New Zealand is the adventure capital of the planet and one of the most cinematically beautiful countries on Earth — a compact two-island nation of extreme geological diversity that packs active volcanoes, geothermal valleys, ancient glaciers, dramatic fjords, subtropical beaches and rolling Hobbit-hole hills into a country smaller than Italy.
Queenstown invented modern adventure tourism: it gave the world the commercial bungee jump, skydiving over lakes, jet boating through canyon gorges and heli-skiing down untouched alpine powder. Milford Sound — Rudyard Kipling called it the Eighth Wonder of the World — is a 15km fjord of sheer rock walls plunging 1,200m straight into dark water, with waterfalls cascading from every face. And Hobbiton, where Peter Jackson built the permanent Shire sets and left them standing, is the world's most magical film location experience. EternalMiles New Zealand packages from India cover both islands thoroughly.
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD) — 1 NZD ≈ ₹50
LanguageEnglish · Te Reo MÄori
Visa for IndiansNZeTA required — NZD 23 online (easy online application)
Best Duration10N/11D – 13N/14D
Accommodation4★ Hotels & Mountain Lodges
Adventure SeekersLord of the Rings FansNature LoversPhotographersHoneymooners
Milford Sound — Kipling's 8th Wonder, cruise by cliff and waterfall
Queenstown bungee jumping, skydiving and Shotover jet boat
Hobbiton Movie Set — walk through the actual Shire from Lord of the Rings
Rotorua: Pohutu geyser, boiling mud pools and MÄori HÄngi cultural evening
North Island: Auckland (2N) + Rotorua (2N) + Hobbiton (day)
South Island: Queenstown (3N) + Te Anau/Milford (2N) + Glacier country (1N)
Daily breakfast
Milford Sound full-day cruise
Hobbiton guided tour with Green Dragon Inn meal
Queenstown: 1 adventure activity (bungee, skydive or jet boat)
Rotorua MÄori HÄngi dinner and cultural concert
All domestic flights and transfers
Dedicated EternalMiles travel manager
NZeTA (NZD 23 ≈ ₹1,200) — applied online
Meals beyond daily breakfast
Additional Queenstown adventure activities
Franz Josef Glacier heli-hike (optional premium, ≈ NZD 490)
Travel insurance (recommended)
Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1Arrival in Auckland
Land at Auckland Airport. Transfer to city hotel. Evening Sky Tower observation deck and Viaduct Harbour waterfront.
Day 2Auckland & Waitemata Harbour
Morning Auckland War Memorial Museum — MÄori galleries. Afternoon ferry to Waiheke Island vineyards (optional) or Waitemata sailing. Evening Ponsonby dining strip.
Day 3Hobbiton & Rotorua
Drive south to Matamata: Hobbiton guided Shire tour + Green Dragon Inn pint. Continue to Rotorua — Wai-O-Tapu geothermal park evening.
Day 4Rotorua MÄori Culture
Morning Te Puia: Pohutu geyser eruptions, MÄori carving and weaving school. Afternoon Rainbow Springs kiwi house. Evening MÄori HÄngi feast and kapa haka concert.
Day 5Fly South to Queenstown
Morning flight to Queenstown. Afternoon TSS Earnslaw vintage steamship cruise on Lake Wakatipu. Evening Skyline gondola sunset.
Day 6Queenstown Adventure
Choose: AJ Hackett Kawarau Bridge bungee (43m), Nzone 15,000ft tandem skydive, or Shotover Canyon Jet boat. Afternoon Arrowtown gold rush village.
Day 7Te Anau & Milford Sound
Drive through Fiordland — Mirror Lakes, Avenue of the Disappearing Mountain. Arrive Te Anau. Evening Te Anau glowworm caves.
Day 8Milford Sound Cruise
Morning drive through Fiordland: Homer Tunnel, Cleddau Valley. Full-day Milford Sound cruise — sheer 1,200m cliff walls, Mitre Peak, dolphins, fur seals. Return Te Anau.
Day 9Franz Josef Glacier
Drive or fly to West Coast. Franz Josef Glacier — optional heli-hike on ancient blue ice (weather permitting). Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki.
Day 10Return & Departure
Fly to Auckland or Christchurch for return flight to Delhi.
