| Throughout New Zealand | | | | day here learning about NZ / Maori -culture |
| Buy the Lord of the Rings location guide, and do | | | | South Island |
| some hunting out of familiar scenes from the | | | | Abel Tasman- for relaxing walking and kayaking |
| LOTR trilogy. | | | | around the National Park |
| North Island | | | | Walk the Queen Charlotte Track, Marlborough |
| Cape Reinga and 90 Mile Beach | | | | Sounds- Top, South Island |
| Swim with the dolphins in Paihia, Bay of Islands | | | | Marlborough- wineries, top East Coast, South |
| Vertigo Climb, Auckland Skytower - beyond the | | | | Island |
| observation decks, and wear an orange suit to do | | | | Kaikoura- for whale watching and swimming with |
| it. | | | | dolphins |
| Take a ferry or kayak from Mission Bay, | | | | 4 day hike, Banks Peninsula - East Coast, South |
| Auckland to Rangitoto Island & climb to the | | | | Island |
| top. | | | | Moeraki Boulders - East Coast, South Island for |
| Waiheke Island - only 35 mins by ferry from | | | | unusual round boulders |
| Auckland, for some great wineries, maybe spend | | | | Christchurch- Arts Centre |
| the night. | | | | Akaroa- for a bit of French New Zealand history |
| Raglan- & catch some wild surf. | | | | Dunedin- for historic homes, albatross, yellow |
| Waitomo Haggas Honking Holes and tubing the | | | | eyed penguins and seal colonies |
| glow-worm caves | | | | Oamaru- for Old Oamaru Stone buildings and |
| Kayak from Whitianga to Cathedral Cove - then | | | | Penguin watching |
| go to Hot Water beach and dig your hole in the | | | | Pancake Rocks and blowholes- Punakaiki, upper |
| sand | | | | West Coast, South Island |
| Drive from Opotiki to Gisborne then around the | | | | Mount Cook - South Island |
| East Cape and back to Opotiki | | | | Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers- West Coast, South |
| Hawkes Bay- wineries, East Coast, North Island | | | | Island |
| Whakatane- Take a scenic flight over White | | | | While looking at the glaciers in the Fox/Franz |
| Island, an active volcano. | | | | Josef area take a cruise out to Lake Matheson |
| Rotorua - to see the geysers, thermal activity | | | | first thing in the morning to take some amazing |
| and smell, visit Te Whakawerwera for your Maori | | | | photos of the reflection of Mount Cook in the |
| cultural experience. | | | | water |
| Drive out to Lake Tarawera near Rotorua- check | | | | Wanaka- a relaxing place in Central Otago |
| out the Blue and Green lakes on the way | | | | Arrowtown- an old Central Otago Goldfields town |
| Taupo- Tandem Skydive 12,000ft | | | | with an old Chinese village, 20 minutes from |
| Craters of the moon outside of Taupo | | | | Queenstown |
| Tongariro Crossing- one of the best one-day | | | | Queenstown- for adventure activities and party |
| walks in the world, stunning scenery with | | | | atmosphere |
| volcanoes | | | | Pipeline Bungy Jump in Queenstown |
| Walk up Mount Taranaki- West Coast, North | | | | Drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy- have a |
| Island | | | | beer at the Glenorchy pub, after stopping and |
| Watch the sun rise at Te Araroa - the eastern | | | | taking plenty of photos whilst on the drive |
| most place in NZ | | | | Queenstown- wineries |
| Martinborough- wineries- bottom East Coast, | | | | 5 day trek of Routeburn/Greenstone Track |
| North Island | | | | Walk Milford Track- one of the Worlds best. |
| Te Papa Museum in Wellington- you could spend all | | | | |