Small Group Tours NZ | Hosted Group Travel by World Journeys

Introduction
Where we go
Your Host
Fellow Travellers
How We Travel

Group travel offers a chance to share the trip of a lifetime. Travel is about much more than just ticking off the sights on the well-trodden tourist trail. It’s about experiencing new cultures, savoring local cuisine, hearing new melodies and meeting fascinating people. An incredible world is out there to be explored, and World Journeys has put together a range of hosted tours with that in mind.

Travelling to some of the world’s most exciting, challenging and exotic countries is all the more achievable in a small group of like-minded people . People love the conviviality of group travel; there’s company if desired, but also time to explore alone. Every person brings something to the mix.

With a maximum group size of 18, all tours are guaranteed to depart, so travellers can book with confidence. If you have travelled on one of our journeys before, we would like to welcome you back with an additional saving of $400 per couple (or $200 per person). Your world awaits…

Safari Southern Africa

Best of the Med

Grand Tour of South America 2019

Unforgettable Ethiopia

Petra to the Pyramids

World Journeys Hosts

Our passionate, experienced hosts add to the “personality” of our small group journeys. We select them because they are real ‘people people’, often with a particular passion for the history, cuisine, arts and culture of the destination. Th e host will make sure everything runs smoothly, working with local guides who delight in sharing their in-depth knowledge with visitors. Your host will also take care of tipping on the group’s behalf to ensure a hassle free journey.

Your host will travel with you from Auckland smoothing the way until you return.

Your Fellow Travellers

One of the best things about travel is meeting and sharing incredible experiences with other like-minded people. To ensure a more personal experience we limit group numbers to no more than 18 people. We’ve seen lasting friendships develop on tour, with new friends choosing to travel together again in subsequent years. We hold a number of events during the year and, as a World Journeys client, you will receive invitations to these evenings, which are a great opportunity to meet other travellers.

Travelling Solo on Best of the Med or Castro’s Cuba?

We welcome solo travel on our journeys, as indeed one of the highlights is the company of your fellow travellers. On Best of the Med or Castro’s Cuba, you are able to book your own private room or cabin, but if you would like to share with another traveller of the same gender and pay the share twin price, we offer a Travelling Solo program. You must book and pay your deposit at least six months before the tour departure to qualify.

World Journeys Special Experiences

For every itinerary, we have included some special experiences that we’ve personally designed to immerse you in the local culture whether it be dining with a local family, an exclusive sightseeing tour or a cooking class. They are all designed to create lasting memories.

Free time to explore

Our itineraries are full of ‘bucket list’ sights and activities but we have ensured there is still some time at leisure for you to explore on your own, simply relax in your hotel or dine in restaurants of your choice.

How we get around

Our journeys will often take you to exotic locations, or somewhat off the beaten track. We have carefully selected vehicles suited to each environment, allowing the highest standard of comfort, whether on luxury ocean liners or charming river cruisers, in air-conditioned coaches, or even the occasional helicopter or seaplane.

Plenty of inclusions

We include all accommodation with private facilities (except on some rail journeys and in very remote areas where only shared facilities are available). We include most meals, which are often at our favourite restaurants. Sightseeing with local English speaking guides is included while touring, as are entrance fees. However, cruise shore excursions and occasional optional activities are not included, as we feel it is a personal decision as to what, and how much, you wish to do.

First class accommodation with local flavour

Where possible, we use smaller boutique hotels with a minimum of 4 stars in the best locations. Our cruises usually offer three choices of cabin – Inside (no window), Outside (window or porthole), and Balcony (doors opening on to a private balcony).

Your documents

To make sure you always know what you’re doing and where you’re going on your journey, you will be sent beautifully prepared travel documents. These documents detail your day-by-day itinerary and include everything you need to have a hassle free journey. You will receive these in a travel wallet along with a World Journeys luggage tag. World Journeys travel documents are a wonderful memento of your journey.

International airfares

Your journey begins when you meet your host and fellow group members at the airport. International flights are included in our hosted journeys so your travel is a seamless and inclusive experience from start to end. Should you require an extension or change from the group flights, this is on a request basis and we will do our utmost to meet your needs.

Journeys are shown in date order.

