The full itinerary

Booked through Discover the World. Flights Air New Zealand. Self-drive car rental Hertz.

Auckland - stayed at the Sky City hotel; dinner at the Sky Tower buffet; wilderness experience trip (Bush & Beach tours); Sky City casino; Auckland harbour.

Whakatane – stayed at the White Island Rendezvous ; day trip to White Island volcanic island.

Rotorua – stayed at the Amora Lake Resort ; Kiwi Encounter at Rainbow Springs; geothermal features at the Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Valley at TePuia.

Wellington – stayed at the Novotel; dinner at Dockside.

Picton – stayed at the Mercure; drive down through the Marlborough vineyards ; Spy Valley winery; The Store eatery at Kekerengu .

Kakoura – stayed at Hapuku Lodge; whale watching with Whale Watch; Maori experience with Maori Tours. 

Methven – stayed at the Methven Motel; scheduled to do a hot air ballooning breakfast with Aoraki Balloon Safaris but this didn’t happen due to high winds.

Oamaru – stayed at the Highfield Mews Motel; yellow-eyed penguin viewing, Bushy Beach Road.

Queenstown – stayed at the Copthorne Resort; Dart River jet boating and wilderness safari; dined at the Queenstown Skyline; scheduled to fly to Milford Sound with Real Journeys but this didn’t happen due to high winds.

Franz Josef – stayed at the Puna Grove motel; dined at the Alice may Bar and Restaurant; glacier valley walk, Franz Josef Glacier Guides ; helicopter flight onto the glacier, Franz Josef Glacier Guides.

Punakaiki – stayed and dined at Punakaiki Resort; walked to Pancake Rocks.

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Nelson – stayed at the Kershaw House Boutique B&B; dined at the Three Rooms; Lunch at Waimea Winery.