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FIRST CHOICE
From
person twin
$ 4195 per
share land only
DEPARTURES & PRICES
All dates are Definite Departures
Punakaiki l
1
Hokitika
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Treetop Walkway l
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1
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Mirror Lakes l
Twizel
2 Arrowtown
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Queenstown
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1
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Te Anau
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1 1 Christchurch
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Church of the
Good Shepherd
l Cromwell
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Per Person Twin Share
Single Supplement Option Single Supplement Option
2018
Morelea
Farm
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Thunder
Creek
Falls
Milford Sound l
l
Per Person Twin Share
$1445
Mt. Cook
Franz Josef Glacier l
1
Haast
ZCQR: Christchurch return
$4650
$4675
Arthur’s
Pass
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TranzAlpine
Train
Start
End
Jan 14 Jan 23
Jan 28 Feb 06
Feb 04 Feb 13
Feb 11 Feb 20
Feb 18 Feb 27
Feb 25 Mar 06
Mar 11 Mar 20
Mar 18 Mar 27
Mar 25 Apr 03
$4425
Oamaru
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Sightseeing stops
Single Supplement Option $1375
Day 5: Te Anau – Queenstown
Your experience at magnificent Milford
Sound today is sure to be one of the
highlights of your journey. Travel
first through native rainforests and
lush meadows to Mirror Lakes and
the hand-hewn Homer Tunnel, and
marvel at the stunning Cleddau Valley.
Your unforgettable Milford Sound
cruise takes in cascading waterfalls,
hanging glacial valleys, and the
sheer pinnacle of Mitre Peak. After
disembarking, travel on to beautiful
Queenstown. Hotel: Millennium
Hotel, Queenstown, 2 nights. B
Day 6: Queenstown
Today, choose one from a range of
Included Choice experiences. If you’re
feeling energetic you have the option
to ride the exhilarating Shotover Jet
boat or take a gondola to Bob’s Peak
for thrilling luge rides. For the more
laid-back, a 4WD minibus tour will
take you through spectacular Skippers
Canyon, or you might like to visit the
Kiwi Birdlife Park or journey deep
into the mountains to Mt. Nicholas
High Country Farm for lunch. After
an action-packed day, settle into a
peaceful cruise this evening across
Lake Wakatipu aboard the iconic
vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw to
Walter Peak High Country Farm for
a gourmet barbecue dinner and an
entertaining farm show. BC HD
Day 7: Queenstown – Franz Josef
Your destination today is the wild west
coast of the South Island. Stop to visit
the faithfully-restored goldmining
settlement of Arrowtown, where more
than 70 original buildings from the
gold-rush era are still extant, and
enjoy the serenity of the region’s vivid
blue lakes, the most famous of which
is pristine Lake Wanaka. Drive over
the spectacular Haast Pass, passing
the 96-metre Thunder Creek Falls
on your way to the extraordinary
Franz Josef Glacier. Hotel: Scenic
Hotel Franz Josef Glacier (Douglas
Wing), Franz Josef. BC DW
Day 8: Franz Josef – Punakaiki
Explore the glacier this morning, then
spend some time amongst temperate
rainforest giants on the West Coast
Treetop Walkway. Travel on to Hokitika,
home of New Zealand’s famous
greenstone. Pounamu (its Maori name)
is of great cultural significance in Maori
culture and was prized for its strength,
durability and beauty. It was used for
weapons, tools and personal ornaments,
and also denoted great status. Continue
to Punakaiki to view the intriguing
Pancake Rocks and Blowholes. You’ll
spend the night in an eco-friendly
resort right on the waterfront.
Hotel: Punakaiki Resort. B DW
Day 9: Punakaiki – Christchurch
Board the iconic TranzAlpine train
in the village of Arthur’s Pass this
morning and embark on one of the
world’s great train journeys, passing
through magnificent landscapes
ranging from the fertile farmlands of
the Canterbury Plains to rugged gorges
and pristine ice-fed streams and lakes.
The train forges through tunnels and
over viaducts with pan