New Zealand Tours and Holiday Packages

Accommodation, transport (rental car, coach or rail depending on the itinerary), the listed activities and a day by day plan, arranged before you land. International flights are not included, which leaves you free to use points or a fare sale. Every itinerary can be adjusted, and a firm quote in your currency arrives within one working day.

For December to February travel, six to twelve months ahead: summer books out first and the best-value rooms go early. Shoulder seasons are comfortable at three to six months. Enquiring costs nothing, and a 20% deposit is all that confirms a booking.

February and March offer the warmest, most settled weather with school holidays over; April brings autumn gold; June to September is ski season; November has near-summer warmth without the crowds. There is no bad month, only different trips, and our month by month guides give each one a straight character reference.

Self drive suits confident drivers who want freedom with the booking work done. Escorted coach and small group tours remove all driving and add a local guide. The scenery is identical, so it is a temperament question, and we sell both shapes across the same routes at the same standard.

Ten days does one island well. Fourteen covers both at a comfortable pace. Three weeks removes all compromise, which is why travellers from the UK and USA increasingly take them. Under a week, choose one region and do it justice.

Nothing is payable until your trip is confirmed, deposits are capped at 20% with the balance due 70 days before travel, and every itinerary is operated on the ground by a Qualmark Gold certified New Zealand tour operator. The full detail is on our money protection page. See how your money is protected.