This 12 day tour starts in Queenstown and finishes in Queenstown.
Itinerary summary for: Routeburn Track Guided Walk and Southern Highlights
Day 1: Welcome to Queenstown
Accommodation:
Millennium Hotel Queenstown
Day 2: Explore Queenstown today and this afternoon attend your Routeburn Track briefing
Accommodation:
Millennium Hotel Queenstown
Day 3: Travel from Queenstown to the start of the Routeburn Track, then hike to Lake Mackenzie
Accommodation:
Routeburn Track Lodges
Day 4: Fantastic mountain views today and tonight you stay at the Routeburn Falls Lodge
Accommodation:
Routeburn Track Lodges
Day 5: Descend to the forested lowlands, before you return by coach to Queenstown
Accommodation:
Millennium Hotel Queenstown
Day 6: Your rental car is delivered and then you'll drive over the Crown Range and through Haast Pass to the West Coast
Accommodation:
Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier
Day 7: Explore the wilderness and glaciers of Westland National Park
Accommodation:
Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier
Day 8: Drive north along the stunning West Coast Road and take the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch
Accommodation:
The George Hotel
Day 9: Today you'll enjoy a scenic drive through Canterbury and the MacKenzie Country to Mt Cook National Park
Accommodation:
Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Wing Premium
Day 10: Try one of the many short walks within Mt Cook National Park or the fantastic Glacier Explorers Tour
Accommodation:
Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Wing Premium
Day 11: Follow the dry lands to Lindis Pass which leads into Central Otago, then through the Kawerau Gorge to Queenstown
Accommodation:
Millennium Hotel Queenstown
Day 12: Depart Queenstown today