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Southern Natural Wonders Tour

14 Days

Starts: Christchurch
Finishes: Christchurch

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This 14 day tour starts in Christchurch and finishes in Christchurch.

Itinerary summary for: Southern Natural Wonders Tour

Day 1: Welcome to Christchurch, enjoy the day at leisure before a dining experience aboard the Tram
Accommodation: Hotel Montreal

Day 2: Admire the city with a Punt on the Avon River and tonight Amiki Tours will showcase some local flavours
Accommodation: Hotel Montreal

Day 3: A scenic drive through Canterbury and the MacKenzie Country will lead you to Aoraki - Mt Cook National Park
Accommodation: Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat

Day 4: Spend the day exploring glaciers and mountain. You'll see why the Maori call this Aoraki "Cloud Piercer"
Accommodation: Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat

Day 5: Drive through the Lindis Pass and up Lake Dunstan to arrive into the heritage village of Clyde
Accommodation: Olivers Central Otago Accommodation

Day 6: Drive through the sharp Kawarau Gorge and the Devils Staircase to cross Southland and arrive in Te Anau - gateway to Fiordland
Accommodation: Fiordland Lodge

Day 7: Admire the vista of the road that leads you to "Piopiotahi " Milford Sound, tonight you'll embrace luxury crossed with natural wonder
Accommodation: Fiordland Jewel

Day 8: Bid farewell to Fiordland as you renter the mountain landscape of Queenstown
Accommodation: Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel

Day 9: Indulge in some of the regions finest wines found in the Gibbston Valley
Accommodation: Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel

Day 10: Board the TSS Earnslaw where a delicious high country meal awaits over at Walter Peak Station
Accommodation: Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel

Day 11: Cross through the anicient forest of Haast Pass to bring to you the Wild West Coast, home of Glaciers
Accommodation: Westwood Lodge

Day 12: See first hand the magic of the ancient glacier with your own Glacier Adventure
Accommodation: Westwood Lodge

Day 13: Depart Franz Josef and meet the TranzAlpine Train to take you back to Christchurch
Accommodation: Hotel Montreal

Day 14: Farewell from New Zealand