Kiwi Experience
Tranzalpine Dog Leg, Christchurch to Auckland

Description

Starts: Christchurch, New Zealand
Ends: Auckland, New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH TO LAKE MAHINAPUA

Treat yourself to the infamous Tranz Alpine train trip as part of your Kiwi Experience!

LAKE MAHINAPUA TO FRANZ JOSEF

Continue along the beautiful West Coast of New Zealand through forests and past the towering Southern Alps to glacier country.

FRANZ JOSEF (EXTRA DAY)

We recommend staying an extra night in Franz Josef because there’s so much to do there. If you’re short on time, you can always skip this extra day, timetable allowing, and get to the next stop sooner.

FRANZ JOSEF – WANAKA

Journey to the magical Southern Lakes region to take the time to chill by beautiful Lake Wanaka.

WANAKA – QUEENSTOWN

Adventure capital of New Zealand…and the world! What more do we need to say!

QUEENSTOWN (EXTRA DAY)

We recommend staying an extra night in Queenstown because there’s so much to do there. If you’re short on time, you can always skip this extra day, timetable allowing, and get to the next stop sooner.

QUEENSTOWN TO LAKE TEKAPO

Discover the untouched beauty and crystal clear skies in the world’s largest dark sky reserve.

LAKE TEKAPO TO CHRISTCHURCH

A day of contrasts from snowy peaks to fertile plains home to the Garden City.

CHRISTCHURCH TO KAIKOURA

Kaikoura is known as one of the best coastal wildlife regions in the world – whales, dolphins and seals!

KAIKOURA TO WELLINGTON (VIA PICTON)

Check out seal colonies and drive along the amazing Kaikoura coastline

WELLINGTON TO TAUPO

The drive today has beautiful rivers and lakes as well as Lord of the Rings landscapes!

TAUPO TO AUCKLAND (VIA ROTORUA)

Hop-off in Rotorua, or head onwards to the ‘City of Sails’.

Terms & Conditions

Pick-up times are approximate only and subject to change. Always check with your Driver Guide or our reservations team two days before departure to confirm departure point and time. Within NZ call **+64 9 336 4286.** Reservations for each sector of your trip should be made **at least 5 days before departure** to give you the best chance of a seat in the summer period (1 January to 30 April), and 2 days before departure to ensure a seat at other times. Changes to reservations must be made at least 24 hours prior to departure. This is a really important point – if you don’t call us we won’t know where or when to pick you up from. Everyone wants to travel with Kiwi Experience, especially in summer, so the more time you can give us the better! Kiwi Experience Travel Passes are non-transferable. Should you fail to show for any booked and confirmed departure your Travel Pass will become invalid unless and until a NZD$50 fee is paid to reinstate the Travel Pass. Luggage is limited to one piece at 23 kilograms. For the ‘Unlimited Travel’ option of this pass, the whole route needs to be completed before any sector can be repeated. When starting this pass in Christchurch, you should travel north and complete the North Island route before travelling south to complete the South Island route. This way you can complete the whole route and then repeat the sectors that you want with the ‘Unlimited Travel’ option. If you wish to repeat the Christchurch to Picton sectors of this pass before you have completed the whole route, the standard Christchurch to Picton sector prices will apply. Please see point 19 of our Terms and Conditions for all Terms and Conditions specific to ‘Unlimited Travel’. Please visit our website for complete terms & conditions. http://www.kiwiexperience.com/Pages/booking-terms-conditions.aspx

In addition to WTC’s terms and conditions; Kiwi Experience Cancellation Policy: Cancellations within 365 days of the start date incur a $166.00 fee. http://www.kiwiexperience.com/Pages/booking-terms-conditions.aspx