Wonderfull New Zealand Self Drive

After breakfast check-out from the hotel and proceed to journey through the rolling green hills of Waitomo and enjoy a tour through an underground wonderland of caves decorated with galaxies of glowworms. Continue to Matamata for a charming tour of unique, character Hobbit homes, gardens and the watering hole just as you see in the movies. Finishing off a visually fulfilling day, continue Rotorua, a bubbling and steaming destination like nowhere else. Auckland-Waitomo: 195km (approx 2hrs, 30mins) Waitomo-Matamata: 102km (approx 1hr, 20mins) Matamata-Rotorua: 67km (approx 55mins) Overnight: Rotorua Meals: Breakfast

Rotorua is surrounded by a fascinating geothermal landscape with its unique steam vents, spouting geysers and bubbling mud pool set alongside freshwater lakes and majestic native forests. It is also a region immersed in fascinating Maori myths and legends. Today you'll visit one of the local geothermal attractions before a sensory evening display in the forest Overnight: Rotorua Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast check-out from the hotel and depart on your domestic flight to Queenstown. Handover the car at Rotorua airport / Auckland airport as per flight (Please Note: Domestic Airfare is not included in the final pricing). Flight Time Rotorua to Queenstown is approx. 3 hours After arriving at Queenstown, complete your car rental formalities & pick-up the car from Airport Car Depo, & process to your accommodation with self-drive car. Welcome to Queenstown, With its towering mountains and lakeside location, Queenstown is a hub of adventure, bursting with adrenaline and fun. With a smorgasbord of outdoor activities, Queenstown is the home of the ultimate adventure bucket list. Overnight: Queenstown Meals: Breakfast

Fiordland is one of the world's last great wildernesses. Today's stunning journey takes you past mirror lakes, spectacular waterfalls and water-sculpted rocks. Venture into Milford Sound, a New Zealand treasure carved by ice age glaciers and famously described as the eighth wonder of the world. After a big day out, reflect on memories of a lifetime on your return to Queenstown. Queenstown - Milford: 287km (approx 3hrs, 50mins) each way Overnight: Queenstown Meals: Breakfast

Today is a free day to add some of the endless optional activities on offer. Overnight: Queenstown. Queenstown sits on the shore of Lake Wakatipu among dramatic alpine ranges. It's rumoured that gold prospectors - captivated by the majestic beauty of the surrounding mountains and rivers - gave this now cosmopolitan town its name. Optional Attraction: Shotover Jetboat Ride World famous as the ultimate jet boat experience. A unique combination of beauty and power, this 25 minute experience is like no other, blending pristine natural landscape with wall to wall canyon action from start to finish. Journey deep into the Shotover River Canyon as your expert driver whips your jet boat skilfully through the dramatic and narrow canyons, past rocky outcrops and around crags and boulders. Reach speeds of up to 85kph while skimming the surface of crystal clear waters and feel the spray in the 360 degree spins that are guaranteed to get your heart pumping. The Shotover Jet River Base is a 7km drive from central Queenstown. Complimentary shuttle from the Queenstown depot on select jet boat departures. Optional Attraction: Walter Peak High Country Farm Excursion Farming in the New Zealand high country is a way of life - and its one you can get up close to at Walter Peak. Departing from Steamer Wharf central Queenstown, the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw will transport you on a scenic cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak High Country Farm. Here you will be taken to the amphitheatre to watch the remarkable skill with which the farm dogs round up sheep from the paddocks. A guided walking tour of the farmyard visits the holding pens, where you can help feed the sheep and deer and even get up close to the Scottish Highland Cattle. Then a stroll to the charming old woolshed for morning or afternoon tea. There may also be time to stroll through the lakeside gardens before re-boarding the TSS Earnslaw for the cruise back to Queenstown. Duration: 3.5 hours Note: The TSS Earnslaw is closed for maintenance for six weeks mid-winter each year Optional Attraction: Nevis Bungy - 134m Welcome to the best thing you have ever done. Go full throttle with our 134m Bungy (the highest in New Zealand). Free fall for 8.5 seconds in a blitz of pure fear and adrenaline. Don't say we didn't warn you, because this will definitely put the cement in your coffee. Overnight: Queenstown Meals: Breakfast

Travel through wilderness towns, waterfalls and river scenery on today's scenic journey to Queenstown. We recommend stopping for a break at Wanaka's wonderful world of weirdness at Puzzling World or stretching your legs, at Makarora's Blue Pools on the way to Glacier Country. New Zealand's rugged West Coast is a wild and untamed place known for its rivers, rainforests, glaciers and geological treasures. Here, mighty rivers of solid white ice, relics of the world's last ice-age, tumble down the rocky valleys. Queenstown - Glacier Region: 350km (approx 4hrs, 45 mins) Optional Attraction: Puzzling World WANAKA & CENTRAL OTAGO Welcome to Wanaka's wonderful world of weirdness at Puzzling World. With a mix of bizzare buildings, rooms of illusion and the world famous Great Maze, this attraction is designed to baffle your brain and challenge your perceptions of reality. Challenging minds of all ages with its themes of wonder and trickery. Overnight: Glacier Region Meals: Breakfast

A temperate climate at a low altitude make Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers among the most convenient to visit in the world. Steep valleys bear scars from where glaciers have retreated and advanced over millennia and here, the ice age is still underway. Today is a free day to add your preferred activity. Make a visit to Punakaki's Pancake Rocks or, for an absolute bucket list experience, take to the air on a scenic flight with a glacier landing and a thrilling hike across the icy wonderland. Overnight: Glacier Region Meals: Breakfast

Travel from coast to coast through the spectacular scenery of Arthurs Pass National Park and across the Canterbury Plains, a fertile patchwork made with every shade of green, to the Garden City of Christchurch. Christchurch is set between the deep blue Pacific Ocean and the mighty snow-capped Southern Alps. This is a vibrant, ever-changing city with inner city parks and gardens delightfully interwoven by the meandering Avon River. Glacier Region - Christchurch: 240-380km (approx 3.5-5hrs) Overnight: Christchurch Meals: Breakfast Optional Attraction: Antarctic Centre CHRISTCHURCH & SOUTH CANTERBURY Located an 8 minute walk from Christchurch Airport or 20 minute drive from central Christchurch. See, touch, feel and fall in love with Antarctica at the International Antarctic Centre where a slice of this astounding continent can be experienced. Brave an Antarctic storm, go off-road in a Hagglund Antarctic vehicle ride, befriend a husky dog, enjoy the 4D theatre experience and mingle with the little blue penguins. Experience Antarctica from all four dimensions and leave with a head full of knowledge and a heart full of love and inspiration. Just like the explorers before you. Allow 2-3 hours

Arrangements conclude today the return of your rental car to Christchurch Airport. Meals: Breakfast Do spare a few minutes to share your feedback with our representative or via email - as your valued suggestions will be most appreciated. Arrive home with pleasant memories of your overseas tour, which we are sure you will treasure for a lifetime.