New Zealand Tours FAQs

Private tours in New Zealand are planned exclusively for your group rather than shared with other travelers. Great North Tours provides private transport, a local driver guide and flexible itinerary planning around the places and experiences you want to include.

Yes. Great North Tours can create a custom New Zealand itinerary around your destinations, activities, travel dates and available time, from a single day tour to a multi-day North Island journey.

Yes. Our private tour service combines local guiding with itinerary planning, helping you connect attractions, activities, transport and travel time into a practical New Zealand trip.

Yes. We work with overseas visitors planning New Zealand holidays and can help turn your ideas into a private itinerary, including destinations, activities, transport and sightseeing across the North Island.

Yes. We can connect several destinations into a multi-day New Zealand itinerary, with private transport and sightseeing planned around your group's interests and available travel time.

Yes. Private touring makes it possible to combine attractions and activities that work well together, with the route planned around realistic travel times and the amount of time you want to spend at each stop.

Yes. You can provide your existing plans or wish list and we can help organise the private transport, routing and sightseeing needed to turn it into a practical touring itinerary.

Yes. Great North Tours caters for couples, families, friends and small private groups, with the itinerary and transport arranged around the people traveling together.

We arrange private North Island tours throughout Auckland, Hamilton and the Waikato, Waitomo, Rotorua, Taupō, the Coromandel, Raglan, the Bay of Islands, Northland and other destinations across the North Island.

Great North Tours can travel throughout the North Island, from Cape Reinga in the north to Wellington in the south, with private day tours, transfers and multi-day itineraries available.

Yes. We can arrange private Auckland tours, airport transfers, day trips and longer North Island journeys starting from Auckland.

Yes. Hamilton is an important starting point for Great North Tours and is particularly convenient for private trips to Hobbiton, Waitomo Caves, Raglan, Rotorua, Taupō and other Waikato destinations.

Hamilton is centrally located in the Waikato and provides convenient access to major attractions including Hobbiton, Waitomo Caves, Raglan, Rotorua and Taupō, making it useful for private touring.

Yes. Hamilton to Rotorua private tours can be arranged with the route and stops planned around your group, including geothermal attractions, wildlife, cultural experiences and other activities.

Yes. Great North Tours can arrange private Hamilton to Waitomo Caves trips and combine the caves with other Waikato attractions or activities.

Yes. We can arrange private Hamilton to Hobbiton transport and include the Hobbiton Movie Set in a wider Waikato or North Island itinerary.

Yes. We can arrange private transport from Auckland to Hobbiton and build the movie set into a wider Waikato or North Island itinerary.

Great North Tours can arrange private transport from Hamilton to the Hobbiton Movie Set, giving your group a direct and comfortable way to reach Matamata without organizing the drive yourself.

Yes. Hobbiton can be combined with attractions and activities around the Waikato, including Hamilton, Raglan, Waitomo and other destinations where the route and timing work well.

Yes. Waitomo Caves can be included in private tours from Hamilton or Auckland and combined with other Waikato and North Island experiences.

Yes. Depending on your available time and preferred itinerary, Hobbiton and Waitomo Caves can be combined into a private Waikato and central North Island journey.

Yes. Private Hamilton and Waikato tours can include Hamilton Gardens, Hobbiton, Raglan, Waitomo and other local attractions, activities and scenic destinations.

Yes. Raglan can be included in a private Waikato itinerary, with options for surfing, kayaking, coastal sightseeing, local food and other experiences.

Yes. Auckland to Rotorua private tours can be arranged with flexible stops and activities along the way, depending on your itinerary.

A private Rotorua itinerary can include geothermal attractions, Māori cultural experiences, the National Kiwi Hatchery, native forests, farm experiences, hot springs, wildlife and adventure activities.

Yes. Private transport between Rotorua and Auckland can be arranged as part of a transfer, day trip or wider North Island itinerary.

Taupō itineraries can include Huka Falls, Lake Taupō, jet boating, fishing, golf, scenic flights, geothermal attractions and other activities around the region.

Yes. Private travel from Hamilton to Taupō can be arranged as a day trip, transfer or part of a longer North Island itinerary.

Yes. Private Coromandel tours can include Cathedral Cove, beaches, coastal sightseeing, kayaking and other experiences around the peninsula.

Yes. Cathedral Cove can be included in a private Coromandel itinerary, with transport, sightseeing and other local experiences arranged around your group.

Yes. Great North Tours can arrange private Bay of Islands tours and wider Northland itineraries including Paihia, Waitangi, Kerikeri, the Hole in the Rock, Cape Reinga and other destinations.

Yes. Cape Reinga can be included in a private Northland itinerary, with the option to combine it with Ninety Mile Beach, the Te Paki Giant Sand Dunes, the Bay of Islands or other northern attractions.

Yes. Great North Tours can create private New Zealand golf tours for couples and small groups, combining golf with private transport, sightseeing and other experiences around the North Island.

Yes. A private golf itinerary can combine rounds of golf with sightseeing and other attractions, depending on the courses, route and amount of time available.

Depending on the destination, your itinerary can include Hobbiton, Waitomo Caves, geothermal experiences, kayaking, surfing, horse trekking, fishing, jet boating, helicopter flights, hot air ballooning, wildlife experiences and many other North Island activities.

Yes. Great North Tours can arrange private activity experiences in suitable destinations throughout the North Island, with the location chosen around your interests, itinerary and current availability.

Yes. Activities such as kayaking, surfing, horse trekking, fishing and jet boating can be combined with sightseeing where the route and timing make sense.

Yes. Private itineraries can include wildlife and conservation experiences such as the National Kiwi Hatchery, Auckland Zoo, marine reserves and other North Island attractions.

Yes. Māori cultural experiences and other heritage attractions can be included in private New Zealand itineraries, particularly around Rotorua, Waitangi and other parts of the North Island.

Yes. The itinerary can be built around specific interests such as golf, surfing, wildlife, food and wine, history, nature, adventure activities or a combination of different experiences.

Great North Tours caters for solo travelers, couples, families and small groups. Our largest vehicle arrangements can accommodate groups of up to 11 guests, including luggage.

No. Your guide is also your professional driver, so you can relax and enjoy the journey while we handle the driving and route logistics.

Yes. We can arrange private airport pickup from Auckland Airport or Hamilton Airport and connect the transfer with a day tour or wider New Zealand itinerary.

Yes. Private transport can be arranged between destinations such as Auckland, Hamilton, Hobbiton, Waitomo, Rotorua, Taupō, the Coromandel and other North Island locations.

Yes. Great North Tours is Qualmark Silver accredited and is also a member of ProGuides New Zealand.

Yes. Great North Tours has received a Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award, providing an independent source of traveler feedback about our tours and experiences.

Start by telling us where you want to go, what you would like to experience, where you are staying, how many people are traveling and how much time you have. We can then work with you to develop a private itinerary around your plans.

Great North Tours combines private transport, local driver guides, custom itinerary planning and access to more than 100 North Island activities and destinations. We are Qualmark Silver accredited, a ProGuides New Zealand member and a Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award recipient.