Small Group Escapes for Mature Travellers
Nelson – Karamea – Reefton – Punakaiki – Charleston – Hokitika – Okarito Lagoon – Franz Josef – Hokitika – Tranz Alpine Train – Christchurch
Discover the by ways, history and stories of the West Coast as you travel along miners’ trails to coal and gold rush towns and to where precious pounamu is found. Karamea, Okarito Lagoon and the Tranz Alpine train are special highlights.
Tour Highlights:
• Stay on the seafront at Punakaiki & Hokitika Hotels
• Visit Denniston where coal was first mined in 1879
• Visit the Oparara Basin in Kahurangi National Park
• Stroll through groves of Nikau at the start of the Heaphy Track
• Ride the Nile River Canyon train at Charleston
• View the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks
• Cruise on the Okarito Lagoon in search of birdlife
• Visit Franz Josef Glacier village
• Catch the Tranz Alpine train from Greymouth
19-25 March 2021, 26 March-1April 2021
From $3,790.00 per person share twin
Full Itinerary is available