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Plan your adventure:
- In-depth Cultural
- Family
- Private
- Partially Guided
- 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 100
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Drive at your own pace in your own rental car
- Uncover the delights of New Zealand’s ‘Garden City’
- Spend the night at the base of Mount Cook
- Experience Dunedin, Te Anau and Queenstown the best of Otago
- Journey over mountain vistas on the iconic TranzAlpine
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 On arrival, you will be met by a private driver and transferred to your Christchurch accommodation
- Day 2 Collect your rental car then explore Christchurch and its surrounding suburbs
- Day 3 Leaving the MacKenzie Country you'll follow the Waitaki River to the coast then south for Dunedin
- Day 4 Today is yours to explore the history of Dunedin or head out to the Peninsula for amazing wildlife encounters
- Day 5 Travel through the rich farmland of South Otago and Southland to reach Te Anau, gateway to Fiordland
- Day 6 Start early this morning so you have time to enjoy the spectacular Milford Road
- Day 7 Travel through rolling Southland countryside then follow Lake Wakatipu to Queenstown
- Day 8 You have today free to explore Queenstown and surrounds
- Day 9 Take the Crown Range Road to Wanaka before travelling the spectacular Haast Pass to the West Coast
- Day 10 Explore the glacier region, we recommend a scenic flight for amazing views
- Day 11 Drive north along the stunning West Coast Road and take the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch
- Day 12 Depart Christchurch today
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Additional Services
- Transport
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Guide
- Insurance
- Meals
- Optional
- Additional Services
Operated by
Discover New Zealand
Number of tours
24
Age Range
21 to 99 years old
Response time
8 hours
Response rate
100%
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- David· January 16th, 2025Our overall experience was excellent. The New Zealand tour comp did a fine job booking hotels, car rental and...
- Barbara· March 28th, 2024We thoroughly enjoyed our self-driving tour. The experience was seamless from start to finish. Once we signed up, we...
Dates & Availability
12 days
The Southern Circuit Self Drive Tour
From Christchurch to Christchurch
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