Premium New Zealand South Island

Meals

9 breakfasts and 5 dinners are included

Transport

Private vehicle

Accomodation

Hotel (9 nights)

Included Activities

• Christchurch - Culinary Walking Tour Welcome Dinner
• Complimentary Arrival Transfer
• Greymouth - Pounamu (Greenstone) Studio Visit
• Christchurch - Leader-led Orientation Walk
• Christchurch - Tranzalpine Scenic Train
• Punakaiki - Rocks & Blowhole Visit
• Okarito - Plant Project Restoration Activity
• Franz Josef – West Coast Wildlife Centre
• Franz Josef - West Coast Wildlife Centre Visit with Ranger
• Wanaka - Criffel Station Lunch Experience
• Doubtful Sound - Cruise
• Doubtful Sound - Cruise
• Gibbston Valley - Wine Tasting
• Arrowtown - Walking Tour

• Embark on an overnight cruise in Doubtful Sound / Patea – your comfortable Feature Stay. Patea means ‘place of silence’ in Maori, and you’ll soon see why. Coast past sheer cliffs and waterfalls and learn about the local wildlife with an onboard naturalist.
• Ride the picturesque TranzAlpine train – known as one of the most scenic train routes in the world – past sparkling mountain lakes, towering cliff faces and winding rivers. Get even closer to nature from the open-air viewing carriage and dine on a meal inspired by this beautiful region.
• Explore Arrowtown – a heritage town that dates back to the gold rush era – and taste some of Central Otago’s best drops at a well-loved winery in Gibbston Valley.
• Go on a ranger-guided walk around the aptly named Blue Pools that feed the Makarora River and learn about the important work of a community-led project focused on regenerating New Zealand’s native forests
• Take a backstage tour of the West Coast Wildlife Centre which is helping to save the critically endangered rowi and Haast tokoeka kiwi birds from extinction.