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  Day Hikes
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  Bird Watching
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  Multi-day Hiking
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  Kayaking
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  Rafting
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  Caving
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  Biking
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  Skiing

Self Drive Nature Journeys are an extraordinary wildlife experience created especially for nature enthusiasts. The preselected routes lead you through spectacular landscapes to some of New Zealand’s finest wildlife attractions and natural spectacles. Designed for those who enjoy the adventure of travel our self-drive touring and flexible itineraries give you the freedom to explore at your own pace, while prearranged bookings ensure selected accommodation and nature tours are not missed.

The most comprehensive Self Drive Nature Journeys available in New Zealand;
designed, researched and presented by biologists and naturalists.

Day 1:  Tiritiri Matangi Island
Day 2: Auckland to Rotorua
Day 3: Rotorua to Tongariro National Park
Day 4: Tongariro to Napier
Day 5: Napier and environs
Day 6: Wairarapa to Wellington
Day 7: Wellington to Kaikoura
Day 8: Kaikoura to Hanmer Springs
Day 9: Hanmer Springs to Greymouth
Day 10: Greymouth to Fox Glacier  
Day 11: Fox Glacier to Wanaka
Day 12: Wanaka to Te Anau   
Day 13: Te Anau to Milford Sound to Te Anau
Day 14: Te Anau to Stewart Island
Day 15: Stewart Island 
Day 16: Stewart Island to Dunedin
Day 17: Dunedin to Mount Cook
Day 18: Mount Cook to Christchurch

The key to our Nature Trails is the Personal Travel Pack which includes:

Accommodation – comfortable, well-located 3 star hotels & motels, plus country farmstays & homestays.

Meals – all breakfasts, plus delicious home-cooked dinners at farmstays & homestays.

Ferries – the “Interislander” across Cook Strait, plus return ferries to & from Stewart Island

Sightseeing at New Zealand’s finest natural attractions;-

• Tiritiri Matangi Island
• Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony
• Kaikoura Whale Watch
• Okarito White Heron Sanctuary + Rainforest
• Milford Sound Nature Cruise
• Te Anau Glowworm Caves
• Stewart Island Kiwi Watch
• Ulva Island Nature Reserve
• Otago Peninsula Albatross Colony
• Yellow-eyed Penguin Place

Special Nature Notes. Over 100 articles researched and written exclusively for these tours, presented in an attractive folder for you to keep.

Guide books also included:-

• “Nature Guide to New Zealand Forest”
• “Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand”
• “New Zealand Road Atlas”

New Zealand Wilderness Journal for recording your personal notes and impressions.

Daily driving notes and maps to help you find your way around.

Other Options

This self drive itinerary can be split into a 6 day North Island (from NZ$1713 per person) and a 12 day South Island (from NZ$3730 per person). Please email us for seasonal prices.