South Island Group Adventure Tours

This trip gets you off the beaten track in New Zealand's remote National Parks. You’ll hike, bike and kayak your way around the South Island, exploring places other visitors just don’t get to see. Hike on the best trails in New Zealand including Ben Lomond, Mueller Ridge and the Routeburn Track and enjoy unforgettable experiences like swimming with Dusky Dolphins in Kaikoura and cruising Milford Sound.

This flexible tour encompasses the very best of New Zealand's bucket list destinations, activities and experiences. Day walk in our most famous National Parks, marvel at New Zealand’s highest peaks, hike our Great Walks, get up close with unique wildlife, cruise Milford Sound, and enjoy a taste of real Kiwi life with the locals.  If this is going to be your one and only trip to New Zealand, this is the trip for you. 

The Grand Explorer trip is at the very pinnacle when it comes to adventurous yet indulgent travel. Your days will be spent extensively exploring our magnificent National Parks and hiking the very best, and most exclusive parts of our Great Walks, all with your talented, knowledgeable, and local New Zealand guide at the helm. You’ll be out IN nature, experiencing the real New Zealand, rather than watching it rush by. 

We’ve cherry-picked the very best destinations, hikes and experiences, combining them into an unforgettable 7 day South Island adventure. Day walk amongst the Southern Alps on our legendary Great Walks. Soar over peaks and valleys on a scenic plane flight, Alaska-style, deep into the Kiwi backcountry. Explore Milford Sound and day walk in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.

The New Zealand Great Walk Adventure showcases the finest of New Zealand’s Great Walks over five unforgettable days in Fiordland and Stewart Island. We’ve carefully curated this trip to give you exclusive access to the Milford Track, Routeburn Track, Kepler Track and the Rakiura Track. You’ll walk, fly and cruise in the most pristine and remote areas of New Zealand's backcountry with your Kiwi guide and a small group of like-minded people.