New Zealand's Southern Drift - Small Group

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9 daysDuration

Small Group TourUsually 8-12 participants

18 peopleMaximum group size

5 - 99 yearsAge range for participants

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Highlights

Explore Highlands Motorsport Park Museum Cromwell, home to rare, exclusive, and expensive vehicles

Discover Christchurch on a city sights tour

Visit The Pavlova Queen Angie at Lake Takapo, and historic Arrowtown

View Franz Josef Glacier from panoramic viewpoint

Scenic Cruise overnight on Milford Sound, and across Lake Wakatipu on historic steamship

Itinerary

See the south island of New Zealand unfold on this 9-day tour starting in Christchurch. With a Small Group of no more than 24 travellers, accompanied by a Travel Director and Driver, you’ll meet locals who bring each place to life including the Pavlova Queen of Lake Tekapo. You’ll cruise through majestic Milford Sound overnight, explore Highlands Motorsport Park Museum and travel through landscapes that feel almost unreal. This is the south island at its most varied, most beautiful and most unforgettable.

day 1Welcome to Christchurch

Christchurch is a city that has reinvented itself with courage and resilience. This South Island city has some of New Zealand's most innovative architecture, not to mention forward-thinking restaurants and bars. Tonight, it's time to meet your Travel Director and travelling companions for a tour briefing and drinks.

Location Visited

Christchurch

Accommodation

Wyndham Garden

day 2Discover Christchurch and Lake hau

day 3Queenstown

day 4Queenstown, It's All Yours

day 5Onwards Milford Sound

day 6Explore Wnaka

day 7Fox Glacier Township

day 8Journey to Christchurch

day 9Farewell Christchurch

What's Included

Accommodation

Cherrypicked hotels, all tried and trustedPorterage where hotels provide this service

Meals

Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals

Transport

All land transport shown. All transfers shownLuxury airconditioned coach with WiFi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)

Guide

An expert Travel Director and professional Driver

Others

Mustsee sightseeingThis trip is operated by our Australia and New Zealand Specialists at AAT Kings.Optional Experiences and free time

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