My wife and I would love to visit most of the major cities, remote beautiful places , have fun and also include a bit of adventure. We want to start at Auckland and finish at Christurch. Flexible with our itinerary and willing to share the trip with people. We are from India living and working in Tokyo now. Glad to meet new friends and create awesome experiences.

Here is an ideal itinerary which we thought would be good for us. We would be happy to change/edit as per the need. We would also love to get some suggestions to improve this itinerary. 

Day 1:

Arrival in Auckland, Auckland Harbour Dinner Cruise

Day 2:

Auckland to Paihia, Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Day 3:

Cape Reinga & Ninety Mile Beach

Day 4:

Hole in the Rock Cruise, Transfer to Auckland

Day 5:

Auckland to Rotorua including Waitomo and Hobbiton Experience with GreatSights

Day 6:

Eco Thermal Park - Geothermal Rotorua Tour, Te Pā Tū Māori Feast & Performance

Day 7:

Rotorua to Napier

Day 8:

Free day in Napier

Day 9:

Napier Whirlwind Tour, Transfer to Wellington

Day 10:

Meri Kirihimete/Merry Christmas

Day 11:

Wellington to Picton, Transfer to Kaikoura

Day 12:

Kaikoura Whale Watching Tour, Transfer to Christchurch

Day 13:

Discover Christchurch Morning Tour

Day 14:

Christchurch to Aoraki/Mount Cook Small Group Tour with Cheeky Kiwi, Sir Edmund Hillary Centre Explorer Pass

Day 15:

Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Glacier Explorers - Mount Cook, Stargazing from Mount Cook

Day 16:

Aoraki / Mount Cook Village to Dunedin

Day 17:

Castle to Cruise Tour & Penguin Place

Day 18:

Dunedin to Te Anau

Day 19:

Te Anau to Doubtful Sound, Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise

Day 20:

Doubtful Sound to Queenstown

Day 21:

Free day in Queenstown (NZ)

Day 22:

Queenstown (NZ) to Franz Josef Glacier

Day 23:

Franz Josef Glacier to Christchurch

Day 24:

Depart Christchurch