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5-Day The Great Walks of New Zealand Tour from Queenstown

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Location: Queenstown, New Zealand
Duration: 5 days
Product code: 250723P2_CXL0


Overview
ItineraryDay 1: Overnight cruise in Doubtful SoundStop At: Doubtful Sound, Te Anau, Fiordland National Park New ZealandFor the first day of your trip we’ll meet you in Queenstown and head to Lake Manapouri where our journey into Doubtful Sound begins. We’ll board a boat for the cruise across Lake Manapouri, before a drive over Wilmot Pass to Deep Cove where we’ll board the Fiordland Navigator for our overnight cruise. Doubtful Sound is a large and remote wilderness area, where you’ll have the opportunity to take a kayak out on the water or hop aboard the tender craft for a guided exploration of the fiord, and in the rightseason you may catch a glimpse of the rare Fiordland crested penguin. Tonight, you’ll sleep in a quad share room aboard the Fiordland Navigator.Duration: 12 hoursMeals included: • Breakfast • Lunch • DinnerAccommodation included: Fiordland Navigator, Doubtful SoundDay 2: Take a cruise through Doubtful Sound, later hike the Routeburn TrackStop At: Doubtful Sound, Te Anau, Fiordland National Park New ZealandYou’ll wake in the middle of Doubtful Sound and after breakfast we’ll retrace our journey back to Manapouri. From there we’ll drive to Milford Sound.Duration: 4 hoursStop At: Routeburn Track, Routeburn Road, Fiordland National Park New ZealandWe’ll drive to the Divide, where we’ll hike part of the Routeburn Track, the first of the Great Walks you’ll experience. We hike through beech forest, sub-alpine shrubland, and picturesquealpine tarns, before reaching Key Summit. Here you’ll be standing at the head of three different valleys (the Hollyford, Eglinton, and Greenstone), with stunning views over the Great Divide, which separates west and east flowing rivers. Duration: 4 hoursMeals included: • Breakfast • Lunch • DinnerAccommodation included: Milford Lodge Chalets, Milford SoundDay 3: Today we'll hike Milford Track and cruise Milford SoundStop At: Milford Track, Glade Wharf, Fiordland National Park New ZealandAfter breakfast, we’ll take a short boat ride across Milford Sound to hike a spectacular section of the famed Milford Track. The forest here is lush and rich with mosses and ferns as we follow the Arthur River past Lake Ada. By hiking from the Milford Sound trailhead, we’ll enjoy the track to ourselves, which is a luxury others seldom get. Duration: 4 hoursStop At: Milford Sound, Te Anau, Fiordland National Park 9679 New ZealandOnce we return from our hike to the Milford wharf, we’ll board a boat for a two hour nature cruise to the head of this spectacular fiordDuration: 2 hoursMeals included: • Breakfast • Lunch • DinnerAccommodation included: Te Anau lodgings, Te AnauDay 4: Visit the Takahe Bird Park and hike the beautiful Kepler TrackStop At: Te Anau Bird Sanctuary, Lakefront Drive, Te Anau, Fiordland National Park 9600 New ZealandThis morning we’re heading for a Department of Conservation birdlife park in Te Anau. The centre takes care of injured or ageing birds which would struggle to survive in the wild - it’s a great opportunity to see some of our rarest birds up close, so don’t forget your camera! Duration: 1 hourStop At: Kepler Track, Golf Course Road Eastern Fiordland, Te Anau, Fiordland National Park New ZealandWe’ll tick off our third Great Walk in three days - the Kepler Track. Interestingly, the Kepler Track differs from the Routeburn andMilford Tracks in that it didn’t actually evolve from a necessary Maori greenstone trail, but was custom built for hiking. The section we’ll hike today passes over the control gates at the outlet of Lake Te Anau and meanders through ancient beech and podocarp forest.Duration: 3 hoursMeals included: • Breakfast • Lunch • DinnerAccommodation included: Te Anau lodgings, Te AnauDay 5: Head back to Queenstown for a gondola ride and hike Ben LomondStop At: Skyline Queenstown, Brecon St Top OF Street, Queenstown 9348 New ZealandToday we’ll drive back along the shores of Lake Wakatipu to Queenstown, and take a ride on the gondola to the top of a tree-covered rocky
Supplier Name
Active Adventures
Additional Information
Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 9 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability,Not wheelchair accessible,Near public transportation,Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level,This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund,This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers,Face masks required for travelers in public areas,Face masks required for guides in public areas,Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff,Social distancing enforced throughout experience,Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas,Gear/equipment sanitized between use,Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized,Guides required to regularly wash hands
Inclusions:
5x Breakfast,4x Dinner,5x Lunch,Accommodation included: 4 nights,Air-conditioned vehicle,All Guiding Services,All Meals,All Activities,All Accommodations,Entry/Admission - Doubtful Sound,Entry/Admission - Milford Sound,Entry/Admission - Te Anau Bird Sanctuary,Entry/Admission - Kepler Track,Entry/Admission - Skyline Queenstown

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