New Zealand Tours by Rail
New Zealand rail travel tours offer you the opportunity to see all the important historical, cultural and geological sights of this interesting nation. What's more, travel by New Zealand TranzCoastal Train and TranzAlpine Train provides for a relaxing and comfortable journey.
Highlights of our New Zealand rail travel tour
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Waitomo: See limestone caves illuminated by native New Zealand glowworm.
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Rotorua: Experience Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve with its hot thermal springs and hot bubbling mud pools; witness native Maori customs.
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Wellington, Chirstchurch and Queenstown: Visit these cities on your own, or enjoy the rest in your comfortable hotel accommodations.
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Mt. Cook National Park and surrounding area: View the unspoiled landscape and the highest peak in New Zealand.
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Milford Sound Day excursion: Enjoy the world renowned fjord, the most famous tourist site of the south Island within Fiordland National Park.
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Experience the TranzAlpine train: Travel between Greymouth and Christchurch, from one coast of New Zealand to the other. See the Canterbury Plains and farmland, spectacular gorges and river valleys.
Enjoy your New Zealand Rail Experience from Pacific Holidays, an industry leader with over 15 years of experience. For details on this New Zealand tour or any of our South Pacific travel packages, please click on the selections below or contact 800-355-8025 for more information
Sample Itinerary:
Day 1, Thursday - USA/Auckland
Depart from US on Air Pacific trans-Pacific flight to Auckland.
Day 2, Friday - En Route
Cross the International Date Line.
Day 3, Saturday - Auckland
Arrive in Auckland and transfer to hotel. (Copthorne Harbour City Hotel/Rendezvous Hotel)
Day 4, Sunday - Auckland/Waitomo/Rotorua
(226 miles) Travel to Waitomo Caves for a guided tour of Glowworm Grotto. Continue on to Rotorua for a Maori Hangi (feast) and concert. (Rydges Hotel/Royal Lakeside Novotel) (B/L/D)
Day 5, Monday - Rotorua
Visit Te Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve and Te Puia. Travel to Rainbow Springs and Agrodome Farm Show. Afternoon at leisure. (B)
Day 6, Tuesday - Rotorua/Wellington
Coach to Wellington. Rest of day at leisure. (Bay Plaza Hotel/InterContinental) (B)
Day 7, Wednesday - Wellington/Christchurch
Travel on Interislander ferry across Cook Strait to Picton. Join the TranzCoastal train (seat-in-coach only) to Christchurch, where you are met and transferred to your hotel. (Holiday Inn City Centre/Crowne Plaza Hotel) (B)
Day 8, Thursday - Christchurch
Day at leisure. (B)
Day 9, Friday - Christchurch/Mt Cook/Dunedin
(369 miles) Travel by coach through the MacKenzie country, and view Lake Tekapo and Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. Continue on to Dunedin. (Mercure Hotel/ Scenic Circle Southern Cross) (B)
Day 10, Saturday - Dunedin/Queenstown
(176 miles) Board the Taieri Gorge train and enjoy unspoilt landscape and the opportunity for sightseeing stops. Journey to Pukerangi and continue to Queenstown. (Copthorne Lakefront Hotel/Millennium Hotel) (B)
Day 11, Sunday - Milford Sound
Travel by coach along the shores of Lake Wakatipu to Te Anau. From the Homer Tunnel emerge into Cleddau Valley. Join Milford Sound Red Boat Cruise. Return to Queenstown. (B)
Day 12, Monday - Queenstown
Day at leisure. (B)
Day 13, Tuesday - Queenstown/Franz Josef
(251 miles) Travel north by coach via Lakes Wanaka and Hawea. Enjoy the West Coast scenery through the Haast Pass and continue on to Franz Josef Village. (Glacier Hotel) (B)
Day 14, Wednesday - Franz Josef/Christchurch
(249 miles) Travel to Greymouth and board the scenic TranzAlpine train (seat-in-coach only). Travel across Canterbury Plains to Christchurch. (Holiday Inn City Centre/ Crowne Plaza Hotel) (B)
Day 15, Thursday - Christchurch/USA
Tour concludes. Transfer to airport for your return flight back to the US. (B)
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