New Zealand Road Trip 2024

New Zealand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and it is best explored by road. It is a land blessed with natural beauty and a great variety of features like mountains, glaciers, rivers, tropical forests and a long coastline, since it is an island nation.

It is known as the ‘Land Of The Long White Cloud’ due to its shape as seen from the sky and its Māori name (Māori were the first inhabitants of the islands before British colonisation) is Aotearoa. It is an isolated archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean with two major landmasses, the North Island and the South Island. The southern island is bigger and more beautiful and that’s where we conduct our self-drive road trip of New Zealand.

Although an independent country since the year 1947, New Zealand has a British way of life. The ‘Kiwis’ as they are called, speak English, eat English, drive on the left side of the road and allow foreigners to drive a car based on a Indian driving license, which makes it very easy to go around.

The New Zealand road trip is a comprehensive 13 day/ 12-night guided self-drive car road trip starting and ending in the biggest city on the South Island, Christchurch. The trip will be led by two MotoRover guides from the ‘lead car’ and the participant car convoy will be followed by a support car. Besides the drive, the tour package also takes care of other travel requirements like accommodation, meals, airport transfers and exciting local experiences.

Join us for an epic adventure down under and end the year on a high!

Testimonials

 

Tour Video

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Tour Dates

08 to 20 December 2024

Route Map

Itinerary

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Day Travel Plan Activity Distance
1 Arrival in Christchurch Arrival 0 Km
2 Christchurch to Lake Tekapo Driving Day 260 Kms
3 Lake Tekapo to Dunedin Driving Day 315 Kms
4 Rest day in Dunedin Sightseeing NA
5 Dunedin to Invercargill Driving Day 285 Kms
6 Invercargill to Te Anau Driving Day 190 Kms
7 Te Anau to Queenstown Driving Day 170 Kms
8 Rest day in Queenstown Sightseeing NA
9 Queenstown to Franz Joseph Driving Day 350 Kms
10 Franz Joseph to Hanmer Springs Driving Day 385 Kms
11 Hanmer Springs to Kaikoura Driving Day 130 Kms
12 Kaikoura to Christchurch Driving Day 180 Kms
13 Departure to India Departure 0 Km

Highlights

Parameter Description
Food and water 11 Lunches, 12 breakfasts and Dinners
Accommodation 4* Hotels & Boutique stays in great locations
Total driving distance 2200Kms
Driving time 4-6hrs every day with multiple breaks
Terrain 100% paved roads with a mix of mountain passes, coast hugging roads, back roads and a few highway sections.
Air connectivity Auckland and Christchurch have flights connecting via Singapore and Sydney from major metro cities in India.
Weather forecast It will be a nice pleasant weather with and average temperature of 22 degree Celsius during the day time and averaging around 10 degree Celsius during the night.
Additional costs Airfare – INR 1,25,000 Onwards
Visa – Approx INR 17,000
Personal Travel Insurance – INR 2000 to 3000
 

Rental SUV


Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Automatic Transmission

Tour Price

NZD 9770 Onwards
*Inclusive of GST

(Payment in INR as per the exchange rate on the date of money transfer)

Booking, Cancellation and Child Policy

Tour Package Includes

Rental SUV
Fuel for The SUV for entire trip
Comprehensive car insurance for damage and third-party Liability
Two-way radios (walkie talkie) in each car
12-night accommodation in beautiful properties
(twin-sharing/double rooms by default. Single room upgrade available)
Overnight parking charges at hotels
All breakfasts, lunches and dinners
Coffees and bottled water for the journey
Comfort box in car
Two MotoRover guides
Support vehicle
Airport pickup and drop in Christchurch
Bus for car pick-up and drop in Christchurch
Professional photography
Whale watching cruise
Penguin watching excursion
Milford Sound Cruise
Glowworm caves
Breakdown and medical assistance
Visa support
Tour merchandise
Tour information booklet
5% GST

OPTIONAL SERVICES
Single room upgrade: NZD 2132
Extra night hotel in Christchurch:
NZD 345 (Double/twin room)
NZD 310 (Single room)

Tour Package Excludes

Air tickets
Visa costs
5% TCS tax (fully refundable in your next IT return)
Personal Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Medical expenses
Expenses for unpredictable events
Anything not mentioned under Inclusions

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