New Zealand Coach Tours » Mountain Melody

Tour Inclusions

Milford Sound - cruise
Milford Sound - Mitre Peak and Bowen Falls
Queenstown - Skyline Gondola
TranzAlpine Train - Discover the beauty of the Southern Alps

Meals

None included in the price. Breakfasts are optional.

Independant Touring Standard Inclusions

6 Nights Quality Accommodation
Luxury Coach Transport & Hotel Transfers
Daily Departures

1	Christchurch - Glaciers Board the renowned TranzAlpine Train and cross the Canterbury Plains to the mountains. Arthur’s Pass and the lengthy Otira tunnel lead you to the West Coast. Join your coach in Greymouth and travel via the jade carvers of Hokitika to the glacier region. Stay two nights at the Fox or Franz Josef Glacier.	Accommodation (2nights): Gold: Te Weheka Inn Silver: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier Bronze: Heartland Glacier Country Motel: Motel Studio
2	At Fox or Franz Josef Glacier Today you have a whole day at leisure. Perhaps enjoy an optional guided walk on the glacier, a heli-hike or or a scenic flight, or an unguided walk to the terminal face. Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers both extend 12 kms from the high snow fields of the Southern Alps. The terminal face of the Franz Josef glacier is just 5 kms from the Franz Josef township and at Fox an easy walk from the village to the terminal face.
3	Glaciers - Wanaka Dense rainforest contrasts with rugged coastal vistas as you plunge deeper into South Westland. As the Haast River guides you inland through the Haast Pass, you may like to travel part of the way by jetboat(not included). Continue south into dense rainforest broken by rugged coastal vistas. Reach Lake Wanaka in the early afternoon. Stay 1 night in Wanaka	Accommodation: Gold: Scenic Hotel Southern Cross Silver: Scenic Hotel Dunedin City Bronze: 526 George St Boutique Hotel Motel: Motel Studio
4	Wanaka - Queenstown A free morning in this beautiful resort town. Continue this afternoon through the rugged Kawarau Gorge to Queenstown. Stay 3 nights in Queenstown	Accommodation (3nights): Gold: Millennium Hotel Silver: Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bronze: Copthorne Hotel and Resort Motel: Motel Studio
5	At Queenstown Today is completely at your leisure to enjoy the many sights of this alpine resort situated on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Queenstown offers something for everyone - you can enjoy the quiet beauty and tranquility of this mountain retreat and enjoy several walking trails in the town area. For sheer excitement there is white-water rafting, helicopter rides, the famous jet boats, bungy jumping to pump your adrenalin, and offroad 4WD tours with plenty of river crossings. There are cruises on the lake and a visit to a high country sheep station, and wine tasting tours. You can visit nearby Arrowtown where the main street has been preserved since the 1860's gold rush days and you can try your luck and pan for gold in the adjacent Shotover River. We have included the Skyline Gondola ride in your tour package. This evening enjoy tour bonus Kiwi Haka Cultural show.
6	Queenstown - Milford Sound - Queenstown An early start takes you through the Fiordland National Park, passing the Mirror Lakes, The Chasm, the Homer Tunnel and the Cleddau Chasm. A cruise on Milford Sound beneath lofty Mitre Peak, waterfalls and out to the mouth of the tasman Sea is included. Then you climb out of Milford Sound to return to Queenstown.
7	Queenstown - Mt Cook - Christchurch hrough the Kawarau Gorge to the Lindis Pass. Cross the spectacular Mackenzie Country bounded by the Southern Alps to Mount Cook National Park. Cross the manicured patchwork of the Canterbury Plains to arrive in Christchurch at approximately 6:.40 pm. Please note there is no commentary on this leg of the journey.

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