Discover New Zealand: Walking Clean and Green

Getting on/off a bus. Walking in Hamilton Gardens for approximately 1.5 hr; flat gravel paths. Road trip Auckland to Hamilton: 70 mi (113 km), 1 hr 40 min. Hamilton to Rotorua: 66 mi (106 km), 1 hr 30 min.

After claiming your luggage, wait inside the Arrivals ar...

Getting on/off a bus. Hongi’s Track: 1.4 mi (2.2 km), 1 hr 30 min, one way; flat but uneven terrain; some roots. Okere Falls Track: 0.75 mi (1.2 km), 45 min one way; smooth dirt/gravel path. Redwood Forest walk: up to 3.1 mi (5 km), 1 hr 30 min, loop; smooth forest pa...

Getting on/off a bus. Blue Lake walk: up to 3 mi (5 km) partial loop; undulating; uneven terrain. Geothermal area walk: 0.62 mi (1 km); smooth asphalt paths.

We will travel by coach to the start of a walking field trip at Blue Lake (Tikitapu). This pleasant stro...

Getting on/off a bus. Walking and standing during field trip. Road trip: 281 mi (453 km), 5 hr 45 min.

After check-out, we board the coach for an all-day drive to Wellington. Visit Waiotapu mud pools and spectacular Huka Falls. The drive south passes Lake Taupo ...

Walking up to 3.5 mi (6 km); paved city streets. Walking and standing during field trip.

We will go on a walking field trip with our Group Leaders along the picturesque Wellington waterfront, in the heart of the city, stopping off at Old St Pauls, a small herita...

Getting on/off a cable car. Walk approximate total of 6 mi (10 km) to/from Zealandia & through the Botanic Gardens; paved city streets. Note: Extra walking is optional or alternative shuttle transport is available.

We will walk from the hotel to the Wellingt...

Getting on/off a bus; on/off a ferry. Cook Strait ferry crossing: 3 hr 30 min. Walking and standing during field trip.

We will check-out by 7.00 a.m. and transfer by shuttle bus to the ferry terminal, then take the scheduled ferry passenger service to Picton via...

Getting on/off a bus. Wither Hills walk: 3 mi (5 km), 1 hr 30 min loop; gentle uphill with zigzags; uneven farm track. Walking and standing during field trip.

There is time for a short walk on Blenheim‘s Wither Hills, with views over the Wairau Plains and across...

Getting on/off a bus; on/off a boat. Queen Charlotte Track: 5.3 mi (8.5 km), 2 hr 30 min to 3 hr; undulating/hilly uneven terrain; firm clay; some roots.

We board the coach to drive through to Picton, in time to board a mail-boat for its scheduled run that will ...

Getting on/off a bus. Road trip Blenheim to Greymouth: 201 mi (324 km), 4 hr 15 min. Walk in Reefton township: 0.75 mi (1.2 km); paved streets. Walking and standing during field trip.

After checking-out of the hotel, we will board the coach for an all-day trip s...

Getting on/off a bus. Pancakes Rocks and Blowholes walk: 0.75 mi (1.2 km) loop; paved paths; some steps. Truman Track: 0.75 mi (1.2 km) out and back; well-formed terrain; some steps down to beach/view point. Pororari River Track: 4.3 mi (7 km) out and back; firm clay;...

Getting on/off a bus. Stroll around Hokitika township or on beach at own pace. Treetops walk: 0.75 mi (1.2 km) on an aerial walkway; easy. Road trip Greymouth to Fox Glacier village/Weheka: 122 mi (196 km), 2 hr 45 min.

After check-out, we board the coach for th...

Getting on/off a bus. Lake Matheson walk: 0.75 mi (1.2 km) out and back; well-formed, gently undulating; or full lake circuit: 1.5 mi (2.6 km). Road trip Fox Glacier village/Weheka to Wanaka: 163 mi (262 km), 3 hr 30 min.

Starting from outside our breakfast venu...

Getting on/off a bus. Mt Iron walk: 2.8 mi (4.5 km) loop; uphill; hard clay path; open terrain. Waterfall Creek walk: 1.2 mi (2 km) one way; well-formed flat track along lake shore.

We take the coach to the start of our walking field trip on Mt Iron, where we ar...

Getting on/off a bus. Free time in Queenstown; walking and standing during field trips. Road trip Wanaka to Te Anau: 141 mi (227 km), 3 hr.

Following check-out, we board the coach for our drive to Te Anau. Our journey follows the Clutha River and passes Lake Dun...

Getting on/off a bus. Kepler Track walk: up to 7.5 mi (12 km), 4 hr, out and back; mostly flat/gently undulating; well-formed; some roots. Optional shorter walk on same track.

We are transported by coach to the start of our walking field trip on the Kepler Track...

Getting on/off a bus; on/off a boat. Lake Gunn Nature Walk: 1 mi (1.6 km) loop; well-formed track; flat.

After an early breakfast, we board the coach for an all-day field trip to Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park, with short walks en route. Later in the m...

Getting on/off a bus. Road trip Te Anau to Balclutha: 130 mi (210 km), 2 hr 30 min. Walking and standing during field trips.

After check-out and before departing Te Anau, we have a lecture by a local expert about the unusual geology of the area, which contains N...

Getting on/off a bus. Several short walks of 0.75 mi (1.2 km) duration; well-formed bush tracks to waterfalls and along beaches; flat terrain; some roots.

We depart by coach for an all-day field trip in the Catlins, an area on the south-east coast, where we pass...

Getting on/off a bus. Road trip Balclutha to Dunedin: 50 mi (80 km), 1 hr. Walking and standing during field trips. See your program’s travel details regarding transfers.

After check-out, we will board the coach for our drive north to Dunedin, where we explore t...