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Activities:

Luxury Safaris  

Do you enjoy travelling in small group tours or exclusive privately guided tours? Your personal guide will show you the magnificent scenery of New Zealand with first class service, and help you to experience the unique natural heritage that New Zealand has to offer.

Our type of tours are often referred to as "soft adventure tours", wilderness tours or Ecotours. Because of the service, inclusions and the nature and wilderness experiences, they can also be described as luxury safaris.

TranzAlpine & High Country Explorer          Full Day

A day of adventure suitable for all ages. Travel by coach, jet boat, four-wheel drive and train. From Christchurch travel by coach across the Canterbury Plains to Woodstock sheep station, arriving at our secluded riverside lodge for morning tea. The only way to continue your journey from here is by river. Board a large jet boat for a scenic river cruise into the heart of the Waimakariri River Gorge. Next board a luxury four-wheeldrive. This stage of your adventure provides exclusive access to this remote part of New Zealand traveling cross country though 35,000 acres of Flock Hill sheep station and stopping off at an alpine lodge for a hearty lunch. We continue into the Arthur's Pass National Park and through the Otira Gorge on the western side of the Southern Alps. Your return journey, is aboard the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch,where you will be met by coach and returned to your accommodation.

Whale Watch Tour                                        Full Day

Witness the world’s greatest marine mammal in its own natural environment all year round. View by boat or by aircraft. Morning departure at 7:30 am. The tour includes the North Canterbury Plains and the rugged coastline of the East Coast, lunch at Kaikoura (seafood is the specialty of the area) and Barneys Rock with New Zealand fur seals up close and personal.

Hot Air Ballooning                                       Early Morning

Canterbury's geography and climate are ideal for ballooning - they provide a unique situation where passengers can experience Canterbury's landscape as only a few have seen it - from a gently floating hot air balloon. .......'There is no other place in the world where it is possible to fly from the centre of the city, in view of the sun rising out of the ocean, toward snow-capped mountains'..................Up Up and Away operates four balloons and can carry up to 30 passengers at a time. This Champagne Flight is a 4-4 ½ hour experience start to finish, with the hour long flight beginning at sunrise. Passengers can participate in preparing the balloon for the flight. After landing in a farmer's field, there is a champagne celebration.

 Included:  Hot Air Balloon flight, flight certificate; glass of champagne or fruit juice, courtesy transfers to and from hotel.

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