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Routeburn Track Guided Walk and Southern Highlights - 12 Day

12 days
Start and end in Queenstown
4.6
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Routeburn Track Guided Walk and Southern Highlights - 12 Day - Discover New Zealand
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  • Christmas & New Year
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 9
Age range 10 to 70
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Highlights

  • Drive at your own pace in your own rental car
  • Venture through the magical Routeburn Track
  • Admire the glaciers through the West Coast
  • Journey through the Southern Alps of the TranzAlpine
  • See Mount Cook – New Zealand’s largest mountain

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Welcome to Queenstown
  2. Day 2 Explore Queenstown today and this afternoon attend your Routeburn Track briefing
  3. Day 3 Travel from Queenstown to the start of the Routeburn Track, then hike to Lake Mackenzie
  4. Day 4 Fantastic mountain views today and tonight you stay at the Routeburn Falls Lodge
  5. Day 5 Descend to the forested lowlands, before you return by coach to Queenstown
  6. Day 6 Your rental car is delivered and then you'll drive over the Crown Range and through Haast Pass to the West Coast
  7. Day 7 Explore the wilderness and glaciers of Westland National Park
  8. Day 8 Drive north along the stunning West Coast Road and take the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch
  9. Day 9 Today you'll enjoy a scenic drive through Canterbury and the MacKenzie Country to Mt Cook National Park
  10. Day 10 Try one of the many short walks within Mt Cook National Park or the fantastic Glacier Explorers Tour
  11. Day 11 Follow the dry lands to Lindis Pass which leads into Central Otago, then through the Kawerau Gorge to Queenstown
  12. Day 12 Depart Queenstown today
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4.6
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Number of tours

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  • David
    · January 16th, 2025
    Our overall experience was excellent. The New Zealand tour comp did a fine job booking hotels, car rental and activities. Their app was great. Their support was very helpful.
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  • Barbara
    · March 28th, 2024
    We thoroughly enjoyed our self-driving tour. The experience was seamless from start to finish. Once we signed up, we received communication within minutes putting our hearts at ease. When we reached our destinations, we would simply give our names and the rest would be taken care of. Any questions or changes we had we're dealt with quickly and efficiently. The accommodations were simply beautiful, everything we needed and more. I also enjoyed using the app, especially being able to keep a travel journal and a list of our expenses. We would recommend this service to others who would like to explore an area with all the work taken care of at a reasonable price.
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Dates & Availability

12 days
Routeburn Track Guided Walk and Southern Highlights - 12 Day
From Queenstown to Queenstown

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