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Rail & Cruise Experiences of New Zealand Rail & Cruise Experiences of New Zealand Christchurch to Auckland 16 days / 15-night Classic Journey Visit 18 places Embrace the romance of rail. Recline as you peer through panoramic windows, journeying the length of both islands, getting up close to the world's most incredible scenery. Admire the southern fiords and landscapes of Franz Josef, stand before the striking Moeraki Boulders, then witness the hot springs of Rotorua – this is just a taste of New Zealand's bountiful natural wonders on offer. Below Seasider Train 50 New Zealand 2020/21 APT Signature Experiences Coach Cruise AUCKLAND 1 Ride the famous TranzAlpine train. Rail Glenbrook 2 Rotorua Take in idyllic surrounds at Franz Josef. 1 Stay (nights) Glenbrook Vintage Railway National Park Rail Cruising Enjoy a Doubtful Sound overnight cruise. Experience Tongariro 1 Board the Taieri Gorge Railway. National Park Enjoy a ride aboard the Seasider train. Featherston Journey aboard the Coastal Pacific Train. 2 Picton Wellington Cruise Cook Strait on the Interislander ferry. TranzAlpine Train Coastal Pacific Train Explore Fell Locomotive Museum. Greymouth Discover a self-drive Rail Cart experience Franz Josef 1 2 CHRISTCHURCH in the Taumarunui Ranges. 1 Aoraki Mt Cook Experience true Māori culture at a traditional Hāngī Feast. Oamaru Queenstown 2 Waitati 1 Seasider Train Board the Glenbrook steam train. 2 Doubtful Sound Dunedin overnight cruise Taieri Gorge Railway Key Day 03: Franz Josef, Queenstown Day 05: Queenstown, Doubtful Sound Signature Experiences Travel along the Haast River, which offers Today, journey into the scenic Fiordland sublime views. Arrive in Queenstown and National Park. Here you’ll find sublime Freedom of Choice choose from four tempting restaurants in which natural landscapes, from immense lakes to BLD Breakfast Lunch Dinner to dine. Sample delicious fresh produce at a picturesque walking tracks. Board a cruise Queenstown brewery, or take a scenic gondola across Lake Manapouri before travelling by ride to the Skyline Restaurant, enjoying views coach over Wilmot Pass to Doubtful Sound. across Queenstown as you dine. Alternatively, Keep watch for fur seals and Fiordland crested Day 01: Arrive Christchurch cruise aboard the TSS Earnslaw, a vintage penguins. During your visit, board an overnight We'll meet you at Christchurch airport for your steamboat, or enjoy dinner at the acclaimed cruise to discover rugged peaks, hidden islets transfer to your hotel. Enjoy an afternoon city Elements Restaurant. BD and pristine rainforests. BD sights tour before a special welcome dinner. D Two Nights: Novotel Queenstown Lakeside. Stay: Doubtful Sound overnight cruise. Stay: Christchurch, Commodore Hotel. Day 04: Queenstown Day 06: Doubtful Sound, Dunedin Day 02: Christchurch, Today, personalise your journey by Travel to Dunedin this morning, often referred TranzAlpine Train, Franz Josef choosing from a range of Freedom of Choice to as being the Edinburgh of the South. Wander Board the TranzAlpine train and enjoy sightseeing activities. Lord of the Rings fans the streets and admire the historical buildings stunning views from the open-air viewing will jump at the chance to visit filming locations still standing in immaculate condition. BD platform as you pass by the striking patchwork on a Safari of the Scenes tour. Perhaps join Two Nights: Distinction Dunedin Hotel. farmlands of the Canterbury Plains. Follow a Skippers Canyon 4WD adventure or a river the Waimakariri River and travel across the safari along the Dart River. New Zealand is Day 07: Taieri Gorge Railway, Dunedin Southern Alps within Arthur’s Pass National famous for its many vineyards and wines, and Wake up in Dunedin this morning and Park. Disembark at Greymouth and travel by a tour of its wine-producing areas is a tempting step aboard the Taieri Gorge Railway for a coach to Franz Josef, taking in the dramatic offer. Other activities include a leisurely cruise journey through the picturesque Southland terrain of the region, from alpine snowfields to over the waters of Lake Wakatipu, which will countryside, revealing some of the South verdant rainforests and glacial rivers. BD offer the chance to marvel at alpine scenery as Island’s most diverse scenery. Afterwards, you Stay: Franz Josef, Scenic Hotel. you relax and take it all in. B will enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. B Trip Overview Day Destination Included Highlight Day Destination Included Highlight 01 Christchurch Arrival 09 Christchurch Lake Tekapo 02 Franz Josef TranzAlpine Train 10 Wellington Coastal Pacific Train 03 Queenstown Freedom of Choice 11 Wellington Cable Car ride 04 Queenstown Freedom of Choice 12 Tongariro National Park Fell Locomotive Museum 05 Doubtful Sound Doubtful Sound cruise 13 Rotorua Forgotten World Railway 06 Dunedin City tour 14 Rotorua Freedom of Choice 07 Dunedin Taieri Gorge Railway 15 Auckland Glenbrook Vintage Railway 08 Aoraki Mt Cook Seasider Train 16 Auckland Farewell Live Fully New Zealand 51 Above Doubtful Sound / Right TranzAlpine Train