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Join us on one of these 3 New Zealand active adventure tours in 2025. Customize your New Zealand adventure with visits to Doubtful Sound, Akaroa, Auckland, Blenheim, and Christchurch and combine the perfect mix of Hiking, Kayaking, Wildlife Viewing, Fishing, and Helicopter Tours to accommodate any fitness and skill level. Contact one of our New Zealand adventure travel planners for help planning your next trip.
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Queenstown South Island New Zealand
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New Zealand Self-drive Tour - 18 Day Itinerary
  • Hike through Auckland's west coast
  • Take a cruise on Lake Taupo.
  • Hike in Tongariro National Park
  • Cross the stunning Banks Peninsula
  • Take part in a stargazing tour
  • Enjoy outdoor activities in Wanaka
  • Enjoy Dart River jet boat tour
  • Sail overnight in Doubtful Sound
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Auckland / Queenstown
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Kayaking, Hiking, Wildlife Viewing, Helicopter Tours, Fishing
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Moderate
Set out on an 18-day driving holiday in New Zealand from Auckland to Queenstown. Experience Lake Tekapo, Taupo, and the Tongariro alpine crossing. Sail Doubtful Sound overnight, enjoy a Wanaka AWD safari, hike the Routeburn Track, and elevate your journey with a Kepler Track heli-hike adventure.
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New Zealand landscape
from $5,835
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New Zealand Sounds and Steward Island

Bluff Roundtrip - 9 Day Itinerary aboard Coral Adventurer
  • Visit Ulva Island forests
  • See Dusky Sound waterfalls
  • Experience Deas Cove hike
  • Rare seabird sightings
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Port of Bluff / Port of Bluff
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Variable
Explore New Zealand’s southern coast on a 9-day voyage aboard Coral Adventurer. Journey through Stewart Island, Dusky, Doubtful, and Milford Sounds. Hike forest tracks, kayak quiet inlets, spot rare wildlife, and enjoy expert-led shore excursions across remote Fiordland landscapes.
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Queen Charlotte Sound
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Unseen Queen Charlotte Sound

Picton roundtrip - 5 Day Itinerary aboard Heritage Explorer
  • Learn the history of Tory Channel
  • Experience Queen Charlotte Walkway
  • Discover Motuara and Blumine Island
  • Trek to Arapawa Island's lookout
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Blenheim / Blenheim
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Variable
Join this 5-day adventure exploring Queen Charlotte Sound and its islands aboard Heritage Explorer. Discover Tory Channel's whaling past, Ship Cove's history, and Arapawa Island's scenic lookout. Traverse the renowned Queen Charlotte Walkway, then explore Motuara and Blumine Islands' wildlife and WWII relics.
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