The Essential South Island Self-drive Tour
This is one of our most popular South island self-drive tours
Starts & finishes in Christchurch
Departure Dates
Any date to suit your plans
Day 1: Arrive into Christchurch
Accommodation: Orari Bed and Breakfast
Day 2: Collect your rental car and travel to Mt Cook for an afternoon of alpine activities
Accommodation: Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Wing Premium Plus
Day 3: Follow the dry lands to Lindis Pass which leads into Central Otago, then through the Kawerau Gorge to Queenstown
Accommodation: The Dairy Private Hotel
Day 4: The day is yours to discover all the scenic spots and fun activities on offer in Queenstown
Accommodation: The Dairy Private Hotel
Day 5: Journey to the remote Doubtful Sound for your wilderness cruise
Accommodation: The Dairy Private Hotel
Day 6: Travel the Haast Pass to the West Coast and this evening relax in the glacier hot pools
Accommodation: Westwood Lodge
Day 7: Discover the remarkable world of ice atop the Franz Josef Glacier during your heli-hike
Accommodation: Westwood Lodge
Day 8: Drive north along the stunning West Coast Road and take the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch
Accommodation: Orari Bed and Breakfast
Day 9: Depart Christchurch today
- 8 nights accommodation in Boutique lodges & hotels
- Rental car hire including unlimited kms, airport fees, additional drivers, GPS navigation
- Daily breakfasts
- Private train station transfers
- TranzAlpine train from Greymouth to Christchurch
- Glacier Explorers tour, Mt Cook National Park
- Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre explorer pass
- TSS Earnslaw cruise and dinner at Walter Peak high country farm
- Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise
- Entry to Glacier Hot Pools
- Franz Josef Glacier Helihike
Description & Highlights
This is one of our most popular South island self-drive tours
Starts & finishes in Christchurch
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive into Christchurch
Accommodation: Orari Bed and Breakfast
Day 2: Collect your rental car and travel to Mt Cook for an afternoon of alpine activities
Accommodation: Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Wing Premium Plus
Day 3: Follow the dry lands to Lindis Pass which leads into Central Otago, then through the Kawerau Gorge to Queenstown
Accommodation: The Dairy Private Hotel
Day 4: The day is yours to discover all the scenic spots and fun activities on offer in Queenstown
Accommodation: The Dairy Private Hotel
Day 5: Journey to the remote Doubtful Sound for your wilderness cruise
Accommodation: The Dairy Private Hotel
Day 6: Travel the Haast Pass to the West Coast and this evening relax in the glacier hot pools
Accommodation: Westwood Lodge
Day 7: Discover the remarkable world of ice atop the Franz Josef Glacier during your heli-hike
Accommodation: Westwood Lodge
Day 8: Drive north along the stunning West Coast Road and take the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch
Accommodation: Orari Bed and Breakfast
Day 9: Depart Christchurch today
Included In Package
- 8 nights accommodation in Boutique lodges & hotels
- Rental car hire including unlimited kms, airport fees, additional drivers, GPS navigation
- Daily breakfasts
- Private train station transfers
- TranzAlpine train from Greymouth to Christchurch
- Glacier Explorers tour, Mt Cook National Park
- Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre explorer pass
- TSS Earnslaw cruise and dinner at Walter Peak high country farm
- Doubtful Sound Wilderness Cruise
- Entry to Glacier Hot Pools
- Franz Josef Glacier Helihike
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