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New Zealand is a land of opportunity for anybody looking to experience stunning wilderness and superb wildlife, and nobody knows New Zealand better than the staff of our partners, based in Christchurch, South Island. If you are planning a visit to New Zealand we can help you with itinerary planning, flights, accommodation, rental vehicles and/or guiding. There are numerous options for exploring New Zealand and we can do as little or as much of the planning and organization for your holiday as you want.

SELF DRIVE NATURE JOURNEYS

This is a great way to discover New Zealand, everything is organised and booked for you but you have the freedom of travelling independently and exploring at your own pace. These self drive itineraries comes complete with rental car, accommodation, selected reserve admissions, selected wildlife excursions and an extensive day by day individualized folder of information and maps to guide you around the best of New Zealand. We have sample itineraries and prices for suggestions including the ‘bird endemics’ special shown opposite. Other sample itineraries are on our website or available from us, or we can tailor-make your own itinerary.

Sample Prices

North Island

6 days from £551 - £600 per person (depending on season) sharing a twin room, £778 - £865 in a single room, including car hire.

South Island

12 days from £1227 - £1315 per person (depending on season) sharing a twin room, £1744 - £1902 in a single room, including car hire.

North and South Islands

18 days from £1691 - £1816 per person (depending on season) sharing a twin room, £2455 - £2687 in a single room, including car hire.

Or alternatively we can organise any of the following travel elements:

Accommodation

We can pre book all styles of accommodation from luxury hotels to wilderness lodges and cosy B&B's. Whatever your budget and interest we can find and book accommodation that will make your visit to New Zealand just that bit more special.

Local Guides

We can provide you or your group with a driver/guide to accompany you on your New Zealand holiday or we have a network of local guides* throughout New Zealand that can take you out for that special days birding, botanizing or bush walking in their area. (* Because of high demand, these need to be booked well in advance.)

Flights and Vehicle Rentals

WildWings deal with all the main airlines that fly to New Zealand and offer competitive fares plus we can book domestic flights within the islands too. We can also advise you on the best type of vehicle for your New Zealand holiday and book this for you including campers.

WildWings New Zealand ‘endemics’ Self-drive (sample itinerary)

