Honeymoon Special - South Island
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Day 1: Arrive in Christchurch
Welcome to Christchurch “Garden city”. Upon arrival Self-drive clients will pick up the rental car from the airport and drive to your hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Christchurch
Today travel around Christchurch covering the central city highlights including the botanical gardens, Museum and Art Centre, the Avon river, Bridge of Remembrance, the cities new pop up container mall and many other CBD highlights. (Entry Costs to Attractions, where applicable, is Not Included).
Afternoon you have day free for optional activities like; Punting, Tarm, Gondola, Antarctic center etc (not included).
Overnight in hotel. (B)
Day 3: Christchurch toAbel Tasman
After breakfast drive to Abel Tasman; Abel Tasman National Park is a New Zealand national park located between Golden Bay and Tasman Bay at the north end of the South Island. Overnight at hotel (B)
Day 4: Abel Tasman
Today you have day free for leisure. Relax on the beach or enjoy optional activities like; Kayak, Sky dive etc. Overnight at hotel (B)
Day 5: Abel Tasman to Hokitika
This morning drive to Hokitika; is a township in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, 40 kilometres south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River.
Hokitika has great bars, cafes and restaurants in town with local delicacies and good coffee on offer. Stay night at hotel. (B)
Day 6: Hokitika to Wanaka
Drive to Wanaka, a resort town on New Zealand's South Island, is set on the southern end of its namesake lake with views of snowcapped mountains. It's the gateway to the Southern Alps' Mount Aspiring National Park, a wilderness of glaciers, beech forests and alpine lakes. Overnight at hotel. (B)
Day 7: Wanaka
After breakfast, enjoy you free day by doing some optional activities like; Fly plane, Puzzling world, Sky dive, Kayak etc.
Afternoon relax on the lake or take a long walk.Overnight at hotel. (B)
Day 8: Wanaka to Te Anau
This morning drive to Te Anau, is a town in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is on the eastern shore of Lake Te Anau in Fiordland. Lake Te Anau is the largest lake in the South Island and second only within New Zealand to Lake Taupo. Stay overnight at hotel. (B)
Day 9: Te Anau to Milford – Queenstown
After breakfast, travel to Milford Sound. The road to Milford Sound is one of the world's finest drives.
On arrival Join on aboard the Milford Adventurer for your Milford Sound boat cruise and marvel at one of the most stunning places on earth. We offer the ideal Milford Sound small boat experience, personal, friendly and uncrowded. During our Milford Sound scenic cruises, you'll marvel at Mitre Peak and feel the spray of Fairy and Sterling waterfalls on your face as you take in the Fiordland scenery.
Afternoon proceed toward Queenstown; sits on the shore of the South Island’s Lake Wakatipu, set against the dramatic Southern Alps. The surrounding Central Otago region is known for its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards, and for adventure sports.
Day 10: Queenstown
Today you may choose to travel around Queenstown and visit many of the city's highlights including Lake Hayes, AJ Hackett Bungy Bridge, HistoricArrowtown& Edith Cavell Bridge(activities not included). Overnight at hotel.
Day 11: Queenstown
Today you have day free for leisure; enjoy optional activities like Gondola, Shotover jet, Bungy, Rafting, heli ride, Spa etc. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12: Queenstown to Christchurch via Mt. cook
Departing Queenstown in the morning travel through ruggedly beautiful landscape and over the Lindis Pass into the Mackenzie Country. Continue through the diverse farmland ot the Canterbury Plains to Christchurch where the your journey concludes. Highlights: Lindis Pass, Mackenzie Country scenery, drive past Aoraki / Mount Cook , Lake Pukaki, Lake Tekapo - a stunning glacial-fed lake, Geraldine, Canterbury Plains. Overnight in hotel. (B)
Day 13: Departure day
After breakfast Self-drive customers will travel their rental car, drop the car at airport branch and board your flight for onward journey (flight not included)
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