Day 1 - Christchurch - Arrive

After clearing customs and immigration, you are transferred from Christchurch Airport to your central city accommodation.

The rest of the day is free to explore Christchurch - the garden city.

Click for further information, prices and book your Airport to City transfer.

Click for further information, rates and book your Christchurch city accommodation.

Day 2 - Christchurch to Mt Cook/Aoraki and Queenstown

This morning you board your luxury scenic coach (optional accommodation pickup is available) for a fascinating one-way day trip from Christchurch to Queenstown via Mt Cook/Aoraki, traveling through the fertile farmland of the Canterbury Plains ascending up Burkes Pass to the desert alpine landscape of the MacKenzie basin to the shores of the stunning, glacier-fed Lake Tekapo, where you can view the solitary Church of the Good Shepherd, the glacier lake of Lake Pukaki,  New Zealand's tallest mountain Aoraki (Mt Cook), situated in a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site for a lunch stop for 1 hour 25 minutes. Optional lunch can be prebooked.

After lunch travel from Mt Cook/Aoraki, descending down through the Lindis Pass and through the rugged Karweu Gorge to Queenstown.

Click for further information, prices and book your Christchurch to Mt Cook and Queenstown Day Tour.

Click for further information, rates and book your Queenstown accommodation.

Day 3 - Queenstown to Milford Sound to Queenstown Day Excursion

This morning you are picked by your luxury scenic coach from your accommodation Your journey from Queenstown takes you along the edge of Lake Wakatipu beneath the rugged Remarkables to Te Anau for a morning tea break (own expense). You'll then enter the Fiordland National Park, pausing at the Mirror Lakes before passing through the Hollyford Valley. The road then climbs to enter the Homer Tunnel, emerging above the CleddauValley before descending to Milford Sound for your scenic cruise.

Carved by a massive glacier in the last ice age, Milford Sound is one of the most treasured regions of the World Heritage Fiordland National Park. The best way to check out the heart-stopping, pristine scenery, towering peaks, waterfalls and marine and bird life is aboard this Milford Sound cruise. During your cruise, you'll enjoy a full commentary about the rich history and environment of Milford Sound.

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Day 4 - Queenstown

A free day to relax and explore Queenstown and the surrounding region. 

You might be interested in the following optional sightseeing attractions and/or half and full day sightseeing tours -

Click for further information, price and book your Shotover River Jet Boat Ride - Duration 1 Hour.

Click for further information, prices and book your Skippers Canyon Half Day 4WD Tour - Duration 4 Hours.

Click for further information, prices and book your Glenorchy Lord of the Rings Locations Tour - Durations 4 Hours.

Click for further information, prices and book your Walter Peak High Country Farm and Cruise - Duration 4 Hours.

Click for further information, prices and book your Gourmet Central Otago Wine Tour - Duration 7 Hours.

Day 5 - Queenstown - Leave

It is time to say goodbye as you are transferred  from your accommodation to Queenstown airport.

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