Hiker in red backpack standing in golden field with mountains and blue sky
Walking & Hiking

Hike the Routeburn Track & Explore the South Island

Queenstown

Christchurch

12 days, 11 nights

Road Trips

From: $5,664 pp

Tour overview

Begin your journey in Queenstown and spend three unforgettable days hiking the world-renowned Routeburn Track. This fully guided experience leads you through a breathtaking landscape of alpine peaks,  beech forests, and crystal-clear rivers, with each night spent in the comfort of wilderness lodges. Back in Queenstown, enjoy the scenic beauty of the Dunstan Trail before heading to Dunedin to discover the region’s rich heritage and the unique wildlife of the Otago Peninsula. Continue north to the wonderful landscapes of Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, where glacier-fed lakes and snow-capped peaks await. Your adventure concludes in Christchurch, the South Island’s vibrant garden city. 

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.

Tour highlights & inclusions

12 days / 11 nights
11 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners

Queenstown

Christchurch

Rental car included
  • TSS Earnslaw Cruise and Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner
  • Routeburn Track 3 days/2 nights Guided Walk
  • Lake Dunstan & Carrick Winery Experience - Lunch Included

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Price pp from

NZD $5,664

Trip itinerary

Private Transfer Queenstown Airport to your Accommodation

On arrival you will be met by a private driver and delivered to your Queenstown accommodation.

Aerial image of Queenstown at dusk with snow-covered mountains and lake in winter.

Accommodation

Modern hotel building with balconies, parked cars, mountain and lake scenery under clear sky.
Novotel Queenstown Lakeside

Activities

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Tour highlights

Steamboat cruising on blue lake water with snowy mountains in the background on a clear day.

TSS Earnslaw Cruise and Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner

Two hikers with backpacks stand on a trail overlooking a river valley and tall mountains.

Routeburn Track 3 days/2 nights Guided Walk

Four wine glasses with a wine flight in front of a lake, hills, and grassy field.

Lake Dunstan & Carrick Winery Experience - Lunch Included

Several seals resting on the shore near water with hills in the background.

Wildlife Peninsula Encounter Tour and Wildlife Cruise with Monarch

Statue of a man with backpack stands against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and clear blue sky.

Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre Museum and Theatre Explorer Pass

Group of tourists in yellow boat touring near a blue glacier with rocky mountain background.

Glacier Explorers

Additional inclusions

Private Transfer Queenstown Airport to your Accommodation

Private Transfer Queenstown Accommodation to Airport (LSQ)

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