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Lakes & Mountains
Glacier Boat Cruise
Tour GBC 3 hrs These tours depart daily between October and May from Mount Cook. Very few glaciers terminate into lakes and even fewer are readily accessible to travellers. Depart from Mount Cook National Park and travel by minibus for 15 minutes, followed by an easy 30-minute walk to the shores of Lake Tasman. Here you will join the boat for your adventure, exploring the huge ice-face of New Zealand's largest glacier, Tasman Glacier. Watch and listen to the ice melting before your eyes in this tranquil glacial lake. Stop to touch, taste and hold 500-year-old ice. Knowledgeable guides will help you understand how the glacier makes its way on the long journey down the valley, eventually arriving at Lake Tasman in the form of a beautiful iceberg. The grandeur of the area will leave an impression which is difficult to describe and impossible to forget! Price from £50 per person (departs Hermitage Hotel)
The Hermitage, Aoraki Mount Cook
3+
Lake Tekapo Lodge
The lodge enjoys an attractive setting within easy reach of all the areas attractions. All the rooms enjoy wonderful views of Lake Tekapo, the Southern Alps and the surrounding mountains. This home from home makes a great place to base yourself for exploring the area, come back and relax in the guest lounge with tea and coffee facilities. A walkway leads from the lodge to the nearby shops and restaurants. You are just one hour from Mount Cook and approximately three hours to Queenstown and Christchurch. Facilities guest lounge · terrace · Internet · laundry Rooms 4 individually styled rooms · satellite TV · terrace
Alpine Explorer
Tour HLC3 30 mins Aoraki (Mount Cook) dominates the Southern Alps mountain range and the most spectacular way to experience this alpine environment is with a flight over it. Prepare yourself for an amazing alpine landing where you will be able to play in the snow. Prices from £116 per person
The Hermitage is the only hotel of its kind, with outstanding mountain views and within arm's reach of the majestic Aoraki Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest peak. This classic alpine resort, surrounded by spectacular scenery in the Mount Cook National Park, has been recently modernised and refurbished and offers fine dining and excellent leisure and touring facilities. The new Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre opening in December 2007, with museum and theatre complex. Facilities 3 restaurants · 2 bars · café · lounge · sundeck/terrace · Internet · tennis · sauna · boutique · laundry · parking Rooms 212 guestrooms · TV · tea & coffee Offers Free room upgrade to the next room category (subject to
availability) 01May08-30Sep08
Prices per person per night, including half board, in £'s from Standard Twin Single Aoraki Wing Twin Single
01Jan08-31Mar08 01Apr08-31Mar09 117 118 192 194 01Jan08-31Mar08 01Apr08-31Mar09 147 148 253 256
Prices per person per night, including breakfast, in £'s from Garden View Twin Single Lake View Twin Single
01Jan08-31Mar08 01Apr08-31Oct08 01Nov08-31Mar09 47 38 47 94 76 94 01Jan08-31Mar08 01Apr08-31Oct08 01Nov08-31Mar09 75 56 82 150 112 164
Glaciers & Mountains
6 Nights Christchurch to Christchurch from £618
Day 1: Arrive Christchurch Upon arrival, transfer to your chosen hotel for your overnight stay. The rest of the day is yours for exploring. With its tree-lined avenues, bustling café scene and very own Avon river, Christchurch has a distinctive English charm. Perhaps visit the Antarctic Centre, take a punt on the river or ride the skyline gondola for views of the city and the stunning Southern Alps. Please see page 57 for details of your touring options. Quality: Copthorne Central Hotel. Superior: Heritage Hotel Christchurch. Day 2: Christchurch Mount Cook Queenstown Today, travel south across the Canterbury Plains, through the Mackenzie Country via Lake Tekapo to Mount Cook National Park. A marvellous way to experience New Zealand's highest peak is on an optional scenic flight please ask for details and prices. Continue to Queenstown, New Zealand's adventure capital. Check in to your chosen hotel for your three-night stay. Quality: Copthorne Hotel & Resort. Superior: Heritage Hotel. Day 3: Milford Sound Following an early departure you'll follow the shores of stunning Lake Wakatipu as you head towards Te Anau, gateway to the Fiordland National Park. From the Homer Tunnel, you'll emerge into the Cleddau Valley and stunning Milford Sound. You'll join a Milford Sound Red Boat Cruise and explore the wonder of this majestic fiord. Later you'll retrace your steps and return to Queenstown. Day 4: Queenstown Beautiful Queenstown, on the shores of Lake Wakatipu and under the shadow of the appropriately-named Remarkables mountain range, has many activities for you to enjoy. Perhaps stroll around stunning Lake Wakatipu, take a jet boat along the Shotover River or enjoy a cruise across the lake to Walter Peak. Day 5: Queenstown Franz Josef Travel north today, enjoying the rugged west coast scenery through the Haast Pass to Franz Josef. Check in at your chosen hotel for your two-night stay. Quality: Franz Josef Hotel (Graham Wing room). Superior: Franz Josef Hotel (Douglas Wing room). Day 6: Franz Josef Set out and explore the beautiful glacier of Franz Josef today. An ideal way is by helicopter landing or, for the more active, a walk onto the glacier surface (own expense). Please ask for details of these two options. Day 7: Franz Josef TranzAlpine Christchurch Today you'll board the TranzAlpine train and take a journey famous for its spectacular mountain scenery, traversing the Southern Alps. On arrival in Christchurch your tour will conclude. If you'd like to extend your stay, please see pages 57-59 for hotel options.
Prices Include
· Six nights accommodation (room only) at your chosen hotel. · Transfers & sightseeing as shown.
Tour Prices
Prices per person, in £'s from
Tour Code
Glaciers & Mountains
LK01Q Quality Twin 618 717 Single 884 1023 Twin 689 779 LK01F Superior Single 1012 1144
Queenstown
01Jan08-31Mar08 01Apr08-31Mar09
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