4-Day Great Southern Island Circle Tour from Christchurch
MyLittleAdventure logo
English / EUR
4-Day Great Southern Island Circle Tour from Christchurch
/ New Zealand / Otago / Queenstown Lakes District / Queenstown / Tours & Activities /
See details in English
See details in German See details in Spanish See details in French See details in Dutch See details in Norvegian See details in Swedish

4-Day Great Southern Island Circle Tour from Christchurch

4 days
About this activity
Day 1: Christchurch/Mt Cook/Queenstown

Travel through the Canterbury Plains to the Southern Alps. Cross Burkes Pass to Lake Tekapo and visit the Church of the Good Shepherd. Travel up Lake Pukaki to Mt Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain. Stop for lunch (not inclued) before crossing Lindis Pass. Travel along Kawerau Gorge to Queenstown. Accommodation: Heartland Hotel Queenstown or similar

Day 2: Milford Sound Day Excursion

Travel along Lake Wakatipu beneath Remarkables to Te Anau. See the Mirror Lakes and continue past Christie Falls. Enter the Homer Tunnel, drilled through the solid rock of a mountain. Cruise along Milford Sound where you'll see Mitre Peak and rock walls rising 1200m vertically from the sea. Re-board your coach for a Queenstown return. Optional lunch on cruise available. Accommodation: Heartland Hotel Queenstown or similar

Day 3: Queenstown/Franz Josef Glacier

Travel along Lake Wanaka to Haast Pass. Pass through Central Otago and the majestic peaks of the Southern Alps with its rivers and rainforests. Continue up the West Coast past mountain ranges, native forests and lakes to Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers. Franz Josef Glacier is a 'living river of ice', 11 kilometers long and over 7,000 years old. Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier or similar

Day 4: Franz Josef/Greymouth/Arthur's Pass/Christchurch

Travel along the West Coast to Shantytown, a reconstructed Gold Rush town and then to Greymouth, where thousands of diggers lived during the gold strikes of the 1860's. Travel through Arthur's Pass to Christchurch via the TranzAlpine Express.
Read more Show less
Included
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Live commentary on board
  • Milford Sound Cruise
  • 3-nights accommodation
Not included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Please note that this tour is an independent tour and you may be traveling with a different driver/guide and group each day
  • Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
55%
Aquatic
25%
Original
25%
Reviews
4.2
16
C
Constance M
4 | 2019-01-28

The sights were great but I had not planned on such long "sitting on the bus" type days. The weather was rainy (not the tours fault), but it did not help the views The rain had caused some damage to the transalpine train so we had to continue on the bus. Again, some long days.

t
terrynancylynch
5 | 2017-01-18

This is a good way to see the South Island on a short stay. The bus drivers were quite good at explaining what we were seeing as well as giving us a general history of New Zealand. We even got a partly guided tour from one Inter City driver that was not part of the package.

K
Kathy Y. F
5 | 2014-07-01

My husband and I enjoyed this very scenic 4 day tour! Hotel accomodations were very comfortable and clean, taxi/coach were on time like clock work. Would highly recommend!!

L
Liberino M
4 | 2012-11-14

The logistics for this tour...buses, hotels, etc. were complicated, but everything ran smoothly. The itinerary was great, would have been 5 stars if there were more photo stops.

N
Norman M
4 | 2011-01-20

Very very early starts to get to the destinations listed on the tour, understandable given the large distances travelled. Of particular note would be the time spent reaching Franz Josef Glacier, arrival at 5p.m. still feel disappointed that it was not possible to reach the glacier due to the time constraints, perhaps a 5 day tour could be organised to give an extra day at Queenstown. The voucher for shuttle to connect to bus at Heartlands Hotel was incorrect and we were confronted by a very irate driver in fact he was just about to drive off and leave us - another criticism was shuttle bus from hotel at Franz Josef picked us up as per instructions to drive us to the bus stop where we waited for the bus to collect the people from the hotel that we had just left . Our accommodation was comfortable the voucher system with the exception of the above worked well and our collection from the Tranzalpine train station was efficiently done with a very information driver (Aaron) who gave us information on things to do at Christchurch, which we followed and had a pleasant day. All in all it was a lovely few days in a beautiful country. Even though it was a 4am departure from New Zealand it did not dampen our enthusiasm, and pleasure at what we had seen.

You may also like
Click to discover other experiences See all
Lord of the Rings
Collections
Lord of the Rings 16 Activities
Other Activities
Collections
Other Activities 38 Activities
Adrenaline
Collections
Adrenaline 34 Activities
Canyon
Collections
Canyon 18 Activities
Excursions From Queenstown
Collections
Excursions From Queenstown 30 Activities
Jeep, Buggy & 4WD
Collections
Jeep, Buggy & 4WD 27 Activities
Mount Cook
Collections
Mount Cook 9 Activities
Wine Tour
Collections
Wine Tour 34 Activities
Valleys
Collections
Valleys 27 Activities
Tandem Paragliding
Collections
Tandem Paragliding 5 Activities
See all 20 Collections
Anonymous
Anonymous

Queenstown

  • Information & Tips
  • Collections
  • Tours & Activities

Settings

We use cookies to provide you the best experience. By continuing to browse this site, you accept the use of cookies. For more information, please read our privacy policy.