SOUTH ISLANDER
CHRISTCHURCH – CHRISTCHURCH
A Quality 11 Day South Island Tour see Christchurch, Dunedin, Queenstown, Milford Sound, Mount Cook & Includes Tranz Alpine Train and Over night stay on Milford Sounds
TOUR CODE QTV-NET11
TOUR COST FROM nz$4045 PER PERSON SHARE TWIN (With Breakfasts)
TOUR COST FROM nz$4315 PER PERSON SHARE TWIN (Breakfasts & Dinners)
DEPARTURE DATES FOR 2010
4 18 25 OCT; 1 15 22 29 NOV; 6 13 20 DEC
DEPARTURE DATES FOR 2011
17 24 31 JAN; 7 14 16 21 23 28 FEB; 2 7 14 21 28 MARCH
4 11 18 APRIL; 3 17 24 31 OCT; 14 21 28 NOV; 5 12 26 DEC
Most dates are guaranteed - ask when booking
Day 1
Arrive Christchurch
On arrival in Christchurch you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Accommodation: Christchurch
Day 1
Christchurch.
Met at the airport and transferred to your hotel, the balance of the day is at your leisure to explore.
Stay: Christchurch,
Day 2
TranzAlpine Train - Greymouth.
This morning board the award-winning TranzAlpine Train. Cross the vast patchwork farmlands of the Canterbury Plains before climbing up into the Main Divide. Enjoy stunning scenery as we journey through spectacular gorges, river valleys and across the magnificent Southern Alps. Finish this amazing rail journey at Greymouth, situated on the West Coast.
Stay: Greymouth,
Day 3
Greymouth - Franz Josef - Haast
This morning journey to Hokitika, and continue along the dramatic coastline through dense rainforest to World Heritage Westland National Park. Enjoy the grand scenery as we travel along the West Coast, through a world of mountains and glaciers.
Stay: Haast
Day 4
Haast - Queenstown
Cross the snow-capped Southern Alps and travel through Haast Pass. Trace the beautiful shorelines of lakes Wanaka and Hawea to the action-packed alpine resort of Queenstown, on the banks of Lake Wakatipu.
Stay: Queenstown, Two Nights
Day 5
Queenstown at Leisure
Today is free for you to explore the endless scenic attractions available (own expense). This evening, enjoy a cruise across Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak Sheep Station to enjoy a candlelit dinner at the Colonel's homestead.
Stay: Queenstown, Two Nights
Day 6
Queenstown - Milford Sound Overnight.
Today we follow the Remarkables Mountain Range to Fiordland National Park. Journey along the Milford Road, renowned as one of the world's finest alpine drives to Milford Sound. We board the Milford Mariner and cruise the full length of this beautiful fiord. View the cascading waterfalls, sheer cliffs, dense rainforest and towering mountains of this World Heritage-listed area. After reaching the open sea return and anchor for the night in sheltered Harrison's Cove. You may like to venture out in the Mariner's kayaks.
Stay: Milford Sound, 'Milford Mariner'.
Day 7
Milford Sound – Dunedin
Depart Milford Sound and travel to Dunedin. Tonight enjoy dinner with a Scottish evening complete with bagpipes, kilts and haggis at your hotel.
Stay: Dunedin, Two Nights
Day 8
Explore Dunedin
This morning we enjoy a city sightseeing tour of Dunedin before visiting Larnach Castle, New Zealand's only castle. The remainder of today is at leisure in Dunedin, the ‘Edinburgh of the South’.
Stay: Dunedin, Two Nights
Day 9
Dunedin - Lake Ohau
Visit Olveston House with its extensive collection of antiques and New Zealand paintings. Travel north along the coast to view the unique and fascinating Moeraki Beach boulders. Stop at Oamaru, a town renowned for its distinctive limestone architecture. Pass massive hydro-electric dams and glacier fed lakes of incredible colour on our journey to the pretty settlement of Lake Ohau. This evening enjoy a High Country Hospitality Dinner.
Stay: Lake Ohau
Day 10
Lake Ohau - Mt Cook - Christchurch.
This morning view Mt Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain. Continue to beautiful Lake Tekapo and visit the picturesque tiny stone Church of the Good Shepherd. Travel the vast Canterbury Plains to Christchurch.
Stay: Christchurch,
Day 11
Depart Christchurch
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport.
Tour Price includes
· 10 Nights Quality Accommodation
· All breakfast (Dinners optional cost)
· Transfers to and from airports
· All entry fees as per itinerary
Sightseeing Highlights
· TranzAlpine Train journey, known as New Zealand's 'Great Rail Journey'
· Explore Queenstown, the alpine resort, at the foothills of the Remarkables
· EXCLUSIVE! Overnight cruise on Milford Sound aboard the Milford Mariner
· Dunedin, 'Edinburgh of the South'
· World Heritage listed Mt Cook National Park
· All entry fees to attractions included as per itinerary
Optional Quality Dining
· 10 hot breakfasts 7 dinners or Feature Meals (dinner optional cost)
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