New Zealand Escorted Tours & Holidays

All of our escorted holidays offer exceptional value, but this doesn’t mean we compromise on the quality of your experience. Instead, we only take bookings directly from our customers, avoiding expensive travel agency commissions and allowing us to pass those savings on to you.

Hand-picked hotels, perfectly placed

Our Directors know the hotels in New Zealand inside out and have personally chosen all the accommodation throughout your New Zealand tour to ensure they meet their high standards and are in great locations.

‘Once in a lifetime’ experiences like no other…

What makes our guided tours to New Zealand different from the rest is that not only will you see all the spectacular sights you’d expect, but depending on your choice of tour, you’ll get to enjoy some truly amazing experiences you might not expect to find on such a reasonably priced holiday. For example, you would not expect to enjoy a spectacular morning cruise as you explore the beauty of Milford Sound – yet with us, it’s included!

It’s amazing what our New Zealand tours include

• International scheduled flights
• A choice of UK departure airports
• A selection of two night outbound stopovers
• Overseas airport transfers
• Quality hotels in great locations
• Experienced local Coach Captains
• Amazing excursions
• All pre-payable airport taxes
• All hotel porterage
• ATOL protection for your holiday
• No surcharge guarantee
• Your holiday is covered by our Price Promise

Imagine enjoying all the benefits of travelling with a group of like-minded people; the laughs, the camaraderie, the security and peace of mind. And on top of this, also having an almost limitless number of ways in which you can tailor your tour so that it’s perfect for you. It’s what a guided tour with Distant Journeys is all about.

Choose your airport

To make travelling as enjoyable and easy as possible, you can choose from a selection of UK airports for your scheduled international flights, at no extra cost.

On our 24-day Magnificent New Zealand tour, 24-day Natural Wonders of New Zealand, our 27-day New Zealand by Rail, Road and Sea tour and our 28-day Very Best of New Zealand tour, you may choose to travel with the Qantas & Emirates partnership from London Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle or Glasgow. Alternatively, you may choose to fly with Singapore Airlines from London Heathrow. Flights with Singapore Airlines from Manchester may be available on certain days of the week. All at no extra cost.

Take a break in a city of your choice

There aren’t many places on the planet further away than New Zealand. So to help make your travel more manageable, and give you the opportunity to experience a fantastic city too, a two night stopover has been included on your journey to New Zealand, on all our New Zealand escorted tours. Your options, dependent on your choice of airline, include Singapore, Bangkok or Dubai.

Days to do as you please

We understand that not everyone will enjoy the same activities, which is why we’ve created Freedom Days – days which offer a range of experiences for you to choose from. Simply pick which one that suits you best.

From adventurous activities like sailing an America’s Cup yacht in Auckland, to sampling wines in New Zealand’s Central Otago region, what you do is down to you. And you don’t have to decide now – you can make the vast majority of your choices whilst on your escorted New Zealand tour. That way you can go as the mood takes you.

Need more time?

If you’d like to stay a little longer, visit friends and family perhaps, we’ll be happy to arrange alternative flights for you. All you need to do is ask!