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10 Day Classic Southern Panorama – Superior Coach Tour

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Discover the spectacular South Island of New Zealand, taking in the southern loop from Christchurch down the central spine of the Southern Alps and onto the East and West Coasts. Choose an optional TranzAlpine train journey from Greymouth to Christchurch, what a great way to finish off your holiday experience! 

During the course of this South Island coach tour you will also have free time in Dunedin, Queenstown and Fox Glacier to experience some of the unique and regional optional sightseeing activities including Taieri Gorge Railway or Cadbury World in Dunedin, Nomad Safaris 4WD safari in Queenstown and a Terminal Face Walk in Fox Glacier as well as many more options for those wishing to explore further.

Inclusions

  • 9 nights Accommodation
  • Dinning Inclusions – 9 breakfasts, 8 dinners
  • 10 days Premium Coach Touring
  • World renowned Mt Cook Region
  • Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre
  • Church of the Good Shepherd
  • Massive man-made Hydro Electric schemes
  • View Moeraki Boulders
  • Traditional Scottish Haggis Ceremony
  • Larnach Castle
  • Brief tour of Dunedin
  • The might of Milford Sound
  • Milford Sound Cruise
  • Explore Te Anau
  • Spectacular Southern Lakes Region
  • Earnslaw Cruise and Dinner in Historic Homestead
  • Brief Tour of Lake Wanaka
  • Remote National Parks of Westland and Fiordland
  • West Coast Glaciers
  • Visit Greenstone (Jade) Factory

Other Information


Optional Extras
  • Single Room Supplement
  • Tranz Alpine Train Option

Duration
​10 Days / 9 Nights Departing Christchurch and finishing Christchurch 

Departure
​Please click on the Price & Date Tab for departure dates.

  • All must see sightseeing activities
  • Personalised airport transfers
  • Hotel porterage
  • Dedicated Coach Captains sharing local knowledge and personal experiences
  • Travel in premium, well appointed and fully airconditioned 5 star coaches
  • Full buffet breakfast daily
  • Panoramic windows and dual entry
  • Restroom on board
  • Exclusive Maori Village, Hangi & Concert
  • Travel kit including bag, ticket wallet, umbrella, diary, local travel information & more
  • The finest centrally located hotels available in each destination

 

Seat rotation plan
When you travel on a Kirra Coach Tour your Coach Captain maintains a daily seat rotation plan to ensure you get to know 
all your travelling companions and enjoy the scenery from a different vantage point each day.

Smoking policy
All our coach tours are smoke free and are restricted to smoking during the frequent sightseeing, photographic and comfort stops. We request non-smoking hotel rooms for the comfort of our entire tour group. Travellers who prefer accommodation without such limitations are asked to make their preference known when making reservations and again at the beginning of their tour.

Travelling Alone 
As a single traveller we give you the option of a guaranteed single room when you purchase the single supplement. Alternatively, as a single traveller not paying the single supplement, we will match you with another traveller on a twin share basis of the same gender. There may be instances that there are no other single travellers on the tour and in these cases we will provide you with a single room at no extra cost.

Triple discount
When sharing a triple room a saving of 5% applies to your tour price. If you also require pre and post accommodation
we have prices available on request. Please note most room configurations are double or twin in which case the third bed is likely to be a rollaway. We are unable to cater for 4 adults wishing to share one room. A triple discount does not apply to tours including the Milford Sound or Doubtful Sound Overnight Cruise

Arrive Christchurch - Christchurch / Mt Cook / Omarama - Omarama / Dunedin - Dunedin / Lake Manapouri / Te Anau - Milford Sound Day Trip - Te Anau / Queenstown - Queenstown - Queenstown / Haast Pass/ Fox Glacier - Fox Glacier / Christchurch - Farewell

DAY1

Arrive Christchurch

Welcome to New Zealand and Christchurch! You will be met with a smile and transferred to your hotel accommodation by a representative. En route you will see why Christchurch is aptly named “The Garden City” passing beautiful gardens and the impressive Hagley Park on the way to your hotel. Tonight meet your New Zealand Tour travelling companions at Welcome Drinks. 

Christchurch Currently tours travelling through Christchurch until May 2011 are being relocated. We are doing this in order to ensure our customers New Zealand holiday experience is unaffected by the tragic events in Christchurch.

Accommodation

Pavilions Hotel, Christchurch
DAY2

Christchurch / Mt Cook / Omarama

As you leave the most English city outside of England, your Kirra Tours coach captain will highlight the main attractions of the city of Christchurch. From the arable plains travel inland to the rolling green pastures of Geraldine and onto the semi barren land of MacKenzie Country. In the heart of the MacKenzie Basin Tekapo is nestled on shores of azure Lake Tekapo. You will visit The Church of the Good Shepherd, quite likely the most photographed church on your South Island Tour. 

