• 7 DAY SOUTH ISLAND ADVENTURE

    Start Christchurch – Finish Queenstown

  • Location:

    South Island, New Zealand

  • Trip Start:

    Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Trip Finish:

    Queenstown, New Zealand

  • Price

    $4893

  • Duration

    7 Days

  • Fitness Requirements:

    Intermediate +

A 7 day tour of the best short, half and full day South Island adventures

This full-on, 7 day collection of hiking trails and an ebike ride across the South Island is a perfect week in New Zealand’s spectacular nature reserves and regions. Dive deep into Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, Fiordland National Park and Queenstown where a little hard work offers stunning rewards. We’ll travel at your pace, stay in the comfort of a nice room every night and dine on the fresh local produce New Zealand is famous for. What more could you ask for?

$4,893.00

The Best Locations

Nothing but the best spots New Zealand has to offer!

Small Groups

Max 14 people per tour with two guides.

Authentic Experiences

Connecting you with the real New Zealand.

  • October
  • 8th
  • 25th October, 2022
  • 31st January, 2023
  • November
  • 8th
  • 22nd November, 2022
  • 31st January, 2023
  • December
  • 6th December, 2022
  • 25th October, 2022
  • 31st January, 2023
  • January
  • 3rd January, 2023
  • 17th January, 2023
  • 31st January, 2023
  • February
  • 8th
  • 14th February, 2023
  • 28th February, 2023
  • March
  • 8th
  • 14th March, 2023
  • 28th March, 2023
  • April
  • 8th
  • 11th April, 2023
  • 31st January, 2023
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Itinerary

Day 1: Alps to Ocean cycle Lake Pukaki

Day 2: Mueller Ridge Hike

Day 3: Lindis Pass & Te Anau Glowworm caves

Day 4: Hike Kepler Track

Day 5: Milford Sound & Routeburn Track

Day 6: Activity Day Queenstown

Day 7: Hike Ben Lomond Peak

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Inclusions

  • Guided cycle along the Alps to Ocean Trail (including ebike hire)
  • Guided hike up Mueller Ridge
  • Te Anau Glow Worm Caves
  • Guided Kepler Track Hike (including water-taxi to Brod Bay)
  • Milford Sound Boat Cruise
  • Guided hike to Key Summit
  • Guided hike up Ben Lomond (including return gondola ride)
  • All transport
  • 7 nights accommodation
  • 7 Dinners, 6 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches
  • 2 Guides

Luxmore Hut makes an excellent place to rest and enjoy the views before making your way back down. Beware of the cheeky kea though – these native parrot’s are known for stealing lunch from unsuspecting hikers! This is a consistent steep climb until the top, for those who want something more achievable. There are also alternative sections of the Kepler available, such as Brod bay to the Control Gates and Rainbow Reach to Control gates. Beyond hiking, take a scenic trip into Doubtful Sound (additional cost). Whichever option you choose, you’re sure to enjoy the incredible scenery Fiordland has to offer.

Accommodation

We offer a range of 3 star accommodation with great reviews throughout your journey. With each location chosen to give us the best access to each activity of the day. We’ll get active during the day followed by a great night sleep before we do it all again the next day. Where possible, we offer twin share and double accommodation with upgrades available in most locations (subject to availability).

There is no hurry today, as it couples as a flexible day to ensure we make the most of our hikes in Mt Cook National Park and Fiordland National Park. The journey is fantastic in it’s own right and the glowworm caves are unbelievable, but if we need to slow down or hurry up to get around the changing weather, we’ll mix up this day. For dinner, we’ll be having barbecued fresh, local venison from the home of the thriving industry – ask your guides for an entertaining history of Deer Farming in New Zealand.

Meals

The Canterbury, Southland and Otago regions of this journey are home to some of the most productive lands in New Zealand with a wide variety of export quality produce grown right here. Canterbury delivers high country sheep stations and fresh salmon from the alpine lakes. Southland provides us with superb beef farms and unique deer farms with a wild history. And Otago is know as the fruit bowl of the south with its plentiful stone and pip fruit orchards among the spectacular Central Otago vineyards. We’ll sample some of the best quality produce straight from the land to your fork as we travel through the regions.

Alpine weather is often fickle, so we’ll leave early to Mt Cook Village to check the weather and give ourselves the best chance possible of making the view point for lunch. This track requires a good level of fitness. If it is beyond your individual capabilities, 1 guide can take you to the closely matched but less intense alternative to the Tasman Glacier and Lake. Or, for an additional cost, take a scenic flight around Mt Cook or a boat trip onto the Tasman Glacier Lake. Tonight, as we rest our sorry legs, enjoy a feast of locally sourced, grass fed lamb.

Flexibility

Throughout our years of guiding, we know better than most, the value of flexibility. So, we made sure to allow the best chances of success to make your New Zealand journey the way you dreamed of it. If you want to add-on or subtract adventures, we’ll try to make them work. If your legs, or the weather acts-up, we have an impressive alternative activity list to keep you entertained. We always travel with Plan A in mind however we are acutely aware of the variables that make travelling so memorable. Travelling in late spring through summer and to early autumn is recommended when the daylight hours are longer and weather is warm and reliable.

There is no hurry today, as it couples as a flexible day to ensure we make the most of our hikes in Mt Cook National Park and Fiordland National Park. The journey is fantastic in it’s own right and the glowworm caves are unbelievable, but if we need to slow down or hurry up to get around the changing weather, we’ll mix up this day. For dinner, we’ll be having barbecued fresh, local venison from the home of the thriving industry – ask your guides for an entertaining history of Deer Farming in New Zealand.