Experience New Zealand as early Polynesians and explorers once did—by exploring its coastlines by ship. Make a complete circumnavigation of the South Island aboard a deluxe small ship and enjoy time exploring Auckland.

New Zealand by Sea

A Circumnavigation Cruise of the South Island

13 days | Full tour details to be announced soon

Tour Details

WHAT OUR TRAVELERS SAY

I have been with various travel groups but this trip was better than any I've ever been on. Everything was well planned; these guys had it to down to a science. On most tours at least one thing goes wrong, but not with Smithsonian. They're total experts and professionals and I can't think of anything that they could have done better.

- Valerie, M.

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Feb 18 - Mar 1, 2020 Departure

Neville Peat

New Zealand native Neville Peat is an award-winning writer with more than 30 published books in genres that include geography, history, biography and the natural environment. In 2007, he was awarded New Zealand’s largest literary prize, the Michael King Writers’ Fellowship, to write a book about the Tasman Sea titled The Tasman – Biography of an Ocean (Penguin 2010). His most recent title is Shackleton’s Whisky (Random House 2012), his fifth on Antarctic themes. He has travelled extensively both in New Zealand (including a 2,500 mile cycle journey) and overseas. Neville served on the Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council for a total of 12 years and previously worked as a journalist. He is an engaging speaker on a wide range of topics. From his home on Otago Peninsula, Dunedin, he has access to albatrosses, penguins, sea lions and fur seals. He blends natural science, legends and local history in his fascinating lectures.

http://www.nevillepeatsnewzealand.com/