New Zealand Small Group Tours

Experience the Best Customised New Zealand Small Group Tours 2026/27

Those in the know travel to New Zealand on private New Zealand small group tours. Travel on your own or with friends, family, or as part of a business or special interest group.  Experience your own custom made tour package including a tour guide/driver and private transport, with all activities and details taken care of.

New Zealand Guided Tours specialises in providing private escorted New Zealand small group tours to international travellers looking to explore New Zealand at their own pace.  

Contact us today for your free, no obligation small group tour quote.  New Zealand is waiting to be discovered! First tell us what you want to include and we will organise everything for you. Secondly your own personal New Zealand Guided Tours travel consultant will guide you through every step. Most importantly, each tour is escorted by a highly trained local New Zealand tour guide.  

However check out our New Zealand Coach Tours here if you prefer to travel to New Zealand on a group tour that is shared with other travellers here.

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What is a Small Group Tour?

A small group tour is the best way to travel New Zealand and is great for certain travel plans. For instance this could be someone travelling on their own, to couples, small groups of friends, family groups through to corporate, school, sporting or special interest groups.  Tour sizes usually range from 1 person to 35 people. However there is no limit to the number of people we can cater for. Most importantly, you can explore and enjoy New Zealand when you travel with your private group on a customised itinerary..

Enquire Today

The first step is to make contact with us. Enquire about one of our suggested tour itineraries, or email us with your ideas.

Within 24 hours a New Zealand Small Group Tours consultant will then be in touch. (depending on the time zone you are in).

We communicate with you via phone and email and determine exactly what will make your New Zealand Small Group Tour special! After that you will receive a detailed tour itinerary via email. This can include options to customise your tours further. In short, we are only happy when your travel itinerary matches exactly what you are looking for.

Then it is time to book. From this point we take care of everything for you. We work through the details and all bookings are made on your behalf.  You will then receive your detailed confirmed tour documentation with 10 working days. All the work of of planning your NZ group tour is taken care of for you. This means you can simply relax and look forward to your trip.

What is included with a New Zealand Small Group Tour?

1. A highly experienced and trained tour guide

Your NZ tour guide is central to the success and enjoyment of your New Zealand tour package. Most importantly, we only employ the most experienced and highly trained tour guides. Our guides ensure that each tour runs seamlessly from start to finish. However they are also very friendly, relaxed and flexible so you have fun.  They will easily cater to your groups’ individual travel needs and requests. Your guide usually also acts as your driver, or choose to travel with an additional driver.  

2. Luxury touring vehicle

Transport within New Zealand is included in your small group tour package. We use luxury touring vehicles that suit the size of your group. For example late model Mercedes Sprinters through to luxury coaches for groups larger than 17 people. Some New Zealand small group tours involve domestic flights, which can be included and booked on your behalf. No further transport is required. You are collected from the airport, delivered to your hotels, activities, locations, restaurants and then back to the airport for your departure. Certainly there is no need to worry about heavy luggage and bulky personal effects as you travel through New Zealand.

3. Include ‘must do’ activities and pre-arranged events in your New Zealand tour

New Zealand is unique in that practically every type of landscape is found within this very small country. We carefully select all activities to showcase each unique location, including any customised activities as well.

School and special interest group tours may have a particular interest in a sporting event, a region of geographic wonder. Likewise you can explore New Zealand before or after attending a conference or booked event. Just tell your consultant and they will wrap an amazing New Zealand private tour around any pre-existing arrangements.

With small group New Zealand tours that include both the North and South Islands, we try to include the full array of experiences, from beaches and Maori culture through to geothermal wonders, glowworm caves, glaciers, and fiords. 

 We can provide any level of excitement too! Get a taste for adventure with activities from jet-boating right through to skydiving.

Travellers who enjoy active sports will find plenty in New Zealand, including mountain biking, hiking, swimming with dolphins, rafting, canyoning, and adventure caving.

On the other hand wildlife may be your passion and our native species are sure to delight, many which can be found nowhere else in the world. Penguins, kiwis, dolphins, whales, seals, wekas, keas. See these stunning animals in the wild on your tour package.

To sum up –  tick off a line on your travel bucket list, New Zealand is the ultimate place to do it all!

4. Excellent New Zealand accommodation

We work with the top accommodation operators throughout New Zealand, so you are guaranteed to be comfortable throughout your stay. Our hotels, motels, lodges and group apartments are located in the very best locations, usually within easy walking distance of the town centres. As an added bonus many offer breathtaking views. 

Choose the accommodation level to suit your budget. For instance you can choose from standard 4-star accommodation through to luxurious 5-star accommodation or exquisite all-inclusive luxury lodges.

Arriving in New Zealand – North or South Island

Greet your waiting New Zealand small group tour guide at the airport. The most popular airports to fly into include Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown.

From there your tour guide, who may also act as your driver, will take care of every detail of your trip. They will help you check-in to your hotels and chosen New Zealand activities. Moreover they will customise your New Zealand tour to suit your group in every way.

Those travelling as a family will enjoy guide-led diversions that keep everyone happy, young and old. If you have a particular interest in history, culture, geology, wineries, wildlife, photography, etc., your guide will tailor your tour package to include facts about your area of interest.

Wave good-bye to your tour guide knowing you have shared many travel experiences together. In conclusion choose a small escorted group tour to experience the best travel in New Zealand. 

The Advantages of a Small Group Tour in New Zealand

From Cape Reinga to Bluff – from majestic fiords to glowworm grottos – there is no better way to experience the magic of New Zealand than with a personalised guided tour. This will be the vacation of a lifetime!

Check out our New Zealand family guided tours for those travelling with children. If you are travelling for less than 10 days we recommend that you choose either the North Island or the South Island as your trip focus. 

We always prioritise your experience – so let us know what we can do to make your small group tour the best it can possibly be!

Read testimonials about our guided tours here.

Or get in touch with our team directly here. 

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