under the glowworms. Then about two hours on to Rotorua.
Day 3
Hobbiton and Rotorua
About an hour to the Hobbiton Movie Set for the guided tour, and back. An evening of Māori culture and a hāngī dinner in Rotorua.
Day 4
Rotorua to Taupō
The coloured pools of Wai-O-Tapu on the way, then about an hour to Lake Taupō and the rushing water of Huka Falls.
Day 5
Tongariro National Park
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing, a full-day walk past craters and the Emerald Lakes, when the weather allows. On other days, shorter walks at the foot of the volcanoes.
Day 6
Taupō to Napier
About two hours to Napier, rebuilt in Art Deco style after the 1931 earthquake. An afternoon among the vineyards of Hawke's Bay.
Day 7
Napier to Wellington
About four hours south to the capital. Evening on the waterfront.
Day 8
Wellington
Te Papa, the national museum, and the cable car up to the Botanic Garden. Then the airport, or the ferry to the South Island.
