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Kiwiana Panorama

(Queenstown to Auckland Summer)

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$2,205

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4.5

186 reviews

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THE ONE THAT TAKES YOU FROM SCENERY TO SPA TO SKYDIVING FOR THE ULTIMATE 2-WEEK ADRENALINE RUSH

Feed your adrenaline cravings - relaxation is overrated! Kick it off in Queenstown, the adventure-adrenaline Capital of the World. Ride the Shotover Jet (until Sep 2018) & get a slice of the action! Ever tried bungy jumping, or luging? Now's the time! As you head North, see stunning glaciers, visit Christchurch, try a Maori 'hangi', cruise Lake Taupo & hit Rotorua to try the 'Zorb' or luge!

WHAT YOU GET

13 nights accommodation

6 nights in Lodge, 6 nights in Hotel, 1 night in Contiki Special Stay

Throughout your trip you’ll be getting your beauty sleep in cosy, warm beds in multi-share rooms, plus the chance to stay in funky sleeping pods that can be completely enclosed for sleeping and chilling out. Your accommodation will always be located in the heart of the action, with communal areas for you and your new best friends to relax and socialise.

17 included Meals

13 Breakfast, 4 Dinner

We'll get 17 of your meals, you get the rest. You can expect a healthy breakfast most mornings, as well as authentic fish 'n' chips and a few BBQs along the way. We'll also give you plenty of opportunities to try the best gourmet eats in NZ.

Team

Expert Trip Manager, Driver and Local Guides

A highly trained Trip Manager who brings your adventure to life. An expert driver who knows foreign roads better than Google Maps. Local Guides who make tourist traps a thing of the past. This is your team. Smart, friendly, fun, and integral to everything we do.

Transport

All transport included during the trip

Included in your trip is transport around New Zealand on our fleet of comfy, state of the art coaches. They're kitted out with all the necessities: USB charge points, WiFi, Air Con and a rocking sound system. You bring the other essentials, like tunes, friendships and stories from the night before.

Your group

Travel with other 18-35 year olds from around the world

Our trips are exclusively 18-35. This means you'll be travelling with people just like you, from all over the world- laughter and friendships always guaranteed.

Experiences

11 included, 28 optional that you can add

TOP EXPERIENCES ON THIS TRIP:

- Be floored by the beauty of the Milford Sound fjord, witnessing cascading waterfalls and sheer cliffs on a guided cruise
- Combine an exhilarating helicopter ride above the Franz Josef glacier with an icy once-in-a-lifetime hike*
- Sample a glass of world class Sauvignon Blanc with a tour of a Queenstown vinyard
- Take on the thrill of a hair-raising river rapids ride on the Shotover Jet boat, Queenstown*
- Get a behind the scenes look at mustering sheep on horseback at an authentic, family-run merino farm, Te Anau
- Explore the pristine waters of the Mt Aspiring National Park on a Funyak kayaking tour*

*This experience is a Free Time Add-on and not included in trip costs

ITINERARY

Nights spent per location

4 nights

Queenstown

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Wanaka

via

Haast Pass

2 nights

Franz Josef Glacier

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Hokitika

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Arthurs Pass

1 night

Christchurch

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Kaikoura

via

Picton

2 nights

Wellington

1 night

Mount Ruapehu

1 night

Lake Taupo

via

Huka Falls

2 nights

Rotorua

Auckland

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Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2019

Kiwiana Panorama (Queenstown to Auckland Winter)

The trip was great. Exceeded every expectation I had. There's so much to do and everything is so fun. The Trip Manager was incredible. Approachable, friendly and very helpful when we were trying to book in our activities. Overall amazing experience!

Anonymous

Traveled Sep 2019

Awesome experience

Activities were ace, family dinners were always at really nice places, tour manager Bryce was brilliant and had a lot of knowledge about the land and culture and places to go and check out, and so laid back but keen to help.

Teresa Nash

Traveled Aug 2019

Kiwiana - lots of fun

Lots of chances for cool sightseeing and activities while seeing both North and South islands, in one short package. Got to a few LOTR moments included which were cool and even had a good amount of snowboarding, even though we weren't on the ski trip package. Some of the extras I really wanted to do unfortunately were not available, due to outside circumstances, but I was able to find things to do instead.

Brodie.C

Traveled Aug 2019

10/10

Amazing! So much to do and see. I would definitely do it again.

