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SOUTHERN EXPERIENCE |
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DAY 1: ARRIVE CHRISTCHURCH |
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On arrival at Christchurch Airport you are met and transferred to your hotel. (Self-drive passengers collect your rental car for your exclusive use until the end of the tour package).
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DAY 2: CHRISTCHURCH - MT COOK - QUEENSTOWN (620 KMS) |
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Travel across the Canterbury Plains to reach Mt. Cook by lunch time. A rare opportunity here to take an optional scenic flight for an overview of Mt Cooks ice falls, snow fields and glaciers. Your journey continues over the Lindis Pass and through the Kawarau Gorge to Queenstown. |
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DAY 3: MILFORD SOUND EXCURSION (600 KMS) |
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An early start as you follow Lake Wakatipu via Kingston arriving at Te Anau for morning tea break. From there you enter Fiordland National Park. Travel through beech forest, passing majestic mountains, on through the Homer Tunnel in time to board your catamaran for the Milford Sound cruise. You will pass Mitre Peak, the highest mountain in the world to rise vertically from the sea. View the Stirling and Bowen Falls as you cruise out to the Tasman Sea. Return to the pier where you reboard your coach for your return journey to Queenstown. |
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DAY 4: QUEENSTOWN (L) |
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To day a cruise on the vintage Old Lady the TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak High Country Farm for a BBQ lunch excursion at the Colonels Homestead. First the experience of cruising on the TSS Earnslaw and secondly the farm experience and the BBQ lunch. When you board the boats return journey, join in the sing-a-long session for a memorable 40 minutes trip. (The TSS Earnslaw is away on its annual service in June and July and therefore is replaced with other activity or activities that will be advised). |  |
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DAY 5: QUEENSTOWN - DUNEDIN - CHRISTCHURCH (650 KMS) |
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We depart in the morning via Roxburgh and Central Otago to reach Dunedin around midday. Afternoon travel is northwards through Oamaru and Timaru and we arrive Christchurch in the early evening. |  |
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DAY 6: DEPART CHRISTCHURCH |
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Early this morning a tour on the Hot Air Balloon is suggested if time permits.Transfer to the airport is included for your departure flight. (Self-drive passengers return your car directly at the airport). |  |
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