Southern Wanderer - 7 days… (trip)

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Southern Wanderer - 7 days Christchurch to Queenstown (or vice versa)

  • Christchurch Airport, Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Family & Friends
New Zealand, Australia and Pacific

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from $2,110* per person7 DaysYear-round
Luxury accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: First Light Travel New Zealand 12 people max
Escorted holidays with passengers accommodated at superior, first class properties comprise First Light Travel flagship products and range in length from shorter duration tours starting at three days up to comprehensive tours of 31 days.

Tour Directors rich in cultural and historical knowledge. Experienced drivers focused on getting you where you’re going safely. Quality accommodation. Hearty breakfasts, delicious three course dinners and delectable buffets. The opportunity to strike up friendships with like-minded holiday makers from New Zealand, Australia and overseas. A flexible itinerary that ensures you see all the sights, as well as providing you with all the free time you need to make your holiday yours alone. That’s the First Light Travel difference.

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Special information

  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.
  • Family oriented trip.

Itinerary

DAY 1
Arrive Christchurch

‘Haere Mai’ … welcome to New Zealand

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.
ACCOMMODATION: Novotel, Christchurch.
DAY 2
Mt. Cook

Begin with a ride on the Christchurch Tram. You are Invited to enjoy a taste of country life with a barbecue lunch on a working farm. 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).
ACCOMMODATION: MacKenzie Country Inn, Deluxe Rooms, Twizel. (B,L,D)
DAY 3
Dunedin

On our way to Dunedin you see the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme, Benmore Dam and the famous white limestone buildings of Oamaru. At Dunedin you 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, it’s your choice.
ACCOMMODATION: Scenic Hotel Southern Cross, Dunedin. (B,D)
DAY 4
Te Anau

A guided tour of New Zealand’s only castle – Larnach castle and its gardens starts the day. Then you 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.
ACCOMMODATION: Distinction Hotel, Te Anau. (B,D)
DAY 5
Milford Sound

Be wowed and awe-struck by the beauty of the World Heritage Fiordland National Park. Keep your camera close by as you see Mirror Lake, Pop’s Lookout, Cleddau Valley, the Chasm, the hand-made Homer Tunnel, Mitre Peak, Bowen Falls and stunningly photogenic Milford Sound, where you will cruise the waters of this natural wonder. The Devil’s Staircase and Lake Wakatipu pass you by. Arrive at Queenstown for an orientation tour. 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!
ACCOMMODATION: Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, 2 nights. (B)
DAY 6
Queenstown ’Free Time’

Explore adventure-capital 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 you’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. (B,HD)
DAY 7
Depart Queenstown

We will transfer you to Queenstown Airport for your onward flight. (B)

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