Day 1: Arrive Christchurch
Arrive Christchurch. Transfer to the hotel in Christchurch.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Christchurch - Mount Cook – Queenstown
Breakfast at hotel Travel across the Canterbury Plains to reach Mount Cook around lunchtime.
A rare opportunity here to take an optional scenic flight for an overview of Mount Cook’s ice falls, snow fields and glaciers. Your journey continues over the Lindis Pass and through the Kawarau Gorge to Queenstown.
Departure time: 7:30 A.M Duration: 11 hrs
Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: Milford Sound Cruise
Breakfast at hotel A Real Journeys vehicle will pick you up from your Queenstown hotel for your transfer to the Real Journeys Visitor Centre, Steamer Wharf, Queenstown, the departure point of your tour. At 6.55am (7.15am 1 November - 30 April) join your coach to commence a full day Milford Sound Day Excursion. Depart Queenstown and travel along the shores of Lake Wakatipu through rolling countryside to Te Anau. Continue along the spectacular Milford Road through impressive alpine scenery. Upon arrival at Milford Sound board the Real Journeys vessel for a leisurely nature cruise the full length of the fiord out to the Tasman Sea. View spectacular alpine scenery including waterfalls, rainforest and towering peaks and keep a look out for wildlife including seals, dolphins and penguins. Following the cruise, clients are returned to Queenstown by luxury coach. Tour concludes at approximately 7.45pm (8.00pm 1 November - 30 April), at which time
Overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Gondola Ride
Breakfast at hotel. Gondola Ride in Queenstown. (No transfers).
Optional Tour Shotover Jetboat Ride: NZD 140 per person (This is not included in the package)
A Shotover Jet Ltd vehicle will pick you up from The Station' Info Centre, corner Shotover and Camp Streets, downtown Queenstown for your transfer to Arthur's Point Beach, Gorge Road, Arthur's Point, the departure point of your tour. Join your jet boat crew to commence the world's most exciting Jet Boat ride! Shotover Jet is the only company permitted to operate in the spectacular Shotover River Canyons. It's a thrilling ride - skimming past rocky outcrops at close range in your Shotover Jet 'Big Red', as you twist and turn through the narrow canyons at breathtaking speeds. And a major highlight - hold tight for the world famous Shotover Jet full 360 degree spins! Tour concludes approximately 1 hour 30 minutes after commencement, back at The Station' Info Centre.
Departure Time: Every 15 minutes from 08.00am. Check in is 30 minutes prior to departure time. Duration: Allow 1.5 hours for total experience (25 minutes jetboating).
Overnight at hotel.
Day 5: Queenstown - Dunedin - Christchurch
Breakfast at hotel. Depart this morning through the Kawarau Gorge to Cromwell, following the Clutha River down through Alexander via the rich farmlands of South Otago to Dunedin – the “Edinburgh of the South”. During the afternoon you will head north to Moeraki to view the unique outdoor beach boulders. Continue via Omarau and Timaru, across the Canterbury Plains to Christchurch
Overnight at hotel.
Day 6: Departure from Christchurch
Breakfast at hotel. Transfers to the airport for the departure flight.