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- Silver Operator
- Thrifty Tours
- Explorer
- Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Guided in English
- Group Size 2 - 50
- Age range 1 to 100
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Cruise on the magical waters of Milford Sound
- Journey over the Southern Alps on the TranzAlpine Train
- Immerse yourself in the cultural town of Rotorua
- Shred the powder white mountains and hit the slopes
- See the awe-inspiring Franz Josef Glacier
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Welcome to Auckland City
- Day 2 Auckland to Hobbiton to Rotorua
- Day 3 Explore Rotorua at leisure
- Day 4 Fly Rotorua to Christchurch today
- Day 5 Christchurch to Mt Cook National Park
- Day 6 Mt Cook National Park to Queenstown
- Day 7 Free day to explore Queenstown
- Day 8 Milford Sound day tour
- Day 9 Queenstown to Franz Josef Glacier
- Day 10 Franz Josef to Greymouth train station, Tranz Alpine train to Christchurch
- Day 11 Depart Christchurch today
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Operated by
Thrifty Tours
Number of tours
28
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
100%
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- Cheryl· May 3rd, 2025Overall the itinerary was excellent, allowing us to experience as much of S Island as possible in our short 5 day trip. All of our guides were wonderful and we enjoyed learning about NZ from them. It was well organized. Our one critique was that we were not clear on what to expect for breakfast opportunities. We didn’t know that “morning tea” would be at a bakehouse with pies which would have been good to know. On day 4 and 5 we didn’t realize we wouldn’t have an opportunity for breakfast stop and didn’t allow time to get food before leaving. So it would be helpful to have more clarity on this in the itinerary.Show more
- JOSEPH· February 28th, 2025We enjoyed our tour. All activities, lodging and transportation were scheduled and very smooth. The "New Zealand" app sent was very helpful laying in detail our itinerary and instructions. Communication to the vendor was easily made using the app.Show more
- William· February 28th, 2025Assumed there would be some type of guide instead of just directions.Show more
Dates & Availability
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- From Sunday29 Jun, 2025To Wednesday9 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:NZ $5,820
- From Monday30 Jun, 2025To Thursday10 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:NZ $5,820
- From Tuesday1 Jul, 2025To Friday11 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:NZ $5,820
- From Wednesday2 Jul, 2025To Saturday12 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:NZ $5,820
- From Thursday3 Jul, 2025To Sunday13 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:NZ $5,820
- From Friday4 Jul, 2025To Monday14 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:NZ $5,820
- From Saturday5 Jul, 2025To Tuesday15 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:NZ $5,820
- From Sunday6 Jul, 2025To Wednesday16 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:NZ $5,820
- From Monday7 Jul, 2025To Thursday17 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:NZ $5,820
- From Tuesday8 Jul, 2025To Friday18 Jul, 2025EnglishMultiple Room TypesFrom:NZ $5,820
What our customers ask about this tour
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Susan
Asked on September 28th, 2024What would be the price for adding one night of pre- and one night of post-accommodation? If they book these pre and post-nights, will they have airport transfers on those dates? Can they request a vegetarian option for food? What meals are included in the package?
Thrifty ToursOperator•Written September 2024Yes Sastry can definitely add a pre and post tour night which totals an extra $534 NZD. We can move the transfers to align with their flight dates, no problem. Yes we cater for vegetarians. There is 1 lunch included in this tour (On the Milford Sound cruise). We can note as vegetarian.
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Jack
Asked on March 11th, 2023Can he be linked with another male traveller to share a two single bed room?
- Thrifty ToursOperator•Written March 2023
Unfortunately, we do not have this option, if you are a single traveller you must book a single supplement as all our hotels are private we don't do shared rooms. If there is someone else travelling with your dad it would be based on 2 travellers which cost slightly cheaper.
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