5-Day South Island Tour (NZD1088.00 + air ticket)
Day 1 Auckland/Christchurch We meet the tourists at Auckland airport, then transfer and fly to the " Garden City" of Christchurch. You will enjoy the Park, garden and English character architecture, Christchurch Centre. Overnight in Christchurch.
Day 2 Christchurch/Mount Cook/Queenstown This morning we leave Christchurch to travel across the Canterbury Plains and through Burkes Pass and past Lakes Tekapo and Pukati to grandeur of Southern Alps dominated by Mount Cook. You may have an opportunity to choose the optional helicopter riding to top of Mount Cook to see the wonderful views of the glacier's. Then we follow the Southern Apls southward through Lindis Pass and the Kawarau gorge to lake Wahatipu and Queenstown. Overnight in Queenstown.
Day 3 Queenstown/Milford Sound/Queenstown Today we travel along the shores of Lake Waktipu to Te Anau, gateway to the World Heritage Fiordland Natioanl Park, from the Homer Tunnel we emerge Into the Cleddau Valley, then we take a Milford Sound Red Boat Cruise, for an unforgettable experience to explore the wonder of this majestic fiord. Then we return to Queenstown and stay one night in Queenstown.
Day 4 Queenstown/Dunedin In the morning you have some free time to enjoy this fabulous resort and to take part in some optional activities, such as: thrilling jet boating on the rivers; white water rafting; helicopter riding; bungy-jumping; cruising on the lake and so on. After lunch, we drive through the Kawarau gorge to Cromwell and follow the Clutha River Valley down through Alexandra. We pass the rich farmlands of South Otago which lead you to Dunedin. Stay a night in Dunedin.
Day 5 Dunedin/Christchurch/Auckland This morning we embark on a brief Dunedin city sightseeing tour. Then travel north along the coast and stop to view the unique Moeraki Beach Boulders, enormous round rocks embedded in the sandy shore. After lunch we travel to Christchurch to catch the flight to Auckland.