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New Zealand South Island 9-Day Drive, Cruise & Rail

9 days
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From Queenstown to Christchurch
4.1
37 traveler reviews
  • Scenic road leading to a body of water with mountains in the background.
  • Tourist train traveling through lush green landscape.
  • Rainbow over a lake surrounded by mountains.
  • A steamboat on a lake with mountains in the background and a wooden dock.
  • Lakeside town with snowy mountains in the background.
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Operator
Australia and New Zealand Travel Company
Explorer
Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Private Tour
Travel exclusively with your friends and family
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Ages 8+

Places You’ll See

  • Queenstown
    Queenstown
  • Milford Sound
    Milford Sound
  • Greymouth
    Greymouth
  • Christchurch
    Christchurch
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Highlights

  • Explore Queenstown's historic Arrowtown
  • Cruise overnight on the Milford Mariner
  • Walk through native forests to Blue Pools
  • Ride the TranzAlpine Scenic Train
  • Tour Christchurch on a heritage tram

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Arrive Queenstown
  2. Day 2 Explore Queenstown and surrounds
  3. Day 3 Drive to Milford Sound for overnight cruise
  4. Day 4 Drive to Milford Sound to Queenstown
  5. Day 5 Queenstown to Franz Josef Glacier (via Wanaka)
  6. Day 6 Explore Franz Josef Glacier
  7. Day 7 Franz Josef to Greymouth Train Station, TranzAlpine Train to Christchurch
  8. Day 8 Explore Christchurch
  9. Day 9 Depart Christchurch
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  • Optional
  • Additional Services

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Australia and New Zealand Travel Company

4.1
(37 reviews)

Number of tours

26

Age Range

18 to 85 years old

Response time

within 3 days

Response rate

96%

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Customer Reviews

  • Marc
    · August 21st, 2025
    great vacation. Four tours with time to ourselves.
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  • Marko
    · August 8th, 2025
    The itinerary and the day tours are varied and diverse. However, there are discrepancies between the description of the offer and the actual implementation. This concerned the itinerary, stops and departure times. This is a round trip that definitely requires the traveler's own initiative, attention and participation. A local prepaid card is a must for contact with the various tour operators. Some tours are unnecessarily long or offer the same destinations (e.g. Mount Cook). A few optional offers
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  • Ariel
    · September 20th, 2025
    Great tours and hotel location. Hotel centrally located food bars and public transport nearby about 25 to 30 minute walk from Circular Quay whre you can view Harbour bridge and Opera house. The boat cruise dinner was excellent, great food and staff please pass along our great review for the the dinner cruise staff. Tours are also excellent despite the rainy weather at the Blue Mountain our tour guide , Rin was excellent a d knowledgeable also kindly pass along aojr great reviews for the tour. Hop on Hop off was awesome the 2 day tickets were great to see the city.
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