10 Day Premium Touring - Southern Explorer
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| Spectacular sightseeing experiences | ||
| – The TranzAlpine Train – See the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes at Punakaiki – View Franz Josef Glacier – Day at Leisure in Queenstown – Cruise on the TSS Earnslaw – Spectacular Milford Sound – Bowen Falls and Mitre Peak |
– Scottish heritage of Dunedin – View Mighty Mt. Cook – Church of the Good Shepherd – The Canterbury Plains – The Christchurch Tram [OM] – OPTIONAL Maori Cultural Experience |
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| Premium holiday inclusions | ||
| Transportation – Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic windows Professionally Escorted – Tour with an experienced, professional Tour Director and Tour Driver Dining Inclusions – Full Buffet Breakfasts (9) B – Exciting Highlight Dinner (1) HD – Hotel Dinners YOUR CHOICE (6) YCD |
Accommodation – Twin share rooms with private facilities in centrally located hotels Plus – Welcome Drink – All purpose travel wallet and map – Airport transfers (Day 1 Christchurch Airport to hotel – flights to arrive prior to 4.00pm; Day 10 to Christchurch Airport – flights anytime) – Hotel porterage included |
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| Itinerary | ||
| Day 1: Arrive Christchurch Transfer from the airport to your hotel, then see Christchurch your way. The most English city outside of England, experience the city famous for its gardens before a Welcome Drink and Dinner with your Tour Director and fellow travellers. Hotel: The Heritage Hotel, Christchurch. YCD Day 2: TranzAlpine – Franz Josef A spectacular world-class train journey on the TranzAlpine from Christchurch over the Alps to Arthur’s Pass starts our day. We’ll see the West Coast rainforest, experience the exciting Punakaiki Pancake Rocks & Blowholes and visit a New Zealand native jade factory for a jewellery demonstration at Hokitika. Next – Franz Josef Glacier, the world’s most accessible glacier. See it from the air on an optional scenic flight! Hotel: Franz Josef Glacier Hotel, Franz Josef. B - YCD Day 3: Punakaiki – F ranz Josef Travel via Greymouth, the largest town on the West Coast, to Hokitika to visit a New Zealand native jade factory for a jewellery demonstration. Continue to Franz Josef Glacier. You can see it from the air on an optional scenic flight (weather permitting) or take a glacier hike! Hotel: Franz Josef Glacier Hotel, Franz Josef. B - YCD Day 4: Franz Josef – Queenstown Our experience list is spectacular today. Get your camera ready as we take in the Haast Pass, Thunder Creek Falls, a small rainforest bush walk, Lake Wanaka, Lake Hawea and Lake Dunstan. We’ll enjoy the tastes of sumptuous stone fruit at Cromwell – the stone fruit capital. Next up, we visit historic gold mining Arrowtown on the Arrow River, previously one of the world’s richest rivers. A Queenstown orientation tour and group photo finishes our day. Tonight you have the option to dine at Skyline Restaurant |
at Bob’s Peak via the Southern Hemisphere’s steepest Gondola! [OM] And the Kiwi Haka Maori Show will top off a great night out – if you so choose. Hotel: Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, 2 nights. B Day 5: Queenstown ‘Free Time’ Explore action-packed, adventure-capital Queenstown for yourself. Take it easy with wine and garden tours, or walk on the wild side with jet boat rides and white water rafting. Maybe you’d prefer to relax or go sailing? Do as you please, because today it’s all up to you. Tonight dinner and a sheep shearing demonstration are at Walter Peak. We’ll cruise there and back onboard New Zealand’s oldest steam ship – the TSS Earnslaw – over Lake Wakatipu. B - HD Day 6: Milford Sound Journey over the Devils Stair Case and along Lake Wakatipu’s shore to Te Anau and its lake – the South Island’s largest. World Heritage Fiordland National Park is next, travelling through rainforest, sighting glaciers and mountain ranges. We drive through the hand built Homer Tunnel to the abundant photo opportunities afforded by the Mirror Lakes, Pop’s Lookout, Claudu Valley and The Chasm. Mitre Peak, Bowen Falls and Milford Sound. Then we return to Te Anau. Tonight you have the option to see the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves. Hotel: Village Inn, Te Anau. B - YCD Day 7: Te Anau – Dunedin We cross rich fertile farming land en route to Dunedin and a city tour. The afternoon is yours. Take a Wildlife Cruise to see Penguins and the Royal Albatross, visit the Cadbury Factory or ride the historic Taieri Gorge Railway – you’re free to discover Dunedin however you like. Hotel: Southern Cross Hotel, Dunedin. B - YCD |
Day 8: Dunedin A guided tour of Larnach Castle and its stunning gardens starts the day. Enjoy some free time in town, before we set off to the white limestone buildings of Oamaru and on to the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and Benmore Dam. Hotel: MacKenzie Country Inn – Deluxe Rooms, Twizel. B - YCD Day 9: Mt Cook – Christchurch Be wowed today with the sensational alpine landscape of Mt Cook National Park. A total scenic highlight, you may wish to see Mt Cook from above by taking an optional scenic flight. Later in the day we’ll continue on to Christchurch. Along the way we’ll see Lake Pukaki, Lake Tekapo, the Church of the Good Shepherd and travel over the patchwork countryside of the Canterbury Plains. On arrival in Christchurch we’ll have a city tour, ride the Christchurch Tram, then you get to discover more of Christchurch for yourself, your way – enjoy. Hotel: The Heritage Hotel, Christchurch. B Day 10: Depart Christchurch Today we’ll transfer you to Christchurch Airport for your onward flight. B |
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| Prices AUD | Land Content Only | ||||||
| Single Supplement (May - Sep) | $665 | ||||||
| Single Supplement (Oct - Apr) | $790 | ||||||
| Child 15 years and under | Save | $600 | |||||
| King Club | Save | $150 | |||||
| Triple Share | Save | $150 | |||||
| Friendly Fours | Save | $150 | |||||
| Concession Card Holders | Save | $45 | |||||
| Note: Itinerary & departure dates may change from 01/10/10. Price is guaranteed upon payment of deposit. | |||||||
| YOUR CHOICE YCD - Without Hotel Dinners - Save $210. |
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Hotel Dinners –YOUR CHOICE.
Its YOUR CHOICE whether you have hotel dinners included in your holiday or, if you prefer arranging your own evening meals, then just deduct the saving amount shown in the price box of your holiday itinerary.
Included meals are indicated on each itinerary.
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Breakfast Dinner Highlight Dinner Hotel Dinners your choice |
