This was easily one of the best tours we've ever been on, and it definitely had the best tour guide. Train and boat excursions, a visit with Sir Edmund Hillary's grandson, excellent hotels, good food, sufficient "on our own" time, and unexpected surprises all made for a South Island experience that would be pretty hard to beat.
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The "Sir Edmund Hillary Explorer" Tour is an epic journey by rail and luxury coach throughout the majestic South Island of New Zealand.
Experience the postcard perfect vistas and dramatic alpine scenery that this part of the world is renowned for.
Your guided journey begins in The Garden City,
Christchurch, where you board one of the world’s
great train journeys, The TranzAlpine and traverse
the majestic Canterbury Plains and Southern
Alps via Arthur’s Pass. Luxury coaches await in
Greymouth to escort you to the glacial beauty of
Franz Josef.
We then track inland to experience the wonders of
Queenstown, Te Anau and Milford Sound. Cruise
on the steamship TSS Earnslaw and ride the iconic
steam train, The Kingston Flyer.
Onward to Dunedin where we enjoy the remote and rugged landscape of the world-famous Taieri Gorge by rail.
Detour inland to majestic Aoraki Mount Cook, staying at the prestigious Hermitage Hotel and back to Christchurch to join The Coastal Pacific
Scenic Train. Throughout this scenic
experience, you will meander along the Pacific coast
across remote beaches, between mountains and sea,
on a timeless journey of breath-taking beauty to
Kaikoura and onto Marlborough.
Your journey of a lifetime ends in Wellington.See more
