Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Six days is the 5-day itinerary (CBD, Devonport, Waiheke, Rangitoto, west coast) plus a slower Day 6 built around a free morning and a short wine-region drive, keeping the rental car from Day 5 rather than handing it...

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. If the city core is your main trip, you have room for one, maybe two, day trips. Toledo is the one worth a full day. Segovia is sold everywhere as an easy half-day, and it mostly is, but a real gap in the transport...

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Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Four days is the 3-day itinerary (CBD, Devonport, Waiheke) plus a second gulf island, Rangitoto, rather than a slower version of the same three days. Not enough time for two islands? Drop back to 2 days or 3 days .

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