24 Day EPIC NZ Tour
$3,599.00 NZD
Our 24 day EPIC NZ adventure tour covers all bases... and beyond! You will get up-close and personal with New Zealand's deepest and darkest secrets, whilst discovering the country’s hottest destinations.
Demand more than just a bus pass! Why spend time finding suitable accommodation, trawling through guide books and trying to navigate maps when we can do it all for you? Our expert guides will take the stress out of your holiday and ensure your experience is second to none. Read more>>
Summary Itinerary
What's included in this tour?
- Accommodation (max 6 share, upgrades available)
- Transport
- Kiwi Tour Guide with expert local knowledge
- Guided tour of every location we visit
- Breakfast
- Carve your own traditional ‘tiki’ pendant
- Evening’s entertainment and dinner at a ‘marae’
- Entrance to Wai-O-Tapu thermal reserve
- Gondola ride in Queenstown
- Overnight boat trip in Abel Tasman National Park
Add-On Activities and Packs for this Tour
Customise your tour by choosing from a wide range of activities - all include an exclusive online discount! Check out the detailed itinerary for details of when each activity takes place. Everything is 100% optional.
EPIC NZ
$1,299.00 NZD
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24 Day EPIC NZ Tour
$3,599.00 NZDThe adventure of a lifetime...
Our 24 day EPIC NZ adventure tour covers all bases... and beyond! You will get up-close and personal with New Zealand's deepest and darkest secrets, whilst discovering the country’s hottest destinations.
If you want to travel New Zealand in the detail it deserves, we do recommend 3 or 4 weeks. This will allow you to truly get to grips with what our beautiful country has to offer you. We designed our 24 day adventure tour with this in mind, and the route has gradually evolved with previous groups' feedback.
The route
Starting and ending in our biggest city Auckland, the tour descends down the middle of the North Island. From Wellington we catch the ferry across the Cook Strait to the South Island, which we then circle in a clockwise direction before returning to the North. Check out the itinerary and tour map to see more details!
If you have longer than 24 days we definitely suggest you look at our "Before / After Your Tour" section in the itinerary because we do have ideas and we can help!
Why is this tour for you?
- This NZ experience is not so much of a tour as a journey, and one that we would like to think opens your eyes to our culture whilst ensuring every day is a fresh adventure to challenge and inspire you.
- We challenge the expectations of small group travel - the tour is customisable with numerous add-ons and nothing is compulsory other than stepping on the tour bus.
- There is no typical tour member and everyone is welcome. Most other companies cater for a set age or nationality group - we only care about attitude.
- Our passionate, local guides will take you to places that your guide book doesn't even know about!
- You cannot do this much for this price anywhere else! We are all experienced travellers - trust us, we know.
What do others say about this tour?
We realize quite a few companies profess to calling themselves "number #1". So don't just take our word for it. Read independent feedback online about Haka Tours and join our Facebook page.
- 1:Auckland
- 2:Auckland to Coromandel
- 3:Coromandel to Waitomo
- 4:Waitomo to Rotorua
- 5:Rotorua to Taupo
- 6:Taupo
- 7:Taupo to Wellington
- 8:Wellington to Kaikoura
- 9:Kaikoura to Christchurch
- 10:Christchurch to Lake Tekapo
- 11:Lake Tekapo to Queenstown
- 12:Queenstown
- 13:Queenstown to Wanaka
- 14:Wanaka to Franz Josef
- 15:Franz Josef
- 16:Franz Josef to Punakaiki
- 17:Punakaiki
- 18:Punakaiki to Abel Tasman
- 19:Abel Tasman
- 20:Abel Tasman to Wellington
- 21:Wellington to River Valley
- 22:River Valley to National Park
- 23:National Park to Raglan
- 24:Raglan to Auckland
- +Before/after your tour
For generalised FAQs, please see our "About Us" section.
Where does this tour start?
Our 24 day tour begins at YHA International, 5 Turner St, Auckland.
Where does this tour end?
At the same location, but you may ask your guide to drop you off somewhere else in the city centre if needed.
How many additional activities would you recommend booking for this tour?
There is no rule to this – some people will choose lots, others will be content with the tour itself and the free or low cost activities that your tour guide will find for you along the road. For the 24 day tour we would suggest no more than one activity per location, with the exception of Rotorua, Taupo, Queenstown and Franz Josef - all places where two activities can be fitted in. Sometimes you can even fit three into Queenstown!
What are the best activities for this tour?
Everyone has their own favourites, but in general we find that these are the most popular:
- Skydiving - Taupo
- Nevis - Queenstown
- Black Water Rafting - Waitomo
- Rafting - River Valley
- Dolphin Swim - Kaikoura
- Glacier Hike - Franz Josef
- Milford Sound Day Trip
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Fast Facts
- Over 70% of our customers are solo travellers.
- You can upgrade your accommodation to a private room (twin or double).
- 90% of tour members book accommodation before and after their tour allowing them to stay where the tours start and end.
- Check availability by selecting a particular date and click "Add to My Tours".
- Read the itinerary to see which activities can be conducted on each day.
- You can add a Milford Sound trip to any tour that visits Queenstown.
- You can add a Bay of Islands trip (from Auckland) before or after your tour.
- You can either pre-book additional activities up until 30 days prior to departure or book them whilst on tour.
Crew Featurette
Meet our tour masters
Name: Verve
Tour: 24 Day Epic NZ
Specialty Area: Jumping off everything!
From instructing scuba diving in Taranaki to blasting people sky high on the Bungy Rocket in Queenstown, Verve's adrenalin addiction is truly at home with Haka Tours!