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Essential New Zealand: South Island
11 nights from $1845
Essential New Zealand: South Island
Explore New Zealand’s South Island from Christchurch to Wellington on an 18–35s hostel-based adventure with private vehicle and ferry travel, short hikes and time for Queenstown thrills.
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- Explore Lake Tekapo’s turquoise waters and the Church of the Good Shepherd.
- Ride Queenstown’s Skyline Gondola for views of the Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu.
- Join a Gibbston Valley wine tasting in New Zealand’s largest wine cave.
- Walk the Makarora Blue Pools Track through native forest.
- Hike rainforest trails to views of Franz Josef Glacier.
- Witness Punakaiki’s pancake rocks and blowholes on the wild coast.
- Explore Abel Tasman’s beaches, forest tracks and coastal wildlife.
- Sail through the Marlborough Sounds from Picton to Wellington.
- MULTI-SHARE ACCOMMODATION
- Accommodation on this trip is in multi-share dormitory style hostels with shared bathrooms. Multishare typically includes 4-8 beds. You may be required to share with group members of a different gender, couples and non-Intrepid travellers outside of your group. People travelling together may occasionally be separated due to rooming configurations.
- PRIVATE ROOM SUPPLEMENT
- A supplement for a private room (with shared bathroom facilities) is bookable on this trip, subject to availability at the time of booking. If you are a single traveller this will give you a single room, if you are travelling as a couple a double room will be allocated to you. There is only a limited amount of private room supplements available per trip departure. If you would like to book this service or enquire about availability please speak to your booking agent.
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