DEPARTURE DATES:
Start: Christchurch	Finish:  Auckland	Status	Book
19 Mar 10	05 Apr 10
02 Apr 10	19 Apr 10
26 Nov 10	13 Dec 10
31 Dec 10	17 Jan 11
04 Feb 11	21 Feb 11
11 Mar 11	28 Mar 11
15 Apr 11	02 May 11
25 Nov 11	12 Dec 11
30 Dec 11	16 Jan 11
03 Feb 12	20 Feb 12
09 Mar 12	26 Mar 12
13 Apr 12	30 Apr 12

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Leaving Christchurch we take in the sights of the Southern Alps and Mount Cook from Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki. Continuing south, we travel into the remote farming community of Mackenzie Country driving towards Dunedin. We now head to Milford Sound and pass Lake Te Anau. Queenstown is our next stop and is the place for bungee, skydiving, white water rafting, river sledging etc etc or to relax and just take in the sights. We then take time out at Pukekura, and Fox and Franz Glaciers; where you have the opportunity to walk on this mass of moving blue ice or take a scenic flight over it. Driving up the rugged West Coast we take in Punakaikei and Pancake Rocks before reaching Abel Tasman National Park, which you can explore by foot, boat or kayak. After a night in Nelson we cross over the Cook Straight by ferry to New Zealand’s capital, Wellington and then head North  via Rangitikei, Pipiriki and National Park into the lush farming region of Waikato, where we go underground in some of Waitomo’s 45 km network of limestone caves.  We have one last free camp before we travel to Auckland where this tour ends. 
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TOUR OVERVIEW

Duration:                       18 days

Start Point:                   Christchurch

Finish Point:                 Auckland
Accommodation:        Camping / Farmstay    9 nights
                                        Hotels / Lodges    8 nights

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

Transport:                   Overland tour vehicle + ferry

Staff :                            Tour Leader / Driver + Local Guides

Max Group Size:         24

Accomm & Food:       NZ$320.00 -  What is this?
*Winter departures will incur a supplement as all accommodation will be hard top.

 

WHAT IS INCLUDED ON THIS TOUR: 

*Milford Sound Cruise
*Pancake Rocks
*'Bridge to Nowhere'  jet boat & canoe tour (Whanganui River, Pipiriki)

*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

North Island:  Wellington – Rangitikei - Whanganui River - Bridge to Nowhere - National Park - Waitomo Caves - Auckland

South Island:  Christchurch - Mt Cook Region - Southern Alps – Dunedin - Franz Josef Glacier - Fox Glacier - Southern Lakes – Queenstown - Milford Sound - Pancake Rocks  - Abel Tasman National Park - Nelson ­