• Famous TranzAlpine Train
• See the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes at Punakaiki
• View Franz Josef Glacier
• Thunder Creek Falls
• Day at leisure in Queenstown
• Cruise on the TSS Earnslaw
• Fiordland National Park
• Cruise on Milford Sound
• Bowen Falls and Mitre Peak
• Scottish heritage of Dunedin
• View mighty Mt. Cook
• Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki
• Church of the Good Shepherd
• The Canterbury Plains
• The Christchurch Tram
• OPTIONAL Maori Cultural Experience
• 'You are invited' experience

Transportation
Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic windows

Professionally Guided
Tour with an experienced, professional Tour Director and Tour Driver

Dining Inclusions
Full Buffet Breakfasts (9) B
You are Invited Lunch (1) L
Exciting Highlight Dinner (1) HD
Hotel Dinners (6) D

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 to Christchurch Airport - flights anytime)
Hotel porterage included

Transfer from the airport to your hotel. Check in, then explore Christchurch for yourself. An evening welcome drink offers the chance to meet your Tour Director.

Hotel: Terrace Downs Resort, Darfield.

Journey over the Devil’s Staircase and along Lake Wakatipu’s shore to Te Anau and its lake – the South Island’s largest. World Heritage Fiordland National Park is next, travelling through rainforest, sighting glaciers and mountain ranges. Drive through the hand built Homer Tunnel to the abundant photo opportunities afforded by the Mirror Lake, Pop’s Lookout, Cleddau Valley and the Chasm, Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls. Cruise on Milford Sound. Then return to Te Anau. Tonight you have the option to see the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves.

Hotel: Distinction Hotel, Te Anau. B D

We catch the TranzAlpine through the Southern Alps for a world class journey from Christchurch to Arthur's Pass. View the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes on arrival in Punakaiki. You'll spend the night at your eco-friendly resort right on the waterfront.

Hotel: Punakaiki Resort, Punakaiki. B D

Cross rich fertile farming land en route to Dunedin and a city tour. The afternoon is yours. Take a Wildlife Cruise to see Penguins and the Royal Albatross, visit the Cadbury Factory or ride the historic Taieri Gorge Railway – you’re free to discover Dunedin however you like.

Hotel: Scenic Hotel Southern Cross, Dunedin. B D

Travel via Greymouth, the largest town on the West Coast, to Hokitika to visit a New Zealand native jade factory for a jewellery demonstration. Continue to Franz Josef Glacier. You can see it from the air on an optional scenic flight (weather permitting) or take a glacier hike!

Hotel: Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz Josef. B D

A guided tour of Larnach Castle and its stunning gardens starts the day. Enjoy some ‘Free Time’ in town, before you set off to the white limestone buildings of Oamaru and on to the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and Benmore Dam.

Hotel: MacKenzie Country Inn, Deluxe Rooms, Twizel. B D

Get your camera ready today as you’ll experience some spectacular sights. Drive over the Haast Pass, Thunder Creek Falls, Lake Wanaka, Lake Hawea and Lake Dunstan. We’ll enjoy the tastes of sumptuous stone fruit at Cromwell – the stone fruit capital. Next up, visit historic gold mining Arrowtown on the Arrow River, previously one of the world’s richest rivers. A Queenstown orientation tour finishes your day. Tonight you have the option to dine at Skyline Restaurant at Bob’s Peak via the Southern Hemisphere’s steepest Gondola! And the Kiwi Haka Maori Show will top off a great night out.

Hotel: Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, 2 nights. B

Be wowed today with the sensational alpine landscape of Mt. Cook National Park. A total scenic highlight, you may wish to see Mt. Cook on an optional scenic flight. Continue on to Christchurch. Along the way you’ll see Lake Pukaki, Lake Tekapo, the Church of the Good Shepherd. You are invited to enjoy a taste of country life with a barbecue lunch on a working farm. Travel over the patchwork countryside of the Canterbury Plains. On arrival in Christchurch we’ll have a city tour, ride the Christchurch Tram, then you get to discover more of Christchurch for yourself, your way – enjoy!

Hotel:  Terrace Downs Resort, Darfield. B D

Explore action-packed, adventure-capital Queenstown for yourself. Take it easy with wine and garden tours, or walk on the wild side with jet boat rides and white water rafting. Maybe you’d prefer to relax or go sailing? Tonight dinner and a sheep shearing demonstration are at Walter Peak. Cruise there and back on board New Zealand’s oldest steam ship – the TSS Earnslaw – over Lake Wakatipu. B HD

Explore Christchurch at your leisure until your transfer to Christchurch Airport. B

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