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- Tour Operator:
- APT
- Max group size:
- 200
- Age range:
- 8 to 99
- Operated in:
- English
- Tour id:
- 191615
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Ride the Glenbrook Vintage Steam Train
- Explore Maori culture at Te Puia Centre
- Cruise across Cook Strait on a ferry
- Travel on the TranzAlpine train
- Cruise the stunning Milford Sound
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Arrive Auckland
- Day 2 Auckland, Glenbrook Vintage Steam Train
- Day 3 Auckland, Rail Cruise Experience, Rotorua
- Day 4 Rotorua
- Day 5 Rotorua, Wellington
- Day 6 Wellington
- Day 7 Wellington, Picton, Coastal Pacific Train, Christchurch
- Day 8 Christchurch, TranzAlpine Train, Fox Glacier
- Day 9 Fox Glacier, Queenstown
- Day 10 Queenstown
- Day 11 Queenstown, Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, Te Anau
- Day 12 Te Anau, Dunedin
- Day 13 Dunedin, Lake Tekapo
- Day 14 Aoraki/Mount Cook, Christchurch
- Day 15 Depart Christchurch
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Sudima Auckland City
HotelDays 1, 2Sudima Rotorua
HotelDays 3, 4Travelodge Hotel Wellington
HotelDays 5, 6Quality Hotel Elms
Hotelday 7Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier
Hotelday 8Queenstown
HotelDays 9, 10Kingsgate Hotel Te Anau
Hotelday 11Scenic Hotel Dunedin City
Hotelday 12Peppers Bluewater Resort
Hotelday 13Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport
Hotelday 14
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
Operated by
APT
Number of tours
212
Age Range
8 to 99 years old
Response time
within 2 days
Response rate
80%
A family-owned company since its conception in the 1920s. APT had its beginnings when Bill McGeary built a bus body on a tray truck after a tram strike affected the city of Melbourne. Through Bill's son Geoff, APT pioneered Australia's dynamic travel industry in the 1960s and 1970s via a diverse...
Read moreCustomer Reviews
- Overall RatingGood
- ItineraryGood
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationAverage
- FoodGood
- JMJohn· February 6th, 2023The tour started on a wrong note because we were not met at the airport in Auckland. After some time and effort another gentleman unrelated to the tour drove us to our hotel and wouldn't dream of taking any money. This was the first of many interfaces with NZ people, who seem to be universally friendly and helpful. Once we met with tour director Fernando and the rest of our tour group the trip was terrific. Although this was billed as "rail tour" we spent much more time on the tour bus then on the rails. However, the two bus drivers - John and then Rob - were excellent and provided local insight into all of the areas we visited, in a knowledgeable and humorous manner. We managed to leave our passports in a hotel safe, and Fernando went all out to recover them for us. The tour group were all seniors, and we made some good friends that we hope to see again. The NZ weather was perfect for the whole tour, and we were in warm dry Christchurch when Auckland had their floods Clearly we would have needed a much longer time to see all that NZ has to offer, but what we did see was impressive - incredible greenery, roads and rail lines installed thru impossible terrain, huge cattle and sheep herds, entrepreneurship displayed every where. Terrific tour, nice folks!Show moreTrip date: January 2023
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