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Adventures in New Zealand

Week of Cycling Along New Zealand’s Alps to Ocean Cycle Trail.

Pukaki lake reflecting the snow-capped Mt Cook, New Zealand’s South Island.

A sign signifying cyclist crossing in the Southern Alps, New Zealand.

Aerial view of a lake in the Southern Alps with a road near its shore, part of the Alps to Ocean cycling trail.

Waitaki valley in NZ’s South Island with braided rivers and vineyards, one of the areas through which the Alps to Ocean cycle trail passes.

Benmore lake at the foot of the mountains, New Zealand.

Aerial view of cyclists near the shores of a lake along the Alps to Ocean cycle trail in New Zealand’s South Island.

Curious rock formations, Elephant Rocks, in New Zealand.

Glacial landscapes in UNESCO-protected Aori/Mt Cook National Park, NZ.

Flower-strewn shores and the lake Ohau near the mountains in New Zealand’s Southern Island.

A Gothic Revival church in the city of Oamaru, New Zealand.

SOUTH ISLAND | NEW ZEALAND

Cycling the Alps to Ocean Trail in New Zealand

From $2,360 | 7 days

New Zealand's North bay from air

Mt Tongariro in the Tongariro National Park.

A river racing through a chiseled canyon in the lush rainforest of the Whirinaki Conservation Park

Glowworms in Waitomo caves.

A mountain hut on Tongariro, New Zealand

A panoramic image from above of Auckland, with the Sky Tower and CBD visible across Waitemata Harbor and the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Powerful water currents in th Huka Falls, Taupo - New Zealand.

Geothermal area in Rotorua - Te Puia

Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

North Island | New Zealand

Ultimate Hut-Based North Island Hiking Tour

From $1,860 | 8 days

Cyclists on a path which is part of the iconic West Coast Wilderness Trail on the South Island in New Zealand

Dramatic coastline of the Paparaora National Park.

A lake in New Zealand with a backdrop of the Southern Alps.

Cyclists seen from above as they cross a switchback road immersed in greenery, in New Zealand.

Famous rock formation by the coast of New Zealand - Pancake rocks and blowholes near Punakaiki.

Cyclists riding along the coast line - West Coast of the south island.

Pororari river framed by dramatic cliffs, seen while riding the West Coast Wilderness Trail in New Zealand.

Scenery of New Zealand’s Southern Alps seen while on a TranzAlpine train ride.

Hokitika Gorge and its dramatic cliffs and turquoise waters, one of the highlights of cycling the West Coast Wilderness Trail.

Lake Mahinapua in New Zealand’s region of West Coast.

SOUTH ISLAND | NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand Cycling: Wonders of the West Coast

From $1,530 | 5 days

Guided hike & bike tour in the Southern Alps

Tree emerging from the water in Lake Wanaka

Rob Roy glacier track

Lake Tekapo in New Zealand

Lake Ohau foreshore

Tasman Glacier under Mt. Cook

Hiker in the Hooker Valley

Lake Ohau is a hidden gem

Lake Wanaka and its resort town

Lake Wanaka on the South Island

Lower Hooker suspension bridge

Mt. Somers, New Zealand

Sealy Tarns steps

South Island, New Zealand mountains

Aoraki view, New Zealand

Church of the Good Shepherd on the South Island

Crown Range in Queenstown

Crown Range on the South Island

Hooker Valley and snow mountains

SOUTH ISLAND | NEW ZEALAND

Guided Hiking and Biking Tour in the Southern Alps

From $2,070 | 6 days

Four hikers walk in Mt Cook/Aoraki with snow-covered mountains in the background and a pool of water reflecting the scene in the foreground,

A beautiful view of a lake in New Zealand

Aerial view of a long crescent-shaped sand beach with a tree-covered hill following the shore line.

View of the boldly-colored mineral lake waiotapu. Steam is rising from the lake’s surface and there is a forest in the distance.

View of a tree-covered fjord wall from the water with a waterfall.

A stream surrounded by ferns and other lush tropical vegetation.

View of the stunningly blue Lake Wanaka from Roys Peak

Guided New Zealand Ultimate hiking tour.

Lake Hawea surrounded by steep mountains

Guided hiking tour New Zealand.

North and South Island | New Zealand

New Zealand Ultimate Hiking Adventure

From $5,130 | 24 days

New Zealand Uncut Hiking Adventure

Two people admiring the natural phenomena of glowing worms clinging to cave walls.

View of a lake south in the Rotorua area with recognizable geothermal features such as steam plumes and unusual color.

Two people sitting with a turquoise lake and a hill in front of them.

Tourist, backpacker, hiking in hight mountain on Muller hut track in Mt Cook National park

View of the river inside of a rainforest with tropical trees to its left and a steep cliif covered with plants on its right.

Sea-view of steep tree-covered cliffs and a waterfall with a snow-covered mountain peak in the distance.

Hikers heading to Aoraki/Mt. Cook through Hooker Valley

North and South Island | New Zealand

New Zealand Uncut Hiking Adventure

From $7,090 | 15 days

Hiking Tour of the South Island.

Crested penguins in Milford Sound.

The Milford Sound fjord in Fiordland National Park.

Highway through the Lindis Pass.

Diamond Lake and Lake Wanaka.

Maori appreciated the area known as Castle Hill or Kura Tawhiti.

Hikers walking over a suspension bridge on the South Island of New Zealand

South Island | New Zealand

Deluxe Hiking Tour of New Zealand’s South Island

From $4,550 | 10 days

Mt Tongariro in the Tongariro National Park.

Glowworms in Waitomo caves.

Emerald Lakes in Tongariro National Park.

Geothermal pool in Rotorua.

Huka Falls and the Waikato river.

North Island | New Zealand

Venture Off the Beaten Path in New Zealand

From $2,360 | 5 days

Heli Hiking Tours of New Zealand’s Fox Glacier

A helicopter flying over a rainforest in New Zealand’s Southern Alps

Hikers ascending Fox Glacier

Hikers exploring strange ice formations in Fox Glacier

Hikers resting near Fox Glacier

An adventurer ice climbing on Fox Glacier, New Zealand

Exploring a deep blue ice cave on Fox Glacier

Fox Glacier | New Zealand

Heli Hiking on New Zealand’s Fox Glacier

From $350 | 1 day

Hiker on a peak of a mountain in New Zealand

View of the Milford Sound

Travelers in a traditional Maori Waka in New Zealand.

The picturesque fjord of Milford Sound

Highway at Lindis Pass to Central Otago.

Tourist hiking amongst landscape of the Southern Alps

A beautiful view of a lake in New Zealand

Mother seal and baby seal laying on a rock

South Island | New Zealand

Ultimate Hiking Tour of New Zealand’s South Island

From $3,520 | 15 days

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