Private Touring with Loco Journeys
Discover the ultimate personalized travel experience with LOCO Journeys Private Touring.
Whether you’re a couple, family, or small group of friends, LOCO Journeys offers rail-based New Zealand vacations tailored and delivered just for you. When you’re not aboard a scenic train, with LOCO Journeys Private Touring you’ll have the benefit of a dedicated guide, driver/guide, or chauffeur, providing bespoke experiences designed around your interests. This personalized approach ensures an intimate and enriching, exclusive New Zealand experience.
LOCO Journeys Private Touring delivers an extensive selection of premium travel experiences across New Zealand, all accompanied by a knowledgeable local guide who will provide insights throughout your journey. Whether you’re exploring vibrant cities, immersing yourself in breathtaking landscapes, indulging in exquisite wine tours, discovering cultural landmarks, or visiting historic sites and New Zealand’s heritage railways (subject to open days), LOCO Journeys Private Tours can cater for every travellers needs. Additionally, we can arrange chauffeured transfers between train stations and private airport-to-accommodation transport and vice versa, ensuring a seamless and comfortable travel experience.
Unlike traditional rail-based group tours or more budget conscious independent tours, LOCO Journeys Private Tours allow for complete flexibility in itinerary, pace, and destinations, offering a more intimate and very exclusive New Zealand experience.
LOCO Journeys Private Tours can be arranged for various types of rail-based New Zealand journeys including;
- Connecting multiple New Zealand rail trips with our seamless private touring services once you have reached your destination.
- Extending your New Zealand holiday beyond the rail lines to explore destinations further afield in complete privacy with full day or multi-day tours.
- Enjoying a custom pre or post-rail LOCO Journeys Private Tour experience at your chosen destination.
LOCO Journeys Private Tour focus is on privacy, comfort, and a fully personalized approach to your travel experience, ensuring that every moment of your journey is exceptional.
Our Guides, Your Personalised Service
Our drivers and guides are experienced, reliable, discreet and knowledgeable. They share a passion for making our guests comfortable, sharing their in-depth local knowledge, hidden gems and stories, while ensuring that you have a great time and make the most of your time here in New Zealand.
Our guides bring a wealth of life experience and interests. Where possible we will match you with one of our friendly team depending on your passions or if you would like a guide who speaks another language, or if you prefer a female guide.
Our drivers and guides understand the range of requirements required by our guests and will bring the right mix of professionalism, discretion, consideration and friendly hospitality, whether their guests are an individual, couple or family.
LOCO Journeys Private Touring Vehicle Fleet
We invite you to select a vehicle or vehicles to suit your needs. We operate an immaculate fleet of late-model luxury sedans (1-2 guests), SUVs (1-3 guests), minivans (up to 6 passengers), full size and executive vans (up to 16 passengers), driven by a professional local driver-guide.
Our fleet is designed with guest comfort in mind. Guests can sit back and relax, enjoying the extra touches such as leather seats, chilled water, USB ports and high-quality sound system. Our fleet allows for up to 16 guests per vehicle, and we can transport groups of up to 100 in comfort and style. From the comfort of a modern European private vehicle, all you have to do is enjoy the scenery.
Private Tour Accommodation Choices
LOCO Journeys is proud to offer an exceptional range of accommodation options, from luxurious city-centre retreats to tranquil country hideaways. With our deep inside knowledge of New Zealand’s most exclusive and boutique properties, we are perfectly positioned to recommend accommodation that perfectly match your unique preferences.
Whether you seek urban sophistication, serene rural escapes, or something in between, we’ll guide you to the ideal setting that combines style, comfort, and the highest standards of quality — ensuring your stay is nothing short of extraordinary.
New Zealand Rail Travel on LOCO Journeys Private Tours
For Kiwirail Great Journeys rail experiences including the TranzAlpine, Coastal Pacific, and Northern Explorer, you will enjoy the sumptuous Scenic Class Plus. Seated in dedicated Scenic Plus Premium ‘Manuhiri’ carriages, you will enjoy the stunning landscapes of New Zealand unfold before while enjoying first class locally inspired food and drinks of your choice to match.
It’s more than just a way to travel; it’s a way to connect deeply with the essence of New Zealand’s breathtaking landscapes, rich stories, and distinctive flavours. Join us on this journey and see New Zealand like never before.
Designed to celebrate Aotearoa’s landscapes and culture, the Manuhiri private carriage features seating inspired by the contours of the land and a colour palette reflecting the rivers, mountains, and coastlines. It’s a space that embodies New Zealand’s natural beauty, paired with warm Kiwi hospitality and local cuisine.
We’re thrilled to host guests from near and far on this luxurious style of travel and can’t wait for you to experience it for yourself.
As part of the LOCO Journeys Private Touring service, you will be dropped at your departure station and met at your destination.
Manuhiri Scenic Plus Premium carriage features:
- Personal Welcome: the onboard team provides a personal greeting, guides you to your seat, and points out amenities like storage spaces and coat racks.
- Shared Dining: A social affair, seats are arranged two by two with a shared dining table. Each table is skilfully engraved with “Tuku atu Tuku mai,” meaning “a great journey is a journey shared.”
- Interior Design: Features a ‘coiling bird’ design theme throughout, with thoughtful artistic elements like sculptures and artwork representing visitors.
- Sculptures and Artwork: Includes the “Eyes of Our Guardians” sculpture, the Toroa (albatross) backbone on the ceiling, and 56 birds representing each passenger.
- Infotainment and Internet: Access to our Great Journeys New Zealand app, offering GPS-triggered landscape information and stories.
- Dining Experience: Offers a top-tier dining experience with white tablecloths, dynamic scenery, and locally sourced menus inspired by the landscape.
Developing your Private Touring Itinerary
We recommend starting by selecting the rail journeys you’d like to experience. Take a look at our New Zealand rail journeys map to help with your decision.
When you reach out to us, be sure to specify your preferred rail journeys, your intended dates for travel and the number of days you plan to spend in New Zealand. Our travel design team will curate a selection of exciting options for you to explore in those destinations and beyond. To gain further ideas as to what kind of itineraries are possible in your given time-frame, please refer to our existing New Zealand rail tour pages that will offer more inspiration. If you have additional interests or destinations you’d like to include, simply let us know when you inquire, and our travel planners will assist you in creating the perfect itinerary.
LOCO Journeys Private Touring Costs: Each private tour will be quoted on an individual basis, including all the necessary components to provide you a New Zealand rail-based journey to remember. Our private touring options are bespoke and personalised to your every need which will be reflected in the cost.
Booking Your Private Tour
Contact our Travel Experts.
Please contact us at LOCO Journeys, clearly indicating you are interested in LOCO Journeys Private Tours. Our team will get in touch with you and begin crafting your personalized New Zealand travel experience.
Please note: To ensure we meet your expectations and due to the intricate nature of creating a custom travel experience, LOCO Journeys Private Touring requires booking well in advance of your intended travel date.