The Upper North Island2 places
- Auckland & the Bay of IslandsNew Zealand's biggest city, a laid-back "City of Sails" spread over harbours and old volcanoes, and gateway to the…
- Rotorua & the Geothermal NorthA steaming, sulphur-scented landscape of geysers, bubbling mud pools, and rainbow hot springs, and the heartland of…
The Lower South Island (Fiordland & Otago)2 places
- Dunedin & the Otago PeninsulaA Victorian Scottish city at the end of a long harbour, with a headland an hour away that holds the only mainland…
- Queenstown & FiordlandThe adventure capital of the world set on a jewel-blue lake beneath jagged peaks, and, over the mountains, the fiords…
The Upper South Island2 places
- Aoraki / Mount CookNew Zealand's highest mountain presiding over a valley of glaciers, iceberg-dotted lakes, and turquoise rivers, in one…
- Abel Tasman & the West Coast GlaciersThe upper South Island's contrasts: a golden-sand coastal track winding past turquoise bays perfect for kayaking, and…
The Lower North Island1 place
- Tongariro & the Central PlateauWidely rated one of the world's best single-day hikes, a trek across a raw volcanic wonderland of steaming craters…