Anonymous

Traveled Aug 2019

Kiwiana Panorama (Queenstown to Auckland Winter)

All good Hotels and hostels were not up to standard at this price point

Nathan

Traveled Aug 2019

Amazing trip with amazing people

The trip was amazing, from the sights to the people. New Zealand is an amazing place especially the south island. Definitely recommend doing one of the swings that can be done in Queenstown. Rotorua is full of activities on the north island, especially if you can get past the smell of rotten eggs, the rafting and the included hangi dinner are amazing experiences. Our tour guide Sam was awesome and made everyone feel included and tried his best every time something had to be cancelled due to weather with Pat as our bus driver keeping everyone entertained. Highly recommend going in the winter to experience the snow!

Robert

Traveled Aug 2019

Kiwiana Panorama (Auckland to Christchurch Winter)

Great trip overall, great tour manager and driver, but the modular nature of the tour and the accommodations on the South Island definitely took a bit away. Don’t expect warm running water. Great trip with some great people at the end of the day

Marlee Middis

Traveled Aug 2019

Kiwiana Panorama (Queenstown to Auckland Winter)

Need more time in Rotorua due to heaps of activities to do, add on time was good, included activities were okay. Trip manager and bus driver were friendly and happy to assist

Anonymous

Traveled Aug 2019

EXCELLENT SERVICE

This trip is amazing if you want to get a taste for everything NZ has to offer! Perfect for adrenaline junkies. Even on days with poor weather our Tour Manager Bryce and Driver Louis made sure we still had amazing activities planned, our trip never skipped a beat thanks to these two!

Brianne

Traveled Aug 2019

Let's do it again!

Great value for the $$ and can't wait to do another Contiki!

Caitlin Crawford

Traveled Aug 2019

Pure dead brilliant

Absolutely loved this trip and wish I didn't have to leave! Bryce, our trip manager and Louis, our driver were brilliant and really helped the trip go smoothly as well as make it entertaining and fun! There were a ton of amazing activities to do (some that put me out of my comfortable zone but all worthwhile!), amazing friendly people on tour and fantastic dinners and nights out! Definitely think New Zealand is now my second home! Churr to the chuuurrr!

Shannon Brown

Traveled Aug 2019

CONTIKI NZ 2019 WS A BLAST!!!!

The trip and itinerary was perfect.

Hannah

Traveled Aug 2019

Fantastic memories

The trip was amazing, scenery and itinerary was fantastic, the tour manager was passionate and informative and made everyone feel at home. I made so many amazing friends and had an unforgettable experience.

Ellyse Fortune

Traveled Jun 2019

Kiwiana Panorama (Christchurch to Auckland Summer)

Decently priced for what you get

Grace Fischer

Traveled Jun 2019

Kiwiana Panorama (Queenstown to Auckland Summer)

The trip was great and an amazing experience. I would definitely recommend contiki to others and I would go on another trip with them. Our tour guide was really knowledgeable and told us a lot about the culture of New Zealand which was really interesting to learn about. Fortunately lots of the optional were cancelled because of the weather and it would've been great if our guide recommended other things to do within the area, but other then that it was pretty awesome!

Traveled Jun 2019

Really great people involved with this company. Smooth experience overall.

This was a great introduction to New Zealand. I know I had the opportunity to visit neat little places and hiking spots that I might not have come across if I were stumbling through on my own. Didn't have to think much about transportation or where to go to next, but there was still enough free time to explore each location in the ways that suited me. Definitely worth the price + plane ride. (Might have been nice to have a heads up for how certain add-on activities would be affected by different times of year, though - the title says "Queenstown to Auckland Summer", but it's actually winter on that side of the world.)

Anonymous

Traveled Jun 2019

Kiwiana Panorama (Christchurch to Auckland Summer)

Very well planed trip and got to explore lots of places in New Zealand. Also, to meet a wonderful bunch of people.

Anonymous

Traveled Jun 2019

Kiwiana Panorama (Auckland to Christchurch Summer)

Too expensive for this accommodations

Zoe Jackson

Traveled May 2019

Kiwiana Panorama (Auckland to Queenstown Summer)

The trip of New Zealand was incredible. No 2 secs of scenery was the same, my trip manager Bryce Steel and Bus driver Dean (Weeman) were amazing. There knowledge of their home country astounded me each day. Both their personalities made the trip more enjoyable! If we missed out on a free time activity they thought together and decided what we’d choose to do! These guys are a great team together, I’d go on a trip around New Zealand with them again!!!

Anonymous

Traveled May 2019

Best company

The trip was so amazing, it was full of inclusions which I loved and the free time add ons were just as good! Our trip manager, Rae, was an absolute gem and made me feel so comfortable and so easy to talk too! Masso, the bus driver was really fun and outgoing!

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