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Southern Spectacular

10 days

Queenstown wine tour
• Visit a working sheep farm
• Experience warm Kiwi hospitality at Morelea Farm for Be My Guest a BBQ lunch
• Visit Church of the Good Shepherd on Lake Tekapo
• Take your pick of a selection of included local highlight experiences at Dunedin
• Journey through spectacular Fiordland National Park with its magnificent scenery
• Cruise on truly inspiring Milford Sound
• Visit historic Arrowtown
• See Franz Josef Glacier
• Visit a green stone factory
• Walk around Punakaiki ’ s Pancake Rocks
• Journey over the Southern Alps on the TranzAlpine Train
• Included Choice experiences
• Private car airport transfers on arrival and departure
• Enjoy New Zealand wines with all hotel dinners
• Experienced Travel Director and Driver Guide
Day 1 : Welcome to Christchurch On arrival at Christchurch Airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel by private car . Meet your Travel Director and fellow travelers this evening for a welcome reception . Hotel : Novotel , Christchurch .
Day 2 : Christchurch – Twizel Visit Morelea Farm , a typical working sheep farm , where you ’ ll get a taste of traditional New Zealand country life . You ’ ll be welcomed into the home of Angie and Stan Taylor and their 600 acre garden . You ’ ll have the chance to experience sheep shearing and farming demonstrations before enjoying a Be My Guest BBQ lunch , and wait until you try Angie ’ s famous pavlova dessert ! Listen to the family ’ s story of growing up in rural New Zealand and their challenges of farming in the foothills of New Zealand ’ s Southern Alps . See Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki and visit the iconic Church of the Good Shepherd on your way to Twizel . Hotel : MacKenzie Country Inn , Twizel . B BG DW
Day 3 : Twizel – Dunedin Your day starts with a photo stop at the Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme and Benmore Dam . From the Waitaki Valley you ’ ll then travel through to the township of Oamaru , with its stately tree-lined streets and its famous white limestone buildings . This afternoon you ’ ll make your way down to the southern-most New Zealand city , Dunedin . With the rest of your afternoon at leisure why not take part in an optional experience to see more of the region . Tonight , enjoy dinner with wine at your hotel . Hotel : Scenic Hotel Southern Cross , Dunedin . B DW
Day 4 : Dunedin Included Choice – Te Anau
This morning choose one from a range of Included Choice sightseeing experiences . You have the option to tour Larnach Castle , New Zealand ’ s only castle , ride the historic Taieri Gorge Railway or take the Monarch Wildlife Cruise . Or choose a tour of Cadbury World or Speight ’ s Brewery . Later , travel across farming land to the village of Te Anau , on the shores of Lake Te Anau , the South Island ’ s
largest lake . This evening enjoy dinner with wine at your hotel . Hotel : Distinction Hotel , Te Anau . B DW
Day 5 : Te Anau – Queenstown You ’ ll be awestruck by the magnificence of the World Heritage listed Fiordland National Park . Amazing photo opportunities await you today as you see rainforest , ancient glaciers , mountain ranges and the hand-made Homer Tunnel . Pass the Mirror Lake , Pop ’ s Lookout , Cleddau Valley and the Chasm . Your cruise on Milford Sound will take you past Bowen Falls and Mitre Peak . Afterwards , travel along the shores of Lake Wakatipu on your way to Queenstown , where an orientation tour finishes this highlight day . Hotel : Millennium Hotel , Queenstown , 2 nights . B
Day 6 : Queenstown Included Choice
Today choose one from a range of Included Choice sightseeing experiences . You have the option to ride the Shotover Jet , join a wine tour , or play 9 holes of golf . Take a gondola to the Skyline Restaurant
Dining
• Breakfast of choice ( 2 ) BC
• Full buffet breakfasts ( 7 ) B
• Be My Guest lunch ( 1 ) BG
• Dinners with wine ( 5 ) DW
• Highlight dinner ( 1 ) HD
• Farewell dinner ( 1 ) FD
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