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Get Social: New Zealand

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Trip Overview

TRIP VIBE = fast-paced fun with tons of socialising, bucket-list sights and good times all round. Home of Lord of the Rings, Crowded House and the World’s Sexiest Accent – there’s no doubt this little country has a BIG reputation for being jam-packed with pure awesomeness. Don’t waste time choosing between North and South, adventure or chill, culture or landscapes – bungy out of boring and dive headfirst into the best 17 days of your life. We’re waiting.

Worth noting…

On this trip, you'll get two in one - your Trip Leader is also your Driver.

Tales From Topdeckers

Trip itinerary

  1. Auckland (North Island, New Zealand) – Waitomo – Marae Stay

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    You’ve got your home life, and home friends... and home routine. But this is your chance to leave it all behind. Ready? Meet us in Auckland and say kia ora to your fellow Topdeckers. First stop on our Kiwi adventure: Waitomo Caves. A glowworm-studded labyrinth of underground caves and rivers – this place is like something out of a sci-fi movie. Spend your free time exploring Ruakuri Cave on foot. Cruise through the magical grotto. Or strap in for a unique blackwater rafting experience (disclaimer: you’re gonna get wet). Later, we’ll receive a traditional welcome at the marae (Maori meeting ground) and will tuck into a hangi with the gang. Hear local Maori stories and learn the meaning of whanau as we bunk down in this sacred ancestral meeting place. This is as authentic as it gets.

    • Included Today
      • Overnight stay in a traditional Maori marae and hangi dinner
    • Meals
      • Dinner
    • Optional extras
      • Waitomo Caves (boat cruise): from $75
      • Ruakuri Cave: from $70
      • Blackwater rafting at Waitomo Caves: from $170
  2. Rotorua

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  3. Rotorua – Lake Taupo – Tongariro National Park

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  4. Tongariro National Park

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  5. Tongariro National Park – Wellington

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  6. Wellington

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  7. Wellington – Nelson (South Island)

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  8. Nelson

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  9. Nelson – Kaikoura

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  10. Kaikoura – Christchurch

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  11. Christchurch – Hokitika – Franz Josef Glacier Region

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  12. Franz Josef Glacier Region – Queenstown

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  13. Queenstown

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  14. Queenstown

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  15. Queenstown

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  16. Queenstown – Arrowtown – Lake Ohau

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  17. Lake Ohau – Lake Tekapo – Christchurch

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What's included

Included experiences

  • - Overnight stay in a traditional Maori marae and hangi dinner
  • - Visit Lake Taupo and Huka Falls
  • - Orientation walk of Tongariro National Park with Trip Leader
  • - Orientation walk of Wellington with Trip Leader
  • - Cook Strait ferry crossing
  • - Orientation walk of Christchurch with Trip Leader
  • - Visit Hokitika
  • - Visit Lake Matheson
  • - Stay in the scenic Franz Josef Glacier region

Accommodation

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-3 nights in lodges, 12 nights in hostels, 1 night in a traditional Maori marae

Transport

- Air-conditioned coach

Optional activities

- FYI: these are optional activities available locally. Things might change – prices are here to give you a rough idea.

- Waitomo Caves (boat cruise): from $75

- Ruakuri Cave: from $70

- Blackwater rafting at Waitomo Caves: from $170

- Visit the Hobbiton movie set: from $150

- Canopy tour: from $169

- Zorbing in Rotorua: from $145

- Whitewater rafting in Rotorua: from $119

- Hike the Tongariro Alpine Crossing with a local guide (June to September): from $295

- Quad biking in Tongariro National Park: from $155

- Guided kayaking and seal-spotting tour in Abel Tasman National Park: from $130

- Full-day canyoning in Abel Tasman National Park: from $295

- Heli-hike excursion in Franz Josef Glacier region: from $585

- Scenic flight over Franz Josef Glacier: from $385

- Jet boating in Queenstown: from $139

- Canyon swinging in Queenstown: from $249

- Bungy jumping in Queenstown: from $220

- Skydiving in Queenstown: from $299

- Scenic cruise on Milford Sound (including lunch): prices available locally

- Funyaking in Queenstown: from $399

- Wilderness Jet adventure in Queenstown: from $279

- Whitewater rafting down the Shotover River: from $219

- Mountain biking excursion in Arrowtown: prices available locally

Views & Reviews

Latest Reviews

Average rating based on 23 reviews
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  • Anonymous May 2023
  • Anonymous April 2023

    Guy, our tour guide was fantastic.
    I was supposed to take this trip multiple times before and during COVID but due to government restrictions in Australia and New Zealand I wasn't able to take the trip straught away. Topdeck was very helpful with this and made it hastle free even with the confusion and cancellations.
    The Topdeck app needs serious improvement but served its purpose to get us in touch until we were able to make group chats on other platforms.
    The itinerary was not up to date so my budget was thrown off, there was no wifi or charging ports on the bus, and some of the accommodation was questionable. Nomads in Wellington in particular🤢
    But the group, guide and sights mafe up for it.

  • Lachlan Al April 2023

    Our guide/driver Guy was extremely welcoming, funny, knowledgeable and kindhearted. Alongside him were some amazing people I got to meet and experience the beauty of New Zealand with. The freedom and ability to do certain activities or have free time while having accomodation and transport sorted made the trip so much more enjoyable.

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