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Highlights

  • Exclusive luxury boutique hotels
  • Gourmet dining and fine wines
  • Stunning mountain and lakeland scenery
  • National parks and wildlife trails
  • Historic town tours

7 day South Island self-drive tour Rates

Prices from £2,555 to £3,069 per person. Includes:

Return Economy Class flights, five nights in deluxe accommodation as specified with breakfast and a Mid size automatic car (including daily insurance, unlimited mileage and accident excess reduction). Includes a one-way flight from Christchurch to Queenstown.   Individually, tailor-made tours, single and child rates are available on request. Based on travel 1 January - 31 December 2009.

Flight upgrades from (one way, per person):

Business Class £1828, First Class £2889

7 day South Island self-drive tour

Discover vibrant Queenstown and stunning Glacier Country

Explore gorgeous Queenstown before heading towards New Zealand’s Glacier Country and the magnificently mountainous Southern Alps.

Day 1: Drive from Queenstown Airport to the centrally located Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa for two nights. Unwind with a spa experience before dinner at Vie restaurant. 

Day 2: Day at leisure. Queenstown is known as the ‘Adventure Capital of the World’, so enjoy river excursions, day hikes and hot-air ballooning, as well as visiting local vineyards.

Day 3: Explore Queenstown’s vibrant café culture and its abundance of shopping and dining options.

Day 4: Drive to Franz Josef in Glacier Country via the picturesque Lake Wanaka and scenic Haast Pass highway. Check in to Franz Josef Glacier Country Retreat for one night.

Day 5: Drive to Arthur’s Pass, a small hamlet and National Park in the Southern Alps. Check in to Grasmere Lodge for a two-night stay.

Day 6: Day at leisure – walking, climbing, fishing, bird watching and hearing the call of the Great Spotted Kiwi.

Day 7: Drive over the mountainous Porters Pass to Christchurch. Depart Christchurch via your onward flight.