7 Day Premium Touring - Southern Wanderer
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| Spectacular sightseeing experiences | ||
| – The Christchurch Tram – Larnach Castle Dunedin – Colourful Canterbury Plains – Church of the Good Shepherd – View Mighty Mt. Cook – Spectacular Milford Sound – Bowen Falls and Mitre Peak |
– Day at Leisure in Queenstown – Cruise on the TSS Earnslaw across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station – Dine in the Colonel’s Homestead – 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 (6) – Exciting Highlight Dinner (1) – Hotel Dinners (3) YOUR CHOICE |
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 7 Queenstown Airport - flights anytime) – Hotel porterage included |
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| Itinerary | ||
| Day 1: Arrive Christchurch We meet and transfer you from the airport to your hotel. Check in, then explore Christchurch for yourself. An evening Welcome Drink offers the chance to meet your Tour Director and travel companions. Hotel: The Heritage Hotel, Christchurch. Day 2: Mt Cook Your day begins with a ride on the Christchurch Tram. Then you’ve got time to go shopping or relax. En route today we’ll see Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki, visit the Church of the Good Shepherd and soak up the spectacular alpine scenery of Mt Cook National Park. You can also take an optional scenic flight over Mt Cook (weather permitting). Hotel: MacKenzie Country Inn – Deluxe Rooms, Twizel. Day 3: Dunedin On our way to Dunedin we see the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme, Benmore Dam and the famous white |
limestone buildings of Oamaru. At Dunedin
we tour the city, then you’ve got the afternoon to yourself - take a Wildlife
Cruise, visit the Cadbury Chocolate Factory or ride the historic Taieri
Gorge Railway. Hotel: Southern Cross Hotel, Dunedin. Day 4: Te Anau A guided tour of New Zealand’s only castle - Larnach castle - and its gardens starts the day. Then we head to Te Anau across fertile farming land to the shores of Lake Te Anau, the largest lake in the South Island. Tonight, if you choose to, you can see the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves. Hotel: Village Inn, Te Anau. Day 5: Milford Sound Today is a feast for the senses. Be wowed and awestruck by the beauty of the World Heritage Fiordland National Park. Keep your camera close by as we see Mirror Lakes, Pop’s Lookout, Claudu Valley, The Chasm, the hand-made Homer Tunnel, Mitre Peak, Bowen Falls and stunningly |
photogenic Milford Sound. The Devils Stair
Case and Lake Wakatipu pass us by. We arrive at Queenstown for an orientation
tour and group photo. The dinner option tonight is the Skyline Restaurant
on Bob’s Peak – sensational views over Queenstown and a bonus Kiwi Haka
Maori Show, plus you’ll ride the steepest Gondola in the Southern Hemisphere
just to get there! A top night. Hotel: Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, 2 nights. Day 6: Queenstown ‘Free Time’ Explore Queenstown your way. Go wild with jet boat rides or white water rafting. For the less adventurous there are wine and garden tours. For dinner we’ll travel across Lake Wakatipu and back on the TSS Earnslaw, New Zealand’s oldest steam ship, to Walter Peak Sheep Station for a carvery meal and sheep shearing demonstration. Day 7: Depart Queenstown We will transfer you to Queenstown Airport for your onward flight. |
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| Prices AUD | Land Content Only | ||||||
| Single Supplement (May - Sep) | $495 | ||||||
| Single Supplement (Oct - Apr) | $560 | ||||||
| Child 15 years and under | Save | $400 | |||||
| Triple Share | Save | $100 | |||||
| Friendly Fours | Save | $100 | |||||
| Concession Card Holders | Save | $25 | |||||
| Note: Itinerary & departure dates may change from 31/12/10. Price is guaranteed upon payment of deposit. | |||||||
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