The wind-scoured capital on the harbour
Wellington clicks into place quickly. Within a few days you'll have your coffee spot on Cuba Street, a favourite waterfront walk, a sense of where things are. There are days here that stay within the city and days that reach beyond it — a wildlife sanctuary inside the limits, wine country an hour over the hills for starters.
It's a small capital that works like a large village, with more to reach from it than it first suggests, which most people rush through and miss.
Adventure Day (included) - 1 additional night
An overnight remote stay on Kapiti Island
Travel Day (included)
Cook Strait Ferry + TranzAlpine Train - 'one of the most beautiful ferry passes in the world'
A city mid-sentence, still being written
The 2011 earthquake reshaped Christchurch in ways both permanent and unexpected. What's emerged is a city with gaps still being filled — street art where buildings once stood, new civic architecture, an arts precinct that came back more considered than what was lost. The Botanic Gardens and the Avon keep you inside it; Banks Peninsula and the Alps pull you out.
Adventure Day (included)
Sustainability-focussed swim with wild dolphins
Travel Day (included)
TranzAlpine Train
