New Zealand Rail Adventure
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Duration 14 nights
Destination New Zealand
Company Travelmarvel
Availability Selected deprartures 12 April, 26 April 2025 (other dates available)
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What's Included?
- PLUS add international flights & Comprehensive Travel Insurance and SAVE $500* per booking in-store with Bundle + Save
- 14 night Premium Coach Journey departing Auckland
- SAVE UP TO $900* per person
- 14 nights in premium accommodation
- Services of a Travelmarvel Tour Director and experienced Driver
- 24 meals - 14 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 9 dinners including special Welcome and Farewell Dinners
- Take a ride aboard the Glenbrook Vintage Steam Train
- Savour an authentic Maori Hangi feast in Rotorua
- Ride the Coastal Pacific Train along the Kaikoura coastline
- Take the TranzAlpine train from Christchurch to Greymouth
- Cruise the full length of Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, a magnificent fiord with views of waterfalls
Availability
- Selected deprartures 12 April, 26 April 2025 (other dates available)
Visit New Zealand
HIGHLIGHTS:
Arrive Auckland - Auckland - Rotorua - Wellington - Christchurch - Fox Glacier - Queenstown - Te Anau - Dunedin - Aoraki - Depart Christchurch
Discover some of the worlds' most incredible scenery in New Zealand. Enjoy some iconic rail journeys, the Glenbrook Steam Train, TranzAlpine and Coastal Pacific Railways. Admire the southern fiords and landscapes of Franz Josef/Waiau, cruise the full length of Milford Sound/Piopiotahi and savour a Maori Hangi feast in Rotorua.
Day 1 Arrive Auckland
Arrive in the 'City of Sails' and be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Tonight, enjoy a special Welcome Dinner as you get to know your fellow travellers.
Stay: Two Nights, Sudima Auckland City
Meals: Dinner
Day 2 Auckland, Glenbrook Vintage Steam Train
This morning travel to Glenbrook and board the Glenbrook Vintage Steam Train. Take a journey through the beautiful rural Franklin countryside before stopping at the Pukeoware Depot to explore the workshop, view other historic locomotives, and enjoy a morning tea. After your time here, return to Auckland by coach.
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Ride the historic Glenbrook Vintage Steam Train.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 Auckland, Rail Cruise Experience, Rotorua
After breakfast, board your coach and head towards the Mamaku Ranges for a special rail experience. In Rotorua, visit Te Puia Cultural Centre, and tour the Maori Arts and Crafts Institute before an evening of traditional culture and food.
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Enjoy a unique self-drive Rail Cruising experience. In your hybrid vehicle, you will have a first-class view of the ranges, with an audio guide to inform you about the region.
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Delight in a Hangi feast and Maori cultural performance.
Stay: Two Nights, Sudima Rotorua
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 Rotorua
Rotorua captures the essence of New Zealand with its geothermal geysers, fascinating Maori culture and rich heritage. Your sightseeing continues with a visit to one of New Zealand's best-loved attractions, the Agrodome, and then enjoy an afternoon at leisure to explore further or simply relax.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5 Rotorua, Wellington
Follow the Thermal Explorer Highway through the heart of the North Island travelling through green countryside, beautiful native bush, and some of the largest alpine forests in the Southern Hemisphere. We view the Wairakei Thermal Valley, then visit the spectacular Huka Falls and tranquil Lake Taupo, the water-filled crater of an ancient volcano. Continue to Wellington, New Zealand's capital city bound by its magnificent harbour.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 Wellington
After breakfast today, head to Featherston to visit the fascinating Fell Locomotive Museum which houses the only remaining steam-powered Fell locomotive in the world. It ran from 1877, using a unique system of four grip wheels on a raised centre rail to enable it to pull carriages up the steep Rimutaka Incline. After heading back to Wellington, set off on a sightseeing tour of the city's best-loved landmarks and sights, including New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa. This innovative and interactive museum celebrates the treasures of the country. Later, enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure to explore the city. Meals: Breakfast
Day 7 Wellington, Picton, Coastal Pacific Train, Christchurch
This morning, step aboard the Interislander ferry to cruise from Wellington Harbour across Cook Strait and through the Marlborough and Queen Charlotte sounds to Picton. Join the Coastal Pacific train to Kaikoura. Return to your coach to travel to Christchurch.
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
View the beautiful Pacific coastline from the Coastal Pacific Train.
Stay: Hotel Elms , Christchurch
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8 Christchurch, TranzAlpine Train, Fox Glacier
This morning after breakfast, you will board the renowned TranzAlpine trains to cross the South Island. Upon arrival at Greymouth, you will disembark and travel by coach to the incredible natural surrounds at Franz Josef/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere and Fox Glaciers.
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
On your TranzAlpine journey, considered to be one of the world's greatest rail adventures, you will follow the Waimakariri River and travel across the Southern Alps within Arthur's Pass National Park.
Stay: Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9 Fox Glacier, Queenstown
Enjoy a day of truly beautiful scenery as you travel to the alpine resort of Queenstown. Known as the country's adventure capital, Queenstown is also renowned for its world-class culinary scene. This evening you may like to sample some of the region's fresh flavours at one of the many restaurants in walking distance from your hotel (own expense).
Stay: Two Nights, Queenstown, Copthorne Hotel and Apartments Queenstown Lakeview
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10 Queenstown
Soar to the top of a Queenstown peak and check out the view as all of Queenstown spreads below you. Following this, enjoy lunch at one of the FergFoods restaurants located throughout the city centre (Fergburger, FergsBar, Mrs. Ferg & FergBaker). The rest of the day is at leisure, so you have the freedom to simply relax or choose one of Travelmarvel's exciting Select Experiences. For the adventurous, perhaps head out on a jet boat ride. The Shotover Jet Boat roars through dramatic river canyons within centimetres of sheer rock walls.
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Ride the Skyline Gondola 450 metres above the city to the top of Bob's Peak.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 11 Queenstown, Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, Te Anau
Follow The Remarkables mountain range and Lake Wakatipu to Fiordland National Park. Today, enjoy a memorable cruise on Milford Sound/Piopiotahi.
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
Cruise the full length of Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, a magnificent fiord with views of waterfalls, dense rainforest and sheer cliffs.
Stay: Kingsgate Hotel Te Anau
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 12 Te Anau, Dunedin
Enjoy spectacular scenery today as you drive from Te Anau to the Scottish-inspired southern city of Dunedin.
Stay: Scenic Hotel Dunedin City
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 13 Dunedin, Lake Tekapo
Journey north to view the Moeraki Boulders then continue to Oamaru and visit the tiny Church of the Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo. Later, arrive at your resort.
Stay: Lake Tekapo, Peppers Bluewater Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 14 Aoraki/Mount Cook, Christchurch
Head into the stunning scenery of Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. Later, head back to Christchurch for a special Farewell Dinner.
INSIDER EXPERIENCE
View majestic Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest peak.
Stay: Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 15 Depart Christchurch
Your tour concludes after breakfast with a transfer to the airport.
Meals: Breakfast
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Departure dates and Pricing
| Departure Date | Return Date | Availability | Price | Enquire |
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| Sat 12th April, 202513/04/2024 | -01/01/1970 | - | Ask an expert | Enquire » |
| Sat 26th April, 202527/04/2024 | -01/01/1970 | - | Ask an expert | Enquire » |
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