Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.com4-Day Great Southern Island Circle Tour from Christchurch
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Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Product code: 2950CLT22A
Picturesque mountains, deep fiords and icy glaciers - this is New Zealand's South Island. See for yourself on a four-day independent tour highlighting this scenic region. Travel by coach from Christchurch to Queenstown and up the West Coast to Greymouth before a return to Christchurch. View Franz Josef glacier and experience Milford Sound.
Day 1: Christchurch/Mt Cook/Queenstown
Travel through the Canterbury Plains to the Southern Alps. Cross Burkes Pass to Lake Tekapo and visit the Church of the Good Shepherd. Travel up Lake Pukaki to Mt Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain. Stop for lunch (not inclued) before crossing Lindis Pass. Travel along Kawerau Gorge to Queenstown. Accommodation: Heartland Hotel Queenstown or similar
Day 2: Milford Sound Day Excursion
Travel along Lake Wakatipu beneath Remarkables to Te Anau. See the Mirror Lakes and continue past Christie Falls. Enter the Homer Tunnel, drilled through the solid rock of a mountain. Cruise along Milford Sound where you'll see Mitre Peak and rock walls rising 1200m vertically from the sea. Re-board your coach for a Queenstown return. Optional lunch on cruise available. Accommodation: Heartland Hotel Queenstown or similar
Day 3: Queenstown/Franz Josef Glacier
Travel along Lake Wanaka to Haast Pass. Pass through Central Otago and the majestic peaks of the Southern Alps with its rivers and rainforests. Continue up the West Coast past mountain ranges, native forests and lakes to Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers. Franz Josef Glacier is a 'living river of ice', 11 kilometers long and over 7,000 years old. Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier or similar
Day 4: Franz Josef/Greymouth/Arthur's Pass/Christchurch
Travel along the West Coast to Shantytown, a reconstructed Gold Rush town and then to Greymouth, where thousands of diggers lived during the gold strikes of the 1860's. Travel through Arthur's Pass to Christchurch via the TranzAlpine Express.
- Four-day coach tour of New Zealand's great Southern Island
- Cruise on Milford Sound
- View the Franz Josef Glacier
- Fully guided tour and commentary
- Plenty of photo opportunities
- Pickup and drop off from centrally located Christchurch hotels
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Mitre Peak
Daily
Departure Point:Tour departs from the Copthorne Central Hotel, or from selected Christchurch hotels
Departure Time:- 7:15am
Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation.
Duration: 4 days / 3 nights Return details:Returns to original departure point at approximately 6:35pm on Day 4
- Transport by air-conditioned coach
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Live commentary on board
- Milford Sound Cruise
- 3-nights accommodation
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- Food and drinks
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Please note that this tour is an independent tour and you may be traveling with a different driver/guide and group each day
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The tour went according to plan. It would have been helpful to have had a more detailed itinerary before ... Read more ›
Anonymous, United Kingdom, November 2007
This was a great trip - all the sites were very beautiful. I thought, though, that there was too much ... Read more ›
Cynthia W, United States of America, October 2008
