Duration: 11 Days
Price: from NZ$7,199
Departure From: Wellington
Departure Date: Monthly Departures
Tour Type: Escorted Tour
Meal Plan: B&B and selected meals
Physical Grading: 2/5
ENQUIRE NOWJoin us on this guided southern rail scenic tour across the Cook Strait, past the mighty Southern Alps and through the Wild West Coast to beautiful Queenstown.
This beautifully crafted southern rail and coach tour offers the best of New Zealand’s southern rail journey including stunning one-way trips aboard the Coastal Pacific and TranzAlpine trains.
Beginning with a taste of New Zealand’s cool little capital Wellington, you are soon aboard the Inter-islander crossing the Cook Strait to what locals call The Mainland. A tasty wine tour experience in the famous Marlborough vineyards acts as a perfect precursor to your day aboard your first southern rail journey, the Coastal Pacific via Kaikoura where you overnight, and then on to Christchurch.
The second half of your journey takes you through the Southern Alps aboard the fabled TranzAlpine southern rail train before arriving on New Zealand’s wonderful West Coast. A night by the thunderous sea in Punakaiki is a highlight, before traversing the windy roads of Westland and Glacier Country. An overnight stop in Franz Josef allows you to feel at one in the heart of New Zealand’s native forests and then onward to the Southern Lakes and the absolute gem of a destination that is Queenstown, framed by the fabulous Lake Wakatipu and the stunning Remarkable mountains.
Each option on is highly recommended to make the most of your Southern Rail highlights tour. Ask at the time of booking.
Whale Watch Kaikoura – Head offshore for a fantastic display of Humpback whales in a stunning natural environment. Kaikoura is a marine paradise.
Punting on the Avon – Enjoy the peace and tranquility of punting on the Avon River through the heart of Christchurch
Milford Sound Day Tour – Add New Zealand’s most popular day out to your trip and explore the beauty of Fiordland and the irrepressible Milford Sound.
TSS Earnslaw Dinner Cruise – Voyage across the pristine Lake Wakatipu with its stunning mountain backdrop for a sumptuous BBQ dinner at Walter Peak and a steamship cruise.
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