Experience Highlights
Twelve days, two islands and a lifetime of painting memories.
Queenstown & Glenorchy
Paint alpine lakes and snow-capped peaks
Dart River jet boat
A thrilling ride into the heart of the mountains
Walter Peak
Lunch and painting at a high country station
Doubtful Sound overnight
An exclusive charter cruise through the fiord
Christchurch
Punting on the Avon, Botanic Gardens and the heritage tram
Hobbiton
A custom full-day experience at the movie set
Waiheke Island
A painting day among the island's vineyards
Māori farewell
Cultural performance and a display of everyone's artwork
Group dinners
Evenings together with fellow painters
Day by Day
Tentative itinerary, subject to change.
Arrive in Auckland and meet your tour manager, then fly to Queenstown. Welcome dinner.
Morning at leisure, afternoon painting and a group dinner.
A full painting day around Queenstown and a group dinner.
Morning painting in Glenorchy, then the Dart River jet boat experience. Group dinner.
Lunch and painting at Walter Peak high country station. Dinner on your own.
An exclusive overnight charter cruise on Doubtful Sound, with dinner on board.
Fly to Christchurch, punting on the Avon River and a group dinner.
Painting day at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, then dinner on the heritage tram.
Fly to Auckland, group lunch and an afternoon of painting.
A full-day custom Hobbiton experience with lunch. Dinner on your own.
Painting day on Waiheke Island, then a farewell dinner with a Māori cultural performance and an art display.
Breakfast and departures.
What’s Included in Paint! New Zealand
Not included: international airfare to/from New Zealand, meals marked “on your own”, travel insurance (strongly recommended), art materials and personal expenses.
- 11 nights' accommodation
- Daily breakfast, gourmet boxed lunches on painting days and most group dinners
- Domestic flights: Auckland–Queenstown, Queenstown–Christchurch, Christchurch–Auckland
- Exclusive overnight charter cruise on Doubtful Sound
- Dart River experience, Walter Peak, punting on the Avon and the heritage tram dinner
- Full-day Hobbiton experience and a painting day on Waiheke Island
- Farewell dinner with a Māori cultural performance
- Ground transportation and a tour manager throughout
- Hosted by Eric Rhoads
Reserve Your Place in New Zealand
October 15–26, 2027
New Zealand
October 15–26, 2027. Arrive in Auckland on Friday, October 15 and depart Tuesday, October 26.
Queenstown and Glenorchy, an overnight on Doubtful Sound, Christchurch, and Auckland with day trips to Hobbiton and Waiheke Island.
No. Registration does not include air travel to or from New Zealand. Flights within New Zealand on the itinerary are included.
Pricing for shared and single rooms is coming soon. Call (561) 655-8778 or email support@streamlinepublishing.com to be the first to know.
Yes! Non-painting partners are welcome to join.
Painting outdoors, boat excursions and town visits may involve walking and carrying portable gear on uneven ground.
Most visitors, including US citizens, need an NZeTA (electronic travel authority) before flying to New Zealand. Please check the requirements for your passport.
Art materials are not included, so bring a travel-friendly plein air kit in your preferred medium. Packing details will be shared after you register.
No, but it's strongly recommended (medical, trip cancellation and lost luggage).