NZ Short Break Self Drive 7D/6N - New Zealand

Inclusions:

• 06 Nights Accommodation 
• Regular seat in coach touring coaches with English tour commentary
• Daily breakfast
• Rental car with unlimited kms and standard car insurance.
• Tours as per Itinerary

Exclusions:

• Airfares National or International
• Personal expenses & tips
• Drinks during meals
• Optional activities
• Parking fee at hotel, if applicable
• Road toll and car ferry fee, if applicable
• Fuel for rental car
• Additional rental car charges (eg Airport pickup charges)
• Insurance excess and additional accessories

Christchurch Airport : On arrival to Christchurch airport please make your way to the Budget Rental Car counter located within the arrivals hall to collect your Budget rental car and make your way to your accommodation.

Self-drive to Queenstown via Mt Cook

QUEENSTOWN - is the South Island's most popular resort, set alongside the shores of Lake Wakatipu, under the gaze of the Remarkables Ranges. See the contrast of smooth glacier rounded hills, and jagged mountain summits that reach high above the ancient ice floor. The town is renowned for its jet boating, bungy-jumping, skiing and awe-inspiring scenery. Local story has it, that the gold prospectors of the 19th century pronounced the town as "fit for any Queen", and so she was called Queenstown.
 

All day free at leisure.

Self-drive to Franz Josef via Wanaka

FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER - originally named Victoria, after Queen Victoria of England, geologist Julius Von Haast, renamed it, Franz Josef, after the current Emperor of his homeland, Austria. The Glacier is pale blue/green ice that has retreated and advanced many times over the years. A walk from the carpark to the Glacier terminal will give you some impressive views and an idea of the immense size of the Glacier itself. The township of Franz Josef is a small town based around the tourist and supply trade.

All day free at leisure.

Self-drive to Greymouth train station, return your rental car on arrival 

•    Tranz Alpine Greymouth/Christchurch at KiwiRail Scenic Journeys (9710235) is included Departs 1345hrs, Arrives 1805hrs
KiwiRail Scenic Journeys (9710235) - Tranz Alpine Greymouth/Christchurch
13:15  Report to Greymouth Train Station - 13:45 Depart Greymouth Train Station. Today you will board the TranzAlpine scenic train departing from one coast of New Zealand and arriving at the other. Your train journey is 223.8 kilometres long and takes just four and a half hours. There are 16 tunnels, and 5 viaducts, the highest being the Staircase standing at 73 metres. From your carriage you’ll see the fields of the Canterbury Plains, beautiful gorges and river valleys of the Waimakariri River. The spectacular Southern Alps and the lushness of Beech rain forest. An open air viewing carriage allows you to get even closer to the stunning scenery and provides many opportunities to photograph your favourite spots. There’s a lot to look forward to before arriving at your destination.

•    City to Christchurch Airport at Super Shuttle is included Seat In coach Transfer
Transfer from Hotel to Airport - Today, you will be collected from your accommodation by a representative of Super Shuttle and transfer by seat in coach to Christchurch Airport.

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A 3-minute walk from ChristChurch Cathedral, this modern hotel is also a 4-minute walk from Christchurch Central City and a 13-minute walk from Canterbury Museum. Contemporary rooms with subdued decor feature free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and minifridges. Room service is available.There's a casual restaurant and a lobby bar. Other amenities include a fitness room and saunas, along with a 24-hour business centre and conference space.

Set on the shores of Lake Wakatipu and in the shadow of the Remarkables mountains, this upscale hotel is a minute's stroll from the nearest bus stop and a 7-minute walk from Milford Galleries Queenstown. The warmly decorated rooms come with Wi-Fi (fee), flat-screens, tea and coffeemaking facilities, plus minibars and views of the mountains and the garden; some include balconies. Upgraded rooms add lake views. Suites have separate living rooms and whirlpool baths. There's 24/7 room service. A cosy restaurant offers a kid's menu and a terrace with panoramic lake and mountain views. The hotel features a cosmopolitan cocktail bar and 2 hot tubs.

Set on the edge of Westland National Park, this informal, rural hotel is within a 5-minute walk of the West Coast Wildlife Centre and the scenic tours offered by Franz Josef Glacier Guides. Featuring patios or balconies, the simple, warmly decorated rooms and suites include free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and minifridges, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. Suites add living areas. There’s no air-conditioning. Room service is available.There's a regional restaurant and a casual lounge with a fireplace, a balcony and panoramic views of the countryside. Other amenities include indoor hot tubs, a game room and free parking.

Today, you will be collected from your hotelby Real Journeys and travel from Queenstown along the shores of Lake Wakatipu, and through rolling countryside to TeAnau. After a short break at TeAnau, continue via the spectacular Milford Road, to Milford Sound. Board your Real Journeys vessel for a cruise the entire length of Milford Sound to the Tasman Sea. There are excellent viewing opportunities of waterfalls, rainforest, mountains and wildlife. Return transport to Queenstown at the conclusion of your cruise is provided. 

MILFORD SOUND:  Stunning surroundings at the heart of TeWahipounamu World Heritage Area. In Maori legend, the fiords were created not by rivers of ice, but by TuTeRakiWhanoa, a godly figure who came wielding a magical adze uttering incantations. Milford Sound (Piopiotahi) is without doubt his finest sculpture. Luxuriant rainforest clings to sheer rock walls washed with waterfalls. In the foreground stands Mitre Peak, dominating the skyline. Whatever the fiord’s mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.

Please check in for you Shotover Jet excursion at the Shotover Jet office located within The Station Building, Cnr Camp &ShotoverSts, Queenstown. Depart on the Shotover Jet courtesy coach to Shotover River.  From the moment the accelerator hits the floor your adrenaline hits the roof as you speed in mere centimetres of water along the famous Shotover River and deep into the spectacular Shotover River Canyons.  It's an amazing ride, as the Shotover Canyon walls tower over you, your expert driver puts your ‘Big Red’ through its paces and skilfully whips the Jet Boat past rocky outcrops, skims around crags and boulders, and speeds through the narrow canyons. Rock faces blur in your peripheral vision, the opaque water sprays into myriads of white crystals with every turn, and you grip the hand rail for comfort and reassurance and then let out a whoop of excitement as your driver spins the boat around in its own boat length — wow, you've just experienced the World famous Shotover Jet full 360 degree spin.   Hold on tight and enjoy the thrill as you spin and without losing momentum keep speeding along the river. Following your jet boat ride you will be returned to Queenstown by the Shotover courtesy coach. Minimum child height to travel is 1 mtrs in height. On some days where river level's require it, child height requirement may be 1.2mtrs to travel. This is purely a safety requirement and will be strictly adhered to.

From 01 Oct 2014 onwards, the time mentioned as departure time on the clients booking is the time the boat departs the jetty. Check-in time is therefore 30 minutes prior to this.

Please make your way to the Skyline Gondola base and take a Gondola ride to Bob’s Peak.

Report to the Glacier Base Building, Cron St  in Franz Josef for your Glacier Valley Walk (Min 4 pax) A highly informative, personalised tour to the dramatic Terminal Face of the glacier.  Includes a bonus Mountains to the Sea DVD. The Franz Josef Glacier is a rapidly changing feature. Franz Josef Glacier Guides reserves the right to change trip times, descriptions and prices, in response to changing conditions. Minimum age is at guide's discretion and subject to change. This trip is confirmed on the basis that the required minimum numbers for this service are met (Min 4 pax)