Best of New Zealand Tour
Away from civilisation on the tracks of the film Trilogy
'The Lord of the Rings' you'll explore the beauty of New
Zealand's south island. You pass trough stunning scenery
and visit the breathtaking attractions this island has to
offer.
18 or 21 day tour - Variable
pricing
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90 Mile Beach - we leave
Auckland going north towards the mighty 2000 years old kauri trees
in the Waipoua Forest. On a nice ride through the rain forest
90 Mile Beach is not far. What a great adventure riding along
the beach for hours.
Coromandel - we'll ride the
sinuous mountain roads of the Coromandel peninsula, with stunning
Pacific Ocean landscapes to your left and the Coromandel Range
to your right. The daily mileage to Rotorua is modest, providing
time for a side trip to Hot Water Beach, where you can rent a
shovel from a local café and dig your own natural spa in
the sand. The thermal waters located just a few feet below the
sand provide all the hot water you'll need.
Geysers & Maori Culture
- in Rotorua, you'll have time to visit the famous geysers, bubbling
mud pools, and hot springs of this town - the most popular tourist
destination on the North Island.
Taranaki
Region - the road through flat landscape affected by farming
and tiny villages ('Cow Country') will take us to Mt Taranaki
on the west coast. This extinct volcano and sacred place for the
Maori broke out the last time in 1775 and is probably the result
of an eruption more then 70,000 years ago!
Wellington - an agile and
ambitious metropolis full of art, culture and distinctive night
live awaits us in the capitol of New Zealand before the 3hour
journey with the Interislander takes us to the south island. We
drop into another world and are stunned by the magnificent Marlborough
Sounds. The beauty unfolds as we swing onto the Queen Charlotte
Drive towards Golden Bay.
Abel-Tasman NP - we reach
to sunny corner of New Zealand - the Abel Tasman National Park.
Golden sand beaches, lush rainforest and untouched sand dunes
like amidst a desert make this National Park so famous. Relax
on the beach or exercise yourself in the different types of watersport
- there is something for everyone!

Queenstown - known as the
capitol of the adventure sport, this town located on the edge
of the Lake Wakatipu with the Remarkables in the background is
one of the most scenic places in the world. With plenty of activities
like bungee jumping, paragliding, jet boating, whitewater rafting
and much more you'll get the real adrenaline kick!
The Fjordland - an awesome
and indescribable route to the Milford Sound is waiting for us.
Not for nothing the 121km long Milford Road was defined as a world
culture heritage - lush forests, harsh mountains, torrential rivers
and picturesque scenery are present in this region. However, the
ultimate landmark is the 16km long fjord with its world famous
pyramid hill - the Mitre Peak.
Along the west coast - he
road from Queenstown to Wanaka via Cardrona is probably one of
the greatest short cuts with fun of riding which doesn't seem
to end while crossing the Haast Pass. Along steep cliffs the road
winds between the deep blue glacier lakes Wanaka and Hawea - a
breathtaking view that invites us to linger.
Icy
Glaciers - all the same 1.5m per day the glaciers move
down the hill to get cracks in the surface from dragging boulders
and finally melt. The 13km long Franz Joseph and Fax Glaciers
have their source in the perpetual ice and stretch till the nearby
rainforest.
Garden City - extreme twisty
is the last stretch of this tour. Deep in the Southern Alps we
wind our way along the Otira Gorge and up to 945m high impressive
Arthur's Pass. On the other side it's even more fun with endless
serpentines until we reach via the Canterbury Plain the Garden
City and final destination Christchurch - a trip you won't forget
in your lifetime!
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