South Island Springtime Rail

Your travel itinerary

Inclusions

• Travel on a chartered train
• 13 nights hotel accommodation
• Cooked breakfasts daily
• Eight lunches and 12 dinners
• Morning and afternoon tea on board the trains
• All sightseeing and entrance fees as specified
• Commentaries provided by your escorts, drivers and guides
• Comfortable air-conditioned coaches with panoramic windows
• Airfares from Christchurch to Auckland and other destinations (conditions apply)
• Luggage handling on tour
• All gratuities are included

• Cook Strait – Marlborough Sounds ferry trip

• Northern Explorer Train
• Coastal Pacific Train
• Trans Alpine Train
• Tairei Gorge Railway
• Lunchtime scenic cruise of Milford Sound

Cost

*This is a cash or cheque price. Credit cards will incur a 2% fee
*Itinerary and costs subject to change, airline and fuel charges and currency fluctuations prior to final payment

Exclusions

• Domestic travel insurance – please ask us for a quote
• Items of a personal nature
• Items not specified 

Booking Conditions

• A non-refundable deposit of $500 per person will secure a place on the tour
• FULL PAYMENT is due no later than 01 September 2020      
• Bookings made after 01 September must be paid in full at time of booking

Cancellations

• Deposit – non refundable
• After 01 September 2020 – the tour is non refundable

Travel Insurance

We strongly advise all participants to take out suitable domestic travel insurance to cover cancellation costs. Please ask us for a quote

General Information

Health and Fitness

• At times, entering and exiting the train can be very demanding for those with limited mobility
• To ensure the tour is enjoyable for the whole group, a good standard of fitness is required with the ability to walk 400 metres unaided
• Mobility frames are not practical or permitted

Optional Tours

The optional tours have always proved popular

April

Wednesday 07           Fox Glacier to Mt Cook Helicopter Ride via Franz Josef, $360 per person

Imagine flying the entire length of the Fox Glacier, then soaring at eye level against the west face of Aoraki/Mount Cook. There's time for a glacier snow landing before descending the Glacier Valley, with the mountains behind.                                                                     

 Sunday 11                   Lake Wakatipu Cruise (TSS Earnslaw)          $98 per person

A three and a half hour excursion departing Steamer’s Wharf in Queenstown on the coal-fired TSS Earnslaw. Enjoy afternoon tea at Walters Peak Station.

 Sunday 11                   Queenstown Helicopter Flight                    $485 per person

Look down on spectacular scenery as you cross Lake Wakatipu with a special landing during the flight. Continue over Ben Lomond and the famous historic Skippers Canyon. See the renowned steep canyon walls of the Shotover River and fly past Coronet Peak and the Wakatipu Basin.                  

Monday 12                 Te Anau Glow Worm Caves                          $106 per person

Described by the Sydney Morning Herald as “one of the most unusual limestone cave experiences on the planet’, the Te Anau Glow Worm Caves is a must-do for anyone visiting

 These optional tours attract a separate charge and can be included at time of final payment (see booking form)

Advantages of joining our chartered rail journeys

Train travel
Appreciate being able to walk about the carriage, comfortable seats, afternoon bar service, complimentary morning & afternoon teas and toilet accessibility.

Our Accommodation

Accommodation has been carefully selected on location, a high standard of comfort and friendly, helpful service. Rooms have single, twin or double beds, en-suite bathroom, television, radio, telephone and generally have tea and coffee making facilities.

Travelling alone   We will do our utmost to match suitable participants in share accommodation to avoid the single room supplement. For those who prefer, we have rooms for sole use.

Extend my holiday please

Yes, it is possible to extend your holiday at the end of the tour.

Booking Form

Please click here to download a copy of the booking form