North Island, New Zealand Vacation Packages

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This is just a taste of all you can see, do and try on New Zealand's North Island. Go ahead, start booking a vacation that fits your style perfectly with the freedom to choose from great hotels.

Whether you are a family, couple or friends vacationing together, check out more info below or call our vacation experts at 1-800-800-1504 for assistance and tips!

More than just a city, Auckland is a whole region full of excitement. Best of all, with so many experiences close by, it’s easy to hop from one adventure to the next. Go outdoors to discover a nature lover’s paradise. Water enthusiasts can go for a swim in a secluded cove, and dive or snorkel at Goat Island Marine Reserve.

Just south of Auckland is Rotorua. You can tour an authentic pre-European village or understand Māori culture by trying a hangi feast (meat and root vegetables) cooked in an underground pit. Indulge in a wellness getaway at a health spa, discover quaint seaside towns, or go on an epic bike ride over trails in magical forests.

In the middle of North Island is Taupo, a great lake for fishing, water skiing, kayaking, and the forests surrounding the lake offer many opportunities for hiking and mountain biking. Located on the southwestern tip of North Island, New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, is a compact city set along a picturesque harbor with a powerful mix of history and nature. Wellington’s Lyall Bay is the place to go for surfing, and Oriental Bay is a popular summer beach spot. Fun is easy to find too. Paddle or cycle along the harbor. Take a ferry to Kapiti Island nature reserve. And, just minutes from the city center is the Seal Coast, home to a colony of New Zealand fur seals..

Shopping in New Zealand is an exciting mix of local designers, popular global chain stores, luxury brands and a wide range of New Zealand-made jewelry, arts and crafts, wine and souvenirs. Popular items to take home are hand-carved pounamu greenstone, Manuka honey, sheepskin and possum merino products, and Kiwiana items like Buzzy Bee toys and classic New Zealand children’s books.  

Auckland offers some of the best shopping in New Zealand. Browse popular shopping districts like High Street and Chancery — home to a world-class collection of boutique and designer stores. If you enjoy bustling market shopping, head over to the Matakana Country Market for handmade or home-grown arts, crafts and goods. Compact and charming, Wellington is full of boutiques, fashion hot spots and colorful markets.

Eat and drink your way around North Island to discover unique freshly sourced dishes. Favorite local Kiwi recipes include roast lamb seasoned with rosemary and served with seasonal roasted vegetables. Traditional Māori favorites are Manuka honey, kutai (green-lipped mussels and rewena paraoa (potato bread).

Auckland is a divine destination for foodies and wine connoisseurs. Make your way to Queen Street to enjoy a scoop of hokey pokey, a creamy vanilla ice cream with tiny balls of crunchy honeycomb. Hop on a ferry to visit Waiheke Island, known for its many wineries and vineyards or the seaside village of Devonport for heavenly, handmade chocolates and truffles.

South of Auckland on the east coast is Hawke's Bay, a mecca for excellent food, wine and weekly farmer's markets. It is one region you won't go hungry in. Try fresh berry ice cream, fruit picking and truffle foraging.

On the southern tip of the North Island is Wellington, New Zealand’s culinary capital, known for its vibrant coffee and craft beer culture and award-winning eateries.

VLUCHTEN
Our elevated vacation experiences include round-trip airfare aboard Delta (seasonal) or a Partner Airline from Los Angeles to Auckland International Airport (AKL) with connecting flights in Sydney, Australia (SYD). Delta will begin offering new daily nonstop service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Auckland International Airport (AKL) from oktober 28, 2023 - maart 31, 2024, seven times a week.^†  

Once you arrive in Auckland, you can take a connecting domestic flight with a local air carrier to Christchurch or Queenstown. For assistance with booking flights between Auckland (AKL) or Sydney (SYD) and Christchurch (CHC) or Queenstown (ZQN), please get in touch with our vacation experts at 1-800-800-1504.

CAR RENTAL

Discover New Zealand at your own pace by renting a car, and to see both islands, take a scenic drive from Auckland to Wellington, then hop on a car ferry across Cook Strait to the South Island.

FERRY
Cook Strait is a bridgeless body of water between the North and the South Islands. Apart from air travel, the most popular way of getting between New Zealand’s North and South Islands is via ferry.

Regular passenger and vehicle Cook Strait ferry service operates several times a day between the North Island city of Wellington and the South Island town of Picton. The 3.5-hour journey is an unforgettable adventure with spectacular scenery.

Elsewhere around the country, you’ll find ferries traveling between outlying islands and smaller water taxis in some locations for quick and easy trips.

†Flight routings subject to change without notice.