9 Day Must Do South Island Self Drive Tour

 
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9 Day Must Do South Island Self Drive Tour

BEST OF THE SOUTH IN 9 DAYS

This South Island Road Trip will maximize your experience in New Zealand's South Island, this self-drive itinerary allows you to see and do those iconic New Zealand site-seeing and activities New Zealand is famed for - the Must-do's.

Scenic Glacier Flight, Franz Joseph Glacier, Tranz Alpine Rail Journey, Mt Cook Star Gazing & Walk, Cruise Lake Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown.

 

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Visited Locations

Christchurch City
Franz Josef
Greymouth
Lake Matheson
Lake Tekapo
Mount Cook National Park
Queenstown City

First Light Travel

Duration
9 Days
Starts
Christchurch
Finishes
Christchurch
Type
Self Drive
Transport
Car
Accom
4 Star Accommodation

Inclusions

50 Page Essential New Zealand Guide
All Activities as per Highlights
Dedicated Travel Consultant
Detailed Daily Itinerary and Vouchers
Full 24 Hour Support
Specialized Guides on all Adventures
Standard Hire Vehicle with GPS

Highlights

Gondola and Luge Queenstown
Hooker Valley Walk - Mt Cook
Shotover Jetboat Queenstown
Star Gazing Mt Cook National Park
TranzAlpine Rail Journey
TSS Earnslaw Steamboat Cruise
Twin Glacier Helicopter Flight – Fox & Franz
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Matheson
Mt Cook
Punting Christchurch
Mt Cook Star Gazing
Hooker Valley
Earnslaw
Gondola
Franz Josef Glacier
Heli Hike
Tranz Alpine Train

Google Rating

5
401 reviews

TripAdvisor Rating

5
207 reviews
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Reviews of this tour....

Franz Josef Helihike
5

Sheel & Anju Aditya

Singapore
22 Mar 2023

Hi Ashlee,
Thanks for organizing our South Island tour in January this year.
It was a power packed itinerary and covered all the major highlights within 6 days!
Heli-hiking on Franz Joseph Glacier, Milford Sounds & the boat tour at Mt. Cook were truly incredible for us.
Self-driving across the island gave us a good opportunity to absorb the scenic beauty of New Zealand.
The entire tour was well designed and we had no glitches anywhere. Thank you very much.

Sheel & Anju Aditya, Singapore

 

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