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New Zealand North Island Multi-Adventure Tour (8 days)

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BACKROADS

Auckland, New Zealand to Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Valid for Departures: 26 Oct 2025 - 23 Mar 2027
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Every moment indoors is a missed opportunity. You're in New Zealand, after all. Isn't there a waterfall to swim under? Or a coastal scene to admire? This is why kayaks were invented. And basking in the South Pacific. What about bungee jumping? OK, maybe not. But you could. Follow it all up with a glass of local wine. Done and done. Enjoy New Zealand.

Itinerary

Day 1
Auckland, New Zealand

Hotel: Puka Park Resort
Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Start your hike past giant tree ferns and hanging vines to a secret valley on the Coromandel Peninsula with our Kiwi guide | Enjoy a spectacular vista across the native bush and out to the Pacific as you climb to Pumpkin Hill.

Day 2
Pauanui, New Zealand

Hotel: Puka Park Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Kayak in Cathedral Cove, where sandstone formations, beaches and bright-blue waters await | Put your feet up at a laid-back chalet tucked into the thick forest canopy.

Day 3
Rotorua, New Zealand

Hotel: Black Swan Lakeside Boutique Hotel & Spa
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Explore ancient customs with our longtime Maori friends at a traditional Polynesian gathering place | In the lush Karangahake Gorge, cross suspension bridges and discover an old gold-mining tunnel before cooling off under a waterfall | Visit Rotorua, where steaming lakes, boiling mud pools and soothing naturally heated baths create a living breathing landscape.

Day 4
Waiotapu, New Zealand

Hotel: Hilton Taupo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Geysers, thermal springs, colorful silica terraces and percolating mud pots abound at Waiotapu | Bike along rolling pastures to the Paeroa Range's white cliffs | The Waikite Hot Pools invite a rejuvenating dip.

Day 5
Tongariro River, New Zealand

Hotel: Hilton Taupo
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Take in views of Lake Taupo, the largest freshwater lake in Australasia | Shoot the rapids on an exciting white-water rafting adventure down the Tongariro River.

Day 6
Waikato River, New Zealand

Hotel: Mangapapa Petit Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Amble along a pathway leading to an overlook of the thunderous Huka Falls | If you're feeling fearless, now's your chance to bungee jump over the Waikato River | Cruise on two wheels alongside rolling fertile pastureland.

Day 7
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Hotel: Mangapapa Petit Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack

Pedal through Hawke's Bay, a wine region known for its Cabernet, and stop for tastings under the shade of pines and oaks | Relax at Mangapapa Hotel, a country mansion you won't want to leave.

Day 8
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Hotel: None
Meals: Breakfast, Snack

The 360-degree views of ocean and countryside from Te Mata Peak make our last hike extra thrilling.

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