Grand Pacific Tours offers two escorted touring styles — Signature and Ultimate — designed to suit different travel preferences, group sizes and comfort levels. Both deliver expertly planned itineraries, quality accommodation and a seamless touring experience, but there are some key differences worth knowing before you choose.
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Ultimate Touring: Small Groups, Premium Comfort
Ultimate Touring is designed for travellers who value space, exclusivity and premium inclusions. Tours operate in smaller groups, travelling on a 20-seat Business Class coach with 1+1 seating, ensuring plenty of personal space throughout the journey. Onboard features include a restroom, personal audio, seat-side storage, USB charging, onboard Wi-Fi and a stylish centre galley with chilled drinking water.
Accommodation is 4–5 star, and guests enjoy extra touches such as a complimentary pre-dinner drink at the Welcome Dinner, an intimate Farewell Dinner with selected beverages, hotel wine time discounts, boxed mints and a souvenir water bottle. A more generous luggage allowance of up to two suitcases plus a travel bag is also included.
Signature Touring: Great Value and Comfort
Signature Touring offers an excellent balance of comfort, value and inclusions, travelling in a 32-seat Premium Economy coach with 2+1 seating. Coaches feature air-conditioning, onboard restroom, tray tables, overhead storage, USB charging and onboard Wi-Fi.
Accommodation is 4-star throughout, and guests enjoy a complimentary pre-dinner drink at both the Welcome and Farewell Dinners, along with hotel wine time discounts. Signature tours include a Professional Coach Captain and an experienced Tour Leader, providing additional support and commentary. Luggage allowance is one suitcase plus a travel bag per person.
Which touring style is right for you?
- Choose Ultimate Touring if you’re looking for a more intimate, premium experience with smaller group sizes, higher-grade accommodation and enhanced inclusions.
- Choose Signature Touring if you want excellent comfort, great value and a well-paced escorted tour with all the essentials covered.
Whichever style you choose, Grand Pacific Tours ensures a relaxed, well-organised way to experience the very best of New Zealand.
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