Uniquely New Zealand Travel

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Kupe, great warrior & navigator, is believed to have discovered New Zealand By: James Heremaia

Customized unique Itineraries for 1 to 10 people.
Suitable for singles, couples, families, honeymoons & Customized 'private label' groups for 10 or more. Suitable for families, social or work groups, luxury

Uniquely New Zealand will recommend a selection
of tour companies, offering fully escorted tours. & Uniquely New Zealand Insiders Tour, personally escorted by a Uniquely New Zealand guide.

Provide you with an authentic and unique New Zealand tourism journey, by sharing our passion and expertise. Extend to you a high level of service from the moment we meet to a time well beyond the end of your journey. Leave you with a lifetime of memories and stories you will share again and again.

Onetahuti Beach, on the Abel Tasman Coastal Track, Nelson region. By: Stirling Images.

Each day of your journey will showcase New Zealands remarkable natural beauty with breathtaking and ever changing scenery. Add to this Uniquely New Zealands personal touches and your travel to New Zealand will be enhanced with discovery, learning and new experiences.

We will find the best flights to New Zealand using our international carrier Air New Zealand, or Qantas Airways - two first class airlines. Whether you are looking for a walking holiday, cruising holiday, fishing, golf, or relaxing in a boutique hotel, we know how to make your New Zealand vacation the best it can be.

This unique land of breathtaking scenery offers rugged coastlines, golden beaches, lush rainforests, snow-capped mountains, geothermal wonderlands, pristine rivers and glacier-fed lakes all within an area the size of the state of Colorado. Match this with bustling cosmopolitan cities, a thriving indigenous culture, traditional towns and friendly people with a distinct lust for life and you have an outstanding combination, in one of the worlds most popular destinations.

you are seeking a destination that offers incredible landscapes, while providing the opportunity to learn, interact and immerse yourself in a new culture. If you are looking for historical, cultural and educational experiences that are unique and new to you and, if you love the outdoors and have a high respect for the environment and nature. New Zealand will meet and probably exceed your expectations.

Research of visitors to New Zealand shows that 91% are highly satisfied with their New Zealand experience. 97% would recommend the country to their friends, family and colleagues, and 98% said their New Zealand travel experience was as good as or better than they had expected.

There is a myth that New Zealand is a very long flight and should be saved as a once in a lifetime trip, while in reality it is the same distance to fly from the West Coast of North America as it is to London, Milan or Paris. Simply put, you will be there by the morning! Just an overnight flight away from Los Angeles, San Francisco or Vancouver, B.C. Climb on-board Air New Zealand or Qantas, enjoy dinner and a movie or two, relax, sleep and wake up in a whole new world!

Right now the American dollar is delivering amazing value in New Zealand, at almost twice its value. This makes New Zealand an affordable destination with great value on accommodation, activities, transportation and food. Airfares are as competitive as ever.
Escape the North American Winter

While a temperate climate with relatively small seasonal variation makes New Zealand an ideal year-round destination, opposite seasons give you the chance to escape a chilly North American winter and enjoy the warmth of a New Zealand summer.

Spring: Sep, Oct, Nov / Summer: Dec, Jan, Feb / Autumn: Mar, Apr, May / Winter: Jun, Jul, Aug

New Zealand enjoys a blend of Maori, European and Pacific Island cultures, with uniting features making it somewhat unique in the world. Maori are the indigenous (tangata whenua) people of the land, with their fascinating culture being an integral part of New Zealand life. Visitors to New Zealand are presented with many opportunities to learn more about traditional and contemporary Maori and their way of life.

In the 21st century, New Zealand is leading the way in sustainable tourism, focusing on nature and green initiatives that will protect the natural environment for the enjoyment of future generations, and telling New Zealand's stories through authentic encounters with local culture and people.
Recently named 'Overall Winner' and 'Best Destination' at Responsible Tourism Awards.

Fresh and vibrant, New Zealand's wine and food is amongst the best in the world. Pacific influences, organics and indigenous foods make it unique. The cuisine is often described as Pacific Rim, and draws inspiration from Europe, Asia and Polynesia.

New Zealand is a premier new-world wine country, producing award-winning wines that reflect the clean air and sunshine.

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Kupe, a mid-10th century seafarer from Polynesia, is often credited with discovering New Zealand. Almost all of what is known about Kupe has survived through the legends of the Maori. According to one legend, Kupe was a fisherman and seafarer who lived on the central Pacific island of Hawaiki, the traditional homeland of the Polynesian people. While fishing, Kupe became more and more enraged at squid that stole his bait, so one day he set out to kill the squid king.

With his crew, Kupe sailed a catamaran-like vessel in pursuit of the squid king, chasing it westward across some 2000 miles of the Pacific. He came upon a mist-shrouded land of high mountains, consisting of two large islands (now called North Island and South Island). In the strait between the islands (now called Cook Strait) he is said to have caught up with the squid king, and killed it.

Kupe reported his discovery upon his return to Hawaiki and his sailing directions to the islands were handed down, generation to generation. Within a few centuries Polynesian islanders began to migrate there, and in 1642 Dutch navigator Abel Tasman came upon the islands and named them New Zealand.