New Zealand

Why visit

Entry runs on the NZeTA, an online authorisation that is usually issued within days rather than the in-person visa interviews other countries require, and New Zealand summer falls exactly across the Indian wedding season from November to February. Queenstown and Milford Sound in particular carry a steady stream of Indian honeymoon bookings for that reason.

• Te Puia geothermal park and the Whakarewarewa Living Maori Village at Rotorua
• Skyline Gondola and the TSS Earnslaw steamship cruise at Queenstown
• A scenic cruise on Milford Sound
• The Redwoods Treewalk at Rotorua

Places covered

AucklandRotoruaQueenstownMilford Sound

Suggested itinerary

1. Day1

   Arrive Auckland

   Transfer to the hotel; evening at Viaduct Harbour.

2. Day2

   Auckland

   Auckland War Memorial Museum and the Sky Tower observation deck.

3. Day3

   Drive to Rotorua

   Te Puia geothermal park and the Whakarewarewa Living Maori Village.

4. Day4

   Rotorua

   The Redwoods Treewalk in the morning, a Lake Rotorua boat cruise in the afternoon.

5. Day5

   Fly to Queenstown

   Transfer to the hotel; evening free at the lakefront.

6. Day6

   Queenstown

   Skyline Gondola and the TSS Earnslaw steamship cruise on Lake Wakatipu.

7. Day7

   Milford Sound

   Drive via Te Anau to Milford Sound for a scenic cruise on the fjord.

8. Day8

   Queenstown free day

   Optional Shotover Jet or a day trip to Glenorchy.

9. Day9

   Depart

   Transfer to Queenstown airport.