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Meet and greet on arrival and private transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day free at leisure.
>> Please check on surcharge if pax requires a 2-hour panoramic tour along with the transfer.
Pick up by Cheeky Kiwi Travel coach and cross the rich Waikato farmland for Waitomo.
Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitomo Caves and a short boat ride through the famous Glow-Worm grotto.
See twinkling lights emitting from the ceiling like stars in a dark night.
Then continue journey to the thermal resort of Rotorua.
Join Great Sights coach as we cross the Central North Island – and enter Middle-earth! Just outside the rural township of Matamata is the private farm that was transformed into The Shire for Sir Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. Buffet Lunch included. Return to Rotorua in the afternoon.
In the evening, join the Te Pā Tū (formerly Tamaki Maori Village), which presents culture and kai (cuisine) events – sharing Māori history, traditions, and future aspirations across four hours of celebration and feasting (return transfer to your accommodation is included).
Private transfer to the airport. Fly to Christchurch (AIRFARES ARE NOT INCLUDED)
Meet and greet on arrival and private transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day free at leisure.
>> Please check on surcharge if pax requires a 2-hour panoramic tour along with the transfer.
Transfer to the train station and board the famed Tranz Alpine train across the Alps to Greymouth.
Snake across rich farmland and along the shore of the mighty snow fed Waimakariri River; you climb slowly into the spine of the Southern Alps. Cross numerous viaducts high across river ravines to Arthur’s Pass Township.
Plunge into Otira Tunnel to emerge on the western side of the mountains. Pass small farming hamlets and beautiful Lake Brunner to arrive at Greymouth.
Board the Intercity coach and continue to glacier township arriving late afternoon. (Note: This coach service does not include commentaries)
Wake up to the sound of bird chirps and refreshing quiet atmosphere of this township. Marvel at the massive bush clad, mountain rising steeply just beyond the highway.
Board Newman’s coach service and travel along the narrow strip of land border by the Tasman Sea and high mountains to Haast. Follow the Haast River upstream to re-cross the alpine range at Haast Pass.
Then along the shores of Lakes Wanaka and Hawea, you soon reach Wanaka and Queenstown. A very scenic journey indeed.
Today enjoy a day excursion by Real Journeys coach to Milford Sound.
Follow Lake Wakatipu to Lumsden and then onward to Lake Te Anau.
Enter Fiordland National Park along Eglington Valley and travel through Homer Tunnel to reach Milford Sounds.
This is reputed as the prettiest drive in the country with amazing mountain scenery all the way.
Enjoy the cruise on the spectacular world-famous fiords dominated by Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls.
Retrace the journey back to Queenstown in the evening.
Enjoy a free day in Queenstown. Apart from the beautiful scenery surrounding the resort, this is also the capital of adventure tourism.
Why not try thrilling jetboating or heart-stopping bungy jump? A gondola rides up Bob’s Peak for panoramic view couple with a luge ride is recommended. Or simply relax and enjoy the scenery.
>> Additional Best of Queenstown Tour (4,5 hours) by Altitude Tours Queenstown
Pick up by Great Sights coach and travel through the Central Otago region and on to Twizel.
Follow the shores of Lake Pukaki to Mount Cook National Park Village. Set at the foothill of the Southern Alps, you have a close-up view of Mt Cook – New Zealand’s highest mountain.
Visit the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake Tekapo before travelling across the Canterbury Plains to arrive Christchurch in the evening.
Pick-up and transfer to the airport by shuttle service. END OF SERVICE.
