Duration: 7 Days tour
Tour itinerary: Christchurch - Glaciers - Franz
Josef Glacier - Queenstown - Milford - Te Anau
- Christchurch
Day 1: Christchurch - Glaciers
TranzAlpine board the train in Christchurch
and travel on the plains of Canterbury and Arthur
's Pass National Park, through a tunnel under
the Southern Alps on the West Coast where we
proceed past the stunning mountain scenery in
Franz Josef Glacier region. Overnight at Franz
Josef.
Day 2: Franz Josef Glacier
Take a tour of Franz Josef Glacier and see the
beautiful landscape.
Day 3: The glaciers - Queenstown
Trip to South Westland along the coast and the
river Haast. We pass by Lakes Wanaka and Hawea
and the Kawarau Gorge to reach Queenstown, where
you spend the night.
Day 4: Queenstown
Spend a day in Queenstown and engage in hiking,
visits sheep farm, lake cruises, bungee jumping
and water sports. You can also try a look at
the skyline Gondola. Overnight at Queenstown.
Day 5: Queenstown - Milford - Te Anau
Coach trip along Lake Wakatipu in Kingston and
Te Anau, go through the tunnel Homer and Cleddau
Canyon, Eglinton and Hollyford valleys and arrive
at Milford Sound. Here you can have an enjoyable
cruise on Milford Sound and Mitre Peak and see
waterfalls around you. Spend the night in Te
Anau.
Day 6: Te Anau - Dunedin
Journey through pastures South Otago and Southland,
Gore and Balclutha as you go to Dunedin. Dunedin
take a tour and see its heritage sites. Overnight
in Dunedin.
Day 7: Dunedin - Christchurch
Coach trip through the hill landscape of Otago
in Oamaru, Timaru and the plains of Canterbury
until you arrive at Christchurch, at the end
of your Alpine New Zealand Tour.
