Specialised New Zealand Driving Routes, Self-Drive Tours
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Drive the Royal Tour, follow the DHL Lions Series 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.
During his recent tour of New Zealand, Billy Connolly traversed 8,500 kilometers. Follow in the footsteps of Billy's all encompassing, 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
DHL Lions Series - Test Match Route (12 Days)
Start Christchurch / Finish Auckland
Target the regions that hosted the Lions Tour test matches. You'll still have the chance to see a lot of New Zealand.
Includes: Napier, Hastings, Masterton, Martinborough, Wellington, Picton and Blenheim.
Royal Tour Itinerary (13 Days)
Start Auckland / Finish Queenstown
Join the Right Honourable Helen Clark and the Travel Channels' Peter Greenberg on a 13 day Royal Tour of New Zealand.
Includes: Wellington, Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Hanmer Springs, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Lake Tekapo, Mt Cook Village, Twizel, Omarama and Queenstown.
Billy Connolly Drives New Zealand (18 Days)
Start Auckland / Finish Christchurch
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.
Includes: Wellington, Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura, Hanmer Springs, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Lake Tekapo, Mt Cook Village, Twizel, Omarama and Queenstown.
DHL Lions Series - Ultimate Route (25 Days)
Start Rotorua / Finish Auckland
See practically the whole country with this tour which covers every region the Lions visited on their 2005 tour of New Zealand.
Includes: Wellington, Picton, Nelson, Westport, Punakaiki, Greymouth, Hokitika, Franz Josef, Fox Glacier, Haast, Wanaka and Queenstown.
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