THE GREAT NORTHERN ROAD TRIP

This wonderful 40-day odyssey that zigzags coast to coast - from South to North and East to West – is the perfect way to explore New Zealand’s fascinating North Island in depth.

Experience traditional Maori culture and intricately carved maraes in Waitangi, steaming volcanoes and colourful geothermal reserves in Rotorua, thick native forests and ancient Kauri trees in Northland, awesome waterfalls and stunning lakes in Marakopa and Taupo, magical glow-worm caves and secret Hobbit holes in Waitomo and Matamata, pristine sandy beaches on the Coromandel and Karikari peninsulas, soaring snowcapped peaks in Taranaki and on the Central Plateau, a ‘forgotten world’ in the King Country, the very first sunrise in the world on the East Cape, one of the world’s greatest one-day walks over Mount Tongariro, world-renowned vineyards in Gisborne, the Hawkes Bay and the Wairarapa, and vibrant towns all along the way bursting with art, culture, architecture, and good coffee.

So why not come and travel with ZigZag out and around the ‘wop wops’ of the North Island, and experience all of this and more.