Reuthers
Southern / New Zealand
Guided Adventure Tour

Kia Ora to Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. Be our guest at our traditional Welcome Drink and Dinner. Getting to know each other is top of the list and your tour guide will give you further information on your upcoming New Zealand adventure tour.

Before leaving the North Island, we visit Te Papa, New Zealand's National Museum. In the early afternoon, we take the Interislander ferry to Picton. From there, we travel along Tasman Bay to Nelson, the first city in New Zealand. The Nelson region enjoys the highest number of sunshine hours in the country.

Today we take a day trip to Abel Tasman National Park. We are dropped off on a beach by water taxi and, after a walk through untouched wilderness, picked up again with ease.

Our adventure tour continues southwest along the famous Buller Gorge Road to Cape Foulwind and further south to the Pancake Rocks. We view the spectacular blowholes up close. Overnight stay in the coastal town of Greymouth, once an important Maori settlement.

After breakfast in Hokitika, we pass the former gold-mining town of Ross and enjoy the dramatic scenery of towering mountains, lush rainforest, and the Tasman Sea to our right. In Franz Josef, we settle in below the Franz Josef Glacier.
Optional: Depending on weather conditions, enjoy a helicopter flight with glacier landing or, weather-independent, an exciting quad bike tour through the rainforest.

Explore the Franz Josef Glacier or join an optional guided hike. This day is at leisure.

Passing Fox Glacier, we leave the Tasman Sea behind, cross Haast Pass, and reach Wanaka. A remote mountain road leads us to Queenstown, New Zealand's adventure capital. After a scenic cruise on Lake Wakatipu, we enjoy dinner at the Colonel’s Homestead Restaurant on Walter Peak High Country Sheep Farm, including a farm tour. The historic TSS Earnslaw steamship takes us back to Queenstown.

Adventure and sightseeing await: options include bungy jumping from the historic Kawarau Bridge, parasailing, or a jet boat ride. Alternatively, enjoy shopping or simply relax. This day is at leisure.

Enjoy a beautiful morning in Queenstown before continuing to Te Anau in the early afternoon.

Today features one of the world’s natural wonders and New Zealand's most famous landmark: Milford Sound, located in the wettest region of the country. We take a cruise along the 16 km long fjord to the Tasman Sea, with opportunities to see penguins, seals, dolphins, and occasionally whales, as well as New Zealand's most spectacular waterfalls.

Later in the morning, our journey continues to Invercargill, New Zealand's southernmost city and the heart of Southland.

On Stewart Island, we explore untouched nature, observe rare bird species, and take a boat tour through a spectacular underwater world.

Many will recognize the cult film The World’s Fastest Indian starring Anthony Hopkins. Today we view Burt Munro’s original motorcycle. Afterwards, we travel through the Catlins region to Dunedin, with numerous stops along the way, including the famous Nugget Point Lighthouse.

Today’s highlight is the Royal Albatross Colony on the Otago Peninsula, where we also see penguins and take a historic tour to Taiaroa Head.

Our destination today is Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest peak at over 3,800 m. We take part in a guided tour and, if possible, spend the night at the legendary Hermitage Hotel at the foot of the mountain.

The inland route to Christchurch takes us to the Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo. The church features an altar window framing breathtaking views of the lake and mountains. After this spectacular highlight, we head toward Christchurch for our traditional Farewell Dinner in which we can recap the adventures of our tour through New Zealand.