South Island 15 Day Tour (High School Students)

Depart: As advised or from 28 Princes Street CBD, 1010. Travel South to National Park. Picnic lunch.  Travel further South. Stopping for a photo stop to capture Mt Ruapehu and MT Tongariro, traveling further until we reach the southern capital of the world Wellington arriving at approx 7.00 pm, Overnight Wellington. 

Includes:  Lunch/ Dinner

Breakfast Today, we spend the day discovering Wellington, first visit Mt Victoria where you’ll see Wellington 360 view After we take a ride on the Wellington Cable Car and visit the botanical gardens. Afternoon you will have free time to discover the famous Cuba Street, shop or take a walk along the oriental parade, or visit the famous Te Papa museum. 7 pm 10 Pin Bowling. Overnight Wellington. 

Includes: Breakfast/ 10 Pin Bowling/ Wellington Cable Car

Breakfast.  Take the awesome 3-hour cruise across to Picton through the magnificent Marlborough Sounds. From Picton, we travel south through to the sunshine capital of Nelson stopping here for lunch and a supermarket stop, then make our way to the edge of Abel Tasman. Overnight Kaiteriteri 

Includes Breakfast/ Dinner / Malborough Sounds Cruise

Breakfast. Abel Tasman National Park is renowned for its golden beaches, sculptured granite cliffs, and world-famous coast track. The afternoon we spend Kayaking along the Golden Bays near Kaiteriteri, looking out for the local marine wildlife. Overnight Kaiteriteri

Includes: Breakfast/ Dinner/ Kayaking Abel Tasman 

Breakfast Explore the rugged West Coast of NZ, stopping at Buller Gorge. Head to Westport.  One of New Zealand’s most accessible seal colonies can be found just out of Westport on the edge of Tauranga Bay along the beach for that awesome we will take a walk along the beach to view the most beautiful West Coast sunset. Overnight PUNAKAIKI  

Includes: Breakfast/ Dinner

Breakfast. Travel through snow-capped mountains and fantastic lakes toward Hokitika famous for its Greenstone Factories. In Hokitika, we see live Kiwis and the Kiwi House. Arrive early evening at Franz Josef Glacier, a frozen glacial “River” formed thousands of years ago, optional flight to the top of the glacier (weather permitting). Overnight FRANZ JOSEF. 

Includes: Breakfast/ Dinner/ Live Kiwis/ Night walking in the forest to see glow worms.

Breakfast We leave early driving along the breathtaking West Coast beaches, stopping to visit the blue pools and rain forest of Haast Pass and Fantail waterfalls. Arriving early evening in Queenstown Overnight Queenstown 

Includes: Breakfast/ Dinner 

Breakfast, Today we take a Queenstown Jet boat ride,  after you have a free day to test your limits in the adrenaline capital of the world with these optional activities: Bungy Jump, Skydiving, Gondola & luge. Dinner followed by a dance party at the Ice Bar. 

Includes: Breakfast/ Dinner / Ice Bar Mocktails

Breakfast.  A fun day at Milford Sounds Fiordland National Park. Board a spectacular catamaran. With spacious interior cabins and ample outdoor viewing decks. See ocean wildlife, dramatic cliffs, and the famous Bowen waterfalls.  Picnic lunch is included. Overnight Queenstown

Includes: Breakfast/Lunch / Milford Sound Coach and Cruise

Drive north to Twizel, fim location of Gondor in “Lord of the Rings” From here you can see NZ’s highest mountain Aoraki (Mount Cook), the famous bronze dog and the church of the Good Shepherd. Stopping to feed the Salmon. Travel to Lake  Tekapo Mackenzie country see the Bronze dog and the Church of the Good Shepherd, Farewell dinner & Hot pools. 

Includes: Breakfast/ Farewell Dinner/ Hot Pools 

We head to Christchurch: South Island’s largest city, vibrant and ever-changing after 2010 earthquake. Take a tour around the city,  dinner provided in a nice restaurant. Overnight Christchurch

Includes: Breakfast/ Dinner

Travel to Kaikoura is world-renowned for the variety of marine mammals. Optional activity whale and dolphin watching  Visit the seal colony and we can do a nice walk around the area. Or you may want to just relax and do some shopping. 

Includes: Breakfast

Breakfast, today choose optional Dolphin watching /swimming before we head off to Picton this evening for Fish and chip dinner. 

Includes: Breakfast/ Dinner

Take a cruise from Picton through the Marlborough Sounds to Wellington, Travel further North until we hit Taupo, Visit Huka Falls – also that’s the last chance to Skydive.  Overnight Taupo 

Includes: Breakfast/ Dinner/ Malborough Sounds Cruise