New Zealand Trails

It has already been a great season of exploring our backyard. There is so much to see here in New Zealand and when you join us, there is no doubt we’ll tick off the best of your bucket list locations and few hidden gems we locals keep in our back pocket. Our Masterpiece tour encompasses the very best of New Zealand’s most iconic locations, activities and experiences. Here are some highlights from the season so far! If you like, you can read more about our Masterpiece trip here: https://newzealandtrails.com/masterpiece-overview/

Our Pure South trip is a culmination of the very best destinations our South Island has to offer, as well as the best hikes and experiences you could hope to find. Here’s a look at our most recent Pure South trip with our super-guides Claire and Daniel. There is nothing quite like exploring Aoraki/Mount Cook and the Siberia Valley amongst the Kiwi Summer!

It has been a great season so far, exploring our backyard. Our guests are having a ball out on the road, experiencing our most iconic bucket list locations and a few secret spots we keep in our back pocket. Here’s a glimpse into our Grand Explorer trip in November with our super-guides Ross and Faz. The Grand Explorer is the ultimate South Island adventure, showcasing the best of our National Parks, Great Walks and allowing our guest’s exclusive access to our favourite off-the-beaten-path locations. From a helicopter adventure in Mt Aspiring National Park to cruising the incredible fiords of Milford Sound, there is no better way to experience the real New Zealand than the Grand Explorer trip with New Zealand Trails.

While we’re gearing up for our summer hiking season, we love to look back on some of the memories we’ve made with our guests. Here are a few photos from our Kiwi Classic trip in January 2024. If you were part of this incredible trip, please say hi! #newzealand #newzealandtrip #grouptravel #newzealandadventures #newzealandguide

If you’re looking to hike the very best trails that New Zealand has to offer, our Kiwi Classic is the trip for you! On this hiking-focus trip, you’ll enjoy bucket list trails, day walks and once in a lifetime overnight hikes. #newzealand #newzealandtrip #newzealandguide #NewZealandAdventures

For our ‘Pure South’ itinerary, we’ve cherry-picked the very best destinations, hikes and experiences, combining them into an unforgettable 7 day South Island adventure. #newzealandtrails #newzealandvacations #newzealandguide #travel

We were recently awarded Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice award. We’re so proud of this accolade as it means we’re in the top 10% of things to do worldwide, and we can’t wait to show you why! #tripadvisor #travellerschoice2024 #newzealand #newzealandtrip

We did it! We won the Trip Advisor’s ‘Travellers’ Choice’ award for 2024. We want to say a huge thank you to all of our past guests who left us shining reviews on TripAdvisor. As a small, New Zealand company, winning this award means the world to us. And to all our future guests, we can’t wait to see you down here soon! @Tripadvisor #tripadvisor #travellerschoice2024

Each season more and more solo women are joining us on our small group guided trips. Whether you’re treating yourself to a birthday adventure, you’re newly retired and keeping busier than ever, you’ve just conquered one bucket list item and are looking for the next, or you’re heading our way on a girls' trip, we love helping you plan your New Zealand trip of a lifetime! Over the many years that we’ve been running trips, we’ve perfected small group travel for the solo female adventurer.

Key Summit on the Routeburn Track on a glorious Spring day. It can't get much better! Visiting New Zealand is an unforgettable experience at any time of year, but if calm blue-bird days, quieter trails and perfect mild conditions sound good to you then visiting in either Spring or Autumn might be the perfect time. They are some of our favourite times to be out exploring New Zealand and also often coincide with the best value airfares.

Milford Sound from above. Not an experience you'll find on your average tour. With our local connections, we've secured exclusive access to the most remote and beautiful areas of our National Parks and carefully crafted each of our itineraries to make sure you see the very best of New Zealand. #newzealand #newzealandtravel #milfordsound #adventuretravel

Milford Sound's iconic Stirling Falls. We visit Milford Sound on all our South Island trips. If you're ready for your New Zealand adventure head to newzealandtrails.com to find your perfect trip.