SOLO TOUR: Explore New Zealand's South Island in VIP luxury with a small group of solo travellers! (Jan 2022)

Enjoy "Business Class on wheels" with this luxury coach experience, seating no more than 20 travellers in leather seats with grand panoramic views.

COACH FEATURES:

• 20 Business Class seats on a full-size coach
• 2 door access; dedicated seat side storage with tray table; cup holder
• Restroom; daily onboard Wi-Fi allowance

Read on to get inspired by the grand day-by-day itinerary...

PREPAID ATTRACTIONS

• International Antarctic Centre
• TranzAlpine Rail Journey
• Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw
• Lakes District Museum
• Milford Sound Nature Cruise and Lunch
• Guided tour of Larnach Castle*
• City sights tour of Christchurch and Dunedin

EXPERIENCE:

• Professional Coach Captain
• Personalised Meet and Greet on arrival in Christchurch
• Return airport transfers in New Zealand
• 10 nights in 4.5 star accommodation ( including 3 x two night stays)
• Hotel porterage
• 1 rail journey
• 2 cruises
• All sightseeing and prepaid attractions
• Extensive Optional Tours Programme
• Deluxe Documentation Pack

MEALS:

• 10 cooked breakfasts
• 8 sumptuous dinners including Complimentary pre-dinner drink at the Welcome Dinner and 2 specialty dinners: Walter Peak Homestead, Queenstown; Intimate Farewell Dinner, selected beverages, Christchurch
• 1 picnic lunch: Milford Sound Nature Cruise
• 1 Ultimate High Tea: Larnach Castle
• Enjoy GPT Wine Time (discounted drinks)

Please note dinner on Day 1 is not included for anyone arriving later than 8:00pm

Your holiday includes 10 nights in 4.5 star hotel accommodation:

• Sudima Christchurch City
• Te Waonui Forest Retreat, Franz Josef
•  Millennium Queenstown
• Distinction Te Anau Hotel & Villas
• Distinction Dunedin Hotel
• The Hermitage Hotel, Mt Cook 

One departure only - 07 January 2022

• Single room - from $8059 per person

Includes guaranteed single room (no twin share available).

Call our local travel team on 1300 414 198 for flight info and to book your seat!

07 Jan 2022: ARRIVE CHRISTCHURCH

On arrival into Christchurch you will be met and transferred to your hotel. This evening enjoy a complimentary pre-dinner drink as you meet your travelling companions.

• Stay: Sudima Christchurch City (2 nights)
• Included Meals: Dinner (not included for anyone arriving later than 8:00pm)

08 Jan 2022: CHRISTCHURCH

This morning visit the International Antarctic Centre, designed to provide an informative account of life in Antarctica. Feel the chill of the Antarctic storm room, take a ride on the Hagglund all-terrain vehicle, see the little blue penguins and be astonished within the immersive 4D theatre. This is followed by a city tour of Christchurch. The remainder of the afternoon and evening is at leisure to explore further.

• Included Meals: Breakfast

09 Jan 2022: CHRISTCHURCH - ARTHUR’S PASS - FRANZ JOSEF

This morning board the TranzAlpine, renowned as one of the great train journeys of the world. Travel over massive viaducts, river valleys and spectacular gorges as you ascend to Arthur’s Pass located in the centre of the Southern Alps. Board your Ultimate Coach and travel to Hokitika, famous for its Greenstone before continuing to the township of Franz Josef where time is available to experience a scenic flight (optional, weather permitting) over the spectacular glaciers.

• Stay: Te Waonui Forest Retreat
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

10 Jan 2022: FRANZ JOSEF - QUEENSTOWN

See the snow-capped peaks of the Southern Alps as you travel south along the West Coast. Continue via the Haast Pass, an area of stunning beauty before arriving into picturesque Queenstown, a year-round resort situated on the shores of magical Lake Wakatipu. This evening is at leisure, you may choose to dine out at one of the many fine restaurants.

• Stay: Millennium Queenstown (2 nights)
• Included Meals: Breakfast

11 Jan 2022: QUEENSTOWN (FREE DAY)

Today is a free day for you to explore Queenstown with many optional activities available. You may wish to enjoy the thrill of a jet boat ride, a heritage tour of the scenic Skippers Canyon or to get up close to a Kiwi bird. This evening board the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw and cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station. Sit back, relax and enjoy a delicious gourmet barbecue dinner featuring a menu of seasonal, fresh and locally sourced food at the Colonel’s Homestead. After dinner enjoy a short farm tour then reboard the TSS Earnslaw for a sing along by the piano as you cruise back to Queenstown.

• Included Meals: Breakfast, Specialty Dinner

12 Jan 2022: QUEENSTOWN - TE ANAU

Enjoy a leisurely start this morning before travelling to Arrowtown, an old gold mining village where you visit the Lakes District Museum. This innovative museum is heavily involved in the protection of the historic buildings scattered around town. Continue to Te Anau, the gateway to Fiordland. Today you may like to visit the Te Anau Glowworm Caves (optional).

• Stay: Distinction Te Anau Hotel & Villas (2 nights)
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

13 Jan 2022: TE ANAU - MILFORD SOUND - TE ANAU

Depart Te Anau for a fascinating drive to Milford Sound where you board your launch for a nature cruise on this magnificent fiord. See the spectacular Bowen Falls and towering Mitre Peak as you enjoy a picnic lunch onboard. This afternoon return to Te Anau where some free time is available. You might like to cap off your Fiordland experience by watching the breathtaking film, Ata Whenua - Shadowland, which screens at the Fiordland Cinema (optional).

• Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

14 Jan 2022: TE ANAU - DUNEDIN

Travel via Gore and Balclutha to Dunedin known as the ‘Edinburgh of the South’. Enjoy a city tour followed by some free time to explore at leisure. Optional activities include a tour of the Speight’s Brewery, which produces New Zealand’s most popular beer, see wildlife in their natural habitat or take a tour of Olveston Historic Home, containing many treasures of a bygone era.

• Stay: Distinction Dunedin Hotel
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

15 Jan 2022: DUNEDIN - MT COOK

Travel along the Otago Peninsula to Larnach Castle, hear the tragic and scandalous stories on a guided tour. There is time to wander around this Garden of International Significance followed by an Ultimate High Tea served in the Grand Ballroom. Farewell Dunedin and travel to Oamaru famous for its limestone. Follow the Waitaki River and see Lake Benmore as you travel to Mt Cook.

• Stay: The Hermitage Hotel (Aoraki Wing)
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

16 Jan 2022: MT COOK - CHRISTCHURCH

This morning marvel at Mt Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak. The opportunity is available to enjoy a scenic flight (optional, weather permitting) over the Southern Alps. Continue to Lake Tekapo and view the brilliant turquoise water, the Church of the Good Shepherd and the Sheep Dog Statue before arriving into Christchurch for an introductory city sights tour. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner including selected beverages with your new found friends.

• Stay: Sudima Christchurch City
• Included Meals: Breakfast, Specialty Dinner

17 Jan 2022: DEPART CHRISTCHURCH (B)

Time to say goodbye. You will be transferred to the airport for your flight home after a memorable New Zealand holiday.

• Included Meals: Breakfast