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SouthernExplorer_9DayNewZealandTour

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Southern Explorer

9 Days         Christchurch to Christchurch
Price:          NZ$1110   AU890   £520   €575   C$835  US$770


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.­­

TOUR OVERVIEW


Duration:                 9 days

Start Point:              Christchurch

Finish Point:            Christchurch
Accommodation:     Camping / Farmstay  camping_icon 4 nights
                                Hotels / Lodges  motel_icon 4 nights

Meals:                     All meals whilst camping, most other breakfasts, some lunches

Transport:               Overland tour vehicle - train

Staff:                       Tour Leader / ­Driver + Local Guides

Max Group Size:     24

Accom & Food:       NZ$270.00 pperson
*Winter departures will incur a supplement as all accommodation will be hard top.

WHAT IS INCLUDED 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
*All transport as per itinerary
*Mountain Bikes


TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

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

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