SOUTHERN EXPERIENCE
10 Day Fully Escorted Premium Tour
Christchurch - Christchurch
A 10 Day Premium South Island including Christchurch, Dunedin, Queenstown, Milford Sound, West Coast Glaciers & much more, also includes Tranz Alpine Train Journey
TOUR CODE PA-ZSR
Tour cost from nz$3095 May 2010 – Sept 2010 per person share twin
Tour cost from nz$3660 Oct 2010 – April 2011per person share twin
Tour cost from nz$3325 May 2010 – Sept 2011 per person share twin
Tour cost from nz$3370 Oct 2010 – Dec 2011 per person share twin
DEPARTURE DATES FOR 2010
20 JUNE; 18 JULY; 15 29 AUG; 12 26 SEPT; 3 10 17 24 31 OCT
7 14 28 NOV; 5 19 26 DEC
DEPARTURE DATES FOR 2011
2 16 23 30 JAN; 13 20 FEB; 6 13 20 MARCH; 10 17 APRIL;
8 15 MAY; 19 JUNE; 17 JULY; 14 28 AUG; 11 25 SEPT;
2 9 16 23 30 OCT; 6 13 27 NOV; 4 18 25 DEC
Red dates are guaranteed departures
Single supplement nz $945
Day 1
Arrive Christchurch
Transfer from airport to hotel, check-in, and then see Christchurch your way. In the evening enjoy a welcome drink with your Tour Director and fellow travellers.
Hotel: Novotel, Christchurch.
Day 2
Christchurch - Mt. Cook - Twizel
We take a ride on the Christchurch Tram and then you have free time to go shopping or relax. Later we’ll see Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki, visit the Church of the Good Shepherd and soak up the alpine scenery of Mt. Cook National Park. Take an optional scenic flight over Mt. Cook.
Hotel: MacKenzie Country Inn, Deluxe Rooms,
Twizel. B
Day 3
Twizel - Mt Cook - Dunedin
From the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and Benmore Dam we travel through Oamaru to Dunedin, we tour the city and the afternoon is yours – take a Wildlife Cruise, visit the Cadbury Factory or ride the Taieri Gorge Railway – it’s up to you.
Hotel: Southern Cross Hotel,
Dunedin. B
Day 4
Dunedin – Te Anau
A guided tour of New Zealand’s only castle - Larnach Castle – and its gardens begins the day. Across fertile farming land to Te Anau nestled on the shores of Lake Te Anau. The Te Anau Glow Worm Caves is an option tonight.
Hotel: Distinction Hotel,
Te Anau. B
Day 5
Te anau - Milford Sound – Queenstown
In Fiordland National Park we’ll cruise on Milford Sound. We’ll see Mirror Lakes, Claudu Valley, The Chasm, Mitre Peak, Bowen Falls and more. We travel along Lake Wakatipu to Queenstown for an orientation tour on arrival. For dinner you may choose to dine at the Skyline Restaurant on Bob’s Peak. Access is via the steepest Gondola in the Southern Hemisphere and there’ll be the Kiwi Haka Maori Show as well!
Hotel: Millennium Hotel, 2 nights. B
Queenstown,
Day 6
Queenstown ‘Free Time’
Explore Queenstown for yourself. Take it easy with wine or garden tours. Or go wild with jet boat rides or white water rafting. Dinner is at Walter Peak Sheep Station via New Zealand’s oldest steamship, the TSS Earnslaw. B HD
Day 7
Queenstown - Franz Josef
First stop – historic gold mining town, Arrowtown. Second stop Cromwell and its sensational stone fruit. Then it’s a trio of lakes – Dunstan, Hawea and Wanaka, the Haast Pass, Thunder Creek Falls. A small rainforest walk, then Franz Josef Glacier – the world’s most accessible glacier
Hotel: Franz Josef Glacier Hotel,
Franz Josef. B
Day 8
Franz Josef – Punakaiki
Explore Franz Josef Glacier – take an optional flight (weather permitting) or a glacier hike! Depart for Hokitika, home of the native greenstone (jade) for a factory visit and jewellery demonstration. It’s on to Punakaiki, where we’ll view the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes.
Hotel: Punakaiki Resort,
Punakaiki. B
Day 9
Punakaiki - TranzAlpine – Christchurch
Enjoy time at leisure before travelling via Greymouth to Arthur’s Pass where we’ll board the TranzAlpine to travel through the Southern Alps to Christchurch.
Hotel: Novotel,
Christchurch. B
Day 10
Depart Christchurch
Explore Christchurch as you wish until we transfer you to Christchurch Airport. B
Premium holiday inclusions
Transportation
• Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic windows
Professionally Escorted
• Tour with an experienced, professional Tour Director and Tour Driver
Dining Inclusions
• 9 Full Buffet Breakfasts
• 1 Exciting Highlight Dinners
• 6 Hotel Dinners
Accommodation
• Twin share rooms with private facilities in centrally located hotels
Plus
• Welcome drink
• Travel wallet and map
• Airport transfers (Day 1 from Christchurch Airport – flights to arrive prior to 4.00pm day 10 Flights any time)
• Hotel porterage included
Spectacular sightseeing experiences
• Larnach Castle Dunedin
• Famous TranzAlpine Train
• See the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes at Punakaiki
• View Franz Josef Glacier
• Cruise on Milford Sound
• View mighty Mt. Cook
Book and pay for your escorted tour before 31 July 2010 and save $360 per couple. All savings are based on per couple sharing twin/double room in high season for travel from October 2010 to April 2011. Be quick as space is limited
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