NZ PLANNED TRAVEL GUIDE
Plan Your New Zealand Journey With Confidence
Practical advice, local knowledge and useful planning guides to help you understand how to travel around New Zealand without hiring a car.
From scheduled coaches and scenic trains to ferries, local tours and realistic travel times, our guides are designed to make independent travel easier to understand.
Start With Our Most Useful Guides
These are the guides we recommend reading first if you’re considering an independent New Zealand holiday.
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Can You Travel Around New Zealand Without a Car?
A practical guide to scheduled coaches, scenic trains, ferries, transfers and local touring.
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How Do Independent Coach Holidays Work?
Understand how self-guided travel differs from a traditional escorted coach tour.
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See how a 12 day independent itinerary can connect the North and South Islands.
See how a 12 day independent itinerary can connect the North and South Islands.
Self-Drive Tours
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5 Days of Fun in Fiordland Tour
South Island
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14 Day Essence of New Zealand
North and South Island
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3 Day TranzAlpine and West Coast
South Island
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11 Day Auckland to Queenstown Highlights
North and South Island
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10 Day Fiords, Glaciers and Mountains
South Island
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8 Day Iconic North Island Tour
North Island
Private Guided Tours
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7 Day Southern Private Tour
South Island
The larger your group the better the savings on private tours
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7 Day Private Northern Tour
North Island
The larger your group the better the savings on private tours
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10 Day New Zealand Private Tour
North and South Island
The larger your group the better the savings on private tours.
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21 Day New Zealand Wildlife Tour
North and South Island
Also available as a self drive option
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8 Day South Island Family Adventure
South Island
Group Price for a Family of 4
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12 Day Exclusive New Zealand Tour
North Island and South Island
Luxury Accommodation
Independent Coach and Small Group Tours
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3 Day Hobbiton and Rotorua
North Island
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8 Day South Island Scenic Explorer
South Island
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12 Day New Zealand's Best
North and South Island
Fully Escorted Coach Tours
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8 Day ATT Kings Northern Spotlight Coach Tour
North Island
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14 Day New Zealand ATT Kings Coach Tour
North and South Island
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9 Day ATT Kings Southern Spotlight Coach Tour
South Island
Your Holiday Doesn’t Have to Follow the Plan Exactly
Our itineraries are designed as proven starting points rather than rigid tour schedules.
We can adjust the number of nights, accommodation, local tours and route to suit your dates, interests and budget, while making sure the transport connections still work properly.
Stay Longer
Add extra nights in the places you want more time to explore.
Change the Experiences
Choose different local tours or add selected private touring.
Upgrade Selected Nights
Include a premium hotel or special experience without upgrading your entire holiday.
TRAVEL INDEPENDENTLY
One Journey, Different Ways of Travelling
You won’t stay with the same coach or group throughout your holiday. Instead, your journey may combine scheduled coaches, scenic trains, ferries, transfers and local tours.
Scheduled Transport
Travel between destinations using the connection that best suits the route.
Accommodation
Stay in comfortable, well-located hotels selected around your itinerary.
Local Touring
Join small-group tours and activities where they add to the experience.
Free Time
Enjoy time to explore destinations independently at your own pace.
Not Sure Which Journey Is Right for You?
Tell us how long you have, when you want to travel and the places you would most like to see. We can help you choose a suitable itinerary or adapt one around your plans.
Start Planning Your New Zealand Journey
Choose one of our suggested itineraries or tell us what you would like to experience. We’ll help bring the transport, accommodation and local touring together into one carefully planned holiday.