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Routeburn Track & Southern Wilderness Experience

This 12 day tour starts in Queenstown and finishes in Queenstown.

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 drive north-west to the pristine wilderness of Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area, where you immerse yourself in the natural wonders at Lake Moeraki Wilderness Lodge and the West Coast Glaciers. Continuing north, you board the Tranz Alpine Scenic Train to Christchurch.  From Christchurch you journey south to Mt Cook National Park, where Sir Edmund Hillary prepared to conquer Everest, and it's here we've saved the best for last.  You'll get a bird's eye view of Mt Cook and the Southern Alps on the ultimate scenic flight, with a snow landing on the remote Tasman Glacier. 

The rates displayed for this tour are based on a per person occupancy in the Routeburn Multishare Rooms. These rooms have shared bathroom facilities and are in rooms with up to 6 pax on the Milford Track. For double, twin or single room occupancy, kindly contact our sales consultants.

Accommodation type on this tour is: Hotel 4 star.

This tour also features:

Included activity: Private Transfer Queenstown Airport to your Accommodation

Included activity: Electronic Travel Guide and In-Country Support App

Included activity: The Visitor Promise - Cultural Learning Course

Included activity: Mountain High Scenic Flight with The Helicopter Line

Included activity: Routeburn Track 3 Day/2 Night Guided Walk with Ultimate Hikes

Included activity: Private Transfer Queenstown Domestic Airport to Accommodation (LSQ)

Included activity: TranzAlpine Scenic Train: Greymouth to Christchurch Scenic Plus with Great Journeys NZ

Included activity: Private Transfer Christchurch Train Station to Accommodation

11 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 5 dinners

Itinerary summary for: Routeburn Track & Southern Wilderness Experience

Day 1: Arrive into Queenstown
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown

Day 2: Explore Queenstown today & attend your RouteburnTrack briefing this afternoon
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown

Day 3: Travel from Queenstown to the start of the Routeburn Track, then hike to Lake Mackenzie
Accommodation: Mackenzie Lodge

Day 4: Fantastic mountain views today and tonight you stay at the Routeburn Falls Lodge
Accommodation: Routeburn Falls Lodge

Day 5: Descend to the forested lowlands, before you return by coach to Queenstown
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown

Day 6: Collect your rental car and then drive to Franz Josef Glacier
Accommodation: Legacy Te Waonui Hotel Franz Josef

Day 7: Free day to explore the West Coast Glaciers
Accommodation: Legacy Te Waonui Hotel Franz Josef

Day 8: Drive north along the stunning West Coast Road and take the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch
Accommodation: Sudima Christchurch City

Day 9: Today you'll enjoy a scenic drive through Canterbury and the MacKenzie Country to Mt Cook National Park
Accommodation: Hermitage Hotel Room Mount Cook View

Day 10: Explore Mt Cook National Park by air with the scenic flight and snow landing
Accommodation: Hermitage Hotel Room Mount Cook View

Day 11: Scenic drive through the arid lands of the MacKenzie Country to Queenstown
Accommodation: Scenic Suites Queenstown

Day 12: Depart Queenstown today