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Drive the Royal Tour, follow the DHL Lions Series, drive the Classic NZ Wine Trail or take Billy Connolly's New Zealand wide tour.
In 2002, Prime Minister Heken Clark spent five days show-casing New Zealand for Peter Greenberg, Chief Correspondent for the Travel Channel. The Royal Tour follows in their footsteps.
Follow the 2005 DHL Lions Series across New Zealand, driving either the shorter test match route or the longer 'ultimate' route, both finishing in Auckland—New Zealand's largest city.
If you have taste for fine wine, six days following the Classic NZ Wine Trail might be just for you. The northen end of the wine trail begins in the Art Deco city of Napier in the Hawke's Bay. The trail heads south through the lush vineyards of the Wairarapa to Wellington City. Cross the Cook Strait to the beautiful, sunny Marlborough. The Marlborough region is the largest grape growing and wine making region in New Zealand.
During his recent tour of New Zealand, Billy Connolly traversed 8,500 kilometers. Follow in the all encompassing footsteps of Billy Connolly's grand tour of New Zealand, spanning from Kaitaia in the far north to Stewart Island—New Zealand's southern most island.
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Specialised New Zealand One-Way Trips - Driving Routes
Classic NZ Wine Trail (6 Days)
Start: Napier
Finish: Marlborough
Includes: Napier, Hastings, Martinborough, Wellington, Picton
Description: Follow the Classic NZ Wine Trail through the lush, wine-growing regions of New Zealand. Taste fine wines, tour breweries, visit wildlife sanctuaries and much more.
DHL Lions Series - Test Match Route (12 Days)
Start: Christchurch
Finish: Auckland
Includes: Napier, Hastings, Masterton, Martinborough, Wellington, Picton, Blenheim
Description: Target the regions that hosted the Lions Tour test matches. You'll still have the chance to see a lot of New Zealand.
Royal Tour Itinerary (13 Days)
Start: Auckland
Finish: Queenstown
Includes: Wellington, Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Hanmer Springs, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Lake Tekapo, Mt Cook Village, Twizel, Omarama, Queenstown
Description: Join the Right Honourable Helen Clark and the Travel Channels' Peter Greenberg on a 13-day Royal Tour of New Zealand.
Billy Connolly Drives New Zealand (18 Days)
Start: Auckland
Finish: Christchurch
Includes: Wellington, Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Hanmer Springs, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Lake Tekapo, Mt Cook Village, Twizel, Omarama, Queenstown
Description: Follow Billy Connolly's recent tour of New Zealand. This extensive driving route provides a total view of the country, and takes in all the most significant attractions.
DHL Lions Series - Ultimate Route (25 Days)
Start: Rotorua
Finish: Auckland
Includes: Wellington, Picton, Nelson, Westport, Punakaiki, Greymouth, Hokitika, Franz Josef, Fox Glacier, Haast, Wanaka, Queenstown
Description: See practically the whole country with this tour which covers every region the Lions visited on their 2005 tour of New Zealand.