New Zealand destinations for travel agents — seven trade regions, one ground partner.
From Auckland and the Bay of Islands to geothermal Rotorua, Hobbiton and Tongariro, from Art Deco Napier and the capital Wellington to Abel Tasman and Marlborough, and from Christchurch, Lake Tekapo and Aoraki / Mount Cook to the West Coast glaciers, Queenstown and Milford Sound — Explera DMC New Zealand plans and operates every destination below with contracted accommodation, transport and experiences at net rates. Each guide is written for the trade: logistics, southern-hemisphere seasons, selling angles and what to upsell.
Auckland & Northland
Tāmaki Makaurau, the Hauraki Gulf islands, the west-coast beaches and the Bay of Islands — the main international gateway and the subtropical north.
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Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau)
New Zealand’s largest city and main international gateway, built around two harbours and a field of volcanic cones.
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Hauraki Gulf & Waiheke
Island vineyards, beaches and walking tracks a short ferry ride from downtown Auckland.
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Piha & the West Coast Beaches
Black-sand surf beaches and Waitākere rainforest, under an hour from central Auckland.
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Bay of Islands
A sheltered maritime park of 140-plus islands, and the Waitangi Treaty Grounds where modern New Zealand began.
Agent guideRotorua, Taupō & the Central North Island
Geothermal Rotorua and Māori cultural experiences, Hobbiton, Lake Taupō, Tongariro National Park, the Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty coast.
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Rotorua
Geysers, boiling mud and living Māori culture — the geothermal heart of the North Island.
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Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata
The Shire film set on a working farm in the Waikato — one of the most requested day stops in the country.
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Taupō
New Zealand’s largest lake, the Huka Falls and the gateway to Tongariro.
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Tongariro National Park
Three volcanoes, a dual World Heritage park and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
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Tauranga & Mount Maunganui
Beaches, Mauao’s summit track and the Bay of Plenty’s sunshine coast.
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Coromandel Peninsula
Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach and the forested spine of the peninsula.
Agent guideHawke's Bay & Wellington
Art Deco Napier and Hawke's Bay wine country, and Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington — the capital and the ferry link to the South Island.
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Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara)
The compact harbour capital — Te Papa, the cable car, coffee and the ferry to the South Island.
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Napier
A city rebuilt in Art Deco after the 1931 earthquake, in the heart of Hawke’s Bay wine country.
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Hastings & Havelock North
Te Mata Peak, vineyard dining and the orchards of the Heretaunga Plains.
Agent guideNelson Tasman & Marlborough
Abel Tasman National Park, Marlborough wine country and the Marlborough Sounds — the sunny top of the South Island.
Abel Tasman & Nelson
Golden beaches, kayaks and water taxis along New Zealand’s best-known coastal national park.
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Marlborough (Blenheim)
Sauvignon blanc country — cellar doors and vineyard lunches around Blenheim.
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Marlborough Sounds & Picton
Drowned river valleys, bush-clad bays and the Queen Charlotte Track, where the Cook Strait ferry docks.
Agent guideChristchurch, Canterbury & Aoraki / Mount Cook
Ōtautahi Christchurch, Akaroa, Kaikōura’s marine life, Lake Tekapo, Aoraki / Mount Cook and the TranzAlpine route over Arthur’s Pass.
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Christchurch (Ōtautahi)
The South Island’s gateway city — gardens, a rebuilt centre and the start of the great South Island routes.
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Akaroa
A harbour village with French heritage inside an ancient volcanic crater on Banks Peninsula.
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Kaikōura
Whales, dolphins and seals beneath snow-capped mountains on the coast north of Christchurch.
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Lake Tekapo
A turquoise glacial lake, the Church of the Good Shepherd and some of the darkest night skies on earth.
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Aoraki / Mount Cook
New Zealand’s highest mountain, the Hooker Valley Track and glacier lakes in a national park.
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Arthur’s Pass & the TranzAlpine
The KiwiRail TranzAlpine across the Southern Alps, with Castle Hill and Arthur’s Pass on the way.
Agent guideThe West Coast & Glaciers
Franz Josef Glacier, the Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki and pounamu country around Hokitika — rainforest, glaciers and wild coastline.
Franz Josef Glacier (Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere)
A glacier descending towards rainforest, best seen by helicopter or on a heli-hike.
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Punakaiki
The Pancake Rocks and blowholes on the edge of Paparoa National Park.
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Hokitika
Pounamu carving, the turquoise Hokitika Gorge and a gold-rush town on the Tasman Sea.
Agent guideQueenstown, Fiordland & Otago
Queenstown and Wānaka, Piopiotahi Milford Sound and Fiordland, and the heritage cities of Ōtepoti Dunedin and Ōamaru.
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Queenstown
The lakeside adventure and alpine resort town on Lake Wakatipu, with its own international airport.
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Glenorchy
A small settlement at the head of Lake Wakatipu, surrounded by mountains, rivers and film locations.
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Wānaka
A quieter lake town with famous walks, ski areas and Mount Aspiring National Park on the doorstep.
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Milford Sound (Piopiotahi)
Fiordland’s most famous fiord — Mitre Peak, waterfalls and rainforest walls rising from the sea.
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Te Anau & Fiordland
The lakeside gateway to Fiordland — glowworm caves, Great Walks and Doubtful Sound.
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Dunedin (Ōtepoti)
A Scottish-founded university city with Victorian architecture and Otago Peninsula wildlife.
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Ōamaru & Waitaki
A Victorian whitestone precinct, a blue penguin colony and the Moeraki Boulders down the coast.
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