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Safari Southern Africa

Hosted travel SOLD OUT

Price from$23,880 SELECT

Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe 23 Days 10 June 2019

Join us for the safari experience of a lifetime! Once in Africa, we take you to the magical water wonderland of the Okavango Delta,

Best of the Med

Hosted travel Cruise SOLD OUT

Price from$14,995 SELECT

Croatia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey 32 Days 30 July 2019

Buried Roman cities, teetering coastal villages, Venetian palaces, awe-inspiring art and sun-kissed beaches - the Mediterranean will delight and enchant, leaving you wanting more!

Grand Tour of South America 2019

Hosted travel Last few places

Price from$27,895 SELECT

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru 34 Days 25 August 2019

Amazonian rainforest, Incan ruins, colonial towns, white sandy beaches, and wonderful wildlife: the wonders of South America make for incredible experiences. Take this journey...

Unforgettable Ethiopia

Hosted travel SOLD OUT

Price from$19,295 SELECT

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania 24 Days 9 September 2019
Now on 'waitlist' only.

Your journey will begin on the enchanting island of Zanzibar before spending time at an exclusive game lodge in Kenya. But nothing quite prepares...

Petra to the Pyramids

Hosted travel Last few places

Price from$14,995 SELECT

Egypt, Israel, Jordan 25 Days 17 October 2019

From floating in the Dead Sea more than 400 metres below sea level, to walking through the Siq for your first glimpse of the...

Cherry Blossom Japan, March 2020

Hosted travel Special offer Last few places

Price from$15,395 SELECT

Japan 17 Days 24 March 2020

Book by 31 July 2019 to save $400 per couple!

Each spring, Japan's landscape is host to fragile pink and white sakura blooming; stunning colour that is celebrated throughout the entire country. Start this...

Cherry Blossom Japan, April 2020

Hosted travel Special offer

Price from$15,395 SELECT

Japan 17 Days 8 April 2020

Book by 31 July 2019 to save $400 per couple!

Each spring, Japan's landscape is host to fragile pink and white sakura blooming; stunning colour that is celebrated throughout the entire country. Start this...

Castro's Cuba

Hosted travel Special offer

Price from$11,985 SELECT

Cuba, Peru 20 Days 8 May 2020

Book by 31 July 2019 to save $400 per couple!

Trapped in a time warp as a result of the Cuban revolution in 1959 and subsequent economic embargo, there is nowhere else like Cuba.

Croatia & Slovenia

Hosted travel Special offer

Price from$13,395 SELECT

Croatia, Italy, Slovenia 20 Days 13 June 2020

Book by 31 July 2019 to save $400 per couple!

There is so much to savour on this special journey through Croatia and Slovenia, with a little taste of Venice thrown in. Visit the...

Grand Tour of South America 2020

Hosted travel Special offer

Price from$29,395 SELECT

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru 34 Days 23 August 2020

Book by 31 July 2019 to save $400 per couple!

Amazonian rainforest, Incan ruins, colonial towns, white sandy beaches, and wonderful wildlife: the wonders of South America make for incredible experiences. Take this journey...

East African Safari

Hosted travel Special offer

Price from$22,895 SELECT

Kenya, Qatar, Tanzania 19 Days 29 August 2020

Book by 31 July 2019 to save $400 per couple!

Join us on this inclusive safari of a lifetime! This bucket-list trip will allow you to tick off many of East Africa's 'must do'

Persia & The Silk Road

Hosted travel Special offer

Price from$11,325 SELECT

Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan 26 Days 12 September 2020

Book by 31 July 2019 to save $400 per couple!

For thousands of years, the Silk Road was the only link between eastern and western Asia. Its rich history of merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers...

Best of the Med 2020

Hosted travel Special offer Cruise

Price from$15,499 SELECT

Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey 32 Days 16 September 2020

Book by 31 July 2019 to save $400 per couple!

Buried Roman cities, teetering coastal villages, awe inspiring art and sun kissed beaches - the Mediterranean will delight and enchant, leaving you wanting more!

Petra to the Pyramids

Hosted travel Special offer

Price from$17,495 SELECT

Egypt, Israel, Jordan 25 Days 15 October 2020

Book by 31 July 2019 to save $400 per couple!

From floating in the Dead Sea more than 400 metres below sea level, to walking through the Siq for your first glimpse of the...

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