Sir Edmund Hillary Explorer

Rail & Coach Tour around New Zealand

Members from: $7,916 P.P Twin ShareNon-members from: $7,995 P.P Twin Share

  • Type

    Package Holidays

  • Destination

    New Zealand South Pacific

  • Supplier

    Anzcro

  • Departs

    Multiple departures available. Enquire for more details.

Includes

  • 12 Nights Accommodation (4-5 Star Hotels)

  • 12 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches & 9 Dinners

  • Luxury Coach with Experienced Tour Director

  • TranzAlpine Train Journey

  • Cruise on the TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak

  • Arrowtown Lakes District Museum

  • Kingston Flyer Historic Train Excursion

  • Milford Sound Day Trip & Cruise

  • Takahe Sanctuary

  • Croydon Aviation Museum

  • Waimea Plains Railway (Rogers K92)

  • Taieri Gorge Train Journey

  • Dunedin Railways Train Journey to Oamaru

  • Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre, Mt Cook

  • International Antactic Centre OR Tram Trip

  • Coasta Pacific Train Journey (two days)

  • Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre

  • Cruise on the Interislander Ferry

Itinerary

Day 1: Christchurch - Greymouth - Franz Josef

Registration at Christchurch Railway Station

TranzAlpine via Arthurs Pass

Meal Inclusions - Dinner (lunch on your own)

Hotel: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef

Mode: Train / Coach

Day 2: Franz Josef - Haast - Queenstown

Haast Pass canyon lookout

Meal Inclusions - Breakfast & Lunch (dinner on your own)

Hotel: Novotel Lakeside Hotel, Queenstown

Mode: Coach

Day 3: Queenstown

TSS Earnslaw & Walter Peak Homestead Gourmet BBQ Lunch

Arrowtown - Lakes District Museum

Meal Inclusions - Breakfast & Barbeque lunch (dinner on your own)

Hotel: Novotel Lakeside Hotel, Queenstown

Mode: Coach / Steam Ship

Day 4: Queenstown - Te Anau

Kingston Flyer

Takahe bird sanctuary

Meal Inclusions - Breakfast, Picnic lunch & Dinner

Hotel: Distinction Hotel Luxmore

Mode: Coach / Steam Ship

Day 5: Te Anau - Milford Sound - Te Anau

Coach along Eglinton Valley to Milford Sound via Homer Tunnel

Milford Sound Cruise

Meal Inclusions - Breakfast, Picnic lunch on cruise & Dinner

Hotel: Distinction Hotel Luxmore

Mode: Coach / Cruise

Day 6: Te Anau - Mandeville - Dunedin

Coach from Te Anau via Mandeville to Dunedin

Croydon Aviation Museum & Waimea Plains Railway, “Rogers K92”

Meal Inclusions – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Hotel: Distinction Hotel, Te Anau

Mode: Coach

Day 7: Dunedin

Taieri Gorge train trip

Afternoon of leisure

Meal Inclusions - Breakfast (Lunch & dinner on your own)

Hotel: Distinction Hotel, Te Anau

Mode: Train / Coach

Day 8: Dunedin - Oamaru - Aoraki Mt Cook

Train from Dunedin to Oamaru & Coach to Aoraki Mt Cook

Meal Inclusions - Breakfast, Picnic lunch & Dinner

Hotel: Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Mt Cook

Mode: Train / Coach

Day 9: Aoraki Mt Cook

Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre & scenic drive

Presentation by guest speaker from the Hillary family

Meal Inclusions - Breakfast & Dinner (lunch on your own)

Hotel: Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki Mt Cook

Mode: Coach

Day 10: Aoraki Mt Cook - Christchurch

Coach to Christchurch (via Lake Tekapo)

Christchurch Antarctic Centre OR Private Tram Tour

Meal Inclusions – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Hote;: Distinction Christchurch Hotel

Mode: Coach

Day 11: Christchurch - Kaikoura

Coastal Pacific Scenic Train to Kaikoura

Meal Inclusions - Breakfast onboard train & Dinner (lunch on your own)

Hotel: Sudima Hotel, Kaikoura

Mode: Train

Day 12: Kaikoura - Marlborough

Coastal Pacific Scenic Train from Kaikoura to Marlborough

Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre

Meal Inclusions - Breakfast, Picnic lunch & Dinner

Hotel: Scenic Hotel Blenheim or similar

Mode: Train

Day 13: Marlborough - Wellington

Interislander ferry to Wellington

Tour ends

Meal inclusions – Breakfast (lunch and dinner on your own)

Mode: Coach / Ferry

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Disclaimer

Tour price is based on 2 people twin share and is priced in Australian Dollars. Pricing is correct at the time of submission but is subject to change without
notice. Valid for travel from January 2025 - April 2026. A 20% deposit is required at time of booking. An additional 40% due six months prior to the tour departure, and final balance
due the month before your tour departs. Flights not included. Blackout periods may apply. Inclusions are subject to change based on supplier operational capabilities.