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Multi-lingual recorded commentary available 
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| Departs
daily: |
9.00am
from Christchurch Visitor Centre, Cathedral Square |
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| Arrives:
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6.40pm
on day 2 |
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| Fare:
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$NZ290
pp incl GST (Door to door transfers included) |
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Day
1 Christchurch Morning Sightseeing
Highlights and timings:
- 9.00am depart on Explorer city sightseeing tour
- Avon River & Canterbury Museum
- Arts Centre and Botanic Gardens, spacious Hagley Park
- Mona Vale historic homestead and gardens
- Cashmere Hills and Sign of the Takahe for panoramic views
of the city
- International Antarctic Centre and Hagglund Ride
- remainder of afternoon at leisure
Suggestions:
- ride the Tram around the inner city
- Christchurch Gondola for city and harbour views
- cafes, bars and restaurants of Oxford Terrace, by the
Avon River
Day
2 Christchurch – Mount Cook – Queenstown
- 8.20am depart by Newmans’ coach from Christchurch
Travel Centre
- cross the patchwork Canterbury Plains
- 12.25pm stop at the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake
Tekapo
- spectacular views of the azure blue water of Lake Tekapo
- follow the shoreline of Lake Pukaki
- enter the Mount Cook National Park
- 1.45pm lunch stop at The Hermitage Hotel (lunch included)
- leave the MacKenzie country and cross Lindis Pass
- travel along the rugged Kawarau Gorge
- 6.40pm arrive Queenstown terminal
(Note:
optional Mount Cook "Grand Traverse" scenic flights are available
with Air Safaris at Lake Tekapo – these can be booked
on the day with the coach driver).
Fare
includes:
- central city hotel/motel pick ups in Christchurch days
1 & 2
- central city hotel/motel drop off in Queenstown
- morning sightseeing tour with Explorer Tourline
- admission to International Antarctic Centre and Hagglund
Ride
- travel by Newmans' coach Christchurch/Mount Cook/Queenstown
- lunch at The Hermitage Hotel
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| Tour
code: TW403 |
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This
module may be travelled over 3 days
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Day
1: Christchurch city sightseeing
Day 2: Christchurch – Mount Cook
Day 3: Mount Cook – Queenstown |
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$NZ300
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| Departs
daily: |
8.00am
from Queenstown Travel Centre, corner Camp and Shotover
Streets |
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| Concludes:
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3.00pm
day 2 |
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| Fare:
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$NZ290
pp incl GST (Door to door transfers included) |
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Day
1 Queenstown - Mount Cook - Christchurch
Highlights
and timings:
- 8.00am depart Queenstown by Newmans
- the rugged Kawarau Gorge and tussock covered Lindis Pass
- Mount Cook National Park
- 12.00pm arrive Mount Cook. Buffet Lunch is included at
the Hermitage Hotel.
- spectacular views of Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki
- the patchwork farmland of the Canterbury Plains
- 6.15pm arrive Christchurch
Note:
optional Mount Cook "Grand Traverse" scenic flights are available
with Air Safaris at Lake Tekapo - these can be booked on the
day with the coach driver
Day 2 Christchurch Sightseeing
- 9.00am depart on a city sightseeing tour
- Avon River, Botanic Gardens and spacious Hagley Park
- Canterbury Museum and beautifully restored Arts Centre
- Mona Vale historic homestead and gardens
- 12.00pm arrive International Antarctic Centre and take
Hagglund Ride
- return to city. Remainder of the afternoon at leisure.
Suggestions:
- ride the Tram.
- take the free shuttle bus around the inner city.
- Christchurch Gondola for city and harbour views.
- cafes, bars and restaurants of Oxford Terrace, by the
Avon River.
- punting on the Avon River.
Fare
includes:
- central city hotel/motel pick up in Queenstown and Christchurch
- central hotel/motel drop off in Christchurch
- travel by Newmans' coach Queenstown/Mount Cook/Christchurch
- lunch at The Hermitage Hotel
- morning sightseeing tour with Explorer Tourline
- admission to International Antarctic Centre plus the Hagglund
ride
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| Departs
daily: |
8.20am
from Christchurch Travel Centre |
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| Arrives:
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4.10pm
Queenstown on Day 2 |
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| Fare:
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NZD$365
per adult (Central accommodation transfers included) |
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Graceful,
charming, vibrant, cosmopolitan - all describe Christchurch
very well. Festivals, theatres and art galleries abound. Christchurch
has many parks and gardens for which it is internationally
acclaimed. The azure blue water of Lake Tekapo, with the Church
of the Good Shepherd cradled on its shores. The Mount Cook
National Park is home to 22 peaks over 10,000 feet. Lake Wanaka
is located in a magnificent natural setting, offering opportunities
to ski in Winter and explore the lakes and rivers in the Summer.
