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8 Day 'Pukeko' North Island Select Tour

8 days
From Auckland to Wellington
4.7
3 traveler reviews
8 Day 'Pukeko' North Island Select Tour - Stray Travel
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Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 5 - 24
Age range 12 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore Auckland, the city of volcanoes
  • Experience Rotorua's geothermal wonders
  • Learn Maori culture at Kohutapu Lodge
  • Hike the famous Tongariro Alpine Crossing
  • Cycle the historic Old Coach Road

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Auckland to Rotorua
  2. Day 2 Rotorua
  3. Day 3 Rotorua to Lake Aniwhenua
  4. Day 4 Lake Aniwhenua to Blue Duck Station
  5. Day 5 Blue Duck Station
  6. Day 6 Blue Duck Station to Ohakune
  7. Day 7 Ohakune to Wellington
  8. Day 8 Departure Wellington
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Stray Travel

Number of tours

9

Age Range

17 to 70 years old

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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Excellent
    4.7
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    4.5
  • Guide
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.5
  • Accommodation
    Good
    4.0
  • Food
    Good
    4.0
  • 4.3
  • V
    · March 23rd, 2025
    Whaea gave us a warm welcome and continued to be a caring and supportive and informative tour guide. She was very helpful with answering questions and making arrangements as well as providing us with information about the activities ahead. Some of our accommodation was good and some not so much. The Blue Duck Station portion of the tour was beautiful and wonderful. Sam did an excellent job showing us around and truly made us feel special and at home. She is a wonderful asset to the folks at Blue Duck Station and we would have loved to take her along with us! But the thing that made our tour most memorable was the other group members. We meshed together very well and truly enjoyed each other’s company. We almost always stuck together as a group and helped each other along the way.
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    Trip date: March 2025
  • 8 Day 'Pukeko' North Island Select Tour reviewer 2
    · February 22nd, 2025
    Good organisation. Excellent guide.
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    Trip date: February 2025
  • KC
    · November 17th, 2024
    It was an incredible tour! Our guide was amazing & supportive & showed us the local spots & told us how to make the most of our trip. We stayed in incredible locations & were comfortable the whole time. Definitely the best trip I’ve ever been on!
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    Stray Travel commented on this review
    Hi Kassia, Thank you for your review! We're thrilled to hear you had such a great time travelling with us, New Zealand is such a special country and we absolutely love showing it off! We hope to see you back again one day :) Kind regards, Rachael
    Trip date: November 2024

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8 days
8 Day 'Pukeko' North Island Select Tour
From Auckland to Wellington

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