Description
Take a fascinating day trip through some of New Zealand’s stunning alpine scenery. This tour provides some exceptional photo opportunities.
Travel by air-conditioned coach, jet boat and four-wheel-drive vehicle from Christchurch to Arthur’s Pass via the Waimakariri River and a High Country sheep station in the foothills of the Southern Alps. Experience the thrill of a lifetime on a 40-minute return Hamilton jet boat ride along one of New Zealand’s major snow-fed rivers, known locally as the ‘Waimak’ – the Waimakariri.
Return to Christchurch aboad the TranzAlpine Train, one of the top six train journeys in the world. The TranzAlpine Train provides an unforgettable scenic journey across the Southern Alps via the Otira Tunnel and huge viaducts that cross the mighty Waimakariri Gorge, before descending to the Canterbury Plains and on to Christchurch. You will pass through 19 tunnels, four viaducts, river canyons and the dense native forest of the Arthur’s Pass National Park.
Christchurch,known also as the Garden City,is located on the east coast of the South Island in the province of Canterbury, which represents the heart of the South Island, from Aoraki-Mt Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak, to the eco-tourism centre of Kaikoura.
Key Information
- Duration:
- 10.5 hours
- Departure Time:
- 8.00am
- Finish Time:
- 6.30pm