New Zealand's Southern Sounds (Small Group)

12 days
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From Wellington to Christchurch
4.3
109 traveler reviews
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Group Tour
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Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Group Size 20 - 48
All Ages Welcome
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Highlights

  • Explore Knights of the Sky & Dangerous Exhibitions at Omaka Heritage Centre
  • Join Pavlova Queen Angie at her home at Lake Tekapo
  • Explore Highlands Motorsport Park Museum, a paradise for car enthusiasts and novices alike
  • Cruise Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak on TSS Earnslaw Steamship
  • Enjoy lunch at world-famous Fergburger in Queenstown
  • Cruise overnight on majestic Milford Sound
  • Kayak or travel by tender boat along Milford Sound's shoreline
  • Franz Josef Glacier from a panoramic viewpoint

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Welcome to Wellington
  2. Day 2 Wellington - Blenheim
  3. Day 3 Blenheim Free Time
  4. Day 4 Blenheim - Christchurch
  5. Day 5 Christchurch - Lake Ohau
  6. Day 6 Lake Ohau - Queenstown
  7. Day 7 Queenstown Free Time
  8. Day 8 Queenstown - Milford Sound
  9. Day 9 Milford Sound - Wanaka
  10. Day 10 Wanaka - Fox Glacier Township
  11. Day 11 Fox Glacier Township - Christchurch
  12. Day 12 Farewell from Christchurch
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport
  • Free eSIM
    TourRadar 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

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Where You'll Stay

All accommodations are subject to change

  • James Cook Grand Chancellor

    Hotel
    day 1

  • Scenic Hotel Marlborough

    Hotel
    Days 2, 3

  • Wyndham Garden

    Hotel
    Days 4, 11

  • Lake Ohau Lodge

    Hotel
    day 5

  • Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown

    Hotel
    Days 6, 7

  • Milford Mariner

    Hotel
    day 8

  • Wanaka Hotel

    Hotel
    day 9

  • Heartland Fox Glacier

    Hotel
    day 10

Operated by

AAT Kings

4.3
(109 reviews)
This operator has high review ratings and responds promptly to enquiries

Number of tours

329

Age Range

5 to 99 years old

Response time

within 3 days

Response rate

88%

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Customer Reviews

  • Kathleen
    · March 3rd, 2025
    Optional activities should be scheduled in advance and not as the tour progresses. That way we can know whether or not we can get the activity. If not, it can be scheduled online. I had no access to these activities from Tour Radars website and didn’t know they existed. Luckily I scheduled on my own and got to see what I wanted. Others did not.
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  • Lorne
    · February 25th, 2025
    Excellent, guide and driver were exceptional.
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Tour ID: 318022

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    New Zealand
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    • For any tour departing before October 6th, 2025 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after October 6th, 2025, a minimum payment of $200 is required to confirm your booking with AAT Kings. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 65 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
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