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'Sweet As' South ‘SWEET AS’ SOUTH NEW ZEALAND 23 NOVEMBER - 1 DECEMBER 2017 | 18 - 35 YEAR OLDS EXCLUSIVE CHRISTIAN CONTIKI TOUR! TRAVEL NZ JOIN LIKE-MINDED 18-35 YEAR OLD CHRISTIANS #NOREGRETS 9 DAYS | #NOREGRETS ‘SWEET AS’ SOUTH xperience the best of Southern New Zealand with like-minded travellers on a private exclusive tour. From Lake Ohau to Queenstown to EChristchurch - it's an adventure you won't want to end. Start off on an #NOREGRETS amazing scenic flight over Mt. Cook then get ready to hit Queenstown! You will cruise past stunning waterfalls in Milford Sound, and back on land the action is endless. Hike a glacier, swim in a hotpool and make friends for life. EXCLUSIVE CHRISTIAN CONTIKI TOUR! Lake Tekapo Moeraki Boulders 23 November - Speight’s Brewery Christchurch to Lake Ohau via Lake Meet up with your Contiki team at 9am in Christchurch and begin our journey. Check out the views of Mackenzie country and Lake Tekapo. We’ll stop off to see the intense milky blue waters of glacially- fed Lake Tekapo and the famous Church of the Good Shepherd - 24 November - Lake Climb on top, take a pic, and a spot you’ve most likely spotted Ohau to Dunedin learn about the Maori history on Instagram before. Well guess You’ll be waking up with a smile here, before the road trip to the what, now it’s your turn, and it’s on your face this morning as South continues. Next up, the all about that #nofilter beauty. you pull back the blinds to great student city of Dunedin. the sight of the bedazzling As the student hub of NZ Oh Lake Ohau how you impress Lake Ohau. Another Instagram Dunedin never fails to impress with your glorious views of famous destination, rising early travellers, and for those from Mt. Cook. Yet another swoon- is pretty much the only way to the UK you’ll notice a distinct worthy location where you’ll make the most of the fresh lake Scottish throwback. Take a tour have to pick that jaw up off the air and insane glassy lake vistas. of the iconic Speight’s Brewery, ground. Kick start the evening Head to Moeraki for a look at where tasting their brews is with a spectacular optional the massive boulders located simply good manners. glacier flight over Mt. Cook for smack bang on the beach. all new views of the country’s Meals: Breakfast highest mountain. Meals: Dinner 25 November - Dunedin 26 November - 27 November - to Queenstown Queenstown Queenstown Before we farewell Dunedin Today is yours to get acquainted It’s times like this that you really we’ll head to the base of with Queenstown and spend start to work out what sort of Baldwin Street, the world’s some time mulling over the traveller you are. And human steepest street, for a look at the activities up for grabs in the for that matter. You might be mind boggling angle. Seriously, next two days. To get you the one trailing through wine living on this street would give warmed up, we’ll be treating country and doing a spot of you major vertigo. you to an exhilirating Shotover horse back riding, or you may be Welcome to the adventure Jet experience, so throw that guy that crams in a bungy capital of the world - those hands in the air as you jump, a skydive and a heliraft Queenstown. On arrival we’ll fly through narrow Shotover & still craves more. It’s your take a quick tour to get your canyons at speeds of up to holiday - run wild as you see fit. bearings. Maybe tonight you can 85 km/hr. The afternoon and grab a delicious ‘FergBurger’? evening is yours to get into the Bungy Jump Rest up tonight - the next few Queenstown vibes. days are going to be BIG. Dunedin Meals: Breakfast Shotover Jet Shotover Jet 28 November - Milford 29 November - Keep an eye out for wildlife Sound Queenstown to Franz as we head through stunning Hasast Pass and Thunder Creek Today we’ll drive you to this Josef Glacier Falls, beautified by ancient stunning World Heritage area, As we farewell Queenstown rainforests, small glaciers then jump on board a boat and we’ll drop into Arrowtown and waterfalls. Note how the cruise these incredible waters to and lakeside Wanaka, a pretty scenery changes as we roll away experience this world-renowned ski resort town situated on from Queenstown through the slice of paradise. Keep your eyes a lake front and dwarfed by Southern Alps. peeled for whales, dolphins, and mountains. This town is fast seals amongst this incredible becoming one of NZ’s most Playing host tonight is the town scenery. popular spots, and a trip to the of Franz Josef, home to some Coach back to Queenstown. ‘Dough Bin’ for a luscious pie of NZ’s finest natural beauty should be high on the list today. Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with bushlands and glaciers that almost reach the sea. Tomorrow we’ll be out and about making Wanaka the most of it - who’s excited? Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Haast Pass Haast Pass Franz Josef Glacier Arthurs Pass Franz Josef Glacier 1 December - Franz Josef Glacier to Christchurch 30 November - Franz Armed with a new found Josef Glacier appreciation for frozen water, The day is yours - so hitting we hop back on the coach and the ice is a must. From walks start making our way back to and hikes or heli rides, to just Christchurch. chilling in Franz, the day is yours We stop in the gold rush to enjoy your way. Be sure to town of Hokitika and watch breathe in that fresh alpine air - authentic carvers get to work doesn’t it feel good. on green jade and take a look at traditional Maori art. Back on the Meals: Breakfast bus and arriving into Christchurch marks the end of our adventure (sob). NZ - you’ve been real. Meals: Breakfast 9 DAYS | #NOREGRETS ‘SWEET AS’ SOUTH Inclusions Team: A Young Adults Pastor, Trip Manager Transport: an experience and professional and Driver will show you the ropes. Whether trip manager & driver team modern, aircondi- providing local knowledge or cultivating a sense tioned coach with powerpoints for charging of community, our team leaders are people you can trust. Meals: 8 breakfasts, 3 dinners Me Time Optionals: Scenic helicopter flight to see Mt. Cook & land on Fox Glacier. Criose stunning Milford Sound 8 Nights: 1 in a hotel, 7 nights in lodges Pricing TOUR PRICE PER ADULT based on mininum 25 passengers Price per person $1,999 Single Room Upgrade $485 Twin Room Upgrade $259 If life is an adventure BOOK NOW! then NZ is utopIA MISSIONTRAVEL.COM.AU/NZCONTIKI | 1300 554 654.
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