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Plan your adventure:
- In-depth Cultural
- Family
- Self Drive
- Private
- Partially Guided
- Explorer
- Personalized
- Christmas & New Year
- Operator
- Discover New Zealand
- Private Tour
- Travel exclusively with your friends and family
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Guided in English
- Age range 2 to 99
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Drive at your own pace in your own rental car
- Journey over mountain vistas on the TranzAlpine
- Visit Queenstown on the shores of Lake Wakatipu
- Experience Mt Cook, New Zealand highest mountain
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Arrive Christchurch City
- Day 2 Today you'll enjoy a scenic drive through Canterbury and the MacKenzie Country
- Day 3 Head south-west to Fiordland
- Day 4 Take the spectacular Milford Road to Milford Sound for your nature cruise
- Day 5 Leave the fiords behind and head back into the mountains
- Day 6 Enjoy a fun-filled day in the adventure capital of New Zealand
- Day 7 Travel via Wanaka and across the 'Gates of Haast' to the West Coast
- Day 8 Drive north to meet the famous Tranz Alpine Scenic Train across alps and viaducts to Christchurch
- Day 9 Depart Christchurch today
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMStay connected on your adventure with a free eSIM, making it easier than ever to keep your friends, family and social media up to date without the hassle of roaming fees.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Guide
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Operated by
Discover New Zealand
Number of tours
24
Age Range
21 to 99 years old
Response time
9 hours
Response rate
100%
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Read moreCustomer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- BFBarbara· March 28th, 2024We thoroughly enjoyed our self-driving tour....Show more
Discover New Zealand commented on this reviewHello Barbara, We are thrilled to hear that everything went well with your holiday to New Zealand. I am glad that you like the accommodations that I provided and that everything was dealt efficiently. Thank you so much for your kind words and for... Show moreTrip date: March 2024 - PMPushpa· November 23rd, 2019Accommodation was great and staff were really...Show moreDiscover New Zealand commented on this reviewThank you for you kind review Pushpa! We really appreciate your feedback. We do offer personally tailored tours, so if you travel with us again please get in touch and let us know your preferences for less touristy spots and I'm sure we can find... Show moreTrip date: November 2019
Dates & Availability
9 days
Southern Icons - 9 Day Self Drive Tour
From Christchurch to Christchurch
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