| Day 1 | Join Auckland; orientation tour |
| Day 2 | In Auckland; visit the wineries of the Hauraki Gulf island of Waiheke |
| Day 3 | Drive Waitomo; optional cave visit |
| Day 4 | Drive Rotorua; visit geysers |
| Day 5 | Free day in Rotorua |
| Day 6 | Drive to Taupo via the Waiotapu Thermal Reserve |
| Day 7 | Drive to Napier; Cape Kidnappers visit |
| Day 8 | Art-Deco tour of Napier; bus to Wellington |
| Day 9 | Free day in for sightseeing in Wellington |
| Day 10 | Ferry to Picton; water taxi into Queen Charlotte Sound |
| Day 11 | In Queen Charlotte Sound; optional walk |
| Day 12 | Water taxi to Picton; train to Kaikoura |
| Day 13 | Optional whale watching; drive to Hanmer Springs |
| Day 14 | Drive to Christchurch |
| Day 15 | In Christchurch |
| Day 16 | Via Arthur's Pass to Hotkika |
| Day 17 | To Franz Josef Glacier, walk; continue to Wanaka |
| Day 18 | Drive Queenstown |
| Day 19 | In Queenstown; optional activities |
| Day 20 | Via Lake Manapouri and Wilmot Pass to Doubtful Sound; overnight cruise |
| Day 21 | Launch and bus to Invercargill |
| Day 22 | Catamaran to Stewart Island; free afternoon |
| Day 23 | Walks on island |
| Day 24 | Catamaran to Bluff and drive Dunedin; optional ride on Taieri Gorge Railway |
| Day 25 | Free in Dunedin; visit Albatross Colony & Penguins |
| Day 26 | Drive Mt. Cook National Park |
| Day 27 | Optional walks in Mt. Cook National Park |
| Day 28 | To Christchurch |
| Day 29 | End Christchurch |
