Premium New Zealand South Island

9 nights from $6285

9 nights

Premium New Zealand South Island

Discover New Zealand’s South Island in premium comfort from Christchurch to Queenstown, with standout stays, scenic cruising and curated food-and-wildlife experiences.

$6285 pp excluding flights $698 per night
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Discover New Zealand’s South Island in premium comfort from Christchurch to Queenstown, with standout stays, scenic cruising and curated food-and-wildlife experiences.
  • Explore Punakaiki’s Pancake Rocks and thundering blowholes.
  • Stroll the Hokitika Treetops Walk among ancient rimu and kamahi.
  • Meet rare Rowi at the West Coast Wildlife Centre.
  • Walk to viewpoints of the Franz Josef Glacier.
  • Learn native birdlife on a guided Makarora flora and fauna walk.
  • Explore historic Arrowtown’s heritage streets on a guided walk.
  • Taste Central Otago wines in Gibbston Valley vineyards at sunset.
  • Cruise Milford Sound, spotting waterfalls and wildlife.
Stay in quality hotels for 9 nights, including The Fable Christchurch, Scenic Hotel Punakaiki, Rainforest Retreat Deluxe Tree Hut, Edgewater Hotel, Ramada Queenstown and a Feature Stay at Kinross Winery in the Gibbston Valley, a working vineyard with on-site hot tubs and mountain scenery.
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