The best things to see and do in New Zealand
The best New Zealand experiences and guided activities.
Authentic New Zealand; private hiking tours, high country cycle trails through the southern alps, individually guided birding trips on the Otago Peninsula, kayaking remotely beautiful beaches in our National Parks, listening to the stories of local Maori guides, wine tasting at some of our small boutique vineyards and tours of small gourmet providers, as well as superb golf and the world's best fly-fishing. Most of our activities are small group or private trips, locally owned and operated. We have also included iconic, must-do, experiences such as seeing the Fox and Franz Joseph glaciers, Milford and Doubtful Sounds and the North Island's Volcanic Plateau.
Carino Wildlife Cruises
Paihia, Bay of Islands
Contacts:
Vanessa McKay
+64 9 402 8040 / M: 027 493 3872
/ wildlifecruises.co.nz
Ananda Tours
Waiheke Island, Auckland
Contacts:
Jenny McDonald & Brooke Robinson
+64 9 372 7530 / M: 027 233 4565
/ www.ananda.co.nz
White Island Tours
Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 7 308 9588 / FP: 0800 733 529
/ www.whiteIsland.co.nz
Cruise & Fish
Rotorua, Central Plateau
Contacts:
John Hamill
+64 21 951 959 / M: 021 951 959
/ www.cruiseandfish.co.nz
Polynesian Spa
Rotorua, Central Plateau
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 7 348 1328 / FP: 0508 POLY SPA
/ www.polynesianspa.co.nz
Orakei Korako Cave & Thermal Park
between Rotorua and Taupo
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 7 378 3131
/ www.orakeikorako.co.nz
Sail Barbary
Lake Taupo, Central Plateau
Contacts:
Peter and Tiffany Battell
+64 7 378 5879
/ www.sailbarbary.com
Taupo's Floatplane
Taupo, Central Plateau
Contacts:
Neil Kemp
+64 7 378 7500
/ www.tauposfloatplane.co.nz
Tongariro Guided Walks
Turangi, Central Plateau
Contacts:
Terry Blumhardt
+64 27 308 9689 / M: 027 308 9689
/ www.tongariroguidedwalks.nz
Odyssey New Zealand
Hawkes Bay
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 6 211 3116 / FP: 0508 639 773
/ www.odysseynz.co.nz
Gannet Safaris Overland
Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay
Waimarama Maori Tours
Havelock North, Hawkes Bay
Contacts:
Ike Wallace
+64 21 057 0935 / M: 021 057 0935
/ www.waimaramamaori.co.nz
Cape Farewell Horse Treks
Golden Bay, Nelson Region
Contacts:
Pamela & James
+64 3 524 8031
/ www.horsetreksnz.co.nz
Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle
Abel Tasman, Nelson Region
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 3 527 8688 / FP: 0800 732 748
/ www.abeltasmanseashuttles.co.nz
Abel Tasman Charters
Abel Tasman, Nelson Region
Contacts:
Rod & Karina Stuart
+64 27 441 8588 / FP: 0800 22 35 22
/ www.abeltasmancharters.com
Wheelie Fantastic Cycle Tours
Mapua, Nelson
Contacts:
Lisa & Nicky
+64 3 543 2245 / FP: 0800 22 9253
/ www.wheeliefantastic.co.nz
Wine, Art and Wilderness
Nelson Region
Contacts:
Zane Kennedy & Elissa Menzies
+64 275 776 975 / FP: 0800 326 868
/ www.wineartandwilderness.co.nz
Helicopters Nelson
Nelson Region
Contacts:
Michelle Stewart and Pete Darling
+64 3 541 9530 / M: 027 688 0311
/ www.helicoptersnelson.co.nz
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
Blenheim, Marlborough
Contacts:
Jo McMillan
+64 3 579 1305
/ www.omaka.org.nz
Underworld Adventures
Charleston, West Coast
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 3 788 8168 / FP: 0800 11 66 86
/ www.caverafting.com
Whale Watch Kaikoura
Kaikoura, Canterbury
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 3 319 6767 / FP: 0800 655 121
/ www.whalewatch.co.nz
Encounter Kaikoura
Kaikoura, Canterbury
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 3 319 6777 / FP: 0800 733 365
/ www.encounterkaikoura.co.nz
Fox Glacier Guiding
Fox Glacier, West Coast
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 3 751 0825 / FP: 0800 111 600
/ www.foxguides.co.nz
Mt Cook Glacier Guiding
Mt Cook
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 3 435 1001 / FP: 0800 68 2665
/ www.mtcookguides.co.nz
Te Ana Maori Rock Art Centre
Timaru, Canterbury
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 3 684 9141 / FP: 0800 46 83 262
/ www.teana.co.nz
Eco Wanaka Adventures
Wanaka, Southern Lakes
Contacts:
Chris Riley
+64 3 443 2869 / FP: 0800 926 326
/ www.ecowanaka.co.nz
Southern Alps Air
Wanaka & Makarora
Contacts:
Paul & Anne Cooper
+ 64 3 443 4385 / FP: 0800 345 666
/ www.southernalpsair.co.nz
Nomad Safaris
Queenstown, Southern Lakes
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 3 442 6699 / FP: 0800 688 222
/ www.nomadsafaris.co.nz
Vertical Ventures
Oamaru, North Otago
Contacts:
Bookings
+64 3 434 5010 / M: 021 894 427
/ www.alps2oceancycletours.co.nz
Stewart Island Flights
Invercargill & Stewart Island
Contacts:
Raymond Hector
+64 3 218 9129 / M: 0274 355 172
/ www.stewartislandflights.com