	Activity	Stay	Likely Birds
Day 1	Arrive Auckland.	Auckland
Day 2	Tiritiri Matangi excursion (Not Tue or Wed)	Auckland	N.Island Saddleback, Whitehead, Stitchbird, Kokako, Takahe, Little-spotted Kiwi, Brown Teal, Spotless Crake
Day 3	Drive to Miranda. Drive to Te Kuiti	Te Kuiti	Wrybill, NZ Dotterel, Double-banded Plover, Pacific Golden Plover, Gray-tailed Tatler, Terek Sandpiper.
Day 4	Visit Mapara Forest Reserve + Pureora Forest	Ohakune	Mapara – Kokako, NZ Falcon, Whitehead, N. Island Tomtit, NZ Bellbird, Long-tailed Cuckoo Pureora – Yellow-crowned Parakeet, Long-tailed cuckoo, N Island Kaka, NZ Robin, Tomtit
Day 5	Blue Ducks. Drive to Paraparaumu	Paraparaumu
Day 6	Ferry to Kapiti Island. Guided walk / kiwi spotting	Kapiti	Little Spotted Kiwi, Kereru, N. Island Tomtit, Kaka, Whitehead, Tui, Fantail, Long-Tailed Cuckoo, Silvereye, Black-Backed + Red-Billed Gulls; White-Fronted Tern; Variable Oystercatcher; Reef Heron, And Little, Black + Spotted Shags, Australian Gannets, Fluttering Shearwaters, Little Blue Penguins. Kakariki (Red-Crowned Parakeet), Robin, Bellbird, Saddleback, Stitchbird, Kokako, Takahe, Brown Teal, Brown Kiwi, Weka.
Day 7	Ferry / Drive to Wellington	Wellington
Day 8	Ferry to Picton. Marlborough Sounds excursion (1.30pm). Drive to Kaikoura (2.5 hrs)	Kaikoura	South Island Saddleback, King Shag, Pied, Little and Spotted shags, South Island Robins, bellbirds, wood pigeons and Blue Penguins Australasian Gannets, Fluttering Shearwaters, oystercatchers, terns, reef herons and White-faced Herons.
Day 9	Pelagic Excursion (am). Whalewatching (pm)	Kaikoura	Wandering,, Antipodean, Gibson's, Northern l + Southern Royal Albatrosses. Mollymawks. Flesh-footed, Buller’s, Sooty, Short-tailed, Fluttering, Hutton's + Little Shearwaters. Westland, Common Diving, White-chinned, Cape , Southern + Northern Giant + Wilson's Storm-petrels. Black, Pied, Little + Spotted shags
Day 10	Drive to Punakaiki, via Hanmer Springs.	Punakaiki	Great Spotted Kiwi, Westland Petrels. Tui, Bellbird/korimako and kereru/NZ Pigeon
Day 11	Drive to Franz Josef	Franz Josef
Day 12	Drive to Haast or Lake Moeraki	Haast or L. Moeraki	Fiordland Crested Penguin
Day 13	Drive to Queenstown	Queenstown
Day 14	Routeburn Forest. Drive to Te Anau	Te Anau	Yellowhead, Rifleman, NZ Robin, Yellow-crowned Parakeet
Day 15	Te Anau. Milford Nature Cruise	Te Anau	Keas, NZ Falcon, Blue Duck, Fiordland Crested Penguin, NZ Rock Wren
Day 16	Drive/ferry to Stewart Island. Kiwiwatching.	S. Island	Brown Kiwi, Stewart Island Kiwi, Weka, Red-crowned Parakeet, Kaka, Saddleback, Shy Albatross, Sooty Shearwater, White-chinned Petrel, Common Diving-petrel, Fairy Prion, Mottled Petrel, Buller’s Albatross.
Day 17	Stewart Island. Ulva Island Excursion	S. Island	“
Day 18	Stewart Island. Half day pelagic excursion	S. Island	“
Day 19	Ferry/Drive to Dunedin. Otago Peninsula.	Dunedin	Yellow-eyed Penguin, Little Blue Penguin, Spotted Shags, Stewart Island shags, Northern Royal Albatross.
Day 20	Drive to Twizel.	Twizel	Black Stilt, NZ Falcon, Wrybill, Double-banded Dotterel.
Day 21	Drive to Christchurch	Christchurch

Price: From £1599 per person twin share.

Price includes

* Rental vehicle – Group B (1.6L, compact manual)– 19 days rental

* Accommodation – 3 star motels / farmstays. Standard rooms/studios with private facilities, except for bunkhouse accommodation on Kapiti Island (shared facilities).

* Meals – Room only, except for Kapiti (all meals), Te Anau homestay (B&B), Twizel (B&B).

* Transfer – Auckland airport / hotel

* Ferries – Paraparaumu / Kapiti (return), Wellington / Picton + Bluff / Stewart Island (return)

* Sightseeing

* Tiritiri Matangi – scheduled ferry (return) + guided walk – Not open on Monday & Tuesday.

* Marlborough Sounds birdwatching excursion (1.30pm, 3 hours approx)

* Kaikoura pelagic seabird excursion (various departure times, weather dependent)

* Kaikoura Whale Watching – (weather dependent, refund if operation cancelled)

* Milford Sound Nature Cruise (various times, 1hr 45 mins approx.)

* Stewart Island Kiwi Watch – operates every 2^nd evening. Call to reconfirm. Involves approx. 1.5 to 2 hours walking.

* Ulva Island Excursion – Half day (4 hours)

* Stewart Island Pelagic excursion – Half Day (3 hours)

* Royal Albatross Colony – colony viewing and tours operating generally mid-Nov to mid-Sep. Centre open daily all year.

* Penguin Place (Yellow-eyed Penguins) – operates all year, but tours end earlier in winter

* Travel notes & New Zealand atlas

Price excludes

* Fuel, oil, optional insurances and other rental car extras (including airport / ferry fees)

* Any meals not specified

* Personal items

* Tipping & porterage

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