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SouthernExplorer_9DayNewZealandTour

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THIS TOUR INCLUDES
THE TRANZ ALPINE TRAIN
JOURNEY TO CHRISTCHURCH

Tranz Alpine Train


DEPARTURE DATES:

Start:
Christchurch		 Finish:
Christchurch		 Status
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26 Nov 10
 04 Dec 10
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31 Dec 10
 08 Jan 11
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04 Feb 11
 12 Feb 11
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11 Mar 11
 19 Mar 11
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15 Apr 11
 23 Apr 11
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25 Nov 11
 03 Dec 11
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30 Dec 11
 07 Jan 12
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03 Feb 12
 11 Feb 12
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09 Mar 12
 17 Mar 12
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13 Apr 12
 21 Apr 12
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Southern Explorer  NZ Tour

11 Days             New Zealand: Christchurch to Christchurch
Tour Type:        Overland        Camping, Hotels, Lodges.   

 

On this New Zealand holiday, we leave Christchurch and make our way to the stunning lakes of Tekapo and Pukaki. We spend time in the remote farming community of MacKenzie country before winding our way past the mysterious Moreraki Boulders into Dunedin. Making our way south west we head towards Fiordland, New Zealand’s largest National Park and home to all of New Zealand’s 14 fiords. Here we will visit Milford Sound, with its best known attraction, Mitre Peak. Our next stop is Queenstown where there are a multitude of activities to get your heart pumping. Now we travel to the isolated West Coast, to Pukekura and then Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers, to view these amazing moving masses of blue ice. We continue our journey to Greymouth where you will board the Tranz Alpine Train to cross over the Southern Alps to reach Christchurch where this tour will end.­­

TOUR PRICE:

TOUR COST per person:
Double / Twin & Camping       

NZ$1460    AU$1215    £730 
€810    CAD$1170    US$1095


TOUR COST per person:
Quad / Dorm & Camping


NZ$1360   AU$1130    £680
€750    CAD$1090    US$1020


TOUR OVERVIEW:


Duration: 9 days
Start Point: Christchurch
Finish Point: Christchurch
Accommodation:
Camping / Farmstays camping_icon 4 nites
Hotels / Lodges  motel_icon 4 nites

Meals: All meals whilst camping, most other breakfasts, some other lunches
Transport: Overland tour vehicle - ferry
Staff: Tour Leader / ­Driver + Local Guides
Max Group Size: 24

WHAT WE INCLUDE ON THIS TOUR:

*Milford Sound Cruise
*Tranz Alpine Train


* Accommodation as per itinerary
* Dome tents and sleeping mattresses
* 3 meals per day while camping; most other breakfasts and some lunches
* Mountain Bikes

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: ­

South Island:     Christchurch - Mt Cook Region - Southern Alps – Dunedin - Southern Lakes – Queenstown - Milford Sound - Fox Glacier – Pukekura - Tranz Alpine Train


Overland NZ - New Zealand Overland Adventure Tours and Holidays.