10 DAY SOUTH ISLAND TOUR
CHRISTCHURCH – CHRISTCHURCH

This Tour represents excellent value for money

This tour offers unbeatable value and provides an excellent coverage the spectacular South Island. It offers a showcase of the spectacular South Island. This tour is part of the 19 Day Grand Tour of New Zealand.

It provides an excellent range of deluxe hotel accommodation, luxury coach travel with professional Coach Captain, cooked breakfasts and dinners plus a comprehensive range of prepaid activities including a number of specialty evening meals

TOUR CODE DGP104

Tour cost from NZ $2979per person share twin
Single supplement NZ $800

 DEPARTURE DATES

2010	2011	2011
Sep 21 24	Jan 28 31	Apr 5 13 18 25
Oct 3 14 27	Feb 6 15 18 28	May 11
Nov 2 5 14 17 23	Mar 11 17 23 26 31

DAY 1
HOMEPORT — CHRISTCHURCH
Fly from your homeport to CHRISTCHURCH where you will be met by one of our Representatives and transferred to your hotel. Accommodation Copthorne Hotel or Cotswold Hotel

DAY 2
CHRISTCHURCH — OMARAMA
Travel through the southern Canterbury Plains to Lake Tekapo. View the brilliant turquoise water, visit the Church of the Shepherd and the Sheep Dog Statue. See the spectacular mountain ranges including Mt Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak. The opportunity is available (time and weather permitting) to enjoy a scenic flight (optional) over the Southern Alps before traveling to Omarama.
Accommodation Heritage Gateway Hotel

DAY 3
OMARAMA — DUNEDIN
Depart Omarama and see Lake Benmore, before following the Waitaki River to Oamaru, famous its limestone buildings. Continue south to Dunedin, a well preserved Victorian city. Enjoy an informative tour including a visit to Olveston House, a prestige historic home. Tonight a Scottish evening will be presented comprising of bagpipes, great food, special Haggis Ceremony and gift. Accommodation Leisure Lodge

DAY 4
DUNEDIN — TE ANAU
Travel along the Otago Peninsular to Larnach Castle where you enjoy a guided tour. Visit Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens and view the superb collection of flowers as you enjoy a delightful morning tea. Farewell Dunedin and travel through Balcultha and Gore to Te Anau your over night stay. Tonight you may like to visit the Te Anau Glow worm Caves. (optional cost)
Accommodation Luxmore Resort (2 nights)

DAY 5
TE ANAU — MILFORD — TE ANAU
Depart Te Anau for a fascinating drive to Milford Sounds where you board you launch for a cruise on the magnificent fiord. See Mitre Peak as you enjoy a picnic lunch. This afternoon return to Te Anau where some free time is available.

Day 6
TE ANAU — QUEENSTOWN
Travel to Arrowtown, an old gold mining village and visit the Lake Museum. Continue to Queenstown, a year round resort situated on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. This evening board the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw and cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station. On arrival enjoy a short farm tour then sit back and relax as you are treated to the best of New Zealand’s high country cuisine in the Colonels Homestead. After dinner board the Earnslaw for a sing along by the piano as you cruise back to Queenstown.
Accommodation Mrecure Resort (2 nights)

DAY 7
QUEENSTOWN
Today is a free day. There are plenty of sightseeing options and our local representative is available to assist. This evening is also free and you may choose to dine out at one of the many fine restaurant in the town.

DAY 8
QUEENSTOWN — FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER
Depart Queenstown and travel via the Haast Pass to the West Coast, an area of stunning beauty. See the snow capped peaks of the southern Alps as you travel north to Fox Glacier. Time is available (weather permitting) to experience a scenic flight (optional) over the spectacular glaciers before continuing to Franz Josef.
Accommodation Franz Josef Hotel

DAY 9
FRANZ JOSEF - CHRISTCHURCH
Travel to Hokitika and visit the Greenstone Factory. Continue into the Arthur’s Pass National Park and board the TranzAlpine Express, one of the great train journeys of the world. View river and valleys as you travel through the Waimakariri Basin and across the Canterbury Plain to Christchurch. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner with your new friends.
Accommodation Copthorne Hotel or Cotswold Hotel

DAY 10
CHRISTCHURCH — HOMEPORT
Time to say goodbye. You will be transferred to the airport for your flight home, after a memorable holiday.

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES
• Olveston House  
• Haggis Ceremony & Gift
• Larnach Castle  
• Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens
• Milford Sound Cruise
• Lakes District Museum
• Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw
• TranzAlpine Rail Journey

All This and More
• Luxury coach travel with 2 door access, restroom, reclining seats and panoramic windows
• Professional Coach Captain
• Personalised Meet & Greet on arrival
• Return airport transfers in New Zealand
• 9 nights deluxe hotel accommodation
• Two 2 night stays Hotel porterage
• 2 cruises
• All sightseeing and pre paid attractions
• GST (New Zealand Goods and Services Tax)
• Comprehensive documentation pack

Meals Included
• 9 cooked breakfasts
• 8 sumptuous dinners including 3 specialty dinners:
   1) Haggis Ceremony - Dunedin,
   2) Walter Peak Homestead - Queenstown,   
   3) Farewell Dinner - Christchurch
• 1 picnic lunch
• 1 delicious morning tea

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