-Day 1 Kia ora Queenstown
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Dinner
Details: Canopy zipline tour
Deep in virgin native forest this 3-hour wilderness adventure mixes fun, education and conservation into a once in a lifetime experience. Through a remarkable network of forest trails, ziplines, treetop platforms and tree to tree swing bridges, explore an ancient native forest at heights of up to 22 metres above the ground amongst 500-year-old trees.
Day 2 Queenstown
Breakfast
Dinner
Details: White water rafting excursion
Travel to the drop in point the Kawarau River, the largest volume river commercially rafted in New Zealand. Four rapids, Smiths Falls, Twin Bridges, Do Little Do Nothing and of course the unforgettable 400m Dog Leg, make this trip a great introduction to the thrills of white water rafting.
Details: Shotover Jet experience
Arrive at the Shotover, where you will be provided with a plastic raincoat and life jacket before boarding your "Big Red" Shotover Jet boat. Catch the Canyons on your 20 minute exhilarating ride completing 360 degree turns and reaching top speeds as you wind through the rock openings ahead.
Details: Skyline and Luge visit
Travel up on the Skyline Gondola and up to Bobs Peak. Great viewing is provided from the lookout. Don't forget to take your camera! Once you get to the top, it's time to luge! Hurtle down a winding track through pine forests for 880 metres, you can burn it up or cruise sedately. Stop to see the scenery and at the bottom catch the chairlift back to the top. One ride is not enough…
Day 3 Queenstown--Milford Sound
Breakfast
Travel to Milford Sound via Lake Wakatipu
Dinner onboard cruise
Details: Board overnight cruise on Milford Sound
Board the Milford Sound Cruiser. Cruise by the various coves in search of wildlife, including cheeky dolphins performing as they guide your cruise vessel through the pristine environment and the stillness of this wilderness World Heritage region.
Day 4 Milford Sound--Te Anau
Breakfast onboard
Travel to Te Anau
Dinner
Details: Glow worm caves guided visit
The trip to the Te Anau Glowworm Caves begins with a cruise to the western shores of Lake Te Anau. Here you will learn about the geological wonder before you join your guide underground. On the tour of the caves, guides will point out the highlights and share their knowledge of the caves and its history. Deep inside the caves, you'll be taken by small boat into a silent hidden grotto inhabited by thousands of glowworms, unique to New Zealand. In the subterranean darkness, they produce a glittering display that is nothing short of extraordinary!
Details: Fiordland Cinema visit
Fly through the Fiordland World Heritage Area and experience the most awe-inspiring landscapes on earth from one of our wide comfortable seats at the Fiordland Cinema. Mysterious, exhilarating and utterly spectacular.
Day 5 Te Anau--Wanaka
Breakfast
Travel to Lake Wanaka
Dinner
Details: Mountain bike guided ride and lunch
Enjoy the scenic ride around either Mount Burke or Lake Hawea. Your accompanying guides will provide you with local insight and stories about the surrounding area.
-Day 6 Flight home from Queenstown
Breakfast
Travel to Queenstown
Depart on your flight home today. Return home date is subject to flight schedule.
-Day Start Extension to Christchurch
Breakfast
Travel to Fox Glacier
Dinner
Details: Glacier hot pools visit
Take time out to reflect with a dip in the Glacier Hot Pools. It’s not just about warmth; it’s about contrast and stillness. Muscles unwind, your breathing deepens, and the usual noise in your head fades into the background.
Day Fox Glacier--Christchurch
Breakfast
Travel to Christchurch
Dinner
Details: West Coast Wildlife Centre guided visit
Learn about the conservation of New Zealand’s rarest kiwi at the West Coast Wildlife Centre. In the wild, kiwis are almost impossible to spot, so this is one of the few places you can actually see them up close in a carefully managed, nocturnal environment.
Details: Arthur's Pass National Park walk to Devils Punchbowl Falls
Take a short walk through beautiful native forest to get to the base of the stunning 131 metre waterfall where you can feel the full force and sound of the fresh mountain Punchbowl waterfall.
Day Flight home from Christchurch
Breakfast
Depart on your flight home today. Return home date is subject to flight schedule.
Details: Quake City guided visit
Discover the stories about the courage, heroism, hope and loss surrounding the Canterbury earthquakes. Learn about the science behind the quakes and with the help of a hands-on interactive understand the phenomenon of liquefaction.
Tour Includes:
- Full-time services of a professional tour director
- Return-trip airfare and transportation to activities in the itinerary
- Hotel accommodations
- 1 overnight stay on cruise
- Meals as per itinerary
- Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
- Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
- WorldStrides Tour Journal (available upon request)
- Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
- WorldAssist staff members available 24/7/365 should your group need extra help
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees.
- Note: Tour cost does not cover entry requirements or related fees. This includes, but is not limited to, passports, visas, and travel‑authorization fees.
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