Southern Coast and Stewart Island Nature Tour overview [ID: 58]

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This 16 day tour starts in Christchurch and finishes in Christchurch.

This tour also features:

Included activity: Private Transfer Christchurch International Airport to Christchurch Accommodation

Included activity: Electronic Travel Guide and In-Country Support App

Included activity: The Visitor Promise - Cultural Learning Course

Included activity: Milford Sound Cruise with Real NZ - Lunch Included

Included activity: TSS Earnslaw Cruise and Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner

Included activity: Wilderness Jet Experience with Dart River Safaris

Included activity: Franz Josef Glacier Helihike with Franz Josef Glacier Guides

Included activity: Shared Transfer from Christchurch Train Station to Christchurch CBD Accommodation with Christchurch Touring Company

Included activity: TranzAlpine Scenic Train: Greymouth to Christchurch

Included activity: Private Transfer from Accommodation to Airport with Christchurch Touring Company

Included activity: Akaroa Harbour Nature Cruise with Black Cat

Included activity: Dinner at Camp Estate, Larnach Castle

Included activity: Castle to Cruise Tour and Penguin Experience with Monarch

Included activity: Invercargill to Stewart Island with Stewart Island flights

Included activity: Ulva Island Explorer

Included activity: Stewart Island to Invercargill with Stewart Island flights

14 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 special dinners

Itinerary summary for: Southern Coast and Stewart Island Nature Tour

Day 1: Arrive into Christchurch City
Accommodation: Merivale Manor House

Day 2: Take a day trip to the French settlement of Akaroa
Accommodation: Merivale Manor House

Day 3: Today you'll enjoy a scenic drive through Canterbury and the MacKenzie Country
Accommodation: Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Wing Premium

Day 4: Leaving the MacKenzie Country you'll follow the Waitaki River to the coast, where you'll turn south for Dunedin
Accommodation: Camp Estate at Larnach Castle

Day 5: Discover the variety of wildlife that live on the Otago Peninsula
Accommodation: Camp Estate at Larnach Castle

Day 6: Take the Southern Scenic Route along the South Otago and Catlins coastline to Invercargill
Accommodation: The Langlands

Day 7: Fly from Invercargill to Stewart Island
Accommodation: Church Hill Boutique Lodge & Restaurant

Day 8: Explore remote Stewart Island and guided trip to the wildlife sanctuary of Ulva Island
Accommodation: Church Hill Boutique Lodge & Restaurant

Day 9: After landing in Invercargill take the Southern Scenic Route to Te Anau, gateway to Fiordland
Accommodation: Te Anau Lodge

Day 10: Journey along the magnificent Milford Road to Milford Sound where you'll enjoy an amazing cruise
Accommodation: Te Anau Lodge

Day 11: Travel through rolling Southland countryside then follow Lake Wakatipu to Queenstown
Accommodation: The Dairy Hotel Queenstown, A Naumi Chapter

Day 12: Dart River Wilderness Safari, then explore Queenstown
Accommodation: The Dairy Hotel Queenstown, A Naumi Chapter

Day 13: Take the Crown Range Road to Wanaka before travelling the spectacular Haast Pass to the West Coast
Accommodation: Westwood Lodge

Day 14: Explore the Franz Josef Glacier region by air and foot
Accommodation: Westwood Lodge

Day 15: Drive north along the stunning West Coast Road and take the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch
Accommodation: Merivale Manor House

Day 16: Depart Christchurch today

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Itinerary summary for: Southern Coast and Stewart Island Nature Tour