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Cruisemax Cruises (R)
Land & Sea Vacations

Premium New Zealand South Island

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Premium New Zealand South Island

Taking you from Christchurch to Queenstown via glaciers, wineries, lakes and cruise on Milford Sound, this 10-day Premium trip showcases the natural beauty and thriving food and wine scene in the South Island of New Zealand. Forage for fresh ingredients with a local chef in Otago and come face to face with endangered species at a wildlife Centre on the West Coast, including New Zealand’s rarest kiwi. With a friendly leader to guide the way you’ll experience a landscape that has been shaped by the elements over thousands of years.

Activities
  • Christchurch - Welcome Dinner
  • Complimentary Arrival Transfer
  • Greymouth - Monteith's Brewery Tour & Tasting
  • Greymouth - Pounamu (Greenstone) Studio Visit
  • Christchurch - Leader-led Orientation Walk
  • Lake Brunner - Nature Walk
  • Hokitika - West Coast Treetops Walk
  • Franz Josef - West Coast Wildlife Centre Visit with Ranger
  • Punakaiki - Rocks & Blowhole Visit
  • Makaroa - Aspiring Biodiversity Trust Lunch
  • Makaroa - Guided Flora and Fauna Walk with Local Ornithologist
  • Wanaka - Criffel Station Lunch Experience
  • Arrowtown - Leader-led Walking Tour
  • Gibbston Valley - Wine Tasting
  • Milford Sound - Day Cruise
  • Queenstown - Walter High Peak Country Farm visit and BBQ dinner
  • Queenstown - Lake Whakatipu Steamboat Cruise
Highlights
  • Soak up one of the best parts of New Zealand’s South Island – it's wine! During your Feature Stay in Gibbston Valley, you’ll enjoy a wine tasting, indulge in a 3-course dinner and watch the sunset over the mountains (maybe from the on-site hot tubs)!
  • Savour the flavours of the Otago region with a chef-led food and foraging Exclusive Experience on an expansive and stunning New Zealand deer station.
  • Cruise the waters of iconic Milford Sound on a Premium day cruise, where you’ll enjoy drinks and canapes on board as you look out for the waterfalls, local wildlife and learn about the area.
  • Enjoy a ranger-guided walk around the aptly named Blue Pools that feed the Makarora River and learn about the important work of the Aspiring Biodiversity Trust to reduce predators and save some of New Zealand’s rarest species.
  • Take a 'backstage tour' of the West Coast Wildlife Centre, helping bring the critically endangered Rowi and Haast tokoeka kiwi back from extinction. Come face-to-face with these rare creatures.
Interests
  • Adventure and Active
From Intrepid Travel
Oct 31, 2025 through
Nov 09, 2025
Oct 27, 2025 7:00 PM
9 Nights from
$5,535.00 (USD)
Per Person
Oct 24, 2025 through
Nov 02, 2025
Oct 20, 2025 7:00 PM
9 Nights from
$5,904.00 (USD)
Per Person
Nov 14, 2025 through
Nov 23, 2025
Nov 10, 2025 7:00 PM
9 Nights from
$6,026.00 (USD)
Per Person
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Itinerary

Day Destination
1 Christchurch
2 Christchurch / Greymouth / Punakaiki
3 Hokitika / Franz Josef
4 Franz Josef
5 Makarora / Wanaka
6 Wanaka
7 Wanaka / Gibbston Valley
8 Gibbston Valley / Milford Sound / Queenstown
9 Queenstown
10 Queenstown
Prices are per-person based on double occupancy, unless otherwise noted.