Northern Light North Island Adventure

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Beginning in Auckland and finishing in Wellington, our action-packed Northern Light Tour explores New Zealand’s Northern hot spots and remarkable landscapes.

If your journey begins in Auckland and you want to head south towards Wellington then jump on to our action-packed Northern Light Tour! Discover the best of New Zealand’s Northern hot spots and the remarkable contrasting northern landscapes on this quick thermal blast! In a week you'll get to see some amazing destinations, enjoy fantastic hikes (including the world-renowned Tongariro Crossing), and visit the unique Hot Water Beach where you'll dig and then relax in your own thermal pool!

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The Northern Light trip departs Auckland and heads south to Wellington, taking the best cultural and scenic experiences of the Central North Island.

What Is Included In The Northern Lights Tour:

This trip takes in many of the best activity options available in the North plus some excellent free options. We have carefully constructed each tour so you can pick and choose the things you love to fill your day. Options include passive sightseeing to adrenaline junkie adventures - but always know that there's never any pressure to participate so whether you enjoy mud pools & museums or bungy & skydive you are guaranteed to enjoy some once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Here are just a few of the things that you will find included in this North Island adventure tour:

• Accommodation: Your accommodation in our carefully selected campsites is included in a shared tent, two people per tent. If you want your own space you can upgrade to a single tent for a small additional cost.

• Food: Tasty healthy meals are all part of the package; see which meals are included on the day-to-day itinerary. If you have a specific dietary requirement, no problem we cater for most diets.

• Hikes: We offer daily walk options including Redwoods Forest and the roaring Huka Falls but the stand out is the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, heralded as the best one-day trek available in New Zealand, while others say it ranks among the top ten single-day treks in the world.

• Bike Rides: From mountain bike trails to scenic riverside tracks, if you have hired one of our bikes you won’t be disappointed as you cycle your way through the most scenic regions of the trip (bike hire additional cost).

Other Free Inclusions

While there are always optional activities for you to do if you choose there are also heaps of free options. We take in many of these on the Northern Light tour including access to Tongariro National Park, Te Papa Museum, Wellington Botanical Gardens, heaps of free hikes, amazing sunrises and sunsets and more.

Our activities page above gives more detail on many of the free and optional activities that you might choose to do on your Northern Light Tour and how it all works while you are out there adventuring!

Our bike rides page and the hiking pages will also give you lots more details about the rides and hikes our guides will show you along the way. We include printed maps and route notes for any of the hikes and rides you might want to do.

Highlights

• NZ cycle trails

• Tongariro Alpine Crossing

• Discover Rotorua

• Explore Wellington

• Kayaking near Cathedral Cove

• Experience white water rafting

• Engage at the Te Papa Museum

• Soak in warm thermal pools

• Enjoy accommodation by coasts, mountains & lakes