Grass-covered hills overlooking a calm sea with distant snow-capped mountains and a clear blue sky.
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The Southern Crest and Coastlines Tour

Wellington

Queenstown

9 days, 8 nights

Road Trips

From: $2,663 pp

Tour overview

Your journey across the spine of New Zealand begins with one of the world’s most beautiful nautical transitions. You’ll board the Interislander for a crossing of the Cook Strait towards the sunken valleys and emerald waters of the Marlborough Sounds. 

In the marine mecca of Kaikōura, whether by boat or flight, an encounter with the Sperm Whales and dusky dolphins is a spiritual highlight of any South Island trek. Traverse the golden Canterbury Plains toward the heart of the Southern Alps. The turquoise brilliance of Lake Pukaki welcomes you to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, a world of ancient ice and silence. Your journey finishes in Queenstown, where lakeside luxury and high-country spirit provide the ultimate conclusion to your cross-island adventure.

Tour highlights & inclusions

9 days / 8 nights

Wellington

Queenstown

Rental car included
  • Interislander Ferry Wellington to Picton
  • TSS Earnslaw Cruise and Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dinner

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Price pp from

NZD $2,663

Trip itinerary

Private Transfer Wellington Airport to your Accommodation with In Style Executive

You will be met on arrival at Wellington airport and transferred to your accommodation.

Iconic parliament buildings in Wellington with blue sky and greenery.

Accommodation

Illuminated hotel entrance to CityLife Wellington with shops and sale signs on either side at night.
Adina CityLife Wellington

Activities

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Tour highlights

Interislander ferry Kaitaki with a kayaker on the water in front of mountain landscape

Interislander Ferry Wellington to Picton

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

Additional inclusions

Private Transfer Wellington Airport to your Accommodation

Private transfer Wellington Hotel to Interislander Ferry

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