Adventure South October 2024
Start in Wellington then board the ferry and spend the next 10 days visiting some of the most beautiful places in the South Island!
All inclusive tour price
Expert tour manager
5 star Transport
Your Trip Includes:
What you'll get:
- Group photo
- Interislander ferry crossing
- Modern luxury air conditioned coach with seat belts and wifi
- Transfers at the beginning and end of the tour
- Healthy and delicious food (10 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 8 home cooked dinners and snacks)
- Fun NZET Tour Manager
- Two additional tour assistants
- Special NZET group games, spot prizes and secret spots
Highlights:
- Sea kayaking and hiking in the Abel Tasman National Park
- Punakaiki (Pancake) rocks
- Tekapo Hot Springs
- Walk around Lake Matheson
- Wanaka’s famous Puzzling World (great maze and illusion rooms)
- Exclusive Doubtful Sound Overnight Boat Cruise
- Secrets of Bungy Tour
- Exciting Jet boat ride.
- Skyline Gondola and 3 Luge rides
Day 1 Wellington
Kia ora and welcome to Wellington.
Our tour kicks off with a fun evening as we meet our fellow travelling crew and friendly Tour Manager and Tour Assistants.
Tonight, we enjoy a home cooked meal; a delicious duo of dinner and dessert. We then discuss the exciting days ahead and cover all details for the optional activities that are available to you during the tour!
Includes: Dinner | Discuss the exciting days ahead | Meet your crew
Day 2 Wellington - Kaikoura
This morning we take the Interislander Ferry cruising between the North and South Island.
Have your camera handy as the journey through the Marlborough Sounds is spectacular. Picton is the gateway to the South Island and from here we make our way to the coastal town Kaikoura.
Includes: Breakfast | Interislander Ferry | Picton | Dinner
Day 3 Kaikoura - Motueka
Kaikoura is well known for its abundance of marine life and this morning you have an opportunity to experience the unforgettable sight of whales or go swimming with dolphins.
If you don’t feel like getting wet, there is also an optional boat trip to view these amazing creatures instead.
This afternoon we make our way to Motueka, home for our next two nights and situated beside the beautiful Abel Tasman National Park.
Includes: Breakfast | Visit a seal colony | Optional swimming with dolphins or whale watching | Dinner
Day 4 Motueka
We rise and shine bright and early to take advantage of this paradise.
We enjoy the ultimate sea kayaking experience and explore the beautiful golden beaches, peaceful coves and lagoons, offshore islands and wildlife
Stopping at our secluded beach, we have a picnic lunch and enjoy some free time to relax and go swimming before our trek back through the native forest.
Includes: Breakfast | Sea Kayaking | Hiking the Abel Tasman National Park | Swimming and beach games | Picnic Lunch | Dinner
Day 5 Motueka - Franz Josef
Have your cameras ready as our drive takes us through the Buller Gorge and the spectacular West Coast. We visit the famous Punakaiki (Pancake Rocks) and have time to explore the rocks and blowholes before making our way to Hokitika.......
From here we travel to Franz Josef where we stay overnight. You may wish to take a Scenic Helicopter (at a very special NZET price) and experience the awe-inspiring scenery of Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers as you climb to 6000ft.
Tonight we enjoy a Pizza meal at our accomodation
Includes: Breakfast | Punakaiki (Pancake) Rocks | Optional helicopter flights to the glacier | Dinner
Day 6 Franz Josef - Wanaka
This morning we cross the Haast Pass travelling through three national parks and a world heritage park.
Fox Glacier attracts over 1000 people each day! Remember your walking shoes and jacket as our walk today takes us to the base of Fox Glacier for an up close and personal look at the frozen glacier river that was formed thousands of years ago.
From here we head to Wanaka, a place of breathtaking lakes and mountains. We stop at Puzzling World, the world’s first modern-style maze and a deceptive, frustrating, confusing and definitely out of the ordinary experience!
Tonight Dinner is your choice.
Includes: Breakfast | Puzzling World | Haast Pass
Day 7 Wanaka - Queenstown
Kia ora Queenstown - the 'Adventure Capital' of New Zealand and home to the latest and greatest adventure activities from bungy jumping and jet boating to whitewater rafting, river surfing and canyon swinging.
Our first stop is the famous AJ Hackett base, the birthplace of bungy and one of the most famous attractions in Queenstown. We watch the secrets of bungy and then for those of you who dare... you have time for an optional 43m bungy off Kawarau Bridge! It's then time to capture our awesome crew with a professional group photo for grat memories of our trip.
Our next adventure is a spectacular jet boat ride on the mighty Shotover River. We speed over water as shallow as 10cm, experiencing 360-degree spins along this famous river and deep into the spectacular Shotover Canyons.. From here it is a short drive to Queenstown.
Includes: Breakfast | AJ Hackett Secrets of Bungy movie | Group PhotoT\
Day 8 Queenstown
Today is a free day and time to make the most of the adventure activities on offer! With special NZET prices, try a Canyon Swing, Nevis Bungy, River Rafting, Gondola & Luge or any of the other thrilling activities.
Do you feel like dangling on a high wire cable 134 metres over the valley floor? Then try the Nevis.
If jumping or being released from 109 metres into a canyon with over 70 different jumpstyles, try the Canyon Swing.
This afternoon you will see the best views in Queenstown on the Skyline Gondola which carries you 450 metres above Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu to the top of Bob's Peak followed by three thrilling luge rides down.
(Remember, as long as we have your natural parent's permission for the activities on offer, we will organise all of these activities for you while on tour).
Includes: Breakfast | Free day for Optional Activities | Dinner | Gondola and Luge
Day 9 Queenstown
Today we experience the ultimate Doubtful Sound experience, spend the night on the boat and wake up in one of the most beautiful places on earth. This is one of our exclusive and very special tour highlights.
We start with a drive into the mystical wilderness of Fiordland National Park then cruise over Lake Manapouri before boarding the Fiordland Navigator for an overnight experience.
We have plenty of time to view the spectacular waterfalls, rainforest, mountains and wildlife and also go exploring in kayaks or simply go swimming in this amazing place (if you’re brave enough!).
As night falls, we enjoy a delicious buffet dinner then relax while doing some star gazing.
Includes: Breakfast | Doubtful Sound Overnight Experience | Kayaking in Fiordland | Buffet Dinner
Day 10 Doubtful Sound - Tekapo
We have a stunning scenic drive as we travel through the Mackenzie Country to Lake Pukaki for spectacular views of Mount Cook - New Zealand’s highest Mountain. From here to beautiful Lake Tekapo. We visit the famous ‘Church of the Good Shepherd' followed by the Collie Dog Memorial. Time for a swim in the Tekapo Thermal Hot Pools 750m above sea level with the best view of any hot pools in New Zealand.
Tonight is our final night of the tour and a very a special evening. We have some final night fun with a mix of games, presentations and dinner party. Bring your tissues because tonight is full of laughs but also tears as you realise we have to say good bye tomorrow.
This morning we take a thrilling jet boat ride before making our way to Tekapo where we visit the famous 'Church of the Good Shepherd' and 'Collie Dog Memorial'.
Includes: Breakfast | Jet Boat Ride | Final night dinner and games
Day 11 Tekapo - Christchurch to Home
This morning we make our way to Christchurch airport where we are dropped off with an amazing bunch of new friends and 'ferntastic' memories....
Includes: Breakfast
We are happy to book your flights to and from tour and we will always try and find you the best price available through our preferred airline - Air New Zealand.
The cost of these flights is NOT included in the tour price and are an additional cost along with the $20 booking fee.