About this trip
Eight days across the North Island built around getting outside rather than looking at it through a window. You bike through Karangahake Gorge, hike the Tongariro Crossing and travel the Whanganui River by jet boat, with the thermal landscape of the region running through the whole trip.
It's a fully guided small group trip, active most days, with a traditional hangi dinner thrown in as a break from the physical stuff.
A solid option if you want a hands-on first look at New Zealand rather than a bus-window tour.
What you'll do
- Bike the Karangahake Gorge trail
- Hike the Tongariro Crossing, one of the world's best-known day hikes
- Travel the Whanganui River by jet boat
- See bubbling mud and geothermal pools
- Share a traditional hangi dinner
- Active trip — expect biking and a full-day hike, so a reasonable fitness level helps
- Shared rooms throughout
- Runs over Christmas and New Year for travellers wanting company over the holidays
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Departing in Nov is cheapest — from £1,485, about 28% below the priciest month (Jan).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Auckland · 14 Nov – 15 Nov
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