2 Day West Coast Glaciers and TranzAlpine Train: Queenstown to Christchurch
Description
Experience the very best of New Zealand on this two day West Coast adventure! Tour highlights include Queenstown, Lakes Wanaka and Hawea, the wild West Coast and the world-famous Tranz Alpine Scenic Train. Hailed as one of the greatest train journeys in the world, the TranzAlpine Train will take your breath away on the journey to your final destination of Christchurch. This is an Independent coach tour, where you travel on a combination of touring coaches and sightseeing services with commentary and/or point to point coaches which may not have commentary. You will be with different people on each part of the tour and different drivers. You have free time to explore on your own and are free to choose where and when to eat, meals are not included unless specified.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(3)
The many scenic views of mountains and lakes were enjoyed. Franz Josef Bella Vista Hotel staff were excellent as was our driver Lyall. Alice May Restaurant was excellent with great food and service. We enjoyed the trip however we expected meals to be provided and a better itinerary for a two day one night $4000.00 excursion. I wouldn't recommend for the price paid. The train naration was excellent. My seat head phones didn't work so I had to relocate separately from my wife.
Hello Dan_E Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us feedback we really appreciate it. Safe Travels! Marissa
My friend and I booked this trip 10 months in advance and were fully confirmed. Three weeks prior to the trip, we were contacted to tell us that they didn’t have train tickets for us even though it had been fully confirmed and that now the train was overbooked. After several days of going back and forth with the tour company, they finally did get us the train tickets, but it took much time and effort on our part to make this right which should never have happened when we were booked so far in advance. In truth, I feel that we should receive a partial refund due to the poor service that we received. During the trip, you spend a lot of time on a bus on both days with few stops which I think is a bit misleading in the description. The glacier was nice to see and the train ride was interesting, but there was a lot of travel time involved.
Hi Victoria_P, Thanks for feedback on your recent trip, we have noted your comments as it will be useful for future travellers. The travel distances to the West Coast are quite lengthy as this is a remote area of New Zealand, and the drivers endeavour to give great commentary and keep it interesting, along with the fabulous scenery you will see along the way. That's great to hear you enjoyed the glacier and TranzAlpine train journey. Kind regards, The Discover New Zealand team
Beautiful trip. Too bad it was delayed due to heat on the rails which made the trip longer than anticipated. But safety first! Also food was limited and we did not know this prior to getting on board. But we were given complimentary ice cream....gotta love ice cream. Also our seats were double booked which caused confusion at boarding time. Workers tried to help. Commentary was good. We had people around us talking loudly and not listening to the commentary and this made it difficult to hear.
