A Taste of the South Family Adventure

This 8 day tour starts in Christchurch and finishes in Christchurch.

This 8 day scenic route will give you a wonderful 'taste' of the South Island’s beauty and iconic attractions. Along the way you’ll experience exciting adventure while getting up close to icebergs in Mt Cook National Park and landing on a glacier on the West Coast. With many included activities and fantastic family accommodation, this is the ultimate taste of the south.

Accommodation type on this tour is: Motels.

Rental car insurance included

Rental car inclusions: Unlimited kilometres,airport/ferry terminal fees, additional drivers.

Tour pack: Includes detailed driving instructions, maps, guide books and much more.

This tour can be customised to suit you precisely - just request here.

This tour also features:

Included activity: Electronic Travel Guide and In-Country Support App

Included activity: Private transfer Christchurch International Airport to your accommodation

Included activity: Glacier Explorers

Included activity: Penguin Tour with The Opera

Included activity: Te Anau Glowworm Caves with RealNZ

Included activity: Lord of the Rings - Safari of the Scenes Queenstown Tour

Included activity: TSS Earnslaw Cruise and Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dining

Included activity: Twin Glacier Scenic Helicopter Flight with The Helicopter Line

Included activity: TranzAlpine Scenic Train: Greymouth to Christchurch

Included activity: Shared Transfer from the Railway Station to a City Hotel with Christchurch Touring Company

Included activity: Private transfer accommodation to Christchurch Airport

1 special dinner

Itinerary summary for: A Taste of the South Family Adventure

Day 1: Arrive into Christchurch
Accommodation: Quest Cathedral Junction

Day 2: Cross the Canterbury Plains into the MacKenzie Country for your amazing glacier explorer tour
Accommodation: Mt Cook Motel

Day 3: Mt. Cook National Park to Dunedin
Accommodation: Motel on York

Day 4: Dunedin to Te Anau and a visit to the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves
Accommodation: Edgewater Motel

Day 5: Today off to Queenstown for a 4WD adventure then dinner across the lake at Walter Peak
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown

Day 6: Travel the spectacular Haast Pass to the West Coast for your scenic Helicopter flight with snow landing
Accommodation: Glenfern Villas

Day 7: Drive north along the stunning West Coast Road and take the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch
Accommodation: Quest Cathedral Junction

Day 8: Depart Christchurch today