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14DAYS + CHRISTCHURCH > AUCKLAND Marvel Highlights >< Flexible Holidays There's nothing quite as cool as flying over, then landing on, Franz Josef Glacier. It's an optional experience you won't want to miss. 0) Iconic Sites Just try not to be dazzled cruising around Milford Sound in World Heritage listed Fiordland National Park. Time For You Wine and dine, cruise and soak ~ you'll have plenty of time to explore Queenstown and Rotorua at your leisure. ‘ED Sustainable Travel Szer“ |) Kiwi kids in need are gifted a lunch for every guest lunch we serve up, thanks to our commitment to the Eat My Lunch initiative. —— a @ Welcome to Christchurch On arrival in Christchurch there's time for relaxing or exploring. This evening, your holiday begins at a Welcome Reception with your Travel Director and fellow travellers. Hotel: Ibis. @ Christchurch - Franz Josef Board the iconic TranzAlpine train for one of the world's great rail journeys. Pass through the lush pasture-land of the Canterbury Plains to the rugged gorges and ice-fed streams and lakes of the Southern Alps. Arrive at Arthur's Pass and continue to Hokitika, home of New Zealand's famous greenstone. Your destination is the extraordinary rivers of ice that make up Franz Josef Glacier. You may like to get up close and personal with the glaciers on an optional experience helicopter flight. Hotel: Scenic Franz Josef Glacier, Graham Wing. B D @ Franz Josef - Queenstown Drive over the spectacular Haast Pass, passing the 96-metre Thunder Creek Falls, and serene Lakes Wanaka, Hawea and Dunstan. Stop at the town of Cromwell and enjoy delicious stone fruit. Next, you'll visit the historic gold-mining settlement of Arrowtown, where over seventy buildings from the gold-rush era are still beautifully preserved. You'll arrive in Queenstown in time for an orientation tour. Hotel: Copthorne Hotel and Resort, 2 nights. B © Queenstown Free Time Explore New Zealand's adventure capital today. There are jet-boat rides for thrill-seekers, and wine tours or intimate cafés for those who enjoy a more leisurely pace. Enjoy a peaceful cruise this evening across Lake Wakatipu aboard the TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak High Country Farm for a gourmet barbecue Highlight Dinner and an entertaining after-dinner show offering glimpses of high-country farm life. B HD @ Queenstown - Te Anau Travel the highway known as the Devil's Staircase and along the shores of Lake Wakatipu to the town of Te Anau. On your journey to Milford Sound you'll be awestruck by the native rainforests and rugged mountains of Fiordland National Park. Your cruise on the Sound provides views of cascading waterfalls, hanging glacial valleys, and towering Mitre Peak. Return to lakeside Te Anau, where this evening you can consider an optional experience visiting the Te Anau Glowworm Caves. Hotel: Luxmore. B D @ Te Anau - Dunedin Journey through lush green sheep-grazing country on your way to Dunedin this morning. The afternoon is yours to enjoy as you please. Sit back and relax, or consider an optional experience. Perhaps take a wildlife cruise out to the Otago Peninsula to spot penguins and the Royal Albatross or experience an interactive tour of famous Speight’s Brewery. Hotel: Scenic Dunedin City. B @ Dunedin - Omarama Consider an optional experience to visit Larnach Castle this morning. Then set out for the historic town of Oamaru, with its elegant tree-lined streets and celebrated white limestone buildings. Later, follow the course of the mighty Waitaki River, which marks the boundary between the regions of Canterbury and Otago. Your day finishes in the heart of the Mackenzie Country at Omarama. Hotel: Heritage Gateway Hotel. B D © Omarama - Christchurch Journey through the awe-inspiring Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park. See majestic Lakes Pukaki and Tekapo, and stop to view the Church of the Good Shepherd. Later, traverse the fertile Canterbury Plains through Fairlie and Geraldine to Christchurch. Hotel: Ibis. B D © Christchurch - Picton Travel along the rugged Pacific Ocean coast this morning to Kaikoura, where an optional whale-watching flight is available. Pass the pink-tinged crystallisation ponds of the Lake Grassmere Salt Works, then travel on to the pretty seaside village of Picton. Hotel: Picton Beachcomber Inn. B D @ Picton - Wellington Cruise tranquil Queen Charlotte Sound, then cross the Cook Strait to Wellington on the North Island. Take a city tour before enjoying some free time. Later, visit Te Papa Museum of New Zealand, where you'll have time to explore the many fascinating exhibits. Hotel: Travelodge. B
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