9 Day Premium Touring - Southern Explorer



	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 – OPTIONAL Maori Cultural Experience

	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 (8) – Exciting Highlight Dinner (1) – Hotel Dinners (5) 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 9 to Christchurch Airport – flights anytime) – Hotel porterage included

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. 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. Day 3: 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! And the Kiwi Haka Maori Show will top off a great night out – if you so choose. Hotel: Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, 2 nights. Day 4: 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. Day 5: 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. Day 6: 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. Day 7: 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. Day 8: 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. Day 9: Depart Christchurch Today we’ll transfer you to Christchurch Airport for your onward flight.

9 days, Priced from $2695
Premium Escorted, Departs from & returns to Christchurch
Tour code ZRC

Tour Dates

Departs on	Returns on
2009
$2995
Mon 05 Jan	Tue 13 Jan
Mon 12 Jan	Tue 20 Jan
Mon 26 Jan	Tue 03 Feb
Mon 02 Feb	Tue 10 Feb
Thu 05 Feb	Fri 13 Feb
Mon 09 Feb	Tue 17 Feb
Mon 23 Feb	Tue 03 Mar
Thu 26 Feb	Fri 06 Mar
Mon 02 Mar	Tue 10 Mar
Mon 09 Mar	Tue 17 Mar
Thu 12 Mar	Fri 20 Mar
Thu 26 Mar	Fri 03 Apr
Mon 30 Mar	Tue 07 Apr
Thu 02 Apr	Fri 10 Apr
Mon 20 Apr	Tue 28 Apr
Mon 27 Apr	Tue 05 May
$2695
Mon 18 May	Tue 26 May
Mon 29 Jun	Tue 07 Jul
Mon 27 Jul	Tue 04 Aug
Mon 24 Aug	Tue 01 Sep
Mon 07 Sep	Tue 15 Sep
Mon 14 Sep	Tue 22 Sep
Mon 21 Sep	Tue 29 Sep
Mon 28 Sep	Tue 06 Oct
$3145
Mon 05 Oct	Sun 11 Oct
Mon 12 Oct	Sun 18 Oct
Mon 19 Oct	Sun 25 Oct
Mon 26 Oct	Sun 01 Nov
Mon 02 Nov	Sun 08 Nov
Mon 09 Nov	Sun 15 Nov
Mon 16 Nov	Sun 22 Nov
Mon 23 Nov	Sun 29 Nov
Mon 07 Dec	Sun 13 Dec
Mon 14 Dec	Sun 20 Dec
Mon 21 Dec	Sun 27 Dec

Departs on	Returns on
2010
$3145
Mon 04 Jan	Tue 12 Jan
Mon 11 Jan	Tue 19 Jan
Mon 25 Jan	Tue 02 Feb
Mon 01 Feb	Tue 09 Feb
Thu 04 Feb	Fri 12 Feb
Mon 08 Feb	Tue 16 Feb
Thu 11 Feb	Fri 19 Feb
Mon 22 Feb	Tue 02 Mar
Thu 25 Feb	Fri 05 Mar
Mon 01 Mar	Tue 09 Mar
Thu 04 Mar	Fri 12 Mar
Mon 08 Mar	Tue 16 Mar
Thu 11 Mar	Fri 19 Mar
Mon 15 Mar	Tue 23 Mar
Thu 18 Mar	Fri 26 Mar
Mon 22 Mar	Tue 30 Mar
Thu 25 Mar	Fri 02 Apr
Mon 29 Mar	Tue 06 Apr
Thu 01 Apr	Fri 09 Apr
Mon 19 Apr	Tue 27 Apr
Mon 26 Apr	Tue 04 May
$TBA
Mon 17 May	Tue 25 May
Mon 24 May	Tue 01 Jun
Mon 28 Jun	Tue 06 Jul
Mon 26 Jul	Tue 03 Aug
Mon 23 Aug	Tue 31 Aug
Mon 06 Sep	Tue 14 Sep
Mon 13 Sep	Tue 21 Sep
Mon 20 Sep	Tue 28 Sep
Mon 27 Sep	Tue 05 Oct
Mon 04 Oct	Tue 12 Oct
Mon 11 Oct	Tue 19 Oct
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Mon 25 Oct	Tue 02 Nov
Mon 01 Nov	Tue 09 Nov
Mon 08 Nov	Tue 16 Nov
Mon 15 Nov	Tue 23 Nov
Mon 22 Nov	Tue 30 Nov
Mon 06 Dec	Tue 14 Dec
Mon 13 Dec	Tue 21 Dec
Mon 20 Dec	Tue 28 Dec


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Single Supplement (May - Sep)		$680
Single Supplement (Oct - Apr)		$805
Child 15 years and under	Save	$600
Triple Share	Save	$150
Friendly Fours	Save	$150
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Note: Itinerary & departure dates may change from 31/12/10. Price is guaranteed upon payment of deposit.

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