There is an opportunity to fly over the Southern Alps with Air Safaris (optional). From Tekapo continue on your New Zealand Coach Tour to Mt Cook National Park, home of the majestic Aoraki Mt Cook, New Zealand’s highest mountain. Here you have an opportunity (own cost) to visit the Sir Edmund Hillary Centre – a tribute to New Zealand’s greatest explorer and world renowned mountaineer. Travel back down the valley along the shores of Lake Pukaki, through Twizel (the town of trees) before arriving at your destination, Omarama, nestled in the velvet type tussock covered hills of the Lindis range.

Accommodation

Heritage Gateway Hotel, Omarama
DAY3

Omarama / Dunedin

As your New Zealand holiday continues, follow the beautiful braided Waitaki River east, passing Benmore and Avemore hydro lakes before reaching the Pacific Ocean at Historic Oamaru. En route visit Moeraki Boulders, marvelling at the huge spherical stones, found strewn along a stretch of Koekohe Beach near Moeraki. These boulders are grey-coloured concretions which have been exposed through shoreline erosion from black mud stone coastal cliffs that back the beach. 

An early arrival into Dunedin, “The Edinburgh of the South” allows you plenty of time to explore this nature lover’s playground. Take the opportunity to experience at least one of these optional tours – combine a Monarch Harbour cruise with a Newton’s Citibus tour, and see penguins, albatross and seals. 

Alternatively take a nostalgic trip on the Taieri Gorge Train, leaving from Dunedin’s historic Railway Station. Maybe you would rather visit Cadbury World and Speights brewery, both options filling you one way or the other. Your Kirra Tours coach captain will be more than happy to assist with any bookings. This evening prior to dinner, Kirra Tours are treating you to a traditional Scottish Haggis Ceremony complete with the address to the Haggis, bag pipes and a bonnie wee dram.

Accommodation

Cargills Hotel, Dunedin
DAY4

Dunedin / Lake Manapouri / Te Anau

This morning visit the eloquent and historic Olveston House and feel like you have stepped back to the early 1900’s and experience the opulence of a by gone era. From here it is back to reality as you travel south west over rich fertile farmlands, through the agricultural service towns of Balclutha, Gore and other small villages. Between Clinton and Gore journey on the aptly named Presidential Highway. 

As you proceed inland you will view the unusual combination of wind turbines and deer farms in the Mossburn area. If weather and time permits, visit the mysterious Lake Manapouri, (the Lake of many Islands), continue to Lake Te Anau the Gateway to Fiordland. To the west of Lake Te Anau view the Murchison Mountains, where Kirra Tours supports a programme that aims to ensure New Zealand’s iconic bird – the Kiwi, is able to flourish in its natural habitat.

Accommodation

Destinction Luxmore Hotel, Te-Anau
DAY5

Milford Sound Day Trip

Today your coach will climb through the Southern Alps, travelling on one of the highest and most scenic state highways in New Zealand. Leave Te Anau and travel through Fiordland National Park, following the Eglington and Hollyford Valleys, passing through the Homer Tunnel to descend into the Cleddau Canyon to magnificent Milford Sound. 

You will see for yourself why Rudyard Kipling described Milford Sound as the ‘eighth wonder of the world’. Experience Milford Sound from the water, a launch cruise will take you to the Tasman Sea and back, stopping at the raging Bowen Falls and Stirling Falls. A truly exhilarating experience, make sure your camera is fully charged. If time and weather permits your Tours Coach Captain will explore the lower Hollyford Valley before your return to Te Anau.

Accommodation

Destinction Luxmore Hotel, Te-Anau
DAY6

Te Anau / Queenstown

This morning travel by boat across Lake Te Anau to explore the fascinating Te Anau caves system on the western shore of the lake. This tour offers an underground adventure that charms visitors of all ages. The tour takes you to a mysterious underground world of rushing water before drifting in silent darkness beneath the luminous shimmer of thousands of glowworms. From Te Anau travel onto Kingston before hugging the shores of Lake Wakatipu to reach New Zealand’s adventure capital Queenstown. 

This evening cruise across the lake aboard the steamship TSS Earnslaw for dinner in the Colonel’s Homestead at Walter Peak High Country Farm.

Accommodation

Rydges Queenstown
DAY7

Queenstown

A day to explore the many delights of this stunning alpine resort. Try the world renowned Shotover Jet, an excursion to Skippers Canyon in search of gold or a steamer cruise aboard the historic TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak Station. You may wish to travel by Double Decker coach to quaint Arrowtown, or even a bungy jump. Alternatively, explore Queenstown’s many boutiques and galleries – your Tours Coach Captain will be more than happy to assist with any optional sightseeing.

Accommodation

Rydges Queenstown
DAY8

Queenstown / Haast Pass/ Fox Glacier

Pass picturesque Lake Hayes then on to an area steeped in fascinating history relating to early settlement and the gold mining era, to Lake Wanaka, a picture postcard resort on the lakes edge with a spectacular mountain backdrop. Pass Lake Hawea and the upper reaches of Lake Wanaka to Makarora, cross the Haast Pass into the Mt Aspiring and Westland National Parks. 

