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2 Day Glacier Express Tour
 Trip Type: Independent Tour Tour Duration: Two Days (Extra days and activities can be requested when booking)
Priced From: NZ$600.00
Starts From: Queenstown - Tour departs daily, including Christmas day and other public holidays. Departs Athol Street Carpark at 8.10amEnds At: Christchurch Comments:
Included: Prices are per person and includes: Pick up from your Queenstown hotel/motel, coach travel, one night's accommodation, shuttle to the glacier car park, and the TranzAlpine Train.
Not Included:
Extras:
Price: NZ$
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| Single | Double | Triple | |||
| Tourist (Motel) | NZ$735.00 | NZ$625.00 | NZ$600.00 | - | |
| Quality (Hotel) | NZ$985.00 | NZ$775.00 | NZ$720.00 | - |
Your credit card will be charged in New Zealand Dollars. Other currencies displayed are automatically calculated and are approximate values only.
Prices valid for travel from 1st September 2011 to 30 September 2012
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ITINERARY
NOTE: If you wish to stay longer at any overnight location, extra days can be inserted into the tour.Please request the extra days when you book.
HIGHLIGHTS - included in the fare
- Westland National Park
- Haast Pass
- Franz Josef Glacier
- Arthur's Pass National Park
- The TranzAlpine train
New Zealand Tour Map
Day 1 Queenstown - Franz Josef Glacier
Leaving Queenstown with Newmans Coachlines, travel to the West Coast passing through Cromwell, Wanaka and Hawea before climbing over the Haast Pass into the Westland National Park. The Haast Pass is our southern-most pass that traverses the Southern Alps linking the east coast with the west coast. Arrive into Franz Josef at 4.10pm, you will be taken to your accommodation. At 4.45 pm you will be collected by Glacier Valley Eco Tours and transferred to the Glacier Carpark where you can take a short walk to the glacier lookout point (this walk is not guided).
Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier, Bella Vista Motel or similar.
Leaving Queenstown with Newmans Coachlines, travel to the West Coast passing through Cromwell, Wanaka and Hawea before climbing over the Haast Pass into the Westland National Park. The Haast Pass is our southern-most pass that traverses the Southern Alps linking the east coast with the west coast. Arrive into Franz Josef at 4.10pm, you will be taken to your accommodation. At 4.45 pm you will be collected by Glacier Valley Eco Tours and transferred to the Glacier Carpark where you can take a short walk to the glacier lookout point (this walk is not guided).
Accommodation: Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier, Bella Vista Motel or similar.
Day 2 Franz Josef - Christchurch
Travel north with InterCity Coachlines through lush rainforests and spectacular scenery to Greymouth where we transfer on to the world famous TranzAlpine train. A remarkable journey of little more than four hours from the west coast to the east coast including the lush rainforest of the Arthur's Pass National Park. Pass through the Southern Alps via the Otira Tunnel, cross massive viaducts over the Waimakariri Gorge descending to the fertile farmlands of the Canterbury Plains and on to the garden city of Christchurch where you arrive at 6.15pm.
Travel north with InterCity Coachlines through lush rainforests and spectacular scenery to Greymouth where we transfer on to the world famous TranzAlpine train. A remarkable journey of little more than four hours from the west coast to the east coast including the lush rainforest of the Arthur's Pass National Park. Pass through the Southern Alps via the Otira Tunnel, cross massive viaducts over the Waimakariri Gorge descending to the fertile farmlands of the Canterbury Plains and on to the garden city of Christchurch where you arrive at 6.15pm.
Option: Spend an extra day at the glaciers for a half day guided walk onto the glacier and to enjoy some of the many bush walks.
Option: Tour can operate in reverse.