Day 08: Dunedin, Seasider Train, Day 10: Christchurch, Mt Ruapehu Gondola for sublime vistas, before Aoraki Mt Cook Coastal Pacific Train, Picton, Wellington travelling to Tongariro National Park for a night Board the Seasider train and travel along Board the Coastal Pacific train this morning at the historic Chateau Tongariro Hotel. BD Otago Harbour before climbing the gentle and enjoy a journey through the rugged east Stay: Chateau Tongariro Hotel. slopes of Port Chalmers. Rejoin your coach coast. Traverse rolling fields and glimpse and journey to Oamaru. Head north to see the hidden towns along the Kaikoura coast, Day 13: Tongariro National Park, unusual Moeraki Boulders. Scattered across famous for marine mammal encounters. Say Rail Cruising Experience, Rotorua. the Koekohe Beach, these large, spherical goodbye to the South Island and step aboard Travel to Taumarunui where your rail cart stones were formed more than 60 million years the Interislander ferry, cruising across Cook awaits for a self-drive rail experience along a ago. Continue to World Heritage-listed Aoraki Strait and passing through Marlborough and decommissioned line. Travel through tunnels, Mt Cook National Park to see Australasia’s Queen Charlotte sounds to Wellington. BD over bridges and past charming towns through highest mountain, then head to the Sir Edmund Two Nights: Intercontinental Wellington. the landscapes of Whanganui National Hillary Alpine Centre. BD Park, before a picnic lunch. This afternoon, Stay: Aoraki Mt Cook, The Hermitage Hotel, Day 11: Wellington board your coach for Rotorua, known for its in a room with alpine views. Discover the delights of Wellington today mud pools, geysers and hot springs. This on a sightseeing tour. Take in the city’s evening, immerse yourself in Māori culture Day 09: Aoraki Mt Cook, sights before taking a ride on the Wellington during a traditional Hāngī Feast and cultural Lake Tekapo, Christchurch Cable Car, gazing out to landmarks such as performance. BLD After breakfast, drive along the spectacular the Nagasaki Peace flame. Afterwards, visit Two Nights: Millennium Rotorua. shores of Lake Pukaki to Lake Tekapo. Here New Zealand’s national museum – Te Papa you will visit the tiny Church of the Good Tongarewa, renowned for its interactivity. The Day 14: Rotorua Shepherd. Built from locally gathered stone afternoon and evening have been left free for Experience the icons of Rotorua at the and oak, the church was erected as a tribute you to enjoy Wellington at your own pace. B Agrodome Farm Show, then visit the Te Puia to the early pioneers of the area. Take a quiet Thermal Reserve, the centre for Māori culture. moment to enter the church and gaze out Day 12: Featherson, Tongariro National Park Alternatively, take a Hobbiton Movie Set tour, onto breathtaking views of the immense lake Arrive in the town of Featherston and which explores the making of The Lord of the and surrounding alpine vistas. This afternoon, explore the Fell Locomotive Museum, home Rings trilogy. Perhaps drive through forest and continue to Christchurch. B to H199, the only locomotive of its type in the farmland to visit New Zealand’s largest boiling Stay: Rydges Latimer Christchurch. world. Enjoy morning tea before riding the mud pool and colourful hot springs. B 52 New Zealand 2020/21 APT Day 15: Rotorua, Glenbrook Vintage Railway, Auckland Travel to Glenbrook and board the Glenbrook Vintage Railway. Journey through the Franklin countryside aboard this historic steam train. Stop at the Pukeoware Depot to view historic regional locomotives undergoing restoration, and savour a delightful morning tea. Re-board the train and travel back to Glenbrook. Spend the afternoon sightseeing around the northern city of Auckland. Check into your hotel and enjoy a delicious farewell dinner. BD Stay: Grand Millennium Auckland. Day 16: Auckland Today you'll awake to New Zealand's captivating landscapes for the final time. We say goodbye with a transfer to the airport for your flight. B Trip from $7,995 per person twin share Dates and Prices (A$) Twin From Solo From 16 Days Christchurch to Auckland (NRC16) 2020 $7,995 $10,795 All-inspiring. February 4, 25; March 24 All taken care of. 16 Days Christchurch to Auckland (NRR16) 2020/2021 $7,995 $10,795 Always. October 20; November 24; January 19; February 23; March 23 Please note: Prices listed are indicative and may not be available on all departure dates listed. Prices are seasonal and are subject Experiences in 17 destinations. to change. Bold dates indicate Guaranteed Departures. Prices are fully inclusive of all sightseeing, entrance fees, cruises, meals as specified and accommodation. Itinerary effective 20 October 2020 – 23 March 2021. Tours departing outside these dates Freedom of Choice inclusions in two locations. follow a different itinerary (NRC16) – enquire for details. See pages 60-61 for all other terms and conditions. Finest dining – a total of 26 meals. 15 nights hand-picked accommodation. For the most up-to-date prices and Superdeal savings, Services of an APT tour director and driver.
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