Queenstown, on the shores of Lake Wakatipu is also a year
round alpine resort.
Day 1: Christchurch - Wanaka
Highlights
and Timings:
- 8.20am - Depart by Newmans' Coachlines NM9551
- Cross the patchwork farmland of the Canterbury Plains
- 10.20am - Coffee break at Geraldine (own cost)
- View the Southern Alps at Burkes Pass
- Spectacular views of the azure blue waters of Lake Tekapo
- 12.25pm - Stop at the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lake
Tekapo
- Follow the shoreline of Lake Pukaki
- Mount Cook National Park
- 1.45pm - Arrive Mount Cook. Buffet lunch is included in
the Alpine Restaurant at the Hermitage Hotel
- 2.40pm - Depart Mount Cook
- 5.05pm - Arrive Tarras
- 5.15pm - Depart Tarras by Edgewater Adventures
- Picturesque Lake Wanaka
- 5.45pm - Arrive Wanaka at Edgewater Adventures, 59 Brownston
Street
Day
2: Wanaka - Queenstown
- 9.00am - Depart for half day Mou Waho cruise & walk
by Edgewater Adventures
- Native flora and fauna
- 12.00pm - Return to Wanaka
- 2.40pm - Depart Wanaka by InterCity Coachlines IC8518
- The tussock grasslands of the Lindis Pass, travel along
the rugged Kawarau Gorge
- 4.10pm - Arrive Queenstown at Queenstown Travel Centre,
corner Camp & Shotover Streets
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| Departs
daily: |
8.10am
from Queenstown Visitor Centre |
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| Arrives:
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6.15pm
in Christchurch on Day 2 |
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| Fare:
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NZD$365
per adult (Central accommodation transfers included) |
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Travel
through the rugged Kawarau Gorge. Lake Wanaka is located in
a magnificent natural setting, offering opportunities to ski
in Winter and explore the lakes and rivers in Summer. Cross
the Lindis Pass to the Mackenzie Country. The Southern Alps'
highest peak is Mount Cook (3754m). Mount Cook National Park
is home to 22 peaks over 10,000 feet. Enjoy the azure blue
water of Lake Tekapo, with the Church of the Good Shepherd
cradled on its shores. Traverse the Canterbury Plains, a patchwork
of cropping and sheep farms and some of New Zealand's finest
pastureland. Graceful, charming, vibrant, cosmopolitan - all
describe Christchurch very well. Festivals, theatres and art
galleries abound. Christchurch has many parks and gardens
for which it is internationally acclaimed.
Day 1: Queenstown - Wanaka
Highlights
and Timings:
- 8.10am - Depart Queenstown by InterCity Coachlines IC8519
- The rugged Kawarau Gorge
- Picturesque Lake Wanaka
- 9.50am - Arrive Wanaka at Edgewater Adventures, 59 Brownston
Street
- 1.00pm - Depart for half day Mou Waho cruise & walk
with Edgewater Adventures
- Native flora and fauna
- 4.00pm - Return to Wanaka
Day
2: Wanaka - Christchurch
- 7.55am - Report to Edgewater Adventures, 59 Brownston
Street
- 8.10am - Depart Wanaka by Edgewater Adventures
- 8.45am - Arrive Tarras
- 9.20am - Depart Tarras by Newmans' Coach Lines NM9552
- Tussock covered Lindis Pass
- 10.20am - Coffee break at Omarama (own cost)
- Mount Cook National Park
- 12.00pm - Arrive Mount Cook. Buffet lunch is included
in the Alpine Restaurant at the Hermitage Hotel
- 12.40pm - Depart Mount Cook
- Azure blue water of Lake Tekapo
- 3.30pm - Coffee break at Geraldine (own cost)
- The patchwork farmland of the Canterbury Plains
- Christchurch and the Avon River
- 6.15pm - Arrive Christchurch at the Christchurch Travel
Centre, 123 Worcester Street
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