Classic South Island Adventure
8 days
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From Christchurch to Queenstown
- Tour Operator:
- Active Adventures
- Max group size:
- 14
- Age range:
- 16 to 90
- Operated in:
- English
- Tour id:
- 171902
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US
$4,999
+ $749 Taxes
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Plan your adventure:
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Go for a hike in the winter wonderland of Franz Josef Glacier
- Be amazed on a scenic flight into the remote Siberia Valley
- Embark on an adrenalin-pumping jet boat ride on Wilkin River
Itinerary
Start in Christchurch and end in Queenstown! With the Active Adventure tour Classic South Island Adventure, you have a 8 days tour package taking you through Christchurch, New Zealand and 9 other destinations in New Zealand. Classic South Island Adventure includes accommodation in a hotel as well as flights, an expert guide, meals and more.
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- Introduction
- Day 1: Arrive, hike in Arthur's Pass
- Day 2: Kayak Okarito Lagoon and Hike near Franz Josef Glacier
- Day 3: to 4: Option A, Siberia Valley Wilderness in Mt Aspiring National Park
- Day 3: to 4: Option B, Makarora Adventure in Mt Aspiring National Park
- Day 3: and 4: Mt Aspiring National Park options
- Day 4: (afternoon): Finish Mt Aspiring National Park options, bike Queenstown Trail
- Day 5: Gondola ride, hike Ben Lomond or free day in Queenstown
- Day 6: Hike Kepler Track
- Day 7: Milford Sound Cruise, Hike Routeburn Track
- Day 8: Depart for home
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Flights
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Insurance
- Transport
Where You'll Stay
Hotel
Lodge
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Operated by Active Adventures
Our aim is to share with you the grandeur of the outdoors, the joy of achievement, the pleasure of good company and the warmest hospitality on our incredible adventure vacations. Based in Queenstown, New Zealand - we're a small group with a big promise. We sweat the small stuff and look after all the details so that you don't have to. Join us on a small group adventure tour that goes beyond your bucket list!
Read moreCustomer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- MBMary K· January 23rd, 2023This trip was amazing! I cannot speak highly enough of Active Adventures as a company or or of our guides, Kim and Pim. The driving was excellent, the food was healthy and delicious, the activities were fun and extremely well-planned, the scenery was... Show moreTrip date: January 2023
- KMKathleen· February 6th, 2020The Active Adventures Tui trip taken January 2020 fulfilled all our hopes for an amazing vacation! 8 days to traverse the itinerary meant a few long driving days, but all drives included beautiful scenery, as well as stops for bathrooms, photos, and... Show more
Trip date: January 2020 - AAdeel· October 5th, 2019I couldn't have asked for a better vacation. This is the first time I booked a tour and as hesitant as I was for the unknown, I am very happy that I went with Action Adventure. Our guides Kaleb and Ruby were top notch! These guys have this trip planned... Show moreTrip date: April 2019Review collected by Active Adventures
- AAna· September 4th, 2019This trip was like living in day dream, so many beautiful things to see visually yet at the same time eating tonnes of chocolate whilst being driven around....perfection!...what I day dream about every day!! When I say ""driven around""...don't for one... Show moreTrip date: October 2019Review collected by Active Adventures
- AKen· September 1st, 2019From the moment we met our guides Hailey and Ruby we felt completely welcome and cared for. Within 10 minutes our group of 10 strangers quickly became close friends, I've never seen anything quite like that before, and our guides played no small part in... Show moreTrip date: September 2018Review collected by Active Adventures
- ANadia· July 4th, 2019We had a really nice time on this vacation. The hikes were challenging and led us in to some very remote places of New Zealand. Day 3 of our trip in to the Siberian Valley and up to Lake Crucible was my favorite day. The scenery was breathtaking and the... Show moreTrip date: October 2019Review collected by Active Adventures
- AJill· July 3rd, 2019Fantastic guides. Excellent travel mates. Organized and well thought out itinerary.Trip date: February 2019Review collected by Active Adventures
- AJeff· July 3rd, 2019Nick and Elder were fantastic guides. Although we were rained out of one of our major events for the week, they did a good job of modifying the schedule of activities to get us close to what we were expecting to do. Nick and Elder could not have been... Show moreTrip date: February 2019Review collected by Active Adventures
- AChris· July 1st, 2019You certainly justify the ""Active"" in your name! Between the hiking, jet boats!, planes, cruising and biking, we did more and saw more than I thought could be fit into 8 days - and there was still free time for hang gliding, bungee jumping and patio... Show moreTrip date: December 2018Review collected by Active Adventures
- ATerah· May 24th, 2019This was a great week long trip with all the South Island highlights. There’s enough time to create your own side adventures but Active has everything covered for you if you don’t want to do any extra planning on your own. We have used other tour... Show moreTrip date: March 2019Review collected by Active Adventures
Dates & Availability
8 days
Classic South Island Adventure
From Christchurch to Queenstown
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