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Hundreds of ways to spend a day in New Zealand — adult and child prices shown, availability confirmed by us. Pick a category, a feeling or a pace.
Shotover jet boat
Queenstown
Spin through the canyons at speed, inches from the rock walls.
Child $89
Kawarau bridge bungy
Queenstown
The original 43-metre bungy over the Kawarau River.
Tandem skydive
Wānaka
Freefall above the Southern Alps from up to 15,000 feet.
Shotover canyon swing
Queenstown
A 109-metre freefall into the canyon, your way to launch.
Black-water rafting
Waitomo
Float underground on an inner tube beneath a galaxy of glowworms.
White-water rafting
Rotorua
Drop the 7-metre Tutea Falls — the highest commercially rafted.
Redwoods mountain biking
Rotorua
World-class trails winding through towering redwood forest.
Child $59
Tandem paragliding
Queenstown
Launch from Bob's Peak and drift over the lake and town.
Milford Sound cruise
Fiordland
Sheer cliffs, waterfalls and seals along the country's icon.
Child $45
Glacier heli-hike
Franz Josef
Fly onto the ice and walk through blue glacial caves.
TranzAlpine rail journey
Canterbury
One of the world's great train rides, coast to coast over the Alps.
Child $139
Skyline gondola & luge
Queenstown
Ride to Bob's Peak for the view, then luge back down.
Child $39
Doubtful Sound overnight cruise
Fiordland
Sleep in the wilderness fiord where few travellers reach.
Child $285
Hooker Valley guided walk
Aoraki / Mount Cook
An easy valley trail to a glacier lake beneath the highest peak.
Child $85
Abel Tasman kayak & walk
Nelson
Paddle golden bays, then walk a stretch of the coastal track.
Child $129
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Tongariro
A guided crossing past craters and impossibly coloured lakes.
Māori cultural evening & hāngi
Rotorua
A pōwhiri welcome, performance and feast cooked in the earth.
Child $69
Waitangi guided heritage tour
Bay of Islands
Where the nation's founding document was signed, told first-hand.
Child $35
Māori storytelling city walk
Auckland
Read the modern city through its Māori landmarks and legends.
Waiheke Island wine tour
Auckland
Ferry to the island of vineyards for tastings and long lunches.
Marlborough cellar-door cycle
Marlborough
Pedal flat vineyard lanes between the world's best Sauvignon Blanc.
Central Otago pinot tasting
Central Otago
The world's southernmost pinot noir, poured at the source.
Kaikōura seafood experience
Kaikōura
Crayfish and green-lipped mussels straight from the boat.
Child $65
Kaikōura whale watching
Kaikōura
Giant sperm whales year-round, where the deep trench meets shore.
Child $75
Akaroa dolphin cruise
Banks Peninsula
Meet the world's smallest and rarest dolphins in a volcanic harbour.
Child $49
Otago Peninsula wildlife tour
Dunedin
Albatross, penguins and sea lions on one wild headland.
Child $79
Coronet Peak lift & lesson
Queenstown
Groomed runs 20 minutes from town, with night skiing too.
Child $129
Cardrona snow day
Wānaka
Wide beginner terrain and a dedicated kids' snow park.
Child $119
Tekapo hot pools & stargazing
Lake Tekapo
Soak in alpine pools, then read the darkest skies on earth.
Child $55
Private heli-picnic on a peak
Queenstown
Fly to a private summit for lunch above the clouds, just you two.
Lakeside luxury lodge stay
Wānaka
A design lodge on the water, with a private guide on call.
Farm park & sheep show
Rotorua
Feed the animals and meet the working dogs — a hit with kids.
Child $25
Wildlife park & kiwi encounter
Christchurch
See a real kiwi in the dark, plus native birds and eels.
Child $19
Hobbiton Movie Set tour
Matamata
Walk the Shire's lanes and hobbit holes with a guide, ending with a drink at the Green Dragon.
Child $60
Milford Sound coach & cruise day
Queenstown → Fiordland
The full Milford day: glass-roof coach over the Divide, a two-hour cruise, and the long light home.
Child $129
Te Puia geysers, mud pools & kiwi
Rotorua
Pōhutu geyser, boiling mud, the carving and weaving schools and a nocturnal kiwi house in one valley.
Child $42
Huka Falls jet & Lake Taupō afternoon
Taupō
Jet boat to the foot of the falls, then the lake, the Māori rock carvings and a hot-stream soak.
Child $89
Cathedral Cove & Hot Water Beach day
Coromandel
Boat to the sea arch, snorkel the marine reserve, then dig your own hot pool in the sand at low tide.
Child $95
Wellington: Zealandia & the waterfront
Wellington
A guided walk through the fenced sanctuary where kākā and tūī fly free, then the cable car down to Te Papa.
Child $39
Bay of Islands dolphins & Hole in the Rock cruise
Paihia
Out past the 144 islands to the sea cave at Cape Brett, with dolphins most days and a stop on Urupukapuka.
Child $75
Glenorchy & Paradise scenic drive
Queenstown
The lakeside road to Glenorchy and on to the Paradise valley — film country, and the quietest views near town.
Child $95
Stewart Island wild kiwi spotting
Rakiura
Boat to a remote beach after dark to find wild kiwi feeding on the sand — the best odds in the country.
Napier art-deco walk & Hawke's Bay wineries
Napier
The 1930s city on foot, then the Gimblett Gravels cellar doors with a long lunch among the vines.
Aoraki dark-sky stargazing
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Telescopes and a guide under the darkest skies in the country, with the mountain a silhouette behind you.
Child $70
Abel Tasman water taxi & coastal walk
Nelson
Water taxi up the coast, walk a golden-bay section of the track at your pace, and get picked up from the beach.
Child $55
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