Drive north along the coast through the flourishing rainforests of the West Coast and onto the glorious Glacier region. This is an ideal opportunity for you to experience small town New Zealand in the heart of Westland. The rainforest and surrounding area is so green it will hurt your eyes. (Upon arrival into Fox Glacier there is opportunity to either take an optional guided walk to the glacier’s terminal face or an optional exhilarating helicopter flight over the glacier) Both these options are at your own expense and are very weather dependant.

Accommodation

Heartland Hotel, Fox Glacier
DAY9

Fox Glacier / Christchurch

Time for an optional helicopter flight over the glacier then on to Franz Josef. Snow capped Southern Alps dominate the skyline as you pass dense bush, tiny landlocked lakes with and small pockets of farmland. Visit a Greenstone (Jade) factory. Here you will find many artisans carving Jade into contemporary carvings of traditional NZ designs or modern designs, and beautiful sculptures of whales, birds or just about anything that reflects the area where these carvers live. Greenstone or Pounamu has been recovered locally from the Westland or the South Westland area. 

From Greymouth leave behind the lush beech rain forests through undulating farmlands, hugging the Taramakau River as it descends the valley. Travel over the Otira viaduct and into Arthurs Pass, traversing the main divide. As you leave Arthurs Pass follow the Waimakariri River, note it flows the opposite direction to the Taramakau as you have crossed the main divide, and the majestic Southern Alps. Head east through New Zealand’s wheat belt and the Canterbury plains into Christchurch. 

Optional Extra: TranzAlpine Train

Accommodation

Pavilions Hotel, Christchurch
DAY10

Farewell

It is farewell to your new found friends and traveling companions. This completes your New Zealand Holiday. We at Kirra Tours thank you for choosing us to show you New Zealand on your New Zealand Coach Tour and trust we will see you back here in the near future. You will be transferred to the Christchurch International Airport in ample time to join your flight home. Safe travels.

Tour Starts Tour Ends Tour Status Normal Rate Acrossnz Discount Rate
Wed 11 Mar 2015 Fri 20 Mar 2015 FULLY BOOKEDNZ $3,195.00NZ $3,035.00
Wed 25 Mar 2015 Fri 03 Apr 2015 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,195.00NZ $3,035.00
Wed 08 Apr 2015 Fri 17 Apr 2015 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,195.00NZ $3,035.00
Wed 22 Apr 2015 Fri 01 May 2015 OPENNZ $3,195.00NZ $3,035.00
Wed 29 Apr 2015 Fri 08 May 2015 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,195.00NZ $3,035.00
Wed 20 May 2015 Fri 29 May 2015 GUARANTEEDNZ $2,935.00NZ $2,788.00
Wed 10 Jun 2015 Fri 19 Jun 2015 OPENNZ $2,935.00NZ $2,788.00
Wed 29 Jul 2015 Fri 07 Aug 2015 OPENNZ $2,935.00NZ $2,788.00
Wed 02 Sep 2015 Fri 11 Sep 2015 OPENNZ $2,935.00NZ $2,788.00
Wed 16 Sep 2015 Fri 25 Sep 2015 OPENNZ $2,935.00NZ $2,788.00
Wed 30 Sep 2015 Fri 09 Oct 2015 GUARANTEEDNZ $2,935.00NZ $2,788.00
Wed 28 Oct 2015 Fri 06 Nov 2015 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 11 Nov 2015 Fri 20 Nov 2015 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 25 Nov 2015 Fri 04 Dec 2015 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
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Wed 23 Dec 2015 Fri 01 Jan 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 30 Dec 2015 Fri 08 Jan 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 06 Jan 2016 Fri 15 Jan 2016 OPENNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 13 Jan 2016 Fri 22 Jan 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 20 Jan 2016 Fri 29 Jan 2016 OPENNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 27 Jan 2016 Fri 05 Feb 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 10 Feb 2016 Fri 19 Feb 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 24 Feb 2016 Fri 04 Mar 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 02 Mar 2016 Fri 11 Mar 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 09 Mar 2016 Fri 18 Mar 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 23 Mar 2016 Fri 01 Apr 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 06 Apr 2016 Fri 15 Apr 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
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Wed 27 Apr 2016 Fri 06 May 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $3,240.00NZ $3,078.00
Wed 18 May 2016 Fri 27 May 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $2,985.00NZ $2,836.00
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Wed 27 Jul 2016 Fri 05 Aug 2016 OPENNZ $2,985.00NZ $2,836.00
Wed 31 Aug 2016 Fri 09 Sep 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $2,985.00NZ $2,836.00
Wed 14 Sep 2016 Fri 23 Sep 2016 OPENNZ $2,985.00NZ $2,836.00
Wed 28 Sep 2016 Fri 07 Oct 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $2,985.00NZ $2,836.00
Wed 12 Oct 2016 Fri 21 Oct 2016 GUARANTEEDNZ $2,985.00NZ $2,836.00
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