Price:From $3,115
Stay:7 nights
Travel Dates: Sunday 7th of January 2018 until Sunday 2nd of December 2018Description:Tranzalpine Vista - 8 Days / 7 Nights - from $3115* per person (with Kirra Tours).
Highlights:»»World Heritage listed Mt Cook National Park»»Fiordland National Park»»Spectacular Southern Lakes District»»Historic Arrowtown»»West Coast Glaciers
Featured Experiences:»»Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise»»Skyline Gondola & Dinner»»World famous TranzAlpine train
Inclusions:»»7 nights premium accommodation»»Full breakfast daily (B), 1 lunch (L) & 5 dinners (D)»»All sightseeing, excursions and entrance fees as shown»»Complimentary private airport transfers on arrival and departure
Itinerary:
DAY 1 - ARRIVE CHRISTCHURCHKia ora! Welcome to New Zealand. A Kirra Tours representative will greet you at the airport with transport waiting to take you to your downtown city hotel.Stay: Rendezvous Hotel
DAY 2 - MT COOK, OMARAMA (B,D)After a brief tour of Christchurch, cross the Canterbury Plains to Lake Tekapo. Stop to view the Church of the Good Shepherd and the Collie Dog Memorial before visiting Mt Cook National Park with its 70,000 hectares of breathtaking alpine scenery before travelling on to Omarama. Optional ski-plane and helicopter flights are available subject to weather conditions.Stay: Heritage Gateway Hotel
DAY 3 - ARROWTOWN, QUEENSTOWN (B,D)Begin the acsent over the Lindis Pass to the township of Cromwell and continue on to Arrowtown. This historic village was once a haven for the gold prospectors of the 1860’s and features a fascinating collection of mining cottages. On to Queenstown, New Zealand’s premier holiday destination. Tonight, ride the Skyline gondola to the top of Bob’s Peak where both the dining and the views are unsurpassed.Stay: Copthorne Lakefront Hotel & Resort (3 nights)
DAY 4 - AT LEISURE IN QUEENSTOWN (B)Today is a free day to experience this magnificent resort town. Queenstown boasts an incredible array of adventure and leisure activities and your Coach Captain can assist with any optionalactivities you would like to do. Experience the thrills of riding on the world famous Shotover Jet Boat, perhaps cruise Lake Wakatipu on the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw, take a 4WD tour to Skippers Canyon or for the adventurous, try white water rafting. Tonight is free for you to enjoy one of the many restaurants and bistro’s on offer in town.
DAY 5 - SPECTACULAR DOUBTFUL SOUND WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE (B,L,D)After an early breakfast, we drive through lush farmland to Manapouri. Enjoy a leisurely cruise across this picturesque lake to West Arm, then travel over the Wilmot Pass pausing to view Doubtful Sound glistening far below. At Deep Cove, we board ‘Patea Explorer’, for a three hour cruise through this pristine fiord. Knowledgeable and friendly nature guides will share with you their passion for the region through their commentary. As the majesty of Doubtful Sound unfolds before you, you will be struck by its silence and beauty and its vastness will take your breath away. Return to Queenstown late evening and enjoy dinner at your hotel on arrival.
DAY 6 - WANAKA, HAAST PASS, FRANZ JOSEF (B,D)Stop at Lake Wanaka, a picture postcard resort on the lake's edge with a spectacular mountain backdrop. View the untouched wilderness and pristine lakes of the Mt Aspiring and WestlandNational Parks before arriving on the rugged and wild West Coast, home to the twin glaciers of Fox and Franz Josef.Stay: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier
DAY 7 - TRANZALPINE, CHRISTCHURCH (B,D)Stop to visit a Pounamu (Jade) factory before boarding the famous TranzAlpine train. Renowned as one of the most scenic train journeys in the world, this coast to coast rail adventure will take you through the Southern Alps, over massive viaducts, river valleys and gorges.Stay: Sudima Christchurch Hotel
DAY 8 - DEPART CHRISTCHURCH (B)Sadly, your holiday ends today and you will be transferred to Christchurch airport to connect with your onward flight.
Conditions: * It is our policy to present the cost of our flights & holidays inclusive of all airport and government charges. Please accept however that these charges are not within our control, therefore we reserve the right to pass on any increase. Travel agent professional service fees where charged, will be additional to the advertised prices.
