New Zealand’s North Island: 7-Day Self-Drive Tour with Lake Taupo Helicopter Flight & Hawke’s Bay Wine Tasting $1,799 /person Twin Share
A road trip of New Zealand's North Island proves it's always worth taking the scenic route — especially on a seven-day self-drive journey from Wellington to Auckland. Take your time discovering the North Island's wonders at your own pace, interspersed with a Napier winery-hopping tour with tastings, a scenic cruise and flight over Lake Taupo, a jet boat experience at Huka Falls and a guided tour of the luminous Footwhistle Glowworm Caves, Waitomo.
Includes six nights of accommodation and five days of all-inclusive car rental. Plus, enjoy daily breakfast and select touring experiences per the itinerary.
Your Package Includes:
- Six nights of three and four-star accommodation, including two nights at Lakefront Lodge in Taupo
- Daily breakfast
- Five days of all-inclusive Thrifty Group CCAR (Toyota Corolla or similar) car rental
- Half-day wine-tasting tour in Napier/Hawke's Bay
- Footwhistle Glowworm Caves tour in Waitomo
- 90-minute Lake Taupo cruise
- Helicopter flight over Lake Taupo, Wairakei geothermal valley and Craters of The Moon
- 30-minute Huka Falls jet boat experience
- Guided tour of the Te Papa Museum of New Zealand OR the Weta Cave Workshop
- Sightseeing with expert local guides per itinerary
