Routeburn Track Guided Walk and Southern Highlights - 12 Day
New Zealand
Offset: 12 Trees
Tour length 12 days
Queenstown
Queenstown
Christmas & New Year
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About this tour
Starting and finishing in Queenstown this tour begins with the stunning beauty of the Routeburn Track. Your fully guided and supported 4-day hike is with Ultimate Hikes and you spend the evenings in the wonderfully equipped lodges before returning to Queenstown. From Queenstown, you'll drive north to the West Coast and the glacier region before heading to Christchurch on board the TranzAlpine Scenic Train. After visiting the evolving city of Christchurch there is time to self-explore the tracks and trails of Mt. Cook National Park before venturing back to Queenstown.
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General information
Tour ID 249620
Tour length 12 days
Language English
Group size 9
Age range 10 - 70
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Discover New Zealand
Starting point
Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Airport Ave, Queenstown, Otago 9300, New Zealand
On arrival you will be met by a private driver and delivered to your Queenstown accommodation.
End point
Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Airport Ave, Queenstown, Otago 9300, New Zealand
Explore more of Queenstown before dropping your rental car at the airport depot and continuing your onward journey.
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Day 1: Welcome to Queenstown
Day 2: Explore Queenstown today and this afternoon attend your Routeburn Track briefing
Day 3: Travel from Queenstown to the start of the Routeburn Track, then hike to Lake Mackenzie
Day 4: Fantastic mountain views today and tonight you stay at the Routeburn Falls Lodge
Day 5: Descend to the forested lowlands, before you return by coach to Queenstown
Day 6: Your rental car is delivered and then you'll drive over the Crown Range and through Haast Pass to the West Coast
Day 7: Explore the wilderness and glaciers of Westland National Park
Day 8: Drive north along the stunning West Coast Road and take the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch
Day 9: Today you'll enjoy a scenic drive through Canterbury and the MacKenzie Country to Mt Cook National Park
Day 10: Try one of the many short walks within Mt Cook National Park or the fantastic Glacier Explorers Tour
Day 11: Follow the dry lands to Lindis Pass which leads into Central Otago, then through the Kawerau Gorge to Queenstown
Day 12: Depart Queenstown today
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