Day 01: Arrive Auckland

arrive auckland – meet and transfer for city sightseeing (highlights: westshaven marina, harbour bridge, viaduct harbour, queen street, mount eden, parnell village, tamaki drive)

Day 02: Auckland - Rotorua

auckland – visit waitomo glow worm caves – rotorua

Day 03: Rotorua

Rotorua city sightseeing (includes: te puia [formerly known as whakarewarewa thermal reserve and maori arts & crafts institute], paradise valley springs, agrodome sheep show) - shuttle transfer to domestic airport for your fligh to queenstown – arrive queenstown – shuttle transfer to hotel

Day 04: Queenstown – Milford sound cruise – Queenstown

queenstown – milford sound cruise – queenstown (highlights: the remarkables, fiordland national park, homer tunnel, cleddau valley, milford sound red boat cruise)

Day 05: Queenstown

Queenstown city sightseeing (highlights: queenstown, kawarau bungy bridge, gibbston winery, arrowtown historic gold mining village) – afternoon free at leisure

Day 06: Queenstown

Queenstown – mount cook (optional scenic flight) – christchurch (highlights: kawarau gorge, lindis pass, aoraki / mount cook, lake tekapo, church of good shepherd, canterbury plains)

Day 07: Christchurch

Christchurch – city sightseeing (highlights: anglican cathedral, museum, arts centre, mona vale) – afternoon free at leisure

Day 08: Christchurch - Departure

Shuttle transfer to airport for your departure flight