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The South Island of New Zealand dials up the natural drama, whether you’re enjoying a Milford Sound/Piopiotahi tour through World Heritage listed wilderness or basking in the beauty of Fox or Franz Josef glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere on a tour. And in between are cities that take your breath away. Queenstown tour, anyone?
Duration 9 days
Destination Christchurch
Company AAT Kings
Availability From 08/09/2024 to 07/04/2025
Call 133 133
What's Included?
- Highlights
- Queenstown is home to more than 150 bars and restaurants
- Sometimes, the best travel experiences are those you have on a whim
- Enjoy downtime to go at your own pace
- The TranzAlpine train ride has been described as one of the most scenic cross-country jaunts in the world
- Journey deep into Fiordland National Park
- Specialist team of two highly experienced Travel Director and Driver GuideCentrally located premium 3
- 5-star hotels1 UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Fiordland National Park
Availability
- From 08/09/2024 to 07/04/2025
Visit Christchurch
Day 1
Since its 2010/11 earthquakes, Christchurch has reinvented itself in more ways than one.
Discover how when you step back in time aboard the Christchurch Tram tour, linking some of the city’s most legendary attractions. Expect quite the commentary – your conductors are a hoot.
Day 2
Christchurch is not only rebuilding itself after the devastating 2010/11 earthquakes, but is changing the way architects think about design.
Case in point the mind-bending Transitional Cathedral, made largely of cardboard, and Turanga, the gold-clad central library. After your Christchurch tour, your outlook is the Canterbury Plains: the turquoise waters of Lake Tekapo, the quaint Church of the Good Shepherd, snow-capped mountains and atmospheric towns. If you wish (and you should wish) take it in on an optional scenic flight for added perspective of the Southern Alps and on to Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere.
Day 3
If you’ve ever wanted to see New Zealand’s oldest public gardens, today you’re in luck.
Oamaru, with its stately tree-lined streets and limestone buildings, stands proud before you journey further south toward the Edinburgh of the South: Dunedin. It’s easy to while away the afternoon in the city’s atmospheric art-lined alleys. Or venture further afield to discover the wildlife that thrives in this pretty pocket of the country – fur seals and penguins among them. Thirsty? Visit Speights Brewery, a New Zealand institution.
Day 4
There are some days when you’re travelling, that all you want to do is sleep in.
Go for it. Or channel your inner royalty on a visit to Dunedin’s grand Larnach Castle – the only one of its kind in the country. Dunedin’s Scottish ancestry is everywhere you look, from the manicured grounds of Otago University to the city’s main George Street. Rolling green hills dotted with doe-eyed sheep are replaced by soaring mountains as you weave your way into Fiordland National Park and the South Island’s biggest lake and the town of Te Anau. Soak up the serenity – it doesn’t get any better than this.
Day 5
From the moment you step outside today, nature rules.
Your route through Fiordland National Park is an intoxicating union of beech forests, alluvial flats, meadows and mirror-like lakes. Gin-clear rivers carve the countryside, with all roads leading to your Milford Sound/Piopiotahi tour. Cruising this World Heritage listed expanse will give you goosebumps, a string of waterfalls creating a misty curtain across sheer escarpments. Look out for dolphins – they’re a common sight here.
Day 6
Take today at your own pace.
Like things fast and furious? Feel the wind in your hair on the high-octane Shotover Jet, perhaps. There’s a reason why Queenstown is known as the adventure capital of the country. Nature lover? Discover some of New Zealand’s feathered friends at a wildlife centre. Wherever you wander, make sure you’re back in time to glide across Lake Wakatipu aboard the historic TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak High Country Farm for a gourmet barbecue Highlight Dinner.
Day 7
Try and keep count of today’s lakes.
Leaving Lake Wakatipu behind, Arrowtown appears on the horizon. We know you’ll want to linger in the movie-set-like streets, lined with trees and character-filled boutiques. But Lake Dunstan awaits, as do its orchards. Pause to refuel on flavour-packed stone fruit. Then there’s Lake Hawea followed by Lake Wanaka, with its Instagrammable shoreline of poplars and willows. Over the Haast Pass, Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere sparkles like a gem. You don’t get many chances in life to land and walk on a glacier. This afternoon is one. How cool is that?
Day 8
Swap snow for pounamu (native greenstone or jade) in Hokitika.
In Māori tradition, it’s bad luck to buy this sacred stone for yourself; flutter your eyelids at your loved one. Just when you thought your adventure couldn’t get any better, you’ll aboard the TranzAlpine train bound for Christchurch, through tunnels and over viaducts with panoramic views of snow-capped peaks, icy rivers, beech forests, gorges and river valleys.
Day 9
New Zealand’s South Island never fails to wow.
We hope you find the words to describe this epic New Zealand tour to your family back home.
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Sun 8th September, 202408/09/2024 | Mon 16th September, 202416/09/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Sun 15th September, 202415/09/2024 | Mon 23rd September, 202423/09/2024 | available | Per person from$0* | Enquire » |
Sun 29th September, 202429/09/2024 | Mon 7th October, 202407/10/2024 | available | Per person from$4910* | Enquire » |
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Sun 6th October, 202406/10/2024 | Mon 14th October, 202414/10/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Sun 13th October, 202413/10/2024 | Mon 21st October, 202421/10/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Sun 20th October, 202420/10/2024 | Mon 28th October, 202428/10/2024 | On Request | Per person from$0* | Enquire » |
Sun 27th October, 202427/10/2024 | Mon 4th November, 202404/11/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$4910* |
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Sun 10th November, 202410/11/2024 | Mon 18th November, 202418/11/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Sun 17th November, 202417/11/2024 | Mon 25th November, 202425/11/2024 | available | Per person from$4419* | Enquire » |
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Sun 1st December, 202401/12/2024 | Mon 9th December, 202409/12/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
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Sun 15th December, 202415/12/2024 | Mon 23rd December, 202423/12/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Sun 22nd December, 202422/12/2024 | Mon 30th December, 202430/12/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Sun 29th December, 202429/12/2024 | Mon 6th January, 202508/01/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* |
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Sun 12th January, 202514/01/2024 | Mon 20th January, 202522/01/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Sun 19th January, 202521/01/2024 | Mon 27th January, 202529/01/2024 | available | Per person from$0* | Enquire » |
Sun 26th January, 202528/01/2024 | Mon 3rd February, 202505/02/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* |
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Sun 2nd February, 202504/02/2024 | Mon 10th February, 202512/02/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$5055* | |
Sun 9th February, 202511/02/2024 | Mon 17th February, 202519/02/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* | |
Sun 16th February, 202518/02/2024 | Mon 24th February, 202526/02/2024 | On Request | Per person from$5055* | Enquire » |
Sun 23rd February, 202525/02/2024 | Mon 3rd March, 202504/03/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* |
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Sun 2nd March, 202503/03/2024 | Mon 10th March, 202511/03/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$5055* | |
Sun 9th March, 202510/03/2024 | Mon 17th March, 202518/03/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$5055* | |
Sun 16th March, 202517/03/2024 | Mon 24th March, 202525/03/2024 | On Request | Per person from$0* | Enquire » |
Sun 23rd March, 202524/03/2024 | Mon 31st March, 202501/04/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$5055* | |
Sun 30th March, 202531/03/2024 | Mon 7th April, 202508/04/2024 | Sold Out | Per person from$0* |
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