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| 9 Day - Southern Spotlight |
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- Travel the Canterbury Plains
- Church of the Good Shepherd
- View mighty Mt. Cook
- Tour the sights of Dunedin
- Cruise on Milford Sound
- Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls
- Visit historic Arrowtown
- Spectacular Fox Glacier
- Day at leisure in Queenstown
- Cruise the TSS Earnslaw
- TranzAlpine Train Journey
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Transportation
Tour by luxury air-conditioned coach with 2-door access, restroom, seatbelts, reclining seats, panoramic windows
Professionally Guided
Tour with an experienced, professional Tour Director and Tour Driver
Dining Inclusions
Full Buffet Breakfasts (8) B
Hotel Dinners (6) D
Highlight Dinners (1) HD
Accommodation
Twin share rooms with private facilities in quality hotels
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Welcome drink
Travel wallet and map
Airport transfers (Day 1 from Christchurch Airport - flights to arrive prior to 4.00pm; Day 9 to Christchurch Airport - flights anytime)
Hotel porterage included
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| Day by Day Itinerary: |
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| Day 1 Arrive Christchurch |
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Day 6 Queenstown 'Free Time' |
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 On arrival in Christchurch you'll be transferred to your hotel.
There will be a welcome drink with your Tour Director and fellow travellers in the evening.
Hotel: Ibis Hotel, Christchurch.
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 Explore exciting Queenstown your way, all day. From wine and garden tours to jet boat rides and white water rafting, Queenstown will surprise and exhilarate.
This evening cruise aross Lake Wakatipu aboard New Zealand's oldest steamship, the TSS Earnslaw, to Walter Peak Station for a carvery Highlight Dinner at the Colonel's Homestead. An entertaining after-dinner farm show provides a glimpse into high-country farm life. Why not join in a sing-a-long on your cruise back to Queenstown.
B HD
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| Day 2 Mount Cook - Omarama |
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Day 7 Fox Glacier |
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 You have time at leisure this morning. Later, travelling over the patchwork countryside of the Canterbury Plains, the spectacular sightseeing begins. Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki are first up. Next we'll visit the Church of the Good Shepherd before soaking up the sensational alpine landscape of Mt. Cook National Park - a scenic highlight! You may choose to take an optional scenic flight over Mt. Cook (weather permitting)
Hotel: Heritage Gateway Hotel, Omarama.
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First stop, Arrowtown, on the Arrow River. Second stop Cromwell and its sensational stone fruit. Then it's a trio of lakes - Lake Dunstan, Lake Hawea, Lake Wanaka. Through the Haast Pass, we view Thunder Creek Falls and enjoy a rainforest walk. Final stop, majestic Fox Glacier - a rare, still advancing glacier. Take the opportunity for an optional scenic flight over the glacier.
Hotel: Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier, Fox Glacier. B D
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| Day 3 Dunedin |
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Day 8 Christchurch |
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 Our day starts along the Waitaki River with the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and Benmore Dam. We travel through Oamaru with its famous white limestone buildings to Dunedin, where 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: Scenic Hotel Dunedin City, Dunedin. B D
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 We visit Hokitika, home of the native greenstone (jade), for a factory visit and jewellery demonstration first up. Travel through Greymouth, the largest town on the West Coast, to Arthur's Pass to board the TranzAlpine, one of the top 6 train journeys in the world. This spectacular journey takes you through the Southern Alps and across the Canterbury Plains to Christchurch.
This evening celebrate your holiday at a farewell dinner with your Tour Director and new-found friends.
Hotel: Ibis Hotel, Christchurch. B D
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| Day 4 Dunedin - Te Anau |
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Day 9 Depart Christchurch |
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 After a morning of time to yourself, during which you might like to tour New Zealand's Larnach Castle, we head off across South Otago's fertile, sheep-filled farming land en route to Te Anau, on the shores of Lake Te Anau, the largest lake in the South Island.
Tonight you may choose to travel by boat to the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves.
Hotel: Distinction Hotel, Te Anau. B D
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Your tour concludes this morning after breakfast. You will be transferred to Christchurch Airport for your onward flight. B
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| Day 5 Milford Sound |
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 Today you'll be awe-struck by great sights from Fiordland National Park, to Milford Sound, where you will cruise on the waters of this natural wonder. Amazing photo opportunities await us as we see rainforests, ancient glaciers, mountain ranges and the hand-hewn Homer Tunnel. Along the way we'll see Mirror Lakes, Claudu Valley, The Chasm, Mitre Peak, Bowen Falls, travel along the Devil's Staircase and the shores of Lake Wakatipu. At Queenstown we'll have an orientation tour on arrival and enjoy an alpine dinner with views over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables.
Hotel: Mercure Queenstown Resort, 2 nights. B D
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| This tour can be travelled in reverse for the same price. Please ask for departure dates and availability. |
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(B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner (HD) Highlight Dinner
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| Discounts (May 11 - Sep 11) |
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| Triple Discount |
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NZ$110 |
| Young Traveller Discount (6-15 years) |
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NZ$220 |
| Concession Card Holders |
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NZ$55 |
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- Prices may vary because of fuel surcharge or changes in statutory taxes or charges.
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